What #My9Games is
#My9Games is a 3x3 grid of the nine video games that define you, shared as one image. It's not a best-of list. It's the games that shaped your taste: the one you played every day after school, the one that made you cry, the one nobody else remembers.
It started in Japan as 私を構成する9つのゲーム, “the 9 games that make me up”, part of a grid format that began with albums around 2016. In 2026 it crossed over: #My9Games trended worldwide, and timelines filled with Zelda, Final Fantasy, Souls games, Minecraft and a surprising amount of Monster Hunter.
What people pick
Grids tend to mix a childhood classic or two, the big games of their teens, and one recent obsession. Nintendo staples show up constantly, alongside PC classics like Half-Life and StarCraft and indie favorites like Hollow Knight and Celeste. See the most picked games on 9things.me, updated as grids are made.
Tips for your 9
- Pick the version you played. Results show the year and original platform, so you can choose the SNES original or the remaster.
- Mods and expansions count. DotA, Counter-Strike and Brood War are all in there.
- Go niche if you like. Try 9 childhood games or 9 co-op games.
- Top-left reads first. Put the most “you” game there.
Not just games
The same grid works for everything else you love: movies, shows, albums, books, anime and manga, or mix them into one grid. More on the format in 9 things that define me, explained.
Questions
- What is #My9Games?
- A trend where gamers share a 3x3 grid of the nine video games that define them, posted with #My9Games. It grew out of the Japanese 私を構成する9つのゲーム ("the 9 games that make me up") and went worldwide in 2026.
- What are the 9 games that make you?
- That's the #My9Games question: the nine games that make you who you are as a player. People post it as "the 9 games that make me who I am", "9 games that shaped me" or "9 games that define me". Make yours with the maker at the top of this page.
- How do I make a #My9Games image?
- Use the maker on this page: tap a slot, search for a game, and repeat until you have nine. Drag them into order, then save the image or share it. It's free and there's no sign-up.
- Which games can I pick?
- Over 278,000 games from IGDB, across every console and PC: NES and Game Boy classics, arcade games, mods like DotA, and this year's releases. Each result shows its year and original platform.
- Is this my9games.com?
- No. 9things.me is a separate, independent site that isn't affiliated with my9games.com. #My9Games is a community hashtag anyone can use, and 9things.me also makes grids for movies, shows, albums, books, anime and manga.
- What size should I post?
- Feed 4:5 for X, Instagram and Threads posts, Square where a square fits better, and Story 9:16 for Instagram and TikTok stories.
- Which hashtags should I use?
- #My9Games, plus #My9Things to show up alongside every 9things grid. #私を構成する9つのゲーム reaches the original Japanese community.