Arcades in Minneapolis
Arcades are pure joy per dollar. Minneapolis, MN has 19 mapped right now. That's 19 arcades mapped around Minneapolis. Machine condition varies wildly between venues, so the one with the best-maintained cabinets wins regardless of size. 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 Minneapolis (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 Game Time Sports Bar & Arcade. If an arcade's missing from Minneapolis's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Minneapolis arcade lineup
19 mapped within about 40 km:
Dave & Buster's
Arcade
Dave & Buster's is Arcade on 11780 Fountains Way. Dave & Buster's also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Su-Th 10:00-00:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-01:00; it has a website with more detail.
11780 Fountains Way, 55369
Hours: Su-Th 10:00-00:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-01:00
Chuck E. Cheese
Arcade
Chuck E. Cheese is Arcade. Chuck E. Cheese also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Game Time Sports Bar & Arcade
Arcade
Game Time Sports Bar & Arcade is Arcade on 920 East Lake Street, Minneapolis. Game Time Sports Bar & Arcade also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-We 12:00-22:00; Th-Sa 12:00-02:00; Su 12:00-22:00; it has a website with more detail.
920 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, 55407
Hours: Mo-We 12:00-22:00; Th-Sa 12:00-02:00; Su 12:00-22:00
Spencer's
Arcade
Spencer's — Arcade on 353 North Garden. Also worth knowing about Spencer's: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-21:30; Sa 09:30-21:30; Su 11:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
353 North Garden
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-21:30; Sa 09:30-21:30; Su 11:00-19:00
Phone: +1-952-854-5345
TopGolf Swing Suites
Arcade
TopGolf Swing Suites — Arcade, found on 615 Southeast Washington Avenue in Minneapolis. Also worth knowing about TopGolf Swing Suites: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
615 Southeast Washington Avenue, Minneapolis, 55414
Phone: +1-612-362-6666
Chuck E. Cheese
Arcade
Chuck E. Cheese is Arcade on 8943 University Avenue Northeast, Blaine. Chuck E. Cheese also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
8943 University Avenue Northeast, Blaine, 55434
Voxel Virtual Reality Parlour
Arcade
Voxel Virtual Reality Parlour is Arcade on 550 Vandalia Street, Saint Paul. Voxel Virtual Reality Parlour also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 17:00-20:30; Fr 17:00-22:00; Sa 13:00-22:00; Su 13:00-20:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
550 Vandalia Street, Saint Paul, 55114
Hours: Mo-Th 17:00-20:30; Fr 17:00-22:00; Sa 13:00-22:00; Su 13:00-20:30
Phone: +1-612-787-7855
Chuck E. Cheese
Arcade
Chuck E. Cheese is Arcade. Chuck E. Cheese also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
LITT Pinball Bar
Arcade
LITT Pinball Bar — Arcade, found on 2021 Hennepin Avenue South in Minneapolis. Also worth knowing about LITT Pinball Bar: the map lists its hours as 11:00-02:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
2021 Hennepin Avenue South, Minneapolis, 55405
Hours: 11:00-02:00
Phone: +1-612-236-4089
Chuck E. Cheese
Arcade
Chuck E. Cheese is Arcade.
The Burrow
Arcade
The Burrow — Arcade.
Playland
Arcade
Playland is Arcade.
ClawZone Park
Arcade
ClawZone Park — Arcade, found on 7700 West Old Shakopee Road in Bloomington. Also worth knowing about ClawZone Park: the map lists its hours as Fr-Su 11:00-21:00; Mo-Th 12:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
7700 West Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington, 55438
Hours: Fr-Su 11:00-21:00; Mo-Th 12:00-20:00
Phone: +1-952-583-4052
Main Event
Arcade
Main Event — Arcade.
Chuck E. Cheese's
Arcade
Chuck E. Cheese's is Arcade on 1422 Robert Street South, West St Paul.
1422 Robert Street South, West St Paul, 55118
Playland At The Fair
Arcade
Playland At The Fair is Arcade on 1716 Carnes Avenue, Falcon Heights.
1716 Carnes Avenue, Falcon Heights, 55113
The Arcade
Arcade
The Arcade — Arcade on 1697B Dan Patch Avenue.
1697B Dan Patch Avenue
Hi-Test Arcade
Arcade
Hi-Test Arcade is Arcade.
The Fun Lab
Arcade
The Fun Lab — Arcade.
What the map tells us about arcades in Minneapolis
6 of the 19 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 Minneapolis arcade run
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Dave & Buster's on 11780 Fountains Way, Chuck E. Cheese, Game Time Sports Bar & Arcade on 920 East Lake Street, Spencer's on 353 North Garden, TopGolf Swing Suites on 615 Southeast Washington Avenue, Chuck E. Cheese on 8943 University Avenue Northeast, Voxel Virtual Reality Parlour on 550 Vandalia Street, and Chuck E. Cheese. That's 19 stops on the Minneapolis arcade run. 11 more are listed below.
Arcade tips for Minneapolis
The regulars' rules for Minneapolis's arcades:
- Racing games: sit properly at Dave & Buster's. Feet on the pedals, hands at nine and three. The cabinet is a simulator if you treat it like one.
- Check the payment system first at Chuck E. Cheese. Tokens, reloadable cards, coins, or tap-to-play — every venue differs. Ask at the counter before you feed the wrong thing.
- 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.
- 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 Minneapolis — 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 Minneapolis can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 19, 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 19 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 Minneapolis: 19 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.