Arcades in Kansas City
Kansas City, MO has 22 arcades on the map. That's 22 arcades mapped around Kansas City. 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 Kansas City (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Draftcade and Activate, plus Chuck E. Cheese's. If an arcade's missing from Kansas City's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Kansas City arcade lineup
22 mapped within about 40 km:
Draftcade
Arcade
Draftcade — Arcade, found on 7260 Northwest 87th Street in Kansas City. Also worth knowing about Draftcade: the map lists its hours as Th 16:00-21:00, Fr 16:00-00:00, Sa 12:00-00:00, Su 12:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
7260 Northwest 87th Street, Kansas City, 64153
Hours: Th 16:00-21:00, Fr 16:00-00:00, Sa 12:00-00:00, Su 12:00-21:00
Phone: +18167593474
Activate
Arcade
Activate — Arcade, found on 6900 West 119th Street in Overland Park. Also worth knowing about Activate: it has a website with more detail.
6900 West 119th Street, Overland Park, 66209
Chuck E. Cheese's
Arcade
Chuck E. Cheese's is 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.
Ricochet
Arcade
Ricochet is Arcade on 1720 McGee Street, Kansas City. Ricochet also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
1720 McGee Street, Kansas City, 64108
Americana Arcade
Arcade
Americana Arcade is Arcade.
Rapid Fire Arcade
Arcade
Rapid Fire Arcade — Arcade, found on 2313 Route 291 in Independence. Also worth knowing about Rapid Fire Arcade: the map lists its hours as We-Th 12:00-21:00; Fr 12:00-22:00; Sa 14:00-22:00; Su 14:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2313 Route 291, Independence, 64057
Hours: We-Th 12:00-21:00; Fr 12:00-22:00; Sa 14:00-22:00; Su 14:00-19:00
Phone: +1-816-379-6556
DoubleTap KC
Arcade
DoubleTap KC is Arcade on 310 Oak Street. DoubleTap KC also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 16:00-00:00; Fr 16:00-01:00; Sa 10:00-01:00; Su 10:00-00:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
310 Oak Street, 64106
Hours: Mo-Th 16:00-00:00; Fr 16:00-01:00; Sa 10:00-01:00; Su 10:00-00:00
Phone: +18168004001
PowerPlay Metro North Entertainment Center
Arcade
PowerPlay Metro North Entertainment Center — Arcade, found on 509 Northwest Barry Road in Kansas City.
509 Northwest Barry Road, Kansas City, 64118
Detonator Games
Arcade
Detonator Games — 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.
The Rush Funplex
Arcade
The Rush Funplex is Arcade on 309 Northeast Englewood Road, Kansas City. The Rush Funplex also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Su 11:00-21:00, Mo-Th 10:00-22:00, Fr,Sa 10:00-24:00.
309 Northeast Englewood Road, Kansas City, 64118
Hours: Su 11:00-21:00, Mo-Th 10:00-22:00, Fr,Sa 10:00-24:00
Chuck E. Cheese
Arcade
Chuck E. Cheese is Arcade on 9196 Northwest Skyview Avenue, Kansas City. Chuck E. Cheese also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
9196 Northwest Skyview Avenue, Kansas City, 64154
Main Event Entertainment
Arcade
Main Event Entertainment is Arcade on 8081 Northwest Roanridge Road, Kansas City. Main Event Entertainment also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
8081 Northwest Roanridge Road, Kansas City, 64151
The Rush Funplex
Arcade
The Rush Funplex is Arcade on 13110 West 62nd Terrace, Shawnee. The Rush Funplex also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
13110 West 62nd Terrace, Shawnee, 66216
Phone: +1-913-430-7874
Main Event
Arcade
Main Event — Arcade.
Cashbah Games
Arcade
Cashbah Games — Arcade.
Game Street USA
Arcade
Game Street USA is Arcade.
Dave & Buster's
Arcade
Dave & Buster's is Arcade on 6811 West 135th Street. Dave & Buster's also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-24:00; Th 11:00-17:00,23:00-24:00; Sa 00:00-01:00,11:00-24:00; Su 00:00-01:00,10:00-24:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
6811 West 135th Street
Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-24:00; Th 11:00-17:00,23:00-24:00; Sa 00:00-01:00,11:00-24:00; Su 00:00-01:00,10:00-24:00
Phone: +1 913 249 3900
All Seasons Indoor Golf Club
Arcade
All Seasons Indoor Golf Club is Arcade on 1225 West 103rd Street, Kansas City. All Seasons Indoor Golf Club also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 07:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1225 West 103rd Street, Kansas City, 64114
Hours: Mo-Su 07:00-21:00
Phone: +1-816-678-1294
Dave & Buster's
Arcade
Dave & Buster's is Arcade.
Andretti Indoor Karting & Games Overland Park
Arcade
Andretti Indoor Karting & Games Overland Park — Arcade, found on 11610 Nall Avenue in Overland Park. Also worth knowing about Andretti Indoor Karting & Games Overland Park: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
11610 Nall Avenue, Overland Park, 66211
Phone: +1-913-937-4201
What the map tells us about arcades in Kansas City
6 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.
13 have websites listed. Worth a look for tournament nights and free-play evenings.
13 arcades list websites — worth a look for opening times and whether they run leagues or tournament nights.
The Kansas City arcade run
The efficient Kansas City arcade run strings these together: Draftcade on 7260 Northwest 87th Street, Activate on 6900 West 119th Street, Chuck E. Cheese's, Chuck E. Cheese, Ricochet on 1720 McGee Street, Americana Arcade, Rapid Fire Arcade on 2313 Route 291, and DoubleTap KC on 310 Oak Street — 22 stops, one logical order. 14 more are listed below.
Arcade tips for Kansas City
Hitting the arcades in Kansas City? Play smarter:
- Save your high-score photo at Draftcade. Take the photo. High scores are ephemeral and the bragging rights are forever.
- Test the controls before committing at Activate. Joysticks drift, buttons stick, guns misalign. One test credit saves a wasted game.
- Check the payment system first. Tokens, reloadable cards, coins, or tap-to-play — every venue differs. Ask at the counter before you feed the wrong thing.
- 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 Kansas City — 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 Kansas City can take a while to appear. The 22 above are only as current as the community map. A arcade that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
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 Kansas City: 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.