My teenage son and I wanted to find a good old-fashioned arcade. We are new to the area having moved from California some months ago. We found this place after doing a quick search for surrounding arcades. The reviews looked promising, so we gave it a try. First, I appreciate that the claw machines are fair!, which is refreshing. I also appreciate the collection of older games that are available for play. Overall, I was most delighted to find air hockey tables because I whooped my teenage son's behind on them. Can't wait to come back! read more

This is a cute little arcade, we were just passing by and decided to check it out. They had the old school games, claw machines, games to win prizes, etc. I am pleasantly surprised that this arcade is clean and well maintained. read more

Diversions Game Room - Prize games - Arcades Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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Great place for kids and adults to have a good time. Everyone who works there is very nice and helpful. Great variety of arcade games, claw machines & skill games. read more

Great game room. Nice selection of large environmental games along one wall. 'Halo: Fireteam Raven' is especially fun, even as single player. Lots of redemption, driving and shooting games and some classic games as well. read more

Diversions Game Room - 'Halo: Fireteam Raven' environmental cabinet. - Arcades Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Stopped by two nights in a row while we were in town. Small but great place! $40 gives you lots of tokens and you can stay in here a couple or hours. . Kids and adults had a great time. Bathrooms were very clean read more

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I brought my son here to get out of the house. We homeschool him so sometimes it can be a little monotonous. So I saw this place and off we went. We spent about $40 and had a great time. Good games. Clean. Games aren't all busted and 20 years old. We already plan on going again. read more

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Liked this stand alone arcade. They are older games but it's everything you need to have a good time. It runs on tokens so you have to get cash and convert it. Most games are about three coins and will require you to reload in order to continue the game. They are open till 2 am so it could make for a fun sober night out. read more

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I had never been before but hubby had as a kid. It's great to see an actual arcade still going strong! Sunday afternoon indoors away from the heat was great. Such a fun place to spend some quality time together. 20 bucks can last as long as you don't sucked into prize games We will be back for sure read more

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Can't fucking believe they switched to cards just like every other arcade in Texas. Every game is like 25 more cents. That may not sound like a lot but in the end that's like 10 more games they took away... this place is not the same. The only reason this place was cool was because of the token system. Do not go here it's a rip off read more

One of my favorite things to do on the weekend. Also one of the few activities in S.A. open late late not centered around alcohol, that's worth noting, as well. Many memories and more to come. read more

Diversions Game Room - I won a dang Switch - Arcades Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Went with a friend who goes here often. It's a traditional game room with change machines for coins. Played several old school "maquinitas" which was super fun!! Super fun spot to spend indoors. Hope this gem stays around for the long haul read more

This right here is a Dr.Foochi nightmare. So many packed into one space having good times and living freely like Americans should be. I've been coming here since us was a kid and I'm proud to live in a community where the neighborhood arcade is going strong even withstood that pandemic BS. We got a grip of family in gear after Christmas day loving life and living Free. Mask up or don't this is how it should be. read more

Diversions Game Room - It's the chit! Classic old school token taking not that card BS! - Arcades Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

We LOVE this place! My son and I always have a great time. It's clean, not too noisy, and full of fun games. The people who work there are the best! read more

Diversions Game Room - Fun for everyone! - Arcades Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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Seriously a blast! Had a wide variety of games and I love that you convert cash to tokens. We went as a group of 5 and $40 lasted us over 2 hours. Definitely will be back! read more

Classic arcade room! I love coming here. My kids love coming here. My wife loves coming here. They've got some pretty classic arcade games, most from the 90's, but a few newer and a few older as well. There's a nice mix of genres. They have classic runners, PACMAN of course, Metal Slug, a few arcade machines with multi-game setups; Plenty of racing games with dual setups to race your friends; Shooters, including Time Crisis 2 and Jurassic Park; A pretty good number of fair skill grab games with prizes that aren't just junk too. There's an air hockey table, but it's hit or miss whether it works or not on any given night. There's always somebody on staff to make things right if it doesn't. The only thing that seems to be missing are head-to-head combat games like Virtua Fighter, Tekken, and Mortal Kombat. I don't know whether this is intentional or not, but it doesn't matter. There's something for everyone here. As you can see from the photos, the light level is good, not too bright, not too dark. It can get a little warm inside, but on hot days it still beats outdoors! Twenty bucks buys you at least an hour for a date. Half hour if you're bringing a handful of kids. Speaking of kids, there's generally a mix of kids and adult patrons. Staff walks around regularly monitoring everything. I've never been there where someone is causing a scene or acting a fool. There's no ticket counter, this is strictly an arcade. No food is served besides claw machine candy, and no drink besides a single vending machine serving 16 oz sodas for six tokens (equivalent to a buck). Machines take tokens. This is so you can pay to play with a credit card. (VISA rules.) You can also get tokens from one of the two machines just inside the entrance. The more tokens you buy, the more bonus tokens you get. I bring my kids here a lot, honestly. It's a good break to get them out of the house in bad or hot weather for a little while. read more

