When I mean “specific,” I mean things like something dedicated to a certain genre, a certain video game, to gaming suggestions, to asking whether you should buy a certain game… anything that isn’t just one catch-all for any video gaming topic. So I’m not including the various !games@instance or !gaming@instance links.
EDIT: There seems to be an issue with kbin that is causing problems with my links and sending some people to the kbin.cafe search results for the community. Will probably make a new post and link to it here when the problem is solved, or copy/paste my source text on a different account.
I know about the following and will be adding to this list with links people comment with:
Game Design/Development
!destroy_my_game
!game_design
!gamedev (kbin.social)
!gamedev (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
!gamedev (lemmy.ml)
!gamedev (programming.dev)
!godot
!haxe
!inat (I Need A Team)
!pico8
!play_my_game
!roguelikedev
!unity
!unrealengine
!voxel_dev
Games
!2007scape (lemmy.ml)
!2007scape (lemmy.world)
!aceattorney
!anothereden
!arknights
!baldurs_gate_3
!battlebit
!battlebitremastered
!celeste
!crusaderkings
!cs
!cyberpunk2077
!darksouls
!dayz (kbin.social)
!dayz (lemmy.world)
!deadspace
!deus_ex
!undertale_deltarune (lemmy.world)
!deltarune (lemmy.fmhy.ml)
!destiny
!diablo
!doom
!dota2
!drg
!dwarffortress
!factorio
!fireemblem
!ffxiv
!genshin_impact
!genshin_impact_leaks
!geometrydash
!girlsfrontline
!guildwars2 (kbin.social)
!guildwars2 (lemmy.wtf)
!guiltygear
!hellletloose
!huntshowdown
!lastepoch
!leagueoflegends (kbin.social)
!league (lemmy.ml)
!leagueoflegends (lemmy.world)
!legendofzelda
!lemmings
!likeadragon
!lolesports
!lolfanart
!masseffect
!minecraft (kbin.social)
!minecraft (lemmy.ml)
!minecraft (lemmy.world)
!moddedminecraft
!mountandblade
!neverwinternights
!nomanssky
!osu
!outerwilds
!overwatch2
!pokemedia
!pokemon (kbin.social)
!pokemon (lemmy.ml)
!pokemongo
!rocket_league (lemmy.ca)
!rocketleague (lemmy.world)
!satisfactory
!thesinkingcity
!skyrim
!skyrimmods
!splatoon (kbin.social)
!splatoon (lemmy.world)
!starcitizen (citizensgaming.com)
!starcitizen (kbin.social)
!starcitizen (lemmy.ml)
!stardewvalley
!starfield
!startrekonline
!stauf_mansion
!templeofelementalevil
!tf2
!thesims
!titanfall
!totk
!touhou
!trackmania
!warframe
!witchfire
!wow
!xcom
!xenoblade
Genres
!arpg
!automation_games
!cozygames
!crpg
!fightinggames
!incremental_games
!interactive_fiction
!jrpgs (kbin.social)
!jrpg (lemmy.zip)
!lifesimulation
!otomegames
!strategygames
!visualnovels
Miscellaneous
!currentlyplaying
!freegames
!gamedeals
!gamingcirclejerk
!girlgames
!gog
!gyrogaming
!oldgames4oldgamers
!paradoxgames
!patientgamers (kbin.social)
!patientgamers (sh.itjust.works)
!photomode
!retrogaming (kbin.social)
!retrogaming (lemmy.world)
!steam
!truegaming
Platforms
!3ds
!amiga (kbin.social)
!amiga (lemmy.sdf.org)
!amiga (lemmy.world)
!amiga (sopuli.xyz)
!atari
!c64 (lemmy.world)
!c64 (sh.itjust.works)
!commodore64 (kbin.social)
!commodore64 (lemmy.world)
!commodore_64 (lemmy.ca)
!dosgaming
!fpgagaming
!iosgaming
!leagueoflinux
!linux_gaming (kbin.social)
!linux_gaming (linux.ml)
!linux_gaming (lemmy.world)
!nintendo
!nintendoswitch
!switch
!pcgaming
!plus4
!sbcgaming
!steamdeck (kbin.social)
!steamdeck (sopuli.xyz)
!xbox (kbin.social)
!xbox (lemmy.world)
!zxspectrum (kbin.social)
!zxspectrum (lemmy.world)
I don’t believe the links are formatted correctly.
