Arcades in Ajax
Ajax, ON has 23 arcades on the map. That's 23 arcades mapped around Ajax. Machine condition varies wildly between venues, so the one with the best-maintained cabinets wins regardless of size. Bring a friend — everything's better head-to-head, and most of the best cabinets are built for two.
This guide covers every arcade we could verify in and around Ajax (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Activate and Okyo, plus Claw Me Baby. If an arcade's missing from Ajax's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Ajax arcade lineup
23 mapped within about 40 km:
Activate
Arcade
Activate — Arcade.
Okyo
Arcade
Okyo — Arcade on 340 Yonge Street. Also worth knowing about Okyo: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
340 Yonge Street
Phone: +1-647-825-9989
Claw Me Baby
Arcade
Claw Me Baby is Arcade on 5582 Yonge Street, Toronto.
5582 Yonge Street, Toronto
FreePlay
Arcade
FreePlay — Arcade, found on 300 College Street in Toronto. Also worth knowing about FreePlay: the map lists its hours as Mo-We 18:00-00:00; Th 17:00-01:00; Fr 17:00-02:00; Sa 14:00-02:00; Su 14:00-00:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
300 College Street, Toronto, M5T 1R9
Hours: Mo-We 18:00-00:00; Th 17:00-01:00; Fr 17:00-02:00; Sa 14:00-02:00; Su 14:00-00:00
Phone: +1 416-929-2979
Pokin
Arcade
Pokin is Arcade.
Vava
Arcade
Vava — Arcade.
Energy Games Arcade
Arcade
Energy Games Arcade is Arcade.
Mega Fun 4 Kids
Arcade
Mega Fun 4 Kids — Arcade.
8-Bit Beans
Arcade
8-Bit Beans — Arcade, found on 100 Brock Street South in Whitby. Also worth knowing about 8-Bit Beans: it has a website with more detail.
100 Brock Street South, Whitby
VR Planet
Arcade
VR Planet is Arcade.
Levelup Virtual Reality (VR) Arcade
Arcade
Levelup Virtual Reality (VR) Arcade — Arcade on 124 Church Street. Also worth knowing about Levelup Virtual Reality (VR) Arcade: it has a website with more detail.
124 Church Street
The Rec Room
Arcade
The Rec Room — Arcade.
Antisocial Pinball
Arcade
Antisocial Pinball — Arcade.
Invictus Game Station 网娱网家
Arcade
Invictus Game Station 网娱网家 is Arcade on 558 Yonge Street, Toronto.
558 Yonge Street, Toronto, M4Y1Z1
Vava
Arcade
Vava — Arcade.
Zed*80
Arcade
Zed*80 is Arcade on 185 Danforth Avenue, Toronto. Zed*80 also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo 00:00-01:00; Tu 18:00-24:00; We-Fr 00:00-01:00,18:00-24:00; Sa,Su 00:00-02:00,16:00-24:00; it has a website with more detail.
185 Danforth Avenue, Toronto, M4K 1N2
Hours: Mo 00:00-01:00; Tu 18:00-24:00; We-Fr 00:00-01:00,18:00-24:00; Sa,Su 00:00-02:00,16:00-24:00
Chuck E. Cheese
Arcade
Chuck E. Cheese is Arcade.
Wahoo Arcade & Claw Machine
Arcade
Wahoo Arcade & Claw Machine is Arcade on 577 Yonge Street.
577 Yonge Street
VR Escapism
Arcade
VR Escapism is Arcade on 7500 Woodbine Avenue, Markham. VR Escapism also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo,We 16:00-22:00; Fr 15:00-23:00; Sa,Su 11:30-24:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
7500 Woodbine Avenue, Markham, L3R 1A8
Hours: Mo,We 16:00-22:00; Fr 15:00-23:00; Sa,Su 11:30-24:00
Phone: +1-905-604-1287
Yume
Arcade
Yume — Arcade, found on 333 Spadina Avenue in Toronto. Also worth knowing about Yume: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 17:00-23:00, Fr 17:00-01:00, Sa 12:00-01:00, Su 12:00-23:00; Su[1] off; it has a website with more detail.
333 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, M5T 2E9
Hours: Mo-Th 17:00-23:00, Fr 17:00-01:00, Sa 12:00-01:00, Su 12:00-23:00; Su[1] off
Fun Time
Arcade
Fun Time — Arcade.
Chuck E. Cheese
Arcade
Chuck E. Cheese is Arcade on 75 Consumers Drive. Chuck E. Cheese also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 10:00-21:00; Fr, Sa 10:00-22:00; Su 11:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
75 Consumers Drive
Hours: Mo-Th 10:00-21:00; Fr, Sa 10:00-22:00; Su 11:00-21:00
Phone: +1-905-665-2142
Playdium
Arcade
Playdium — Arcade on 75 Consumers Drive. Also worth knowing about Playdium: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 11:00-21:00; Fr 11:00-23:00; Sa 10:00-23:00; Su 10:00-21:00; it has a website with more detail.
75 Consumers Drive
Hours: Mo-Th 11:00-21:00; Fr 11:00-23:00; Sa 10:00-23:00; Su 10:00-21:00
What the map tells us about arcades in Ajax
6 of the 23 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — arcades keep long hours, so the listed times are usually good.
9 have websites listed. Worth a look for tournament nights and free-play evenings.
There's a cluster: 2 of them sit on 75 Consumers Drive, so you can string those into one walk and drive between the rest.
9 arcades list websites — worth a look for opening times and whether they run leagues or tournament nights.
The Ajax arcade run
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Activate, Okyo on 340 Yonge Street, Claw Me Baby on 5582 Yonge Street, FreePlay on 300 College Street, Pokin, Vava, Energy Games Arcade, and Mega Fun 4 Kids. That's 23 stops on the Ajax arcade run. 15 more are listed below.
Arcade tips for Ajax
The regulars' rules for Ajax's arcades:
- Racing games: sit properly at Activate. Feet on the pedals, hands at nine and three. The cabinet is a simulator if you treat it like one.
- Test the controls before committing at Okyo. Joysticks drift, buttons stick, guns misalign. One test credit saves a wasted game.
- Pinball rewards regulars. Pinball tables have personalities and moods. Play the same table a few times and you'll start reading it.
- The classics are cheapest. Pac-Man, Galaga, the old cabinets — usually the lowest price per play and still the most fun per minute.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Ajax — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new arcade in Ajax can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 23, or a arcade we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.
We don't list machine lineups — they change too often. What we list is the where: real venues, verified by real mappers.
If you run one of the 23 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Arcade listings for Ajax: 23 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.