Diversions Game Room - Arcades Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

The inside was very very clean. There was a gentleman working there that was cleaning and wiping machines the entire time we were there. The prices of arcade games was great. A couple of arcade games have the ability to choose from a large selection of other arcade games. Overall this place is awesome! read more

manager gave us 20 free turns, was super nice, clean, and friendly for all ages! would 100% come back!

Fun and byob can't beat it I definitely will be going back and I love the hours too a good pre game spot

No other Arcade compares. My son and I love this place and have for years. It's clean and has enough games to keep the whole family entertained. We never leave empty handed. Today we won big, Naruto and a Nintendo Switch. read more

Diversions Game Room - Arcades Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

We went for my brother's birthday and collected all the plushy's. Gary the manager interacted with us and gave us exceptional service! We will definitely be returning thank you so much! read more

This is a cool nostalgic place. They have a good selection of games that I haven't seen in years. I took my teenage boys there and we had a great time. Prices are reasonable. I would recommend it as a great place to spend a little family time and especially for video game enthusiasts. read more

I was hangin' out with my son and we were trying to find something to do after lunch and guess what. Yelp didn't let us down! He wanted to play arcade games, but it was on a weekend afternoon and I don't go to those huge chain places full of screaming kids, trampolines, bowling, and everything else under one roof. Diversions is NOTHING like those places. Only a few kids in there and they were a bit older, so it wasn't a mad house. There were no tantrums thrown (by me or the kids) and it was very clean. We were in there for an hour and a half and only spent $20 total (that's because of our MAD arcade game skillz - we are really THAT good LOL). Really good selection of arcade games, a few older ones and a lot of recent ones. NOTE: it's cash only, so make sure you come prepared. The games seem to average about 3 tokens but some of the bigger dual player games are 4 tokens and air hokey is 6 tokens (see picture for token prices). Every single game we played worked, so that's a definite plus. They have plenty of those crane games, for those who dig that. No food but they do have a few sodas, bottled water and Gatorade for purchase. I couldn't find ANYTHING wrong with this place and trust me, I tried to (just as you do on a first date). It was clean, everything worked, and the staff member was friendly. Do yourself a favor and show this locally owned business some love - you will be happy you did. It is that great! read more

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This is a fun way to spend an hour or two. They have a little variety of older games and newer games. We enjoyed playing a mix. They also have air hockey. We used cash to buy tokens but they have an ATM on site. read more

Love this place. Lots of great classic video games and it stays open late. Fun for all ages!

So much. They have all the original arcade games. Plenty of tokens for the dollar. Very clean space. My son and I had a great time talking about games I used to play when I was a teenager. read more

Diversions Game Room - Token cost - Arcades Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Great experience here today with my kiddos! First time ever coming. It was a great way to spend time together while having fun in the A/C!!! Plenty of different games to play for everyone. Awesome oversight by staff and the manager keeping the place clean and making sure people and kids don't get too outta control. The manager was very sweet to give my daughter a few free credits on an arcade game and showed her how to play the game! I appreciated his love for video games and wanting to share with the younger generation as well! I highly recommend this place and can't wait to bring my kids back here! read more

Love this place! I came upon this place googling for arcades and this retro arcade came up! This place has many classic games and so many prize redemption games too! The prices per play here are so cheap at 2 tokens. The owner as well as really friendly and he could be seen walking around giving out free plays and showing customers how to play his games. The claw machines here are not too hard to win and can be won with some practice. Overall this is my favorite arcade in all of San Antonio. read more

