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About GameFly

GameFly is a membership-based video game website that delivers movies and games to your door. It offers games for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Xbox 360 and other consoles. The website also sells consoles, controllers, games and collectibles for gamers. As a member, you can rent as many movies and video games as you want for just one fee.

How does GameFly work?

GameFly puts games and movies into the hands of gamers all over the country. It offers thousands of new and classic games for many different consoles, including:

  • PlayStation 4
  • PlayStation 3
  • Xbox 1
  • Xbox 360
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Nintendo 3DS
  • Wii
  • Nintendo GameCube
  • GameBoy Advance

Members choose a subscription option or start by activating a free trial. To request a game, add videos and games to your queue, and GameFly ships the next available title to you as soon as possible. When you receive the game, you keep it for as long as you want.

To get your next game, just return the first one. If you love the game you received and want to keep it, you can buy it for a discounted rate. Your credit card is billed once a month, and you can cancel anytime. There are no late fees. If you choose to buy a game you’re currently renting, GameFly sends you the original case, the manual and any codes included with the package.

Shipping usually takes between two to five business days. GameFly has two shipping centers, one in Los Angeles and one in Pittsburgh.

There are four subscription plans to choose from. You can choose a basic or upgraded movies-only subscription or one of two Games + Movies subscriptions. Both Games + Movies subscriptions include access to new releases and FastReturn shipping. The basic subscription only allows you to have one rental at a time, while the upgraded subscription lets you have two.

For every three months that you're a member of GameFly, you earn five GameFly dollars that you can use to buy rental games you choose to keep or new video games from the online marketplace.

GameFly costs

At the time of publishing, the basic Games + Movies subscription option is $9.50 a month for three months and $15.95 per month after that. The upgraded subscription is $13.50 per month for the first three months and $22.95 a month after that.

For the movies-only subscription, you pay $8.00 a month for the first three months and $13.95 per month after. This level includes two movies at a time, new releases, FastReturn and Blu-ray options. It does not include reward coupons or 4K ultra HD movies.

The Elite movies-only option is $11.00 a month for the first three months and $18.95 per month after that. This subscription includes two rentals, all of the features of the standard subscription, reward coupons and 4K ultra HD options.

GameFly also offers an extensive inventory of new and classic games for purchase at a discounted rate. Some of the most popular games for purchase include:

  • The Last of Us Remastered: $19.99
  • Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition: $19.99
  • Animal Crossing: New Horizons: $59.99
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: $59.99
  • NHL 20: $29.99

Members can browse games in all price ranges, sort by new or used or select games that have just been added to the inventory or the online bargain bin.

GameFly FAQ

Is GameFly going out of business?
GameFly discontinued its video game streaming service in 2018 but still offers its mail-out movie/video game rental service.
How long is the GameFly free trial?
The GameFly free trial is for 30 days.
How long can I keep a GameFly game?
As long as you want! There aren’t any late fees. When you’re ready for a new game, you send back the one you have.
How do I return a game to GameFly?
Every game rental comes with a prepaid envelope for returning games.

Still have questions?

Is GameFly worth it?

If you love video games, a subscription to GameFly may be worth it. For the occasional gamer, the monthly subscription cost may be more than you typically spend on games. But for the serious gamer who goes through games quickly, the subscription could end up saving you money in the long run.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 30, 2025

    3-5 days for a game is not realistic. My first game took over 13 days, I can't remember but they sent me a second copy that made it there in less than 5 days so something isn't right. There is no tracking so I don't believe they actually send the games out when they say they do. Then I order bo7 as a rental and it's been 10 mail business days and nothing has showed up so I called to report and they permanently suspended my account. Not that I care too much anyway because 20 dollars and it takes a half month to get the game and I play it for another 2 thats already 60 bucks I could have just bought that game outright. And it might be the USPS mail person that is stealing them, everybody knows they don't have tracking and it's clearly labeled "Gamefly" which doesn't help deter thieves.

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    Reviewed Oct. 21, 2025

    Slow shipping basically only giving you 2 games a month to rent. They make shipping errors, lose games, send damaged games, send the wrong game and many times try to pin the blame on the user. I finally decided to cancel after they blamed me because they shipped me the wrong title. They said I had to send them back the "correct" title, but I didn't have it because they made an error and sent me the wrong game. So they suspended my account until I paid them for the full price of the game they lost. I will never be using them again.

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      Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

      Reviewed July 29, 2025

      Slow, slow, and when you think it couldn’t be any slower, there ya go, slower. Get an average of 2 games a month due to absolutely awful shipping. Customer service is useless. Never used to be like this, not sure what is going on. As many delivery services there are, it shouldn’t take 1.5-2 weeks to get a frame. That’s absurd. Imagine if it took that long to ship a letter. Same size. I don’t get it.

