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Explain a Game Plot Badly

Ever tried explaining your favorite game to someone who's never played? This is that, but worse. Guess the badly explained game!

22k subscribers693 posts / mo in Sep 2026297 authors / mosince 2018

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly has 22k members (+55% over the last 12 months). It gets about 693 posts a month from 297 people. Top topics: Horror Games, Robotic Humanities and Game Guessing.

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+55%in 12 months · +4.3% in 3 months · +0.9% in 1 month
Oct 202622k
Growing22k subscribers
Data since Oct 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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−57%vs Sep 2025 · −24% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026693
QuieterPeaked at 1.8k in Aug 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

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  1. Horror Games0.4%
  2. Robotic Humanities0.3%
  3. Game Guessing0.3%
  4. Action Game Reviews & Playcasts0.3%
  5. Gods and Blessings0.2%

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