Game On! The Top 10 Coolest Gaming Experiences in Las Vegas

Las Vegas is America’s playground, where people come from all over the world to escape from the ordinary and have fun. When most people think of gaming in Vegas, they think of casinos. Those are cool and everything, but what is there to do in Vegas for hardcore gamer nerds? In this article, we’ll explore the top 10 coolest gaming experiences in Las Vegas. From VR escape rooms to vintage arcades, there’s something on this list to appeal to any gamer’s style.

1. HyperX Esports Arena

Number one on our top 10 list has got to be HyperX Arena, located at the Luxor. This gigantic esports facility covers 30,000 square feet and multiple levels of fun with a massive 50-foot LED screen for watching the action unfold. Whether you want to hang out and play your favorite PC game for a couple of hours, or you’re up for the challenge of entering a tournament with an exciting cash prize, HyperX Arena is a place you need to check out.

In the lobby area, you’ll find dozens of PCs where you can play almost any game imaginable. Enter the main arena and watch exciting esports exhibition show matches between seriously good gamers. There’s a menu of delicious gamer-inspired food and a vintage bar and lounge where you can grab a drink to sip on while you play.

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2. Sandbox VR

Have you ever wanted to step inside a completely new world and experience it like you’re really there? This epic virtual reality experience is inspired by the holodeck from Star Trek and designed by EA, Sony, and Ubisoft veterans to completely blow your mind. Sandbox VR uses Hollywood motion capture cameras, 3D precision body trackers, custom hardware, and haptic suits to create the sensation that you’re actually living inside a game. Cool, right?

Maybe you’ve had VR adventures before, but you’ve never experienced a virtual reality like Sandbox VR. You’ll have a feeling of total transformation where you’re able to move around the virtual world with accuracy down to a finger wiggle. The 8 different games you can choose from are designed to be awesome team-building adventures for up to 6 people, so get your gamer friends together and head to Planet Hollywood for this unforgettable Vegas experience.

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3. Pinball Hall of Fame

Want to take a trip back in time to relive gaming history? You’ve got to visit this amazing museum. The Pinball Hall of Fame is 10,000 square feet in size and filled with the greatest pinball machines of all time, thanks to the Las Vegas Pinball Collectors Club. All of the machines are in like-new condition and ready for you to play!

You’ll probably find your favorite pinball machine in this collection, along with dozens of others from the 1950s to the 1990s. This place is a must-see Vegas attraction for people of all ages, whether you’re a pinball wizard or completely new to these incredibly entertaining machines.

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4. Virtual Room Las Vegas

This exciting virtual reality experience at The Venetian combines the fun of an escape room with the thrill of a VR adventure to create something truly unique. Designed to be played in a team of 2 – 4 people, you’ll step into a virtual world, solving puzzles and challenges together before time runs out. This is one heck of a team-building exercise!

Journey through time within a VR world where you can talk to each other, walk around, bend, and throw objects. This family-friendly time travel adventure will let you explore ancient Egyptian tombs, fight dinosaurs, and more. At the end of your experience, you’ll get to take photos of your avatar inside the different scenes so you can show your friends back home.

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5. Asylum Bar + Arcade

This retro video game arcade inside AREA15 is like a trip back in time. What makes it even better is that it’s also a bar, so gamers can order a handcrafted cocktail or craft beer and lose themselves playing their favorite arcade games of all time. If you’re looking for the perfect Vegas date idea or a night out with a group of friends, this could be it.

Asylum Bar + Arcade covers 2 floors with a wide range of games, from pinball machines to skeeball. This place’s rad vintage look and feel will transport you back to the 80s, and on certain nights there’s even a DJ spinning throwback hits. While you’re here, be sure to visit the other awesome attractions at AREA15, including a giant neon brain that can read your mind. Not kidding.

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6. Virtualis VR

Another amazing attraction at AREA15 is Virtualis VR, a free-roaming virtual reality experience that allows you to step into a completely new world. Bring your group of up to 10 people and join forces to fight battles and explore epic alternate realities. State-of-the-art VR headsets, VR backpacks, and body-tracking technology let you move through the game worlds freely.

There are a variety of different games you can choose from, just don’t choose the one where you’re fighting off zombies unless you’re ready to be scared out of your wits! What’s coolest about this experience is the advanced haptics and 4D effects like wind, fire, and scent, which make it feel like you’re living in the game.

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7. Virtual Reality Powered by Zero Latency

This incredible VR experience at MGM Grand features a 2,000 square foot digital arena which gives you the sensation of having endless space to play in. You’ll be transformed into a digital avatar for a 30-minute game that will knock your socks off. Work together with your team of up to 8 people to attain victory against all odds.

What stands out from the other VR games in this top 10 list is that you don’t have to carry around a VR backpack to be completely immersed in the worlds you’ll play in. 4 different games include a zombie apocalypse, a military space station overrun by rogue robots, and for those who aren’t looking for sheer terror, a colorful puzzle game to test your problem-solving skills.

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8. Five Iron Golf

This awesome indoor golf simulator at AREA15 uses the newest technology out there to give you the sensation of actually playing a real-life round of golf. Play on a championship course like the Old Course, Liberty National, and Pebble Beach while high-speed cameras capture your every move. Grab a drink at Five Iron Golf’s full bar or a delicious bite to eat at the restaurant.

Even if you’ve never played a round of golf in your life, this gaming experience is a lot of fun. Beginners can gamify the experience with competitions. There are certified golf instructors ready to show you how it’s done, and you might even come away with a newfound love of the sport!

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9. PanIQ Escape Room & Lounge

This exciting escape room at The Venetian invites you to work together with your team of up to 10 players to work your way out of tricky situations before your time runs out. PanIQ has escape room themes to suit every age and skill level, so you don’t have to have any experience to enjoy this awesome group activity.

The Vegas-centric themes of this escape room experience are pretty cool: you can try your hand at breaking into the Venetian Resort casino vault or try to get your bearings in the morning after a crazy Vegas party. You’ll have 45 to 60 minutes to figure out your escape with careful problem-solving and creative thinking.

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10. Official Saw & Blair With Escape Room

Step into scenes from your favorite horror movie at this terrifying escape room. This is the official escape room for the movies Saw and The Blair Witch Project, and it’s not for those who are easily frightened. Do you and your team have what it takes to make it out of these horrifying situations before your hour runs out? We’ll see!

The Saw escape room puts you inside a meat packing plant where you’ll have to solve complicated puzzles from Jigsaw, who takes pleasure in your terror. The Blair Witch escape room transports you to the eerie Black Hills Forest to search for clues about what happened to the unfortunate students who were lost there.

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