Gamertag generator

Generate 20 handles in seconds from a few words about how you play. For Xbox, PSN, Steam and Switch.

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80+ gamertag ideas by genre and vibe

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Gamertag rules on each platform

Your gamertag is the name in every lobby, kill feed and friends list, and often on your stream and your clan bracket too. Xbox, PlayStation, Steam and Switch each have their own rules, so a name that works on one can fail on the next. Each platform checks whether a name is taken when you claim it; this page gives you names worth trying.

All four turn down slurs, sexual words and names that pose as staff, and can make you change a reported name. Run an edgy idea past the platform's code of conduct before you build on it.

  • Xbox

    Up to 12 characters, spaces included, and it can't start with a number. If someone has your name, Xbox adds a number after it, like Phantom#1234.

    GraniteFoxRises: Not allowed

  • PlayStation

    3 to 16 characters: letters, numbers, hyphens and underscores, starting with a letter. No spaces.

    Granite Fox: Not allowed

  • Steam

    Your profile name can be up to 32 characters, changes any time and doesn't have to be unique. The account name you sign in with never changes, and only you see it.

    The Granite Fox of the Northern Hills: Not allowed

  • Nintendo Switch

    Your user nickname is 10 characters at most, the tightest limit of the four.

    GraniteFoxes: Not allowed

  • Changes

    Xbox and PlayStation give you one free change, then charge for each one after. A Steam profile name or a Switch nickname changes free, any time.

  • One name everywhere

    Keep it to 10 characters, letters and numbers only, starting with a letter. A name like that fits all four.

    Tinder Moth: Not allowed

Four briefs and the gamertags they got

Real briefs from the generator, shortened, with one of the names it wrote.

  1. 82

    Keeps the aura they asked for and adds a reaper, the one figure an opponent doesn't want to meet. Ten characters, so it fits every platform here.

    From your words · Fits your idea

    Asked forI want pure aura, and to scare the other team (in German)
  2. 75

    A nod to Sabaton's tank anthems under a freedom banner. At 13 characters it fits PlayStation and Steam, but it runs one past Xbox's 12, so trim it before you claim it there.

    From your words · Fits your idea

    Asked forXbox gamertags that mix American patriotism with the band Sabaton
  3. 67

    A demo is a takedown in Rocket League and demolition is a mode in Call of Duty, so one name covers both games.

    Two words

    Asked forFor Rocket League and Call of Duty (in German)
  4. 61

    HTTP error 418 means I'm a teapot, so the number turns into a joke for people who know it instead of filler.

    Real word

    Asked forA tag built around the number 418

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6 tips for choosing a gamertag

A gamertag goes into lobbies, voice chat and brackets, often for years. These tips follow the platforms' own rules.

  1. Build for the tightest platform

    A name that fits Switch's 10 characters fits Xbox, PlayStation and Steam too. A 16-character PSN name can never follow you to Xbox.

    Instead ofShadowHarvester
    Try

  2. Say it out loud first

    If a teammate has to ask how you spell it in every lobby, the name is in the way. Read it out loud, then have someone else read it.

    Instead ofXx_Sw1ft_xX
    Try

  3. Turn down the number tag

    When Xbox offers your name with a number after it, the number shows on your profile and in match history. A different word gets you a clean name instead.

    Instead ofPhantom#9182
    Try

  4. Keep it a pseudonym

    Strangers read your gamertag in every lobby. Leave out your surname, your school and your birth year.

    Instead ofJakeMiller09
    Try

  5. Name how you play, not the game

    A tag built on this year's game or meta dates the day your group moves on. A tag about your style lasts through the next releases.

    Instead ofFortn1teGod
    Try

  6. Plain letters only

    Swapping a for α or adding invisible characters looks sharp in a lobby, but friends can't type it into search, and PlayStation won't take it at all.

    Instead ofPhαntom
    Try

Gamertag questions

Xbox: up to 12 characters, spaces included, and it can't start with a number. PlayStation: 3 to 16 characters, letters, numbers, hyphens and underscores, starting with a letter. Steam profile name: up to 32. Switch nickname: up to 10. If you play on several, build for the shortest one you use.

Most random generators glue a word to a number. Here you describe how you play, such as stealthy FPS sniper or cozy farming streamer, and get names that carry that idea. Each name is scored, so the strongest come first.

Not from this page. Each platform checks when you claim a name: Xbox at sign-up or when you change your gamertag, PlayStation as you create your online ID, and Steam for account names and custom URLs. Keep two or three backups ready, because the obvious names went years ago.

Names tied to one game, a meme or this year's slang age worst. CovidGamer2020 and AmongUsKing already look dated. Names that last are short, made up, or tied to something you will still like in five years.

Don't add underscores and numbers: Phantom_69 and xPhantomx both look like leftovers. Try another vowel (Phantum), a second word (PhantomVOD) or a synonym (Specter). On Xbox you can take the number tag, but it shows on your profile, so treat it as the last option.

Once on Xbox and once on PlayStation, then each change costs a fee. PlayStation charges less with PlayStation Plus. A Steam profile name changes free as often as you like, but the account name never changes. A Switch nickname changes free, any time.

Treat it as a pseudonym from day one. Don't reuse a handle tied to your real name, your work or an account with your address. Skip your birth year, initials and hometown, and check the privacy settings on Xbox, PSN and Steam. If you stream, watch what shows in the background: Discord names, browser tabs and notifications give away more than the gamertag does.

Xbox allows up to 12, PlayStation 3 to 16, and a Steam profile name up to 32. Build for 12 and the same name works on all three.

Once. Xbox and PlayStation each give you one free change and charge for every change after it. Steam profile names are free to change as often as you like. Treat your free change as the one that counts.

Only the platform can tell you. Xbox checks at sign-up and offers your name with a number, PlayStation checks as you create your online ID, and Steam checks account names and custom URLs. Check Twitch and YouTube first if you might stream: those names are first come, first served.

No. A tag that names one game or this season's meta dates you the moment you move on. Name how you play, not what you play, and the tag lasts through the next releases.

Usually, if you keep it to 10 characters, letters and numbers only, starting with a letter. That fits Switch, Xbox, PlayStation and Steam, so friends find the same name on all of them.

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