Can you self-promote on r/ImmersiveSim?

Allowed, with limits. Its rules allow sharing your own work, with conditions they spell out. Read 2026-10-12 from the community's own rules.

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Can you promote on r/ImmersiveSim?

Allowed, with limits Its rules allow sharing your own work, with conditions they spell out.

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A community to discuss games that adhere (at least partially) to the "Immersive Sim" philosophy pioneered by Looking Glass Studios with Ultima Underworld and System Shock.

What its rules say about promotion

Post Relevant Content
All posts must be relevant to the immersive sim game genre / design philosophy / marketing term or games that are related to it. Please avoid posting low effort content.

Self-Promotion Guidelines - Developers
We welcome developers to show your hard work, but please post relevant, quality content at a reasonable frequency to avoid spamming the community. We strictly prohibit posts with low effort, overly promotional material, or an explicit marketing focus. Posts of exceptional quality will be featured in the community highlights and will be tagged with the imsim developer flair.

Self-Promotion Guidelines - Creators
We welcome YouTube reviews, design essays, and creative gameplay videos, but please avoid posting old videos from your channel, and understand reviews on popular older games such as Dishonored rarely get much traffic. All types of direct promotion links are strictly forbidden. Walkthroughs and streaming footage are not allowed.

All 5 rules of r/ImmersiveSim

Follow Reddiquette
All posts and comments must adhere to the rules of [Reddiquette](https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/205926439-Reddiquette). Any form of personal attacks, harassment, or hate speech will not be tolerated.
Post Relevant Content
All posts must be relevant to the immersive sim game genre / design philosophy / marketing term or games that are related to it. Please avoid posting low effort content.
Search Before Asking Questions
Questions such as "Is game X an immersive sim?" or "What is the definition of an immersive sim?" have been asked countless times. Please conduct research before posting similar questions. Also do not post hypothetical questions such as "What about a [famous IP name] immersive sim?" without a constructive analysis from yourself first.
Self-Promotion Guidelines - Developers
We welcome developers to show your hard work, but please post relevant, quality content at a reasonable frequency to avoid spamming the community. We strictly prohibit posts with low effort, overly promotional material, or an explicit marketing focus. Posts of exceptional quality will be featured in the community highlights and will be tagged with the imsim developer flair.
Self-Promotion Guidelines - Creators
We welcome YouTube reviews, design essays, and creative gameplay videos, but please avoid posting old videos from your channel, and understand reviews on popular older games such as Dishonored rarely get much traffic. All types of direct promotion links are strictly forbidden. Walkthroughs and streaming footage are not allowed.

What the written rules don't show

Unpublished minimums. Many communities remove posts from new or low-karma accounts through AutoModerator settings that are not on the rules page, often before a moderator sees them.
Reddit's own filters. Reddit's site-wide spam filters can remove posts from accounts that mostly share links to their own site, in any community.
The community's norms. Many communities see themselves as peers, not an audience: post where you already take part, and make the post worth reading without the link.

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