About r/pcgaming
In its own words:
Reddit's #1 source for PC gaming news and discussion.
The community was created on Mar 13, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 3,189 subscribers (+0.08%). Among the 15 communities on our gaming list it is number 3 by size. Among the 7 communities on our PC gaming list it is number 3 by size.
What sets r/pcgaming apart
Compared with other large communities, r/pcgaming leans heavily on text posts (45% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 17%). For its size it is unusually busy: about 23.0 new posts a day per million members, more than 92% of the Top 100. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 0.36% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 90% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (13:00 UTC) sees about 3.8× as many posts as the quietest (06:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/pcgaming went up from 4,013,961 to 4,028,393 subscribers (+14.4K, +0.36%). That is about 361 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/pcgaming talks about
Looking at the titles of 609 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “game”, “games”, “steam”, “gaming” and “trailer”. Other frequent themes are play, help, looking, launch, bioware and mouse. Recurring phrases include “launch trailer”, “mass effect”, “final fantasy” and “epic games”. By format, 45% are text posts, 22% are images and 20% are links.
Popular post flairs: Video (38), [REMOVED][R8: Off-topic] (7), [REMOVED][R3: Low Effort] (5), [Removed][R2: Unverified Dev] (4), [REMOVED][R1: Self promotion spam] (4), [REMOVED][R5: No hardware Q's] (2).
Activity and best time to post
r/pcgaming gets about 93 new posts a day. The public archive holds 587,250 posts and 14,133,575 comments in total, about 24.1 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Friday (104 posts) and the quietest was Sunday (72). Posting peaks around 13:00 UTC and is lowest around 06:00 UTC.
Rules of r/pcgaming
The moderators of r/pcgaming list 13 rules. In short:
- Rule #0: Be civil
- Rule #1: No spam, porn, or facilitating piracy
- Rule #2: No Advertisements
- Rule #3: No memes, PCMR language, and low-effort posts/comments
- Rule #4: No tech support or game help questions
- Rule #5: No questions about buying/building computers, hardware, peripherals, furniture, etc
- Rule #6: No game suggestions, friend requests, surveys, or begging
- Rule #7: No Let's Plays, streams, highlight reels/montages, random videos or shorts
- Rule #8: No off-topic posts/comments
- Rule #9a: Use the original source
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/pcgaming 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 big is r/pcgaming?
r/pcgaming has 4,028,393 subscribers, which makes it the #235 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 14,432 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.
When was r/pcgaming created?
r/pcgaming was created on Mar 13, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Mar 19, 2008.
Is r/pcgaming still active?
Yes. r/pcgaming gets about 93 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 587,250 posts and 14,133,575 comments. In a sample of 609 recent posts we counted 491 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/pcgaming?
Based on post counts from Oct 22, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026, the busiest day was Friday and the quietest Sunday, and most posts arrive around 13:00 UTC, with the fewest around 06:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/pcgaming?
The community describes itself as: “Reddit's #1 source for PC gaming news and discussion.” Recent post titles often mention game, games, steam, gaming and trailer. Most posts are text posts (45%).
Is r/pcgaming SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/pcgaming as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/pcgaming?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/pcgaming accepts both text and link posts, with images enabled. It has 13 posted rules, starting with: “Rule #0: Be civil”; “Rule #1: No spam, porn, or facilitating piracy”; “Rule #2: No Advertisements”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/pcgaming?
Communities with similar topics include r/gaming (47.4M), r/pcmasterrace (16.4M), r/nintendo (2.4M), r/Games (3.6M) and r/PS5 (8.2M).
Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 30, 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/pcgaming.