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5 Best Midjourney Prompts: February 2025 (Video Games)

Prompts that make your images look like in-game scenes.

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Daniel Nest
Feb 27, 2025
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Howdy, everyone.

The time has come to wrap up the month with the customary Midjourney modifiers.

Today, I want to look at how Midjourney renders video game footage.

I’ve already used “2D platformer” for my Toys & Games edition last July, but there’s more to cover.

My showcase subjects are:

  • ⚓Captain

  • 🐊Crocodile

  • 👹Demon

Let’s go!

Note: I find that “game screenshot” works best for images that look like in-game scenes. You can also try “in-game footage” or “gameplay” if you’re not getting what you want.

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Prompt #1: “[subject], first-person shooter game screenshot”

First-person shooters (FPS) range from ancient classics of the last millennium like Wolfenstein 3D and Doom to brand-new fresh takes like—uh—Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and Doom Eternal.

In FPS games, you see the world from the protagonists’ viewpoint as you blast your way through locations filled with enem…

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