About r/DestinyTheGame
In its own words:
Welcome to Destiny Reddit! This sub is for discussing Bungie's Destiny 2 and its predecessor, Destiny. Please read the sidebar rules and be sure to search for your question before posting.
Community guide
r/DestinyTheGame (#308, about 3.4 million) discusses Bungie’s Destiny 2 (and Destiny). Rules cover uncivil behavior/witchhunts, unsuitable/misplaced/marginal content, spam/self-promo/livestreams, ads/transactions/unapproved charity/giveaways, and platform elitism; search before posting. Text (~34.9 ppd).
Destiny gameplay talk
D2/Destiny discussion; keep witchhunts and platform elitism out.
Placement and promo gates
Misplaced/marginal content is removed; no unapproved giveaways or referral-style spam.
Practical pointers
Text-heavy samples; Question/Discussion/Guide flairs.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Dec 6, 2012, which makes it 13 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 564 subscribers (+0.02%). It sits just behind r/TrueCrime (#307) and ahead of r/yoga (#309) in our ranking.
What sets r/DestinyTheGame apart
r/DestinyTheGame is far more text-driven than most big subreddits: 100% of its recent posts are text posts, against a median of 34% across the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (16:00 UTC) sees about 10.0× as many posts as the quietest (01:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/DestinyTheGame climbed from 3,375,803 to 3,381,261 subscribers (+5.5K, +0.16%). That is about 124 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/DestinyTheGame talks about
We read the titles of 229 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “destiny”, “daily”, “bungie”, “community” and “weapons”. Other frequent themes are armor, game, reset, raid, player and questions. Recurring phrases include “daily reset”, “daily community”, “returning player” and “josh deane”. By format, 100% are text posts.
Popular post flairs: Question (97), Discussion (85), Megathread (17), Misc (16), Guide (6), Media (5).
Activity and best time to post
r/DestinyTheGame gets about 35 new posts a day. The public archive holds 2,302,790 posts and 42,158,251 comments in total, about 18.3 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Thursday (57 posts) and the quietest was Monday (19). Posting peaks around 16:00 UTC and is lowest around 01:00 UTC.
Rules of r/DestinyTheGame
The moderators of r/DestinyTheGame list 7 rules. In short:
- Rule 1 - Uncivil Behavior, Witchhunting, etc.
- Rule 2 - Unsuitable Content
- Rule 3 - Misplaced Content
- Rule 4 - Marginal Content
- Rule 5 - Spam, Self Promotion, and Livestreams
- Rule 6 - No Advertisement, Transaction, unapproved Charity or unapproved Giveaway Posts
- Rule 7 - No Platform Elitism
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many members does r/DestinyTheGame have?
r/DestinyTheGame has 3,381,261 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #308 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 5,458 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/DestinyTheGame created?
r/DestinyTheGame was created on Dec 6, 2012, so it has been around for 13 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Feb 7, 2013.
Is r/DestinyTheGame still active?
Yes. r/DestinyTheGame gets about 35 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 2,302,790 posts and 42,158,251 comments. In a sample of 229 recent posts we counted 189 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/DestinyTheGame?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Thursday and the quietest Monday, and most posts arrive around 16:00 UTC, with the fewest around 01:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/DestinyTheGame?
The community describes itself as: “Welcome to Destiny Reddit! This sub is for discussing Bungie's Destiny 2 and its predecessor, Destiny. Please read the sidebar rules and be sure to search for your question before posting.” Recent post titles often mention destiny, daily, bungie, community and weapons. Most posts are text posts (100%).
Is r/DestinyTheGame SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/DestinyTheGame as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/DestinyTheGame?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/DestinyTheGame accepts text posts only. It has 7 posted rules, starting with: “Rule 1 - Uncivil Behavior, Witchhunting, etc.”; “Rule 2 - Unsuitable Content”; “Rule 3 - Misplaced Content”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/DestinyTheGame?
Communities with similar topics include r/chemistry (3.9M), r/psychology (4.9M), r/boardgames (5.5M), r/AnimalCrossing (2.9M) and r/gameofthrones (4M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/DestinyTheGame.