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Lay down your controller for a moment of remembrance: an era is officially ending. It’s been confirmed that the UK’s last high-street GAME stores will shut.
Now, we know what many of you might be thinking: didn’t GAME close years ago? Well, most of the gaming retail business’ standalone physical outposts did indeed shut back in 2019. Only a few shops remained, with five open at the start of 2026.
As reported by The Game Business on its podcast, following the closure of GAME outposts in Chatham and Belfast in January, the remaining three shops will shut from April. Those locations are in Dudley, Lancaster and Sutton.
To be clear, the company isn’t disappearing and it’s very much just the standalone shops that are shutting. The 200 GAMEs that are part of Sports Direct and House Of Fraser will remain open, as will the online store.
GAME was founded in 1990 by Peter Wickins and Neil Taylor. Over two decades the company expanded with outposts across Europe and even as far as Australia, before it was taken over by Frasers Group in 2019. These days you can only find GAME shops in the UK, Ireland and Spain.
GAME store closures
It hasn’t been confirmed exactly when GAME’s final stores will shut, but these are the locations:
- Merry Hill, Dudley
- Nicholas Arcade, Lancaster
- Times Square Shopping Centre, Sutton
Full list of UK high street closures confirmed in 2026: including Poundland, River Island and Revolution bars.
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