At first glance, the bar/arcade seems small but there is a back room around the corner with more games! It's a very old-school, classic arcade vibe. They walls lined up with games and my huge party enjoyed the few hours we spent inside. There was a cover charge of I think like $11, but other than that the games are free! I was visiting from California and we have a bar very similar but games aren't free...so we enjoyed being able to play an unlimited amount of games. The bar is pretty open too, they have so many different beer and liquor options. Prices were great too! Highly recommend for a chill night out! read more

This place is fun Lots if old school games to play for a decent price! It's kid friendly until around 9pm and then it's adults only . There is decent food to eat if you get hungry and they do Bday parties as well . It's a great time for the whole family!! Wish this location had Galaga!! read more

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I have been to various arcade bars in different cities/states. Free play has every old retro game you can think of and the set up gives you a casino vibe. It is $12 per person to get in and you can play all the games. There is a bar, with great alcohol selection and beers, right when you enter. Upstairs is another bar with a cool rooftop area. The night we went - the Grinch was playing on a huge projection screen! The service for drinks was quick and efficient. There is parking behind the building or street parking. Fun for all ages! I did wish there was an air hockey table but overall great place to hang out with friends. read more

We need more bars like this throughout the United States! It was an awesome experience. They had a great selection of games and the drinks were done right. read more

Take any vacant space in your house and fill it with old dusty, malfunctioning games that may or may not work... You ever wanted to play retro games with the same retro pains, come here... For what you pay for a night of entry you could get a month at the Cidercade... Not to mention, the liquor, if you've been feeling constipated just come here and order any house special it should clear you, pure sugar, I don't know if the mixer counts as liquor but it definitely didn't have any besides that. read more

I've been a regular visitor to Free Play since they opened and cannot say anything negative about this place. It rocks. It has everything! Old school games along with a good selection of rotating pinball machines. Great bar selections and service. The price point is excellent,you get all the game time you want plus access to the cool rooftop area. Free Place is a great post dinner spot or a rainy day hangout. read more

Free Play - Bars Near Me - Fort Worth, Texas

Great place to hang out! A flat entry fee gets you access to a huge room of various video games and pinball machines from multiple eras. read more

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This place rise fun to take the kids and fun to go with other adults. I am an 80s kid so they have all the games we used to play back in the day. It also has pinball machines (a lot of them!) which my husband loves. Area 51 is a favorite and even tho i have the most recent Mario cart the one they have is super fun. read more

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Great hang out/date spot good vibes. I really recommend it there's lot of fun retro games and experiences you've never heard of.

Tons of retro games and pinball. They have a bar with a great selection. Tons of beers on tap. The parking isn't the best on a Saturday morning but we were able to find a spot on the street around the corner. We arrived a little after opening on Saturday and played for about an hour with less than 15 people in the whole arcade. They have about 12 pinball machines some older games like Pirates of The Caribbean, Terminator, and Black Night 2000. Newer games: Guardians of the Galaxy, Ninja Turtles, Avengers, Star Trek, Star Wars and Mandalorian. read more

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Website says it's good for kids, so I brought my 8 year old son to play arcade games. He was super excited. When you get there, even if you're not going to play (I was there just to watch my kid play) they still charge $13 per person. Within 15 minutes my 8 year old son noticed all the cuss-words in the music so he wanted to leave. Yes, he might be considered sensitive; but for the website to advertise being "kid friendly" they should do better on their music selection. Just wasted $26+ of 20 minutes.. read more

Stopped by this spot after leaving the Bass Performance Hall. In semi-formal attire with some Vans This was such a good surprise pop-in. While looking for parking, I kept seeing people walk in there so I was sure there would be a nice crown inside Plenty of game options. I had a blast from the past with Tetris, Mortal Combat; and PacMan. I even played some games I've never heard of. The also offer drinks and bites; which I didn't partake in. For a $12 cover you get a wristband for free play all day. Definitely recommend for a fun date read more

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It was a nice establishment but was a little disappointed with the game selection. Thought limited selection of food was a little expensive also. read more

Good food and good games. Also looks like a nice beer selection. I had a muffuletta which was a limited time special, but it was awesome! Also kid friendly read more

Had such a blast here Tons of vintage arcade games Brings back memories from my childhood Didn't have partake in any of the food But the beer was delicious Bartender was personable and friendly Place was clean read more

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I really enjoyed this place! I've been to a retro arcade bar in Florida before and it was fun but Freeplay is next level. Every old game you can think of and the way they have it set up is a total casino vibe. Very fun! Great date night idea. The only thing I will say is it was VERY busy (which can't be helped I'm sure) but it was also very dirty. I know everywhere is short staffed right now but it was giving me old school ghetto chuckle cheese vibes bad. I wanted to sweep. Other than that though it was a great time and the new rooftop bar is sick. Also it's only 12$ to get in. Not bad. read more

