Reddit rules index · read 2026-09-26
Can you promote on r/GameDevelopment?
Self-promotion restricted Its rules restrict self-promotion. Posts that promote your own work are likely to be removed.
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/r/gamedevelopment is a community for serious discussion about anything related to game development.
What its rules say about promotion
No self-promotion
Promoting your game without providing any value to other game developers is not allowed. Post-mortems and educational posts are fine.
All 6 rules of r/GameDevelopment
- No self-promotion
Promoting your game without providing any value to other game developers is not allowed. Post-mortems and educational posts are fine. - No effortless questions
Questions that can create discussion or help other game devs are fine. Questions that can be answered by doing just a little bit of research aren't - No recruitment posts
No recruitment: Use r/gamedevclassifieds or r/INAT instead. - No memes
No memes: Use r/justgamedevthings instead - Be respectful
Be respectful and civil. No hostility, racism, bigotry, etc... - No AI-written posts/comments
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