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Booked a VR bay for my partner's birthday and the staff pilot made the whole thing effortless. We did the co-op escape room twice because we couldn't stop laughing.
Hannah R.
Redfern, NSW · March 2026
Surry Hills · Sydney · Est. 2016
Tovekaris Gaming Lounge
Retro cabinets, VR bays, a full esports arena, and 400+ board games under one roof on Albion Street. Grab a controller, grab a coffee, and lose track of time.
Departure Board
What's Running Today
Every experience runs on its own schedule, like a timetable. Pick a platform, reserve a slot, and check in at the front desk fifteen minutes before your session.
CodeExperienceSchedule / Fare·
Open play · from A$18/hr
Forty restored cabinets from the golden era — Street Fighter II, Daytona twin-seaters, pinball, and a four-player Pac-Man table. Unlimited credits on every machine; no coins, no queues. Perfect for a drop-in after work along Crown Street.
45-min sessions · from A$39
Six private VR bays running the latest headsets with room-scale tracking. Choose co-op escape rooms, rhythm shooters, or a guided intro session for first-timers. Sanitised gear and a staff pilot on hand for every booking.
16 seats · from A$25/hr
Sixteen tournament-spec PCs with 240Hz monitors, mechanical boards, and a casting desk. We run open ranked ladders on Tuesdays and a Valorant five-a-side on the last Friday of every month with a A$500 prize pool.
Walk-in · A$8 table fee
A 400-title library from ten-minute fillers to four-hour epics, sorted by weight and player count. Our game guides teach the rules while the kitchen sends out single-origin coffee and toasties. Kid-friendly until 5pm daily.
Up to 60 guests · from A$680
Take over a zone — or the whole venue — for birthdays, studio wrap parties, and team offsites. Packages bundle exclusive floor time, a dedicated host, catering from neighbouring Surry Hills kitchens, and a custom tournament bracket.
Flight Crew
The People on the Floor
Our crew keeps the machines humming and the coffee flowing. Between them they've clocked more hours on the arcade floor than we'd like to admit.
Floor Captain
Mara Delacroix
Runs the departure board and the Tuesday ranked ladder. Fifteen years fixing CRT monitors and an unbeaten Tekken record since 2019.
VR & Tech Lead
Elias Toomey
Builds our co-op VR rotations and keeps six bays calibrated to the millimetre. Ask him about the escape room he designed in-house.
Café & Events Manager
Priya Nandakumar
Sources the single-origin beans and choreographs every private booking. Turned a 60-person wrap party around in under two hours flat.
Board Game Guide
Jonah Whitlam
Can teach any of the 400 titles in the library in under five minutes. Reigning house champion at Terraforming Mars, allegedly.
Flight Log
The Numbers Behind the Fun
A decade on Albion Street, tallied up.
40
Restored Cabinets
Golden-era arcade machines, all on free play
400+
Board Games
Sorted by weight, theme, and player count
12k
Sessions a Year
Bays, PCs, and VR pods booked across the floor
9
Years on Albion St
Serving Surry Hills gamers since 2016
Reviews
What Players Say
Straight from the guestbook at the front desk.
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The Tuesday ranked ladder is my weekly fix. Proper 240Hz setups, no lag, and Mara actually casts the finals. It feels like a real event, not just a room full of PCs.
Declan M.
Newtown, NSW · February 2026
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We hired the board game side for a studio offsite. Jonah taught eight of us a game in five minutes and the coffee was genuinely excellent. Best team day we've had.
Sophie L.
Darlinghurst, NSW · January 2026
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Free-play arcade after work on Crown Street is dangerous — I lost two hours to the Daytona twin-seater without noticing. Clean machines, friendly crew, fair prices.
Tomasz K.
Surry Hills, NSW · December 2025
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Took the kids on a Sunday afternoon. Kid-friendly until 5pm as promised, loads of easy games, and nobody rushed us. We'll be back every school holiday.
Aisha B.
Waterloo, NSW · November 2025
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Ran our Valorant five-a-side here for the last-Friday tournament. The casting desk and the A$500 pool made it feel legit. Slick operation from check-in to grand final.
Marcus V.
Chippendale, NSW · October 2025
Fare Classes
Passes & Memberships
Drop in casually or pick up a membership for unlimited floor time. Annual fares are billed once a year and work out cheaper across twelve months.
MonthlyAnnualSave ~17%
Day Pass
For the occasional visit
A$29/mo
- ✓Full day on the arcade floor
- ✓One board game table (2 hrs)
- ✓10% off café menu
- ✓Weekday access only
Most Popular
Regular
Our most popular fare
A$59/mo
- ✓Unlimited arcade + board games
- ✓4 esports PC hours a month
- ✓Priority weekend bookings
- ✓20% off café + guest passes
- ✓Free entry to ranked ladders
All-Access
For the true regulars
A$99/mo
- ✓Everything in Regular
- ✓Unlimited esports PC time
- ✓2 VR bay sessions a month
- ✓One free private hour a month
- ✓First pick of tournament seats
Check In
Book Your Bay
Tell us what you'd like to play and when. We'll confirm your booking by email within a few hours during opening times.
Front Desk
- Phone
- +61 2 9211 3685
- Address
- 59 Albion Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010
- [email protected]
Opening Hours
- Mon – Thu · 12pm – 11pm
- Fri · 12pm – 1am
- Sat · 10am – 1am
- Sun · 10am – 9pm