r/patientgamers↗
For gamers behind the times
A gaming sub free from the news, hype and drama that surround current releases, catering instead to gamers who wait at least 12 months after release to play a game. Whether it's price, waiting for bugs/issues to be patched, DLC to be released, don't meet the system requirements, or just haven't had the time to keep up with the latest releases.
850k subscribers327 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~2% by known bots)247 authors / mosince 2011
r/patientgamers has 850k members (+10% over the last 12 months). It gets about 327 posts a month from 247 people. Top topics: Game Backlog Management, Progress Reports and Gaming Recommendations.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Game Backlog Management1.5%
- Progress Reports0.8%
- Gaming Recommendations0.5%
- JRPG Recommendations0.5%
- Why Play Games?0.4%
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Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- itch
- Steamcommunity
- Backloggd
- Comic Vine
- IGN
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