VR Arcades are made for out-of-home virtual entertainment and gaming. Virtual reality gaming is picking up traction around the globe and the demand for this high-end gaming platform is growing each month. VR arcades are made for the public, and they are a great place to try out virtual reality headsets for the first time. 

Just 15 years ago, virtual reality was a dream that seemed generations away. Thanks to Oculus, Vive, and other tech giants, the industry has blossomed into something that has no limits. VR can be used for work, multi-media consumption, gaming, and many other fun and entertaining purposes. With that being said, virtual reality is not cheap. If you are looking to get a full PC VR setup, you could be paying more than $2,000. If you are looking for a simple standalone gaming system, that is going to set you back at least $400. 

Virtual reality arcades are the best place to try this expensive hardware without any large financial investment. The price you pay at the VR arcade is going to be steeper than a typical gaming arcade, but the gaming is going to be much more immersive and fun. The virtual worlds you’ll see will be stuck in your head for weeks. 

Headsets at VR Arcades

The typical VR arcade isn’t going to have a wide variety of virtual reality headsets. In fact, most arcades are going to have the same headsets for the entire arcade. They might own anywhere from 5-20 headsets, but they are typically going to be all the same. 

This has a number of benefits with it. Often times, VR companies give discounts to arcade owners when buying a VR headset bulk. This also makes buying the right PC very easy. You won’t have to put together many different makes of PC, and trouble shooting will become very easy. Virtual reality technology isn’t the easiest to manage, so finding simple PCs is the best way to go for your headset. 

The most common headset you’ll find at any VR arcades is the HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift. Most arcades haven’t upgraded to the companies latest releases yet. If you are looking for a certain headset to test out, you’ll need to call each virtual reality arcade and ask if they own the specific headset. The Vive is the most common though, thanks to the easy-to-setup tracking and the basic controllers. The haptic feedback in the original Vive controllers aren’t perfect, but you won’t notice much if it is your first time in the virtual worlds. With that being said, the more haptic you can get, the better. 

The HTC Vive is a perfect place to find yourself in an immersive experience for the first time, and for the fiftieth time. 

VR Games at VR Arcades

The biggest draw to VR arcades are the games. People don’t want to go spend money to watch TV in VR. They can do that on the couch. What they can’t do on the couch is fight off a zombie apocalypse in a 3D 360° simulation. VR games can help us escape our day-to-day lives, and that is the purpose of the VR arcade. 

Each game you play is going to immerse you in a new and exciting way. In your VR gaming experience, you’ll likely forget where you are in the real world. Your new environment will bring perfectly designed characters and thoughts into your life that you never thought imaginable. You’ll be able to walk, become a shooter, and interact with your virtual environment many different ways. 

Multiplayer games are often limited at arcades, but when you find them, you and your friends could find yourself in the VR space for hours. 

Most Common VR Arcade Games

  • Beat Saber
  • Space Pirate Trainer
  • Job Simulator
  • Arizona Sunshine
  • Angry Birds – Isle of the Pigs 
  • Richies Plank Experience 
  • Virtual Virtual Reality
  • Creed: Rise to Glory
  • Google Tilt Brush 
  • Pistol Whip
  • Robo Recall
  • I Expect You To Die
  • Racket NX
  • SUPERHOT VR

Some of these games are going to first-person shooter, some will be forcing your to explore worlds, and others will be completely different. All friends and family will get a kick out of all games mentioned above. 

VR Arcade Pricing 

Paying for your arcade experience for virtual reality is going to be much more expensive than a typical arcade. Most arcades dent your nickel collection, but VR arcades threaten to steal your Benjamins if you are paying for multiple people. 

There is no set price, but we have found the common theme for pricing across the United States. You can check that out below. 

5 minutes for $5

15 minuets for $15

30 minutes for $25

60 minutes for $45

These prices are going to vary from company to company, but you will find the same rates repeating themselves where ever you go in the nation. 

VR Arcade Locations Across the U.S.

