r/GameDevelopment

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Game Development

/r/gamedevelopment is a community for serious discussion about anything related to game development.

Members

362,471

as of February 2025

Last post

today

September 28, 2026

Posts (30 days)

100+

Created

2009

February 22, 2009

Total posts

48.5K

archived

Total comments

170.3K

archived

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Frequently asked questions about r/GameDevelopment

How many members does r/GameDevelopment have?

r/GameDevelopment had 362,471 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.

Is r/GameDevelopment dead?

No. r/GameDevelopment is active — the most recent post was today, with 100+ posts in the last 30 days.

When was r/GameDevelopment created?

r/GameDevelopment was created on February 22, 2009.

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