Arcades in Lyon
Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has 20 arcades on the map. That's 20 arcades mapped around Lyon. 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 Lyon (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Game Spirit and Destination VR, plus Quiz Room. If an arcade's missing from Lyon's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Lyon arcade lineup
20 mapped within about 40 km:
Game Spirit
Arcade
Game Spirit is Arcade on 23 Quai Jean moulin. Game Spirit also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-We 11:00-13:00,14:00-19:00; Th-Sa 11:00-13:00,14:00-22:00; Su off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
23 Quai Jean moulin, 69002
Hours: Mo-We 11:00-13:00,14:00-19:00; Th-Sa 11:00-13:00,14:00-22:00; Su off
Phone: +33 4 58 28 14 88
Destination VR
Arcade
Destination VR is Arcade. Destination VR also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Quiz Room
Arcade
Quiz Room — Arcade. Also worth knowing about Quiz Room: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00
La Tête dans les Nuages
Arcade
La Tête dans les Nuages is Arcade. La Tête dans les Nuages also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 10:00-24:00, Fr,Sa 10:00-01:00, Su 10:00-23:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Th 10:00-24:00, Fr,Sa 10:00-01:00, Su 10:00-23:00
ellip6
ArcadeRun by IVRS
Run by IVRS, ellip6 is Arcade. Also worth knowing about ellip6: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Phone: +33 4 26850759
Magic World
Arcade
Magic World is Arcade. Magic World also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 11:00-23:00, Fr 11:00-23:30, Sa 11:00-24:00, Su 11:00-22:30.
Hours: Mo-Th 11:00-23:00, Fr 11:00-23:30, Sa 11:00-24:00, Su 11:00-22:30
E.réel
Arcade
E.réel — Arcade. Also worth knowing about E.réel: the map lists its hours as Mo-We 14:00-20:00; Th 14:00-21:00; Fr 14:00-22:00; Sa 10:00-22:00; Su 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-We 14:00-20:00; Th 14:00-21:00; Fr 14:00-22:00; Sa 10:00-22:00; Su 10:00-19:00
Phone: +33 4 78 05 79 36
Vortex Experience VR
ArcadeRun by Vortex Experience
Vortex Experience VR is Arcade run by Vortex Experience on 2 Avenue Simone Veil, Décines-Charpieu. Vortex Experience VR also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 14:00-23:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2 Avenue Simone Veil, Décines-Charpieu, 69150
Hours: Mo-Su 14:00-23:00
Phone: +33 4 26 78 49 47
MultiWorld - VR Experience
Arcade
MultiWorld - VR Experience — Arcade. Also worth knowing about MultiWorld - VR Experience: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Phone: +33 4 28 35 10 10
Laser Game Evolution
Arcade
Laser Game Evolution — Arcade, found on 157 Rue des Chantiers du Beaujolais in Limas. Also worth knowing about Laser Game Evolution: the map lists its hours as Tu 16:00-23:00; We 13:00-23:00; Th 16:00-23:00; Fr 16:00-24:00; Sa 00:00-01:00, 10:00-24:00; Su 00:00-01:00, 10:00-22:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
157 Rue des Chantiers du Beaujolais, Limas, 69400
Hours: Tu 16:00-23:00; We 13:00-23:00; Th 16:00-23:00; Fr 16:00-24:00; Sa 00:00-01:00, 10:00-24:00; Su 00:00-01:00, 10:00-22:00
Phone: +33 4 74 03 97 36
Game Center La Turbine
Arcade
Game Center La Turbine is Arcade. Game Center La Turbine also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Laser Game
Arcade
Laser Game is Arcade. Laser Game also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu 17:00-22:00; We 14:00-22:00; Th 17:00-22:00; Fr 17:00-23:00; Sa 10:00-23:00; Su 10:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Tu 17:00-22:00; We 14:00-22:00; Th 17:00-22:00; Fr 17:00-23:00; Sa 10:00-23:00; Su 10:00-20:00
Phone: +33 4 72 81 77 70
OnlyVR
Arcade
OnlyVR is Arcade.
Borne To Be A Life
Arcade
Borne To Be A Life — Arcade. Also worth knowing about Borne To Be A Life: it has a website with more detail.
Game House
Arcade
Game House — Arcade.
Play in Park
Arcade
Play in Park — Arcade. Also worth knowing about Play in Park: the map lists its hours as Su,Mo 14:00-23:00, Tu-Th 14:00-24:00, Fr 14:00-02:00, Sa 13:00-02:00.
Hours: Su,Mo 14:00-23:00, Tu-Th 14:00-24:00, Fr 14:00-02:00, Sa 13:00-02:00
i-Way
Arcade
i-Way is Arcade on 4 Rue Jean Marcuit. i-Way also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
4 Rue Jean Marcuit
La Tête dans les Nuages
Arcade
La Tête dans les Nuages is Arcade. La Tête dans les Nuages also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 11:00-23:30, Fr 11:00-00:30, Sa 10:00-00:30, Su 10:00-23:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Th 11:00-23:30, Fr 11:00-00:30, Sa 10:00-00:30, Su 10:00-23:00
Hypernova
Arcade
Hypernova — Arcade. Also worth knowing about Hypernova: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 08:45-21:00; Fr-Su 08:45-22:00.
Hours: Mo-Th 08:45-21:00; Fr-Su 08:45-22:00
Play In Park
Arcade
Play In Park is Arcade. Play In Park also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 14:00-24:00; Fr 00:00-01:00,14:00-24:00; Sa-Su 00:00-02:00,13:00-24:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Th 14:00-24:00; Fr 00:00-01:00,14:00-24:00; Sa-Su 00:00-02:00,13:00-24:00
Phone: +33 4 37 43 86 10
What the map tells us about arcades in Lyon
12 of the 20 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — arcades keep long hours, so the listed times are usually good.
14 have websites listed. Worth a look for tournament nights and free-play evenings.
14 arcades list websites — worth a look for opening times and whether they run leagues or tournament nights.
The Lyon arcade run
Making a day of it in Lyon? Work this order: Game Spirit on 23 Quai Jean moulin, Destination VR, Quiz Room, La Tête dans les Nuages, ellip6, Magic World, E.réel, and Vortex Experience VR on 2 Avenue Simone Veil. That's the arcade run in one sensible loop, no backtracking. 12 more are listed below.
Arcade tips for Lyon
The regulars' rules for Lyon's arcades:
- Ticket games are a tax at Game Spirit. The prizes cost more in tickets than cash. Play them for fun, not for the giant plush — that's the most expensive plush alive.
- Weekday mornings are empty at Destination VR. If you want a machine to yourself for practice, weekday mornings are dead quiet.
- Comfortable shoes. You'll stand for hours. This is not the outing for new boots.
- Ask staff for recommendations. Staff know which machines are new, which are broken, and which have the loosest tilt sensors. Ask.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Lyon — 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 Lyon can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 20 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 20 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 Lyon: 20 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.