Console and gaming gear subreddits
We found 188 active console and gaming gear subreddits: communities with at least one new post a day on average in September 2026, ranked by members. The largest is r/PS5 with 8.21M members. The busiest is r/playstation, with 5,084 posts last month. In 39 of the 143 we could measure, a brand-new account's post usually stays up: they remove 17% or fewer of posts from accounts under a week old.
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- r/PS58.21M members
- r/playstation5,084 posts in September 2026
- r/AynThor+2461% members in 12 months
- r/Roms15% of new-account posts removed
All active console and gaming gear subreddits, by members
| # | Subreddit | Members | Posts / month | Member growth, 12 mo | Median author age | Women | Posts with a reply | New-account posts removed | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | r/PS5↗The Reddit home for PlayStation 5 - your hub for PS5, Pro & VR2 news and discussion. Consider joining r/PlayStation for your daily dose of memes, screenshots, and other casual discussion. | 8.21M | 1,673 | +2% | 30 | 11% | 78% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 2 | r/NintendoSwitch↗The central hub for all news, updates, rumors, and topics relating to the Nintendo Switch & Nintendo Switch 2. We are a fan-run community, not an official Nintendo forum. | 7.98M | 2,133 | +2% | 27 | 18% | 83% | 97% | Yes |
| 3 | r/PS4↗The largest PlayStation 4 community on the internet. Your hub for everything related to PS4 including games, news, reviews, discussion, questions, videos, and screenshots. | 5.54M | 257 | +1% | 26 | 12% | 87% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 4 | r/nintendo↗r/Nintendo is a community to discuss Nintendo's past, present and future. | 2.38M | 795 | +3% | 27 | 17% | 75% | 100% | Yes |
| 5 | r/playstation↗The community-run home of PlayStation on Reddit! Console/game discussions, news, trophy/media sharing and more. This is for the Players. | 1.99M | 5,084 | +14% | 28 | 13% | 60% | 99% | Yes |
| 6 | r/SteamDeck↗The Unofficial Subreddit for the Valve Steam Deck! Find discussions, games running on Deck, hardware / software mods and much more! Please read the rules, check for megathreads and search before pos | 1.2M | 2,746 | +19% | 31 | 13% | 96% | 59% | Yes |
| 7 | r/3DS↗The place to discuss all stuff related to the Nintendo 3DS™ family! | 1.18M | 1,938 | +6% | 24 | 21% | 78% | 97% | Yes |
| 8 | r/xboxinsiders↗We're a community all about XBOX Insiders-helping-XBOX Insiders with questions about pre-release software and gaming experiences for all things XBOX including PC gaming, console, and mobile. To lear | 1.17M | 348 | +10% | 28 | 10% | 81% | 98% | No |
| 9 | r/xbox↗The latest XBOX platform news and discussion! | 1.14M | 3,203 | +15% | 28 | 11% | 88% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 10 | r/wiiu↗Reddit's source for news, pictures, reviews, videos, community insight, & anything related to Nintendo's 8th-generation console, the Wii U. | 1.1M | 370 | +1% | 26 | 14% | 84% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 11 | r/Switch↗A casual Nintendo Switch community. | 675K | 2,028 | +19% | 30 | 20% | 81% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 12 | r/Roms↗new-account friendlyWe welcome discussions about Emulators, Emulation Status, Updates (BIOS, System Updates & Title Updates), and ROMs (Games, Hacks, Recomps & Translations) here. Except for the following platforms: PC ( | 605K | 313 | +21% | 26 | 13% | 100% | 15% | Yes |
| 13 | r/PlayStationPlus↗/r/PlayStationPlus has everything you need to know about the PlayStation Plus (PS+) service. | 575K | 345 | +11% | 29 | 11% | 89% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 14 | r/retrogaming↗A community for vintage gaming, celebrating 2d games and early 3d games | 521K | 1,669 | +17% | 35 | 10% | 90% | 98% | Yes |
| 15 | r/NintendoSwitch2↗The #1 discussion board on the internet for the Nintendo Switch 2 family of systems. Where we discuss, speculate, and share the latest news about the first 10th generation game system, Mario Kart Worl | 455K | 3,763 | +42% | 32 | 14% | 95% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 16 | r/emulation↗News and discussion about emulation. | 421K | 568 | +9% | 26 | 11% | 13% | 100% | Yes |
| 17 | r/NintendoSwitchDeals↗This subreddit is about finding and sharing the best deals for the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, their games, and their accessories! | 421K | 161 | +7% | 29 | 13% | 70% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 18 | r/XboxGamePass↗Game Pass Console, PC and Cloud News, and Discussion | 357K | 542 | +20% | 30 | 11% | 90% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 19 | r/EmulationOnAndroid↗Welcome to /r/EmulationOnAndroid! This is the place to talk about all things related to emulation on Android devices. | 346K | 3,030 | +38% | 27 | 11% | 100% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 20 | r/PS3↗Welcome to the official Sony PlayStation 3 subreddit. From hardcore gamers, to, Nintendo fans, Xbox gamers, PS5 converts, and everything in between. All are welcome in /r/PS3. It Only Does Everythi | 326K | 1,992 | +21% | 27 | 11% | 73% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 21 | r/SwitchPirates↗Get information on everything revolving around piracy on the Nintendo Switch from apps, games, development, and support. That being said, if you enjoy a game and you have sufficient money consider su | 307K | 1,111 | +19% | 26 | 13% | 99% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 22 | r/consoles↗The one and only destination for all console gaming. Oldschool, newschool and everyschool. Totally free of bias and console warfare - Lets talk consoles! | 304K | 726 | +12% | 32 | 10% | 95% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 23 | r/Gameboy↗new-account friendlyA subreddit dedicated to the Nintendo Game Boy. Discussion of all Game Boy models, modifications, games, collections, and homebrew are welcome. PLEASE CHECK THE HELPFUL LINKS SECTION ON THE SIDEBAR | 286K | 864 | +13% | 29 | 13% | 86% | 15% | Yes |
| 24 | r/PSVR↗A place to share your love for and discuss everything PlayStation VR and PSVR2. AKA PSVR, PS VR, PlayStationVR and formerly Project Morpheus. --- • News, AMAs with Developers • Tournaments • Review | 284K | 278 | +6% | 31 | 9% | 87% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 25 | r/ps2↗The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is Sony's second game console. Released in 2000, it officially replaced the PlayStation 1 in Sony's lineup, offering backwards compatibility with the PS1. | 277K | 1,016 | +24% | 29 | 11% | 98% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 26 | r/n64↗The largest subreddit for all things related to the fifth generation home console, the Nintendo 64! | 260K | 426 | +14% | 32 | 10% | 83% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 27 | r/SBCGaming↗Retro gaming on handheld emulators and Single Board Computers (SBCs). Find the latest news on upcoming devices, learn how to tweak custom firmware, show off your handhelds, and get device and game re | 249K | 1,858 | +38% | 33 | 10% | 90% | 17% | Yes |
| 28 | r/Trophies↗new-account friendlyA subreddit for those in quest of the almighty Platinum! Gold, Silver, and Bronze trophy hunters welcome too! Covering PlayStation 5 (PS5), PlayStation 4 (PS4), PlayStation 3 (PS3), and PS Vita. | 248K | 4,328 | +22% | 26 | 12% | 87% | 7% | Yes |
| 29 | r/PSP↗new-account friendlyThe gaming subreddit which fits in your pocket! | 235K | 1,610 | +31% | 26 | 12% | 81% | 8% | Yes |
| 30 | r/casualnintendo↗/r/CasualNintendo is your place for Nintendo memes and fan art. Anything goes as long as it's Nintendo! | 225K | 1,256 | +14% | 27 | 18% | 63% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
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| # | Subreddit | Members | Posts / month | Member growth, 12 mo | Median author age | Women | Posts with a reply | New-account posts removed | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | r/3dspiracy↗new-account friendlyThe largest subreddit for 3DS hacking, homebrew, & piracy. A safe haven for piracy discussion. | 206K | 1,139 | +24% | 23 | 22% | 93% | 9% | Yes |
| 32 | r/RetroArch↗/r/RetroArch is a subreddit dedicated to RetroArch and the libretro API framework. Post setup guides, questions and news here! | 202K | 387 | +17% | 31 | 10% | 76% | 63% | Yes |
| 33 | r/Gamecube↗The GameCube (Japanese: ゲームキューブ Hepburn: Gēmukyūbu?, officially called the Nintendo GameCube, abbreviated NGC in Japan and GCN in Europe and North America) is a home video game console released by Nin | 197K | 413 | +16% | 29 | 12% | 83% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 34 | r/snes↗Super Nintendo-y things | 196K | 415 | +15% | 36 | 9% | 86% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 35 | r/XboxIndia↗A subreddit for all the Indian Xbox gamers. linktr.ee/Xbox_India | 194K | 315 | +3% | 24 | 8% | 91% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 36 | r/OLED_Gaming↗Everything related to gaming on an OLED TV or monitor. Feel free to bring up technical issues and other problems related to OLEDs. | 187K | 2,486 | +34% | 31 | 7% | 72% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 37 | r/xbox360↗All things Xbox 360. Read the rules! | 186K | 963 | +11% | 26 | 11% | 95% | 22% | Yes |
| 38 | r/crtgaming↗Celebrating the art of playing video games on cathode ray tube displays. | 179K | 1,527 | +22% | 30 | 11% | 82% | 37% | Yes |
| 39 | r/VitaPiracy↗All references to piracy in this subreddit should be translated to "game backups". | 174K | 1,339 | +23% | 26 | 12% | 82% | 18% | Yes |
| 40 | r/vita↗All things PS Vita. | 174K | 195 | +10% | 27 | 12% | 61% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 41 | r/ROGAlly↗A place to discuss the Asus ROG Ally, Ally X, and Ally Xbox models. | 168K | 865 | +22% | 32 | 9% | 70% | 90% | Yes |
| 42 | r/PlaystationPortal↗new-account friendlyA place to talk about the PlayStation Remote Play device PlayStation Portal | 167K | 436 | +42% | 34 | 9% | 91% | 11% | Yes |
| 43 | r/SteamVR↗Join our Discord server: https://discord.gg/YKKtDwhWYJ | 161K | 398 | +13% | 29 | 11% | 61% | 20% | Yes |
| 44 | r/psx↗new-account friendlyIt's nostalgia overload as we discuss the most influential gaming system ever released! The original PlayStation, later called PSOne, brought a new attitude toward gaming. | 159K | 403 | +26% | 34 | 9% | 81% | 15% | Yes |