State City VR Arcade
Alabama 


Spanish Fort Humdingers Virtual Reality

Glencoe Innovative Virtual Realms

Florance The Loft VR

Huntsville  Rocket City Arcade & Classic Consoles

Orange Beach Fat Daddy’s Arcade

Birmingham ePLEX
Alaska


Fairbanks Arctic Sun VR

Palmer Party VR
Arizona


Scottsdale Velocity VR

Pheonix VR PHX

Chandler VR Junkies

Lake Havasu City VR Escape Reality

Mesa Arizona’s Gamer Lounge
Arkansas


Little Rock APEX VR

Fayetteville AXIS Lounge
California


Los Angeles  Sandbox VR




Sherman Oaks Parallel Universe VR

Los Angeles  Virtual Reality Arcade Hollywood

Northridge VR Territory 

Los Angeles  Los Virtuality 

Sacramento  Zion Virtual Reality Arcade

Torrance  Survios Virtual Reality Arcade

Fresno imm3rse.in Virtual Reality

Anaheim Go VR Gaming

Ramona Romona Virtual Reality Arcade

Roseville HEROES Virtual Reality Adventures

San Fransisco  VR HERE NOW

Brea VR Is Life

Oceanside The GRID

Fairfield Muse VR

Bakersfield Cimulated VR

Redondo Beach VR PLACE

Redding  Redding VR

Los Angeles  Virtual Reality Escape Room

San Mateo Sandbox VR

Vista Warrior VR Arcade

San Mateo The Hero Hangout VR Arcade
Colorado


Colorado Springs Epic VR

Denver Kaboom VR Arcade

Lakewood Head Games VR

Denver THE VR ARCADE

Breckenridge VR Arcade Breckenridge

Colorado Springs Studio 8 VR

Broomfield Virtual Reality Social
Connecticut


Orange The Spot VR Lounge

Waterbury VT Virtual Reality Arcade

Vernon Spark Virtual Reality

Trumbull Xperiment Virtual Reality

Somers Sonny’s Place

Johnston Base Station VR Lounge

Montville Cyber Quest Arcade

South Windsor Nomads Adventure Quest

Ledyard The Tree House

Shelton Sports Center

Vernon Spare Time

Manchester Dave and Buster’s

Stamford RPM Raceway

Yorktown Heights Imagine VR Studios
Delaware


Rehoboth Beach  Escape Reality VR
Florida


St. Augustine VR Gaming – The Great Escape

St. Pete Beach Xscape2 Virtual Reality

North Miami Virtual Reality Park

Sunny Isle Beach VR Playzone

Sarasota Escape Reality Downtown

Panama City Beach NextGenVR

Clermont Mind Immersions Virtual Reality

Pembroke Pines Xtreme XD Virtual Reality

Orlando Main Event Orlando 

Tampa  Laser Ops

Orlando VR Park

Wellington The Holodeck

Jacksonville The Rift VR Gaming

Fort Lauderdale Xtreme Action Park

Vero Beach Gamer’s Ream

Orlando Digital Escape Rooms

Tampa  QZar Laser Tag and VR

Orlando VR Territory 

Clearwater SimCenter Tampa Bay

Orlando Arcade City
Georgia


Duluth iSimu VR

Valdosta VR UP

Atlanta Revery: VR Bar

Duluth NexusVR
Hawaii


Honolulu Xtreme 7D Dark Rides

Honolulu Adventure VR

Hilo Aloha 9D-VR
Idaho


Coeur d’Alene Virtual Reality CDA

Eagle VR1 Arcade

Meridian VR Tech Lounge
Illinois


Joliet Gamma VR Virtual Reality

Lansing Gamma VR Virtual Reality

Chicago VR MANIA LOUNGE

Mt. Zion Experience Virtual Reality

Skokie Mass VR

St. Charles XD Adventures 9D Virtual Reality

Bloomington Mass VR

Chicago Redline VR

Chicago Krypton VR Lounge

Downers Grove Fun Zone
Indiana


Avon The Virtual Galaxy

Indianapolis  BlueWall Virtual Reality

Fort Wayne Spectrum: Virtual Reality Arcade

Fort Wayne Spectrum: Virtual Reality Arcade

Noblesville Derezzed VR

Indianapolis  Parallel World Virtual Reality 

Wabash Uptown Virtual Reality

Greenfield Evolution VR

Evansville Skillz VR Arcade

New Albany  Dimension 4 Arcade

