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1155 Vineland Rd
St Joseph, Michigan 49085
The blow ups were a big hit with my kids. And the place has great prices on everything from the bounce houses to arcades. I just wish the machines did not take as many tokens to play so we can have more fun. Great place!!!!
They are very accommodating. We didn't have to know an exact number of kids. We didn't have to let them know how many games of laser tag we were playing ahead of time. They just let us play it by ear which is the best thing you can do with kids cuz she don't know how they're going to act what they're going to get excited about. It was really nice to have so many options
Our family has been going to Slackers since it was located in the mall! A great spot for kids and families with toddlers to preteens. It is honestly so fun for all ages. There is a great selection of games and some of my son's favorites include; duck claw machine, the Super Grid, the Lazer Mazes. I personally love going when you can get a game card where you pay by the hour and play unlimited games (no prizes). My goal with my son has been to beat every shooting game together. So far we have completed the t
First visit on a Friday at 3:30 PM in March (for Spring Break) and came specifically for the bounce house. The pricing was good, $6 a kid for a half hour. My only concern was that there several sharp dangers for the kids to run into while going from the end of the obstacle course back to the beginning (such as wooden cube bookcases/shoe holders).
Had a birthday party for my niece there and the kids loved it! It was a fun experience for all involved. Bouncy houses, ski ball, games, etc.
Had my son?s birthday party here for the 2nd year in a row. Love the location as well as the staff. They are always very helpful and courtesy. Thanks again for making my son?s birthday party an easy and fun time!
Nice family oriented place my kids and I always enjoy the atmosphere thanks for your services
Great selection of games. A few uncommon, but very fun games. Made the drive worth it. Prices were good. Few other things to do on location as well.
Took my son while on vacation for a couple hours. Pretty good value on the game card almost all games were functional. Enough games to kill some time. Your kids will love the Minecraft game. Girl working front register was friendly and seemed happy to be there and help us.
Tons of fun, supper cool staff very helpful and friendly. Kids had a blast!
Such a great place to take the kids. Plenty of arcade games, jump houses, laser tag, laser maze, and even a mining area. You can tell that they take pride and maintaining and cleaning All of their areas. Pricing was very reasonable.
Great place for kids and parents/adults. The arcade games were down due to technical problems but the employees were awesome. They let me switch my arcade card to let my kids play at the creek mining, but let me keep my arcade card. The arcade games were back up and running, but couldn't stay to play.
Doesn't have a lot of things for toddlers . It is clean and well maintained . It's for older kids though.
This place is an amazing hidden gem for kids of all ages. Owner is amazing and can't thank him enough for having this in the area. You can tell he takes great care and pride in this place and his customers.
Took 4 & 5 year old and had a blast. Played in arcade and bounce house. So glad to have this up and running. We will definitely be coming back!
It rained one day on our vacation in sawyer MI. We stopped in here for some indoor fun! Friendly and very helpful staff! Lazer tag was awesome!! Thanks for being open on a monday!!!!
Took my babe here for his bday today. They rearranged it since the last time and he had a ball like it was his 1st time. Shout out to customer service for making our day.
Best place to have a party it might cost a lot but my kid and her friends said it was worth it so did the parents
Great place for the kids. Very reasonable prices.
This place is so awesome. Family friendly, lots of fun games. Very fair priced. It'll make you feel like a kid again!
Good place but charge us for othere kids stuff n they don't give refunds ,
This place is amazing. From the moment you walk in the door, you feel like family. It may seem chaotic with a bunch of children and equally happy adults running around, but the owners make you feel so at ease. You can't help but relax. We held my son?s 5th birthday here recently and I will hold every birthday, every rainy day, every Sunday, every day we need something to do?I will be here. From letting us have free range of the party room to the laser tag to the free game of laser maze. Everything was top n
Had a great time. 18 course min golf. Watch out for the water on some holes. The current on the water features is so forceful that you may be chasing after your ball 2 courses down. Had a blast on the go cart. Our kids are not interested in batting cages.
We stopped by tonight with our littles on a whim, soo cute!! We had a blast.
We had a party with 13 kids ages 10-13 tonight and it was a blast! We did a party package that included a party room, laser tag and the arcade! Billy and team were fabulous and so helpful! Highly recommend!
