Coming to Ypsilanti

Retro games.
Deep singles.
Real community.

A game store built around the things that matter: thorough inventory you can actually trust, events worth showing up for, and a space that gives back to the neighborhood.

What We're Building

🎮

Retro & Modern Games

NES to PS5. Curated, tested, and priced right. We buy, sell, and trade consoles and cartridges from every era. If it plays games, we want it on the shelf.

🃏

MTG Singles Vault

Not a glass case with 20 cards. A real singles operation. Commander staples, Modern playables, Legacy and Vintage heavy hitters. Priced to move, cataloged to find.

👾

Pop Culture & Collectibles

Figures, manga, anime, vintage toys, blind boxes. The stuff that makes a store worth browsing for an hour. Rotating inventory that keeps regulars coming back.

The singles game
done right

Most stores treat MTG singles as an afterthought. We're building the inventory system from day one. Every card graded, priced against live market data, and findable in seconds.

Whether you need a $2 Commander staple or a $2,000 Reserve List piece, we'll have the depth to match.

Commander / EDH The format that fills tables
Modern & Pioneer Competitive staples in stock
Legacy & Vintage High-end, graded, authenticated
Pokemon, Lorcana & More Every TCG that moves

Events that people
actually show up to

Tournaments, casual nights, pre-releases, retro game competitions. A reason to come back every week.

Friday Nights

Friday Night Magic

Draft, Standard, or Commander. The anchor event that builds the community week after week.

Weekends

Retro Tournaments

Super Smash Bros. Melee brackets. Mario Kart 64. Goldeneye. The games that defined a generation, played competitively.

Monthly

Pre-Release Events

Every new MTG set, sealed on day one. Build a deck from fresh packs, play all night, keep the cards.

Ongoing

Commander Nights

Casual pods, no pressure. Bring your jank deck. Bring your cEDH deck. Just bring yourself.

More than a store

SideQuest is being built as a community space first, a business second. The long-term vision includes food service, mutual aid programming, and partnerships with local organizations in Ypsilanti.

A game store should be the kind of place where everyone feels welcome. Where showing up is the only requirement. Where the neighborhood benefits from having us here.

"Every game store is a third place. We want to be a third place that gives back."