| 45 | r/playstation5↗A subreddit for [ALMOST] anything PlayStation 5 related | 158K | 508 | +51% | 33 | 10% | 66% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 46 | r/Handhelds↗This is the definitive Reddit source for handheld consoles. Here you can post about old obscure handhelds, but also about new portables that you discover. You can post your own handhelds or anything r | 156K | 1,107 | +60% | 32 | 10% | 75% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 47 | r/3dshacks↗3DS Hacking and Homebrew --- This is an unofficial community and not associated with Nintendo Co. Ltd. or its subsidiaries and associates in any way. | 154K | 107 | +6% | 23 | 16% | 14% | 100% | Yes |
| 48 | r/SwitchHacks↗Need help with your Switch? Start here: * https://nh-server.github.io/switch-guide/ * https://discord.gg/C29hYvh * https://discord.gg/ZdqEhed This is an unofficial community and not associated with | 153K | 287 | +5% | 25 | 11% | 48% | 100% | Yes |
| 49 | r/IndiaPS5↗new-account friendlyr/IndiaPS5 is a community to discuss everything PS5 and PlayStation related for Indians. | 150K | 931 | +7% | 25 | 8% | 100% | 8% | Yes |
| 50 | r/ps4homebrew↗News, releases, questions, and discussion regarding PS4 jailbreaks, homebrew, and mods. | 145K | 1,733 | +29% | 25 | 9% | 57% | 95% | Yes |
| 51 | r/tomorrow↗Hello. We know when the Nintendo Switch 2 Pro is releasing. It's /r/tomorrow. | 144K | 494 | +10% | 25 | 16% | 87% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 52 | r/yuzu↗Switch Emulation | 142K | 137 | +11% | 27 | 12% | 62% | 28% | Yes |
| 53 | r/wii↗A community focused on the Nintendo Wii including games, news, homebrew, and hardware. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/sHGrM5NnMM | 140K | 448 | +14% | 23 | 17% | 74% | 91% | Yes |
| 54 | r/switch2↗A casual community for the Nintendo Switch 2 system. | 138K | 2,678 | +198% | 33 | 15% | 90% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 55 | r/retroid↗new-account friendlyA home for fans of Retroid Pocket gaming emulation handhelds. Run by fans & the RetroHandhelds.gg community. | 137K | 2,029 | +38% | 33 | 9% | 88% | 10% | Yes |
| 56 | r/nes↗A subreddit dedicated to the Nintendo Entertainment System and Famicom. It was the number one video game console in the world from the mid 1980s to early 1990s. | 135K | 241 | +13% | 37 | 8% | 73% | 100% | Yes |
| 57 | r/WiiHacks↗Hack the Nintendo Wii with an active multi-platform community. | 131K | 287 | +11% | 22 | 14% | 26% | 100% | Yes |
| 58 | r/XboxSeriesS↗The whole point of a video game is to be entertained and have fun. Don't let anyone ruin that for you. | 130K | 408 | +21% | 29 | 9% | 83% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 59 | r/ANBERNIC↗new-account friendlyUnofficial Anbernic subreddit run by fans & the RetroHandhelds.gg community. | 129K | 994 | +30% | 33 | 10% | 76% | 4% | Yes |
| 60 | r/Delta_Emulator↗new-account friendlyDelta is an all-in-one classic video game emulator for non-jailbroken iOS devices. || Need immediate support? Talk to us directly on Discord: https://bit.ly/delta-and-deltroid-discord-invite | 126K | 102 | +11% | 26 | 14% | 89% | 8% | Yes |
| 61 | r/originalxbox↗new-account friendlyThere's an Xbox 360 and an Xbox One, but first there was just Xbox. The Original Xbox. | 120K | 574 | +23% | 30 | 8% | 87% | 14% | Yes |
| 62 | r/QuestPiracy↗A group dedicated to the discussion of piracy for the Meta Quest, Quest 2, Quest Pro, Quest 3s and Quest 3, the standalone VR gaming headsets from Meta. We have PCVR info too, so technically any VR | 119K | 130 | +23% | 26 | 10% | 92% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 63 | r/DolphinEmulator↗new-account friendlySubreddit for the GameCube, Wii and Triforce emulator Dolphin. | 118K | 351 | +14% | 23 | 13% | 58% | 5% | Yes |
| 64 | r/cemu↗Cemu's Official Subreddit | 117K | 99 | +4% | 24 | 10% | 60% | – | Yes |
| 65 | r/amiibo↗Collectible Nintendo figures with NFC functionality that allows them to interact with many games on the Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, and Nintendo Switch. | 116K | 280 | +6% | 26 | 19% | 90% | 72% | Yes |
| 66 | r/consolerepair↗Console Repair | 114K | 1,094 | +23% | 28 | 13% | 76% | 46% | Yes |
| 67 | r/fightsticks↗new-account friendlyA discussion for anything fightstick related, and as a gallery for posting custom-made fightsticks. | 108K | 569 | +12% | 29 | 10% | 85% | 11% | Yes |
| 68 | r/PS5pro↗PS5 Pro | 107K | 1,782 | +128% | 34 | 7% | 80% | 60% | Yes |
| 69 | r/ps5india↗unofficial sub for ps5 users in india | 107K | 1,314 | +55% | 25 | 9% | 59% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 70 | r/NintendoDS↗/r/NintendoDS is the main subreddit for topics relating to the NintendoDS, DS Lite, or DSi. We are a fan-run community, not an official Nintendo forum. | 107K | 421 | +38% | 25 | 23% | 84% | 75% | Yes |
| 71 | r/LegionGo↗Lenovo Legion GO/GO 2/GO S news, information and discussions about the device and its accessories. Official /r/LegionGo discord can be found here! https://discord.gg/WuzSd7Cat7 Just got your brand | 105K | 753 | +39% | 32 | 9% | 86% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 72 | r/consoledeals↗Console Deals has a big collection of Video Game Deals. We share all the deals instantly. Make sure to join. | 104K | 30 | +10% | 29 | 8% | 95% | 100% | Yes |