We had our child?s birthday here! They made it pretty easy! They were so accommodating and understanding about everything. They were super nice! They customer support was amazing. All the kids had a blast! The laser tag course is actually pretty big and they are 10min long! They had so much fun! I would 10/10 recommend you check this place out. Family owned and the owner is nice and the staff is even nicer! They truly made our little ones birthday a lot of fun! Thank you so much for the awesome experience.
Slackers provided excellent customer service for our party. We included two teenagers, three small children, and seven adults. BILLIE went out of her way to help us entertain the various groups within our group. We were able to have some in the bounce house, some in the arcade, and everybody through laser tag. Seldom do I get the kind of customer service that was provided to us by Billie and the staff. For all that we did, the price was extremely reasonable. Everyone had a wonderful time. We have been comin
Staff is kind, compassionate, and great with kids. They just updated to brand new laser tag equipment and they're arcade is great with so many options for games and fair prices.
Simple family fun and not very expensive. We've been here twice on vacation and made it a pit stop for sure now. Laser tag, arcade, and bounce houses. We enjoy it. Staff is always friendly too
Absolutely perfect experience over the weekend as I hosted my son?s birthday party there with 6 seven year olds. The price was reasonable, activities were engaging, staff made it easy and kids were entertained for 2+ hours. I'd highly recommend.
My son received a $25 gift certificate for Christmas and we brought it to play some games. The girl who took the certificate and loaded the card accidentally loaded a free play card. As my son was playing, I noticed he wasn't winning any tickets but I assumed the certificate must be for a free play card and he was having fun so it wasn't a big deal. He then wanted to see how many tickets were on the card in hopes I was wrong. When they took the card, they noticed the mix up and went ahead and loaded the rig
Most fun I have had in a long time. Arcade is great and laser tag was amazing and modernized! Looking forward to going again soon.
We had our daughter's 11th birthday party at Slackers tonight and we were so impressed with the staff's willingness to exceed our expectations. The entire facility is clean and organized with lots of party package options including the flexibility to add kids on the fly, or add extra time to the length of the room rental. The kids had the best time! Great experience - highly recommend!
The kids love it. Lots to do. Very clean. Workers are nice and helpful. Their 4 hour laser tag for $20 on Fridays and Saturdays is a good deal.
This place was awesome. I'm glad it's still in the area after leaving the mall. The boys had fun. It's a great place to get out of the house and have some family time.
Fun Lazer tag! Showed up with friends (a party of 12) for the Friday 7-11 $20 deal. Didn't even call ahead of time, just showed up. Had a lot of fun and they even let us choose different games.
The games were a decent amount of fun not a lot of ticket based games I would have enjoyed it much more if they had more tickets per game even ????
Taken grandkids many times and they enjoy. My wife is on her way right now because great-granddaughter requested it. Personally I don't get into the video games, when I go I just shoot pool. They have 2 tables and when we have gone I can get on one to occupy me while grandkids play arcade games or in bounce house.
We had 2 hours of unlimited laser tag, and it was so much fun. This was a great team building activity for our staff. The facility was clan and safe. We felt there was just the right amount of room for 12 of us.
All the kids and parents really enjoyed themselves. Staff was great at handling so many of the guests. Next time we'll remember name tags. So staff will know who is in the party and make their job easier. We schedule my granddaughter's birthday party there every year. Everyone has a blast! Parents can play with the kids or sit and talk. There is ample parking. It's a win, win!
Great place for my kids to have fun (ages 5, 12, & 13) and even myself. Staff is very friendly. They have their own door in the back so you don't have to walk through the mall if you don't want to, otherwise of course you can take the main doors to go in. 5 rooms to rent for parties (3 small and 2 bigger ones). If you pay for the all day session for lazer tag, it's a decent price and worth it if you have a few hours on your hands. They sell drinks and snacks for a dollar.
