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The front page of the demoscene on Reddit.

11k subscribers28 posts / mo in Sep 202621 authors / mosince 2008

r/Demoscene has 11k members (+21% over the last 12 months). It gets about 28 posts a month from 21 people. Top topics: Demo Versions, 8-Bit Games & Demos and Game Demos.

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Size and growth

How r/Demoscene has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+21%in 12 months · +3.3% in 3 months · +1.2% in 1 month
Sep 202611k
Growing11k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Sep 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+33%vs Sep 2025 · −29% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202628
BusierPeaked at 42 in Feb 2022
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Demoscene

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Demo Versions1.9%
  2. 8-Bit Games & Demos1.3%
  3. Game Demos1.2%
  4. Amiga Classics1.0%
  5. Commodore 640.9%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

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Posting rules for r/Demoscene

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Timing and removals

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What to post

What works on r/Demoscene

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Who writes here

Who posts on r/Demoscene

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How they talk

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research