Arcades in Columbus
Looking for flashing lights and high scores in Columbus, OH? There are 13 arcades mapped here. That's 13 arcades mapped around Columbus. 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 Columbus (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park and Chuck E. Cheese, plus game of Western Columbus. If an arcade's missing from Columbus's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.

The Columbus arcade lineup
13 mapped within about 40 km:
Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park
Arcade
Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park is Arcade. Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park 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: +1-614-739-1654
Chuck E. Cheese
Arcade
Chuck E. Cheese is Arcade. Chuck E. Cheese also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
game of Western Columbus
Arcade
game of Western Columbus — Arcade.
Dave & Buster's
Arcade
Dave & Buster's is Arcade.

Game Arena OSU
Arcade
Game Arena OSU — Arcade, found on 1556 North High Street in Columbus. Also worth knowing about Game Arena OSU: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 11:00-24:00, Fr 11:00-02:00, Sa 12:00-02:00, Su 12:00-24:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1556 North High Street, Columbus, 43201
Hours: Mo-Th 11:00-24:00, Fr 11:00-02:00, Sa 12:00-02:00, Su 12:00-24:00
Phone: +1 614-364-4747
Outlaw Motor Speedway
Arcade
Outlaw Motor Speedway is Arcade. Outlaw Motor Speedway also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 15:00-23:00, Fr 15:00-24:00, Sa 11:00-24:00, Su 11:00-22:00.
Hours: Mo-Th 15:00-23:00, Fr 15:00-24:00, Sa 11:00-24:00, Su 11:00-22:00
Racing Line
Arcade
Racing Line is Arcade.
Ohio State eSports Arena
Arcade
Ohio State eSports Arena — Arcade.

Dave & Buster's
Arcade
Dave & Buster's is Arcade.
Scene75
Arcade
Scene75 — Arcade.
Chuck E. Cheese
Arcade
Chuck E. Cheese is Arcade. Chuck E. Cheese also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Su-Th 10:00-21:00; Fr,Sa 10:00-22:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Su-Th 10:00-21:00; Fr,Sa 10:00-22:00
Chuck E. Cheese's
Arcade
Chuck E. Cheese's is Arcade.

Putt N Play
Arcade
Putt N Play is Arcade.
What the map tells us about arcades in Columbus
3 of the 13 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — arcades keep long hours, so the listed times are usually good.
4 have websites listed. Worth a look for tournament nights and free-play evenings.
The one mapped arcade sits on 1556 North High Street — worth combining with whatever else brings you to that side of town.
4 arcades list websites — worth a look for opening times and whether they run leagues or tournament nights.
The Columbus arcade run
Making a day of it in Columbus? Work this order: Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park, Chuck E. Cheese, game of Western Columbus, Dave & Buster's, Game Arena OSU on 1556 North High Street, Outlaw Motor Speedway, Racing Line, and Ohio State eSports Arena. That's the arcade run in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 5 more are listed below.
Arcade tips for Columbus
Hitting the arcades in Columbus? Play smarter:
- Bar-arcades: pace yourself at Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park. Drinks and games mix well until they don't. The machines get harder exactly as you get worse at them.
- Bring ear protection for kids at Chuck E. Cheese. Arcades are loud. Little ears appreciate plugs, and you'll enjoy it more too.
- Set a budget. Arcade spending evaporates. Decide the amount up front, load it on the card, and stop when it's gone.
- Check for party packages. Birthday parties at arcades are a whole industry. If you're organising one, book ahead — weekends sell out.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Columbus — 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 Columbus can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 13 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 13 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 Columbus: 13 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.