I would have went to rock of ages but it was my sisters birthday and she chose this. Weve done this same thing in Chicago and weve gone to Dave in Busters in Grand rapids, its all the same. A lot of rides are broken and it steals your money many times. One cool thing they had was a photo booth but it was also out of service. The only fun game was deal or no deal, so fun! Def just a money dump. Nothing really cool and exciting. Not even any 3D things like Chicago had.

Love the VR Beat Saber game! All the other games are lots of fun, too. Dining area and bathrooms are plenty clean.

Good time. Glad there are 8 pinball machines. One of my favorite. A couple games were broken or cracked screens. Drinks were cheaper then smack shack but still $7 a drink

My grandson and I had a great time there. My first time there. Smaller than the one in the E Block. Not a lost of social distancing today.

It was fun for the kids and they had beer and drinks for the adults. It was a decent filler for the amusement park to be closed. Would come again.

This is a great large arcade good for kids and adults. It even has an e sports dedicated area. I will definitely return for more fun

Family had a blast! So many fun games to play. $50 played 4 of us about half an hour. Very similar to Chuck E Cheese setup. Tickets dont go very far towards prizes

Pretty cool! Competitive play is a definite must.

Female daytime manager was awesome. We visited back to back days for gaming because of our experience the first day. Kids loved the PC gaming. July 27+28

A classic bar-arcade-bowling-dining experience delivered by capable staff who will always do their best to see to your needs. IMHO, the coolest place in the mall to hang out and have a good time. Best friendliest most loyal coworkers Ive ever had, hands down. Dont think Id forget about you guys!! Would give 6 stars if I could. Love you guys! Five stars!

Lots of fun games... prizes are too expensive for the amount of tickets available through games

Decent value. All day pass is the way to go.

A way better deal than dave and busters.

Love seeing a Gameworks. Its like a blast from the past.

We had a clinic staff holiday party here last Friday, and it was great experience for everyone. Tyler, the bartender, was amazing! Very attentive, very helpful, and did a good job of keeping us all comfortable. The only point I should bring up is that we had kids in our party, and kids are not allowed to be in there past 9. We had someone come up and tell us the kids have to leave, and the kids got a little scared from that interaction. But, our awesome bartender Tyler went out and cleared it all up and said the kids were fine since they were with our party. Maybe in the future, kids in parties should get a wristband or something to let other people know they are with a party and are okay to be in there. Otherwise, no issues and everyone had a fun time!

Best place ever to meet up with family or friends for fun, games or drinks!

Best drink prices in the mall.

Fun area for friends and family

Great place and clean.

A good place too hang out

Bowling, bar, arcade, and restaurant all rolled into one. They just added a console gaming lounge about a year ago and its a blast. Some of the games tend to break down a lot, but theyll usually just put your tokens back on your card if theres a problem. Friendly helpful staff, great beer selection, great wings.

Great place to eat and play. The kids love.

Its like the Dave and Busters that was here before, but just a little more sad. The food selection was pretty good, but that gets countered by the beers on tap. It was either old, or the taps needed cleaning, but I only needed one drink to know to go to bottles. The games that they have there are about what youd expect, with the carnival-style ticket-spewing ball throws, the cruising worlds, and time crisis style rail shooters, when theyre not down for maintenance. They also have a computer section, though I dont know much about it. It seems like a decent place to have a sit down, or maybe roll the bowling ball around a bit.

We hosted our company event at Gameworks in the MOA. They did a meticulous job planning, organizing, and creating an entertaining atmosphere for our company event. Upon arrival, we were met with an amazing staff that greeted us with smiles and the desire to assist us with all of our needs.We would especially like to thank Elias & Steph who provided our beverage and food service throughout the night. They did an exceptional job serving our 80 guests with very positive attitudes and make us all want to plan future events at Gameworks!We would also like to thank Jim whom assisted us with the event planning. He was responsive, organized, and made sure every detail was perfect.We will be back! Thanks again!

For the biggest mall in America I would think they would have better games/prizes. Selection is rather dull.

I miss arcades and it was wonderful to find this one operating in the Mall of America.

Big claw machine was good, but about half of the games are either out of order or defective. Games that are supposed to give tickets/tokens often dont credit them to the card. Only stayed in the arcade, but based on that we wont be coming back.

