SubTrends

Averages 39 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 4 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (64%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
39 38%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
46 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.
19 4%
Activity Rank #3,381 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 5%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#3,381 1,637
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.
7%
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.
14%

r/steammachine Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0204060800255075100Sep 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 (44 chars)
Peak Day Friday

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
46%
10–99
39%
100–999
15%
1K+
1%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 68%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 12
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 1.7K

r/steammachine Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 11 AM
Mon 2 PM
Tue 4 PM
Wed 10 AM
Thu 2 PM
Fri 9 AM
Sat 4 PM

r/steammachine Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
:snoo_thoughtful: Question539 (45.8%)9
:gold: Discussion253 (21.5%)73
:SteamMachine: Hardware138 (11.7%)78
:SteamMachine: Software69 (5.9%)45
:SteamMachine: News46 (3.9%)96
Daily Counter36 (3.1%)54
Accessory28 (2.4%)98
:snoo_trollface: Meme28 (2.4%)106
Show-off Sunday14 (1.2%)133
:purplegold: Art10 (0.8%)101

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

64%text posts

r/steammachine Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
steam
408 (34.6%)
6324
machine
354 (30.0%)
6925
controller
112 (9.5%)
2714
anyone
48 (4.1%)
3422
day
38 (3.2%)
8133
off
38 (3.2%)
5031
email
37 (3.1%)
3122
sound
35 (3.0%)
5432
games
33 (2.8%)
2034
finally
32 (2.7%)
6813

r/steammachine Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
gamingonlinux.com10151
youtu.be1018
youtube.com613
steamdeckhq.com4117
jsaux.com3138

r/steammachine Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/steammachine Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/steammachine FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/steammachine is most active on Tuesdays around 4 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/steammachine?

r/steammachine averages 39 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/steammachine get?

Posts on r/steammachine average about 46 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/steammachine get most?

On r/steammachine, most posts are text posts (64%)