r/IndieDev↗
This is the place for indie devs and gamers to share anything, be it game development, their favorite games or just cool images, GIFs and music from an indie game in a casual community-run environment. If you're an indie gamer, this place welcomes you too! After all, every gamer is a potential indie developer!
465k subscribers10,109 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)6,508 authors / mosince 2011
r/IndieDev has 465k members (+48% over the last 12 months). It gets about 10,109 posts a month from 6,508 people. Top topics: Wishlists and Demos, Steam Releases and Indie Game Marketing.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Wishlists and Demos2.7%
- Steam Releases1.8%
- Indie Game Marketing1.5%
- Indie Game Development Journey1.5%
- Game Development Insights1.2%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Apple
- How To Market A Game
- Unity
- Bluesky Social
- SoundCloud
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