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      Reviewed Feb. 15, 2025

      I literally waited over a month for games in my queue that never got shipped. After the 2nd week of not being shipped out I contacted support and they said they would contact their warehouse and escalate my case, well two weeks later nothing changed, so I contacted them again and told them that I'm not paying for the service if I have to wait over a month to get games from my queue just to be shipped out, and they told me they would give me 14 days for free, and would do whatever they can to get my games shipped out. Guess what... Nothing was shipped out, and they lied about the free 14 days. In the end I was flat out ripped off, no refund, no compensation, no nothing!

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      Reviewed Oct. 29, 2024

      I decided to give them a try. There's a new game I've been wanting to try but didn't want to buy in case I didn't like it. So I signed up for an account and added a game to my queue on my first day; the 12th. It is now the 29th and I have yet to receive the game in the mail. I didn't want to take the chance with being charged an extra month for something I haven't even used yet. But in the cancellation terms, the game must be back to GameFly within 7 days of cancellation which guess what, I can't send back because I don't even have it yet.

      If renting a game is more than half a month of just waiting for the game to be delivered; it is not of much value. Now I have to hope this game makes it to my house before the next month charges me. And I'll have to wait to cancel after I know they have received the game back before I am fully charged for a game that would literally be in the mail and not even know if they'll send it back or just charge me and keep the game too. Definitely not returning as a customer.

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      Reviewed June 7, 2024

      I was a GameFly customer for several years and always notified them promptly if there was any shipping issue, which for some reason tended to be when returning titles (not sure if USPS or GameFly just sucking and checking their receiving) but out of nowhere GameFly cancelled my membership claiming they could no longer guarantee proper service to me due to shipping issues, so clearly they blamed me for games “not received” by them despite my always giving notice and proof that they were returned and no matter my argument they kept blaming me. Coincidentally only a week or two later I got automated emails that every single game they “hadn’t received” were scanned in at their warehouse, how convenient. Screw GameFly and their customer blaming, will not subscribe with them again without a massive incentive and apology from the company.

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      Punctuality & Speed

      Reviewed Jan. 11, 2023

      First step: sign up as many people to your service as possible, regardless of how many games you actually have on stock. Step two:. Step three: profit. Step four: customers get the games they rented nine months later.

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      Reviewed Oct. 6, 2022

      Was told my purchase was under review but they did not specify which purchase. Asked questions that weren't answered, like which order was an issue, and was not offered any help, only received copy-and-paste answers. When I had a chance to call in to verify this order, I was placed on hold and then hung up on almost 10 minutes later. Worst customer service experience. Why do I have to jump through hoops to give a company my money... Will not be dealing with GameFly ever again.

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      Customer Service

      Reviewed Feb. 26, 2022

      It takes up to 10 days to get new games. Don't be fooled by their “expedited shipping” program they have. They receive your games in 1 to 2 days and your next title is pending for the next week. You are much better off just buying and reselling than using GameFly. Horrible customer service as well. Stay away.

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      Reviewed Feb. 24, 2022

      I've just started using GameFly for 4K UHD Blu-Ray rentals. They have wonderful customer service and fast shipping times (usually you'll find them in your mailbox the next business day or one day after that). Plus unlimited rentals for just a fixed subscription fee of $19/month (2 movies at a time). If I watch 8 movies a month that's cheaper than Redbox... The one-at-a-time plan is cheaper but can't remember the price. If I were to buy 8 movies a month at $50/movie, that's $400/month instead of $19!

      The thing I love most is their "Queue" feature. You can put up to 100 movies in your queue on their app, and they will automatically send you the next movie depending on the order of your personal queue, which can be changed anytime. Going into the weekend, we always have two movies we can watch. For SOME of their movies, they offer "fast return" which means they ship out your next movie in your queue as soon as USPS picks up the mail from your outgoing mailbox. So you can literally put a movie in your mailbox one day, and the next business day, sometimes you will already have another movie arrive!

      We just bought a home theater sound system that can probably be heard from space, and I found out after installing it that all streaming services mutilate the audio when streaming movies because the audio files are so large. Makes sense, I guess, but it's too bad. The compressed audio files are only 10% the original size and the sound quality is VERY obvious once you get a decent sound system. The Atmos effects are usually pretty impressive even in streaming but I swear they just take out entire frequency ranges from the audio before compressing it. The video quality isn't honestly noticeable to me but then again, my 86" TV from Costco was a third the price of the best TVs out there.

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