It should be !communityname@home.instance
When I mean “specific,” I mean things like something dedicated to a certain genre, a certain video game, to gaming suggestions, to asking whether you should buy a certain game… anything that isn’t just one catch-all for any video gaming topic. So I’m not including the various
!games@instanceor!gaming@instancelinks.I know about the following and will be adding to this list with links people comment with:
Game Design/Development
!destroy_my_game@programming.dev
!game_design@programming.dev
!gamedev@kbin.social
!gamedev@lemmy.blahaj.zone
!gamedev@lemmy.ml
!gamedev@programming.dev
!godot@programming.dev
!haxe@programming.dev
!inat@programming.dev
!pico8@programming.dev
!play_my_game@programming.dev
!roguelikedev@programming.dev
!unity@programming.dev
!unrealengine@programming.dev
!voxel_dev@programming.devGames
!2007scape@lemmy.ml
!2007scape@lemmy.world
!anothereden@kbin.social
!arknights@kbin.social
!baldurs_gate_3@lemmy.world
!battlebit@lemmy.ca
!battlebitremastered@lemm.ee
!celeste@lemmy.ca
!crusaderkings@kbin.social
!cs@kbin.social
!cyberpunk2077@lemmy.world
!darksouls@lemmy.ml
!dayz@kbin.social
!dayz@lemmy.world
!undertale_deltarune@lemmy.world
!deltarune@lemmy.fmhy.ml
!destiny@lemmy.world
!diablo@lemmy.world
!doom@lemmy.ml
!dota2@lemmy.ml
!drg@lemmy.world
!DwarfFortress@kbin.social
!factorio@lemmy.ml
!fireemblem@lemm.ee
!ffxiv@possumpat.io
!genshin_impact@lemmy.world
!genshin_impact_leaks@lemmy.world
!geometrydash@lemmy.world
!girlsfrontline@lemmy.world
!guildwars2@kbin.social
!guildwars2@lemmy.wtf
!guiltygear@lemmy.world
!hellletloose@kbin.social
!leagueoflegends@kbin.social
!league@lemmy.ml
!leagueoflegends@lemmy.world
!legendofzelda@lemmy.world
!lemmings@lemmings.world
!lolesports@kbin.social
!lolfanart@fedia.io
!masseffect@lemmy.world
!Minecraft@kbin.social
!minecraft@lemmy.ml
!minecraft@lemmy.world
!mountandblade@lemmy.world
!neverwinternights@kbin.social
!nomanssky@lemmy.world
!osu@lemmy.ml
!pokemedia@lemmy.ml
!pokemon@kbin.social
!pokemon@lemmy.ml
!pokemongo@lemmy.world
!rocket_league@lemmy.ca
!rocketleague@lemmy.world
!satisfactory@lemmy.world
!skyrimmods@lemmy.world
!splatoon@kbin.social
!splatoon@lemmy.world
!starcitizen@citizensgaming.com
!starcitizen@kbin.social
!starcitizen@lemmy.ml
!starfield@kbin.social
!startrekonline@startrek.website
!templeofelementalevil@kbin.social
!tf2@lemmy.world
!thesims@lemmy.world
!titanfall@lemmy.world
!totk@lemmy.world
!touhou@lemmy.world
!trackmania@lemmy.world
!warframe@dormi.zone
!witchfire@kbin.social
!wow@kbin.social
!xcom@lemmy.world
!xenoblade@possumpat.ioGenres
!arpg@lemmy.ml
!automation_games@feddit.de
!cozygames@feddit.de
!incremental_games@lemmy.world
!interactive_fiction@lemmy.ml
!jrpgs@kbin.social
!jrpg@lemmy.zip
!lifesimulation@lemmy.world
!Otomegames@kbin.social
!visualnovels@lemmy.comfysnug.spaceMiscellaneous
!currentlyplaying@feddit.uk
!freegames@feddit.uk
!gamedeals@lemmy.ml
!gamingcirclejerk@lemmy.world
!GirlGames@kbin.social
!gog@lemmy.world
!gyrogaming@lemmy.world
!OldGames4OldGamers@kbin.social
!paradoxgames@lemmy.world
!patientgamers@kbin.social
!patientgamers@sh.itjust.works
!photomode@feddit.uk
!retrogaming@kbin.social
!retrogaming@lemmy.world
!steam@lemmy.ml
!truegaming@kbin.socialPlatforms
!3ds@lemmy.world
!amiga@kbin.social
!amiga@lemmy.sdf.org
!amiga@lemmy.world
!amiga@sopuli.xyz
!atari@lemmy.sdf.org
!c64@lemmy.world
!c64@sh.itjust.works
!commodore64@kbin.social
!commodore64@lemmy.world
!commodore_64@lemmy.ca
!dosgaming@retrolemmy.com
!fpgagaming@kbin.social
!iosgaming@lemmy.ml
!leagueoflinux@kbin.social
!linux_gaming@kbin.social
!linux_gaming@linux.ml
!linux_gaming@lemmy.world
!nintendo@lemmy.world
!NintendoSwitch@kbin.social
!switch@lemmy.world
!PCGaming@kbin.social
!plus4@retrolemmy.com
!sbcgaming@lemmy.ml
!steamdeck@kbin.social
!steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
!xbox@kbin.social
!xbox@lemmy.world
!zxspectrum@kbin.social
!zxspectrum@lemmy.worldThe hero we need.