| 73 | r/dreamcast↗The subreddit for everything Sega Dreamcast. Collections, questions, finds, pictures, games, Homebrew, videos, anything DC related. | 103K | 390 | +26% | 34 | 9% | 86% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 74 | r/MiyooMini↗A place to discuss Miyoo devices. NO ROM/BIOS links. Created by fans & NOT officially connected to Miyoo. Unofficial Miyoo group. Links and materials are for informational and research purposes only | 101K | 284 | +17% | 33 | 10% | 88% | 22% | Yes |
| 75 | r/ValveIndex↗For discussion of the Valve Index. | 99K | 84 | +5% | 27 | 12% | 92% | 81% | Yes |
| 76 | r/SwitchHaxing↗The number one Nintendo Switch hacking subreddit! Home of the latest info, exploits, and breakthroughs! | 99K | 46 | +2% | 25 | 9% | 63% | 100% | Yes |
| 77 | r/NintendoPH↗new-account friendlyWelcome, Pinoy Nintendo gamers! A subreddit for Filipino Nintendo gamers and fans where we can discuss Nintendo news, games, trading, battling, multi-play and any other related stuff. | 98K | 301 | +11% | 27 | 30% | 89% | 16% | Yes |
| 78 | r/hotas↗ HOTAS (hands on throttle and sticks) > Reviews > Sales > DIY > Pictures > Q&A > Tutorials and everything HOTAS related. | 96K | 380 | +12% | 31 | 9% | 80% | 59% | Yes |
| 79 | r/EmuDeck↗new-account friendlyPlay all your retro games on Steam Deck, Linux, Windows or Android. We take care of everything, RetroArch Configuration, Bezels, Gamepad Configuration for Gamecube, Wii, etc. https://www | 95K | 196 | +31% | 30 | 11% | 100% | 4% | Yes |
| 80 | r/NintendoMemes↗Hub for Nintendo related memes. | 95K | 156 | +10% | 23 | 17% | 70% | – | No |
| 81 | r/R36S↗new-account friendlyA truly epic, affordable retro gaming device! A space to share tips and troubleshoot this troublesome piece of technology. Please do not post copyrighted materials. | 92K | 1,075 | +81% | 32 | 12% | 100% | 6% | Yes |
| 82 | r/nds↗new-account friendlyA subreddit about the Nintendo DS and all things DS related. | 90K | 458 | +42% | 24 | 21% | 78% | 9% | Yes |
| 83 | r/XboxSupport↗Peer-to-peer based community dedicated to helping users troubleshoot their Xbox hardware and platform issues. This includes compatibility, setup, purchasing help (what to buy), and all related topics. | 90K | 1,398 | +38% | 27 | 14% | 98% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 84 | r/ps3homebrew↗News, updates, apps, and answers regarding PS3 homebrew! | 89K | 181 | +17% | 24 | 10% | 76% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 85 | r/SEGA↗The subreddit for everything SEGA. | 87K | 400 | +22% | 35 | 10% | 62% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 86 | r/SteamDeckPirates↗Discuss piracy and more on Valve's portable handheld - the Steam Deck. | 86K | 209 | +45% | 30 | 11% | 86% | 26% | Yes |
| 87 | r/SteamController↗Welcome to everything Steam Controller. Share your creative Controller Configurator profiles, unique setups with the Steam Controller, or any helpful tips! You can even ask for tech support. | 84K | 560 | +64% | 30 | 10% | 86% | – | Yes |
| 88 | r/ps5deals↗Join us to find out and share game deals for the Playstation 5. Save money on games and accessories here! | 84K | 38 | +15% | 33 | 7% | 79% | – | Yes |
| 89 | r/PSNFriends↗Looking for friends on the PlayStation Network? Try /r/PSNFriends. For all PlayStation Platforms, including: PS5 (PlayStation 5), PS4 (PlayStation 4), PS Vita (PSVita), PS3 (PlayStation 3), PSP (Pl | 83K | 1,451 | +17% | 24 | 22% | 85% | 53% | No |
| 90 | r/PS5_Jailbreak↗new-account friendlyA place for general discussion and news relating to PS5 exploits and jailbreak news - “eta when” type posts will be removed. Trying to sell anything in this group will earn you a ban, so don’t. No sel | 80K | 3,045 | +341% | 29 | 8% | 82% | 8% | Yes |
| 91 | r/SEGAGENESIS↗SEGA! Welcome to the Sega Genesis Community on Reddit!. | 80K | 324 | +30% | 37 | 8% | 82% | 20% | Yes |
| 92 | r/emulators↗new-account friendlyA community dedicated to discussion about emulators and emulation | 77K | 441 | +56% | 25 | 15% | 71% | 11% | Yes |
| 93 | r/AynThor↗For anything about the handheld console Thor by Ayn Technologies! | 77K | 2,930 | +2461% | 30 | 12% | 85% | 46% | Yes |
| 94 | r/360hacks↗Anything related to Xbox 360 hacks, mods, homebrew, or scene news. | 77K | 1,217 | +53% | 25 | 9% | 83% | 96% | Yes |
| 95 | r/3dsqrcodes↗This is a place to share QR codes for games, home brew apps, and game ports for use through FBI on home-brewed 3ds'. Many QR codes are now on https://hshop.erista.me/ you can look there for QR codes | 77K | 522 | +70% | 24 | 21% | 72% | 17% | Yes |
| 96 | r/GameboyAdvance↗new-account friendlyFor those that were bought up by these special machines. | 76K | 300 | +37% | 30 | 12% | 78% | 3% | Yes |
| 97 | r/PS4Pro↗Burger community page for ps4s | 73K | 89 | +9% | 29 | 8% | 79% | 86% | Yes |
| 98 | r/PSVita↗new-account friendlyPSVita | 70K | 620 | +58% | 27 | 12% | 77% | 7% | Yes |
| 99 | r/XboxSeriesXlS↗Xbox Series X | S sub with the right name Discussion • Fan made • Games • Leaks • PC • News • Rumors • Reddit All things Xbox consoles and PC. A community for pros and newbs. | 69K | 890 | +72% | 33 | 8% | 70% | – | Yes |
