Game World
Welcome to Game World, your independently owned video game store in Indianapolis, where we buy, sell, and trade everything from retro classics to the latest hits. Since our inception in 2009, we've expanded to bring you an incredible selection of over 30,000 items, including video games, consoles, accessories, Blu-Rays, DVDs, collectible figures, and much more.
At Game World, we pride ourselves not only on quality products but also on fair evaluations of your items. If you're looking to sell your old games or consoles, we offer a **no obligation CASH** offer, or you can choose to receive store credit that is typically 25% more valuable, never expires, and can be used on anything in-store. No appointment is necessary!
In addition to our exciting specials like the **Buy 4, Get 1 Free** deal on used games and movies, we invite you to engage with us on social media to stay updated on new arrivals, promotions, and special events.
The Game World experience is more than just merchandise; we take immense pride in providing exceptional customer service. Our passionate team is here to assist you in finding precisely what you need. Come visit us at 7625 Shelby St., Indianapolis, IN, where every gamer feels at home and every game counts.
Opening hours
- sunday: 12h-19h
- monday: 10h-20h
- tuesday: 10h-20h
- wednesday: 10h-20h
- thursday: 10h-20h
- friday: 10h-21h
- saturday: 10h-21h
Our comment from Padel.us about Game World:
Game World is a highly regarded destination for gaming enthusiasts in the United States, known for its stellar customer service and extensive inventory. Customers have highlighted the exemplary assistance provided by employees like Nate and Stockton, who are often described as 'very helpful' and 'knowledgeable'. The friendly atmosphere and affordable prices make it a favorite spot among visitors.
The store boasts a wide selection of both new and retro games, as well as collectible items like Funko Pops. Many reviews mention the enjoyable experience of browsing through their organized shelves and discovering rare gems. Customers appreciate the staff's willingness to negotiate prices and their readiness to assist in finding specific items, ensuring a personalized shopping experience.
In summary, Game World stands out for:
- Exceptional customer service - Staff members are often praised for their friendliness and willingness to help.
- Diverse inventory - The store offers a large variety of games, consoles, and collectibles.
- Welcoming environment - The atmosphere is described as clean, organized, and inviting.
- Great deals and prices - Customers frequently remark on the fair pricing and good offers for trade-ins.
Overall, Game World is a must-visit for anyone looking to enhance their gaming collection with top-notch service.
Game World: Reviews
Fantastic experience: Nate was very helpful
Fantastic experience: Great customer service! I appreciate their knowledge of their craft! So friendly and such affordable prices, and Nate was very nice and easy to talk to!
Fantastic experience: Nate was very very kind and helpful
Fantastic experience: Amazing service, nice employees, very knowledgeable and inventory oriented staff!! Stockton was much much help, great job!
Trent,
Thank you so much for the awesome review! We really appreciate the kind words. We’re glad Stockton was able to help you out and make your experience a great one. We take a lot of pride in having a knowledgeable team and a strong inventory selection. Hope to see you again soon!
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Fantastic experience: Colum was super sweet and helps us every time we are out and coming in for games and movies!
Elisa, thanks for the great review! Colum will be happy to hear this. We hope to see you again soon!
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Fantastic experience: Great store and friendly staff, Nate was very helpful
Ian, thanks for the great review! Nate will be happy to hear this. We hope to see you again soon!
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Fantastic experience: Nate and Stockton did awesome job! Great staff for a game store.
Billy,
Thank you for the kind words! We’ll make sure Nate and Stockton hear this. We’re glad you had a great experience and hope to see you again soon.
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Fantastic experience: Awesome store! Calum and Nate helped us out buying packs and even provided top loaders for our pulls:)
Caleb,
Thank you for the awesome review! Colum and Nate will be glad to hear it. And wow, those are some great pulls we’re glad we could be part of it. Hope to see you again soon!
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Fantastic experience: Hanging out with colum and Nate ripping Japanese great spot with great people behind the counter
Jake,
Thanks for the awesome review! Glad you had a great time hanging out with Colum and Nate. And that Piplup is clean ! Hope to see you back soon!
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Fantastic experience: column and nate were a great help!
Kaity, thank you! Colum and Nate will be glad to hear it. We appreciate you stopping in and hope to see you again soon!
