Here is a collection of UK independent retro game stores.
The data is correct as of 23rd September 2024 (map and detailed updates below this table).
| Store Name | Location | County | NESW | Phone | Review | Repair? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-7 Games | High Wycombe | Buckinghamshire | South | |||
| Arcade Games | Isle of Wight | Isle of Wight | South | 01983 864815 | ||
| As New | Nottingham | East Midlands | East | 0115 910 3392 | ||
| Backtracks Music Games | Edinburgh | Scotland | Scotland | 0131 228 4898 | ||
| Barkman Computers | Kingston Upon Thames | London | South | |||
| BASEO Southend | Southend-on-Sea | Essex | East | 01702 611100 | ||
| BSX | Bradford | Yorkshire | North East | |||
| Button Bashers | Mansfield | East Midlands | East | 01623 237471 | ||
| Camborne Games | Camborne | Cornwall | South West | 01209 710888 | ||
| Chips | Isle of Wight | Isle of Wight | South | 01983 821983 | ||
| Console Action | Swansea | Wales | Wales | 01792 642998 | ||
| CoolSpot | Doncaster | Yorkshire | North East | |||
| Critical Hit Chesterfield | Chesterfield | East Midlands | East | |||
| Critical Hit Matlock | Matlock | East Midlands | East | 01629 380660 | ||
| Direct Deals | Bradford | Yorkshire | North East | |||
| Doorway to Dorkness | Doncaster | Yorkshire | North East | 07435 606311 | Review | |
| DVDMegaStore | Shrewsbury | Shropshire | Central | |||
| Eclipse Home Entertainment | Blackpool | Lancashire | North West | 01253 399899 | ||
| Ego Computers & Games | Newtown | Wales | Wales | 01686 622322 | ||
| Electric Town | Castleford | Yorkshire | North East | 01977 554700 | ||
| Electric Town | Ripon | Yorkshire | North East | |||
| Entertainment World | Birmingham | West Midlands | Central | |||
| Entertainment-X-Change | Darlington | County Durham | North East | |||
| Faceless Monkey | Truro | Cornwall | South West | 07465 262271 | ||
| Famous Collectables | Bexhill-on-Sea | Sussex | South East | 01424 215577 | ||
| Fleetwood Games | Fleetwood | Lancashire | North West | 07599 040202 | ||
| Forgotten Worlds | Stewarton | Scotland | Scotland | 01560 327065 | ||
| Game Arena | London | London | South | 020 8453 0353 | ||
| Game Cave | Dereham | Norfolk | East | 01362 699222 | ||
| Game City | Reading | Berkshire | South | 0118 958 2760 | ||
| Game Galaxy | London | London | South | 020 8677 7007 | ||
| Game On | Stoke-on-Trent | Staffordshire | Central | 07748189399 | Review | |
| Game On | Portsmouth | Hampshire | South | 023 9238 3313 | ||
| Game On Toymaster | Saffron Walden | Essex | East | |||
| Game Pad | Stoke-on-Trent | Staffordshire | Central | |||
| Game Smart | Birmingham | West Midlands | Central | |||
| Game XP | Airdrie | Scotland | Scotland | 01236 752348 | ||
| Game Zone | Plymouth | Devon | South West | 01752 941781 | ||
| Gamebase | Dover | Kent | South East | |||
| Gamebox | Birmingham | West Midlands | Central | |||
| Gamenation | Herne Bay | Kent | South East | |||
| Gamerz | Bournemouth | Dorset | South West | |||
| Games Centre | London | London | South | 020 7385 5600 | ||
| Games Galaxy Megastore | Consett | County Durham | North East | |||
| Games Master | Birmingham | West Midlands | Central | |||
| Games N Gear | Llandudno | Wales | Wales | 01492 339090 | ||
| Games Planet | London | London | South | 020 8746 0285 | ||