Well...it took forever for the waitress to come and take our order and when she did it was only for drinks. Those of us who dont drink had to get up and get our own water. Took about 15/20 minutes for the drinks to finally arrive. Took another 25/30 minutes to get the food. Once the food arrived SOME people were OKAY with theirs. Some vowed to never go back again. Me- Ill NEVER go back. The nachos a coworker and I received were terrible. The cheese was cold and thick, some of the chips were soggy and it was piled so high that you had to dig around in it to find a couple bites you Might like. Then we asked for a game tech who NEVER showed up... NEVER! Save your sanity and go to Dave and Busters.

Great place to take the family, fun for all ages!

Just like most other arcades, except with a bar in the middle. We went on a Friday night (Valentines day) and there were definitely more adults playing than kids, which was perfect since we didnt have our kids with us. The gameplay seemed to be more expensive than at other arcades and the rewards more expensive as well. Our $110 did not last long... but we still had fun.

Was here with my wife last night and had a great time playing games. Much like other reviewers, the activation fees for playing cards threw us for a loop.We had a couple of beers and played some fun games. Dont know if we will be back, but it was okay.

I called before I came because I wanted to know pricing on bowling. The person didnt tell me instead just explained the facility, so I called the next day and I was told it was $4.50 an hour per person plus a $3 shoe rental. I thought this was a pretty good deal so my girlfriend and I decided to come and bowl. When we arrived and we went to pay the total came out to around $33. There was absolutely no indication of pricing anywhere inside the actual facility that I could see. At least not at the bowling register where you are actually paying.I wanted to be sure I purchased the right amount of time or something because the price I paid was completely off. The receipt is not itemized and the person who charged me told me what I was paying for so quickly I couldnt understand. But she already ran my card before I could ask. I went back up to the register and she told me she would explain it slowly since I had a hard time understanding.Balls got stuck more than once and they shut the lane down for 5 minutes which is very scummy since I was paying for an hour.The only reason Im giving this 2 stars has nothing to do with Gameworks at all, but because I actually enjoyed bowling with my girlfriend so that was the best part of this awful experience. I will not be returning to Gameworks and I suggest others not put up with what I did to try and salvage what could have been a fun experience.

I think this is a cool place to hang out with or without kids. We had my moms 70th Birthday party here. I reach out to the event planning people and never heard back. Maybe the day I wanted was taken. Other than that we had a good time.

Fun atmosphere with a full bar and menu. All the newest arcade games for all ages. There only reason for 4 stars instead of 5 was it was apparent the staff was struggling to keep up with everything as the restroom needed attention (garbage overflowing and a sink clogged).

Had a fun time was very accommodating. Recently was there for the jersey Mikes christmas party. Had a lot of fun thanks

My friends and I had an absolute blast here. Ill be honest, arcades in my experience have been kinda hit or miss for me depending on their game selection, but Im happy to say that Gameworks has a fantastic variety that kept even picky ole me happy. I was impressed with how generally well kept the space was (clean, in good repair). I had some of the food as well, and thoroughly enjoyed it all. The bowling was 10/10 - I did better than Ive ever done before, so I think these lanes must have some good juju. Its a great place to host an event or just kill some time.

More of the machines could have been working. Staff was friendly and helpful. Good experience will give 4 stars

Not just for the kids !!! This place was awesome.

Very fun, great selection of games.

Great selection of games with amazing PC setups. Staff were nice enough to give me more time since there were some issues with a PC and I was mid-game when closing time came. Great value for your time. If you dont have some games for PC, you can choose to use a gameworks account.

The staff at this location are fantastic. I came to the MOA for a company meeting. 1 hour before lunch, our catered just canceled. I walked over to Gameworks and asked if they could help me. They whipped up lunch within an hour to feed my hungry 40 person group. Their speed, quality, and staff were amazing. Keep up the good work guys!

When ever my friends or family come to town (with kids) I recommend this place. Its at the mall, kids get to burn energy and adults can relax or play games too!Staff are typical seasonal young adults, no complaints but if you tip them a few bucks up front... Youll notice they are more prompt with drink refills. To me, its worth it... Especially when they are swamped during tourist season.

