r/playtesters↗
A place to find people to playtest your own game.
This subreddit is for designers of any type of game to find people to playtest their creations. It can be anything from a tabletop RPG to an indie video game; all games are welcome here!
23k subscribers1,059 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)840 authors / mosince 2013
r/playtesters has 23k members (+112% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,059 posts a month from 840 people. Top topics: Playtesting & Simulators, Tabletop RPG Creations & Playtests and Roguelike Games & Development.
Want to see everything the full report shows? Explore a full example: r/birding, no sign-up.
When to post on r/playtesters
You've used today's free reports
Visitors without an account can open 3 subreddit reports a day. The best time to post on r/playtesters, removal risk and the rest of the report are one step away.
How r/playtesters has grown
Subscriber growth
Subscribers over time
Monthly activity
Posts, comments and authors per month
Topics and brands on r/playtesters
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Playtesting & Simulators5.7%
- Tabletop RPG Creations & Playtests5.0%
- Roguelike Games & Development2.7%
- Demo Releases2.4%
- Indie Game Marketing2.1%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
Posting rules for r/playtesters
Which post types r/playtesters allows, the karma and account age it asks for, required flair, and every community rule — read from Reddit.
Unlock this for r/playtesters
The blurred cards are a preview of the layout. The real numbers for r/playtesters open with an account.
How often posts get removed on r/playtesters
The best day and hour for r/playtesters, how many posts moderators remove and which kinds, the shape of its year, and weekdays against weekends.
Unlock this for r/playtesters
The blurred cards are a preview of the layout. The real numbers for r/playtesters open with an account.
What works on r/playtesters
Title and body length that does well on r/playtesters, and its mix of text posts, links, images, galleries and video.
Unlock this for r/playtesters
The blurred cards are a preview of the layout. The real numbers for r/playtesters open with an account.
Who posts on r/playtesters
Gender and age of the people who write on r/playtesters, the countries and US states they live in, their jobs, and whether a few regulars carry the conversation.
Unlock this for r/playtesters
The blurred cards are a preview of the layout. The real numbers for r/playtesters open with an account.
What people ask for on r/playtesters
Requests for recommendations, help and alternatives on r/playtesters, its signature words and phrases, the brands and sites people link with counts, and the tone of the comments.
Unlock this for r/playtesters
The blurred cards are a preview of the layout. The real numbers for r/playtesters open with an account.
See all of r/playtesters
Want to see everything the full report shows? Explore a full example: r/birding, no sign-up.
Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research