Looking for workplace game ideas that give employees something interactive to do during staff events, office socials or employee engagement days?
Boutique Party Hire provides arcade machines and interactive games for workplaces throughout London and across the UK.
Games can be used for:
Employee Engagement
Office Socials
Staff Parties
Team Building
Company Celebrations
Employee Appreciation Days
Internal Events
Office Launches
Company Conferences
Workplace Competitions
From one reaction game inside a breakout area to a complete temporary office arcade, equipment can be selected around your available space, number of employees and event format.
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Workplace events can sometimes rely heavily on:
Presentations
Food
Drinks
Meetings
Networking
Workshops
Interactive games provide employees with something completely different.
Staff can:
Compete
Play
Challenge Colleagues
Represent Their Department
Try to Beat a High Score
Take Part When They Want
This makes arcade games flexible because the whole company doesn’t necessarily need to participate at exactly the same time.
Our Catch It Reaction Ring Game Hire can create a quick workplace challenge.
Employees attempt to achieve the highest score.
A simple competition could be:
or:
or:
Reaction games can potentially operate throughout the working day or during a dedicated staff event.
A leaderboard can create an ongoing office competition.
Possible categories include:
Highest Individual Score
Best Department
Best Office
Fastest Manager
Fastest Employee
Employees can potentially return later and try to improve their position.
Our Batak Lite Game Hire can create another fast-paced reaction competition.
Staff attempt to hit illuminated targets as quickly as possible.
This can work well for:
Employee Engagement Days
Office Events
Internal Campaigns
Team Building
Staff Socials
Company Parties
Sales Events
Because every participant receives a score, Batak can easily form part of a wider competition.
Our 2-Player Basketball Arcade Game Hire can create direct competition between colleagues.
Two employees can compete simultaneously.
Potential matchups include:
Colleague vs Colleague
Sales vs Marketing
Manager vs Employee
Team vs Team
Office vs Office
Basketball can work particularly well inside larger offices, event rooms and corporate venues where sufficient space is available.
Racing simulators can create a premium workplace activity.
Linked simulators allow employees to compete directly.
A competition could run as:
Employees attempt to record the fastest lap.
The organiser could display:
Top 10 Drivers
Fastest Department
Fastest Manager
Fastest Employee
Overall Office Champion
This can create repeat participation throughout the event.
Our Retro Arcade Game Machine Hire can create a more relaxed workplace gaming area.
Retro arcade machines can work well inside:
Breakout Areas
Staff Cafés
Office Event Rooms
Atriums
Reception Areas
Company Party Venues
Employees can simply approach and play without needing to join an organised competition.
For larger workplaces, several machines can potentially be installed together.
A temporary arcade could include:
Retro Arcade Machines
Basketball
Reaction Games
Batak
Racing Simulators
This can create a dedicated entertainment zone for a company event.
Browse our complete Arcade Machine Hire London & UK Nationwide range when planning a larger installation.
Our Prize Crane Grabber Hire can potentially combine workplace entertainment with suitable employee rewards.
Depending on the machine and item dimensions, potential contents could include:
Company Merchandise
Small Staff Gifts
Vouchers
Employee Rewards
Promotional Merchandise
Suitable Prizes
This can turn distribution of staff rewards into another activity.
Our Gashapon Dispenser Hire can create a mystery workplace reward experience.
Suitable capsules might potentially contain:
Small Gifts
Company Merchandise
Vouchers
Staff Rewards
Internal Campaign Messages
Mystery Prizes
This can work particularly well for employee appreciation events and internal campaigns.
Department competitions are one of the simplest ways to use arcade games at work.
Potential matchups include:
Sales vs Marketing
Finance vs HR
Operations vs Management
Customer Service vs Sales
IT vs Finance
Teams can compete across one game or several activities.
Businesses operating from multiple offices can create company-wide competitions.
For example:
London
vs
Manchester
vs
Birmingham
vs
Leeds
Each location can potentially take part in the same type of challenge.
The organiser can compare scores and announce an overall winner.
A simple workplace competition can be:
Managers can compete directly against employees on:
Basketball
Reaction Games
Batak
Racing Simulators
This can create informal interaction between different levels of the organisation.
Interactive games can form part of a wider team-building programme.
For example:
Reaction Challenge.
Basketball.
Batak.
Racing.
Teams receive points from each activity.
An overall workplace champion can then be announced.
Employee engagement events can use games alongside:
Company Updates
Workshops
Lunch
Networking
Presentations
Staff Awards
Internal Campaigns
The arcade equipment provides a more informal activity between formal parts of the programme.
Businesses thanking employees can use interactive games during:
Staff Appreciation Days
Reward Events
Company Celebrations
Recognition Events
Team Socials
The games can operate alongside food, drinks and other entertainment.
Suitable rewards can potentially be incorporated into:
or:
This can turn staff rewards into an interactive experience rather than simply distributing items.
Arcade hire doesn’t need to be limited to major annual events.
Smaller office socials can use games for:
Friday Events
After-Work Socials
Team Evenings
Project Celebrations
Staff Thank-You Events
Company Milestones
One or two machines may be enough for smaller groups.
Larger workplace parties can potentially include:
Basketball
Reaction Games
Batak
Racing Simulators
Retro Arcade
Prize Crane
This can create a complete entertainment area.
Christmas workplace events are particularly suitable for arcade games.
