r/patientgamers

115K archived posts · Nov 2011 – Sep 2026

For gamers behind the times

r/patientgamers

A gaming sub free from the news, hype and drama that surround current releases, catering instead to gamers who wait at least 12 months after release to play a game. Whether it's price, waiting for bugs/issues to be patched, DLC to be released, don't meet the system requirements, or just haven't had the time to keep up with the latest releases.

Created Nov 11, 2011

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###Welcome to r/patientgamers!

A gaming sub free from the hype and over saturation of current releases, catering to gamers who wait at least 12 months after release to play a game.

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#Posting Rules

Please click here to see our current rules.

###Spoilers

New, mobile-friendly spoilers can be posted using the following formatting:

>!X kills Y!<

which looks like:

>!X kills Y!<

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