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Indie Game Dev Forum

In this reddit, indie game dev's can gather to express ideas, gain opinions, and share their creations and anything linked to being a game dev. Sure we'll even help out with tech support!

29k subscribers312 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)196 authors / mosince 2014

r/indiegamedevforum has 29k members (+67% over the last 12 months). It gets about 312 posts a month from 196 people. Top topics: Indie Game Development Journey, Game Development Feedback and Indie Game Marketing.

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Subscriber growth

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+67%in 12 months · +15% in 3 months · +3.3% in 1 month
Oct 202628k
Growing28k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

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+36%vs Sep 2025 · +23% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026312
BusierPeaked at 319 in Aug 2026
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

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Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Indie Game Development Journey2.0%
  2. Game Development Feedback1.5%
  3. Indie Game Marketing1.5%
  4. RPG Early Access Games1.4%
  5. Wishlists and Demos1.3%

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