Sam McCraw
Looking to create a logo for your gaming channel or team but not quite sure which online logo maker to use? No need to worry, we’ve tested all the major logo makers and put together a list of the best ones so you can get on with creating your logo.
We’ve ranked them from strongest to weakest in terms of the final quality and design of the logos and the ease of use and functionality of the tools, but every logo maker mentioned deserves its place on the list.
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#1 Placeit Logo Maker
If you haven’t come across the tool before, Placeit is essentially a design tool for non-designers. They offer a whole lot of tools and templates for creating various designs such as mockups, YouTube assets, logos, and a whole lot more!
Their logo maker is one of the best around in terms of the quality and the uniqueness of the logos you can create, and luckily they have thousands of high-quality gaming-focused logo templates (including some animated ones).
It’s incredibly easy to customize all the various aspects of your logo such as icons, colours, layout, etc., so if you use their tool you’ll have a unique and professional-looking logo in no time.
Steps to create your logo:
- Enter your brand name
- Choose your industry
- Select your brand colours
- Pick a logo template you like
- Customize it to your liking
- Download it!
Gaming logos we made with Placeit:
Pricing:
- Individual logo: $39.95
- ‘Free’ with Placeit’s monthly and annual subscription plans ($14.95 per month and $89.95 annually with unlimited downloads of all their templates)
What we like:
- Incredible templates to start your design from
- Thousands of gaming templates!
- Easily find logos in different styles
- Super easy to customize the logo templates
- You can create something that looks professional in seconds
- Intuitive interface
- Very fair pricing
#2 Design Evo
Sitting in second is Design Evo, a logo design tool that has an incredible amount of templates, a good number of which are focused on the gaming niche.
The vast majority of the logo templates on Design Evo are really good quality so you’re bound to find one that has the look and feel you’re going for. It also has a very simple and flexible interface making it easy to customize all aspects of your logo.
So, if you’re after a high-quality gaming logo and want a stress free (and quick) way of getting one you can’t go wrong with Design Evo.
Steps to create your logo:
- Go to the editor
- Choose (or search for) a template category that fits your niche
- Select a template you like
- Customize it to your liking
- Download it!
Gaming logos we made with Design Evo:
Pricing:
- Free low res logo (300 x 300px)
- ‘Basic’ logo package: $24.99
- ‘Plus’ logo package: $49.99
What we like:
- Tonnes of templates to choose from
- Easily find gaming logo templates
- Incredibly easy to edit any part of the logo
- Lots of quality font and graphic options
- Intuitive and easy to learn interface
#3 Brand Crowd Logo Maker
Next, we have Brand Crowd. Like Design Evo they offer many logo templates to choose from, including thousands of gaming logo designs so you’re bound to find a good batch that has the look and feel you’re going for.
Brand Crowd has logo templates target towards specific games such as Pubg and Fortnite, and they even have a few completely free logo designs (definitely not their best quality ones though).
We found the logo design interface less enjoyable to use than some of the others on this list but overall taking the logo design quality, customization options and user interface into account it’s a really good logo maker.
Steps to create your logo:
- Enter your brand name (you’ll get initial results based on the words in your brand name)
- Enter a keyword to find logo templates for your niche (e.g. gaming)
- Select a template you like and click ‘edit’
- Customize it to your liking
- Download it!
Gaming logos we made with Brand Crowd:
Pricing:
- Free (With the free templates you can download a 1280 x 1024px logo file)
- Standard logo pack: $45
- Premium logo plan: $25 p/month (You get logo files and access to other templates and features)
What we like:
- Plenty of great quality logo designs
- Create something that looks professional very quickly
- Decent user interface
- You can easily edit all parts of the logo
#4 Logodesign.net
In at number 4 we have Logodesign.net which is a very flexible and easy to use logo maker. Like many others on this list, you can start your logo design off by using an existing template – they have plenty of great looking ones (including lots of gaming-focused designs).
The quality of templates available is good and their editor allows you to easily adjust all the different elements of the logo to quickly customize the logo to fit the exact look you are after for your gaming brand.
We think there are a probably a few better options (e.g. Placeit) out there when it comes to logo makers for gamers, however, there’s no denying you can create some really great designs (very quickly and easily) using logodesign.net.
Steps to create your logo:
- Enter your brand name and industry
- Select a template you like
- Click ‘Edit and Download’
- Customize it to your liking
- Download it!
Gaming logos we made with Logodesign.net:
Pricing:
- Free (can only download a 200x200px version though)
- Basic logo package: $39
- Standard logo package: $57
- Pro logo package: $97
What we like:
- Quickly find gaming logo templates
- Easily filter through different logotypes (e.g. symbol, text, etc.)
