Game Night Out

What Game Night Out does

Game Night Out is a privately held experiential entertainment company founded in 2017 by brothers Aaron and Brandon Mojica in Chicago, Illinois. It operates host-led game night experiences at two physical venues: the original location in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood at 2828 N. Clark St. (Century Shopping Centre, 4th floor) and a second venue opened in 2024 within the Bell Works development in Hoffman Estates, IL. The company's core product is an interactive entertainment experience built around proprietary original party games (covering guessing, logic, skill, strategy, knowledge, and pop-culture formats), delivered by trained facilitators in private, living-room-style rooms that seat 8 to 60 guests per event. Operating infrastructure relies on third-party SaaS—Checkfront and BookingPlatform for reservations by location, Stripe for payments, Squarespace for the website, and ToastTab for beverage pre-orders. The business model is direct-to-consumer with two primary experience tiers: a 2-hour per-seat experience starting at $75 per person (minimum 8, maximum 20 guests) and a 3-hour flat-rate experience with tiered pricing for groups up to 60 guests. Every reservation includes a complimentary House Beverage Package (Michelob Ultra, Hahn Pinot Noir, Caposaldo Pinot Grigio, sodas, and bottled water); guests can upgrade to a Classic Package ($15/person) or Select Package ($30/person) featuring premium wines, craft cocktails, and THC/CBD beverages. Food is monetized indirectly via referral and partnership agreements with six preferred caterers (Blue Plate, CBBR, Lou Malnati's, Relish, Fork It Foods, and VEE), plus digital gift certificates sold via the website. Game Night Out serves a horizontally segmented market spanning corporate team building (its primary use case), adult birthday parties, bachelor and bachelorette celebrations, and general social gatherings. Distribution is exclusively direct via the company's own website; acquisition runs through SEO, social media (Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube), review platforms (Yelp, Google), corporate event planner relationships, and gift certificate gifting. The company is founder-owned with no disclosed institutional investment, operates with 1–10 employees, and discloses no revenue, headcount, or bookings data.

Name

Game Night Out

Legal name

Game Night Out

Website

https://gamenightout.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Game Night Out is a Chicago-founded experiential entertainment company operating host-led, private game night experiences with proprietary original party games across two venues in Chicago and Hoffman Estates, serving corporate team-building, adult birthday, bachelor/bachelorette, and social gathering groups of 8–60 guests via direct-to-consumer bookings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Experiential Entertainment / Hosted Game Night Venues

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (72241), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Party Games, Activities & Interactive Entertainment (HSACACAJ)

Keywords

• Hosted game nights
• Team building events
• Private event venues
• Party entertainment
• Experiential entertainment

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Event Experience Fees: Primary revenue from 2-hour and 3-hour hosted game night experiences. 2-hour experiences are priced per person (starting at $75/person) with a minimum of 8 guests required. 3-hour experiences are priced at flat rates based on group size tiers, allowing any number of guests up to the tier maximum for one fixed price.
2. Beverage Packages: Revenue from beverage upgrades including House Package (included), Classic Package ($15/person for 2-hr, priced by group for 3-hr), and Select Package ($30/person for 2-hr). Additional à la carte beverage sales including wine bottles, canned cocktails, beer, and non-alcoholic drinks.
3. Catering Partnership Revenue Share: Revenue from catering partnerships with preferred vendors. Food is not sold directly on-site but through partnerships with Blue Plate Catering, CBBR, Lou Malnati's (Chicago), Relish Catering Kitchen, Fork It Foods, and VEE (Hoffman Estates). The company facilitates pre-orders and likely receives referral or partnership fees.
4. Gift Certificates: Sale of gift certificates in variable amounts that recipients can apply toward reservations. Provides upfront cash flow and customer acquisition through gifting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Game Night Out operates a host-led interactive game night entertainment business at two Chicago-area locations. The core offering is a 2-hour or 3-hour private, living-room-style reservation in which trained hosts run proprietary original party games for groups of 8-60 guests, with included beverages and optional food/beverage upgrades. The service handles all setup, hosting, and cleanup so customers only need to show up with their group.

