SubTrends

Averages 23 posts/day, top 10% activity. Most active Wednesdays around 11 AM UTC. Mostly text posts (100%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
23 15%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
6 2%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
13 6%
Activity Rank #6,522 by posts/day among 92,652 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jul 2026 (Top 10%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#6,522 1,110
Top 10%
Posts w/ Links The percentage of posts that link off-site. This counts true link posts plus text posts with a URL in the body. Image and video posts are not counted.
0%
Low-Reply Rate Share of posts with 0 or 1 comment. A single comment is often an automated mod reply rather than real community discussion.
5%

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes020406002.557.510Jul 1Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

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Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Medium (104 chars)
Peak Day Sunday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

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Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 87%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 5
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 140

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r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Unsolved712 (100.0%)6

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

100%text posts

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
game
70 (9.8%)
922
world
69 (9.7%)
514
guy
48 (6.7%)
511
kill
47 (6.6%)
713
man
41 (5.8%)
510
fight
41 (5.8%)
517
time
40 (5.6%)
714
people
39 (5.5%)
510
save
38 (5.3%)
512
make
34 (4.8%)
616

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

Its posts are text, images, or discussion rather than outbound links.

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

This game's unique story is FULLY tailored to everyone who plays it. And the biggest twist in the story is that the game wants you to stop playing it!

140 upvotes 106 comments text Jul 8

This game is about death

48 upvotes 109 comments text Jul 1

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38 upvotes 12 comments text Jul 23

You spend hours translating dead people's group chat only to find out you're in the find out phase of their fuck around phase

32 upvotes 8 comments text Jul 18

Dude is trained by someone with a breathing problem to go out and kill formerly high ranking religious warriors. He learns he might be on the wrong side and manages to die twice in his own game. No one acknowledges the sequel.

31 upvotes 12 comments text Jul 4

City uses incredible racism to keep itself going.

29 upvotes 68 comments text Jul 16

No one can remember why the evil skeleton ghost lady was brought to this world. This is a big problem.

29 upvotes 72 comments text Jul 28

You wake up in an abandoned castle with no memories, and as you solve puzzles, eventually learn that you were the bad guy all along

29 upvotes 108 comments text Jul 31

While i admire the gumption of the IP holders at trying to resurrect a cult classic franchise's corpse YET AGAIN with whatever gaming tropes are current at the time, there was no feasible way for this to turn out except losing them a ton of money and losing face. Which it did plenty of both of.

28 upvotes 74 comments text Jul 11

Someone has a dying fever dream of being the protagonist in a JRPG, and video games haven't even been invented yet.

26 upvotes 9 comments text Jul 8

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly Audience Overlap

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r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly?

Based on posting volume, r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly is most active on Wednesdays around 11 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly?

r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly averages 23 posts per day and ranks in the top 10% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly get?

Posts on r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly average about 6 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly get most?

On r/ExplainAGamePlotBadly, most posts are text posts (100%)