My husband and I walked in to Game works with our 4 years old as we have done many times before with family and friends.This will be our last visit here.Rude and unprofessional staff, we paid for 260 points was given only 202.We return to the counter looking for help to get the rest of our point and was treated like trash.The young man they help us stood by and watch and didnt say a word, and he was the one that helped us at the start .(Mason)We was asked to leave and the would refund us for their mistakes..Never again

This place easily is the best public man cave I have ever seen. It may have a arcade section, but those couches are like nothing else.

Thought bowling was going to be a fun time, and for the most part it was. Lanes were kind of janky and the overall quality of the arcade was just terrible. Willing to give it another shot but I will be pretty apprehensive about it

Went there for a company party and all of the food was cold. The party was 3 hours long and it seemed like they put the food out 2 hours before we got there and then didnt touch anything. The bowling was nice.

As an employee, its a great place to work at but crazy on Fridays and Saturdays. I recommend this place for any kids looking to play games

I had the bahnmi burger without a bun and a salad, both were very good and I would get again. My husband had the winds with the Korean sauce, sweet chili, and the Sam Adams beer cheese. The best one was the Korean. The sweet chili was just spicy without much flavor and the cheese one was like pretzel cheese. The wings were good plain with the steak seasoning and cooked well. They only have one flavor of truly if you like the sparkling water drinks. They have tons of beer.

Attempted to make a reservation here, I called several times for a week and have never heard back. We booked with AMF Southtown lanes instead. They were helpful and we are happy to take our business elsewhere

I had so much fun with the family.

I took my son to the mall. It was his first time there. An early birthday celebration. We had a layover. It was really fun. He really enjoyed it.

There was a private event preventing us from really doing much in here, but it really looked cool and had an amazing selection of all kinds of interesting video games (and other games, like skee-ball). It looked like a lot of fun.

Great experience. Besides the fact that my friend got his phone stolen from there. But otherwise. We loved it.

All I can say is wow. Cool games fun atmosphere, good food

We went as people visiting from Iowa. Never been to an arcade this big. The manager there was not nice or friendly. I tried asking someone how the card worked (points vs time). No one explained it. Then when we were turning our tickets in for stuff for our kiddos the guy didnt explained how it worked so we figured that out ourselves. Then when we got up to the desk the guy just said Card. Then nothing else to us. Boyfriend told him he was being kind of rude and no sorry or anything just stared at us. Not a very good experience.

Was there during mid-week. Awesome games. Pinball tables which is why went there. Im sure its super busy on the weekends. 20 bucks bought tons play time. My friend bought the drinks so I cant quote prices.

We went there to celebrate two birthdays as a group of 8 people. first thing I noticed was the bathroom was a mess as there were paper towels everywhere. this was due to the garbage overflowing with them. a few games were entirely out of order; some of the card readers were finicky and hard to get to work. it was now nearing the end of the night as we walked to the ticket redemption area.everything was ok up until this point. we checked our tickets and added them up together for a total of just under 1700 tickets being on 6 cards. we then picked out what prizes we could get with our limited budget. as we got to the counter we gave the worker all 6 cards to pool our tickets together and redeem our prizes. after watching the employee struggle for 10 minutes trying to add all of our tickets onto one card, another employee came to help.one of them messed up in adding the ticket count to one card and left us with one card being with only 153 tickets. the first employee said this ticket count isnt right. the second then flew his hands in the air saying something along the lines of thats all the tickets they have I cant do anything. one card had 153 tickets on it before we came to the redemption counter. so that means 5 out of the 6 cards had their tickets wiped clean. we were entirely upset and walked out of the arcade with nothing redeemed and left all 6 cards on the counter.this all happened as the system for redemption has about 30 or so bar codes and the worker was scanning them countlessly to get it to work. I cant fathom how this system is still in service being as convoluted as it is. needless to say I will probably never be coming back to gameworks again after this terrible experience!

You can get a pretty good deal for just $40. Two pizzas and an hour long unlimited game pass for 4 people. Pizza was awesome and a bit fancified! Good stiff drinks too! Only bummer is there was no access to the games that divvied out prize tickets. And that was about 1/3 of the machines. Thats the compromise- but we didnt know just how many that were not accessible until we started gaming.

