Can you promote in r/gamedev?
The subreddit covers various game development aspects, including programming, design, writing, art, game jams, postmortems, and marketing. It serves as a hub for game creators to discuss and share their insights, experiences, and expertise in the industry.
The short answer
Engage as a regular community member first, provide useful, on-topic answers, and only mention your product/company briefly with clear disclosure when it directly serves a learning or feedback purpose — avoid promotional language or standalone links.
What works here
- Sharing links when seeking feedback, postmortems, analytics, or learning opportunities
- Contextual mentions of your project as part of a development discussion
- Participating in discussions and helping others before linking to your work
What gets posts removed
- Posting only a link to your product, social media, or game
- Using the community to solicit customers, hires, or collaborators
- Blatant advertising, giveaways, or promotional calls-to-action
Where this comes from
View the current official rules on RedditNo Showcasing Projects
Explicitly forbids showcasing projects or artwork in the subreddit, directing such posts elsewhere.
No Blatant Self Promotion
Bans posts that are only links to social media/game pages; allows links only if they serve feedback, postmortem, analytics, discussion, or learning purposes.
No Soliciting Employment or Collaboration
Prohibits soliciting others to work or collaborate (paid or unpaid) in the subreddit.
Related communities and Discord
Sidebar points users to other subreddits and the Discord for promotion/share channels, implying restricted promotion here.
Official rules of r/gamedev
- 01Be Respectful
- 02Relevant Content
- 03No Showcasing Projects
- 04No Blatant Self Promotion - Context-Driven Link Sharing Only
- 05No Soliciting Employment or Collaboration
- 06No Paid, Pirated or Unlicensed Assets/Content
- 07Use Reports Responsibly
- 08English-Only Communication
Based on the community’s official rules, analyzed June 24, 2026. Rules change; the official rules page is always the source of truth.
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