r/worldbuilding is a subreddit with 1.9M members. The community frequently discusses worldbuilding, fantasy, lore, tools, and setting, and they frequently recommend/review map making software, mapping software, and writing software, and the most common flair used is lore, question, discussion, visual, and map.
For artists, writers, gamemasters, musicians, programmers, philosophers and scientists alike! The creation of new worlds and new universes has long been a key element of speculative fiction, from the fantasy works of Tolkien and Le Guin, to the science-fiction universes of Delany and Asimov, to the tabletop realm of Gygax and Barker, and beyond.
This subreddit is about sharing your worlds, discovering the creations of others, and discussing the many aspects of creating new universes.
Popular Topics in r/worldbuilding
#1
Worldbuilding
191 posts
#2
Fantasy
74 posts
#3
Lore
46 posts
#4
Tools
43 posts
#5
Setting
41 posts
#6
Fictional
40 posts
#7
Magic
35 posts
#8
Maps
25 posts
#9
Struggling
21 posts
#10
World
21 posts
Products Discussed in r/worldbuilding
Map Making Software
38 reviews
#1
Wonderdraft
4.3★ from 9 reviews
#2
Inkarnate
3.9★ from 8 reviews
#3
AutoRealm
3.5★ from 4 reviews
Mapping Software
10 reviews
#1
GenBrush
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
WonderDraft
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Microsoft Paint
4.0★ from 1 review
Writing Software
6 reviews
#1
Affinity Designer
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Microsoft Publisher
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Google
3.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/worldbuilding
#1
Lore
: "Forever war worldbuilding: enemy type"
46 posts
#2
Question
: "How could a large depression form in the middle of a continent?"
44 posts
#3
Discussion
: "I've started letting people in my world be confidently wrong about their own history"
41 posts
#4
Visual
: "you guys had to see this, imagine how pretty you could make the skies of a world with this, or sky islands"
33 posts
#5
Map
: "Firmamentes, my world inspired by the constellations of the night sky!"
21 posts
#6
Prompt
: "Who is the Protagonist of your Story?"
6 posts
#7
Resource
: "TITLE: I got tired of fandom wikis, so I've been writing descriptions of 141 sci-fi planets — from Arrakis to Solaris to Rakhat"
4 posts
#8
Meta
: "Beyond Quanta and the Computational Soul: From Manic Storms to a Framework for Creative Survival"
1 post
Member Growth in r/worldbuilding
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+98k members(5.4%)
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Last updated: August 21, 2026