Arcades in Denver
Denver, CO has 21 arcades on the map. That's 21 arcades mapped around Denver. 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 Denver (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Chuck E. Cheese and Dave & Buster's, plus Nickel-A-Play. If an arcade's missing from Denver's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Denver arcade lineup
21 mapped within about 40 km:
Chuck E. Cheese
Arcade
Chuck E. Cheese is Arcade. Chuck E. Cheese also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Lone Tree
Dave & Buster's
Arcade
Dave & Buster's is Arcade on 2000 South Colorado Boulevard, Denver. 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.
2000 South Colorado Boulevard, Denver, 80222
Phone: +1-303-759-1515
Nickel-A-Play
Arcade
Nickel-A-Play — Arcade, found on 15201 East Mississippi Avenue in Aurora. Also worth knowing about Nickel-A-Play: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 11:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-23:00; Su 11:00-22:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
15201 East Mississippi Avenue, Aurora, 80012
Hours: Mo-Th 11:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-23:00; Su 11:00-22:00
Phone: +1-303-306-6035
For The Win
Arcade
For The Win is Arcade on 500 16th Street, Denver.
500 16th Street, Denver, 80202
Lucky Strike Lanes
Arcade
Lucky Strike Lanes — Arcade, found on 500 16th Street in Denver.
500 16th Street, Denver, 80202
Tilt Pinball
Arcade
Tilt Pinball — Arcade. Also worth knowing about Tilt Pinball: it has a website with more detail.
Akihabara Arcade and Bar
Arcade
Akihabara Arcade and Bar is Arcade on 8901 Harlan Street, Westminster. Akihabara Arcade and Bar also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Su-We 18:00-24:00; Th 14:00-24:00; Fr 14:00-26:00, Sa 12:00-26:00; it has a website with more detail.
8901 Harlan Street, Westminster, 80031
Hours: Su-We 18:00-24:00; Th 14:00-24:00; Fr 14:00-26:00, Sa 12:00-26:00
Bounce Empire
Arcade
Bounce Empire is Arcade on 1380 South Public Road, Lafayette. Bounce Empire also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1380 South Public Road, Lafayette, 80026
Phone: +1-720-791-2600
Pindustry
Arcade
Pindustry — Arcade, found on 7939 East Arapahoe Road in Greenwood Village. Also worth knowing about Pindustry: the map lists its hours as Mo-We 16:00-22:00; Th 16:00-23:00; Fr 16:00-24:00; Sa 11:00-24:00; Su 11:00-21:00; it has a website with more detail.
7939 East Arapahoe Road, Greenwood Village, 80112
Hours: Mo-We 16:00-22:00; Th 16:00-23:00; Fr 16:00-24:00; Sa 11:00-24:00; Su 11:00-21:00
The 1 Up
Arcade
The 1 Up — Arcade.
Beat The Bomb
ArcadeRun by Beat The Bomb
Run by Beat The Bomb, Beat The Bomb is Arcade, found on 3863 Steele St in Denver.
3863 Steele St, Denver, 80205
F1 Arcade Denver
ArcadeRun by Raceway Trading Limited
F1 Arcade Denver is Arcade run by Raceway Trading Limited on 2734 Walnut Street, Denver. F1 Arcade Denver also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
2734 Walnut Street, Denver, 80205
Round1 Bowling & Arcade
Arcade
Round1 Bowling & Arcade is Arcade on 8501 W Bowles Ave.
8501 W Bowles Ave
Dave & Buster's
Arcade
Dave & Buster's is Arcade on 10677 Westminster Boulevard, Westminster.
10677 Westminster Boulevard, Westminster, 80020
Chuck E. Cheese's
Arcade
Chuck E. Cheese's is Arcade.
Beach Arcade
Arcade
Beach Arcade is Arcade.
Chuck E. Cheese
Arcade
Chuck E. Cheese is Arcade on 305 Marshall Road. Chuck E. Cheese also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
305 Marshall Road, 80027
Chuck E. Cheese
Arcade
Chuck E. Cheese is Arcade. Chuck E. Cheese also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Main Event
Arcade
Main Event — Arcade, found on 64 Centennial Boulevard in Highlands Ranch. Also worth knowing about Main Event: the map lists its hours as Mo,Fr 11:00-01:00; Tu-Th 11:00-24:00; Sa 09:00-01:00; Su 10:00-24:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
64 Centennial Boulevard, Highlands Ranch, 80129
Hours: Mo,Fr 11:00-01:00; Tu-Th 11:00-24:00; Sa 09:00-01:00; Su 10:00-24:00
Phone: +1-303-209-3877
Main Event
Arcade
Main Event — Arcade, found on 580 E 144th Ave in Thornton. Also worth knowing about Main Event: the map lists its hours as Mo 11:00-01:00; Tu-Th 11:00-24:00; Fr 11:00-02:00; Sa 09:00-02:00; Su 10:00-24:00.
580 E 144th Ave, Thornton, 80023
Hours: Mo 11:00-01:00; Tu-Th 11:00-24:00; Fr 11:00-02:00; Sa 09:00-02:00; Su 10:00-24:00
Boondocks Food & Fun
Arcade
Boondocks Food & Fun — Arcade, found on 18706 Cottonwood Drive in Parker. Also worth knowing about Boondocks Food & Fun: it has a website with more detail.
18706 Cottonwood Drive, Parker, 80138
What the map tells us about arcades in Denver
5 of the 21 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 500 16th Street, 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 Denver arcade run
Making a day of it in Denver? Work this order: Chuck E. Cheese, Dave & Buster's on 2000 South Colorado Boulevard, Nickel-A-Play on 15201 East Mississippi Avenue, For The Win on 500 16th Street, Lucky Strike Lanes on 500 16th Street, Tilt Pinball, Akihabara Arcade and Bar on 8901 Harlan Street, and Bounce Empire on 1380 South Public Road. That's the arcade run in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 13 more are listed below.
Arcade tips for Denver
The regulars' rules for Denver's arcades:
- Check the retro corner at Chuck E. Cheese. The old cabinets in the back are often the best-maintained — they're somebody's pride and joy.
- Go off-peak at Dave & Buster's. Weekday afternoons mean no queues on the good machines and your pick of the racing seats. Friday night is the opposite.
- Bar-arcades: pace yourself. Drinks and games mix well until they don't. The machines get harder exactly as you get worse at them.
- Ask about tournaments. Fighting game and pinball tournaments run weekly in many towns. Beginners are usually welcome and it's the fastest way to improve.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Denver — 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 Denver can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 21, 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 21 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 Denver: 21 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.