Its a pretty good deal with the Groupons that are regularly available.

Food was amazing big portions prices are $11-23 good amount of games place looked clean there were enough workers there if you needed help bathroom was clean I didnt like there selection of toys you can win with tickets you need alot just to get anything good not much to choose from

So I posted a few photos of the broken games at Gameworks. Really disappointed, some games looked like they work, and took your points even and then just wouldnt let you aim? Or they were just off, or the coin slot door where you swipe your card were just kicked open..... they did let us share the groupon for unlimited games, but when over 1/3 non ticket dispensing games do not work(that is what the groupon is for), then what is the point? Of course the premium games that dispense tickets all worked fine though ;)When I reported the 1st broken game to someone on the floor, they said ok I will report it again and had nothing else to say?If you have a limited time to spend at the Mall, try your luck at the Nickelodeon arcade, you will probably be better off down there.

I did not have the best experience here because first of all, I got a $35 card and used it up in around 20 minutes and for a arcade this big, I think it could have been better. Second, most of the claw machines were weak. But I gave it two stars because there is a good selection of games which is quite appealing to say the least and the atmosphere was pretty nice. But I think this GameWorks needs improvements.

Best place to have a party and to have fun !I had my sons birthday party here and was once again amazed by the great service! The pizza was delicious and they had everything organized for us, even birthday plates and cups ! We had over an hour of bowling and an hour of game play, the party was 3 hours which was perfect. Shout out to steph and Lila for their amazing service and Jim who booked us! We go just for fun too and even a fun date night without kids, they have a great bar selection and after 9pm it’s 21+.

Super fun. My brother and I went there for the first time ever tonight. Its really nice that they have a 21+ time. I love playing in arcades but I dont like dealing with or maneuvering around a bunch of kids so this is a great and close option. I will definitely be back again soon.

Nice little game area located in the mall of america. You can choose to either get points on a card or an unlimited pass, although with the pass you cant earn any points towards the little knick knacks. Good for wasting time!

Lots of variety for games, clean and every game I saw worked great!

We frequently go here whenever we are at MOA. We had a birthday party here this time and it was awesome. The staff was super friendly and helpful. We had a great time bowling and then tons of fun just playing in the arcade. Most of the games work a few are off limits to the timed pass. And pay attention to which way you have to swipe the game cards, sometimes you have to flip the card but 1hour of gameplay was really fun for the entire party. We got 10 cards so plenty for everyone. The package was for 10 people which included shoe rental and three pizzas, they also allowed us to bring in cupcakes. We got an additional salad and sampler tray as well and the total was close to $280. I’m going to say that was a good deal. We’ve had similar parties at other bowling places and it cost way more.

This place is awesome they have a lot of different verities of games you can choose to play from

You can find stores like the de.lego and places for children to have fun

I came here with some friends for something of a birthday get together. Pretty fun, all things considered (aside from a lost/stolen phone, but this isnt the reason for 4 stars). We all got to play some games and have some fun. I cant personally speak for the food or esports lounge.However, I have a slight issue with some of the machine service at this establishment. On one of my visits, a simulation racing machine was broken down (a cycraft Initial D video game), which was slightly disappointing since that was the game I was most hoping to play, but understandable -- machines break down every so often. I asked an employee how long it would take to fix. They said parts would come in about a week. I came back probably more than a month later, and the machine was still not fixed.Other than some issues with service on their machines, it is still a fun video arcade. The gameworks chain has fun games, even some you may not find anywhere else. With some improvements to overall machine maintenance, I would highly recommend giving this arcade a shot.

Great food and service, games are reasonably priced considering the place.

Decent place for the kids. Go on Thursday after 5pm. All you can playarcade games for 10 bucks. Plus 3 dollar beers. Food is good for what it is.

So many things to do. Great food. Go to Walburgers gluten free options including a bun, bread, tater tots and sweet potatoe tots, and fries; staff was knowledge about allergy and made sure our food was safe. Zipline and rope course was a lot of fun and you could climb around as much as you wanted. The slide is very fast.

Love coming here with my little family, we always have an amazing time here our favorite place also prices here are awesome.

Only place I know that has beat saber arcade and always enjoy coming for the weekly smash bros tournaments!

