Gameworks announced the closure of its only Las Vegas location, at Town Square, along with any others remaining around the country in a December 24 Twitter post. “Thank you for the many years of memories,” the post read. “[In] the past 20 months, we have seen our business turned upside down. The continued slow economic recovery has left us no choice other than to close.”

Gameworks originally opened on the Las Vegas Strip in 1997, bringing family friendly fun to locals and tourists of all ages. At the time, the 47,000-square-foot space, located near MGM Grand, offered more than 250 arcade games. That flagship site remained open for 15 years before Gameworks shut it down due to “high rent and too few customers,” according to a 2012 article in the Las Vegas Sun.

The brainchild of Steven Spielberg, Sega and Universal Studios, Gameworks adjusted several times over the years as video gaming continued to evolve. But like many other businesses struck by the pandemic, it met a challenge previously unforeseen.

“We hope you remember us fondly and wish you all the best,” the Gameworks post concluded.