Whether you’re a diehard gamer or enjoy playing casually when you have free time, odds are you’ve had to ask yourself a single question time and time again: “What game should I play now?” Sometimes the answer is obvious, but other times it can feel like you’ve totally run out of new games to play—and that’s why we’re here to help.
Answer a few questions about yourself and your preferences in this easy quiz, and we’ll tell you what kind of game you should play next. And don’t worry: we have plenty of suggestions based on the genre that suits you best. Say goodbye to your boredom!
Questions Overview
- Yoshi from Nintendo. He’s my favorite racer in Mario Kart.
- Master Chief from Halo. Honestly, I just want to get him to take off his helmet.
- Lara Croft from Tomb Raider. She’d have so many cool stories!
- Leon Kennedy from Resident Evil. His survival skills are unreal.
- I like gaming experiences that feel as real and lifelike as possible.
- I’d like to lose track of time in a vibrant fantasy world.
- I enjoy the satisfaction of solving a difficult puzzle more than anything.
- I enjoy thinking outside the box and looking for creative solutions.
- A strong general who commands battles and leads armies to victory.
- A quick-witted explorer who never backs down from a challenge.
- A powerful sorcerer, able to manipulate the elements.
- I’d be something a little more practical, like a builder or a pilot.
- Challenged! I want my brainpower to be put to the test.
- Relaxed! I prefer low-pressure games that let me build and explore.
- Connected, like I’m hanging out with friends in real life.
- Entertained! I love when a game has a well-written story and interesting lore.
- Action all the way! I’d rather fight my way out any day.
- Logic. I like problem-solving—puzzles are my kind of fun.
- I could go either way. Action and problem-solving both appeal to me.
- I'd think it over before deciding what to do. I like to strategize about everything.
- Casual. I just play for fun and to de-stress.
- Explorer. I love to discover hidden collectibles and visit every corner of the map.
- Strategist. I like to play and solve puzzles, advance levels, or win battles.
- Pro. I play like a professional and am usually a competitive player.
- An hour or so total—I’ve got other things to do too.
- I’ve got nothing else to do, so I’ll be up for air in a few hours!
- Are my friends online? If they’re around, I’ll play games for a while.
- Time to stock up on snacks! I’m totally hooked, and I’ll be playing all day.
- Multiplayer, hands-down. Nothing is more fun than battling it out with friends.
- Single-player. I want to feel totally immersed as I play.
- Single-player campaigns all the way! Story-rich games are the best.
- Campaigns? Nah. I don’t play for the story—I just want to be challenged.
- Someone who encourages me to go on wild adventures.
- Someone with a competitive edge who pushes me to do my best.
- Someone clever who can help me find solutions to problems.
- Someone playful who can turn even the most mundane things into a game.
- The Fast & Furious
- Lord of the Rings
- Knives Out
- Indiana Jones
- Creating my own characters is so satisfying! I love it.
- I prefer engaging with characters that are already well-developed.
- I tend to focus less on specific characters and more on the big picture.
- Honestly, I don’t really care about characters. I just like to have fun.
- I get lost in a good book.
- I hop on my bike and race a friend down the block.
- I work on solving a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle.
- I do something practical, like prepping dinner or making a snack.
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What Kind of Gamer Are You?
Every gamer has their own gaming style, and plenty of different kinds of gamers are out there! Like your favorite games, your play style might fall into a gamer “genre” or archetype, and knowing which type suits you best might help you pick the next few titles you want to explore. Read over these gaming archetypes and figure out which one suits you best!
The Social Gamer: When you pick up a video game, it’s usually because you’re around other people. Single-player games aren’t really your thing; for you, the magic of a good game is in the way they allow you to connect with the other players. From party games to multiplayer shooters and board games, you play to blow off steam with your friends.
The Mobile Gamer: Who needs a console? You don’t need fancy high-powered laptops or the latest consoles because your smartphone or tablet lets you download all the games you could ever want. You enjoy mobile gaming apps, from classics, like Tetris or Words with Friends, to newer games adapted for mobile, like Stardew Valley.
The Hardcore Gamer: For you, gaming isn’t a hobby—it’s a way of life. Out of all your friends, nobody takes gaming more seriously than you. You might have just as many online friends as you do IRL because you regularly immerse yourself in your games for hours on end. You live and breathe games and have all the latest updates, gaming gadgets, and new arrivals at any given time.
The Sensitive Gamer: You put your heart and soul into the games you play, and it’s easy for you to get emotionally invested. For that reason, you might find yourself gravitating towards story-rich games—the ones that really tug at your heartstrings. You may also have a tendency to rage-quit when a game gets too hard, but your love of gaming will usually lead you to try again sooner or later.
The Trophy Hunter: You’ll uncover every last trophy, achievement, collectible, and secret item in each game you play if it’s the last thing you do! Nothing excites you more than sniffing around a game for secrets you may have missed or checking trophies from a to-do list. Winning the game is all well and good, but if the game also has collectibles or achievements? Jackpot.
The Old-School Gamer: The bells and whistles of modern games just don’t excite you like old-school games do. You don’t need hyper-realistic graphics and immersive open worlds; simple 8-bit graphics appeal to you even more! You probably gravitate toward antique consoles like the Atari or the Sega Genesis—and you may even refuse to touch a modern game in solidarity with the old-school titles.
The Explorer: Games featuring tons of lore, deep backgrounds, and wide-open worlds speak to your soul. You want to explore every corner of the game and unlock every last piece of the story purely for the joy of discovery. You’re the kind of player who spends as much time flipping through codex pages for scraps of lore as you do exploring the game, and you love having the freedom to roam at will. Open-world RPGs and adventure games are especially appealing.
The Armchair General: You’re a strategist and a trailblazer, managing the growth of fictional civilizations through your love of strategy and simulation gaming. Things like a rich story or fast-paced combat don’t really matter to you, as you prefer a gaming experience that requires you to plan ahead and use your mind in order to beat the game.
The Casual Gamer: Out of all the archetypes, you have a fairly straightforward and easygoing approach to gaming. You enjoy playing games but don’t get obsessed or emotionally invested with whatever title you play. You’re just here for a good time; gaming is a fun hobby to return to whenever you’re bored, and that’s more than enough for you.
The Destructive Gamer: For you, the true joy of gaming is in the ability to utterly annihilate everything in your path and think up creative ways to take down your foes. Traveling to a city in Skyrim and throwing fireballs in every direction to see what’ll happen? You’ve done it. Carving a path of destruction through an online battle royale game? You’re there and enjoying every minute of it.
The Backseat Gamer: You might not be a huge gamer, but you find watching someone else play extremely entertaining! If a friend offers you the controller, your answer is probably no. But if you walk in on your friend playing a game, you’re instantly fascinated—and pepper them with questions about the plot, objectives, gameplay, and more. In short, you like games but prefer watching (and commenting) instead of playing.
The Cheater: Much like the Trophy Hunter, you like uncovering every corner of a video game and unlocking every hidden item and collectible. Unlike the Trophy Hunter, you’re more than happy to use cheat codes to do it! You might be the type of gamer to wait until you’ve already beat the game once normally before going nuts on cheat codes, or you might enter a code the first time you boot up a new game.
Want to learn more?
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