Top 15 Game Design Forums in 2025

1. Reddit » Game Development

Forum https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/ + Follow
Game Development is a subreddit for serious discussion about anything related to game development. Talk about game programming, math, art, music, business, and marketing, share about your favorite games or just cool images & GIFs, and more.MORE Facebook Followers 1.9MTwitter Followers 1.1M Since May 2008 View Recent Threads

2. Arcade Game Designer

Forum https://arcadegamedesigner.proboards.com/ + Follow
Arcade Game Designer is a place to discuss game designs, new releases, bugs, and more. Discuss MPAGD or AGD releases and games under development, talk about the PGD, SEUD, or other game design tools, and more.MORE View Recent Threads

3. HTML5 Game Devs Forum

Forum https://www.html5gamedevs.com/ + Follow
This forum is a place to get all HTML5 game development talks. Read the latest HTML5 Game Dev news, explore articles, talk about game releases, frameworks, & demos, and find related videos, tutorials, and more.MORE Twitter Followers 16.7K View Recent Threads

4. Reddit » IndieGaming

Forum https://www.reddit.com/r/IndieGaming/ + Follow
Welcome to the IndieGaming subreddit. Interact with other Indie gaming lovers, tell about some of your favorite indie games, ask for help with making a trailer, talk about the W.I.P. character model of the indie project, and so much more.MORE Facebook Followers 1.9MTwitter Followers 1.1M Since Jun 2009 View Recent Threads

5. Idle Thumbs » Game Development

Forum https://www.idlethumbs.net/forums/forum/38-ga.. + Follow
Idle Thumbs forum is the home of video game podcasts, if you're making a game, or trying to learn to make games, this is for you. Discuss indie marketing, find a list of computer game graphic designers and composers for your next project, post your creation, and get feedback.MORE Facebook Followers 2.2KTwitter Followers 53.4K Since Feb 2014 View Recent Threads

6. Reddit » GameDevClassifieds

Forum https://www.reddit.com/r/gameDevClassifieds/ + Follow
GameDevClassifieds subreddit is a place where game development studios, indies, and hobbyists can find talent in the game industry. Whether it's programming, art, design, audio, music, writing, voice, business, or legal, use this subreddit to post ads that help connect you with those who have the talent you need to make the next great game.MORE Facebook Followers 1.9MTwitter Followers 1.1M Since Apr 2011 View Recent Threads

7. GDevelop General » GDevelop Forum

Forum https://forum.gdevelop-app.com/c/gdevelop-gen.. + Follow
Ask questions to get help using GDevelop and about game development. The GDevelop General forum is a place to talk about the 'GDevelop general' category announcements, feedback, and other discussions about GDevelop.MORE Twitter Followers 7.6K View Recent Threads

8. Unity Forum » Game Design

Forum https://forum.unity.com/forums/game-design.71/ + Follow
Unity is the world's leading platform for creating and operating interactive, real-time 3D (RT3D) content. This section is a place for discussion about game design, find here a list of useful game-designing tools, and discuss the methods to plan, measure, and iterate on level design.MORE Facebook Followers 850.6KTwitter Followers 20.4K Since Oct 2014 View Recent Threads

9. Indie Game » Game Design

Forum http://forums.indiegamer.com/forums/game-desi.. + Follow
A place to discuss independent game development with like-minded developers, artists, and musicians. This section is a place to discuss topics related to game design concepts, including game concepts, aesthetics, gameplay mechanics, story/level progression, and difficulty.MORE Twitter Followers 4K Since Jun 2005 View Recent Threads

10. FreeGameDev

Forum https://forum.freegamedev.net/ + Follow
FreeGameDev is an open-source gaming & development discussion community. Introduce projects, get feedback, advertise to contributors, discuss and contribute to the online multi-player, and much more.MORE View Recent Threads

11. Lumberyard Community

Forum https://forums.awsgametech.com/ + Follow
Amazon Lumberyard Game Dev community is to grab knowledge, help, and connect with others in the community. Browse through technical guidance about Game Tech to learn more or showcase your expertise. Discuss issues and problems while editing, & character animation, share video tutorials & images, and more.MORE Facebook Followers 553.4K View Recent Threads