r/playtesters is a subreddit with 20k members. The most common kinds of discussions are self-promotion and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses playtest, game, feedback, tester, and mobile.
This subreddit is for designers of any type of game to find people to playtest their creations. It can be anything from a tabletop RPG to an indie video game; all games are welcome here!
Popular Themes in r/playtesters
#1
Self-Promotion
: "[Paid] $25 / 45 min - Looking for people to test new tech (remote)"
70 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Looking for a playtester to do a full playthrough. PAID."
23 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "BEWARE: "Merchant’s Demise" Dev Didn’t Pay After a 3hr Playtest and Blocked Me"
2 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "Unpaid playtest Politics Simulator, free browser idle/political clicker (not P2W)"
1 post
#5
Ideas
: "How do you actually get playtest feedback that's useful? I'm thinking about building something where devs test each other's games instead of relying on friends who never finish it. Curious what you use now if anything."
1 post
#6
News
: "Grand Refuel Auto VI just released"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/playtesters
#1
Playtest
: "My Steam Playtest finally got approved — now I need people to break my game 😂"
39 posts
#2
Game
20 posts
#3
Feedback
: "How do you actually get playtest Feedback that's useful? I'm thinking about building something where devs test each other's games instead of relying on friends who never finish it. Curious what you use now if anything."
12 posts
#4
Tester
8 posts
#5
Mobile
: "[Unpaid Playtest] Mirror Fall, a mirrored arcade game for Android"
8 posts
#6
Roguelike
: "Looking for playtesters for Eightfold, a Roguelike deckbuilder set in a cursed carnival"
6 posts
#7
Puzzle
: "[PC/Unpaid Playtest] Looking for feedback for SHORTED, a Puzzle/deckbuilder/Roguelite"
5 posts
#8
Deckbuilder
: "Looking for playtesters for Eightfold, a roguelike Deckbuilder set in a cursed carnival"
4 posts
#9
Beta Testers
3 posts
#10
Prototype
3 posts
Flair Used in r/playtesters
#1
Unpaid Playtest
: "Anyone need help?"
148 posts
#2
Playtester
: "I'd love to help playtest or bugtest your game! :)"
21 posts
#3
Paid Playtest
: "Looking for a playtester to do a full playthrough. PAID."
12 posts
#4
Discussion
: "BEWARE: "Merchant’s Demise" Dev Didn’t Pay After a 3hr Playtest and Blocked Me"
3 posts
#5
Announcement
: "Need feedback for Outposters Demo"
1 post
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Last updated: August 31, 2026