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Fantastic experience: Colum was the best employee he did everything he could to help me out and I was so grateful he was able to help me find the system I was looking for would recommend to everyone I know
Dakotta,
Thank you so much for the kind words! Colum will be really glad to hear this. We’re glad he was able to help you find exactly what you were looking for. We truly appreciate the recommendation and hope to see you again soon!
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Fantastic experience: They were awesome! They took my custom Gameboy and I highly recommend them! Definitely speak to my bro Stockton!!
Caleb,
Thank you so much for the kind words! We’re glad we could work out a deal on your custom Gameboy
Stockton will definitely appreciate the shoutout too! Hope to see you again soon!
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Fantastic experience: Awesome place to shop! They have a huge selection of games and collectibles. I finally found the Funko Pop I’ve been searching for, which was amazing. I was a little unsure about the price at first, but they worked with me and gave me a deal I couldn’t refuse. Great customer service and overall a fantastic experience. I left super happy and will definitely be shopping here again!
Thank you so much for the awesome review! We’re glad you finally found that Funko Pop you’ve been hunting for
We appreciate the kind words about the service too, we hope to see you again soon!
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Fantastic experience: Good!
Michael, thanks for the 5 stars! Hope to see you again soon.
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Fantastic experience: Awesome time getting pokemon cards :)
Luis, thanks for the great review! We hope to see you again soon!
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Fantastic experience: SHOUTOUT STOCKTON for great service and extremely knowledgeable on the questions I had. Was very friendly and made sure that were were helped. Will be returning!!
Jon, thanks for the great review! We'll make sure he sees this. Really appreciate the support and can’t wait to have you back!
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Fantastic experience: Stockton was very helpful and had the exact game I wanted
Levi,
Glad to hear Stockton got you exactly what you were looking for! Thanks for the support, we appreciate you!
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Fantastic experience: Super cool shop go there all the time for pokemon cards, everyone at front desk is always super nice. Awesome place
Hayley,
Thanks so much! We really appreciate you coming in regularly. Glad our team is taking great care of you—see you again soon!
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Fantastic experience: Nate is amazing. Sold us good Pokémon cards!
Mary, thanks so much for the 5 stars! We’re glad Nate was able to help you find some great Pokémon cards. We’ll make sure he sees this. Hope to see you again soon!
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Fantastic experience: A great place to look for games, shows/movies, Funko Pops, and other nerdy treasure! Plus the staff are very friendly and helpful. Definitely will be going back!
Katie,
Thank you! We really appreciate the support and are glad you enjoyed the selection and service. Looking forward to seeing you again soon!
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Fantastic experience: Went into the store today, not expecting to find Earthbound in the glass case! Stockton and Nate were super helpful! They were willing to open the SNES cart and allow me to check to make sure it was an authentic cart of Earthbound. Any game store that’s worth its weight will allow you to make sure the video games you’re buying are authentic. Great staff and store.
Negative experience: Zero stars. Should even be able to put 1 Thought it was gonna be easy but turned into a whole 2 days. Took my series x in with two controllers. One never been used. Not only did it take 2 full days for them to look at it but when I arrived to pick it up , the person in store had no idea what I was talking about. Then having to call someone to ask what was going on. (All for a simple quote) The quote ended up being 200 cash. 250 store credit. TERRIBLE. Then talking my Xbox thinking ok at least I got my Xbox. Wrong. My ORIGINAL hdmi cable was missing from my box. I brought all the cords except my AC which I forgot and I told them. Going in to find it, they had no idea and said I didn’t have it. Good thing there was paperwork( only good thing about this) because the paper clearly said no AC. Nothing about hdmi. Ended up he couldn’t find it. Said they “probably gave it to someone else” wow. Surprised I even got my Xbox back. One of the worst experiences I’ve ever had
Fantastic experience: Dylan was very knowledgeable and helpful.
Negative experience: Dude tried telling me Deadpool is only worth 20$ on Xbox one clearly they dont know what there talking about
Fantastic experience: Nate is the best worker!!!
Thank you so much! Nate is great — we really appreciate the 5-star review and we’re glad you had a good visit!
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Fantastic experience: Nate was awesome, best place if you’re looking for games!
Fantastic experience: If your not a gamer and getting someone special a game system, they are here to help
Fantastic experience: This place was stocked with amazing games and accessories for your game systems! I definitely recommend it for anyone looking for something in particular or even just looking this place has got it. Stockton was very awesome and helpful to find the things I was searching for! I will definitely be returning back. Thanks!
