Game Catalogue This Week

Game in South Africa: a big-box store in a changing Massmart

Game is the general merchandise chain that sells appliances, electronics, furniture, homeware and a good deal more under one roof. It sits in the Massmart family alongside Makro and Builders, and Massmart has been wholly owned by Walmart since the 2022 buy-out of minority shareholders. This page is about the South African chain at game.co.za, not the British video-games shop of the same name, which is a different company with a different story.

It is also a chain in motion. In early 2026 the press reported that three Walmart-branded stores had opened in former Game sites, and that Massmart was reviewing around 20 Game branches in Gauteng, the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. Massmart said at the time that there were no plans to close the Game business as such. If your local branch is on a shortlist, closing-down notices tend to follow, so it is worth confirming that your nearest store is still trading before you drive out for something bulky.

Game catalogue this week: what we list and when it starts

Editions of the Game catalogue listed on AdsSOS usually start on a Tuesday, and the current one fits that pattern. Game Specials runs from 20 October to 2 November 2026 over 12 pages, so you get two weeks rather than seven days. Several other editions run at the same time:

• Game Big Summer Energy, 7 October to 2 November 2026, 12 pages;
• Game Exam Prep, 13 October to 30 November 2026, 4 pages;
• Game More 4 Less, 1 August to 31 October 2026, 8 pages.

That overlap matters. A shopper searching for "game specials this week" may be looking at the main booklet while a themed leaflet, such as the exam-season one aimed at students and parents, has a different end date. Always check the dates printed on the page you are reading, not the first one that loads.

Game specials this week by province

Real search behaviour tells its own story here. People type "game specials this week gauteng", "game specials this week durban" and even "game specials this week polokwane", which suggests shoppers want to know whether the national booklet applies to their branch. We hold one national listing per edition and cannot see stock or branch-level differences, so treat the pages as the advertised range and confirm availability with your store before committing to a fridge or a television. Phones and appliances come up in related searches too, which fits the appliance-and-electronics side of its range.

For wider comparisons, the discount and general merchandise catalogues in South Africa sit together, and Makro specials this week is the natural cross-check since both brands belong to the same group. Online-only comparison can be done through Takealot deals this week.

Game opening hours, Sunday trading and public holidays

One of the most common questions is simply "game opening hours sunday", followed by "is game open on public holidays". We could only verify hours for one branch: the Giyani store in Masingita Mall lists Monday to Thursday 09:00 to 19:00, Friday 09:00 to 20:00, Saturday 08:00 to 17:00, and Sunday and public holidays 09:00 to 15:00. Other branches may differ, and mall hours drive a lot of it, so use the store finder on game.co.za for the branch you actually plan to visit.

Price beating, pensioner discount and the Game account card

The chain advertises a price promise: if you find the same item cheaper elsewhere, Game says it will beat that price by 10 per cent of the difference. The wording matters, because it refers to the difference between the two prices and not to the whole price. Read the conditions on the site before you rely on it, and bring proof of the competitor's price.

Game also publishes terms for a pensioner discount, and those terms say it cannot be used on purchases made on layby. That tells us layby exists as a payment route, though we could not read the layby terms themselves. The official site also has a Game Account Card page, but it sat behind a bot check when we opened it, so we make no claim about limits or interest. Searches such as "does game have layby" and "does game accept payflex" are popular, but we found no verified answer on either point, so ask at the till.

Game return policy: what the law says

"Game return policy" searches split into laptops, TVs, appliances, PlayStation and Steam purchases, and goods without a receipt. The official policy page was not readable for us, so here is the legal baseline. A consumer goods ombud ruling on file at SAFLII confirms that South African law gives you a remedy for defective goods within six months, but no general right to return something simply because you changed your mind. Anything beyond that, such as a goodwill exchange or a sealed-box rule on software, is store policy and can vary. Keep the slip, keep the box, and test electronics soon after you get home.

Who Game is, and what it sells

Game is a general merchandise chain whose catalogues in our listing lean on appliances, phones and seasonal themes: the current editions are built around summer, exam preparation and a More 4 Less range. For another big-box comparison in the same group of searches, see Jumbo catalogue specials.

Because the group is reshaping its footprint, the brand's long-term mix may change. For now, the catalogue remains a useful way to see what a branch intends to push before a long weekend, exam season or the summer holidays, and to compare it with other chains in the South African catalogue hub.