Not saying this resentfully, honestly curious. What need does reposting my post as a comment with the instance names that I had in parentheses removed fulfill, what benefit is gained? I put the instance names there for communities that have the same name or close to it, and/or cover the same thing, so that you can tell the various same-name links apart. If it does something useful, I’ll be happy to repost this when no more links are submitted with the instance names taken off. Is this kind of like what some people used to do on Reddit, reposting the post as a comment because otherwise mobile users would be unable to copy/paste the content?
Because the links actually work to send me to those communities
For whatever reason, your post is just showing as
!communityrather than!community@instance.tld. When I click on your links it is taking me to a kbin search results page, while when I click on ram’s links it is taking me to the communities viewed via my instance.Edit: I’ll just add, I know it sounds like you tried to do it the right way and it didn’t work. But most people don’t even try and just copy/paste the URL as viewed from their instance so thank you for at least making an attempt!
If you look at the source between your post and the OP of this chain, you can see that they haven’t got any special link formatting, but the links will all work correctly for any lemmy user no matter their instance - not sure if kbin handles it correctly.
e.g.
[!destroy\_my\_game](https://programming.dev/c/destroy_my_game)vs!destroy_my_game@programming.devI suspect it’s just a convenience thing, since a number of your links point to kbin.cafe search results.
I can’t actually see the source of the OP of this chain on kbin.
I’m going to be honest, I have no idea why this is happening. I never thought I would be the idiot who would have to have other users reformat their unusable links and I’m upset that I am apparently that idiot and I’m incredibly frustrated by it. I thought
!communityName@instanceNameand@communityName@instanceNamewere supposed to work across the Fediverse so I didn’t have to resort to[text I want to display](URL)every time I wanted to share a community, I guess not. I cannot grasp why some of these are not working for people and are sending everyone to a kbin.cafe search link, even if they’re from Lemmy. Especially since when I used@communityName@instanceNameon a different post, I was told by a Lemmy user that!communityName@instanceNamewas instance-agnostic and would let you access the community through your own instance. Not through mine (kbin.cafe). And that I shouldn’t use@communityName@instanceNamebecause it would send everyone straight to that instance, where if it isn’t also your instance you’re probably not logged in so interacting would be inconvenient.I wanted to make a helpful resource, not something people have to spend time fixing because it doesn’t work and I’m very upset that 1) it had to be fixed for me and 2) I can’t understand how to fix it myself. Apparently
@communityName@instanceNameshould be equivalent to[text I want to display](URL)but given that listening to that Lemmy user didn’t work out for my current links I have no idea if swapping the!forwould actually work. Plus even if it did, interacting from your own instance would be inconvenient.Tbh it sounds more and more like it’s a kbin interaction problem rather than anything you’re doing…
Not sure if there’s any way for you to resolve it other than getting a Beehaw mod to update it for you.
I think you are right, considering there’s an issue on Codeberg directly referencing my post.
^ I started that one a while ago, with the idea being that the fighting game community loves its gameplay clips, so we shouldn’t fill up other instances with gameplay clips and cause storage problems for other servers.
I haven’t promoted it (or even posted much to it yet) because I only just barely got the file storage worked out last week, but it works now so I’ll starting trying to get it active. Plenty of space for gameplay clips and pictures of your arcade sticks, what with Mortal Kombat 1 coming out soon and Tekken 8 not long after that.
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Am I the only one where all the links show up as searches instead of links to the communities themselves?
