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Gaming café guides

Practical answers for anyone planning a session: how to book, what it costs, what to play and how to behave. Every guide links to the cafés where you can put it into practice.

• What is a gaming café?
  What a gaming café is, what you can play on, and how a session works from arrival to leaving.
• How gaming café booking works
  Find a café, pick a time, pay online and invite friends — the steps and what to check at each one.
• Gaming café pricing explained
  What decides the price of a session, how to read a “from” price and how to keep the cost down.
• Best PS5 multiplayer games for groups
  Games that work when friends play on one console — versus, co-op and party picks, with player counts.
• Gaming café etiquette
  Arrive on time, look after the equipment and share the room — the small things that make a session go well.
• Gaming café vs home gaming
  Cost, hardware, games and company compared — and who each option suits.