Tilt (arcade)

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Tilt, also known as Tilt Studio or Tilt Arcade, is a chain of video arcades once found inside various shopping malls across the United States. Tilt is owned by Nickels and Dimes Incorporated (NDI), founded in Carrollton, Texas and currently headquartered in Celina, Texas.

Key Information

Company type	Private
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	1972; Arlington, Texas (as Tilt) 2010; Indianapolis, Indiana (as Tilt Studio)
Founder	Craig Singer
Headquarters	Celina, Texas
Number of locations	16 Tilt Studio locations, 4 Tilt Arcade locations, 4 Tilted 10 locations (as of 2025[update])
Area served	United States
Key people	Craig B. Singer (founder and chairman) Ron Kostelny (president)
Owner	Singer family
Parent	Nickels and Dimes Incorporated
Website	tiltstudio.com
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The first Tilt game room opened in the Six Flags Mall in 1972. It was founded by Craig Singer.

At its peak, the chain had roughly 200 locations from Hawaii to New York, and three in New South Wales, Australia (Manly Fun Pier at Manly Wharf, Westfield Miranda, and Westfield Mt Druitt in Sydney). The original Tilt arcades remain in decline; while there were still 30 Tilt locations in 2016,^[1] at the end of 2019, just "over 15" remained open. As of February 2021, only 5 Tilt locations remain.^[2]

NDI also operates Tilt Studio family entertainment complexes, which include more arcade games along with food service and major attractions & Tilted 10, a bowling entertainment center.^[2] Since 2021, more Tilt Studio locations began to open. As of 2025, Tilt Studio has 24 locations.