| 100 | r/gameswap↗We are a tight-knit community created to allow members to swap their new and used console video games with fellow redditors. Want to buy or sell? Try r/GameSale. | 68K | 228 | +4% | 25 | 11% | 96% | 100% | No |
| 101 | r/EmulationOniOS↗Discussion of emulation on iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, visionOS and watchOS. | 67K | 719 | +60% | 26 | 13% | 88% | 25% | Yes |
| 102 | r/Fanatec↗The official subreddit for FANATEC, the sim racing hardware brand blurring the boundaries between real and virtual racing. A home to discuss FANATEC-related news, seek support, share your FANATEC set | 67K | 288 | +18% | 30 | 6% | 82% | 42% | Yes |
| 103 | r/ps3piracy↗A community dedicated to discussion of PS3 content preservation via backups. 🏴☠️ https://discord.gg/EcJGpRtX2E | 67K | 660 | +70% | 25 | 10% | 77% | 35% | Yes |
| 104 | r/ps3hacks↗A subreddit focusing on hacking and jailbreaking the PlayStation 3. | 67K | 133 | +16% | 24 | 10% | 64% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 105 | r/MAME↗MAME is a multi-purpose emulation framework it's purpose is to preserve decades of software history. Over time, MAME (originally stood for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) absorbed the sister-project | 64K | 53 | +11% | 38 | 7% | 64% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 106 | r/OdinHandheld↗The subreddit for the AYN Odin handheld. | 63K | 823 | +54% | 33 | 9% | 83% | 35% | Yes |
| 107 | r/Arcade1Up↗Arcade1Up’s #1 Official Fan Community for Breaking News, Collecting, Modding and Upgrading Arcade1Up Home Arcade Game products. | 63K | 182 | +15% | 38 | 7% | 74% | 98% | Yes |
| 108 | r/moza↗The official subreddit for MOZA Racing! www.mozaracing.com | 61K | 570 | +44% | 29 | 7% | 73% | 46% | Yes |
| 109 | r/EmulationOnPC↗Retro game emulation on the PC platform - troubleshooting, support, discussion, and gaming | 60K | 219 | +47% | 27 | 15% | 100% | 70% | No |
| 110 | r/Controller↗Welcome to r/Controller! This community is for gaming controllers of all types (PC, console, etc.) and the people using them. Share controller news and reviews, tell the story of your collection, ask | 60K | 889 | +44% | 28 | 10% | 99% | 100% | Yes |
| 111 | r/SteamDeckTricks↗A place to discuss tips and tricks for the Steam Deck, developed by Valve. We do not have any affiliation with Valve or Steam. Background and banner made from official Valve assets. | 59K | 66 | +18% | 33 | 10% | 42% | – | Yes |
| 112 | r/WiiUHacks↗A subreddit dedicated to Wii U hacking and homebrew! | 59K | 174 | +7% | 24 | 13% | 26% | 95% | Yes |
| 113 | r/8bitdo↗For official support please email 8BitDo at [email protected] | /r/8BitDo is an unofficial support community for controllers, receivers, mice, and internal controller board replacements made by the c | 59K | 480 | +32% | 30 | 11% | 61% | 99% | Yes |
| 114 | r/nvidiashield↗subreddit for discussion around the nvidia shield portable console | 57K | 75 | +22% | 37 | 7% | 77% | 41% | Yes |
| 115 | r/SegaSaturn↗A Subreddit for all things Sega Saturn. | 56K | 159 | +30% | 36 | 8% | 82% | 26% | Yes |
| 116 | r/PS5restock↗Join the hunt for the PS5. Here you can ask questions about the restocks, make memes, tell us news, and question your sanity. | 56K | 480 | +10% | 28 | 14% | 59% | – | Yes |
| 117 | r/Gamesir↗For GameSir official support, please refer to discord.gg/gamesir or GameSir support page: https://gamesir.com/pages/ask-global | 55K | 861 | +183% | 30 | 8% | 78% | 18% | Yes |
| 118 | r/AnaloguePocket↗Meet Analogue Pocket. A multi-video-game-system portable handheld. A digital audio workstation with a built-in synthesizer and sequencer. A tribute to portable gaming. Out of the box, Pocket is compat | 54K | 152 | +20% | 34 | 8% | 84% | – | Yes |
| 119 | r/PCSX2↗new-account friendlyPCSX2 | 54K | 254 | +39% | 26 | 11% | 79% | 6% | Yes |
| 120 | r/wine_gaming↗Wine (originally an acronym for "Wine Is Not an Emulator") is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications on several POSIX-compliant operating systems, such as Linux, Mac OSX, & BSD. | 53K | 63 | +11% | 25 | 14% | 40% | – | Yes |
| 121 | r/HyperX↗new-account friendlyWelcome to the HyperX Family! This is the official Reddit for all HyperX products, which now includes HyperX OMEN products. | 51K | 311 | +13% | 24 | 13% | 52% | 12% | Yes |
| 122 | r/AstroGaming↗The official subreddit for Logitech G ASTRO Gaming. Discuss all the latest and gain troubleshooting for your various ASTRO products such as the new A50 X Wireless Headset, A40 TR Headset and MixAmp P | 50K | 124 | +7% | 27 | 8% | 51% | 96% | Yes |
| 123 | r/NSCollectors↗A subreddit for people interested in physical editions of Nintendo Switch games | 50K | 573 | +12% | 32 | 13% | 85% | 62% | Yes |
| 124 | r/Citra↗For all things related to the Nintendo 3DS emulator Citra and its forks (Azahar Emu,Lime3DS,PabloMK7's Citra,Mandarine3DS,Borked3DS...) | 49K | 51 | +7% | 21 | 18% | 77% | 80% | Yes |
| 125 | r/SteamDeckModded↗A community for showcasing, sharing, and discussing the modding possibilities of Valve’s Steam Deck. | 49K | 34 | +43% | 32 | 11% | 81% | – | Yes |
