SubTrends

Averages 13 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 7 AM UTC. Mostly text posts.

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
13 17%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
4 10%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
5 66%
Activity Rank #11,121 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#11,121 1,694
Top 25%
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.
38%
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.
69%

r/oldgames Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes051015202505101520Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Short (57 chars)
Peak Day Thursday

Upvote Distribution

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

2–9
86%
10–99
12%
100–999
1%
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. 34%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 3
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 233

r/oldgames Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 3 PM
Mon 9 AM
Tue 7 AM
Wed 2 AM
Thu 11 AM
Fri 11 PM
Sat 2 PM

r/oldgames Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

This subreddit doesn't use post flairs.

No flaired posts were found in this month's data.

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

45%text posts

r/oldgames Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
game
253 (63.6%)
36
old
91 (22.9%)
54
help
65 (16.3%)
25
find
52 (13.1%)
24
remember
35 (8.8%)
1016
2000s
27 (6.8%)
12
flash
25 (6.3%)
10
games
23 (5.8%)
126
looking
21 (5.3%)
25
play
20 (5.0%)
318

r/oldgames Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtu.be111
youtube.com58

r/oldgames Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/oldgames Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/oldgames FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/oldgames is most active on Tuesdays around 7 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/oldgames?

r/oldgames averages 13 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/oldgames get?

Posts on r/oldgames average about 4 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/oldgames get most?

On r/oldgames, posts are a mix of formats, mostly text posts