They have some awesome games here. It wasnt busy when we went so I am curious how they stay in business with the cost of rent. Hopefully they do because i want to go back. Defintely recommend!!

We will be visiting to spend our credits on half price day. We did play a couple games, one did not operate correctly but the technician promptly refunded my credits. There isnt a great variety of redemption games or prizes for somebody who doesnt live in the area, but it otherwise seems like a decent place with a generous loyalty program.

Still fun..... its an arcade with beer. It was downtown Minneapolis then disappeared for years. So there is a nostalgia factor for my friends and me. The one star off is due to the fact that sometimes the whole place is closed for a private party so if you plan on going then you have to call ahead because there is nothing online to make sure that they are open to the public on a weekend.

The barcade and restaurant atmosphere is strong here, it is family friendly, happy hour is good and they have some good groupon deals or midweek deals. I suggest coming by to play games, have some beer, and a burger. Will come back.

The games are fun, and the staff is friendly. The reason for my 3 star review is that they use a card system. (you go to the front counter, pay for credits, and they give you a card.) This card is also how you get your tickets for prizes. The card takes 5-10 min to update with winnings, but if someone else plays the game after you do, the system will put YOUR winnings onto someone elses card. My buddy won the jackpot at the ball drop game numerous times, which is 500 tickets, only to discover that he had 750 tickets, when he shouldve had well over 3000. This is how we discovered the issue with your winnings not updating right away, and other people getting credited for your win. I get it, its a game, but youre essentially paying for other peoples winnings because of this delay in the system. My buddy was luckily credited, as the staff reviewed the cameras and saw that he did win the game as many time as he said he did.

There were a number of out of order games. There were dirty glasses and garbage around the arcade. The kids enjoyed playing games and it was a good way to end the night. The young man at the counter was super!

Brought a couple youth here for work a few times. Pretty good time here and they add new games here and there too.

Came here on my birthday and the bowling was closed off for a private event. We peeked our heads in and there was maybe like 8 people in there with 12 lanes. These people left with several hours left before close and they never re-opened the area. Disappointing to say the least.

Have to be honest, I was disappointed for a couple reasons. For one, nobody ever mentioned that it was unlimited gameplay for $10. That would have been nice to know before we bought and used a groupon and bought more than we ever wanted to. Maybe a mistake on our end and made the company more business as well, but it’s kind of dishonest. Many games were also out of order. However, there were a decent amount of games, bowling, a bar and one could definitely have a good time here.

Work party was FUN!( ON THE 9TH FEB)

Nice place with great service. The gentleman at the bar was exceptional.

The mall is great i went to the arcade and it was fun i spent time with friends and i spent time with family i went there for my 12th birthday and i cant wait to goooo there again

Very fun visit

The atmosphere was great, the games worked which is a plus compared to other places. The food was good especially the chicken. We bowled, had drinks and played games which made it fun for the kids and adults. The service could have been better as we were forgot about but the customer service made up for it.

Tommy was my bartender and he is sooo amazing and genuine he is literally the only reason Ill continue to go there that can deserves a raise.

Really cool place to go and play some games for a while to take a break from everything in the mall. The only thing that doesnt make it 5 stars is that its pretty crowded in here because of all the attraction it gets. Other than that its a good place to go if youre looking for some arcade games.

Big place

Very loud and not very fun. Kicked out kids at 9pm. Was not impressed.

So much fun

Always a good time on the coin pusher. A simple yet fun thrill.

Bartenders are cool as f

Was here for a corporate team building event, we had unlimited gaming and bowling time. It was a blast!

So awesome if you pay through Groupon u get a awesome deal where u can play all day for 20 bucks. & thats not including taxes. So worth it.

Chuck is a great employee. Always ready to help. Went out of his way to make sure our experience here is great. Thankyou !

21+ after 9 every night.A bunch of your typical arcade games plus game consoles and computer gaming. I havent been bowling since the rebranding. I realize its not chuck e cheese but its not really a family venue unless your kids are at least 10. My kids had a little fun but probably bugged adults wanting to play some games, since they didnt really know how to play them. Remember, it goes 21+ at 9 probably for this reason and after a certain time kids/ teens arent allowed in the mall without a parent (or adult). Over all, well go back.