Gaming thumbnail ideas
for every game you play.

One clear moment from the game, one big face or character with a readable emotion, and three words at most. It has to make sense at phone size, where most viewers see it. Each game page below shows the layouts that work for that game, with examples you can open and reuse.

Yes. Players search for a game because they want that game, so they need to recognise it in a second: its characters, its map, its colours. Keep the game's logo out of the corner where YouTube shows the video length, and check the publisher's fan content rules before you use official art.

The same as any YouTube thumbnail: a 16:9 image, at least 1280 × 720 pixels. The YouTube thumbnail size guide on Base.Tube has the current limits and a free checker that tells you if your file will upload.

Pick the game below, choose the layout that matches your video (launch day, challenge, fail, guide…), and open it in the Base.Tube Studio. Describe what happens in your video and pick the version you like, then check it at feed size before you upload.