Diversions Game Room - Winnings!!! - Arcades Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Today was our first time going. It's difficult to find a place to take 3 kids that are at 3 different age levels, while on a budget, while also being limited on mobility. My husband found this online and sent it to me to try. My last $20. The one you hide in your wallet for a rainy day. Split between 3 kids and let them each go their own way. Perfect! All behaved. When the 5 year old and 9 year old ran out of coins we waited for the 11 year old to be done... the gentleman working noticed the kids playing on the dance machine and noticed that we were just waiting on the last kid. He went over to them and started it for them! He was so sweet! He let them dance their little hearts out! We will definitely return! It wasn't crazy busy in there so I was able to comfortably wobble around to keep track of them. I thought for sure I would be pulling my hair out, but it was easy and pleasant. The kids remembered their manners, no tantrums, and $20 went a long way! Thank you for everything! read more

Great old school arcade. Love the fact that I can take my kids to the same arcade I went to when I was their age. The clean game rooms and good service have always been a thing at Diversions and you guys still have Daytona! Hope you guys stick around another 30 years read more

Went on a Sunday afternoon wasn't that packed my kids had a blast they all won something from the claw machine and the owner I believe gave each of my children(4) a lot of free plays which was awesome! Great friendly atmosphere with a bunch of arcades will be returning for sure my kiddos loved it! read more

I grew up going to this arcade room and now my own teenager goes here with his friends. We been in and out of this place since 1992. This was a staple of my childhood all the way into my adulthood.Went with high school friends,dates and I am super happy it's still going strong after all these years gone by.I went to their 2 other locations too back in the day.Tokens are super inexpensive. There is no food drinks or smoking inside the place but they have a few good places to eat in the area and it is very centrally located,near the mall and on a major bus line.This place is a treasured relic. A great place to bring friends or go on a date. They open from 11am - 2 am everyday. Lots of classic games and claw machines. Go here,support this place. read more

I was just talking to my kids this afternoon and they were reminding me how they were so happy that they got to go to main event instead of diversions. For those parents that just want to have a good time with her kids save an extra 20 bucks and go to a place that you'll enjoy with your kid and have something to remember. The condition of the establishment and the creepiness of the employees is enough to stay miles away from this place read more

Really glad this place is still around. I love having an arcade in town that you can go spend some time playing some games, and escape for a bit. read more

Growing up, this was the place to be with all new games and everyone just chose this place to go to. So this was like the "cool" kids place to be, over the years it kind of got forgotten. I have good memories of this place here and hope it never closes. 5 stars for keeping this establishment true to the original, would like to see some newer games in the place but will still go back and play all the games they have here. If you go with the right people, you won't need new games just the company of fellow arcade lovers :) read more

Very nice owners, great with their customers. My three kids always have fun and I've been enjoying this place for 30 years! Will always go back! read more

With it being hot outside, this is a great spot to stop by during errands to cool off and have fun with my daughter. Been visiting on and off since the 90's. Please keep up the clean/classic arcade feel, while still featuring some of the newest games. read more

Not bad. Most of the games work and there is a friendly attendant and at ATM in the back corner. Note: Bring cash. ATM fee is $3.95. The look of the place brings back Nostalgia about the game places that used to always be in the malls. I think this place could use a carpet cleaning or something because it smells very musty inside, however, for the price its great! $5 gets you 25 tokens and most games are 2-3 tokens each player. Its a good experience. There is a Whataburger across the street and there is more than enough parking. It is located right off of San Pedro Avenue. Have fun! We sure did. read more

The games overall are not too bad and I like the feel of the place. I'll give it 3 stars because it also has fairly good prices. However, the claw machines are absolutely impossible to win. I'm typically pretty good at claw machines. Nevertheless, the claw strength was abysmal. You have to go for the absolutely smallest toys in it to maybe win. I know y'all are trying to make money but it was disappointing and frustrating. My friend and I just wanted one prize. I recommended this place to my friend because I used to come here as a kid but unfortunately I was disappointed. I'm sorry for leaving a bad review but I just wanted y'all to make note of this. read more

This place had fun games many variety of classic arcade games . Wish the place was a bit bigger seem really small inside .

Chill little arcade! A great and cheap way to kill some time! They have one vending machine for drinks if you get thirsty. Otherwise it's all about the games! read more