Equipment can operate alongside:
DJs
Dance Floors
Food
Bars
Awards
Photo Booths
Live Entertainment
Popular options include:
Catch It Reaction Ring Game Hire
Summer workplace events can combine arcade entertainment with:
Food
Bars
Music
Team Challenges
Outdoor Activities
Hospitality
Arcade machines are weather-sensitive, so suitable covered or indoor areas should be provided where necessary.
Internal conferences can use games during:
Registration
Coffee Breaks
Lunch
Networking
Evening Events
Breakout Sessions
A leaderboard can run throughout the conference.
Office breakout areas can be good locations for compact interactive games.
Possible options include:
Retro Arcade
Reaction Games
Batak
These can provide staff with an informal activity away from desks and formal meeting spaces.
Businesses may organise internal events around:
New Products
Company Strategies
Rebrands
Technology Launches
New Offices
Internal Campaigns
Interactive games can provide another way to attract employee participation.
Opening a new workplace?
Suitable arcade equipment can potentially be installed within:
Atriums
Staff Cafés
Breakout Spaces
Event Rooms
Reception Areas
This can provide entertainment during the opening celebration.
Arcade machines can provide entertainment for:
5-Year Celebrations
10-Year Celebrations
Company Birthdays
Major Milestones
Growth Celebrations
Office Anniversaries
The equipment can form a dedicated games area during the event.
Sales teams often respond well to competitive challenges.
Potential competitions include:
Basketball High Score
Fastest Reaction
Batak Champion
Fastest Racing Lap
Team Tournament
This can work particularly well for sales kick-offs and end-of-quarter celebrations.
Businesses can use interactive games during:
Graduate Welcome Days
Training Events
Networking Sessions
Induction Events
Early Careers Programmes
Games can help create informal interaction between new starters.
Companies bringing remote or hybrid teams together can use arcade games during in-person events.
Colleagues who normally communicate online can interact through:
Racing
Basketball
Reaction Challenges
Retro Gaming
The games provide an immediate shared activity.
Large workplaces can potentially create several gaming zones.
Batak + Catch It.
Basketball.
Linked simulators.
Several arcade cabinets.
Prize Crane + Gashapon Dispenser.
This can provide enough variety for larger employee numbers.
Smaller businesses do not need large installations.
Potential setups include:
One Reaction Game
or:
Batak + Retro Arcade
or:
Basketball
or:
Linked Racing Simulators
The correct package depends on employee numbers and available space.
Where staff only have short periods available, consider games that can be played quickly.
Suitable options include:
and:
Catch It Reaction Ring Game Hire
This can be useful during lunch breaks and company conferences.
Direct competition can create more interaction.
Our 2-Player Basketball Arcade Game Hire allows two colleagues to compete simultaneously.
Linked racing simulators can create another head-to-head experience.
Potential categories include:
Highest Basketball Score
Fastest Reaction Score
Top Batak Score
Fastest Racing Lap
Best Department
Best Office
Best Team
The organiser can decide how scores are recorded and whether prizes are awarded.
Selected arcade equipment can potentially incorporate:
Company Logos
Internal Campaign Artwork
Event Branding
Anniversary Graphics
Company Messaging
This can help the equipment feel integrated into the workplace event.
Catch It Reaction Ring Game Hire
Retro Arcade Game Machine Hire
Arcade Machine Hire London & UK Nationwide
One feature attraction.
2–3 games.
4–6 games.
7–10+ suitable machines.
A combination of sports, reaction, racing and retro arcade equipment.
The package can be designed around employee numbers, event duration and available space.
Potentially, yes.
Suitable areas may include:
Atriums
Staff Cafés
Breakout Areas
Reception Areas
Event Rooms
Large Meeting Spaces
Before booking larger equipment, check:
Door Widths
Lift Dimensions
Floor Level
Loading Access
Parking
Available Power
Boutique Party Hire can discuss suitable arcade game hire for workplaces throughout London.
This can include offices across:
Central London
City of London
Canary Wharf
Shoreditch
Westminster
Stratford
Mayfair
and other London areas.
Central London loading and building access information should be confirmed as early as possible.
Suitable workplace bookings can be discussed throughout the UK, including:
London
Birmingham
Manchester
Leeds
Liverpool
Bristol
Cardiff
Nottingham
Leicester
Coventry
Sheffield
and other locations.
Browse our complete Arcade Machine Hire London & UK Nationwide range when planning your workplace event.
Reaction games, Batak, basketball, racing simulators, retro arcade machines and department competitions can all work well depending on the workplace.
Potentially, yes, subject to access, floor space, lift dimensions and loading requirements.
Compact reaction games and selected retro arcade machines can work particularly well where space is limited.
Yes. Suitable score-based games can form part of department or team competitions managed by the organiser.
Yes. Businesses with multiple locations can potentially record scores across separate workplace events.
Selected machines may offer branding opportunities depending on the equipment and project.
Potentially, depending on machine and item dimensions. See our Prize Crane Grabber Hire.
Suitable projects can consider our Gashapon Dispenser Hire.
Yes. Larger office events can potentially combine several machines into a dedicated entertainment area.
Suitable workplace arcade bookings can be discussed nationwide.
Whether you’re planning an employee engagement day, office social, staff party, company competition, workplace launch, team-building event or employee appreciation day, arcade games can provide interactive entertainment for your staff.
Explore:
Catch It Reaction Ring Game Hire
Retro Arcade Game Machine Hire
Or browse the complete Arcade Machine Hire London & UK Nationwide range.
Send us your event date, workplace or venue, postcode, employee numbers, required games and access information for a workplace game hire quote.