Fantastic experience: Very fair price for my fire red version offered 20$ over what anyone else would . If I have anything else unique to sell I’ll most likely go there first now.
Fantastic experience: My boys and I really like this shop. We swing in every few weeks or so to look at things. Good prices, trade credit is usually better than expected and much quicker than competitors. My boy has bought and traded many items. Colum seems to be working everytime we are in; always friendly, personable and accommodating. Not pushy at all and allows my boys to browse as long as they like. The 5 for $8 DVD deal is great, we usually snatch up a few every visit.
Fantastic experience: Stockton Helped me out he was great great service great games
Alan, thanks for the great review! We hope to see you again soon!
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Positive experience: Decent game store. Tons of games and a great selection of accessories. Most prices seemed alright but some items were double PriceCharting value. I have no problem with paying more in a brick and mortar store but double the going rate is a little much. I found it to be very annoying how they display things though. Specifically handheld systems, and their more expensive games. The systems are 8 feet up in the air, in bags, stacked on top of each other. Makes it really hard to see what is in stock when just browsing. The more expensive games were behind the counter on a rack, stacked on top of each other. I get wanting to keep them out of reach but at least have some cases or something to make it easier to browse. Please get more glass cases :(
Hudson, thank you for visiting and for the review.
We do our best to keep pricing in line with current market values. That said, we’re always reviewing prices and welcome feedback. If there were any specific items you felt were priced way out of line, feel free to email us at [email protected] and we will be happy to take a look.
On the display side, we recently updated how handheld systems are displayed at this location. Now they’re in a glass case to make browsing easier.
Thanks again for stopping by and sharing your thoughts. We hope to see you again soon!
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Negative experience: You pay a premium price at a store because the items should all work and if not you can return them. That is not the case for Game World. They do not have the capability to test everything they purchase used. But sell the trash anyways. They do not offer a refund when they sell trash, just store credit. Forcing you to take the risk of buying more problems. I purchased a gameboy and gameboy color charger. They do not work. I tested on two gameboys and two gameboy colors to make sure. When I returned the items they admitted they can not test everything they purchase. In my opinion if a customer returns an item simply because they changed their mind. Then store credit is fine. But when the customer shows the store they are selling trash. Then a refund should be the policy.
Fantastic experience: Colum was super helpful in picking out a console. My boys decided to purchase at Game World because of him!
Fantastic experience: Great spot for new and used gaming gear. Great selection and prices. Nate was extremely knowledgeable and helped my boys get exactly what they needed!
Fantastic experience: Game world has the largest in store selection of old school Wii and DS games. The clerk was friendly and helpful, and the store is well laid out and organized.
Negative experience: wii u games were way higher than your competitor.
Fantastic experience: Stockton and caine hooked me up.
Jayden,
Thanks for the 5-star review! We’re glad Stockton and Kaine were able to take great care of you. We’ll be sure to pass along the kind words. Hope to see you again soon!
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Fantastic experience: Great service and very knowledgeable team.
Fantastic experience: Great selection
David, thanks for the 5 stars! We hope to see you again soon.
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Fantastic experience: Great store, fair prices, and staff great to deal with!
Thanks so much for the kind words! We’re glad you had a great experience and that our team could help. Hope to see you again soon!
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Fantastic experience: Great experience trading in games! Nate was very helpful and quick!
Fantastic experience: Lots of retro gaming gems that are reasonably priced
Fantastic experience: Colum was very helpful. Got us what we needed. In and out in less than 5 minutes while juggling phone calls.
Fantastic experience: Colum did a great job. Give that man a raise.
Fantastic experience: Wonderful customer service from Nate. Very knowledgeable and friendly. Would highly recommend Game World and Nate for all your needs!
Fantastic experience: Great place to get used games!
Positive experience: Overall great store. I have been here many times and bought a ton of movies and some games. The staff members are always courteous, the selection is good, and the price is right. I have to take a star off because they use permanent price tags, not removable ones like at Half Price Books and Disc Replay, even Goodwill tags are easier to remove. These require goo-b-gone and you can't use that on some cases. I have passed on going there because I don't feel like messing with the tags after but when I do end up going the experience has been great while still at the store.
Fantastic experience: The young man who helped me in the store was extremely helpful and friendly. He helped me find some new games for holiday gifts and was so knowledgeable.
Fantastic experience: I came in looking for some n6 accessories and Stockton was extremely helpful!
