Timeline Arcade is a retro arcade in downtown York. Parking depends on the time of day with options on both the street and local garages, but don't be surprised if you have to walk a few blocks. Timeline is like most current retro arcades, you pay X amount per hour for unlimited plays, and you pay when entering. The entry fee for an hour is very reasonable. The arcade is reasonably large and is spread across two rooms. Selection includes retro arcade machines, pinball machines, consoles, and other gaming items. Timeline does get newer Stern pinball machines like JAWS and Star Wars: Fall of the Empire, on top of a handful of older machines like Spy Hunter and White Water. The selection of general arcade machines is good, with machines like Spy Hunter, Coors Light Bowling, Rampage World Tour, and Revolution X catching my interest. Several TV's and couches are available for console gaming. Timeline has some problems however. They need to more clearly define the BYOB policy in its public facing information. From experience, BYOB here means "mancan/tallboy" sized drinks IE larger cans. The bigger issue is the machine maintenance problems which have gotten worse over time. I've run into several issues with machines not working, and during my last visit a bunch in the back room were out of order. Some of the machines at Timeline are clearly B or C grade machines, and simply do not play as better examples would. Is Timeline still worth a visit? Yes. It remains one of the better retro arcades in Pennsylvania, but there are better out there including in surrounding states like New Jersey. read more

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Went here to celebrate a friend's birthday. I knew what to expect. Arcade games are not accessible to me. There's a great set of old sofas and chairs in the back, with retro consoles hooked up to those huge televisions like your grandparents had... I could have played those if they had any games that had appealed, but my first console was a n64 and they didn't have one of those. No nostalgia for me. Jeremy found the place overly loud so we left before our time ran out. There was a saint Patrick's Day parade going on right out front, since the arcade is on Yorks main Street. I suppose our other friends enjoyed themselves, but I didn't see them play any game for longer than 5 minutes. I think we're officially too old. read more

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This place is so cool. You can pay $10 for an hour then $5 each additional half hour, or pay a flat $25 for the entire day. They also offer a 'road trip pass' for $35 to access both the York and Hanover location all day. There is definitely a good variety of games (although I didn't see mario kart ). Despite this, there were a lot of games out of order. I still had an absolute blast and I really like the variety of 2-player games. They allow BYOB 7pm to close, although I'd much rather see a bar inside, it'd attract way more clientele and really get it popping. All in all, although there was some broken games, this place is a great hang, I had a lot of fun and am definitely going to be returning. I really enjoyed seeing my girlfriend light up while beating me in Mortal Kombat. Highly recommend to arcade fans. read more

Timeline Arcade - Monkey Mole Panic - Arcades Near Me - York, Pennsylvania

Inexpensive entertainment of all. Timeline is a retro arcade located in downtown York City. They have arcade games from the last quarter century. It is an hourly rate ($10) for everyone that enters. The place isn't the cleanest but it's fun entertainment. They seem to be having an a/c problem so it was pretty warm in the building. Fix the a/c and cleanliness of the establishment and the stars go up! read more

Timeline Arcade - Arcade facade - Arcades Near Me - York, Pennsylvania

I wanted to like this place because the idea and game selection are great, but unfortunately the experience fell short. The arcade itself felt dirty, and a noticeable number of games either didn't work properly or were marked out of order. While there are a lot of games, the lack of upkeep really shows and makes it hard to fully enjoy the space. read more

Great alternative to Dave & Buster's for my game-loving 9 year old daughter. We got an all-day pass - a steal at 25 bucks a person - and immersed ourselves in both retro and more updated games. My only beef was that we couldn't seem to get the newer consoles to work, as they were turned off and we weren't sure if it was okay to mess with the setup to get them working. No complaints otherwise. I loved the variety of pinball machines in particular. Free parking in York City garages if you go on Sundays or holidays. Definitely making this a regular stop. read more

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So much fun! Everyone in here is having a good time. If you have to wait for the game you want, just go play something else. Tons of pinball. Frogger, 4 different Pac Man games, Burger Time, Dig Dug, Centipede, Time Crisis Two and Three, Return of the Jedi, Empire Strikes Back, Skeeball, Basketball, Guitar Hero, Donkey Kong, 4 or 5 Mortal Kombats, pool, air hockey, tons of other games that just weren't my kind. There is also a neat section with 80s couches, console TVs, Nintendo, Atari, and other consoles with tons of game cartridges. It's clean enough considering all of the people, including kids, touching everything. There were a handful of games that were broken. It's hot. Leave your coat in the car. Absolutely recommend. I'll see you there. read more

Came back this evening with a group of friends. We arrived around 8pm. Bathrooms were dirty. Party room was dirty and had food all in the carpet. Noticed many games didn't work but they have the screens on which implies that they're working. Mostly games in the back room. Noticed a lot of Arcade cabinets where the glass was broken and the door to the party room looks like it was kicked in once. Someone have an anger problem and wreck the place? read more

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They had all the old school games from the 80s! Took me back to when I was a kid back at the old arcade.!!

