Arcades in Chicago
Chicago, IL has 24 arcades on the map. That's 24 arcades mapped around Chicago. 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 Chicago (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Dave & Buster's and Galloping Ghost Arcade, plus Nickel City. If an arcade's missing from Chicago's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Chicago arcade lineup
24 mapped within about 40 km:
Dave & Buster's
Arcade
Dave & Buster's is Arcade.
Galloping Ghost Arcade
Arcade
Galloping Ghost Arcade is Arcade on 9415 Ogden Avenue, Brookfield. Galloping Ghost Arcade also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 11:00-00:00,Fr-Sa 11:00-02:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
9415 Ogden Avenue, Brookfield, 60513
Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-00:00,Fr-Sa 11:00-02:00
Phone: +1-708-485-4700
Nickel City
Arcade
Nickel City is Arcade on 555 Waukegan Road, Northbrook.
555 Waukegan Road, Northbrook, 60062
Chuck E. Cheese
Arcade
Chuck E. Cheese is Arcade on 5030 South Kedzie Avenue, Chicago. Chuck E. Cheese also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
5030 South Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, 60632
Chuck E. Cheese
Arcade
Chuck E. Cheese is Arcade on 7409 South Cass Avenue, Darien. 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.
7409 South Cass Avenue, Darien, 60561
Phone: +16309640740
Logan Arcade
Arcade
Logan Arcade — Arcade, found on 2410 West Fullerton Avenue in Chicago.
2410 West Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, 60647
Enterrium
Arcade
Enterrium — Arcade, found on 2 Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg. Also worth knowing about Enterrium: the map lists its hours as Su-Th 11:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-00:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg, 60173
Hours: Su-Th 11:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-00:00
Phone: +1-847-805-0257
Enchanted Castle
Arcade
Enchanted Castle — Arcade.
Claw City
Arcade
Claw City — Arcade, found on 3200 Oak Park Avenue in Berwyn.
3200 Oak Park Avenue, Berwyn, 60402
Play and Spin
Arcade
Play and Spin — Arcade, found on North Caldwell Avenue in Niles.
North Caldwell Avenue, Niles, 60714
Pinball Capital
Arcade
Pinball Capital — Arcade, found on 3200 West Le Moyne Avenue in Stone Park. Also worth knowing about Pinball Capital: it has a website with more detail.
3200 West Le Moyne Avenue, Stone Park, 60165
Kiddleton
Arcade
Kiddleton is Arcade on 801 Civic Center Drive, Niles.
801 Civic Center Drive, Niles, 60714
Novelty Golf & Games
Arcade
Novelty Golf & Games — Arcade, found on 3650 West Devon Avenue in Lincolnwood.
3650 West Devon Avenue, Lincolnwood, 60712
Emporium Arcade Bar
Arcade
Emporium Arcade Bar — Arcade, found on 1366 North Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago. Also worth knowing about Emporium Arcade Bar: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 17:00-02:00; Fr 15:00-02:00; Sa 12:00-03:00; Su 12:00-02:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1366 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, 60622
Hours: Mo-Th 17:00-02:00; Fr 15:00-02:00; Sa 12:00-03:00; Su 12:00-02:00
Phone: +1 773 697 7922
The Catcade - Cat Cafe & Rescue
ArcadeRun by The Catcade - Cat Cafe & Rescue
Run by The Catcade - Cat Cafe & Rescue, The Catcade - Cat Cafe & Rescue is Arcade, found on 624 West Belmont Avenue in Chicago. Also worth knowing about The Catcade - Cat Cafe & Rescue: the map lists its hours as Su,Mo 12:00-18:00; Th-Sa 12:00-20:00; it has a website with more detail.
624 West Belmont Avenue, Chicago, 60657
Hours: Su,Mo 12:00-18:00; Th-Sa 12:00-20:00
Lazer X of Addison
Arcade
Lazer X of Addison — Arcade, found on 1455 West Lake Street in Addison.
1455 West Lake Street, Addison, 60101
Dave & Buster's
Arcade
Dave & Buster's is Arcade on 49 Orland Square Drive, Orland Park. Dave & Buster's also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
49 Orland Square Drive, Orland Park, 60462
Phone: +1-708-428-2100
Dave & Buster's
Arcade
Dave & Buster's is Arcade on 9870 Berwyn Street, Rosemont.
9870 Berwyn Street, Rosemont, 60018
Chuck E. Cheese
Arcade
Chuck E. Cheese is Arcade on 7142 Carpenter Road, Skokie. Chuck E. Cheese also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
7142 Carpenter Road, Skokie, 60077
In The Game - Hollywood Park
Arcade
In The Game - Hollywood Park — Arcade, found on 5051 Cal Sag Road in Crestwood. Also worth knowing about In The Game - Hollywood Park: it has a website with more detail.
5051 Cal Sag Road, Crestwood, 60418
Galloping Ghost Arcade
Arcade
Galloping Ghost Arcade is Arcade on 9415 Ogden Avenue, Brookfield. Galloping Ghost Arcade also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
9415 Ogden Avenue, Brookfield, 60513
Phone: +1-708-485-4700
Galloping Ghost Pinball
Arcade
Galloping Ghost Pinball — Arcade.
Chuck E. Cheese
Arcade
Chuck E. Cheese is Arcade on 16090 Harlem Avenue, Tinley Park. Chuck E. Cheese also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
16090 Harlem Avenue, Tinley Park, 60477
Chuck E. Cheese
Arcade
Chuck E. Cheese is Arcade on 1830 West Fullerton Avenue, Chicago. Chuck E. Cheese also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
1830 West Fullerton Avenue, Chicago, 60614
What the map tells us about arcades in Chicago
4 of the 24 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — arcades keep long hours, so the listed times are usually good.
12 have websites listed. Worth a look for tournament nights and free-play evenings.
There's a cluster: 2 of them sit on 9415 Ogden Avenue, so you can string those into one walk and drive between the rest.
12 arcades list websites — worth a look for opening times and whether they run leagues or tournament nights.
The Chicago arcade run
The efficient Chicago arcade run strings these together: Dave & Buster's, Galloping Ghost Arcade on 9415 Ogden Avenue, Nickel City on 555 Waukegan Road, Chuck E. Cheese on 5030 South Kedzie Avenue, Chuck E. Cheese on 7409 South Cass Avenue, Logan Arcade on 2410 West Fullerton Avenue, Enterrium on 2 Woodfield Mall, and Enchanted Castle — 24 stops, one logical order. 16 more are listed below.
Arcade tips for Chicago
A few things worth knowing before you work through Chicago's arcades:
- Pinball rewards regulars at Dave & Buster's. Pinball tables have personalities and moods. Play the same table a few times and you'll start reading it.
- End on a win at Galloping Ghost Arcade. Finish with a game you're good at. Leaving on a high score beats leaving on a tilt.
- Dance machines are cardio. Serious players treat them as workouts. Bring water, wear real shoes, and don't be embarrassed — everyone starts somewhere.
- Check the retro corner. The old cabinets in the back are often the best-maintained — they're somebody's pride and joy.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Chicago — 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 Chicago can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 24 that's closed, or a great arcade we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
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 24 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 Chicago: 24 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.