Gaming Thumbnails

408 free templates across 34 games. Pick your game, open a thumbnail, put your character in and change anything by typing.

Pick your game Layouts that work

Noob vs pro

Two halves, two players, one gap between them. The viewer reads the before and after in one look, which is why it works in every game with a skill curve.

1v1 and versus

Two players face each other with a VS or a score in the middle. Clear stakes, clear sides, and the score is the hook.

One player, one item

A single player and the thing the video is about: the weapon, the pet, the build. Big, close and bright, with two or three words at most.

Big number

A day count, a win streak or a price, drawn huge. Numbers read faster than words at phone size, so they carry the title for you.

Gaming thumbnails by game34

Each game has its own page of templates built from the layouts its biggest videos use. Open one and every thumbnail on it is ready to edit.

99 Nights in the Forest noob vs pro thumbnail template, a scared player with an axe by a small campfire and the Deer behind on the left, the same player in glowing blue armour with a laser gun in front of a log fortress on the right, a red arrow and NOOB and PRO text

99 Nights in the Forest thumbnails

12 free templates

Adopt Me noob vs pro vs spender thumbnail template, three panels: a player with a brown puppy by a small yellow house, a player with a glowing blue puppy by a bigger house, a player with rainbow unicorn and dragon pets by a mansion, NOOB, PRO and SPENDER text

Adopt Me thumbnails

12 free templates

Among Us noob vs pro thumbnail template, a confused yellow crewmate next to the emergency button on green on the left, a confident blue crewmate in a police cap on red on the right, NOOB and PRO text

Among Us thumbnails

12 free templates

Apex Legends day 1 vs day 30 thumbnail template, a player in dull grey armour in black and white on the left, a red arrow to the same player in gold and black armour with a glowing rifle on an orange background, DAY 1 and DAY 30 text

Apex Legends thumbnails

12 free templates

ARC Raiders zero to hero thumbnail template, a hooded raider with a pickaxe and a ragged backpack on the left, a red arrow to the same raider in yellow armour with a glowing purple rifle on the right, loadout slots between them, ZERO and HERO text

ARC Raiders thumbnails

12 free templates

Battlefield 6 tips thumbnail template, a soldier aiming a scoped rifle from behind a shot-up wall, a ruined desert town with a watchtower, tank and helicopter behind, STOP DOING THESE 12 THINGS text

Battlefield 6 thumbnails

12 free templates

Roblox Bedwars noob vs pro thumbnail template, a nervous player on a wool bridge with a wooden sword on the left, the same player in glowing green armour with an emerald sword on a floating island on the right, a red arrow and NOOB and PRO text

Bedwars thumbnails

12 free templates

Blox Fruits level 1 vs max thumbnail template, a plain player holding a wooden stick in a starter village on the left, a white arrow to the same player in a pirate captain coat with blue lightning aura on an island on the right, LVL 1 and MAX text

Blox Fruits thumbnails

12 free templates

Call of Duty Nuketown thumbnail template, a first-person view holding a purple galaxy camo submachine gun on the snowy Nuketown map, a skull kill icon with a big pink 423 top left and a gold winged skull prestige emblem with x5 top right

Call of Duty thumbnails

12 free templates

Dead Rails thumbnails

12 free templates

Roblox Doors 1 to 100 thumbnail template, four avatars with a flashlight and a lantern running down a red hotel hallway from a huge shadow monster with glowing eyes, 1-100 text

Doors thumbnails

12 free templates

Elden Ring noob thumbnail template, a player in a ragged loincloth with a wooden club standing small on a cliff before a huge horned golden beast breathing fire, NOOB text

Elden Ring thumbnails

12 free templates

Roblox Forsaken noob vs pro thumbnail template, a nervous player in a dark brick hallway on the left, the same player in a black coat with a glowing sword standing over a beaten hooded killer on the right, a red arrow and NOOB and PRO text

Forsaken thumbnails

12 free templates

Fortnite noob vs pro thumbnail template, a confused player with a grey pistol and red question marks on the left and the same player with a gold rifle, crowns and a trophy on the right

Fortnite thumbnails

12 free templates

Free Fire noob vs pro vs hacker thumbnail template, three panels on a beach map split by purple light beams, a player in a plain blue t-shirt, a player in black tactical gear with a gold rifle and a glowing purple masked player with a neon gun, NOOB, PRO and HACKER at the top

Free Fire thumbnails

12 free templates

Geometry Dash noob pro hacker thumbnail template, a plain grey cube, a glowing green cube and a spiky red cube in flames and glitch lines on a blue grid level, NOOB, PRO and HACKER text

Geometry Dash thumbnails

12 free templates

Gorilla Tag noob vs pro thumbnail template, a light blue gorilla in a rainbow party hat sitting on the forest floor on the left, a red gorilla leaping between tree trunks on the right, NOOB, VS and PRO text

Gorilla Tag thumbnails

12 free templates

Grow a Garden noob vs pro thumbnail template, a sad player on a bare dirt plot with a few carrots on the left, the same player in a lush garden of glowing fruit with a small pet on the right, a curved arrow and NOOB and PRO text

