Arcades in Leuven
Arcades are pure joy per dollar. Leuven, Flemish Brabant has 1 mapped right now. Just the one mapped arcade in Leuven — which makes it a local landmark by default. Check what's actually working before you go. Off-peak hours mean shorter waits on the good machines and your pick of the racing seats.
This guide covers every arcade we could verify in and around Leuven (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. The one to know is STIXN. If an arcade's missing from Leuven's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Leuven arcade lineup
1 in Leuven, plus 14 more around Leuven below:
STIXN
Arcade7.1 km from Leuven
STIXN — Arcade on 406 Brusselsesteenweg. Also worth knowing about STIXN: it has a website with more detail.
406 Brusselsesteenweg
What the map tells us about arcades in Leuven
None of the 1 has opening hours in the map data, so treat this as a browse-and-discover trip. Arcades tend toward long evening hours; call ahead if you're making a special trip.
The one mapped arcade sits on 406 Brusselsesteenweg — worth combining with whatever else brings you to that side of town.
Arcade tips for Leuven
A few things worth knowing before you work through Leuven's arcades:
- Check the payment system first at STIXN. Tokens, reloadable cards, coins, or tap-to-play — every venue differs. Ask at the counter before you feed the wrong thing.
- Watch the regulars first. The high-score table tells you which machines are hot and who's worth watching. Fifteen minutes of watching teaches plenty.
- Ask staff for recommendations. Staff know which machines are new, which are broken, and which have the loosest tilt sensors. Ask.
- Learn the ticket-to-prize math. Glance at the prize counter before playing ticket games. If the math horrifies you, play the video games instead.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Leuven — 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 Leuven can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 1 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 1 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.
Worth the trip: more arcades around Leuven
14 more within about 40 km of Leuven, nearest first:
Brussels Pinball Museum
Arcade21.1 km from Leuven
Brussels Pinball Museum is Arcade. Brussels Pinball Museum also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
The Vex
Arcade24.1 km from Leuven
The Vex — Arcade on 25 Place de l'Université. Also worth knowing about The Vex: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 18:00-22:00; Sa 10:00-22:00; Su 12:00-22:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
25 Place de l'Université
Hours: Tu-Fr 18:00-22:00; Sa 10:00-22:00; Su 12:00-22:00
Phone: +32 470 46 25 58
Smash Arcade
Arcade24.2 km from Leuven
Smash Arcade — Arcade on 14 Rue Charlemagne.
14 Rue Charlemagne
Gamestate Bruxelles
Arcade24.8 km from LeuvenRun by Gamestate
Run by Gamestate, Gamestate Bruxelles is Arcade. Also worth knowing about Gamestate Bruxelles: the map lists its hours as 12:00-24:00; Fr,Sa 12:00-01:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: 12:00-24:00; Fr,Sa 12:00-01:00
Phone: +32 2 592 00 84
Terminal 1
Arcade25.9 km from Leuven
Terminal 1 is Arcade. Terminal 1 also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Laser Game Evolution
Arcade27.9 km from Leuven
Laser Game Evolution — Arcade. Also worth knowing about Laser Game Evolution: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: +32 2 262 31 15
Brussels Indoor Game Center
Arcade29.4 km from Leuven
Brussels Indoor Game Center is Arcade. Brussels Indoor Game Center also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th,Su 10:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-24:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Th,Su 10:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-24:00
Exype - The Place to Race
Arcade29.5 km from Leuven
Exype - The Place to Race — Arcade. Also worth knowing about Exype - The Place to Race: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Phone: +32 2 386 00 60
Laser Game Evolution
Arcade31.5 km from Leuven
Laser Game Evolution — Arcade. Also worth knowing about Laser Game Evolution: the map lists its hours as Mo-Tu off; We 14:00-20:00; Th off; Fr 17:00-22:00; Sa 09:45-22:00; Su 09:45-20:00; SH Mo-Tu off; SH We 14:00-20:00; SH Th-Sa 14:00-22:00; SH Su 14:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Tu off; We 14:00-20:00; Th off; Fr 17:00-22:00; Sa 09:45-22:00; Su 09:45-20:00; SH Mo-Tu off; SH We 14:00-20:00; SH Th-Sa 14:00-22:00; SH Su 14:00-20:00
Phone: +32 2 270 35 17
MI12 Fun Center - Gembloux
Arcade34.0 km from Leuven
MI12 Fun Center - Gembloux — Arcade, found on 19 Rue des Orchidées in Gembloux. Also worth knowing about MI12 Fun Center - Gembloux: it has a website with more detail.
19 Rue des Orchidées, Gembloux, 5030
The Arcades
Arcade35.0 km from LeuvenRun by The House Of Fun
The Arcades is Arcade run by The House Of Fun. The Arcades also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
The Vex
Arcade36.5 km from Leuven
The Vex — Arcade. Also worth knowing about The Vex: the map lists its hours as Mo-Tu 16:00-21:00; We 14:00-21:00; Th 16:00-21:00; Fr 16:00-22:00; Sa 10:00-22:00; Su 10:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Tu 16:00-21:00; We 14:00-21:00; Th 16:00-21:00; Fr 16:00-22:00; Sa 10:00-22:00; Su 10:00-21:00
Phone: +32 470 46 25 58
The Zone
Arcade37.5 km from Leuven
The Zone — Arcade, found on 11 Paal-Dorp in Beringen. Also worth knowing about The Zone: it has a website with more detail.
11 Paal-Dorp, Beringen, 3583
Gate Ninety World
Arcade39.9 km from Leuven
Gate Ninety World — Arcade. Also worth knowing about Gate Ninety World: the map lists its hours as Th,Sa 19:00-24:00; Su 16:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Th,Sa 19:00-24:00; Su 16:00-20:00
Phone: +32 67 64 67 65
Arcade listings for Leuven: 1 in Leuven and 14 more nearby 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.