New Arcades Opening Around the World: July 2025

Location Watch, new arcade venues banner

July brought another broad mix of arcade openings, from independent retro venues and pinball lounges to major family entertainment centres. This roundup covers locations reported during the month across North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Oceania. Coverage is necessarily limited to venues that have been publicly reported, with industry sources including RePlay Magazine and InterGame Online helping track developments.

For Australian readers, the month included a particularly notable local opening in Mudgee, plus further expansion from larger entertainment operators. If you are considering an arcade at home, RETROCADE’s arcade machine buying guide explains the main cabinet options.

Independent arcade spotlight

ORONO ARCADE in Orono, Maine, deserves a special mention. Owner Matt has supported the arcade community through both his venue and YouTube work, while building a business that sits between a traditional arcade and a family entertainment centre. The venue includes mini-golf, but does not use ticket redemption. Merchandisers cover that part of the offer, and prizes are also available for high-score achievements.

Its most distinctive feature is an unusually large collection of independent arcade games: 14 cabinets, or 20 if exA-Arcadia machines are included. The venue also reflects trends seen at arcades in other parts of the United States, despite its location on the opposite side of the country from some of its peers. Visit ORONO ARCADE for more information.

North America

Rift Arcade — Biddeford, Maine

Rift Arcade gives the 1990s a strong presence, alongside the enduring appeal of 1980s games. The venue has approximately 50 machines, including Bishi Bashi, and offers food and seating. Its menu follows the decade’s theme with items such as pizza bagels. Saco Bay News has more details here.

Marquee Pinball Lounge — Napa, California

This new Napa lounge combines modern pinball with adult beverages. Its lineup includes less-common licensed tables such as The Big Lebowski and Pulp Fiction, suggesting that the games remain an important part of the venue rather than simply supporting the bar. Read the local report here.

Draftcade #4 — Omaha, Nebraska

Draftcade has added an Omaha venue with more than 70 arcade games and 48 beers on tap. Among the machines is an Atari Liberator, a particularly rare cabinet: only 250 were produced, with fewer likely surviving today. The company’s official site is available here.

Continues Arcade — Alexandria, Virginia

Continues Arcade follows the arcade-bar model with food, drinks, classic video games and pinball. The 1990s receive substantial attention, but the range is not restricted to that period; the pinball selection also includes Stern’s newer Dungeons & Dragons. The venue’s early beta-test opening was covered in this local report.

Game On Arcade — Barberton, Ohio

Game On Arcade takes a different approach by combining older electromechanical games with newer machines. Its lineup includes late-2010s releases such as Injustice Arcade and Daytona Championship USA, alongside a sizeable pinball collection that appears to favour contemporary titles. InterGame Online covered the opening.

Silver Ball Social Club — Vancouver, Washington

Silver Ball Social Club has opened as a bar and restaurant built around 42 pinball machines, with most of the collection dating from the 1970s and 1980s. The venue is restricted to customers aged 21 and over and includes themed drinks featuring Pac-Man imagery. Further information is available from the club’s official website.

Chuck’s Arcade — Nashua, New Hampshire, and Buford, Georgia

Chuck E. Cheese continued developing its Chuck’s Arcade concept, including new venues in Nashua and Buford. The format has previously appeared under the Fun Spot Arcade name, and the company has been moving quickly with conversions and new locations. Although some coverage has described it as an adult version of Chuck E. Cheese, the comparison is incomplete: the concept reduces the strong children’s focus without abandoning the wider arcade and entertainment identity.

A related Chuck E. Cheese Fun Zone has also opened at the Westgate Vacation Villas & Town Center Resort’s Mystery Fun House. Its game selection is described as similar to the Chuck’s Arcade venues.

North American FEC openings and updates

The Daybreak facility is part of a crowded Salt Lake Valley entertainment market. The area has more than one million residents, but at least ten companies now operate large FEC-style facilities there, with eight running FECs. Each can reportedly be reached within about 30 minutes of the others.

Europe

Oh, Flip! — York, England

Oh, Flip! is an independent, pinball-focused venue operating within the Up A Level gaming café bar. Its collection is advertised as spanning from Gottlieb’s 1967 Melody through to current machines. Sessions require pre-booking and a flat fee, with bookings available through the end of August. The venue’s website provides further details.

