/r/patientgamers/

r/patientgamers

825k members
r/patientgamers is a subreddit with 825k members. The community frequently discusses frustrating, looking for a game, gaming, worst, and hate, and they frequently recommend/review ps1 rpg, cooperative games, and retro console, and the most common flair used is patient review, multi-game review, and game design talk.
A gaming sub free from the news, hype and drama that surround current releases, catering instead to gamers who wait at least 12 months after release to play a game. Whether it's price, waiting for bugs/issues to be patched, DLC to be released, don't meet the system requirements, or just haven't had the time to keep up with the latest releases.

Popular Topics in r/patientgamers

#1

Frustrating

47 posts
#2

Looking For A Game

32 posts
#3

Gaming

28 posts
#4

Worst

25 posts
#5

Hate

22 posts
#6

Gameplay

19 posts
#7

Indie

11 posts
#8

Struggling

10 posts
#9

Difficult

9 posts
#10

Story

8 posts

Products Discussed in r/patientgamers

Ps1 Rpg

54 reviews
#1
Square Enix
5.0 from 21 reviews
#2
Final Fantasy
5.0 from 6 reviews
#3
Star Ocean
5.0 from 4 reviews
#1
Housemarque
4.0 from 3 reviews
#2
Blizzard
5.0 from 3 reviews
#3
Digerati
4.7 from 3 reviews

Retro Console

20 reviews
#1
Nintendo
4.8 from 6 reviews
#2
Sony
4.5 from 4 reviews
#3
Sony PlayStation 1
4.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/patientgamers

#1
Patient Review
: "Prey (2017) - The very definition of player agency"
160 posts
#2
Multi-Game Review
: "My Top 60 Games That Are Best Played On PS2: Ranked"
18 posts
#3
Game Design Talk
: "Great news for patient gamers: "Stop Killing Games" deliberated for an hour at the European Parliament today"
11 posts

Member Growth in r/patientgamers

Yearly
+75k members(10.0%)

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Last updated: June 22, 2026