This place was so fun! Came here on a random night with my husband and our friend, and we had a blast! Highly recommend pre-gaming before coming, they are BYOB. Decent price for unlimited gaming with a lot of options. Recommend you check it out! read more

Timeline Arcade - Arcades Near Me - York, Pennsylvania

This is such a fun and cool place. Really makes you feel like you time traveled 40+ years ago. A perfect inexpensive thing to do on rainy or cold days! We can't wait to go back! read more

Something to do when you really don't have anything else to do. Nice place to stop if you're already downtown for a bite to eat or a few drinks and don't fell like going home at that moment. $10 an hour to play is a decent price but there really isn't anything in there to keep you all day to pay the $25. A big selection of arcade games to choose from but there is no time limit so if there is a game you want to play and someone is trying to pull an all nighter at that game, you're out of luck. Definitely takes you back to the 80's-90's era when you walk in. Everyone should give this place a try at least once. read more

Awesome!!! This place is so cool and a great way to spend a couple of hours for not a lot of cash. Explore York afterwards. The market, bookstores, great restaurants. It's a cool place. read more

My two teenage boys love coming here! At $10 an hour for unlimited play, it's a lot cheaper than going to Dave and Busters or another chain arcade. They have a ton of old school games like Galaga and Tetris. They also have a bunch of pinball games, skee ball, air hockey, and other traditional arcade games. Literally my only complaint is their mask policy. There are signs on the door about it being a requirement to wear masks, yet the lone employee doesn't wear one and nothing was said to patrons. We will definitely be back... just after the pandemic. read more

Timeline Arcade - Stranger things pinball - Arcades Near Me - York, Pennsylvania

A lot of games and unlimited play by the hour, what's not to love? Found many classics and games I haven't played since childhood so I'm a happy patron. Will definitely be coming back to pass an hour or a few when in town for work. Conveniently located next to a few good looking bars and taverns that I will need to try as well. Owner was nice and was able to fix a few games which were not operating correctly on the spot and even gave myself and another group some extra time on our playing window as it was the end of the day. Arcade games galore, what else do you want from a place like this?! read more

Super fun! Great selection of games. Much cheaper than going to other amusement centers.

What a find! A friend and I were wandering around York PA, just exploring for a few hours on a day trip, and we happened upon Timeline Arcade. I'm so glad we did! It was $10 for the first hour (all you can play) or you can pay $25 for all day play. It was much larger than I was expecting! It has more than 260 games - from classic arcade games (Frogger, Galaga, Pacman, Mortal Kombat, etc.) to pinball games, whac-a-mole to Dance Dance Revolution. Then - to our delight - there's an area in the back with a super old couch, three old TVs, and really classic video game systems. We played Super Nintendo, because I was born in 1988 and it was the first system I ever played! We were just going to play a minute, but then we ended up playing Super Mario for half of our hour! They sell Icees and retro candy, so it's basically a 100% wonderfully nostalgic experience. I felt like a kid again. And the bathrooms were surprisingly clean, so that was a bonus!? We had a great time. I would 100% return for more nostalgic fun next time I'm in York! read more

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I went here with my family on my birthday. We walked in at around 230pm and it wasn't crowded. You can't bring food in they have snacks like chips and icees. Every game except for 2-3 weren't in order. They had old school games like street fighter, a ton of pinball machines, shoot them up games, racing games, dance battle, Nintendo and more. I throughly enjoyed myself. The place wasn't sticky or gross and the one staff member we saw was nice. Definitely something inexpensive and fun for 1 or the whole family. read more

Timeline Arcade - PAC man 4 player game - Arcades Near Me - York, Pennsylvania

What a great place to play pinball and other great games as well. This was the first time we were here, and we had a great time. They have pretty much everything you can think of, and it's all set on free play 95% of the games were working by that I mean the older 1980 games were working, atari system that works not just for show. The pinball games had good action, not too many tilts, balls missing, etc. Pool table was ok, ice ball Not skee ball was ok. Didn't have a chance to play air hockey but that's ok read more

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We held my sons 7th birthday here over the weekend. I had seen that they host birthday parties and took a chance on it having never been. It was well worth it and we all had fun (kids and parents) playing their gaming selection. Much appreciation to the young man working the arcade for how much of a pleasure he was to interact with throughout our time there! We can't wait to come back for a game night. read more

Fantastic arcade, from the retro Decor to the size and selection of games, price was decent great family place

Timeline Arcade in Hanover is a wasted trip. A 3rd of the machines don't work and it very small. TimeLine in York is lots of fun. Avoid the one in Hanover, Pa read more

I've been to the other location In Hanover and loved it so wanted to check this one out! All in all pretty neat but $25 for an all day pass is pretty expensive given that several of the games didn't work well or at all. Additionally the atmosphere wasn't as cool as the other location the projector had Baseball on and Easy A and not something related to the arcade. The juke box required money and had a terrible small selection. I wish they advertised the games that were available for the systems. The staff was friendly and tried to correct the broken games. Great pin ball selection and nice layout wish the worked on the atmosphere more. read more

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Good selection of pinball if they ALL work!. 60% of all of his games do NOT even work,so the money you pay is worthless. Just like the owner,Brandon Spencer! read more

We loved this arcade, $10/hr or $25/day for unlimited play on a large selection of newer and classic games.

