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Game Design

For designers and indie developers.

Communities for game developers and designers at indie studios and beyond. Discord is the primary hub, with communities for feedback on prototypes, finding collaborators like artists and musicians, getting indie game jobs, and talking craft across all stages of development.

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Communities

r/gamedev

All things related to game development, programming, math, art, music, business, and marketing.

reddit · 610,000 members · est. 2008
r/Unity3D

News, Help, Resources, and Conversation. A User Showcase of the Unity Game Engine.

reddit · 278,000 members · est. 2009
r/gamedesign

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 game design tips with other game designers. Designers of all experience levels are welcome!

reddit · 172,000 members · est. 2008
Game Dev League

One of the largest game development communities on Discord, offering channels for various game engines, design discussions, and art disciplines.

discord · 133,983 members
r/IndieDev

This is the place for indie devs and gamers to share anything, be it game development, their favorite games or just cool images, GIFs and music from an indie game in a casual community-run environment. If you're an indie gamer, this place welcomes you too! After all, every gamer is a potential indie developer!

reddit · 112,000 members · est. 2011
We Entertainment Worldwide

The best place on LinkedIn for Multimedia entertainment professionals. You can join here if you are into CGI CG 3D Animation Stereoscopic VFX Special Effects Visual Effects Graphics Fantasy Science Fiction Immersive Art lovers Painting 3d Game Art Video Games Game Designers Design Game Programmers Programming Films Media Artificial intelligence or Advertising.

linkedin · 63,524 members · est. 2008
Work With Indies

Work With Indies is a job board and inclusive community supporting careers working for and with indie developers. We're creating a safe and central place for 1. people to find cool jobs in indie games and 2. for indie studios to find talent specifically interested in indie games, away from the crowded AAA job sites.

discord · 50,346 members · est. 2020
Characters Engage

If you are passionate about characters, this forum would love to have your input. Characters Engage is a global group with interest in character Animation, Children's Publishing, Comics, Games, Licensing, and Toys.

linkedin · 43,663 members · est. 2010
r/GameDevelopment

/r/gamedevelopment is a community for serious discussion about anything related to game development.

reddit · 21,500 members · est. 2009
r/EmuDev

Discussion and development of emulators.

reddit · 17,100 members · est. 201
r/UnityAssets

UnityAssets is for sharing Unity Engine Assets! Just post a link to your asset and flair your post with the price. Your asset does not need to be hosted on Asset Store.

reddit · 14,100 members · est. 2015
r/truegamedev

Welcome to truegamedev!

reddit · 12,900 members · est. 2012
Funsmith Club

A space for game designers to improve their skills through portfolio feedback, project showcases, and peer playtest sessions.

discord · 9,674 members
Mooncolony

Mooncolony is a Concept Art and Illustration studio, operating in the video games industry. This is a supportive community for artists where members can network, share industry advice, refine skills, receive feedback and grow careers.

discord · 9,660 members · est. 2022
r/gamejams

Game jams are accelerated game development events where participants make a game in a short amount of time - an hour to a day to a week or more. THEY ARE SO MUCH FUN.

reddit · 8,300 members · est. 2012
thegameHERS

The*gameHERs is a women-led community dedicated to amplifying and centering the voices of women gamers and gamers of marginalized genders, who are comfortable in spaces that center women. This is a sexist-free space for the casual players, the hardcore gamers, the techies, the streamers, the designers, the cosplayers, the developers, and programmers. Our mission is to advance the role, voice, image, and power of all the*gameHERs in the gaming world. We welcome all humans who value this mission.

discord · 5,943 members · est. 2019
r/SoloDevelopment

A community of solo developers who want to help each other. Our goal is to share and learn all aspects of game development. This includes project management, finding resources, game design, marketing, networking, etc. feel free to post questions or share your game, just make sure you're helping the community. Our Discord: https://discord.gg/4R5bB9nMSV

reddit · 2,500 members · est. 2020
OpenGameArt

A repository for freely licensed art, so that free/open source game developers can use it in their games. There are also game development forums for 2d art, 3d art, audio, art tutorials, and commission requests.

discord · 1,223 members · est. 2009
#loveforgames

Join industry friends to discuss game development, market trends and the business of making games!

slack · 1,049 members
Board Game Design

We discuss board game design, bring board game designers together, and foster collaboration. P.S. This is now a restricted community to prevent bots!

twitter · 640 members
GGWP Academy

The best creators of tomorrow have to be well versed in analytics, skilled at branding and entertaining. This is what we focus on at GGWP – giving you the knowledge and opportunities to build a full-time career in gaming.

discord · 530 members · est. 2018
EmuDev Slack

Slack Team for Emulation Development! I thought it might be neat to have this. If you're unfamiliar, you can connect to slack over plain IRC or use the slack client.

slack · 470 members
ProtoPioneers

A community where people can improve their prototyping skills together, and discuss anything related to motion/interaction design and prototyping.

circle · 410 members · est. 2023
Game Dev Universe

Game Dev Universe is a community built by game developers, for game developers. We have no plans to monetize, and are simply a place for game developers to ask questions and support each other in their journey through the many trials and tribulations of game development. We welcome both indie and AAA devs alike, along with supporting team members such as graphic artists, musicians, producers, etc.

discord · 175 members
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Toontown Dev

Toontown Dev is a free, unofficial, project-neutral community for anyone interested in building with Toontown. Members discuss Python, Panda3D, Astron, tools, debugging, art, design, documentation, and open-source collaboration across many fan projects. Beginners and experienced contributors are both welcome, and the server is SFW with a simple rules-first onboarding process.

discord · 17 members
Newgrounds

An online platform for animators and game developers to share their work and engage with the community. A community of artists, game developers, musicians, voice actors and writers who create and share some of the best stuff on the web!

est. 2009
Unity Discussions

Unity Discussions is a space to discuss all things Unity, from technical questions to game development best practices and community news.

Create Animated Low Poly Characters

The biggest low poly character community. A course and community for creating animated low poly characters in Blender.

discord