Explore Eurogamer designs through the ages.
When was the first time you visited Eurogamer?
Do you remember what it looked like?
In the 25 years that Eurogamer has existed, it has had at least six major design revisions.
To celebrateEurogamer’s 25th anniversary, that’s exactly what we’ve done!
Switch to version one.
Want to experience a lighter, more colourful (and the actual best) version of Eurogamer?
Switch to version three!
We’ve tried to recreate all of the designs as closely as we can.
And seeing as the majority of these designs predate modern smartphones you will notice a lack of mobile support!
(Anyone remember theWAPversion of Eurogamer?!)
As for how and when the different designs all came about, here is my rough Eurogamer design timeline.
Version one - 1999-2000
The first version of the site implemented dark mode before it was cool.
Slate blues and yellows provide a nice contrasting palette.
Note the italicised logo, and accompanying artwork from Unreal Tournament.
Version two - 2000-2003
What’s black, white, and red all over?
Eurogamer’s second design.
From memory this version had colour-coded headers depending on the content jot down or platform the article was about?
I am glad the use of “Trebuchet MS” as a headline font was short-lived.
Version three - 2003-2005
The best looking version of Eurogamer.
Look at that tasteful use of Arial with tight letter spacing for headers.
The double colons in the breadcrumbs.
The classy greys and oranges.
The expertly designed pixel art.
The chunky primary navigation.
This design uses my favourite variation of Eurogamer blue - hex code #0069F4.
And note the sidebar promoting “Eurogamers” - our attempt at a social data pipe for gamers.
Version five - 2011-2018
This design really had a lot going for it.
Full of small details that are easy to miss like textured backgrounds, double-edged borders, and inset shadows.
Critics might say maybe a little visually unstructured and noisy?
The widest version of the site yet - 1280 pixels!
- due to the average monitor size getting bigger.. ## Version six - 2018-Present
Modern day Eurogamer, and what you’re looking at today.
It debuted in 2018, and now six years old - and probably due for an update!
This version is more visually austere and less textured than previous versions of the site.
In this version the Eurogamer blue was slightly darkened to help with colour contrast levels.
Thanks to anyone and everyone that’s been involved in Eurogamer’s various design over the years.