Dave,
Thanks so much for the great review! We’re glad Stockton was able to help you find the N64 accessories you were looking for. We’ll be sure to pass along the kind words. Hope to see you again soon at Game World!
Fantastic experience: Kaine did a great job explaining everything. He kept in touch with me during th buy process.
Fantastic experience: Nate helped us and was a pleasure to work with, he was friendly and knowledgeable. 1000% recommend coming here first over GameStop or disc replay.
Fantastic experience: First time in and Nate was so helpful and nice! Great customer service and a nice store!
Fantastic experience: Gotta say, I had a wonderful experience at Game World! Stockton and Collum were incredible to work with, they paid me a very reasonable and fair price for my trade-in's, and I used all that credit to buy a grail I've been looking to get for years! 12/10, I'll definitely be back, super happy with my time spent here!
Fantastic experience: Very clean and welcoming store with a great selection. Great customer service from our good pal Stockton!!
Fantastic experience: Nate and Stockton were amazing with their customer service
Fantastic experience: We dealt with Stockton and he was a very professional and polite individual. Will go back and spend my money at this game. Shop anytime
Fantastic experience: Stockton was great! Great section of games and guides!
Fantastic experience: Great place to buy used games and game systems. Also always like browsing the movies they have.
Fantastic experience: Great selection of Funko Pops. Probably one of the best in the Indy area.
Fantastic experience: Stockton was amazing and very informative thank you guys!
Fantastic experience: STOCKTON IS A GOAT
Glad to hear it — we’ll let Stockton know he’s getting GOAT status! Thanks for the review and for supporting the Indy store!
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Fantastic experience: Stockton is very helpful. Love the inventory. Cool retro game store
Kerry, thanks for the great review! We hope to see you again soon.
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Fantastic experience: As someone who opened the original Game World on 38th Street with Jin Park all the way back in 1996 - im hoping this is a former customer or colleague - we were considering a 30 year renunion and I was shocked to see the old logo and layout back in Indy. Whomever is up to this - I wish you luck and prosperity. It's like I've seen a ghost! Proud to see the name carried on in such a great fashion.
Fantastic experience: Brought in a bunch of stuff to sell, and they worked with me on it and offered a fair price. Kane went above and beyond to get it done same day. Recommend these folks for selling old games
Fantastic experience: So helpful and great selection!
Megan, thanks for the awesome review! We’re glad you enjoyed the selection and appreciate you stopping by!
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Fantastic experience: first time at the store and everything went amazing
Fantastic experience: I’ve been into the GameWorld Indy location a ton of times and I’ve never had a great experience…until today. The problem I had was the previous managers being really rude and uptight. They didn’t seem to have any patience for people interested in their video game selection. Today when I went, I was immediately greeted by a new manager there named Stockton and he does amazing! He immediately greeted us with respect and offered to help us find games that we were looking for. He helped me get a great price on a video game I really wanted and scored a deal for the business. Stockton does great and I look forward to coming back because of the service he offered today. Great work Stockton!
Positive experience: Gave me a fair deal on some PS4/PS5 games I had alongside some DVDs too. I didn't buy anything since their selection wasn't as diverse for me, but the guys were nice and gave me some cash for my games and DVDs. I liked my experience. It was pretty good
Fantastic experience: It was Interesting to visit. A literary I was supposed to give the game to The store but I was told that's not Possible which that's on me But still It was good enough to visit. I hope I could visit the store. Sometimes soon thank you for your time with me
Fantastic experience: Nate was an amazing help and an awesome dude when I brought in all my items. I will be back to either get more games or consoles along with any games I want to sell. Highly recommend this place. 10/10
Fantastic experience: Great store for buying/selling used and retro video games and consoles. Dylan made the process of selling my retro Nintendo consoles really smooth and painless.
Fantastic experience: Awesome staff! Great experience
Mike, thanks for the great review! We hope to see you again soon!
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Fantastic experience: Definitely a great place friendly staff I dealt with and love the retro games and consoles .
