Level Up Games

Downtown Minneapolis hobby shop pulling together TCGs, video games, comics, and an open trade-in counter under one roof.

Level Up Games on LaSalle in downtown Minneapolis is the city's most general-purpose hobby stop. The shop runs the full range — Pokemon and Magic singles, sealed TCG product, retro and current-gen video games, RPG books, comics, and supplies — and the trade-in counter is open for both card and video-game inventory.

For trading cards Minneapolis collectors, the appeal is convenience. New Pokemon and Magic releases are reliably in stock, the singles binders cover current Standard plus popular Commander pieces, and graded slabs show up in the case from buylist trades. Pricing on sealed sits at or near MSRP, which is increasingly rare downtown.

The trade-in program is a real draw. The shop takes in video games for cash or store credit, and that credit applies across the whole inventory — meaning you can flip an old console into a Pokemon ETB without leaving the building. Buylist on TCG singles is open most days; staff make offers on the spot.

Open seven days a week with mid-week late nights until 10pm — convenient for an after-work browse if you work in the Loring Park or downtown core. On-street and ramp parking are both within a block.