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/r/gamedevelopment is a community for serious discussion about anything related to game development.

439k subscribers1,193 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)990 authors / mosince 2009

r/GameDevelopment has 439k members (+9.1% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,193 posts a month from 990 people. Top topics: GameDev Industry Insights, Game Development Insights and Game Dev Challenges.

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Size and growth

How r/GameDevelopment has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+9.1%in 12 months · +2.2% in 3 months · +0.6% in 1 month
Oct 2026439k
Growing439k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/GameDevelopment

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+17%vs Sep 2025 · +9.8% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20261.2k
BusierPeaked at 1.2k in Jul 2026
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/GameDevelopment

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. GameDev Industry Insights2.9%
  2. Game Development Insights2.5%
  3. Game Dev Challenges2.1%
  4. Indie Game Marketing1.1%
  5. Unity Tutorials & Tips0.9%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Unity
  2. How To Market A Game
  3. Substack
  4. OpenGameArt
  5. Epic Games

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