Arcades in Boston
Arcades are pure joy per dollar. Boston, MA has 23 mapped right now. That's 23 arcades mapped around Boston. Machine condition varies wildly between venues, so the one with the best-maintained cabinets wins regardless of size. Off-peak hours mean shorter waits on the good machines and your pick of the racing seats.
This guide covers every arcade we could verify in and around Boston (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Chuck E. Cheese and Chuck E. Cheese, plus LaserCraze. If an arcade's missing from Boston's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Boston arcade lineup
23 mapped within about 40 km:
Chuck E. Cheese
Arcade
Chuck E. Cheese is Arcade on 29 Mystic View Road, Everett. Chuck E. Cheese also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Su-Th 11:00-21:00; Fr 11:00-22:00; Sa 10:00-22:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
29 Mystic View Road, Everett, 02149
Hours: Su-Th 11:00-21:00; Fr 11:00-22:00; Sa 10:00-22:00
Phone: +16173874689
Chuck E. Cheese
Arcade
Chuck E. Cheese is Arcade on 209 Plain Street, Lowell. Chuck E. Cheese also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
209 Plain Street, Lowell, 01852
Phone: +1 978-970-3636
LaserCraze
Arcade
LaserCraze is Arcade. LaserCraze also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Phone: +1 781 7299300
ARCADE
Arcade
ARCADE — Arcade. Also worth knowing about ARCADE: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 17:00-23:00,Fr-Sa 17:00-01:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Cambridge
Hours: Mo-Th 17:00-23:00,Fr-Sa 17:00-01:00
Phone: +1 617-714-4858
Dream Machine
Arcade
Dream Machine is Arcade.
Bit Bar
Arcade
Bit Bar is Arcade on 278 Derby Street, Salem. Bit Bar also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
278 Derby Street, Salem, 01970
Phone: +1 978 594 4838
Topgolf Swing Suite
ArcadeRun by Patina Restaurant Group
Topgolf Swing Suite is Arcade run by Patina Restaurant Group on 82 Causeway Street, Boston. Topgolf Swing Suite also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
82 Causeway Street, Boston, 02114
VERSUS
ArcadeRun by Big Night Entertainment Group
Run by Big Night Entertainment Group, VERSUS is Arcade, found on 42 Province Street in Boston. Also worth knowing about VERSUS: the map lists its hours as Mo-We 15:00-23:00; Th 15:00-24:00; Fr-Sa 15:00-01:00; Su 15:00-23:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
42 Province Street, Boston, 02108
Hours: Mo-We 15:00-23:00; Th 15:00-24:00; Fr-Sa 15:00-01:00; Su 15:00-23:00
Phone: +1-617-482-1213
It's 2 Cool Amusement Center
Arcade
It's 2 Cool Amusement Center is Arcade.
Salem Willows Arcade
Arcade
Salem Willows Arcade is Arcade on 171 Fort Avenue, Salem.
171 Fort Avenue, Salem, 01970
In The Game
Arcade
In The Game is Arcade on 535 535 Lowell street. In The Game also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 11:00-23:00; Fr 11:00-24:00; Sa 11:00-24:00; Su 11:00-22:00.
535 535 Lowell street, 01960
Hours: Mo-Th 11:00-23:00; Fr 11:00-24:00; Sa 11:00-24:00; Su 11:00-22:00
Dave & Buster's
Arcade
Dave & Buster's is Arcade on 1235 Worcester Street, Natick.
1235 Worcester Street, Natick, 01760
Level 99
Arcade
Level 99 — Arcade.
Game Underground - Arcade
Arcade
Game Underground - Arcade is Arcade on 349 Moody Street. Game Underground - Arcade also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 11:00-23:00; Su 11:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
349 Moody Street, 02453
Hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-23:00; Su 11:00-19:00
Phone: +1-508-283-1503
Hometown Arcade
Arcade
Hometown Arcade — Arcade on 61 Endicott Street.
61 Endicott Street
Pop's Pinball Parlor
ArcadeRun by Pop's
Pop's Pinball Parlor is Arcade run by Pop's. Pop's Pinball Parlor also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 11:00-23:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-23:00
Pop's Pinball Parlor
ArcadeRun by Pop's
Pop's Pinball Parlor is Arcade run by Pop's. Pop's Pinball Parlor also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 12:00-21:30; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu-Sa 12:00-21:30
Global Flight Adventures
Arcade
Global Flight Adventures — Arcade, found on 609 Neponset Street in Canton. Also worth knowing about Global Flight Adventures: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
609 Neponset Street, Canton, 02021
Phone: +1-781-562-1096
Kidsports Indoor Playground and Laser Tag
Arcade
Kidsports Indoor Playground and Laser Tag is Arcade on 11 Evans Drive.
11 Evans Drive
Kings Bowl
Arcade
Kings Bowl is Arcade on 52 Second Avenue, Burlington. Kings Bowl also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-We 14:00-23:30; Th 14:00-01:00; Fr-Sa 11:30-01:00; Su 11:30-23:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
52 Second Avenue, Burlington, 01803
Hours: Mo-We 14:00-23:30; Th 14:00-01:00; Fr-Sa 11:30-01:00; Su 11:30-23:00
Phone: +1-781-238-4400
Dave & Buster's
Arcade
Dave & Buster's is Arcade on 271 Mishawum Road, Woburn.
271 Mishawum Road, Woburn, 01801
Dave & Buster's
Arcade
Dave & Buster's is Arcade on 250 Granite Street, Braintree. Dave & Buster's also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
250 Granite Street, Braintree, 02184
Phone: +1 781-519-7900
In The Game
Arcade
In The Game is Arcade on 535 535 Lowell street.
535 535 Lowell street, 01960
What the map tells us about arcades in Boston
8 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.
13 have websites listed. Worth a look for tournament nights and free-play evenings.
There's a cluster: 2 of them sit on 535 535 Lowell street, so you can string those into one walk and drive between the rest.
13 arcades list websites — worth a look for opening times and whether they run leagues or tournament nights.
The Boston arcade run
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Chuck E. Cheese on 29 Mystic View Road, Chuck E. Cheese on 209 Plain Street, LaserCraze, ARCADE, Dream Machine, Bit Bar on 278 Derby Street, Topgolf Swing Suite on 82 Causeway Street, and VERSUS on 42 Province Street. That's 23 stops on the Boston arcade run. 15 more are listed below.
Arcade tips for Boston
A few things worth knowing before you work through Boston's arcades:
- Learn one game deeply at Chuck E. Cheese. Regulars pick a machine and master it. Chasing high scores on one game beats dabbling across twenty.
- Bring ear protection for kids at Chuck E. Cheese. Arcades are loud. Little ears appreciate plugs, and you'll enjoy it more too.
- Comfortable shoes. You'll stand for hours. This is not the outing for new boots.
- Don't feed a broken machine. If it eats your credit without starting, tell staff immediately. Good venues refund; all venues should know.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Boston — 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 Boston can take a while to appear. The 23 above are only as current as the community map. A arcade that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
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 Boston: 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.