StartPlaying.Games
https://startplaying.gamesBuilding Communities Through Play
✨ Hello! ✨ - StartPlaying.Games is the largest marketplace for finding game masters to host digital tabletop games like D&D. Today, more than 40 million people play D&D around the world and sales have grown by double-digit percentages for the last five consecutive years. But still finding people to host and play these games with is challenging. Most solutions involve digging through discord servers, reddit, and specialty forums. We built StartPlaying.Games to solve this problem.
Total Open and Closed Positions
Total open positions, and positions newly closed since the previous update
Department Headcount Over Time
Open positions per department · top 6 at any point in the window
Newly Opened and Closed Positions
Position Churn Rate
Positions closed within 14 days of opening · a high rate suggests posting instability — duplicates, pulled listings, or roles filled through internal or off-market channels
Time-to-Fill Distribution
Days from open to close · closed positions only
Salary Trend Over Time
Monthly median base salary · USD · annualized · p25/p75 dashed
Salary Range by Department
Employment Type
Technical vs. Non-technical
Open positions · by department
Top Roles by Department
Seniority Mix
Derived from job title keywords
Equity Range by Department
Top Skills
Top Tech Stacks
Skills Trend
Change in share of postings · recent 3 months vs. prior 3 months
Tech Stack Evolution
Positions opened per month · top 5 technologies