Game World - Spokane

They have a decent selection of games, but I strongly urge you to try and sell your consoles or games on a private marketplace before coming to these guys. 99% of the time they will only offer store credit and the give you literal Pennie’s for your games. I brought in 20 or so newish Xbox 1 games and was getting literally .05 cents for some of them(these were popular games like COD and 2ks) only 1 of the games was over a dollar. Then they will turn around and sell them for retail value. Massive scam. AND THATS FOR STORE CREDIT NOT CASH. I’ve spent alot of money in there, but won’t any longer.

Love going here to browse and relive my child hood gaming adventures! Looking for my next buy , however ive steered away from many purchases do to the fact that the staff is very unfriendly and talk over you. Ive asked for help and wasnt given very helpful information or direction so I can't say I wont go here anymore but I will say as a fellow gaming nerd who has an extreme passion for gaming the staff could be a little more friendly towards a fellow enthusiast.

I came into this store on March 8th 2026 for an OEM DualShock 3. I asked one of the employees at the front counter if they had any that were OEM. They replied that they keep them behind the counter. Also, they've been shell swapped but were completely OEM internals (note that it even had the correct PlayStation logo on the PS Button) . I purchased one for $40. When I got home, I did the wall outlet test, it started charging. I opened the controller up and double confirmed it was not OEM. I immediately went back to the store for a refund where they gave me an unnecessary amount of grief. They claimed that there were broken buttons and I had to explain multiple times that I opened it up because I was told it was OEM and just put it back together poorly. They seemed more concerned with possible broken buttons than having just lied and misleading me into purchasing counterfeit goods. They didn't apologize or even offer any explanation of why that could have happened. I would not recommend shopping here but if you absolutely must, be cautious and thoroughly check any items you plan on purchasing. If you've already bought stuff, check it, its very easy. I'm sure its not the employees personally swapping them. I'm sure they're purchasing it from somewhere online (point in case a lot of the other temu/wish items they sell). However, it reflects incredibly poorly on the business. It takes 5 seconds to test these controllers via a wall outlet and they can't even do that but can confidently claim they're OEM.

I stopped going here for quite a while because the people they had working there at the time seemed to always have some kind of attitude and I only went to them when one of my consoles quit working. I haven't seen them there since then compared to my recent visits and the staff they have in there seem a little more professional and don't act like you're a bother to them like before. Some of their pricing is a little spendy, but I understand they need to make a profit plus as far as I know it's one of the only remaining local video game stores in Spokane, and physical media is important to preserve nowadays.

Sorry, I didn't mean to bother you, I thought you worked here. I came in looking for a game. I found one I liked and inquired about the accessories that it required. The girl working there (wouldn't really call it working, but whatever) was stacking items in a case but was apparently too busy to help answer my question. I asked about the item, she stated they might have it and if they did it would be over in the case. She also mentioned she doubts they have it. I went to the case, saw it there... Couldn't really look at it in the case because it's locked. Stood there for several minutes considering if I wanted to bother her to do her job or just go somewhere else. I went, put the game back and looked at other games. After having been there for roughly 20 minutes, and not being asked if I needed help or even a follow up to my original question, I decided to go elsewhere. You do realize customers buying things are the reason you get a pay cheque right? And the more items a customer buys, the better the store thrives. There was no one else there, so it's not as if you were busy... That would be a fair excuse.