Combat Ops Entertainment

Name

Combat Ops Entertainment

Legal name

Combat Ops Entertainment

Website

https://combatops.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Family Entertainment Center

NAICS

Amusement Parks and Arcades (7131), Amusement Arcades (713120), Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (7139), Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries (713)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Family Entertainment Centers & Indoor Amusement (Arcades, Trampoline Parks, Indoor Play) (THAAAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mini Golf & Attractions Centers (Mini Golf, Go-Karts, Laser Tag Complexes) (THAJAEAK), Party Games, Activities & Interactive Entertainment (HSACACAJ)

Keywords

• Family entertainment centers
• Tactical laser tag
• Axe throwing venues
• Corporate team building events
• Redemption arcade

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Wayne

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Attraction Tickets and Sessions: Pay-per-attraction model for laser tag, axe throwing, Nerf tag, VR, and other activities. Sessions typically 30 minutes. No general admission fee.
2. Arcade and Redemption Games: Card-based arcade system with tiered credit purchases. Players load cards with credits to play games and earn digital tickets redeemable for prizes at counter.
3. Food and Beverage: On-site Caliber Café serving pizza, appetizers, snacks, and beverages including craft beers, wine slushies, and specialty adult beverages.
4. Event Hosting and Private Bookings: Birthday party packages, corporate team-building events, bachelor(ette) parties, youth group events, and facility buyouts for groups up to 300 people.
5. Membership and Passes: Annual pass ($199.99) for unlimited laser tag, axe throwing, Nerf plus 20% arcade discount. Monthly membership tiers (Fan, Friend, Fanatic) with escalating benefits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Combat Ops Entertainment operates multi-attraction family entertainment centers combining physical battle-themed experiences—mission-based tactical laser tag, indoor and outdoor axe throwing, NERF-style tag, free-roam virtual reality, redemption arcade, mini golf, mini bowling, laser maze, pixel floor, gel blaster, dodgeball, and on-site food and beverage (Caliber Café). The company charges per attraction with no general admission fee, sells memberships and event packages, and serves walk-in families, birthday parties, youth groups, and corporate team-building clients.

Product overview

Combat Ops Entertainment is a multi-location family entertainment center chain operating facilities in Fort Wayne, IN (opened 2016), Indianapolis, IN, and Columbus, OH. The company offers a battle-themed entertainment platform combining physical attractions including mission-based tactical laser tag in a 10,000+ sq. ft. multi-level arena, NERF-style foam dart tag, indoor and outdoor axe throwing with the ChampThrow digital system, free-roam virtual reality, redemption arcade, mini golf, mini bowling, laser maze, pixel floor, gel ball battles, dodgeball, dark ride theater (Indy), QUBE 4D theater (Fort Wayne), and food/beverage service at the Caliber Cafe. Additional services include tiered membership programs, birthday party packages, corporate team-building events, and community donation programs through Combat Cares. The portfolio functions as a unified entertainment platform with attract-as-you-go pricing and bundled pass options (Battle Pass, Summer Pass, Annual Pass), rather than a single software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Caliber Cafe: On-site cafe serving pizza, snacks, beer, wine, and slushies
• Battle Lab
• ChampThrow
• Shadow Ops
• Combat Perks
• OPS Annual Pass
• Summer Pass

