3.3K posts analyzed Updated Jul 2026
Averages 107 posts/day, top 1% activity. Most active Wednesdays around 10 AM UTC. Mostly text posts (57%).
r/Games Traffic & Engagement r/Games Traffic & Engagement
Volume and engagement over time Posting volume and engagement over time
Post Format
Upvote Distribution
How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.
r/Games Most Active Times When r/Games Is Most Active
Peak posting by day and hour (UTC) When this community posts most, by day and hour (UTC)
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r/Games Flair Performance r/Games Flair Performance
Upvotes and volume by flair Average upvotes and post volume by flair
| Flair | Posts | Upvotes |
|---|---|---|
| Discussion | 459 (23.3%) | 19 |
| Announcement | 207 (10.5%) | 140 |
| Indie Sunday | 196 (9.9%) | 8 |
| Trailer | 175 (8.9%) | 89 |
| Industry News | 147 (7.5%) | 335 |
| Release | 117 (5.9%) | 36 |
| Opinion Piece | 92 (4.7%) | 149 |
| Removed: Rule 3.2 | 76 (3.9%) | 44 |
| Update | 52 (2.6%) | 183 |
| Removed: Rule 7.1 | 48 (2.4%) | 1 |
Post Type Breakdown
Share by text, image, or link Share of posts by format: text, image, or link
r/Games Trending Keywords Trending Keywords in r/Games
Ranked by how often they appear Title keywords ranked by how often they appear
| Keyword | Mentions ▼ | Upvotes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| game | 729 (22.0%) | 55 | 21 |
| games | 505 (15.2%) | 106 | 33 |
| trailer | 234 (7.1%) | 79 | 26 |
| playstation | 145 (4.4%) | 265 | 100 |
| xbox | 140 (4.2%) | 410 | 137 |
| play | 139 (4.2%) | 36 | 16 |
| physical | 116 (3.5%) | 149 | 63 |
| steam | 98 (3.0%) | 101 | 34 |
| official | 95 (2.9%) | 84 | 27 |
| gaming | 90 (2.7%) | 40 | 12 |
r/Games Mentioned Domains Mentioned Domains in r/Games
Most linked sites Most linked sites in this subreddit
| Domain | Links | Upvotes |
|---|---|---|
| youtube.com | 298 | 76 |
| youtu.be | 268 | 75 |
| ign.com | 45 | 537 |
| store.steampowered.com | 27 | 178 |
| insider-gaming.com | 24 | 397 |
| gamesradar.com | 23 | 392 |
| c.org | 23 | 1 |
| eurogamer.net | 22 | 677 |
| pcgamer.com | 21 | 248 |
| kotaku.com | 18 | 550 |
r/Games Top Posts Top Performing Posts in r/Games
Highest-performing posts Highest-performing posts. Each title links to Reddit.
Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles
Gamespot: There Is No Reason To Buy Another Playstation or Xbox. Increasingly poor decisions are making it impossible to want or get a next-gen console
We're One BGS, the Bethesda Games Studios union. Yesterday's layoffs were not a cut of "14 layers of management". We lost dozens of programmers, artists, designers and testers.
Microsoft is laying off 4,800 employees
A Note From Bethesda: Fallout 5 is currently in preproduction, in development on Creation Engine 3. Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas remasters in development
Hideo Kojima ‘really sad’ about PlayStation killing discs, ‘frightened’ for future of ownership
After laying off Battlefield 6 devs, EA boss Andrew Wilson's bonus rose $8m to $38m last year, thanks to the game's success across "all milestones"
Valve - There's no end in sight to the memory crisis, and prices are only going to increase: "Honestly, it's still getting worse."
IGN - Xbox Is Dismantling Its Future To Rebuild a Past It Can Never Recapture: Halo, Fallout and Gears can’t sustain Microsoft’s game business forever.
"My 'Microsoft will probably be a good steward of the brand' statement isn't aging well" - id Software co-founder John Carmack speaks out after devastating Xbox layoffs
r/Games Audience Overlap r/Games Subreddit Overlap & Related Communities
Overlapping audiences Communities with overlapping audiences
r/Games FAQ Frequently Asked Questions About r/Games
What's the best time to post on r/Games?
Based on posting volume, r/Games is most active on Wednesdays around 10 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.
How active is r/Games?
r/Games averages 107 posts per day and ranks in the top 1% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.
How many upvotes do posts on r/Games get?
Posts on r/Games average about 90 upvotes this month (net score per post).
What kind of posts does r/Games get most?
On r/Games, most posts are text posts (57%)