r/patientgamers
r/patientgamers is a Gaming community on Reddit with 830,814 members, ranking #71 of 3,876 in Gaming. A gaming sub free from the news, hype and drama that surround current releases, catering instead to gamers who wait at least 12 months after release to play a game. Whether it's price, waiting for bugs/issues to be patched, DLC to be released, don't meet the system requirements, or just haven't had the time to keep up with the latest releases.
How big is r/patientgamers?
Created in 2011, r/patientgamers has had over a decade to grow and is a large community by Reddit standards. Within Gaming it ranks #71 of 3,876 communities we track — the top 1.8% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 482× 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 57 times the size of r/patientgamers. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2011 sits in the middle 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/patientgamers on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 830,814 |
|---|---|
| Category | Gaming |
| Rank in category | #71 of 3,876 |
| Created | 2011 |
| Category median size | 1,724 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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