The 12 Best Video Game Quizzes to Test Your Gamer Cred

Everyone says they're a gamer. Far fewer can name the order of the Great Runes, explain why a creeper is shaped the way it is, or tell you which Zelda title actually starts the timeline. There's a gap between "I have a console" and "I have opinions about frame pacing," and a good quiz finds that gap instantly. So we built a stack of them — covering the open-world giants, the JRPG marathons, the sandbox empires, and the catch-em-all dynasties — and ranked the ones worth your time.

Below are our favorite video game quizzes on Quizzy, roughly ordered by how badly they'll humble you. Pick your franchise, set your ego aside, and go.

The Souls-Tier Gauntlet

1. Elden Ring

If there's a final boss of video game trivia, it's our Elden Ring quiz. FromSoftware games hide their entire narrative inside item descriptions, NPC mutterings, and the geometry of the map itself. Most players beat the Erdtree without ever learning who Marika actually is. This quiz asks. It covers the demigods, the shattering, the Lands Between geography, and yes, the legendary armaments most people sold for runes. Cleared the Elden Beast? Doesn't matter. Think you really understood the lore? Test yourself →

2. God of War

Kratos went from rage-fueled Greek god-killer to a grizzled Norse dad, and our God of War quiz tracks the whole arc. Expect questions on the Blades of Chaos, the journey through the nine realms, Atreus's true name, and the brutal Valkyrie fights that broke a lot of controllers. It rewards players who actually read the lorebooks instead of skipping to the boomerang axe.

The Open-World Empire Tier

3. The Legend of Zelda (Deep Dive)

Nearly four decades, a dozen mainline entries, and a timeline so contested that Nintendo has changed the official version more than once. Our Zelda Deep Dive goes deep — the split timeline, the recurring incarnations of Link and Zelda, the dungeons, the items, and the great Breath of the Wild reinvention. This is a 50-question marathon, and it is not gentle. Can you beat it? →

4. Grand Theft Auto (Deep Dive)

GTA is less a game series than a cultural institution at this point. Our GTA Deep Dive spans the top-down 2D originals through Vice City's neon, San Andreas's sprawl, and GTA V — a game that has somehow remained a best-seller for over a decade. Radio stations, mission names, the three-protagonist structure, the GTA Online economy. It's denser than people expect.

The Sandbox & Catch-Em-All Tier

5. Minecraft (Deep Dive)

The best-selling video game of all time, and somehow most players still don't know how to find a stronghold without a map seed. Our Minecraft Deep Dive covers crafting recipes, mob behavior, the Nether and the End, enchanting mechanics, redstone logic, and the version history that turned a 2009 indie experiment into a global phenomenon. Casual builders will get the basics. Cracking 80% means you've spent some genuinely concerning hours underground.

6. Pokémon (Deep Dive)

You don't have to catch them all, but you should probably know your Gen 1 from your Gen 9. Our Pokémon Deep Dive goes way past the starter trio — type matchups, evolution methods, legendary lore, regional forms, and the competitive-scene knowledge that separates the playground experts from the people who still think Charizard is a Dragon type. (It isn't. That's question one, basically.)

7. Final Fantasy

Fifteen-plus mainline entries, almost none of which share a story, and a fanbase that will argue about which is best until the heat death of the universe. Our Final Fantasy quiz covers the crystals, the recurring summons, the job systems, and the moments — you know the one — that made a generation cry. Pick your favorite entry and prove it →

The video games industry now out-earns the global film and music industries combined. "Niche hobby" stopped being an accurate description somewhere around 2015 — these quizzes are mainstream culture now.

How These Quizzes Actually Score You

A few honest tiers, based on what we've seen:

• Under 40%: You watched the trailers. Maybe a Let's Play. No shame, but you're a tourist.
• 40–65%: You finished the game once, on normal, and remember the broad strokes. The respectable majority lives here.
• 65–85%: You replayed it, read a wiki rabbit hole or two, and have a take on the ending.
• 85%+: You should probably be writing these quizzes, not taking them.

The deep-dive versions are intentionally harder than the standard ones. If a 50-question gauntlet sounds like too much, ease in with a shorter franchise quiz first and work your way up. Nobody clears Elden Ring on the first try, in the game or on the page.

The Three-Quiz Challenge

Want a real measure of your gamer cred? Play three across different genres: Elden Ring for the souls-likes, GTA for the open-world sandbox, and Pokémon for the lifelong franchise loyalty. Average over 75% across all three and you can call yourself a legitimate generalist. Average under 50% and, well, there's always co-op mode.

If you want to branch out beyond gaming, our roundup of the best 2010s pop culture quizzes covers the same era's films, music, and memes — gaming was a huge part of that decade. And if you want to know exactly how plugged-in you are overall, how well do you know pop culture is the broader gut check. Both pair nicely with a gaming binge.