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Abu Dhabi/Hang out

Arcades in Abu Dhabi

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  • Arcades · Al Danah (Sahara Abu Dhabi Building, first floor)

    Cyber Cafe (Al Danah)

    Pinball at AED 5 a game, air hockey and arcade cabinets in a café that has been running since 1996.

    • 4 km · 4 min drive
    • From 5 AED per pinball game
    • About 1.5 h
  • Arcades · Saadiyat Island

    Lucky8

    Twenty-one retro arcade machines, an interactive wall, four billiard tables and a karaoke room under one roof on Saadiyat.

    • 10 km · 11 min drive
    • From 262.5 AED bundle for two: 1 hour of billiards plus a 200 game card
    • About 2 h
  • Arcades · Mussafah (Dalma Mall)

    Zeal Entertainment Centre

    35,000 square feet of racing and rollercoaster simulators, VR, PC gaming and video games around a 12-lane bowling alley.

    • 20 km · 22 min drive
    • From 25 AED per person per game of bowling on weekdays; arcade card top-ups priced at the counter
    • About 2 h
  • Arcades · Yas Island (Yas Bay Waterfront)

    Central (Yas Bay)

    A neon retro arcade bolted onto a New York diner and bar, open until 3am at weekends.

    • 7 km · 8 min drive
    • Price not listed
    • About 1.5 h
  • Arcades · Al Maryah Island (The Galleria)

    Xtreme Zone

    Arcade games, a trampoline park and climbing walls on the Galleria's top floor, a short walk from the VOX and True Gamers.

    • 5 km · 6 min drive
    • From 25 AED per person per game of bowling on weekdays; arcade card top-ups priced at the counter
    • About 1.5 h
  • Arcades · Al Qana, Rabdan / Al Maqta'a

    Pixoul Gaming

    A four-floor, 4,500-square-metre gaming complex whose top floor is given over to retro cabinets like Pac-Man and Street Fighter.

    • 14 km · 15 min drive
    • From 268 AED starting package price listed by What's On (2024); arcade credit sold separately
    • About 2 h
  • Arcades · Al Quoz 3

    Black Bunny

    An all-ages warehouse where an arcade with classic and modern machines shares one reloadable card with bowling, a VR rollercoaster, a climbing wall and a trampoline park.

    • 117 km · 131 min drive
    • From 45 AED per bowling game (weekday daytime)
    • About 2 h
  • Arcades · Al Khawaneej Walk

    The Arcade by Hub Zero

    A small neighbourhood arcade with Mario Kart, Batman and Justice League cabinets plus Pac-Man and Space Invaders, at an outdoor dining strip in the far east of Dubai.

    • 140 km · 157 min drive
    • Price not listed
    • About 2 h
  • Arcades · Bluewaters Island

    Brass Monkey Bluewaters

    Sixty-plus arcade machines, from Pac-Man cabinets to motorbike and car simulators, sit next to 12 bowling lanes in a licensed bar, so the arcade is a night out rather than a kids' zone.

    • 103 km · 114 min drive
    • Price not listed
    • About 2 h
  • Arcades · Al Ain (Al Ain Mall, second floor)

    Action Zone (Al Ain Mall)

    Al Ain's long-running arcade, from a group that started in Abu Dhabi's Tourist Club area in 1987, with separate zones for small kids and teenagers.

    • 144 km · 160 min drive
    • Price not listed
    • About 1 h
  • Arcades · Deira (Al Ghurair Centre)

    GLITCH Arabia

    A 40,000 sq ft hall with 30-plus attractions, from arcade machines to an indoor roller glider, eight bowling lanes and rock climbing, on the metro in old Dubai.

    • 131 km · 146 min drive
    • From 35 AED for two experiences
    • About 2 h
  • Arcades · Downtown Dubai (Dubai Mall Fountain Views)

    Social Distrikt (HUSHH)

    A food-and-games hall in Fountain Views with 15-plus arcade machines alongside duckpin bowling, AR darts and shuffleboard, open until 2am.

    • 123 km · 137 min drive
    • Price not listed
    • About 2 h
  • Arcades · Deira (City Centre Deira)

    Magic Planet (City Centre Deira)

    The default family arcade in Dubai's City Centre malls: racing, basketball and ticket games on a tap card, with no booking and mall parking.

    • 129 km · 144 min drive
    • Price not listed
    • About 2 h
  • Arcades · Business Bay (Radisson Blu Canal View)

    Triple 7 (777)

    An adults-only arcade bar with retro cabinets, pinball and VR booths behind graffiti walls, plus a four-lane bowling alley and pool.

    • 129 km · 144 min drive
    • Price not listed
    • About 2 h