Beware of the cancellation policy. You have 48 hours after booking to cancel or you will be charged $50. However, if you try to call and cancel, the person answering the phone says that they are not able to. The person answering the phone was able to look and see if my name was booked for the date. They said my name was not on the date I inquired. I assumed my request for the booking did not go through. I ultimately ended up emailing and they told me my booking did go through and I'd be billed $50. Just seems like poor communication and a very short time for the cancellation to occur. Was really disappointed. But the person answering the phone was very nice. read more

Great spot to find old school arcade games. I liked to method of payment which provides easy access to games. Didn't expect to have all my favorites there. Haven't played Konami Track and field in at least 35 years... read more

Tons of games, could entertain boys for hours! Only complaints are lack of hand sanitizers and small party room.

10 bucks an hour is perfect for this place because spending an hour here with a friend is the perfect amount of time for this place otherwise you might get a bit bored with the selection. The selection is not bad but I do wish we had a bit more options. However I don't want that to make it seem like I was bored I am excited to go back and try the basketball, racing and skeeball games. read more

5stars for this place! So much fun lots of games to choose from, crazy selection of pinball machines, we played so many games for the $10 an hour definitely got our moneys worth out of it read more

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A fantastic concept! It's just like an old school arcade. It's $10/hour for all you can play or $25 for all day play. They have so many different games to choose from. Later at night, it's BYOB. They have a big screen that they can play movies on. I believe you can bring in food from outside, as well. Plus, they'll have live bands from time to time. This is so exciting for downtown York! read more

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Man I love arcades, and its great to see the old vintage games represented here. However, some are in a dire need of repair. I've been to other pinball museums and arcades with vintage games and it just seemed that a good number of what is represented here, although very cool, could use some TLC. Note: If you come on a warm day when all ages are around, expect it to smell a bit like a locker room. It was FUNKY when I went. Great concept, some real potential, but could use an investor/someone with passion to bring these up to snuff. Also could use an employee watching a bit closer as I saw some of the players really giving some of the machines a hard work over (slamming/shaking, etc). read more

I'm so glad that the owner of Timeline Arcade decided to open one right here at the heart of Downtown York! A perfect choice of arcades and consoles that will certainly transport you back to the 1990s (or even earlier)! The environment inside is really awesome. And the best part is, you don't need to buy any tokens and spend a crazy amount of money! It's by the hour. Unlimited play on any of the arcades, consoles or even the pool table for an hour ($10 per hour). Doesn't get any better than this!! read more

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Nice arcade with a variety of games. It uses the pay by hour modelrather than pay by machine/play which is awesome! They had a decent variety of arcade games and even some pinball machines. We were just passing by and poked our heads in for a few minutes but it definitely had some cool games set up. Worth stopping in if you are in the area and looking to play some games or just kill some time. read more

Been to a lot of arcades around the country, timeline is easily in the top 5. Super cheap, lots of games and they all are in good working condition which is hard to find. Timeline keeps getting bigger every time I visit. read more

Downtown York - PInball fans may want to stop by. $10 for the first hour, $5 for each additional 1/2 hour. $25 for the day. $35 for the day at both of their locations. Addams Family and Funhouse in the same location, what more could you ask for? Addams Family played well. However, Funhouse was disappointing, as in barely playable. All the machines (pinball and arcades) need some work. It's like the owners either don't play the machines or they don't care how well they play. Overall, they have some fun games that were playable and the price wasn't bad, so in spite of the issues the result was a fun afternoon read more

I came here during my visit to Pennsylvania from NY and I wanted to kill some time because it was raining so I came here. It was 10 person an hour which was cheap to me. You get to play unlimited video games in that hour. If you've ever been to Dave and busters , you already know how expensive it can be. Please note, the majority of video games are old classics but there also also a couple of new ones . I had a good time and the guy with the beard is a sweet guy. I'd return, why not? For adults and kids alike! read more

Timeline Arcade - Arcades Near Me - York, Pennsylvania

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Perfect for parties. Young and old alike. Byob certain times/nights. Friendly accommodating staff. Gift certificates available. read more

Timeline Arcade - Dallas on Dance Dance Revolution. - Arcades Near Me - York, Pennsylvania

Amazing selection of games. In a good spot with lots of stores to look at if you are so inclined. There is street parking only, but it's honestly not too much of an inconvenience. The price for all day is totally worth it. I spent six or more hours there a few days ago and can honestly say it's the best arcade I've been to since I was a kid. I have one gripe, however and it's rather silly. Their House of the Dead III cabinet needs some love, the guns hardly aim where you point, and the guns themselves are falling apart. This was disappointing, as this is my favorite arcade game. I will be back of course! But please fix that cabinet! It's so fun! I miss that game man! read more

I went on Sunday and while it looked cool the place was dirty and gross. The guy working the counter with all the tattoos was rude and smelled. Multiple games were broken or didn't work at all. The snacks and ATM machine are overpriced and there is only 1 bathroom. I won't be returning read more