Arcades in Gold Coast
Looking for flashing lights and high scores in Gold Coast, Queensland? There are 12 arcades mapped here. That's 12 arcades mapped around Gold Coast. 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 Gold Coast (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Storm Amusements and Level Up Arcade, plus Ticket Time. If an arcade's missing from Gold Coast's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.

The Gold Coast arcade lineup
12 mapped within about 40 km:
Storm Amusements
Arcade
Storm Amusements is Arcade.
Level Up Arcade
Arcade
Level Up Arcade is Arcade on 75 Surf Parade. Level Up Arcade also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 09:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
75 Surf Parade
Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-20:00
Phone: +61 7 5627 0633
Ticket Time
Arcade
Ticket Time is Arcade on 42 Marine Parade. Ticket Time also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo 09:00-18:00,Tu 09:00-21:00,We 09:00-18:00,Th 09:00-22:00,Fr-Sa 09:00-21:00,Su 09:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
42 Marine Parade
Hours: Mo 09:00-18:00,Tu 09:00-21:00,We 09:00-18:00,Th 09:00-22:00,Fr-Sa 09:00-21:00,Su 09:00-18:00
Phone: +61 7 5563 6766
iPlay Adventure
ArcadeRun by iPlay Australia
Run by iPlay Australia, iPlay Adventure is Arcade on 103 Foxwell Road. Also worth knowing about iPlay Adventure: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 10:00-20:00,Fr 10:00-22:00,Sa 09:00-22:00,Su 09:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
103 Foxwell Road
Hours: Mo-Th 10:00-20:00,Fr 10:00-22:00,Sa 09:00-22:00,Su 09:00-21:00
Phone: +61 7 5561 9028

Timezone
Arcade
Timezone is Arcade.
HIjinx Hotel Surfers Paradise
ArcadeRun by HIjinx Hotel
Run by HIjinx Hotel, HIjinx Hotel Surfers Paradise is Arcade. Also worth knowing about HIjinx Hotel Surfers Paradise: it has a website with more detail.
Games Room
Arcade
Games Room — Arcade.
Million Life
Arcade
Million Life — Arcade. Also worth knowing about Million Life: it has a website with more detail.

Timezone
Arcade
Timezone is Arcade.
Timezone
Arcade
Timezone is Arcade.
Timezone
ArcadeRun by Timezone Australia
Timezone is Arcade run by Timezone Australia on 2 Cavill Avenue. Timezone also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 09:00-00:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2 Cavill Avenue
Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-00:00
Phone: +61 7 5539 9500
Action Zone Arcade
ArcadeRun by Intencity
Action Zone Arcade is Arcade run by Intencity. Action Zone Arcade also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.

What the map tells us about arcades in Gold Coast
4 of the 12 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — arcades keep long hours, so the listed times are usually good.
5 have websites listed. Worth a look for tournament nights and free-play evenings.
5 arcades list websites — worth a look for opening times and whether they run leagues or tournament nights.
The Gold Coast arcade run
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Storm Amusements, Level Up Arcade on 75 Surf Parade, Ticket Time on 42 Marine Parade, iPlay Adventure on 103 Foxwell Road, Timezone, HIjinx Hotel Surfers Paradise, Games Room, and Million Life. That's 12 stops on the Gold Coast arcade run. 4 more are listed below.
Arcade tips for Gold Coast
Hitting the arcades in Gold Coast? Play smarter:
- Check age policies at Storm Amusements. Some arcades are all-ages by day and 19+ at night, especially the bar-arcade hybrids. Check before bringing kids.
- End on a win at Level Up Arcade. Finish with a game you're good at. Leaving on a high score beats leaving on a tilt.
- Go off-peak. Weekday afternoons mean no queues on the good machines and your pick of the racing seats. Friday night is the opposite.
- Eat before the big session. Arcade food is priced for captives. Eat properly beforehand and save the budget for games.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Gold Coast — 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 Gold Coast can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 12 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 12 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 Gold Coast: 12 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.