Best Arcades in Kansas City

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Local arcades are a great spot to take your kids, tweens, and teens for a fun activity (and the adults are likely to have a blast, too!) Who doesn’t love skee-ball, pinball, and vintage games like Pac-Man? All the new games with their fancy graphics and VR would have blown our minds back in the 80s and 90s! The metro area has all kinds of arcade options from big places like Main Event and Dave and Busters to smaller arcades and VR gaming centers.

Kansas Arcades

Dave and Busters Overland Park
6811 W 135th St, Overland Park, KS 66223 | Website

Dave and Busters Kansas City
1843 Village West Pkwy Suite 201, Kansas City, KS 66109 | Website

Kingcade at Oak Park Mall
11477 W 95th St, Overland Park, KS 66214 | Website

Main Event Olathe
11950 N Kansas City Rd, Olathe, KS 66061 | Website

Missouri Arcades

Arcade Alley in Lee’s Summit
316 SE Douglas St, Lee’s Summit, MO 64063 | Website

Cool Crest Family Fun Center in Independence
10735 E US Hwy 40, Independence, MO 64055 | Website

Draftcade at Zona Rosa
7260 NW 87th St, Kansas City, MO 64153 | Website

Main Event Independence
4600 S Cochise Ct, Independence, MO 64055 | Website

Main Event Kansas City North
8081 NW Roanridge Rd., Kansas City, MO 64151 | Website

Power Play Metro North Entertainment Center
509 NW Barry Rd, Kansas City, MO 64155 | Website

The Rush Funplex
309 NE Englewood Rd, Kansas City, MO 64118 | Website

Virtual Reality Arcades in Kansas City

The industry recommended minimum age for VR participation is 12. An adult must accompany kids at these local VR arcades. Not all games are thematically appropriate for kids.

FlipSwitch VR
2021 Washington St C, Kansas City, MO 64108 | Website

Disciples of Gaming VR
304 Armour Rd suite d, North Kansas City, MO 64116 | Website

Disciples of Gaming VR
19310 E 50th Terrace Suite 5, Independence, MO 64055 | Website

DoubleTap KC
310 Oak Street, Kansas City, Missouri, 64106 | Website

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