Grow a Garden thumbnails

12 free templates

GTA 5 $0 to $1 billion thumbnail template, a player in a dirty vest with a hand over their face on a run-down street on the left and the same player in a red suit in piles of cash by a hillside mansion on the right, red arrow between

GTA thumbnails

12 free templates

Marvel Rivals day 1 vs day 30 thumbnail template, a plain grey player with a bronze rank crest on a ruined rooftop, a red arrow to the same player in a glowing teal and silver hero suit with a cape beside a purple and gold rank crest, DAY 1 and DAY 30 text

Marvel Rivals thumbnails

12 free templates

Minecraft noob vs pro build thumbnail template, a player on a single dirt block on the left and a player on a white quartz castle on the right, red NOOB and PRO bars and a big VS

Minecraft thumbnails

12 free templates

MM2 noob vs pro thumbnail template, a nervous noob with a plain knife on a blue side and a pro with a flaming godly knife and gold gun on an orange side

Murder Mystery 2 thumbnails

12 free templates

Overwatch bronze meme thumbnail template, a confused player in a green tactical vest holding a blaster, bronze rank chevrons flying all around on a pink background, BRONZE text

Overwatch thumbnails

12 free templates

PEAK noob vs pro thumbnail template, a scout dangling from an icy cliff on the left, a red arrow to the same scout standing proud by a flag on the summit on the right, NOOB and PRO text

PEAK thumbnails

12 free templates

PUBG noob vs pro vs hacker thumbnail template, three panels on pink, orange and teal, a player in plain underwear, a player in a level 3 helmet and leather jacket with a rifle, and a glowing neon masked player with a gold rifle, NOOB, PRO and HACKER at the top

PUBG thumbnails

12 free templates

R.E.P.O. funny moments thumbnail template, a blue robot aiming a rocket launcher at a floating bald monster head with glowing eyes in a dark mansion hallway, TOP 100! text

R.E.P.O. thumbnails

12 free templates

Roblox noob vs pro vs hacker thumbnail template, three panels: a noob in a blue shirt by a brick house, a pro in a black suit in a gold hall, and a hacker covered in glowing green code with a red aura, NOOB PRO HACKER text

Roblox thumbnails

12 free templates

Roblox easy obby game thumbnail template, a player running up a rainbow staircase into the clouds under big EASY OBBY text

Roblox Obby thumbnails

12 free templates

Roblox Rivals noob vs pro thumbnail template, a noob with a pistol and 0 keys on the left, a pro with a glowing gold rifle on a pile of keys on the right

Roblox Rivals thumbnails

12 free templates

Rocket League noob pro hacker thumbnail template, a teal car parked on the grass, a black car boosting up on a fire trail and a green car flying on a green trail by the giant ball, NOOB, PRO and HACKER text

Rocket League thumbnails

12 free templates

Rust solo vs clan thumbnail template, a player in a metal face mask holding a red rifle in front, a clan of armoured players behind him by a big wooden and metal base, SOLO VS CLAN text

Rust thumbnails

12 free templates

Steal a Brainrot noob vs pro thumbnail template, a player beside one tiny grey brainrot on a bare base on the left, the same player in front of a glowing purple and red secret brainrot on a red carpet on the right, a red arrow and NOOB and PRO text

Steal a Brainrot thumbnails

12 free templates

Valorant 1 vs 9 thumbnail template, a player in tactical gear holding a rifle beside a gold Radiant rank badge on the left, a grid of grey Iron rank badges on the right, teal background, big gold 1 VS 9 text

Valorant thumbnails

12 free templates

Warzone bot to pro thumbnail template, a soldier in a tan vest and helmet with red down arrows on the left, a red arrow to the same soldier in a black and yellow kit with orange goggles and green up arrows on the right, BOT and PRO text

Warzone thumbnails

12 free templates

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What size is a gaming thumbnail?

Ratio: 16:9
Recommended: 3840 x 2160
Minimum width: 640 px
File: JPG or PNG

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What makes a good gaming thumbnail?+

One clear idea the viewer gets in under a second: a player, the thing the video is about, and two or three big words. The layouts above (noob vs pro, 1v1, one player with one item, a big number) are the ones that keep showing up on gaming videos that get far more views than their channel usually does.

Are these gaming thumbnail templates free?+

Every template on this page and on each game's page is free to open. You get 90 free credits when you sign up, no card, and each edit uses credits.

Can I put my own character in a template?+

Yes. Each template uses a grey stand-in where the player goes. Open it, add your avatar, skin or MyPLAYER, and change the text or the item by typing what you want.

What size should a gaming thumbnail be?+

YouTube thumbnails are 16:9. Upload 1920 x 1080 or larger (3840 x 2160 is the sharpest), JPG or PNG. Every template here exports at that size.

Which games have templates?+

34 games right now, from Roblox experiences like Rivals, Grow a Garden and Steal a Brainrot to Fortnite, Minecraft, GTA, Valorant, Call of Duty and Marvel Rivals. Pick yours in the grid above. New games are added every week.

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