- Good looking templates to start your design from
- Create something that looks professional in seconds
- Can add multiple text fields
- Intuitive and easy to learn interface
#5 Logo Genie
Logo Genie is a simple logo maker with a relatively intuitive and easy to learn interface. Creating a good looking gaming logo really takes no time at all with the tool.
There are plenty of template options to start your design from, including a decent number of gaming-focused templates.
The editor is extremely simple and user-friendly, you can edit and customize every single element of the logo with ease. Overall, Logo Genie is one of the best choices online when it comes to creating a gaming logo with an online logo maker.
Steps to create your logo:
- Go to the logo creator
- Enter your brand name
- Pick a template category that fits your niche
- Pick a template you like
- Customize it to your liking
- Download it!
Gaming logos we made with Logo Genie:
Pricing:
- Standard logo package: $24.90
- You can add on extras at a cost
- Exclusive logo option: $24.90 + $120
- Pro logo package: $99.99
- Platinum logo package: $199.99
What we like:
- Good gaming-focused templates to start your design from
- Easily find logos in specific categories
- Create something that looks professional very quickly
- Can customize every inch of the logo very easily
#6 Canva logo maker
Like Placeit, Canva offers a lot more than simply the ability to create logos. They have a huge library of templates for social media, YouTube, t-shirts, the list goes on. Their logo maker is one of the best and certainly lets you create some great designs with ease.
The downside is that they don’t currently have that many gaming-focused logo designs. However, the ones that are available are really good quality.
Canva even offers a lot of gorgeous free templates that can be downloaded as a PNG file, including logo templates. There is a decent amount of free template options you can use for your logo design so be sure to browse through those.
With Canva it is very easy to customize almost every aspect of your gaming logo so you should have no problems getting the look and feel you’re after.
Steps to create your logo:
- Click on ‘Create a design’
- Enter custom dimensions (e.g. 1500x1500px) and click ‘create design’
- Search for ‘gaming logo’ in the search bar
- Choose the gaming logo category
- Select a template you like
- Customize it to your liking
- Download it!
Gaming logos we made with Canva:
Pricing:
- Free (no transparent background unless you get the subscription)
- ‘Free’ with their monthly subscription plan ($13.99 for one month with unlimited downloads of all their premium templates)
What we like:
- Gorgeous templates to start your design from
- Some (not many) great look gaming logo designs
- Create something that looks professional in seconds
- Intuitive and easy to learn interface
- Awesome free logos!
#7 Online Logo Maker
Online Logo Maker is a slightly different animal the other logo makers on this list in that it’s not based on templates. When you use their tool you essentially create a gaming logo from a ‘scratch’, but don’t worry it’s not difficult in the slightest!
Once you get to the editor, you’ll likely have a placeholder logo you can delete if you wish (or start from that), and all you need to do is select the elements of your logo you want from the left menu – text, symbols, shapes, etc..
There is a good number of gaming ‘symbols’ to browse through so you’re bound to find at least a few good options that fit the style you’re looking for. Every element of the logo is easy to customize and it really takes no time at all to create a really good looking logo.
Steps to create your logo:
- Go to the editor
- Start with the default logo or delete it
- Choose the logo elements you want from the left menu options
- Customize it to your liking
- Download it!
Gaming logos we made with Online Logo Maker:
Pricing:
- Free (low res logo for non-commercial use only)
- Premium logo package: $29
What we like:
- Easily find symbols for the gaming niche
- Create something that looks professional very quickly
- Intuitive and easy to learn interface
- Quickly preview font types
- You can upload your own images
#8 OWN3D
If you’re a streamer and have shopped for stream designs in the past then there’s a good chance you’ve come across OWN3D before. Their main offering is quality stream designs and packages but they also have recently introduced their very own gaming logo maker.
It’s currently limited in terms of the customization options and the number of templates available but we expect this to be improved, and the number of templates to grow in the near future.
However, there are some really cool-looking gaming logo designs available so they might just have what you’re looking for, for your gaming channel or team. They also own the website ‘Gaming Logo Maker‘ where you’ll find the exact same logo template options.
Even you’re looking for even more logo sources similar to OWN3D, check out out our article OWN3D alternatives.
Steps to create your logo:
- Click ‘Create your own individual logo’
- Select a logo template you like
- Customize to your liking
- Download it!
Gaming logos we made with OWN3D:
Pricing:
- $76.99
What we like:
- Some cool looking gaming logo designs
- Fairly easy to use interface
To conclude…
So there you have 8 tried and tested gaming logo makers.
If you’re looking for an affordable option but still care about the quality of your gaming logo, we’re positive one of the tools on this list will help you create your ideal logo.
However, if you’re looking for something really unique to your brand and customized to the tiniest detail you should consider hiring a freelancer to work with on Fiverr.
We hope you enjoy creating and wish you the best of luck with your gaming team or channel! Oh, and if you have any questions, comments, or have suggestions for other awesome gaming logo makers, leave a comment below!
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