Game name generator

Title ideas for indie games, game jam projects and studio releases. Describe your genre, setting and hook, and get names that look good on a store page and are easy to find in search.

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Game titles that work on a store page

A game title has to do a lot in very little space. It sits on a small store thumbnail, gets typed into the Steam search bar, shows up in trailers and press emails, and becomes your hashtag. Most game titles follow a few patterns: a single invented or uncommon word, a place name with a hook, a short phrase that hints at the core mechanic, a main title with a subtitle, or a playful compound word. This generator is built around those patterns.

Tell it about your game: a cozy farming sim on a windy island, a roguelike where you dig deeper with every run, a narrow-hallway horror game set in a motel, a puzzle game about folding paper. The AI turns that description into titles that fit the tone and genre. Looking for a name for yourself rather than your game? Gamer tags and player handles live on our gamertag generator. Once you have a shortlist of titles, run the checks below before you build a store page.

  • Every genre

    RPGs, roguelikes, horror, cozy sims, puzzle games, platformers and sci-fi. Mention the genre and setting in your description and the titles follow it.

  • Matched to your tone

    A cozy game and a horror game should not sound alike. Describe the mood you want players to feel, and the names shift to match: soft and warm for cozy, short and uneasy for horror.

  • Built to be found

    Common words get buried in store search results. The generator leans toward distinctive titles you have a better chance of owning on storefronts, domains and social handles.

5 tips for naming your game

  1. Search the stores before you commit

    Type the exact title into Steam, itch.io, the App Store, Google Play and console storefronts. If a released or announced game already uses it, players and press will mix the two up. Pick something clearly different rather than adding one letter.

  2. Check the domain and handles too

    Look for a matching domain and social handles on the platforms you plan to use for updates. If the plain title is taken, adding "game" to the handle is a common and clean fix. A title that needs numbers and underscores to fit anywhere will be hard for players to find.

  3. Make sure it can be searched

    A single everyday word like a color or an animal returns thousands of unrelated results. An uncommon word, an invented word or a two-word combination gives your game a real chance of appearing at the top when someone searches for it.

  4. Let the title hint at the game

    Players often see only the title and a small capsule image before deciding to click. A word that suggests the genre, setting or mood does part of the pitch for you. A farm name that sounds like a horror game will attract the wrong players.

  5. Test it at thumbnail size

    Store capsules and app icons are small. Write the title in a bold font at a small size and see if it still reads. Short titles and simple words hold up better than long phrases with subtitles crammed underneath.

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Frequently asked questions

Start with what makes your game different: the setting, the main mechanic, the mood or a character's goal. Write down words connected to each, then combine them, shorten them or invent a word from parts of them. Test your favorites by searching them on game stores and saying them out loud to someone who has not played the game. You can also describe your game in the generator and get titles built from the same patterns.

Search the exact title on Steam, itch.io, the App Store, Google Play and the console stores you plan to release on. Then do a web search of the title plus the word game, and check for a matching domain and social handles. If another active game uses the same or a very similar title, choose something clearly different to avoid confusing players and press.

In the US, game developers can apply to register a trademark with the USPTO, commonly in classes covering downloadable game software and online game services. Search the USPTO trademark database first to see whether someone already holds a similar mark for similar goods. You do not need a registration to release a game under a title, but rules vary by country, so for anything serious talk to a trademark attorney.

No, this page is for naming games: indie projects, game jam entries and studio titles. If you need a handle for Xbox, PlayStation, Steam or Discord, use our gamertag generator, which is built for short player names instead of game titles.

A subtitle can explain the genre or setting when the main title is a single unusual word, and it is common for sequels. The downside is length: store thumbnails have little room, and players tend to shorten long titles anyway. If you use one, make sure the main title still stands on its own and is the part people will search for.

Yes, and many games change their working title before launch. Changing early is easy. Changing after you have a store page, wishlists, press coverage or a community means updating everything and risking that some players lose track of the game. Settle on a final title before you start public marketing, and use a placeholder working title until then.

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