| 126 | r/Nintendo3DS↗Subreddit dedicated to the Nintendo 3DS and 2DS family of systems. Share your collections, recommend games, troubleshoot and more. Please see the sidebar. | 49K | 235 | +69% | 26 | 23% | 80% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 127 | r/RG35XX↗new-account friendlyAnbernic RG35XX all variants and all things related. | 47K | 68 | +11% | 33 | 9% | 61% | 15% | Yes |
| 128 | r/SteamdeckGames↗An alternate subreddit to the main one. Discuss anything Steam Deck, Steam Machine, Legion Go S, and SteamOS here. | 47K | 110 | +48% | 34 | 10% | 56% | – | Yes |
| 129 | r/flashcarts↗new-account friendlyA place to discuss all things relating to flashcarts | 46K | 197 | +28% | 26 | 16% | 86% | 4% | Yes |
| 130 | r/xboxachievements↗The Xbox Achievement Subreddit! Show off your achievements for Xbox 360, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. Meet other Xbox gamers to discuss tips and tricks for getting achievements, and meet others for | 45K | 963 | +30% | 28 | 10% | 75% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 131 | r/SimRacingSetups↗new-account friendlyWelcome to the SimRacingSetup community Reddit. This is a hub for all things F1 and sim racing. Feel free to post sim racing questions, photos of your own sim racing setups. Join our Discord (https:// | 44K | 441 | +106% | 33 | 6% | 62% | 6% | Yes |
| 132 | r/PS5HelpSupport↗The UnOfficial Playstation 5 Console Technical help,support, guides and diy. Abide to Reddit TOS and respect everyone. | 43K | 1,412 | +99% | 29 | 12% | 63% | 40% | Yes |
| 133 | r/CemuPiracy↗For all pirates interested in Cemu/WiiU Piracy. DISCORD > https://discord.gg/4Qv6rDbpEB Make sure you read the pins > https://www.reddit.com/r/CemuPiracy/hot/ | 43K | 75 | +9% | 23 | 12% | 100% | – | Yes |
| 134 | r/PlaystationClassic↗Subreddit for the PlayStation Classic | 42K | 35 | +16% | 32 | 9% | 69% | – | Yes |
| 135 | r/ROGAllyX↗new-account friendlyROG Ally X is the New Gaming Handheld from ASUS/ROG coming July 2024! | 42K | 379 | +78% | 33 | 8% | 74% | 16% | Yes |
| 136 | r/MyNintendo↗The hub for all your updates on My Nintendo. Earn points by playing apps on your smart devices or buying digital games for your Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, or Nintendo Switch systems. You can redeem these po | 41K | 48 | +16% | 27 | 23% | 81% | – | Yes |
| 137 | r/ps4piracy↗PS4 Jailbreak - FW 13.52 OR LOWER. DO NOT REQUEST OR POST LINKS TO PIRATED MATERIAL OR SITES (EXPLANATION IN WIKI) - YOU WILL BE BANNED FOR THIS | 40K | 414 | +49% | 26 | 10% | 20% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 138 | r/playstationstars↗A place to discuss anything PlayStation. This community was originally dedicated to PlayStation Stars which was a loyalty rewards program for the PlayStation community & has been discontinued. | 39K | 45 | +25% | 32 | 11% | 68% | – | Yes |
| 139 | r/ShadowPC↗The official subreddit of Shadow PC. Your high-end cloud gaming PC. Powered by NVIDIA RTX GPUs and love. | 39K | 88 | +6% | 27 | 11% | 88% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 140 | r/PSVitaHomebrew↗Discussion about PS Vita homebrew games and apps. | 39K | 322 | +36% | 25 | 12% | 53% | 27% | Yes |
| 141 | r/secretlab↗The official Secretlab subreddit: Explore award-winning ergonomics in real setups, share your space and connect with like-minded enthusiasts. Support link available in the bookmark. | 38K | 458 | +31% | 31 | 13% | 59% | 34% | Yes |
| 142 | r/RetroHandhelds↗new-account friendlyDiscuss and share anything related to retro handhelds, including original/reproduction hardware, emulation handhelds, mobile device emulation, console mods, and games for retro handheld systems. You | 38K | 241 | +127% | 35 | 10% | 53% | 16% | Yes |
| 143 | r/NintendoSwitchHelp↗A peer support community for the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. Post here for purchase recommendations, game help, repair tips, and most other questions for the latest Nintendo consoles. Note: We are | 37K | 907 | +117% | 29 | 22% | 97% | 50% | Yes |
| 144 | r/nintendo64↗Nintendo 64 (1996) - A fifth-generation video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. | 36K | 100 | +55% | 35 | 9% | 72% | 35% | Yes |
| 145 | r/homebrew↗new-account friendlyCommunity for homebrew/unofficial software on any console. Need help or just want to chat? Join our discord: https://discord.gg/PeQvhsrRdh | 36K | 92 | +27% | 21 | 18% | 97% | 13% | Yes |
| 146 | r/ps5homebrew↗This subreddit is open for discussion and subscribing to news related to hacks, homebrew, and mods for the PS5. | 36K | 371 | +183% | 29 | 8% | 54% | – | Yes |
| 147 | r/Gaming_Headsets↗This subreddit's purpose is to help people choose the best headset for their budget and that best suits their individual needs. You can also discuss headset features and upcoming headsets. This is als | 35K | 111 | +12% | 25 | 12% | 75% | 94% | No |
| 148 | r/Dualsense↗new-account friendlyYour hub for everything related to DualSense & DualSense Edge including news, technical support, discussion, questions, videos/pictures of your new DualSense, and screenshots. | 35K | 464 | +67% | 31 | 9% | 73% | 14% | Yes |