Indianapolis  Hologate at Woodland
Iowa


Waterloo The Grid Virtual Reality Arcade

Iowa City Iowa City VR

Davenport Paradigm

Pocahontas VR Kaleidoscope Arcade

Pleasant Hill IAVR

Pleasant Hill Great Escape

Marion Super Marion Arcade
Kansas


Chanute The Reality Room

Overland Park Odin’s Gaming Lounge

Olathe Main Event

Shawnee Sky Zone
Maine


Moody Wonder Mountain Fun Park

South Portland Round1 Bowling and Amusement
Maryland


Ocean City Virtual Reality Gaming Center

Gaithersburg Monster Mini Golf

Washington DC Augment VR Arcade

Washington DC VR ZONE

Waldorf WE ‘R’ VR

Baltimore Balti Virtual 

Rehoboth Beach  Escape Reality VR

Arbutus Wonderfly Arena

Townson Noesis VR

Frederick @VR

Baltimore Dave and Buster’s
Massachusetts 


Woburn MindTrek VR

Marlborough MindTrek VR

Swansea The VR Zone

Bridgewater The Cave

Tewksbury Wamesit Lanes
Michigan


Oxford Escape VR

Flint The Sandbox

Canton Virtual Reality Zone

Marquette Edge of Reality VR

Owosso Elite VR Arcade

Ann Arbor Dreamgate VR

Brighton Zap Zone

Kalamazoo Nova VR

Saginaw THE VR ARCADE

Taylor A Virtual World

Muskegon VR Stop Gaming Center

Traverse City Verge of Reality

Mt. Pleasant  Experience VR

Ferndale High Score Esports

Grand Rapids Amped Reality
Minnesota 


St. Francis Virtual Reality Arcade
Mississippi 


Oxford Oxford VRcade LLC

Cordova Bluff City Virtual Reality

Biloxi Escape Arcade

Brandon The Hangout Gamer Lounge

Biloxi PLAYlive Nation

Hernando Virtual Reality HQ

Slidell Holotech

Biloxi VR2U

Tupelo Rebound Trampoline

Columbus GT Lanes Entertainment Center






Missouri 


North Kansas City Disciples of Gaming VR

Rogersville Avatar-VR

Branson Perfect Shot

Ballwin Amp Up Action Park

Maryland Heights Escape Challenge 

Chesterfield Neutral Zone

Chesterfield Retro Neutral Zone
Montana 


Bozeman 6th Dimension 

Billings Dream Theater

Great Falls Chase… Your Dreams VR

Belgrade Laser Dash

Billings PLAYlive Nation

Billings Plaza Arcade

Helena  Pizza Ranch FunZone Arcade

Butte Pizza Ranch FunZone Arcade

Columbia Falls Montana Adventure Stop
Nebraska


La Vista Infinte Loop VR

Omaha Omaha Virtual Reality 
Nevada


Reno Anything Virtual

Las Vegas X World 360

Sparks TruSight VR

Las Vegas VR Adventures

Las Vegas Level Up Las Vegas

Las Vegas Press Start Gaming Center

Las Vegas GameWorks

Las Vegas Arcade Factory

Las Vegas Fremont Arcade

Las Vegas Game Nest Arcade

Reno Press Start Arcade

Las Vegas Hi Scores

Las Vegas The VR Arcade

Las Vegas Controlled Kaos
New Hampshire


Londonderry Action VR

Wobrun MindTrek VR Woburn

Windham Club14
New Jersey


Hackensack VRcade NJ

Howell Township Ctrl V

Somerset Arcane Reality

Glassbro Liberty Virtual Reality

Washington  Virtual 42

Ocean City Liberty Virtual Reality

Freehold Township Saber VR

Brooklyn YokeyPokey Virtual Reality
New Mexico


Farmington VR Arcade

Albuquerque All Out Zone
New York


New York VR World NYC

New York Hubneo VR Lab

New York Jump Into the Light VR

Brooklyn vrbar

Brooklyn YokeyPokey Virtual Reality

Long Island City Virtual World VR

New York Tribeca Immersive Virtual Arcade

Brooklyn Futuristic VR
North Carolina 


Durham Augmentality Labs

North Myrtle Beach The Nexus VR Arcade

Raleigh VR Junkies

Morganton Lazerbase Family Center

Asheville Better Than Unicorns
North Dakota


Fargo Section 9

Fargo GAME ON!

