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A place for indie games

536k subscribers5,381 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)3,811 authors / mosince 2009

r/IndieGaming has 536k members (+26% over the last 12 months). It gets about 5,381 posts a month from 3,811 people. Top topics: Indie Game Development Journey, IndieGames and Game Trailers.

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Size and growth

How r/IndieGaming has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+26%in 12 months · +5.4% in 3 months · +1.3% in 1 month
Oct 2026535k
Growing535k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/IndieGaming

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+40%vs Sep 2025 · −8.2% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20265.4k
BusierPeaked at 5.9k in May 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/IndieGaming

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Indie Game Development Journey1.4%
  2. IndieGames1.3%
  3. Game Trailers1.2%
  4. Puzzle Games & Platformers1.1%
  5. Steam Releases1.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Apple
  2. Steamcommunity
  3. Nintendo
  4. How To Market A Game
  5. Bluesky Social

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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