I had 2 full punch cards from Free Play that were worth 2 free admissions. But when I got there, the guy at the front wouldn't accept them. He said that they had stopped taking them last month. There was no expiration date on the card or anything like that. What they should do is honor the passes they've given out, but just not give out new ones. I asked the guy, in lieu of the free passes, can we have a couple of free beers instead, to which he still refused. I would have settled for a free beer, which costs far less than the value of the free admissions. The value of 2 tickets after tax is $27. So I decided not to tip them at the end, which seemed fair to me, and I got a sarcastic comment from the bartender. So unprofessional. The people that work there are dyed-black-hair, facial-piercing kind of people, and are not very friendly. Their game selection is mid. They advertise games on their website that are not working, like Area 51. And one of the guitars on the Guitar Hero game is broken. read more

Video game selection is good. Lots of beer on tap options that we sampled several. I would only suggest they have more seating in the dining area for people that want to take a break for a snack but continue gaming after. read more

Free Play - Delia Deetz... pretty good. - Bars Near Me - Fort Worth, Texas

Super fun retro arcade! Going during the day can be a little overwhelm due to all the kids but once the kids and families leave at 9:00 it's a lot more spacious. Surprisingly cheap drinks as well. read more

Finally!! A Ft Worth Location. I've been here a few times now, but both times on weird days where it was not too busy on the inside. Once on Xmas Eve and again on the day after Xmas 2019. This place just opened about a month ago and it is the best thing to hit FW. Located in the Magnolia area, there are plenty of bars and restaurants in the area, so that means you may have to drive around sometimes to find parking but note there is the Magnolia Green parking garage across the street which is free and has ample parking. Once you get here, you walk into a small room and pay your admission ($11 or $6 for early bird special) get a wristband and you are in to play all you can play to your heart's content. They have a full bar setup in the first room which has some of the older games and tables. The second room is where most of the games are located and they have a range from old school to new school games. Everything I played was in working order however if anything does break, make sure you notify staff so they can make sure to fix it. The beer selection is pretty good, they have a good range of options and fair prices. They also have an outdoor patio as well as a rooftop patio. They bar upstairs was not in use, however I assume they'll use it when the weather is nicer or they're busier. Rooftop is lit with strung lights and has a great view of downtown Ft Worth. One of my favorites in FW and so glad they've opened in this location. read more

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Everything this Gen Xer needed in a relaxing and "take me back" afternoon. A full bar with great original choices at a great price. After lunch we wanted dessert so we asked for a chocolate martini and the bartender was happy to create it for us. The food was fabulous too. I had a chicken tikka pizza and it was a great fusion of flavors. Then...it was off to the arcade where we spent some care free time enjoying retro arcade games and pinball. The music in the background was the icing on the cake! It is worth every penny of the $12 to get in and the food and drinks are reasonably priced. Great way to spend a couple hours any time of the day!!! read more

Free Play - Chicken Tikka Pizza....DELICIOUS!!! - Bars Near Me - Fort Worth, Texas

We are from out of town and this place was awesome. Great value for the money. Fun for all ages. And super awesome atmosphere.

2-13-2022 My partner surprised me with a trip to FW. We arrived at 12:30 on Super Bowl Sunday it wasn't very crowded which was great, unlimited time on the games we really wanted to play. Our main draw to this location is the pinball machines. This location has more than the Richardson location and then we were told the Arlington location has even more pinball machines. The entrance area had four machines (classics like Donkey Kong, Tron, and Ms. Pacman) plus large mounted TVs, a bar and tables/booths where you can take a break, have a drink, order a snack or both. Around the corner and down the hall is where you'll find all the games. Plenty of games to choose from. We enjoyed the Star Wars pinball (my favorite), Avengers and TMNT pinball. One of the great things I observed is they have signs on the machines to alert staff or the bartender if a machine is in need. A few times the Avengers pinball machine would malfunction and the balls would stack up on one of the ramps. I saw the worker come right over and fixed the issue in a few minutes. Excellent service and care for the machines. They also have small thin tables in between the pinball machines, large enough to hold a glass, or beer bottle. These machines are not cheap and I can see they are committed to caring and maintaining the functionality of them. After my pinball fill I ventured to the DDR machine where I danced and danced by myself like no one else was there. It was fun and reminded me of what a workout it really is. Full on cardio workout for me. They have two Skeeball machines and Mario cart racing, huge multiplayer Pacman, burger time, centipede, Tetris, Dr. Mario, TMNT, Guitar Hero, Fix it Felix which I call wreck it Ralph plus lots and lots of others. The restrooms were clean, stocked and in order. For the ladies they have a "candy" machine with free products for those in need. They also had cute, clever signs utilizing graphics from Mario Bros. on the back of the bathroom doors. A few notes: You will need your ID so you can get the correct color wrist band if you want to order a drink. The parking is very very limited. A few spots on the street in the front and a small lot in the back. There was construction going on next to the parking lot. My partners tires are prone to impalement from metal objects so we checked the area and found several visible screws and metal objects we were able to move. No issues just be aware. Before we knew it, 3 hours passed. Three fun filled nostalgic hours. Worth the admission price. read more

