Cheap games on the rise: popular titles under £20 going up
Popular games under £20 whose used price jumped since August.
Some of the most common games around have roughly tripled in price in about three months. Heavenly Sword on PS3 (UK/PAL) went from about £6 to £18 used, Buzz!: Quiz TV on PS3 (UK/PAL) from £5 to £16, and Star Wars Episode III on PS2 (UK/PAL) from £4 to £12. They are still cheap, but some rises are fading as quickly as they came.
Rare games make headlines, but the games most collectors actually buy cost a few pounds. This guide looks at popular games that are still under £20 used but whose price went up by at least 30% in about three months, from early August to 4 November 2026, in UK/PAL and NTSC-U.
The ten biggest rises
| Game | Console · region | August | November |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzz!: Quiz TV | PlayStation 3 · UK/PAL | £5 | £16 |
| Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith | PlayStation 2 · UK/PAL | £4 | £12 |
| Heavenly Sword | PlayStation 3 · UK/PAL | £6 | £18 |
| Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2011 | Nintendo Wii · NTSC-U | £5 | £14 |
| Resident Evil 4 | Nintendo Wii · UK/PAL | £5 | £13 |
| Rapala: We Fish | Nintendo Wii · NTSC-U | £5 | £13 |
| Sonic Rush Adventure | Nintendo DS · UK/PAL | £7 | £17 |
| Guitar Hero Live | Xbox 360 · NTSC-U | £5 | £12 |
| Metroid Other M | Nintendo Wii · UK/PAL | £6 | £14 |
| Wii Fit Plus | Nintendo Wii · NTSC-U | £5 | £11 |
Used prices from the MyPlayersVault price guide, about 90 days apart, rounded to the nearest pound.
Small prices, big percentages
Keep the numbers in proportion. Wii Fit Plus more than doubled, but that is a rise of about £6. At this end of the market a handful of sales can move the price a long way, so these rises say more about direction than about value. What makes them worth a look is that they are all popular games with plenty of recorded sales, not obscure titles with one odd listing.
Wii and PS2 games lead the way
33 popular games at least doubled, and 19 of them are UK/PAL copies. The Wii has the most with eight, including Wii Fit Plus and Zumba Fitness in NTSC-U and Resident Evil 4 in UK/PAL. The PlayStation 2 has seven, including Time Splitters, SingStar and Call of Duty 2: Big Red One. The Xbox 360 has five, among them Gears of War and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. These are well-known, widely owned games, which is exactly why a rise stands out.
Steady climb or sudden jump?
We also checked each price 30 days ago. Some games rose earlier and have mostly held: Heavenly Sword was £20 a month ago and is £18 now, Sonic Rush Adventure on the DS (UK/PAL) was £17 and still is, and Ridge Racer 2 on the PSP (UK/PAL) was £18 and is £17. Others jumped only in the last few weeks: Star Wars Episode III went from £4 to £12, Prototype on the Xbox 360 (NTSC-U) from £6 to £15 and Wii Fit Plus from £5 to £11, all within the last month. Some are already easing back. Guitar Hero Live was £15 a month ago and is £12 now, and Metal Gear Solid 2 on the PS2 (UK/PAL), about £14 on 20 October, is back to about £7.
A steady climb is a better sign than a sudden jump, which can fade as quickly as it came. Check the price history on MyPlayersVault before deciding, starting with the Heavenly Sword price history.
Keep reading
- This week's biggest price risers
- The biggest game price falls of the last three months
- PlayStation 2 games worth more than people think
- What the new vs used price gap tells you
How we built this list
- UK/PAL and NTSC-U games with at least 46 recorded sales in the price guide.
- Used price from £5 to under £20 on 4 November 2026, and at least 30% higher than about 90 days earlier.
- Bundles, special listings and things that are not games left out.
Prices are a guide based on recent sales, not a final price, and this is collector context, not financial advice. The game cards show today's prices, which may differ from the figures written here. See how we price for the details.
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