r/gamedesign↗
Game Design: The Art of Crafting Rulesets
For topics related to the design of games for interactive entertainment systems - video games, board games, tabletop RPGs, or any other type. /r/GameDesign is not a subreddit about general game development, nor is it a programming subreddit. This is a place to talk about Game Design and what it entails. Use this community to network, discuss crafting rulesets and general game design, and share game design tips with other game designers. Designers of all experience levels are welcome!
306k subscribers410 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)354 authors / mosince 2008
r/gamedesign has 306k members (+13% over the last 12 months). It gets about 410 posts a month from 354 people. Top topics: Game Design Discussions, Board Game Design and Game Development Insights.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Game Design Discussions7.8%
- Board Game Design2.6%
- Game Development Insights2.0%
- Combat Mechanics1.5%
- Game Dev Challenges0.8%
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- itch
- BoardGameGeek
- GDC Vault
- Excalidraw
- How To Market A Game
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