| 149 | r/videogamesbrasil↗Comunidade sobre games, filmes, séries, cardgames, tabuleiro e tudo o mais relacionado ao universo geek. O propósito desta comunidade é oferecer um ambiente mais light e flexível para conversas e deb | 34K | 592 | +92% | 26 | 16% | 74% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 150 | r/PlayStationUK↗Welcome to the PlayStation UK subreddit - an access-all areas community for UK gamers. | 34K | 146 | +11% | 33 | 10% | 64% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 151 | r/NDSHacks↗new-account friendlyThis subreddit is temporarily private as part of a joint protest to Reddit's recent API changes, which breaks third-party apps and moderation tools, effectively forcing users to use the official Reddi | 34K | 102 | +39% | 22 | 20% | 53% | 5% | Yes |
| 152 | r/gpdwin↗A community dedicated to the GPD Win line of UMPC's! Fully featured compact Windows devices for playing games. | 34K | 215 | +21% | 31 | 9% | 78% | 71% | Yes |
| 153 | r/CDProjektRed↗Somewhere in The Continent, Night City or possibly somewhere in an electronic thieves den. | 33K | 98 | +23% | 30 | 12% | 51% | – | Yes |
| 154 | r/3dshomebrew↗new-account friendlyThis is a 3DS homebrew community for people to ask and learn about 3ds homebrew. It is meant to be an alternative for people who may have been banned from similar subreddits. | 32K | 255 | +80% | 22 | 22% | 76% | 2% | Yes |
| 155 | r/xenia↗Discussion and information about the Xenia Xbox 360 emulator project. | 32K | 101 | +16% | 24 | 11% | 26% | 67% | Yes |
| 156 | r/trimui↗Hello and welcome to r/Trimui! This subreddit is all about Trimui. Here you can talk about what you like about Trimui, share your new Trimui device, and learn from other enthusiasts. We are a commun | 32K | 286 | +58% | 35 | 8% | 84% | 22% | Yes |
| 157 | r/WindowsOnDeck↗This is a place for Steam Deck owners to chat about using Windows on Deck. Feel free to share gaming benchmarks and troubleshoot issues here. Have fun! ☺️ | 32K | 40 | +11% | 30 | 9% | 71% | – | Yes |
| 158 | r/Backbone↗This is the place for players who believe gaming should be free from limits. We're here to transform your phone into a powerful console, merging cutting-edge hardware with intuitive software to connec | 30K | 52 | +9% | 32 | 10% | 39% | – | Yes |
| 159 | r/XboxAlly↗new-account friendlyXbox Ally is the first handheld device in the Xbox ecosystem. Join our Discord for community gaming nights! | 30K | 447 | +320% | 34 | 7% | 100% | 16% | Yes |
| 160 | r/psphacks↗new-account friendlyThe PSPHacks community is an unofficial sister subreddit of r/3DSHacks aimed at reviving the popular portable handheld console that rocked worldwide gaming communities. | 29K | 206 | +39% | 26 | 11% | 47% | 11% | Yes |
| 161 | r/switch2hacks↗Subreddit for all things about Switch 2 homebrew and hacks. Not affiliated with Nintendo | 29K | 67 | +73% | 30 | 11% | 81% | – | Yes |
| 162 | r/nintendoswitchlite↗new-account friendlynintendoswitchlite | 28K | 266 | +88% | 30 | 26% | 75% | 4% | Yes |
| 163 | r/consolemodding↗Modding / Homebrews / Emulation / Hacks It's all here and if any of those interest you, then welcome! Feel free to share your creations, projects, questions, and ideas with the community. | 28K | 167 | +69% | 30 | 10% | 49% | – | Yes |
| 164 | r/PlayStationSolutions↗new-account friendlyPost your PlayStation problems and solutions here! We encourage you to post content relating to routine maintenance, handhelds repairs, game issue fixes, peripheral repairs and any other useful inform | 27K | 428 | +64% | 28 | 13% | 48% | 10% | Yes |
| 165 | r/steamdeckhq↗Welcome to the Official SteamDeckHQ Reddit! Come on over to discuss all things Steam Deck, Linux Gaming, and more! Ask questions, meet awesome people, and post your own builds! | 27K | 93 | +15% | 34 | 10% | 59% | – | Yes |
| 166 | r/Xbox_One_X↗Discuss games, rumors, hardware, and more about Microsoft's and other newest and most powerful console optimized for 4K gaming: The Xbox One X. | 27K | 78 | +32% | 31 | 8% | 100% | – | Yes |
| 167 | r/PlayStation_X↗This is a community dedicated to all things PlayStation — from the latest PS news and game releases to hardware tips, troubleshooting, and in-depth discussions. | 26K | 709 | +2159% | 34 | 8% | 90% | – | Yes |
| 168 | r/PlaydateConsole↗new-account friendlyThe community is dedicated to Playdate, a handheld gaming console by Panic! | 26K | 187 | +18% | 34 | 13% | 79% | 12% | Yes |
| 169 | r/GameboyMarketplace↗A place to buy and sell customized and rare GameBoy handhelds! | 26K | 36 | +15% | 28 | 11% | 28% | 100% | Yes |
| 170 | r/XboxGamers↗A place for Xbox gamers to discuss any and all things Xbox. Want to find some friends? Create a post describing who you are and what you play. Can't figure out what to play? Ask the community for sug | 26K | 460 | +68% | 27 | 23% | 60% | 70% | No |
| 171 | r/ps2homebrew↗This is a Community for Discussion homebrew for the Playstation 2 (and for users banned from r/PS2). For more general Non-homebrew related posts go check out r/PS2 (unless you're banned from r/PS2). | 25K | 264 | +64% | 28 | 11% | 75% | 44% | Yes |
