It's fun to discuss the latest gaming news with others or share your thoughts on a game you're playing. However, if your friends aren't gamers, it can be hard to have decent discussions. That's where gaming forums come in.

Gaming forums bring together people across the globe who want to talk about video games. Some of them encompass all games, while others focus on a specific genre or company.

In this article, we round up the biggest gaming forums where you can talk about video games to your heart's content.

1. Steam Discussions

Steam forums

Steam is the largest digital distribution platform for PC games. Steam also has a forum, where you can discuss specific Steam features (like SteamVR or Trading Cards) or just chat generally about games.

Every game sold on Steam has its own forum, so you don't have to worry about your post getting lost in the sea. You can easily chat to others who are playing the same games as you.

2. GameFAQs

GameFAQs forum

GameFAQs began in 1995, making it one of the oldest gaming-related sites on the web. It started as a repository of user-written walkthroughs and FAQs for all kinds of games, but eventually expanded to include other aspects like reviews and a forum.

GameFAQs dedicates a separate message board to every single video game in its database. Alternatively, you can visit the main boards if you want to discuss topics that aren't specific to a single game (like a console or genre).

3. IGN Boards

IGN Boards

IGN publishes news, previews, and reviews on all the latest and greatest games, alongside a bit of comic and movie news too. It also has a wiki where people can share walkthroughs and guides.

IGN's forum spans all kinds of topics beyond video games, including anime, sports, and current events. But gaming is its heart and soul, and there's no shortage of discussions to take part in here.

4. GameSpot Boards

GameSpot Boards

GameSpot is one of the premier resources for top-notch gaming news and reviews. The site has been around since 1996, which means there are lots of old posts on its forum.

It remains an active spot for gamers to chat, especially in the System Wars section for fans of a specific platform to battle it out among one another.

5. r/gaming

/r/gaming

Reddit is one of the largest communities on the internet, gaming aside. Since r/gaming is one of the default subreddits, it has millions of members. It's quite shallow, with most upvoted posts consisting of memes and fluff. But as a way to kill time and have a few laughs, nothing beats it.

If you're looking for more serious and thoughtful discussions, consider a different gaming subreddit instead such as r/truegaming or r/games.

6. NeoGAF

NeoGAF

NeoGAF launched way back in 1999 as the message boards for Gaming-Age, a website for gaming news and reviews. Over the years, the forum went through various iterations and has since separated from Gaming-Age.

NeoGAF suffered controversy in 2007 due to its owner's behavior and lost many members and moderators as a result. Nonetheless, it remains a very popular gaming forum.

7. ResetEra

ResetEra

ResetEra is a forum founded by former NeoGAF users, following the controversy surrounding NeoGAF's owner. It has a tough registration screening policy to try to prevent trolls from signing up.

The forum is very active—it's definitely one of the most popular gaming forums, based on the regularity of posts. However, it does have a reputation for overzealously banning people.

8. Giant Bomb

Giant Bomb

Giant Bomb was founded in 2008 by Jeff Gerstmann and friends after he was fired from GameSpot. The site has come a long way since then and is well-known for its fun and relaxed videos.

The Giant Bomb forums are a great place to chat at a chilled pace. Also, because the site has a wiki alongside its editorial content, there are separate discussion areas not only for games, but also for things like characters and concepts.

9. Nintendo Life

Nintendo Life

As you might expect, Nintendo Life is dedicated to the company behind such beloved franchises as Mario and Zelda. It also has a forum for Nintendo fans to mingle in.

You will find places to discuss all current Nintendo releases, along with consoles from the past. There's even a section for discussing—whisper it—games not made by Nintendo.

10. MMORPG.com

MMORPG.com

MMORPGs exploded in popularity thanks to World of Warcraft and became one of the largest video game genres. Today, there are so many great MMORPGs you can play, and what's funny is that sometimes it's more fun to talk about them than actually play them.

While you could have these discussions on any gaming forum, you'd be better off with a community that's dedicated to the genre. That's where MMORPG.com comes in, which is home to the largest MMORPG community on the web.

11. Minecraft Forum

Minecraft Forum

Minecraft is one of the best-selling video games of all time, which is amazing considering its humble origins. The game still boasts many players, with people discovering and building new things all the time.

As such, it's no surprise that Minecraft Forum is one of the largest gaming communities, period, not just compared to those dedicated to a single game. If you love Minecraft, this is the place for you.

12. Overclockers

overclockers forum

While Overclockers is primarily a UK computer retailer, it also has an active and friendly forum, with hundreds of members online at any one time.

This is the place to go if you enjoy not only talking about games, but also computer hardware. If you like kitting out your PC with the latest gear so it can run your games in the highest resolution possible, with the most frames, then Overclockers is full of your kind of people.

13. VGR

vgr

The VGR forum has only been around since 2018, which is a spring chicken when compared to some of the forums listed here, but it's already built a sizeable following of gaming enthusiastic who gather and discuss all aspects of gaming.

News, deals, esports, and more are all fair game on VGR, regardless of which platforms you use. If you're looking for a popular, but not unbearably busy, gaming forum, give VGR a try.

Chat With Gamers on Discord Too

These are some of the biggest gaming forums for you to join and get chatting with like-minded people. Hopefully you'll get to engage in some interesting discussions.

Forums aren't the only place where you can chat with fellow gamers. You can also use applications like Discord, which lets you communicate with others through text, voice, and video.