This place wants to charge you for everything even a spot to throw a small party for your kids when you already pay for the all day play ..gtfoh never again will I waste my money here your loss guaranteed it does not say no outside food anywhere in or outside your building we won't be using you for anything again maybe you shouldn't try to line your pockets with people cash for nothing.. keep it up get shut down.. promise
It's okay over priced as everything is nowadays the game the kids played on a bday party we had their didn't work completely so it made it not as fun as it could've been the sand or gold thing is a complete waste they could definitely use some creative ideas to really make this place a home run
I reserved for my Granddaughter's birthday and she had a great time. The staff working there were Very Kind and Friendly and Was Willing To Help In Anyway. Would Recommend Anyone To This Place. THANKS!!!
Very fun place with lots to offer! Highly recommend! Great prices and lots of options for all ages.
Reasonably priced, a good variety of activities, and a friendly staff. A great way to spend an afternoon letting the kids (and adults!) burn off some energy.
Had my grandson,s birthday party there and it was a great family environment highly recommend and drinks were priced very reasonable
It was nice laser tag was so much fun me and my kids really had a blast gotta do two rounds next time we go back pricing was very reasonable
Would highly recommend the visit. Date night. Family fun night. Birthday Party. Great place to make good memories !
This is a great location with cheap prices! Their party deals are great!
Always a great place to go for a couple games with friends and family! Great prices too!
This is the best place for birthdays or just to have the kids come to do something different in the area! It's very kid friendly, the staff are very helpful/courteous. I highly recommend Slackers in Saint Joseph!
Great way to tire out kids and enjoy family time.
Laser tag is a blast (my first time doing it here), went with friends and family and we all had a good time. My only complaint is the games in the game room malfunction quite a bit, but the guys always fixed or refunded coins. I plan to go nack
Hey, you guys really know how to make lazertaging fun! I love what you did recently. Adding targets and little computer screens to shoot for abilities. The last time I came it wasn't THIS fun! Wish I could give you 10/10. I recommend this to people who want to have fun for all ages! (Hey, I was the kid who came in with my dad and was the 2 of us.)
I would highly recommend this fun center to everyone. The staff is AWESOME and Lazer tag is amazing my 5 year old son enjoys it also the bounce houses are great for kids 2-12. Recommend everyone check them out
My 11 year old son had his birthday party at Slackers. While playing laser tag an employee called him fat!! Needless to say, my son was in tears, and his party was ruined. The employee was told to apologize, but we were not offered any type of discount or refund. I spent $200 on a party where my son was insulted by an adult employee and his party was ruined. I will never go back to this business again!
Perfect afterschool play area when the weather is bad! My family loves Slackers bouncy houses and the arcade and rock mining area are nice, too. If you are looking for a crowded, busy place, this is *not* it. Our favorite time to come here is after school to let the kids burn off some energy and have fun. It is a great place for a playdate. The benches are set up so you can always see your children while they go to the different bounce houses. My kids love the bouncy obstacle course and there are 4 unique b
Slackers is a great family place. They have a wonderful staff that are great at keeping up with everything that's going on. They have fixed a lot of games. I know recently they've sent back 6 games and now only have 50+ games and only 3 games are out of order that's rather good considering the amount of games they have. They have a leak that is not in their control due to them being in the mall. Its a shame they do not have their own place. Keep up the good work slackers and thank you for being in our are
Helpful employees, plenty to do. Had my sons birthday party here tonight and it was great. We have 11 happy kiddos!!
I have to admit the laser tag was super fun but the actual arcade is the worst!! The establishment is in poor condition and many of the arcade games are out of order. The last time we went the ceiling was leaking and poorly lit. This place is basically a dump with a functional laser tag facility. I would go back to play laser tag but nothing else.
My son loves this place!
Clean and up to date, we had a great time with our 7 year old. More than just arcade games. We enjoyed the lazer maze too.
It's a little old, but it's still pretty fun to go down there with some friends and have a good time. I go there just about every week and it never gets old. It's even more fun when you see new faces around and get to have fun with new people.
If your looking for an arcade, or even a few rounds of Lazer tag this is the place to go. If you have children of differing ages there is a bounce zone for the little ones, there's something for everyone and everytime I go I have a blast!
Hard to find from outside the mall. Finally found a sign. More seagulls in the parking lot than cars. Outdated arcade games, of which half either don't fully work, or are completely broken. The ticket prize counter top-shelf prizes were old dolls that looked like they were trying to escape their boxes. Poor lighting throughout. Only one employee spotted during our time here. Most of the mall shops were closed or vacant. So, don't plan on doing much other than walking around. Keep an eye out for skun
All around fun. Bring my nephew here for the bounce houses and he loves it and I have a lot of fun playing the arcade games and lazertag. Will definitely be booking my nephew's birthday party here.