Fantastic experience: Staff was incredibly helpful, organization was a 10/10, compared to what im used to back home
Fantastic experience: Absolutely love this store! I mainly come in to check out their Funko Pop selection, and it never disappoints. Everything is neatly displayed and organized by show/genre, which makes browsing super easy. On my last visit, I was thrilled to find Pikachu, Raichu, and Alolan Raichu—all lined up together and all ones I’d been searching for to complete my collection! Even better, they had a buy two, get one free deal on Funko Pops, so I walked out with an awesome bargain. The staff is always friendly, welcoming, and ready to help. Plus, they even hand out a freezer treat when you make a purchase, which is such a fun touch! Overall, every visit here is a great experience. Gameworld has definitely become a must-stop spot whenever I’m in the area.
Fantastic experience: Great service
Lewis, thanks for the great review!
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Fantastic experience: Great staff, fair prices! Even let me negotiate. Support this small business! They do it right!
Thanks for the great review! We hope to see you again soon!
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Fantastic experience: Great place if looking to sell. I went twice in the last month; both times I received good offers.
Martin, thanks for the great review! We hope to see you again soon!
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Fantastic experience: guy was cool n patient should come by
Fantastic experience: Very helpful and very nice, lotta good stuff in there and good prices
Fantastic experience: Very reasonable prices, especially compared to Gamestop and Disc Replay's cost of used games. Was greeted upon entering and told to have a good day when leaving. My only suggestion is I'd love to see more merch than mostly funko pops.
Fantastic experience: Great store.. fair prices and great service!! Make sure you check the clearance bins by the door!
Fantastic experience: Awesome service great products spend money every visit , Kaine was awesome
Fantastic experience: Really cool spot and really nice staff one of the guys helped me find some specific funko pops from the enormous selection they have
Tanner, thanks for the 5-star review! We’re glad our team could help you track down the Funko Pops you were looking for. We appreciate the kind words and look forward to helping you find more great collectibles next time!
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Fantastic experience: Didn't realize how nice it was inside until we checked it out. They offered a fair price on some movies we sold them. Will be back to buy too, when we need to.
Justin, thanks for giving us a try! We’re glad you enjoyed the store and felt good about the trade-in value on your movies. We look forward to seeing you again when you’re ready to pick up something new!
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Fantastic experience: Great Game store I always visit when in town, besides the mainstream stuff, they always have to oddities that i am looking for. The staff is great and knowledgeable as well. Highly recommend visiting these guys.
Fantastic experience: Very nice staff, lots of cool items and at a great price
Fantastic experience: Games.
Daniel, thanks for the 5 stars! We hope to see you again soon.
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Fantastic experience: Great service!
Ross, thanks for the 5 stars!
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Negative experience: Worst video game store in the area. I was at the Bloomington location over an hour ago. Didn’t buy a game there because the rep said the south Indy location had the “complete edition” for the game I was looking at. So I didn’t buy the disc in Bloomington and came to to Indy. The 2 people working here were not helpful. The game was in the back but not able to be sold for 6 more days. I told them I just came from another location because they told me it was in stock. I don’t fault the guy at the Bloomington store at all. If the game shows in the system then how is he supposed to know it can’t be sold for a week? I went to disc replay and got what I was looking for. Take your business to GameStop or disc relay. Those places are actually trying to sell their games. If you want to know what they hold the games for a week before selling them call and ask. It’s crazy because a few people experienced what I did who were standing in line with me and told to come back in several days when the item could leave the back room. I will not be back here…
Fantastic experience: The store is so clean and the owner really knows what he’s doing!! Will definitely be returning ;)
Fantastic experience: I received more money than I expected for the games I took in.
Fantastic experience: Goats of games
Ruben, thanks for the excellent review! We hope to see you again soon.
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Fantastic experience: Dylan was awesome!! super helpful and nice. will definitely be back here ◡̈
Positive experience: Good staff good prices
Thanks for the great review! We are glad to hear you are happy with our staff and pricing.
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Fantastic experience: The guy in the store was very helpful, personable, and made for a great experience. Much better than Disk Replay, that’s for sure.
Fantastic experience: Perfect in everyway
Raymond, thanks for the excellent review! We hope to see you again soon.
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Fantastic experience: Super clean and organized with tons of options for a great price. I love this place!
Lennon, thanks for the great review! We are glad to hear you are happy with our cleanliness, selection, and pricing. We hope to see you again soon!
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Fantastic experience: Professional and much faster than disc replay for selling! They also are very friendly and inclusive! I asked my account to be under my preferred name and they had no problem with it at all. :)
Nasha, thanks for the great review! We are glad to hear you were happy with our friendly staff and our fast trade-in process. We hope to see you again soon!
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