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We had a blast on a rainy Thursday night. It is clean and there are a ton of games!! Parking was easy and it's right next to Cane Rosso. We paid $11 to get in for unlimited play. Drink specials are pretty great and the food was delicious! I ordered the tacos and my fiancé ordered the Cuban. We were both surprised at the tastiness of both. We walked upstairs just to see the patio and we for sure want to go back and spend some time up there overlooking the city. The staff is friendly and helpful when it comes to recommending drinks and guiding us on where everything was located. Huge thanks and we look forward to coming back! read more

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Went on a kind of first date it is a great way to have fun and not feel too much pressure to talk the whole time. We had a blast. Didn't eat the food but the drinks were good. Nice local beer selection bartenders were very nice and quick. Too cool to go upstairs on the patio maybe next time. I will be back. read more

Came here to check out the games and ended up going to both the Denton location and fortworth location this place is so fun you can play unlimited games and hang out for hours and drink some and meet new people I would for sure recommend this place for a night out or just a goto for something to do I enjoyed this place a lot and will come back by if I'm in the area. My only wish is if there was one of these in San Antonio read more

Came here on a Sunday afternoon and was happy with the selection of retro games. Had a great time. Well worth the price of admission! read more

Free Play - My son playing old school Donkey Kong. - Bars Near Me - Fort Worth, Texas

Bartenders were rude. The nba finals were playing And I asked him to put it on and he only put it on one tv, in the bar so I couldn't even watch it while playing the games that I had paid for. Hire better staff read more

This place is amazing! I am a vegetarian and I have excellent options here the service was great I've never had a complaint and the games are amazing and the bar is super affordable! I got the avocado toast and it is Amazing :) Super satisfied ! read more

Free Play - Bars Near Me - Fort Worth, Texas

We love this place. The fact that they give kids stools is the greatest. We take our kids often and they have a blast. Beer is cold and the times are good! read more

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So glad that a new Barcade opened in Ft Worth after Barcadia closed. $11 for unlimited plays is a good deal considering places like Dave & Busters charge for each play. One thing that's kind of disappointing is the machines are old and the joysticks and buttons reflect that. I get that these are retro games and have seen their days, but spare parts exist and they could easily maintain these machines. Drinks aren't ridiculously priced. One thing that could make this place significantly better would be adding outdoor games to the lower and upper patio areas. The upstairs patio is huge and seems like an opportunity miss. Haven't tried the food yet, but doesn't really seem like a food type of place? Maybe I'm wrong. read more

Had an amazing time. Loved the pay one price for unlimited plays on every game there. Most brought back awesome memories of playing them as a kid. read more

LOVE this place; everyone seemed really nice and relaxed. I ordered a drink off the displayed menu on the bar and the turkey pesto sandwich- both were really good (more than I was expecting). The games were awesome; I personally loved all the versions of street fighter and my fiancé enjoyed the jubeat game. We will definitely be back again! read more

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Came and sat on the top patio with several friends. Have mixed opinions about this place. The drinks we tried were priced great and the upstairs patio is HUGE! As well as a very cool atmosphere upstairs. However, the upstairs bar didnt have many drinks and we had to keep walking downstairs to order. Also, the bartender upstairs was very rude to several different people in our group. Someone notified the staff she was being a bit abrasive and it seemed like they were annoyed about the complaint. That being said, we will be back in the future. read more

10/10 recommend for a fun date night. It wasn't too packed and all the video games(arcade style) were free. Drinks are delicious and reasonably priced as well! Some favorites: pinball machines, skiball, Dr. Mario Tetris, and driving games. read more

We had a party of 3.Drinks were great!When ordering the food we were told it was in the food hold window.No one served it to us.We asked for an extra boat,and plastic ware and we were told where it was at.EXTREMELY unprofessional.After one bite of the Cuban ,foil was found inside.They were accommodating and refunded the price.Perhaps we went on a bad or off day for them.I took photos but I see I can't upload them here. read more

Had no idea this place was here. I frequent the area for quite sometime. I absolutely love the specials and FREE game play. Just pay the admission fee and play all you can tolerate. Pretty good get away from the busy crowds and normal outing. Food and drinks were good here. Oh did I say mimosa me baby!!! Yes, I love the mimosas. I think that was all I drank here lol. They were FREEEEEE BTW. read more

We went during the day on a Saturday. It was packed, you couldn't even move. Also it was hard to find an available game. Lots of waiting for games to be free so that made it not as fun. They either need to make the building bigger with more games or limit capacity. It was also so hot inside, I don't know if this is a broken AC or way too many warm bodies in the tight space. read more

One of my favorite places! They have 100s of classic arcade games. $10 all the games you can play. Lots of really great beers and food. If you get 5 beers or drinks your admission is free! read more

Went the first time last night, loved it and went back today, and am planning on going again tomorrow. Good mix of retro games, pinball, and a few modern ones. My favorite games are Killer Queen, Pac-Man battle royale, Boom-a-rang, Skeeball, pinball, one of the racing games, and Crystal Castles. The food and drink specials can be great deals, like Sunday had $2 mimosas and for 4th of July they had $4 hotdog/chip combos. Great local neighborhood feel, despite being right off of Magnolia. read more