Product overview

Game Night Out operates a host-led interactive entertainment business offering private game night experiences at two Chicago-area locations. The core product is a hosted party experience featuring original proprietary party games in private living-room-style rooms. The company offers two experience tiers: the 2-Hour Experience (per-person pricing, 8-20 guests starting at $75/person) and the 3-Hour Experience (flat-rate tier pricing, 8-60 guests). Every reservation includes a House Beverage Package with beer, wine, and sodas, with optional upgrades to Classic ($15/guest) or Select ($30/guest) beverage packages. Food is available through a catering partnership program with preferred vendors or outside delivery. The company also offers gift certificates. Experiences are tailored for corporate events, adult birthday parties, bachelor/bachelorette celebrations, and general social gatherings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 2-Hour Experience

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.9 average rating from 1,030+ reviews
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Blue Plate CateringcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPreferred catering partner for Chicago location. Guests can pre-order from Blue Plate Catering menu with food ready when they arrive. Ordering handled through gotab.io platform.
• CBBRcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPreferred catering partner for Chicago location. Provides catering menu options for Game Night Out events. Ordering handled through Triple Seat portal.
• Lou Malnati'scoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIconic Chicago deep-dish pizza catering partner for Chicago location. Menu available via email order to [email protected]. Popular choice for authentic Chicago food experience.
• Relish Catering KitchencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPreferred catering partner for Hoffman Estates location. Food pre-order available via graze.com platform. 72-hour advance notice required for orders.
• Fork It FoodscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPreferred catering partner for Hoffman Estates location. Online ordering available with food ready for Game Night Out reservations.
• VEEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPreferred catering partner for Hoffman Estates location. Booking handled through Triple Seat platform.
• CheckfrontcoreTechnology or IntegrationReservation and booking platform used for Chicago location. Handles online reservations, availability, and payment processing for Chicago experiences.
• BookingPlatformcoreTechnology or IntegrationReservation platform used for Hoffman Estates location. Handles online reservations, availability, and booking management.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment processing provider used to process transactions and payments for reservations and purchases.
• SquarespacecoreTechnology or IntegrationWebsite hosting platform used to host and manage the gamenightout.com website.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Puttshack: Puttshack is a tech-enabled mini-golf and dining concept operating upscale group entertainment venues. It competes for the same premium-priced group occasion and corporate event market as Game Night Out, with similar private-room bookings and beverage upsells.
• Punch Bowl Social: Punch Bowl Social operates multi-location experiential entertainment venues combining food, drinks, and group activities (bowling, karaoke, darts, shuffleboard). It is the closest scaled analog to Game Night Out's host-led, all-inclusive group entertainment format, and serves the same corporate and adult social occasion segments.
• Swingers (Crazy Golf Club): Swingers operates upscale, immersive mini-golf venues with cocktails and food in a private-group format. It targets the same adult group occasions (birthdays, corporate, social outings) as Game Night Out and operates with a comparable premium, all-inclusive pricing model.
• Flight Club (Social Darts): Flight Club operates upscale, host-assisted social darts venues with included food and beverage packages in a private-room-style setting. It shares Game Night Out's positioning around inclusive group activities, premium beverage upsells, and group occasion targeting (birthdays, corporate, social).
• Bad Axe Throwing: Bad Axe Throwing operates multi-location urban axe throwing venues with private lanes, coaches, food, and drinks. It targets the same birthday, corporate, and group social occasion segments with a comparable host-led, private-room-style experience model.
• The Escape Game: The Escape Game is a multi-location escape room operator running private group experiences with hosts and included amenities. It competes for corporate team-building and group celebration bookings in the same experiential entertainment category as Game Night Out.

Emerging players

• Activate Games: Activate operates tech-enabled, gamified physical activity rooms where groups work through challenges together. While more physically active than Game Night Out, it competes for the same team-building, birthday, and group occasion bookings and follows a similar multi-city expansion playbook.
• Snakes & Lattes: Snakes & Lattes is a board game café/bar chain offering food, drinks, and curated games in a casual group setting. It overlaps with Game Night Out on group gaming + beverage positioning but is more self-directed and less host-led.

Broad incumbents

• Dave & Buster's: Dave & Buster's is the largest publicly-traded experiential entertainment operator in the U.S., combining arcade gaming, food, and drinks in large-format venues. While much bigger and more venue-driven than Game Night Out, it competes for group occasion and corporate outing spending.
• Main Event Entertainment: Main Event operates large-format entertainment centers with bowling, laser tag, billiards, and arcade gaming. It serves the same corporate team-building, birthday party, and group social occasion segments as Game Night Out but at a significantly larger venue scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gamenightout_
• Facebookfacebook.com/gamenightoutchi

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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