r/gamedesign
r/gamedesign is a Gaming community on Reddit with 297,001 members, ranking #190 of 3,876 in Gaming. For topics related to the design of games for interactive entertainment systems - video games, board games, tabletop RPGs, or any other type. /r/GameDesign is not a subreddit about general game development, nor is it a programming subreddit. This is a place to talk about Game Design and what it entails. Use this community to network, discuss crafting rulesets and general game design, and share gam
How big is r/gamedesign?
Created in 2008, r/gamedesign has had over a decade to grow and is a large community by Reddit standards. Within Gaming it ranks #190 of 3,876 communities we track — the top 4.9% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 172× the median Gaming subreddit, which has 1,724 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest Gaming community we track is r/gaming with 47,193,147 members — roughly 159 times the size of r/gamedesign. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2008 sits in the early wave of community building on the platform. Subscriber counts indicate reach, not activity — a large community can be quiet, and a smaller one busy. Open r/gamedesign on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 297,001 |
|---|---|
| Category | Gaming |
| Rank in category | #190 of 3,876 |
| Created | 2008 |
| Category median size | 1,724 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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