Arcades in Birmingham
Looking for flashing lights and high scores in Birmingham, England? There are 19 arcades mapped here. That's 19 arcades mapped around Birmingham. Machine condition varies wildly between venues, so the one with the best-maintained cabinets wins regardless of size. Check whether the venue runs on tokens, cards or coins before you arrive with the wrong currency.
This guide covers every arcade we could verify in and around Birmingham (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Axeperience and Gamedeck, plus Gamedeck. If an arcade's missing from Birmingham's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Birmingham arcade lineup
19 mapped within about 40 km:
Axeperience
Arcade
Axeperience is Arcade.
Gamedeck
Arcade
Gamedeck — Arcade.
Gamedeck
Arcade
Gamedeck — Arcade.
Gamedeck
Arcade
Gamedeck — Arcade.
SEGA Prize Zone
Arcade
SEGA Prize Zone is Arcade.
Gamedeck
Arcade
Gamedeck — Arcade.
Luck Strike Amusements
Arcade
Luck Strike Amusements — Arcade.
Tenpin Arcade
Arcade
Tenpin Arcade — Arcade.
Flamingo Amusements
Arcade
Flamingo Amusements is Arcade.
Rendezvous Amusements
Arcade
Rendezvous Amusements — Arcade.
Merkur Slots
Arcade
Merkur Slots — Arcade.
Game Zone
Arcade
Game Zone is Arcade.
Greengate Amusements
Arcade
Greengate Amusements — Arcade.
Laser Combat
ArcadeRun by TeamSport Go Karting
Laser Combat is Arcade run by TeamSport Go Karting on Park Lane Industrial Estate. Laser Combat also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Park Lane Industrial Estate
Phone: +44 1252 988940
Playland Amusements
Arcade
Playland Amusements — Arcade, found on 48 Great Bridge in Tipton.
48 Great Bridge, Tipton
Playland Amusements
Arcade
Playland Amusements — Arcade.
Meta Plex VR
Arcade
Meta Plex VR — Arcade.
Laser World
Arcade
Laser World is Arcade on Black Country Park.
Black Country Park
Clays
Arcade
Clays is Arcade on 105 New Street, Birmingham.
105 New Street, Birmingham, B2 4EU
What the map tells us about arcades in Birmingham
None of the 19 has opening hours in the map data, so treat this as a browse-and-discover trip. Arcades tend toward long evening hours; call ahead if you're making a special trip.
The Birmingham arcade run
Making a day of it in Birmingham? Work this order: Axeperience, Gamedeck, Gamedeck, Gamedeck, SEGA Prize Zone, Gamedeck, Luck Strike Amusements, and Tenpin Arcade. That's the arcade run in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 11 more are listed below.
Arcade tips for Birmingham
Hitting the arcades in Birmingham? Play smarter:
- Save your high-score photo at Axeperience. Take the photo. High scores are ephemeral and the bragging rights are forever.
- Learn one game deeply at Gamedeck. Regulars pick a machine and master it. Chasing high scores on one game beats dabbling across twenty.
- Check the retro corner. The old cabinets in the back are often the best-maintained — they're somebody's pride and joy.
- Comfortable shoes. You'll stand for hours. This is not the outing for new boots.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Birmingham — 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 Birmingham can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 19, 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 19 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 Birmingham: 19 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.