Products and services

• Mission-Based Tactical Laser Tag
• Axe Throwing Indoor and outdoor axe throwing on digital targets using the proprietary ChampThrow system, with interactive projected games, real-time scoring, private lanes, and lounge areas. Available as group activity and event attraction.
• NERF-Style Tag A dedicated foam dart war arena with padded turf flooring and inflatable bunkers, with blasters from an on-site NERF armory or personal gear, and customizable game scenarios for groups.
• Free Roam Virtual Reality Untethered, free-roam virtual reality adventures where players move through immersive digital worlds, featuring titles such as Arrowsong, Mission Z, and Godzilla Kaiju Wars VR.
• Redemption Arcade Cashless redemption arcade with over 80 games including classic cabinets, modern titles, pinball, and prize redemption games on a permanent card-based system. Credits and tickets never expire.
• Mini Golf 9-hole outdoor mini golf courses with tactical terrain, bunkers, rough areas, water features, and unique obstacles.
• Mini Bowling Duckpin (small ball) bowling on shorter lanes with 4-inch diameter balls, shoe-free play, and 5-frame games.
• Laser Maze Agility challenge where players duck, dodge, crawl, and weave through laser beams across 4 difficulty levels (easy, medium, hard, expert) to achieve the fastest time.
• Pixel Floor Interactive LED motion-sensing game floor with competitive mini-games that challenge speed, memory, and agility, supporting up to 7 players across 9 environments.
• Gel Blaster Nexus Gel ball battle experience combining laser tag-style technology with paintball intensity, using eco-friendly water-hydrated gellets that burst on impact.
• Dodgeball Competitive dodgeball in a dedicated arena using foam projectiles, available for group play and team events.
• Dark Ride Theater (Indianapolis) A 5D immersive theater experience at the Indianapolis location featuring 3D technology, special effects, motion seats, wind effects, and a 100-inch 4K projected display.
• QUBE 4D Theater (Fort Wayne) A 4D arcade theater at the Fort Wayne location with motion seats, wind effects, blasters, and a 100-inch 4K projected display.
• Flash Pads (Indianapolis) Interactive foot game at the Indianapolis location with multiple game modes, played on a specialized pad-based surface.
• Lucky Putt Mini Golf (Columbus) Interactive, challenge-based reimagining of mini golf at the Columbus location using digital scoring and interactive gameplay elements.
• Outdoor Pavilion (Fort Wayne) A 1,600 sq ft outdoor space at the Fort Wayne location featuring cornhole, giant Jenga, darts, axe throwing courts, and extra seating for events.
• Caliber Café (Food & Beverage) On-site food and beverage service offering fresh pizza, BBQ, appetizers, craft beers, wine slushies, and catering options for events.
• Birthday Party Packages Customizable party packages combining attractions such as mission-based laser tag, NERF tag, arcade, and catering, with dedicated party rooms for children and adults.
• Corporate Event Services Team-building event packages featuring tactical laser tag, axe throwing, VR, and arcade, with private meeting spaces, catering, and custom dog tags for winning teams, for groups up to 300.
• Combat Perks Membership Tiered membership program (Fan, Friend, Fanatic) offering discounts on attractions and arcade play, free laser tag sessions, and bonus arcade credits on a monthly or annual basis.
• OPS Annual Pass and Summer Pass

Quantifiable outcome

• Sessions start every 30 minutes with 2-4 missions per session
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Main Event Entertainment: Multi-attraction FEC chain offering bowling, laser tag, gravity ropes, billiards, and arcade games with full F&B. Highly comparable to Combat Ops' multi-attraction, event-driven, walk-in FEC model, though typically with larger footprints and a stronger bowling-led positioning.
• Andretti Indoor Karting & Games: Premium multi-attraction FEC combining indoor karting, laser tag, arcade, bowling, and dining. Closest peer on the high-end multi-attraction positioning, mission-based gameplay, and corporate-event-led GTM; differs in being karting-anchored and operating fewer, larger sites.
• Urban Air Adventure Parks: Largest franchise trampoline and adventure park operator in the US, offering trampolines, ropes courses, laser tag, climbing, and birthday party packages. Comparable on FEC format, franchise-led growth model, and party/corporate event GTM, though trampolines are the core draw.
• Stumpy's Hatchet House: National franchise of indoor axe-throwing venues with food and beverage and corporate/private events. Direct competitor on the axe-throwing attraction specifically and on the franchise-led, party-and-events business model; has larger national footprint than Combat Ops on axe throwing alone.
• Scene75 Entertainment Center: Indoor FEC chain with go-karts, laser tag, roller coasters, mini golf, bowling, and arcade. Closely aligned with Combat Ops on the multi-attraction, Midwest-based, event-heavy model and is one of the closest size-and-format comparables in the same region.
• K1 Speed: National indoor karting and entertainment chain with food and event hosting. Comparable on the indoor active-entertainment, event-driven, multi-attraction model; differs by being karting-anchored rather than combat/laser-tag-anchored.

Regional players

• Flight Adventure Park: Indoor trampoline and adventure park with multiple Midwest locations. Similar format (active family entertainment, party packages, group events) to Combat Ops but anchored on trampolines, and concentrated in adjacent Indiana/Ohio markets creating direct regional competitive overlap.

Broad incumbents

• Dave & Buster's Entertainment: National chain of large-format entertainment centers combining arcade, food, and sports viewing. Directly comparable in core FEC business model and multi-attraction format, but operates at substantially larger scale with full restaurant service and broader demographic positioning.
• Sky Zone: National franchise of indoor trampoline and active entertainment parks with party and event focus. Overlaps with Combat Ops on the active-entertainment, family/birthday/corporate-event positioning and franchise expansion model, but with a single-anchored attraction format.
• Punch Bowl Social: Eatertainment chain combining bowling, karaoke, private event spaces, and casual dining. Comparable in the multi-attraction social entertainment and corporate/private events positioning, though more food-and-beverage-anchored and less combat/action-themed.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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