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Immersive Sim

A community to discuss games that adhere (at least partially) to the "Immersive Sim" philosophy pioneered by Looking Glass Studios with Ultima Underworld and System Shock.

29k subscribers167 posts / mo in Sep 202684 authors / mosince 2017

r/ImmersiveSim has 29k members (+38% over the last 12 months). It gets about 167 posts a month from 84 people. Top topics: System Shock Remake, Thief Games and Deus Ex & Human Revolution.

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Size and growth

How r/ImmersiveSim has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+38%in 12 months · +9.3% in 3 months · +3.1% in 1 month
Oct 202629k
Growing29k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+188%vs Sep 2025 · +14% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026167
BusierPeaked at 167 in Sep 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/ImmersiveSim

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. System Shock Remake2.9%
  2. Thief Games1.7%
  3. Deus Ex & Human Revolution1.2%
  4. Prey Games1.1%
  5. Dishonored Discussion1.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. itch
  2. Steamcommunity
  3. Game Developer
  4. LinkedIn
  5. Bluesky Social

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Everything else about r/ImmersiveSim

Posting rules and account requirements, how often posts get removed, who writes here (age, gender, countries), what people ask for, how they talk, and related subreddits — all in the full report.

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