| 172 | r/remoteplay↗A subreddit for all gamers with a remote play lifestyle such as sharing the main TV with others, travellers and bed time players. This subreddit shall be used as a technical hub for everyone with an | 25K | 113 | +21% | 31 | 10% | 56% | 21% | Yes |
| 173 | r/ayaneo↗This is the community for fans of the AYANEO handheld gaming devices. | 25K | 133 | +37% | 33 | 9% | 72% | – | Yes |
| 174 | r/MSIClaw↗Welcome to the largest subreddit and community for the MSI Claw, including MSI's new Claw 8 EX AI+, Claw A8, Claw 8 AI+, Claw 7 AI+, and Claw A1M handhelds. | 24K | 538 | +84% | 34 | 7% | 98% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 175 | r/psvr2↗psvr2 | 23K | 93 | +26% | 37 | 8% | 61% | – | Yes |
| 176 | r/gamingadvice↗For those seeking assistance or advice with their games, whether it be glitches, a difficult mission, etc. | 22K | 169 | +11% | 32 | 17% | 34% | – | Yes |
| 177 | r/neogeo↗For all your Neo-Geo-type needs, yo. | 22K | 236 | +46% | 39 | 7% | 86% | – | Yes |
| 178 | r/PlaystationCollectors↗🎮 Welcome to r/PlaystationCollectors! A community for PlayStation collectors, gamers, and fans of physical media. Share your collection, latest pickups, rare finds, limited editions, consoles, accesso | 22K | 229 | – | 35 | 9% | 65% | – | Yes |
| 179 | r/retrogames↗r/Save3rdPartyApps This subreddit has gone dark to protest Reddit killing 3rd party apps like RiF and Apollo. See more details at r/Save3rdPartyApps. The RetroGamingNetwork discord is still active at | 22K | 74 | +25% | 36 | 11% | 54% | – | No |
| 180 | r/MiSTerFPGA↗MiSTer is an open source project that aims to recreate various classic computers, game consoles and arcade machines using modern FPGA based hardware. MiSTer utilizes an FPGA development board called t | 22K | 191 | +41% | 40 | 7% | 84% | – | Yes |
| 181 | r/Atari2600↗The Atari 2600 is also known as Video Computer System or VCS. It was Atari's entry into the second generation of video games. The Atari 2600 is a video game console released in September 1977. It's | 21K | 105 | +36% | 45 | 8% | 83% | – | Yes |
| 182 | r/scufgaming↗Welcome to r/ScufGaming. Use this to ask questions or share ideas about all things SCUF. For any customer service needs visit: scuf.co/support | 21K | 137 | +11% | 28 | 7% | 80% | – | Yes |
| 183 | r/atari↗Have you played Atari today? | 21K | 50 | +23% | 41 | 10% | 50% | – | Yes |
| 184 | r/PSPlay↗new-account friendlyPXPlay or formerly known as PSPlay (or formerly known as MirrorPlay on iOS/ Apple TV) allows you to remotely control your console without limitations. Whether you're using Android, iOS, tvOS, Windows | 21K | 152 | +35% | 34 | 7% | 79% | 16% | Yes |
| 185 | r/PS4Mods↗Welcome to the PlayStation 4 modding community! :) | 21K | 899 | +106% | 25 | 9% | 63% | – | Yes |
| 186 | r/SegaCD↗Welcome To The Next Level! A Sub-Reddit for the Sega CD add-on to the Genesis | 20K | 50 | +31% | 38 | 7% | 80% | – | Yes |
| 187 | r/NintendoSwitchBoxArt↗Do you wish you had a place to get custom Nintendo Switch box art for digital titles or alternative box art for your collection? | 20K | 56 | +31% | 28 | 15% | 43% | – | Yes |
| 188 | r/fucknintendo↗Please have a look in our Wiki! You can find it in our Community Guide. In memory of Mitchin, the founder of the subreddit. Rest well, friend. | 20K | 173 | +108% | 31 | 12% | 93% | 25% | Yes |
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How this list is built
Subreddits are grouped into topics by what their posts are about; this list holds the console and gaming gear group. We include subreddits that are safe for work and had at least 30 new posts in September 2026, about one a day.
Members is Reddit's subscriber count; growth compares it with a year earlier. Posts with a reply is the share of posts that got at least one comment over the last three months. Median author age and women are estimated from what authors say about themselves, and shown only when enough of them did. New-account posts removed is the share of posts from accounts younger than 7 days that were removed; communities at or below 17% are marked new-account friendly. Min. age/karma means the subreddit asks for a minimum account age or karma before you can post.
The list is rebuilt every month from public Reddit posts and comments. Data and CSV are free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with a link to this page.
Console and gaming gear subreddits: common questions
What is the biggest console and gaming gear subreddit?
r/PS5, with 8.21M members in September 2026. Next are r/NintendoSwitch (7.98M) and r/PS4 (5.54M).
Which console and gaming gear subreddits are the most active?
By posts in September 2026: r/playstation (5,084 posts), r/Trophies (4,328 posts) and r/NintendoSwitch2 (3,763 posts).
Which console and gaming gear subreddits can a new account post in?
r/Roms (15% of new-account posts removed), r/Gameboy (15% of new-account posts removed) and r/Trophies (7% of new-account posts removed). They ask for no minimum karma or account age, and most posts from accounts under a week old stay up.
How often is this list updated?
Every month, when we rebuild our subreddit data. This version uses data for September 2026. Member counts come from Reddit; activity, removals and who writes come from public Reddit posts and comments.
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