Activate Games

Activate Games in Plano is what happens when someone asks 'what if a video game was a physical place you ran through?' — and the answer is one of the most genuinely exciting active entertainment options in the Dallas/Fort Worth area for older kids and teens.

The concept: players move through a series of rooms, each featuring technology-driven physical challenges that require running, jumping, reaction speed, teamwork, and problem-solving. Laser mazes that physically require you to contort through beams. Reaction walls that light up and must be hit in sequence faster than the previous round.

Climbing elements with digital targets. Team competitions that use sensors to track performance in real time.

The experience successfully bridges the appeal of video games with the physicality of sports — which is exactly what activates the interest of kids who love gaming but don't love traditional physical activity, while also working for athletic kids who want genuine physical challenge.

Reservations are required and sessions start at scheduled times. Groups of 4–6 create the ideal competitive dynamic — enough players to compete against each other meaningfully. The experience is rated for ages 7+ and the progressively harder challenge rooms keep all skill levels engaged.

For families with tweens and teens in north Dallas or Plano, Activate Games is genuinely one of the better options in this category — more physically demanding than a standard arcade, more novel than a trampoline park, and specifically calibrated for the age group that's often hardest to entertain.