Top 5 VR arcades in New York
Have you ever dreamed of living a different life? Or go upon different planets and universes. Perhaps wanting to experience what free falling is or you just want a dream-like world. With the rise of Virtual Reality headsets, these kinds of experiences are now a possibility. Don’t worry about cost and expenses as you can experience them at a cheaper price in VR arcades. The new craze in town.
With the rise of VR arcades, New York’s gaming scene will always catch up to the craze. As of now, there are a couple of VR arcades in New York. To help you find the nearest arcade and possibly the best, I have listed my top five VR arcades in New York.
1. VR World
Top of our list is VR World at 4 East, 34th St. New York City, New York. With over 270 positive reviews and a variety of games to choose from. They offer different multiplayer games (Raw Data required) and even the famous Rick and Morty game the Virtual Rick-ality. VR world is your gateway to experience true Virtual Reality with top of the line headgears like Gear VR, Oculus Rift, Gear VR, Moveo and even 3D VR driving simulators.
VR world collaborates with VR art collectives to decorate their space and to give you the top of the line VR experience. They also have a bar beneath the arcade open for adults alone obviously. And has several technicians on stand by always ready to help their guests like you.
VR World is set up like a theme park where you can purchase a ticket worth about two hours of unlimited access to all their games and experiences.
2. Jump into the Light
Located at 180 Orchard St., New York City, New York, Jump into the Light is the second highest rated VR arcade center according to Yelp with over 90 Positive reviews. With 50 plus games to choose from and with a wide collection of genres. In addition to that, you can also experience a 360 VR film and can get their own VR selfies.
Jump Into The Light is also the America’s first VR playground and Cinema. JITL is recommended for casual gamers as they emphasize more on games that any age bracket from children to adults can enjoy. Hardware support are Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Gear VR.
3. Yokey Pokey
Third of our list is Yokey Pokey with 26 positive reviews. Located at 537 Atlantic Ave. Brooklyn, New York. The new virtual reality hub in Brooklyn. Their gear consists of Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Gear VR.
Yokey Pokey also hosts parties and corporate event to give you the most amazing VR experience ever. They offer kids birthday parties to corporate team building and such.
Yokey Pokey cost around $25 dollars for half an hour but with different packages for you to play. They also offer an extensive lists of games to choose from and your hour doesn’t start until you put on the headset and chose a game to play.
The only downfall of Yokey Pokey is that they are closed on weekends. So better find other things to do on your weekend.
5. Vrbar
Vrbar, located at 67 Jay St. Brooklyn, New York and the first of its kind in Brooklyn and opens from Wednesday to Sunday from 12pm to 8pm.
Vrbar is the last in the list not because they are bad but because they lack the varieties the other arcades offer. But with that said, their service is still top quality and you can also hosts events in this arcade.
4. Hubneo
Last on the list is Hubneo, is the arcade with the most advance hardware in this list. With headgears like Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Playstation VR, Gear VR and with top of the line hardware like driving simulator, flight simulator and a Virtuix Omni gaming treadmill.
Hubneo VR Lab is located at 114 Suffolk St. New York City, New York with over eleven 5-star reviews. They also host VR meetups with a wide range of topics like VR developments and VR content and design and any topic gamers and developers wants to discuss within the forum. They also offer off-site events, kids summer camp events, and more
Hubneo’s long term goal as a company is to provide the best and most advanced experience of virtual realities possible. They also strive to create the most realistic simulations of environments to create new possibilities and life-changing experiences.
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