Where do my users hang out? / Games & game makers
Where do indie game developers hang out online?
A solo dev has been stuck on the same jump for nine days. It feels wrong and he cannot say why. Game dev rooms reward work in progress. Post a GIF, ask one specific design question, and you will have testers by morning.
That scene is a composite, not a real person. The rooms below are real, picked by hand, and nobody paid to be on this list.
The rooms where indie game developers already talk
- r/gamedev: Devs helping devs.
- r/IndieGaming: Players of indie titles.
- r/playmygame: Built for asking strangers to play your game; lead with a 10-second clip.
- r/playtesters: Players who sign up to test; say the platform and how long a session takes.
- r/Unity3D: If you plug into Unity.
- Godot Forum: Official Godot Discourse; post a GIF and one design question.
- itch.io Community: Indie game makers and players.
- Unity Discussions: Unity engine forums.
- Game Development Stack Exchange: Technical gamedev Q&A.
Rules change. Read each sidebar before you post, and check whether self-promotion is allowed at all.
How to post there without getting removed
Post a GIF of the jam. Ask one specific design question.
- Write a post that is useful even if nobody clicks your link.
- Say plainly that you are the maker. People forgive a builder; they do not forgive a disguise.
- Stay for an hour and answer every reply. The comments are where the first users come from.
- Post in one room, learn, then adapt the words for the next. The same text pasted into three rooms reads as spam in all three.
Your next two moves
Run the finder on your own app →
The finder matches your one-line description against every niche map, then gives you a checklist, a share link and a fill-in-the-blanks first post written for r/gamedev.
Then find indie game developers on X: seven saved searches that catch people describing the problem right now, built for the word gamedev. Change it to your own.
Builder rooms, for feedback rather than customers
- r/SideProject: Best default builder room for "I made this."
- r/indiehackers: Solo founders; revenue and lessons beat polish.
- r/alphaandbetausers: Ask for specific testers and say what they get.
- r/roastmystartup: Cheap, blunt landing-page critique.
Builders give great critique and rarely pay. Use these for testers, then go back to the rooms above. More in Best subreddits to launch a SaaS.
FAQ
Where can I find indie game developers as early users?
Start with r/gamedev, r/IndieGaming, r/playmygame, r/playtesters, r/Unity3D, Godot Forum, itch.io Community, Unity Discussions, Game Development Stack Exchange. These are rooms where indie game developers already discuss the problems they want solved. Read each sidebar before posting; rules change.
How do I post to indie game developers without getting removed?
Post a GIF of the jam. Ask one specific design question. Say you are the maker, make the post useful without the click, and stay to answer every reply.
Is this list paid or sponsored?
No. Get100Users picked these rooms by hand for its free finder. Nobody paid to be listed.
Other niche maps
Freelancers & solo operators · Shopify & ecommerce sellers · Teachers & education · Self-hosted & open source · Developers & tooling · Designers & creatives · Writers, content & SEO · Marketers & agencies · Sales & CRM · Productivity & notes · AI tools & assistants · No-code & builders · Personal finance & money · Health & fitness · Parents & families · Real estate & landlords · Legal & compliance · HR & recruiting · Music & audio · Pet owners · Remote & distributed teams · Privacy & security
Want the rooms researched for your exact product?
Ten builders get a free launch plan by hand: the rooms, the words for each one, and the timing. Send my story →