Arcades in Detroit
Detroit, MI has 22 arcades on the map. That's 22 arcades mapped around Detroit. 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 Detroit (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Dave & Buster's and Chuck E. Cheese, plus MI-Combat. If an arcade's missing from Detroit's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Detroit arcade lineup
22 mapped within about 40 km:
Dave & Buster's
Arcade
Dave & Buster's is Arcade on 19375 Victor Parkway, Livonia.
19375 Victor Parkway, Livonia, 48152
Chuck E. Cheese
Arcade
Chuck E. Cheese is Arcade on 15300 Dix-Toledo Highway, Southgate. Chuck E. Cheese also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
15300 Dix-Toledo Highway, Southgate, 48195
MI-Combat
Arcade
MI-Combat — Arcade, found on 2636 South Adams Road in Rochester Hills. Also worth knowing about MI-Combat: it has a website with more detail.
2636 South Adams Road, Rochester Hills, 48309
Gameway
Arcade
Gameway is Arcade.
Free Play Pinball Arcade
Arcade
Free Play Pinball Arcade — Arcade, found on 34830 Utica Road in Fraser. Also worth knowing about Free Play Pinball Arcade: the map lists its hours as Th-Fr 16:00-24:00; Sa 12:00-24:00; Su 12:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
34830 Utica Road, Fraser, 48026
Hours: Th-Fr 16:00-24:00; Sa 12:00-24:00; Su 12:00-20:00
Phone: +1-586-204-7959
Offworld Arcade
Arcade
Offworld Arcade — Arcade, found on 2701 Bagley in Detroit.
2701 Bagley, Detroit, 48226
Zap Zone
Arcade
Zap Zone — Arcade, found on 9751 Telegraph Road in Taylor. Also worth knowing about Zap Zone: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
9751 Telegraph Road, Taylor, 48180
Phone: +1 313 299 9690
Bad Axe Throwing
Arcade
Bad Axe Throwing is Arcade.
Main Event
Arcade
Main Event — Arcade, found on 15101 Seaway Drive in Taylor.
15101 Seaway Drive, Taylor, 48180
Chuck E. Cheese
Arcade
Chuck E. Cheese is Arcade.
Chuck E. Cheese
Arcade
Chuck E. Cheese is Arcade.
Sparks Pinball Museum & Arcade
Arcade
Sparks Pinball Museum & Arcade is Arcade on 412 West 14 Mile Road, Troy. Sparks Pinball Museum & Arcade also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Th 16:00-21:00; Fr 12:00-21:00; Sa 11:00-21:00; Su 12:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
412 West 14 Mile Road, Troy, 48083
Hours: Th 16:00-21:00; Fr 12:00-21:00; Sa 11:00-21:00; Su 12:00-18:00
Phone: +1-313-473-9860
Sparks Passport Arcade
Arcade
Sparks Passport Arcade is Arcade on 664 West 14 Mile Road, Troy. Sparks Passport Arcade also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Th 16:00-21:00; Fr 12:00-21:00; Sa 11:00-21:00; Su 12:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
664 West 14 Mile Road, Troy, 48083
Hours: Th 16:00-21:00; Fr 12:00-21:00; Sa 11:00-21:00; Su 12:00-18:00
Phone: +1-313-473-9860
Arcade Marvels
Arcade
Arcade Marvels — Arcade.
Launch Dearborn
ArcadeRun by Launch
Run by Launch, Launch Dearborn is Arcade, found on 5901 Mercury Drive in Dearborn.
5901 Mercury Drive, Dearborn, 48126
Dave & Buster's
Arcade
Dave & Buster's is Arcade.
Zap Zone
Arcade
Zap Zone — Arcade.
Chuck E. Cheese
Arcade
Chuck E. Cheese is Arcade. Chuck E. Cheese also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Joe's Hamburgers Arcade
Arcade
Joe's Hamburgers Arcade is Arcade on 3037 Biddle Avenue, Wyandotte. Joe's Hamburgers Arcade also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 10:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-23:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
3037 Biddle Avenue, Wyandotte, 48192
Hours: Mo-Th 10:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-23:00
Phone: +1-734-285-0420
Chuck E. Cheese
Arcade
Chuck E. Cheese is Arcade on 13745 Lakeside Circle, Sterling Heights. Chuck E. Cheese also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 11:00-21:00; Fr 11:00-22:00; Sa 10:00-22:00; Su 11:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
13745 Lakeside Circle, Sterling Heights, 48313
Hours: Mo-Th 11:00-21:00; Fr 11:00-22:00; Sa 10:00-22:00; Su 11:00-21:00
Phone: +1-586-532-8989
Big Time Entertainment
ArcadeRun by Big Time Entertainment
Run by Big Time Entertainment, Big Time Entertainment is Arcade.
Chuck E. Cheese
Arcade
Chuck E. Cheese is Arcade.
What the map tells us about arcades in Detroit
5 of the 22 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — arcades keep long hours, so the listed times are usually good.
9 have websites listed. Worth a look for tournament nights and free-play evenings.
9 arcades list websites — worth a look for opening times and whether they run leagues or tournament nights.
The Detroit arcade run
Making a day of it in Detroit? Work this order: Dave & Buster's on 19375 Victor Parkway, Chuck E. Cheese on 15300 Dix-Toledo Highway, MI-Combat on 2636 South Adams Road, Gameway, Free Play Pinball Arcade on 34830 Utica Road, Offworld Arcade on 2701 Bagley, Zap Zone on 9751 Telegraph Road, and Bad Axe Throwing. That's the arcade run in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 14 more are listed below.
Arcade tips for Detroit
Hitting the arcades in Detroit? Play smarter:
- End on a win at Dave & Buster's. Finish with a game you're good at. Leaving on a high score beats leaving on a tilt.
- Racing games: sit properly at Chuck E. Cheese. Feet on the pedals, hands at nine and three. The cabinet is a simulator if you treat it like one.
- Weekday mornings are empty. If you want a machine to yourself for practice, weekday mornings are dead quiet.
- Go off-peak. Weekday afternoons mean no queues on the good machines and your pick of the racing seats. Friday night is the opposite.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Detroit — 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 Detroit can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 22, 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 22 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 Detroit: 22 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.