How to Block Gaming Drama on Reddit (2026 Guide)

To block gaming drama on Reddit in 2026, install Ultimate Reddit Filter, paste the gaming-drama keyword preset below, and optionally block the most drama-heavy gaming subreddits. This filters controversy posts, review bombs, microtransaction debates, and developer crunch stories while keeping game announcements, recommendations, and community posts intact.

Last verified: May 25, 2026 · Reading time: 4 min · Difficulty: Easy

TL;DR

• Gaming drama follows a consistent vocabulary — the keyword preset below catches most of it.
• Best tool: Ultimate Reddit Filter (free, Chrome + Firefox).
• Unlike politics blocking, you can filter drama while keeping gaming content you actually want.
• The subreddit block list is short — most drama flows through r/gaming and r/pcgaming.

Why gaming drama is filterable by keyword

Political content is hard to filter without over-blocking because political terms appear in legitimate news. Gaming drama is different — words like “review bomb,” “crunch,” “loot box,” “pay to win,” and “boycott” appear almost exclusively in drama contexts. The keyword list is shorter and cleaner than a politics or crypto filter.

The setup

1. Install Ultimate Reddit Filter

Free, Chrome + Firefox. Chrome Web Store · Firefox Add-ons.

2. Paste the gaming-drama keyword preset

Extension icon → Keywords tab:

drama
controversy
boycott
crunch
layoffs
studio closes
studio closed
devs quit
developer leaves
harassment
toxic community
review bomb
review bombed
microtransaction
microtransactions
loot box
loot boxes
battle pass
pay to win
p2w
day one dlc
always online
always-online
drm
season pass
early access scam
broken launch
broken at launch
dead game
fell off
sold out
sold the company
mandatory crunch
sexual harassment
misconduct
studio drama

3. Optional — block the drama-heavy subreddits

Subreddits tab (use selectively — these subs also contain non-drama content):

r/GamingLeaksAndRumours
r/Games

Don’t block r/gaming or r/pcgaming unless you want to stop gaming content entirely — these are the main general gaming communities and have significant non-drama posts.

4. Tune by platform or genre

If specific platform drama is what you’re avoiding, add platform-specific keywords:

Console war keywords:

console war
xbox dead
playstation losing
nintendo too expensive

Mobile gaming drama:

gacha
pay to win mobile
mobile cash grab
predatory monetization

5. Enable comment filtering (optional)

Settings → Filter comments too. Drama discussions spread into comment threads of unrelated gaming posts. If you want to avoid drama debates entirely, enable this. If you want to keep game-specific comment sections, leave it off — it’s more aggressive here than for politics.

6. Reload and verify

Browse r/all. Note any gaming drama posts that got through and add their specific terminology.

Keeping what you want

The goal here is selective filtering — drama out, everything else in. Test that these still work after applying the preset:

• Game announcement posts (these have no drama keywords)
• “What game should I play next?” threads
• Screenshot and fan-art posts
• Tech discussion posts (“Which GPU for this game?”)

If any of these are being filtered, a term in the keyword list is too broad — remove it or make it more specific.

Going nuclear

If you want to step away from gaming controversy coverage entirely, News Feed Eradicator removes the Reddit homepage feed entirely. Combined with only browsing game-specific subreddits directly, this creates a nearly drama-free gaming Reddit experience.

What this won’t do

• Won’t filter drama inside game-specific subreddits you visit directly (r/Destiny2, r/RocketLeague, etc.) — you’d need to add those subreddits to the Subreddits tab or rely on the keyword filter there.
• Won’t work on the Reddit mobile app. Use Kiwi or Yandex (Android) or Orion (iOS) for mobile coverage.
• Won’t filter gaming drama on gaming-adjacent news sites linked from Reddit — the filter operates on the Reddit post title, not on the linked article content.

If it’s not working

• Specific drama story still appearing? Note the title pattern and add its specific keywords (Concord shutdown, Helldivers controversy, etc.).
• Game recommendation posts being filtered? The keyword drama may be over-matching in some contexts — remove it and rely on the more specific terms instead.
• Gaming subreddit still drama-heavy? Add it to the Subreddits tab directly.

Related guides

• Reddit keyword blacklist: complete guide — the master preset reference.
• How to filter Reddit: complete 2026 guide — full filtering approach.
• Best Reddit keyword filter extensions 2026 — full tool comparison.
• How to block crypto posts on Reddit — if you’re filtering both gaming drama and crypto.

What to do next

Install Ultimate Reddit Filter, paste the preset, reload Reddit. Under two minutes.

Join the waitlist — the FeedCutter extension includes a gaming-drama filter preset that auto-updates as new drama terms enter circulation.