Awesome place to hangout and this is the best Lazer tag around no doubt!! They were great to our youth group this weekend!??
This is a great place for the kids to burn some energy. We were very impressed with the activities. We cannot wait to go back.
I also wish I could give this place zero stars. I spoke to an older man when I walked in the door who was so rude my wife and I left as soon as we walked in. He may have been having a bad day or whatever his excuse may be but I would not recommend this Fun Center to anyone. The employee service motto is their business name.
We had a great time, the staff were very helpful and flexible. It's my son's favorite place in St. Joe!
Amazing experience, I had my kids birthday party here and everyone had so much fun and the staff was so kind and helpful!
I wish I could give this place zero stars.. it was a MISERABLE experience and a TERRIBLE waste of money. The staff is incredibly rude and the owner lets his kids harass paying customers. The lazer tag is RUINED by the owner's poorly behaving kids and the arcade is completely broken down. Honestly, save your money and find anything else to do.
The owner also known as JJ is very kind and fun to banter around with about video games bussien or just plain old life the new lazer tag exprince has over 30 modes to pick from you'll have endless selection if you account for each game being 15 mins you can easily spend hours here and still have modes that you have yet to try the arcade area is being added to and updated wekkly the employees are respectful and also are fun to banter with over all a fun place to chill shoot some words or guns and drop a coup
Great spot for birthdays, the staff was friendly and very helpful. Great spot to spend a few hours with the family.
This is my daughter?s favorite place. You can't beat the price for the entertainment value. Great idea for those winter days when ?I'm soooo bored? is their favorite thing to say.
Everything is reasonably priced, staff is super friendly and very helpful. I had a blast and I would highly recommend to check out.
Nice arena. Staff are very friendly. Loads of arcade machines and a variety of other attractions.
Kids had an "ok" time but so many broken and or raggedy machines ??
Staff were sooo friendly and so good with my grandson. Will definitely be back!
Awesome fun place and Great People
Amazing arcade goes over the top with Halloween, which is amazing.
Not a place to take your child for a birthday doesn't allow to bring cupcakes and say happy birthday. Customer service failed of how rude individual said policy. Thank you ??
The staff is amazing!! So great with the kids, they made our experience so much better :)
Love the classic arcade feel. Owners are great people doing their best with what that have to deal with support your local businesses
This is a great place to go for kids parties! Great staff. Lots of things to do!!
This place has such potential, but it's execution is only OK at best. They don't seem to staff for the crowds, so even to get in the door took 20 minutes on 10/6
Great place for a birthday party!
It’s a mix of nostalgia and high-energy fun! Many arcades blend retro classics like Pac-Man and pinball with modern VR games, racing simulators, and rhythm challenges — often with music, lights, and a social vibe.
Both can be great! Solo visits let you focus on your favorite games, while going with friends adds competition, teamwork, and laughs. Many people plan arcade meetups as a casual hangout or even date spot.
Usually just yourself and a way to pay (some arcades still use coins, others use cards or apps). If you're competitive, bring your A-game. If you're social, bring friends or meet new ones over multiplayer games.
Weekdays or early afternoons are usually less crowded — perfect for focused play. Evenings and weekends bring the buzz, especially at barcades or venues with DJs, tournaments, or themed nights.
Absolutely! Arcades attract a mix of casual players and serious gamers. Whether you're jumping into a four-player co-op or chatting between rounds, it's a fun, low-pressure way to connect over shared interests.
Not at all. While many arcades are family-friendly, there are also adult-oriented ones with full bars, 18+ nights, or vintage nostalgia themes. Arcades today cater to everyone — from first-timers to lifelong gamers.
Yes! Many arcades host regular competitions, retro nights, cosplay parties, and more. Whether you're into high scores or just want to watch and vibe, events add an extra layer to the experience.
No worries — arcades are about having fun, not being perfect. Try a variety of games, ask others for tips, and remember: the vibe is more “let’s play” than “let’s win.”
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