| Games Plus | Birmingham | West Midlands | Central | |||
| Games Temple | Leeds | Yorkshire | North East | 0113 240 3595 | ||
| Gamescene Fishponds | Bristol | Bristol | South West | |||
| Gamescene Kingswood | Bristol | Bristol | South West | |||
| GamesNMore | Wigan | Greater Manchester | North West | 07709 746744 | ||
| Gamez Gadgets | London | London | South | 020 7272 0010 | ||
| Gamez Hut | Tiverton | Devon | South West | |||
| GB Games | Rhyl | Wales | Wales | 01745 608874 | ||
| GET (Gadget & Entertainment Trade) | Glasgow | Scotland | Scotland | 0141 321 4396 | ||
| Get Gaming | Dudley | West Midlands | Central | 07856 227880 | Review | |
| Get The Game | Peterborough | Cambridgeshire | East | 01733 346681 | ||
| GMB Tech | Berwick-upon-Tweed | Northumberland | North East | 01289 400101 | ||
| Guardian Games | Tiverton | Devon | South West | |||
| Hidden Chest Gaming | Brierley Hill | West Midlands | Central | 01384 261534 | Review | Yes |
| House of Retro | Wrexham | Wales | Wales | |||
| Timewarp | Bridgwater | Somerset | South West | 01278 433554 | ||
| Insane Games | Wells | Somerset | South West | 01749 671523 | ||
| Itemdrop | Seaton | Devon | South West | |||
| Joypad Joy & Toys | Dudley | West Midlands | Central | |||
| Kenny’s Buy Sell Trade | Rotherham | Yorkshire | North East | 07904 162130 | ||
| Kirkby Sales & Exchange | Kirkby-in-Ashfield | East Midlands | East | |||
| Last Level Games | Norwich | Norfolk | East | 01603 929495 | ||
| Lees Games | Morecambe | Lancashire | North West | 01524 425404 | Review | |
| Level Up Games | Canterbury | Kent | South East | |||
| Manic Minors | Warrington | Cheshire | North West | 07421 321487 | ||
| Mega Games | London | London | South | 020 7624 6224 | ||
| Miso Retro Games | Billericay | Essex | East | |||
| Morecambe Games | Morecambe | Lancashire | North West | 07599 040202 | ||
| MT Games | Taunton | Somerset | South West | 01823 282313 | ||
| MT Games Ltd | Weston-Super-Mare | Somerset | South West | |||
| Name of the Game | Bolton | Greater Manchester | North West | |||
| NextGen Trader Ltd | Stamford | Lincolnshire | East | 07368 142422 | ||
| Odyssey | Paignton | Devon | South West | |||
| Old Skool Gaming | Brierley Hill | West Midlands | Central | 01384 77111 | Review | |
| Outland Video Games | Isle of Wight | Isle of Wight | South | 01983 566954 | ||
| Parallel Universe | Nottingham | East Midlands | East | 07460 484885 | ||
| Planet Games | Frome | Somerset | South West | |||
| Playaone Gaming Shop | Middlesbrough | Yorkshire | North East | 01287 637777 | ||
| Playnation Games | Croydon | London | South | |||
| Regen Games | Norwich | Norfolk | East | |||
| Retro Games HQ | Swindon | Wiltshire | South | 07595 398360 | ||
| Retro Giant | Romford | Essex | East | 0800 240 4702 | ||
| Retro Realm | Barrow-in-Furness | Cumbria | North | |||
| Retro Sect | Tewkesbury | Gloucestershire | South | 0800 8611586 | ||
| Retro World | Derby | East Midlands | East | |||
| Retro-Cove | Barrow-in-Furness | Cumbria | North | |||
| Retro’s | Welshpool | Wales | Wales | |||
| Retrobution | Llanelli | Wales | Wales | |||
| Revival Games | Plymouth | Devon | South West | |||
| Rewind Collectable & Games | Ashton-under-Lyne | Greater Manchester | North West | 0161 339 6116 | ||
| Sega Supplies Limited | Birmingham | West Midlands | Central | |||