Yea, the correct way to link a magazine would be:
@magazine@instance- for /kbin
!community@instance- for lemmyThis is rather frustrating for me. I was corrected on a different post when I used
@community@instanceand told to use!community@instance. Now I’m being told I got it wrong again. Not angry at you, just angry that I got it wrong twice.I was told to use
!community@instancebecause it would leave people able to browse and subscribe to the community through their own instance instead of being kicked to a different URL (e.g.!community@instancelets you browse and subscribe from @instance, while @magazine kicks you to the instance.com website), so that’s what I’m using here. I am currently under the impression that viewing from your own instance also means you won’t see any content unless someone on your instance has subscribed to that community before, as an intentional part of how the Fediverse works; while going to the instance.com website directly will show you everything. That’s probably why my links send kbin users to a search result: because on kbin, from the search result you can click and look at the instance or subscribe without ever leaving your own instance.When you say the correct way to link a magazine is
@community@instancefor kbin, do you mean I should do it that way for links that point to a kbin instance, or is that how I have to format links to any instance at all (whether lemmy or kbin or even something else like Mastodon) for it to work properly for kbin users? Or is this just about wishing that I sent you to the instance’s website with all the content instead of somewhere you can view through your own instance? If it’s the latter, I’m really not sure what the etiquette is for what I’m supposed to send you to: your own instance or the source instance, seeing as I am getting corrected about this here to use@community@instancefor you but was previously told to use!community@instance.Once people stop commenting with new communities I can comment the list with links formatted as
@community@instance.Since you’re posting to a lemmy instance (beehaw), you should probably use the lemmy style - i.e. !community@instance - I don’t think there’s any need to create an explicit link since I think most UIs will format it for you.
I did use the Lemmy style.
I was told to use
!community@instance… so that’s what I’m using hereThis is also what constantly pops up in Lemmy sidebars.
You are not logged in. However you can subscribe from another Fediverse account, for example Lemmy or Mastodon. To do this, paste the following into the search field of your instance:
!communityName@instanceNameUnless you mean that the Lemmy style is just
!community, you don’t type@instanceNameafter it. Did you mean that?I was under the impression the way I typed the links would work for everyone. I suppose I was taught incorrectly and I’m extremely frustrated by it. I don’t want to be the village idiot trying to help only to require everyone fix their mistakes for them but it seems that’s what I am right now.
I just want to say, I don’t think you’re the village idiot. The fediverse is honestly pretty confusing right now and I would have expected what you used to work too.
This list is so comprehensive, I’ve been looking at it for quite a while and found lots of communities I hadn’t seen before. Thanks for posting it!
ok this is really niche, but The 7th Guest series (with The 11th Hour, and The 13th Doll, of course the upcoming VR game, and maybe some other related games like Clandestiny and Tender Loving Care)
!stauf_mansion@lemmy.mods4ever.com
and the Deus Ex series !deus_ex@lemmy.ml
also some communities for my mods for games (like Deus Ex Randomizer) https://lemmy.mods4ever.com/communities
Added the games, skipped the communities that are specifically about your mods for games. That feels a lot more self-promotional.
Haha yeah you got me! You added the correct ones though, thanks
I’ve got a few more for you that I forgot earlier
Point and click adventure games !adventuregames@lemm.ee
Doom !doom@lemmy.sdf.org
RollerCoaster Tycoon !rct@lemmy.world
StarCraft !starcraft@lemmy.world
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I think the threadiverse is still to small to have individual game communities. I’d rather see people posting things about their games in a generic game community.
The ones for the bigger games (Baldur’s Gate 3, Starfield, probably Cyberpunk soon) have been active enough to make it work.
But they won’t be in a few months.
Possibly. And if so, that’s perfectly okay.
I think there’s a good use for the individual communities. If everyone posted stuff about their games in a generic game community I think it would turn a lot of people off. I wouldn’t want to see a constant influx of posts where I actually like only 1/8 of the games being talked about and don’t understand or like the other 7/8. The general gaming communities tend to stick to big gaming news or topics most gamers might have some input on. You probably don’t want a community that started out with conversations you can join in on to be overrun with my favorite niche game in a genre you hate with an artstyle you hate, but that also happens to have a super active Threadiverse community. I completely get what you’re saying, the Threadiverse is pretty small and a lot of specific magazines just don’t get content at a decent rate, but I appreciate that we have separate communities.
I didn’t see !huntshowdown@lemmy.world
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There’s also !outerwilds@lemmy.world
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