Video Game Tier List Template
A video game tier list template is a ranking grid preloaded with gaming topics - genres, platforms and mechanics - ready to be sorted into S, A, B, C, D and F tiers.
Items to rank
Making a video games tier list
Tier lists began in competitive gaming, where players needed shorthand for how viable each character was in tournament play. That origin still shapes the format: the useful question is not "what do I like?" but "what would I actually pick?" Genres and platforms are a good place to start because, unlike a specific game's roster, they do not go out of date the moment a balance patch lands.
If you rank genres rather than titles, the list stays useful for years. Titles age with patches, sequels and shifting metas; the question of whether you would rather play a roguelike or a racing game does not.
What is in this template
- Platformers
- Roguelikes
- Shooters
- RPGs
- Puzzle games
- Racing
- Fighting games
- Survival horror
- Strategy
- Open world
- Metroidvania
- Rhythm games
- Simulation
- Card games
- Sandbox
Frequently asked questions
- How do you make a video game tier list?
- Pick a consistent question first - best to play now, most replayable, or best designed - then sort each genre or title into tiers. Ranking genres instead of specific titles keeps the list from going stale with the next patch.
- What is the difference between a tier list and a top 10 games list?
- A top 10 forces a strict order from first to tenth. A tier list groups games into bands, so you only decide roughly how good something is, which is faster and produces far less pointless argument about the exact ordering.
