Video Game Genres Tier List
A genuinely personal board: twelve genres with no objective ordering, because whether you prefer a roguelike or a racing game says nothing about quality and everything about taste. Rank for the kind of evening you want, then explain the ordering. Every entry starts in Unranked — drag or tap a tile to fill S through F, rename any row, then export the finished board as a PNG.
Action RPG
Platformer
FPS
Battle Royale
Puzzle
Strategy
Roguelike
MMORPG
Simulation
Racing
Fighting
Horror0 of 12 items ranked.
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How this board is built: the 12 tiles are an editorial starting set, not an official roster and not a published ranking — every entry waits in Unranked until you place it. Item tiles are original pictograms or two-letter emblems drawn for this site rather than character artwork, film stills or club logos, so nothing here is licensed material reused from a rights holder. Tiers you set are your own judgement.
What's included in this Video Game Genres board
The board arrives with all 12 entries present as tiles and none of them assigned to a tier. That is deliberate: a template that opens with a finished ranking only invites you to agree or disagree with whoever made it, whereas an empty ladder makes you commit to an ordering of your own. Drag a tile onto a row, or on a phone tap the tile and then the tier you want. You can add rows for extra categories, rename the standard ones, and remove any entry you do not recognise — a list you can defend is more useful than a long one you cannot.
How to rank this Video Game Genres board
Rank enjoyment first and be specific about what kind — short sessions, long campaigns, or something you can play with a podcast on. Then weigh replayability, which is not the same as length: a twelve-hour game you replay three times beats an eighty-hour one you finish once. Difficulty and accessibility belong in their own pass, because a genre that demands precision is a different proposition depending on how much energy you have. Finally, note the social dimension: some genres are solo by design and others only make sense with a group. If your list mixes the two, say so in the title, or the ordering will look arbitrary to everyone else.
Using the board without over-thinking it
Most people finish a board like this in a couple of minutes and then reorder the middle rows for another ten. That middle is where the honest disagreement lives, so do not rush it: place the obvious top three and the obvious bottom three first, then work inward. If two entries still feel identical, that is a real observation — say so in a row note or a text tile rather than inventing a difference. When the ordering settles, export the PNG so the arrangement is saved somewhere permanent, and copy the share link if you want someone else to argue with it.
Ranking criteria used here
- personal enjoyment
- replayability
- difficulty
- accessibility
Before you share it
Put your criterion in the board title, so a reader knows whether they are looking at a favourites list or an analytical one. If the subject changes with patches, seasons or releases, add the date. And remember the share link carries tier names, colours and the tile order — uploaded photos stay on your device, so export a PNG when those matter.
All 12 items in this template
Back to the boardAction RPGPlatformerFPSBattle RoyalePuzzleStrategyRoguelikeMMORPGSimulationRacingFightingHorrorVideo Game Genres tier list FAQ
Is this list supposed to be objective?
No, and it cannot be. Genre preference is taste. The useful version of this board states the criterion — session length, social play, skill ceiling — so readers know what they are disagreeing with.
Can I add sub-genres?
Yes. Text tiles work for anything, and splitting action RPG from turn-based RPG usually makes the ordering sharper than keeping one broad label.