Grand Forks Virtual Reality Arcade

Bismarck The CraftCade

Williston Safari Trampoline Park

Williston VRkade
Ohio


Harrison Divrision Arcade

Sugarcreek Township Lucid VR

Brunswick Dimitri’s Place VR

Vermilion Full On VR Game Room

Wintersville Virtual Reality Headquarters

Reynoldsburg Extreme VR Cafe

Springfield  Pixel Playground

Dayton Scene75

Mayfield Heights  Galaxy VR
Oklahoma


Oklahoma City VRENA

Norman Immersion House

Bartlesville Level 8 VR

Norman Springboard VR

Oklahoma City Dave and Buster’s
Oregon


Portland The VR Cafe

Happy Valley Ready Play VR

Eugene multiVRse VR Gaming

Salem Rabbit Hole Reality

Sunriver SunriverVR

Portland Uncharted Realities

Bend Vector Volcano Classic Arcade

Beaverton SuperPlay



Pennsylvania 


Lancaster Virtual Reality Arcade

Allentown VR3 Gaming

Whitehall VR Cafe

West Chester Neverland Virtual Reality

Langhorne centertec

Pittsburgh Victory Point Arcade and Gaming Cafe

Lancaster Switch VR

Lewisburg Fantasy Escape

Lancaster VR Lounge

Hanover Timeline Arcade

York Timeline Arcade

Philidelphia Localhost

Erie Play Port Arcade
Rhone Island


Johnston Base Station VR Lounge
South Carolina


North Myrtle Beach The Nexus VR Arcade

Hilton Head Island Atomic VR 

Aiken Vizion VR

Myrtle Beach CaVRn Arcade
South Dakota 


Sioux Falls Galaxy Gaming

Sioux Falls Virtuality Gaming Den

Harrisburg EightyOne Arcade Bar

Sioux Falls The Bonus Round Bar

Rapid City FunZone
Tennessee


Nashville  The Rabbit Hole VR

Franklin Digital Worlds VR

Cordova Bluff City Virtual Reality

Chattanooga NoogaSystems VR
Texas 


Austin Originator VR Arcade

Midland Pandora’s Box VR Arcade

Allen Imaginations VR

Houston Studio VR Arcade

Spring  Emergent VR Encounter

Houston ExitusVR

Hurst Fixation VR

Humble VR Sweet Gaming

Houston VR4U ARCADE

El Paso  Glitch Gaming Center

Houston XVRcade
Utah


Provo Virtual Experience

West Valley VR Junkies

Salt Lake City Virtualities

Herriman VR Junkies

Spanish Fork VR Junkies

Sandy Gamer Planet

Lindon The VOID
Vermont


Rockingham Jim’s Arcade

Burlington The Archives

Colchester Spare Time

Barre Twin City Family Fun
Virginia


Roanoke The VR Center

Yorktown  Zenith VR

Ashburn The Zone

Lynchburg The VR Center

Williamsburg New World VR

Falls Church VR Head in the Cloud

Pulaski Next Level VR

Virginia Beach Beach Arcade

Front Royal Fireball Arcade

Chesapeake GameWorks

McLean Frontiers VR

Fairfax The Cave Gaming Center

Newport News Tilt Studio

Virginia Beach Dave and Buster’s

Martinsville Uptown Pinball

Falls Church Ultrazone Bailey’s Crossroads

Richmond The Circuit Arcade Bar
Washington


Seattle Portal VR Arcade

Redmond Odyssey Virtual Reality

Bellevue Portal VR Arcade

Bellingham Heady VR Arcade

Spokane Virtual Gamerz

Federal Way Digital Reality Gaming

Seattle VRstudios Inc

Arlington VoyagerVR

Bremerton Beyond Reality
West Virginia


Huntington Quicksilver Arcade Bar

Eastern Planet X Laser Tag

Central Starport Arcade and Pub
Wisconsin 


Wisconsin Dells VR Universe
  Green Bay Edge VR Arcade & Gamers Lounge
Wyoming


Cheyenne Flippers Family Arcade

Laramie All Points West Escape Room

Casper Ka-Ko Jo’s 

Cheyenee Flippers 

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