Top Gaming Subreddits Beyond r/gaming

r/gaming is one of the largest subreddits on Reddit, and it’s mostly jokes. That’s fine. But the good gaming conversation happens in smaller communities with stricter rules, plus the subreddit for whatever game you’re playing right now.

Quick verdict

For news and discussion: r/Games. For thoughtful takes without hype: r/patientgamers. For your setup: r/buildapc. Then join the subreddit for each game you play. Those are usually the best of all.

Checked in November 2026 for daily activity. Sizes rounded.

Subreddit	Size	Best for	Vibe
r/gaming	45M+	Memes, clips	Casual
r/Games	3M+	News, discussion	Serious
r/pcgaming	4M+	PC news	Opinionated
r/patientgamers	500k+	Older games	Thoughtful
r/buildapc	5M+	Building PCs	Helpful
r/GameDeals	1M+	Sales	Utility
r/NintendoSwitch	5M+	Nintendo	Friendly
r/PS5	4M+	PlayStation	Busy
r/XboxSeriesX	1M+	Xbox	Busy
r/indiegaming	500k+	Indie games	Dev-heavy

r/gaming

r/gaming is the default gaming subreddit with tens of millions of members. Screenshots, memes, “this game was my childhood” posts. Big when you want something light, bad when you want discussion.

r/Games

r/Games is r/gaming’s serious sibling. No memes, no screenshots without context, no low-effort posts. What’s left is news, developer interviews and long discussion threads. The comment sections after a big announcement are often better than the coverage.

r/pcgaming

r/pcgaming tracks PC launches, port quality and storefront drama. It’s the first place to check whether a new release runs well on PC. It’s also opinionated about launchers and DRM, so expect strong reactions.

r/patientgamers

r/patientgamers only allows discussion of games at least a year old. That rule kills the hype cycle, and what’s left is people writing real reviews of games they actually finished. One of the best-written communities on Reddit, and a great way to work through a backlog.

r/buildapc

r/buildapc answers “is this part list okay?” thousands of times a week and stays patient about it. Use PCPartPicker to share your build and include your budget and country. Prices vary a lot by region.

Platform and deal subreddits

r/GameDeals is pure utility. r/NintendoSwitch, r/PS5 and r/XboxSeriesX are big, busy console communities with daily question threads. r/indiegaming has a lot of developers posting their own games, which is either a feature or a bug depending on what you want.

The best gaming subreddit is usually a single game’s

Every popular game has its own subreddit, and they’re often the best-moderated, most useful communities in gaming. They also die when games die. Older titles are full of abandoned subreddits with tens of thousands of old subscribers and nobody in charge. If a game you love has a revival coming (a remaster, a sequel), that’s a good time to find the dead subreddit, request it and bring it back.

Making games rather than playing them? The top programming subreddits list covers the developer side.

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