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Should I Buy This Game?

Have you ever wanted to buy a game on Steam but didn't know if it was good? Have you ever had just enough money for an indie game but didn't know whether it was worth buying? Have you ever asked yourself, "Should I buy this game?"

1.5M subscribers769 posts / mo in Sep 2026588 authors / mosince 2012

r/ShouldIbuythisgame has 1.5M members (+3.6% over the last 12 months). It gets about 769 posts a month from 588 people. Top topics: Steam Sales & Deals, Story-Driven Games and FPS Games & Shooters.

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Size and growth

How r/ShouldIbuythisgame has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+3.6%in 12 months · +0.6% in 3 months · +0.1% in 1 month
Oct 20261.5M
Growing1.5M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/ShouldIbuythisgame

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−23%vs Sep 2025 · −12% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026769
QuieterPeaked at 3.5k in Dec 2021
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/ShouldIbuythisgame

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Steam Sales & Deals1.7%
  2. Story-Driven Games1.3%
  3. FPS Games & Shooters1.1%
  4. Open World Games1.1%
  5. PS5/PS4 Game Recommendations0.9%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. itch
  2. Steamdb
  3. Steamcommunity
  4. Humble Bundle, Inc.
  5. Playstation

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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