Renting Video Games Online :

A Full Comparison of Video Game Rental Services & Free Trial Offers

Since NetFlix came along and made everyone's life easier--no more late fees, no more rushing to the video store at 11:58, no more lines--a number of similar services have popped up for renting video games online. The plans are fairly similar--most charge around $20 for two games, free shipping and free trials.
I've tried to highlight the differences. The sites are listed in a somewhat particular order.
A chart below details the differences between every program.
If you do decide to sign up for one, please do so from this page.

Happy Gaming!


GameFly
Free trial: 10 days
+ Best game selection
+ Great customer service
+ $5 Amazon Gift Certificate for trying (see above)
+ Plans start at just $13.95!

Inglewood, CA
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GPlay
Free trial: 10 days

Regular Service allows 1 game out for $13.95 per month
Silver Service allows 2 games out for $19.95 per month
Gold Service allows 3 games out for $29.95 per month.

Oakland, CA
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GameZnFlix.com
Free Trial: 14 Days

3 Rentals / $17.25
4 Rentals / $21.95
5 Rentals / $25.95
6 Rentals / $32.95
8 Rentals / $222 a year

+ Site offers DVDs and Video Games
+ Free Trial valid for any plan (even 6 at a time)
+ Cheapest monthly plans

Los Angeles and Kentucky
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GotaPlay
Free Trial: 1 Month (money back guarantee)

2 Games: $19.95

+ One FREE year of Play Magazine.
+ Over 3,500 Different Games
+ Same day distribution!

Multiple shipping centers across the U.S.
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CleanFilms
Free Trial: 30 Days

2 Games/DVDs: $19.95
3 Games/DVDs: $27.95
5 Games/DVDs: $37.95
7 Games/DVDs: $57.95

+ Also carries DVDs
+ Many films are edited if neccessary to remove sex, violence and vulgarity
+ Games are obviously not edited--and CleanFilms has violent videogames
+ Rapid Response means next DVD/Game is sent out as soon as you ship.

South Western United States
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RentZero
Free trial: 14 days (1 GAME ONLY)

Silver: $15.95/1 game
Gold: $21.95/2 games
Platinum: $27.95/3 games

Houston, TX
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Zdag
Free trial: 10 days

[Silver] $14.00 a month for unlimited rentals with 2 Discs out at a time.
[Gold] $20.00 a month for unlimited rentals with 3 Discs out at a time.
[Best] $25.00 a month for unlimited rentals with 4 Discs out at a time.
[Platinium] $30.00 a month for unlimited rentals with 5 Discs out at a time.
[Jumbo] $39.00 a month for unlimited rentals with 7 Discs out at a time.

Santa Clara, California
Boston; Indianapolis Area
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GameRang
Free trial: 10 days
1 Game = $14.95
2 Game (Family) = $19.95
3 Game (Family) = $27.90
4 Game (Family) = $35.85
Each Additional Member/Game = additional $7.95

There is no limit on the number of additional memberships.

P.O. BOX 1410
Costa Mesa, CA 92628
Tel: (714) 979-5979
Fax: (714) 434-0660
info@gamerang.com

There is also an East Coast distribution center
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RedOctane
The G2 Rental Program costs $18.95/month.
The G3 Rental Program costs $23.95/month.
The G5 Rental Program costs $39.95/month.

There is a 8% sales tax charge for California resident and 7.5% for Minnesota resident.

Sunnyvale, California
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RentalWire
Free Trial: 10 Days

2 Rentals / $21.95 a month
3 Rentals / $27.95 a month
4 Rentals / $34.95 a month

3 months of Platinum Pass (2 Rentals) for $49.95
+ Live Support, Forums, and Contest

Blaine, WA
Langley, BC, Canada
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GameLender
$19.99/2 games
$23.99/3 games
$31.99/5 games

Gamelender, LLC
P.O. Box 20820
San Jose, CA 95160

Phone: 1-866-5-GAMERS (542-6377)
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time
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NextRental
Free trial: 10 days
+ Cheap ($15/2 games)
- Game selection is not bad, but not as good as gamefly 's
Navigation/search could be better

Game Rental up to 2 games out at any time: $15.00 per month
Game Rental up to 3 games out at any time: $20.00 per month

Next Rental
P.O. Box 908
Brea, CA 92822-9970
phone no: 866 348 2800
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NumbThumb
Free trial: 14 days
Note: If you decide to cancel, you must have all games returned to NumbThumb Games before the 14 day free trial ends to avoid being charged for one month of service. Billing is automatic and you will not receive a refund for partial time periods.

Plan 1 allows members to have 1 game out at a time for only $13.95/month.*
Plan 2 allows members to have 2 games out at a time for $21.95/month.*

NumbThumb Games
PO Box 81681
Austin, TX 78708-1681
Phone 512.248.8567
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GamesForRent
Free trial: 2 weeks (Daily Gamer)
Weekend Gamer - 1 Game for $14.99
Daily Gamer - 2 Games for $19.99
Addict Gamer - 3 Games for $29.99

GamesforRent
PO Box 517
Martinsville, NJ 08836
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TurboGamer
Free trial: 10 days

Mach 1 which allows one game out at a time for $14.95/month
Mach 2 allows up to 2 games out at a time for $19.95/month (our free trial uses this program)
Mach 3 allows up to 3 games out at any given time for $24.95/month
Mach 4 allows up to 4 games out at any given time for $29.95/month

Michigan
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RentaGame
Basic - $14.95 [1 game out]
Premium - $19.95 [2 games out]
Platinum - $24.95 [3 games out]
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AngelGamer
$14.95/1 game
$19.95/2 games

Texas
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PlayersChoice
1 Title out at a Time $14.95
2 Titles out at a Time $19.95
3 Titles out at a Time $24.95
4 Titles out at a Time $29.95
5 Titles out at a Time $34.95
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GameReplay
2 Rentals / $18.99

Give Rewards for staying with them for a period of time:
3 months: 1 free game jampack disc to sample upcoming games
6 months: 1 free game rental for the month(3 games for the price of two for that month)
12 months: 2 free game rentals for the month(4 games for the price of two for that month)
18 months: 1/2 off Membership fee for the month
24 months: 1 free month of membership fees

Berlin, NJ