Four players line up behind a rail of glowing balls in a darkened room.

Open Mode

Open Mode

What is open mode?

The game mode for everyone

Open Mode is the classic game mode of Activate. Pay for a session and mix-and-match as you go. You can team up with other players or throw down with your rivals. In Open Mode, every game earns you points. The more you play, the more you win.

How Open Mode Works

Gameplay without limits

A player holds a ball in front of a wall of brightly lit bricks.

Sign up

Open Mode is the simplest way to play. Sign up for a session and start playing right away.

Players push glowing balls along a lit rail as their score climbs.

Play and win

Pick a game room and start playing. In Open Mode you can play cooperatively or competitively.

A family moves through a room criss-crossed with green laser beams.

Mix and repeat

Open Mode is like a sandbox where you can move from one game room to the next. Play your favorites or try them all.

How to play

What are the games like?

Gaming at Activate is all about playing your way. Whether you signed up for Open Mode, Team Mode, or Activate Global League, the gameplay loop is the same. Find a game room. Pick a game. Choose your level. Enter the game. Rinse and repeat. Conquer a single game room or spread your victories across them all.

A player shouts in excitement during a game.

Ready to Play?

The Games Await.

Explore Game Rooms

Games at Activate live in our custom-built game rooms. Every room is different. Every game unique.

Two players smile as they navigate through green laser beams.
Laser
Laser room iconLaser

Since most museums prohibit guests from playing with their laser security system, this room is your best option.

A player reaches carefully through a grid of green laser beams.
Trench
Trench room iconTrench

It’s shoot and go in Trench. Aim true and move fast.

Players at the control panel in front of the Control room's pixel screen.
Control
Control room iconControl

The clock is ticking down. Your heart rate’s going up. Who needs a controller when you have your body?

A group crouches behind a pillar as a red eye glows on the wall in the Hide room.
Hide
Hide room iconHide

Nothing like a game of hide-and-seek between you, your friends, and the all-seeing eye you can’t escape.

Players reach for glowing ring targets in the Pipes room.
Pipes
Pipes room iconPipes

In, out, over, and back. This room is designed to tie your brain in knots. That’s what makes it fun.

A player throws a glowing basketball toward the hoops in the Hoops room.
Hoops
Hoops room iconHoops

Step onto the court and get ready to sink your shots. This technicolor court will take everything you’ve got.

A player grips glowing climbing holds on a dark wall in the Climb room.
Climb
Climb room iconClimb

Rock climbing with landmines. Getting from point A to point B has never been more challenging.

Players press glowing hexagon targets on the wall of the Arena room.
Arena
Arena room iconArena

So many targets. So little time. In this room, your job is to throw with the speed and accuracy of a pro.

Players celebrate with raised fists on the illuminated Grid floor.
Grid
Grid room iconGrid

The floor is lava and it’s hotter than ever. With a rainbow of tiles at your feet, every step matters.

A player runs across the illuminated Mega Grid floor.
Mega Grid
Mega Grid room iconMega Grid

Where hopscotch meets disco. Your footwork, speed, and rhythm are everything in this game room.

Players hold glowing controls beside a green laser beam in the Mega Laser room.
Mega Laser
Mega Laser room iconMega Laser

Imagine a room filled with lasers. Now, add a few more. And a couple more. Keep going.

A player presses a glowing ring target in the Portals room.
Portals
Portals room iconPortals

In one portal and out the other. It would be a lot simpler if they weren’t so far apart, but where’s the fun in that?

A player interacts with an illustrated screen in the Scan room.
Scan
Scan room iconScan

Touch and go. Screen time is a lot more interesting with games that challenge your memory, strategy, and teamwork.

A player throws a ball at a glowing brick wall in the Strike room.
Strike
Strike room iconStrike

It’s dodgeball meets darts. Hit a bullseye, or it’s lights out for you and your team.

Two players stand in front of the Press room's wall of coloured lights.
Press
Press room iconPress

Press the big glowing button. Just make sure it’s the right one, in the right order, at the right moment.

A player reaches up to press a glowing blue target on the illuminated wall in Activate's Grip room.
Grip
Grip room iconGrip

You’ll need strong arms and deft hands. One move out of place and it could be game over.

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