A while ago me and another guy started working on a game, but after some time we decided we needed a name.
We came with quite a few and narrowed them down with the ones we liked the most.
However! Its still hard to choose one. So we both had to split our chosen names into two lists of 10 names.
And present them to people who hopefully can help us choosing the right name for us. (it sounds silly, i know)
Besides presenting the names to friends, I have chosen to make a thread as well with my currently chosen 10 names. (I am waiting for the other list, so I can put them up here as well)
If you guys could help us out by giving your opinion and your choice. Or maybe improve an already listed name, we would greatly appreciate it!
The names are in the poll, but I will put them in this post as well.
Power Up
Finger Punch
Sandbox Games
Nettle Cattle
enCrypted
Paper Gear
We Make Games
Press Any Key
Trigger(ed)
Cheeky Hamster
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Well i got the list soones as imagined.
Here are a few extra names that the other guy came up with:
And you are right AnneSchmidth, the name should be chosen on which we liked the most personally.
However, since we are just stuck with choosing one, we had to take âextremeâ measures, hoping to get some insight.
A good name cannot be confused with another company.
A good name describes what you do.
A good name expresses the mission and/or spirit of your company. (ie. if you make fun, lighthearted titles, your name should be fun to say.)
Ultimately, your name becomes what you do with it. Your name comes to stand for the quality of your work, your achievements, failures, all of it. Whatever you think the name means today will likely not be what it means in several years. (case in point, Hello Games is now defined to a large extent by their product, No Manâs Sky. In a few years, people may forget about it and they may be defined by a different product entirely.) My point is, you will not live or die on your name choice. Pick one that serves the function, and build it into what you want it to mean.
@Ironmax , Thanks for the tip, and possible logo design! Haha, no but seriously thanks and we will put it up on our list.
@voltage , Thanks! However I donât know if it would sound that great, it would be a pretty long and confusing name. Especially hard to pronounce in English. But it would make a unique gaming studio name indeed!
@ChrisSch , it sure is. We could probably have finished a game by now. (no, now I am just exaggerating)
@LMan_1 , hey man, thanks for the tips! They really help a lot! After reading your post I am really leaning towards Cheeky Hamster! Just wondering what my fellow cheeky hamster would say about it!
I recommend against âjokeâ names. I have a property-holding company with a joke name. We figured as a behind-the-scenes thing we set up for insurance and other liability purposes, nobody would ever hear the name anyway. As funny as it seemed years ago over a few beers, trust me, you never want to sit in front of a City Council rezoning meeting representing a company with a joke name.
Years ago I saw an interview with the CEO of Cerbereus Capital Management. In case the name doesnât ring a bell, they owned the Chrysler corporation for several years. He admitted that the company took off unexpectedly and theyâd always regretted their choice of name.
Play it safe, donât assume it wonât take off⌠obviously you have more leeway in the games world, just donât get carried away, is my advice.
Google all the names on your list, & check at least 3 pages through the results. We came up with a list of names & found that there were lawyers, bakers,mohair dressers etc that all had names very close to what we were looking at & the advice we received was that some of them were probably to close to risk using. Doing a fairly thorough search first will limit your list a lot.
If youâre in the US find out which government organization handles corporations and search their website. If you want to see an example, in Florida itâs sunbiz.org. Different states have different agencies handling registration but itâs pretty cheap in nearly all states (I think itâs about $130 in Florida, for example, which is fairly average).
