SubTrends

Averages 82 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Mondays around 2 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (90%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
82 1%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
15 7%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
16 12%
Activity Rank #1,192 by posts/day among 92,303 tracked SFW subreddits as of Aug 2026 (Top 5%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#1,192 29
Top 5%
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.
23%
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.
32%

r/gamedev Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0501001500204060Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Medium (63 chars)
Peak Day Tuesday

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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60%
10–99
30%
100–999
10%
1K+
0%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 30%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 7
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 1.6K

r/gamedev Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 2 PM
Mon 2 PM
Tue 12 PM
Wed 12 PM
Thu 9 AM
Fri 11 AM
Sat 1 PM

r/gamedev Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Discussion1.1K (42.8%)19
Question819 (32.2%)7
Feedback Request312 (12.3%)3
Marketing95 (3.7%)11
Postmortem84 (3.3%)49
Announcement60 (2.4%)24
Industry News37 (1.5%)101
Game Jam / Event33 (1.3%)1
Gamejam9 (0.4%)0
AMA4 (0.2%)85

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

90%text posts

r/gamedev Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
game
1.1K (41.4%)
1516
games
198 (7.8%)
2222
steam
154 (6.1%)
2118
make
129 (5.1%)
1821
first
129 (5.1%)
1613
dev
118 (4.6%)
2123
looking
92 (3.6%)
27
need
91 (3.6%)
28
making
91 (3.6%)
2420
help
88 (3.5%)
18

r/gamedev Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

r/gamedev Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/gamedev Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/gamedev FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/gamedev is most active on Mondays around 2 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/gamedev?

r/gamedev averages 82 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/gamedev get?

Posts on r/gamedev average about 15 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/gamedev get most?

On r/gamedev, most posts are text posts (90%)