Retro Arcade Free-Play
Unlimited credits across 60+ restored cabinets — Pac-Man, Street Fighter II, Daytona USA and more. Sessions run 2 hours.
from £12 / person
Retro arcade · Esports lounge · Birmingham
Insert Coin.
Claim the Empire.
Two neon-drenched floors of CRT arcade cabinets, RTX battle stations and late-night tournaments in the Jewellery Quarter. Grab a controller, chase the high score, and rule the leaderboard.
- 60+
- Arcade cabinets
- 24
- RTX 4080 rigs
- 2am
- Open til
Trusted by the scene
Home turf for Birmingham gamers
Midlands Esports League
Brum Retro Collective
UK Fighting Game Circuit
Quarter Nights Socials
Student Gaming Union
What we run
Pick your play
From cabinet classics to competitive nights, every session comes with staff who actually know frame data.
RTX Battle Stations
RTX 4080 rigs on 240Hz panels with premium peripherals. Ranked queues, LAN parties and Valorant scrims welcome.
£7 / hour
Esports Tournament Nights
Hosted Tekken 8 and Rocket League brackets every Friday from 7pm, casted live on the big wall with cash pots.
£15 entry
Private Party Bookings
Reserve a floor for birthdays or team socials — up to 30 players, dedicated host, pizza and arcade tokens included.
from £220
VR Arena Sessions
Room-scale VR on Quest 3 and PCVR headsets. Beat Saber leagues, co-op escape rooms and free-roam shooters.
£18 / 45 min
Console Lounge
Cosy couch co-op on PS5 and Switch with big-screen setups. Mario Kart, FIFA and Smash tournaments on tap.
£9 / hour
Inside the empire
Neon on every wall
A peek at the floor — glowing cabinets, battle stations and tournament nights.
The crew
Your game masters
The people keeping the cabinets humming and the brackets running.
Marcus Vale
Founder & Arcade Curator
Restores every CRT cabinet by hand and still holds the house Galaga record set back in 2019.
Priya Shah
Esports Manager
Runs the Friday brackets and coaches the in-house Valorant squad to regional finals.
Deshawn Clarke
Tech & Rig Lead
Keeps the RTX stations at peak frames and builds every custom fight-stick in the lounge.
Lena Kowalski
Events & Bookings
Turns empty floors into unforgettable birthday raids and corporate LAN nights.
High scores from real players
Loved by the leaderboard
What Birmingham’s gamers say after a night on the floor.
Booked the whole floor for my partner’s 30th and the crew ran a custom Mario Kart bracket for us. Best birthday we’ve thrown — nobody wanted to leave.
Sophie R.
Digbeth, Birmingham
The RTX stations are genuinely faster than my home setup and the 240Hz panels are pristine. I come every Tuesday for ranked and my aim has never been sharper.
Aaron T.
Selly Oak, Birmingham
Friday Tekken nights are electric. Won my first bracket in March and the whole room was cheering. The casting on the big wall makes it feel like a proper event.
Kelly M.
Moseley, Birmingham
Membership passes
Level up your access
Flexible passes for casual players and hardcore grinders alike. Cancel anytime.
Coin-Op
£19/ month
- 6 hours arcade free-play monthly
- 10% off RTX station hire
- Member-only Discord
- Priority weekend booking
High Score
£39/ month
- Unlimited arcade free-play
- 8 hours RTX stations monthly
- Free entry to Friday brackets
- Two guest passes per month
- 15% off private bookings
Empire Elite
£69/ month
- Everything in High Score
- Unlimited RTX station hire
- Reserved battle station
- Free VR arena sessions
- 2 free hours of party booking
Come play
Find the empire
Drop by the Jewellery Quarter or send us a message — we reply within a day.
Phone
+44 121 233 1xxxAddress
35 Vyse Street, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham B18 6LE
Opening hours
Mon–Thu 12pm–11pm · Fri–Sat 12pm–2am · Sun 12pm–10pm
Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham