Game to leave UK high street as it closes last 3 stores

Game will shut down its final three stores in April, marking the end of the business’s three-decade high-street presence.

The video-game retailer confirmed it would close its last three stores in Dudley, Lancaster, and Sutton in April 2026, following its entry into administration earlier this year.

Game once operated more than 300 stores across the UK but closed its stores over the last few years.

Game to leave the UK high street in the coming weeks

Although Game will be closing its last three stores, the business’s online presence will continue to operate.

Plus, it will have some physical presence, remaining in more than 200 Sports Direct and House of Fraser stores across the UK.

Over the last several years, Game closed sites as leases expired and closed its headquarters in Basingstoke in 2025.

Its move to shut its final three stores follows the appointment of administrators in January.

Although Game is moving away from standalone stores, bosses previously insisted that selling physical games remains central to the business.

Managing director Nick Arran has described gaming as the chain’s “core business” and argued that there is still a market for boxed titles, particularly collectors’ editions and gifts that people want to wrap rather than send as a download code.

Game will close its last stores soon. (Image: Getty Images)

In 2023, he claimed that the chain was a defender of physical media in an increasingly online market, saying: “Gaming is our core business, and we will be the last man standing selling physical video games.”

Following the announcement of the closure of its stores, GAME has said: “Gift cards and eVouchers are valid for two years after their purchase. Any remaining balance will be cancelled on the expiration date of the card.

“Gift cards and eVouchers cannot be used by customers outside of the United Kingdom.”

The exact date of the final closures has not yet been confirmed by Game.