| SellBuySave | Bristol | Bristol | South West | |||
| Sore Thumb Retro Games | York | Yorkshire | North East | 07759 161274 | ||
| Super Game Shack | Leicester | Leicestershire | East | |||
| Super Games World | Middlesbrough | Yorkshire | North East | 01642 973871 | ||
| Super Retro Video Games | Sheffield | Yorkshire | North East | 0114 258 8338 | ||
| Super Tomato | Cardiff | Wales | Wales | Yes | ||
| TF1 Entertainment | Telford | Shropshire | Central | |||
| That Retro Game Shop | Newcastle | Tyne and Wear | North East | 07990 792210 | ||
| The Exchange UK | London | London | South | 020 8442 1111 | ||
| The Game Cave Telford | Telford | Shropshire | Central | 01952 616107 | ||
| The Game Shop | Sheffield | Yorkshire | North East | 0114 247 1444 | ||
| The Game Zone | Stoke-on-Trent | Staffordshire | Central | 01782 825107 | Review | Yes |
| The Geek Guys Video Games & | Grangemouth | Scotland | Scotland | |||
| The Media Vault | Harwich | Essex | East | |||
| The Retro Hunter | Southend-on-Sea | Essex | East | 07980 626975 | ||
| The Retro Retreat | King’s Lynn | Norfolk | East | 01553 406963 | ||
| The Retro Stash | Port Talbot | Wales | Wales | 07480 853679 | ||
| The Sell & Buy Store | Manchester | Greater Manchester | North West | |||
| Tower Entertainment | Glossop | Derbyshire | North West | 01457 239854 | ||
| Toy Planet | Wantage | Oxfordshire | South | 07519 281146 | ||
| Trade & Play | Birkenhead | Wirral | North West | |||
| U Play | Oxford | Oxfordshire | South | 01865 725222 | ||
| Vintage Gamer | Birmingham | West Midlands | Central | 07707 261421 | Review | |
| X-Change | West Bromwich | West Midlands | Central | |||
| Xchange 4 Cash | Northampton | Northamptonshire | South | |||
| Yard’s Games | Arbroath | Scotland | Scotland | |||
| Gremlins Games | Leigh | Greater Manchester | North West | 07581 037785 | Yes | |
| Retro Mania | Gateshead | Tyne and Wear | North East | 07399 189153 | ||
| The Game Pad | Scarborough | Yorkshire | North East | |||
| Omegas Emporium | Attleborough | Norfolk | East | 01953 548108 | ||
| Mobile Games Exchange | Derby | East Midlands | East | 01332 383283 | ||
| Retrovault | Mansfield | East Midlands | East | 07557 781516 | ||
| Retro Dreams | Morecambe | Lancashire | North West | |||
| Games and Collectables | Gloucester | Gloucestershire | Central | 07593 673718 |
UK Indie Retro Stores by Location
Here is the data shown on a map.
Indie Retro Shop Database Updates:
- 10th June 2024:
- Added: Insane Games (Wells), GamesNMore (Wigan), Forgotten Worlds (Stewarton),Retro Sect (Tewkesbury), Get the Game (Peterborough), and Get Gaming (Dudley).
- Removed: Starpicks (Queensferry)
- 11th June 2024
- Added: Morecambe Games (Morecambe), Fleetwood Games (Fleetwood)
- 16th June 2024
- Added: Manic Minors (Warrington)
- 23rd June 2024
- Added: Gremlins Games (Leigh)
- 1st July 2024
- Added: Retro Mania (Gateshead), The Game Pad (Scarborough)
- 16th July 2024
- Added Omega’s Emporium (Norfolk)
- 1st August 2024
- Removed Magic Whistle (Brighton)
- 26th August 2024
- Added Mobile Games Exchange (Derby)
- 23rd September 2024
- Added Retrovault (Mansfield)
- 2nd November 2024
- Added two stores: Retro Dreams in Morecambe, and Gaming and Collectables in Gloucester.
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