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Online Game Development Communities

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Reddit

Name Description Link
r/gamedev Broad game development subreddit covering programming, design, art, etc. (≈2.0M members):contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}. r/gamedev
r/IndieDev Community for indie game developers and gamers to share projects, news, and resources (≈334K members):contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}. r/IndieDev
r/GameDevClassifieds Subreddit for sharing game industry jobs, services, and opportunities in a SFW environment:contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}. r/GameDevClassifieds
r/Unity3D Subreddit for the Unity game engine: news, help, resources, and community discussion (≈438K members). r/Unity3D
r/godot Official subreddit for the Godot Engine; connect with fellow developers, share projects, and get updates:contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}. r/godot

Discord

Name Description Link
Game Dev League Discord for game developers; a large community (≈120K members) for sharing work and networking:contentReference[oaicite:5]{index=5}. discord.gg/gamedev
Game Dev Network (GDN) Largest nonprofit Discord community for game developers with 55,000+ members; connects aspiring and pro devs:contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}. discord.gg/gdn
IGDA Official Discord of the International Game Developers Association; connects over 3000 developers worldwide with specialty channels:contentReference[oaicite:7]{index=7}. discord.gg/igda
D3v Central Station Community Discord for developers and students to network and share knowledge; focuses on programming, tech, and game development discussions:contentReference[oaicite:8]{index=8}. discord.gg/d3vcentralstation
Godot Café Largest community-run Discord server for Godot engine users and game dev enthusiasts:contentReference[oaicite:9]{index=9}. discord.gg/4JBkykG

Lemmy

Name Description Link
gamedev (programming.dev) Lemmy community for game development discussions; “a place to talk about and post anything related to the field of game development”:contentReference[oaicite:10]{index=10} (≈5K subscribers). programming.dev/c/gamedev
Game Development (lemmy.ml) Lemmy community “Game Development” with ~1.7K members:contentReference[oaicite:11]{index=11}, covering general game development topics. lemmy.ml/c/gamedev
GameDev (lemmy.blahaj.zone) Game development community on Blåhaj Lemmy (general-purpose instance) with ~4.0K subscribers:contentReference[oaicite:12]{index=12}. lemmy.blahaj.zone/c/gamedev

Mastodon

Name Description Link
mastodon.gamedev.place Game development–focused Mastodon instance (mini-Twitter for devs). It attracted nearly 2000 users in its first weeks:contentReference[oaicite:13]{index=13}. @gamedev.place

Independent Websites

Name Description Link
GameDev.net Comprehensive game dev portal with articles, tutorials, news and active forums. A cornerstone of the game dev community:contentReference[oaicite:14]{index=14}. gamedev.net
TIGSource Forums Independent games community forums known for spawning award-winning indie games. A hub for indie devs to share ideas and collaborate:contentReference[oaicite:15]{index=15}. forums.tigsource.com
Work With Indies Community and job board for indie game developers, focusing on connecting talent with indie studios and career opportunities:contentReference[oaicite:16]{index=16}. workwithindies.com