r/justgamedevthings
44k members
r/justgamedevthings is a subreddit with 44k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and ideas, and the community frequently discusses game dev, game development, coding, indie, and game.
Being a game dev can be a bit of a bitch sometimes, so lets at least laugh about bugs and other issues with each other
Popular Themes in r/justgamedevthings
#1
Advice Requests
: "Have any of you ever encountered something like this? If so, I'd love to hear it."
4 posts
#2
Ideas
: "Hypothetically, if you were pivoting to adult games, what would you name your studio? I'm leaning toward One-Handed Games 😆"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Is this a new game dev feeling, a persistent pain, or am I just stupid? (It's probably the last one)"
2 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "Time to quit my day job"
2 posts
#5
Solution Requests
: "How do I fix this bug?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/justgamedevthings
#1
Game Dev
: "This happens a lot in Game Dev"
92 posts
#2
Game Development
: "we're making a hand-drawn 2D point and click sidescroller game and someone on tiktok asked for a first person mode ðŸ˜"
24 posts
#3
Coding
17 posts
#4
Indie
13 posts
#5
Game
11 posts
#6
Unity
: "Unity moment"
11 posts
#7
Marketing
11 posts
#8
Indie Game
: "As an indie dev, can cofirm"
11 posts
#9
Video Game Development
: "Learning C++/Unreal Engine after C#/Unity"
10 posts
#10
Wishlist
: "8.2 Billion Wishlists"
8 posts
Member Growth in r/justgamedevthings
Yearly
+7k members(18.5%)
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Last updated: June 14, 2026