Gamer personality types
by John Uke Last update: March 8, 2024
Your personality type, as determined by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), can offer valuable insights into how you interact with and perceive the world. Knowing your type can help you better understand your strengths and preferences as a gamer. For example, introverts tend to thrive in solo gaming situations and can hyperfocus for long periods. Extroverts may get energy from multiplayer games and enjoy the social connections gaming can facilitate. Sensing personality types prefer concrete goals and gameplay with clear paths to victory, while intuitive types often favor exploring possibilities and imaginative worlds.
Determining your personality type helps reveal your natural gaming tendencies so you can select games and gameplay styles that best fit your inherent inclinations and desires. The more your gaming aligns with your true personality type, the more enjoyment, engagement, and sense of belonging you will likely experience.
About the Different Gaming MBTI Types
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator categorizes personality traits into 16 distinct personality types made up of four core dichotomies: introversion/extroversion, sensing/intuition, thinking/feeling, and judging/perceiving.
Unlike the 16 classic Myers-Briggs types, GameTree utilizes a simplified four-group model of Analysts/Rationals, Diplomats/idealists, Sentinels/Guardians, and Explorers/Artisans that is tailored to gaming personalities and dynamics.
This consolidated approach allows GameTree to focus on the core psychological motivations and inclinations most relevant for forming compatible teammate connections and enjoyable gaming experiences. By distilling personality types into these four gaming-centric categories, GameTree can match you with fellow players who share fundamental social, emotional, and decision-making traits to enable smooth cooperation and complementary play styles.
You can read about all the different personality types and their meaning below. Just choose the type that you’d like to explore and read on 🙂
Analysts/Rationals
Diplomats/Idealist
Sentinels/Guardians
Explorers/Artisans
The GameTree app provides an easy way to take an MBTI assessment and identify your personality type. Once you know your type, GameTree uses this information to connect you with fellow gamers who share similar traits. Finding gaming partners who complement your natural tendencies can lead to better teamwork, more enjoyable gaming experiences, and an overall improved sense of belonging in the gaming community. GameTree helps you harness the power of personality types for enhanced gaming relationships.