Next Level Arcade Bar #3 — Barcelona, Spain

Next Level Arcade Bar has opened its third venue in Barcelona, following two locations in Madrid. The collection includes dedicated 1990s Sega and Namco machines such as Daytona, as well as upright cabinets running multigame boards. Several marquees appear to use locally made Spanish cabinet designs, retaining a regional character. A video report is available here.

Gamestate Circus Zandvoort — Zandvoort, Netherlands

Gamestate has refurbished and reopened the historic Circus Zandvoort entertainment site, which has arcade roots reaching back to the mid-1980s. The new venue is the chain’s largest yet. Alongside ticket redemption attractions, its video-game lineup includes Tomb Raider Arcade, Pump It Up Phoenix 2024, Hot Wheels: King of the Road, Halo Fireteam Raven, Daytona Championship USA, VR Agent and Mission: Impossible Arcade SDLX.

S’pace — Mons, Belgium

The latest S’pace venue in Mons includes DDR A20 Plus, Fast & Furious Arcade, Halo Fireteam Raven, Jurassic Park Arcade, Storm Racer G, Parkour Motor 2, Rush and Catch and Cruis’n Blast. Its pinball selection consists of Jurassic Park, Stranger Things and Star Wars.

European FEC openings and updates

Asia, the Middle East and Oceania

GiGO — Chofu, Tokyo, and Ichinoseki, Iwate

While attention has focused on the planned August closure of a well-known Akihabara venue formerly operated under the Sega name, GiGO has continued opening elsewhere. A replacement under the Silk Hat chain is expected by the end of the year, while GiGO has added smaller shopping-centre sites, a large urban Tokyo venue and a two-storey suburban location in Ichinoseki. The latter includes cranes, experience games and video arcade machines.

Feedy Diner & Arcade — Ayagawa, Kagawa

A new Feedy Diner & Arcade has joined the format’s earlier Aeon Fantasy mall location in Japan. This site is slightly smaller but retains the brand’s American-style food and arcade theme. The arcade has opened first, with the restaurant component scheduled to follow later.

Taiko no Tatsujin Donder Station — Bukit Bintang, Malaysia

Bandai Namco’s Donder Station format has expanded beyond Japan with its first Malaysian venue. These Taiko no Tatsujin-themed spaces combine the rhythm game with related attractions, including the Taiko mini air-hockey game and kiddie rides. The result is a location heavily themed around Don-chan and the wider Taiko identity.

Warp Arcade and Bar — Mudgee, New South Wales

Warp Arcade and Bar has opened in Mudgee with a substantial collection that includes Time Crisis 4, Star Wars Battle Pod, Cruis’n Blast, Guitar Hero Arcade and OutRun 2. A local report notes that the venue’s inspiration included a 2023 trip to Japan and time spent at a retro arcade there.

For operators and collectors, a venue such as Warp also highlights the importance of ongoing servicing. RETROCADE’s arcade repairs service and range of arcade parts are useful starting points when maintaining a machine collection.

Asian and Oceania FEC updates

Grandvrio Hotel Onsen held a limited-time retro game corner.
Game Safari in Ikebukuro updated its distinctive zebra entrance.
Timezone opened a new bowling-equipped centre in New Zealand, with further expansion reported in Australia and India.
Game Palacio opened its tenth Indian venue and is targeting 50.

Coming soon

Round1USA’s Escondido venue is set to include the company’s first Japanese food bar.
IronBlast Game Zone Store and Arcade is scheduled to hold a soft opening at Ohio Valley Mall.
Timeline Arcade is expanding to a third venue in York County, Pennsylvania.
Rogersville Rack & Roll is preparing a venue with pool, bowling and arcade games.
High Score Arcades’ Newport opening was delayed until 9–10 August.
Hollywood Bowl is planning its largest-ever FEC location in Cardiff.
Bay Arcade 2536 is scheduled to open in Batemans Bay, Australia, on 2 August.
Dave & Buster’s is planning its first Philippines venue for October.

New venues depend on visits, not just online attention. If one of these arcades is near you, supporting it in person is the most meaningful way to help keep the machines running.