Planning a gaming themed birthday party in London?
Boutique Party Hire provides full-size arcade machines, racing games, interactive challenges and multiplayer entertainment for gaming-themed birthday celebrations across London.
Whether you’re organising an 18th, 21st, 30th, 40th, 50th or another milestone birthday, we can help create a dedicated gaming experience inside your chosen venue.
From a few feature machines to a complete gaming-themed party zone, guests can race, compete, chase high scores and challenge each other throughout the celebration.
Browse our full Arcade & Amusement Game Hire range.
A gaming theme gives you plenty of options for creating different entertainment areas.
Popular games can include:
Combine several types of games so guests have different challenges to try throughout the party.
Transform part of your venue into a dedicated gaming zone.
For larger celebrations, divide the entertainment into different areas.
Head-to-head racing challenges.
Full-size arcade machines.
Classic-style arcade entertainment.
Basketball and competitive sports games.
Fast high-score challenges.
Guitar Hero and music-based games.
Pool and table football.
This creates a varied gaming experience rather than relying on one attraction.
Full-size arcade machines can create a strong visual feature inside your venue.
Multiple machines can be grouped together to create a temporary gaming area that guests can use throughout the event.
For larger birthdays, several games can operate simultaneously to increase capacity.
Add Mario Kart DX Twin for head-to-head racing.
Create challenges such as:
Birthday Person vs Friends
Friend vs Friend
Couples vs Couples
Friends vs Family
Team vs Team
Run casual races or create a complete birthday racing tournament.
Add World’s Largest Pac-Man for recognisable arcade entertainment.
Create a Pac-Man high-score leaderboard and allow guests to attempt to take the top position throughout the event.
Pac-Man can also work particularly well when the birthday includes guests from different generations.
Add Guitar Hero Arcade for music-based gaming.
Combine Guitar Hero with your:
It can work particularly well for adult, retro and music-themed birthday celebrations.
Add Pac-Man Basketball and create a birthday basketball competition.
Track:
Highest Score
Birthday Champion
Friends Champion
Family Champion
Team Champion
Guests can return throughout the party and attempt to beat the leading score.
Create a reaction gaming area featuring:
Reaction games provide quick rounds and work particularly well as part of a competitive gaming setup.
Turn racing into one of the main birthday competitions.
Create:
Guests compete for a place in the tournament.
Winners progress.
The strongest racers compete.
Crown your overall racing champion.
Add a Commercial Pool Table to provide a more relaxed gaming option.
Pool can work particularly well around:
Run a tournament or leave the table available for casual play.
Add Table Football for multiplayer competition.
Create:
One vs One
Two vs Two
Couples vs Couples
Friends vs Family
Team vs Team
This adds another social game to your gaming-themed party.
A gaming theme can work particularly well for adult birthday celebrations.
Create gaming packages for:
The games can complement your bar, DJ and dance floor rather than replacing the traditional party.
Create an 18th birthday gaming zone featuring fast competitive attractions.
A strong combination could include:
Mario Kart
Basketball
Reaction Games
Guitar Hero
Multiplayer Arcade Machines
Create leaderboards and competitions throughout the event.
Combine gaming with the wider 21st birthday celebration.
Guests can move between:
Gaming Zone
Bar
DJ
Dance Floor
Food
throughout the evening.
Combine modern gaming with nostalgia.
A strong 30th birthday package could feature:
This creates a mixture of racing, music, retro and competitive entertainment.
Create a mixture of classic-style gaming and modern interactive attractions.
Pac-Man, Guitar Hero, racing, basketball and pool can work particularly well for a 40th birthday.
Create games that encourage different generations to compete together.
Try:
Pac-Man
Mario Kart
Basketball
Pool
Table Football
Reaction Games
Create friends-versus-family and generation-versus-generation competitions.
For a 60th birthday, combine recognisable arcade entertainment with social gaming.
Pac-Man, pool, table football, racing and basketball can provide variety throughout the event.
For larger birthday parties, multiple games can operate simultaneously.
A larger setup could include:
This allows several groups to participate at the same time.
Smaller parties can use a focused selection.
Mario Kart
Basketball
Batak
Pac-Man
Guitar Hero
Pool
Pool
Table Football
Arcade Machine
Mario Kart
Pac-Man
Basketball
Reaction Game
Turn your gaming theme into a complete competition.
Mario Kart.
Basketball.
Batak or another reaction game.
Pac-Man.
Pool or table football.
Award points throughout the event and crown your Birthday Gaming Champion.
Create a central leaderboard displaying the leading scores.
Categories can include:
Racing Champion
Basketball Champion
Reaction Champion
Pac-Man Champion
Pool Champion
Guests can return throughout the event and attempt to improve their position.
Divide guests into teams.
Try:
Birthday Person’s Team vs Everyone Else
Friends vs Family
Couples vs Couples
Team A vs Team B
Teams collect points across the different gaming challenges.
Extend the gaming theme beyond the machines.
Ideas can include:
This can help connect the gaming area to the wider event styling.
Gaming can operate alongside your main party entertainment.
Guests can move between:
Gaming Zone
DJ
Dance Floor
Bar
Food
Photo Entertainment
Lounge Areas
throughout the evening.
This creates multiple entertainment options within the same venue.
For adult birthdays, position selected social games around your bar and lounge areas.
Pool, table football and arcade machines can provide entertainment while guests socialise.
Larger arcade machines can then be grouped into a separate gaming zone.
Hosting your birthday at a hotel?
Suitable gaming equipment can be installed in:
Loading access and service lift dimensions should be checked before selecting larger machines.
Private venues can be ideal for creating a substantial gaming setup.
Depending on available space, we can create anything from a few feature games to multiple dedicated gaming zones.
Send the venue details when enquiring so suitable equipment can be recommended.
Planning a larger high-end birthday?
Create a substantial gaming installation featuring multiple full-size machines.
Combine gaming with:
The gaming area can become one of the main features of the celebration.
Planning a gaming themed birthday party in Central London?
Suitable arcade and interactive games can be provided to hotels, private venues and function spaces subject to access.
For full-size machines, provide:
This helps determine which equipment is suitable.
Suitable gaming packages can be provided throughout:
Suitable surrounding locations can also be covered subject to availability.
Three standout gaming attractions.
Head-to-head racing and reaction challenges.
Classic-style arcade and social gaming.
Several games selected for a complete competition.
Multiple full-size games grouped into a dedicated area.
A larger combination of racing, arcade, sports, reaction, music and social gaming.
Options can include Mario Kart, Pac-Man, Guitar Hero, basketball, racing games, reaction games, pool, table football and additional arcade machines.
Yes. Full-size arcade and interactive games can work particularly well for adult and milestone birthdays.
Yes. Multiple games can be grouped together to create a dedicated gaming area.
Yes. Racing, basketball, reaction and arcade games can be combined into a larger competition.
Yes. Suitable games can be used for leaderboard challenges throughout the event.
Yes. Games can be incorporated into individual or team-based competitions.
Yes. The gaming area can complement your DJ, dance floor, bar and other entertainment.
Yes. Larger packages can include multiple machines operating simultaneously, subject to availability.
Yes, subject to suitable loading access and service lifts.
Suitable venues can be covered throughout London.
Planning a gaming themed birthday party in London?
Boutique Party Hire can provide anything from several feature games to a complete gaming zone featuring Mario Kart, Pac-Man, Guitar Hero, basketball, racing games, reaction challenges, pool, table football and additional arcade machines.
Browse our full Arcade & Amusement Game Hire range or contact us with your:
