Bottom line
- Total investment $496K – $934K including a $45K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated AVOID with a risk score of 79/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 1 loans (below the industry average).
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Gamers Heaven unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
7%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Gamers Heaven franchisees operate gaming retail/entertainment venues offering video games, consoles, merchandise, and likely gaming experiences or tournaments. Day-to-day operations include inventory management, customer service, event hosting, and community engagement to drive foot traffic and sales.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 17 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Gamers Heaven is a micro-scale franchise with unproven unit economics, no performance disclosure, questionable franchisor stability, and insufficient franchisee validation for a half-million dollar investment.
Score breakdown · what drove the 79 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 2 units in system with unknown growth trajectory suggests minimal brand traction and validation
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — indicates potential financial instability or uncertainty about franchisor viability
- 03MINORNo Item 19 (average revenue/income disclosure) provided — unable to validate ROI on $495k-$934k investment
- 04MEDExtremely limited franchisee base (2 units) makes performance validation impossible and increases franchisee isolation risk
- 05MINORHigh initial investment ($495k-$934k) with unproven unit economics creates significant downside exposure
- 06MED6% royalty on undisclosed revenue streams lacks transparency; actual profitability unclear
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
18 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Gamers Heaven · FDD (2022) PDF