Thinking about visiting the National Videogame Museum with your family? We believe our galleries are the perfect place for all ages to learn about and play video games!
We have a diverse range of videogames to discover, which means there is always something for everyone to enjoy whether you’re a parent, toddler or teenager.
Book Now!The National Videogame Museum is fully step-free. It is all on one floor, which means that the entire museum is accessible to parents bringing prams and buggies, making it a great choice for days out with toddlers.
Baby Changing facilities can be found within our accessible toilet, which is left open so no need to ask for a key.
Our toilet facilities are gender neutral – this means anyone can use them. Our 8 toilets are within private walled rooms that are doored from floor to ceiling and accompanied by a communal sink area.
We’re easy to find, located in Sheffield City Centre here in South Yorkshire, close to local shopping facilities and attractions such as the Winter Gardens and Kelham Island Museum, so you can plan a full day out with the family even on rainy days and school holidays.
We are a family-friendly venue, this means that the playable exhibits are always suitable for young people, making it a great family day out!
Videogames can be fun for all the family and an important tool to learn and play together. We have plenty of solo and multiplayer games in the museum to get you having fun as a family.
Check out some of our multiplayer highlights below:
FIFA is one of the most popular game series of all time. The series’ virtual recreations of football annually sells millions of copies.
View GameFru is a two player puzzle platform game with a unique twist. Work together to control a fox mask wearing character through a 2D environment using the Xbox Kinect.
View GameNintendo Land takes place at a theme park and features 12 minigames that are all based on iconic Nintendo themes.
View GamePortal 2 invites you (and a friend) to play with the laws of physics in a fantastically original puzzle game.
View GameSuper Smash Bros. Brawl is the third game in the mega-popular fighting series!
View GameOur Virtua Tennis 3 arcade machine has been lovingly brought back to life just in time for the most prestigious tennis tournament – Wimbledon!
View GameIn Mario Party 8, up to four characters take turns playing board game stages and completing minigames to win coins and stars.
View GameGang Beasts is a quirky, physics-based multiplayer brawler made right here in Sheffield! It is a firm fan-favourite here at the NVM.
View GameIn LEGO Rock Band, players take control of LEGO figures to create their own rock band. Instruments include guitar and drums.
View GameFor nearly 40 years, Pac-Man has been one of the most popular videogames. It’s also one of the simplest. There are just four controls. Up. Down. Left. Right. We’ve decided to make things even simpler. Instead of one player and four controls, our version gives four players one control each.
View GameThis PS1 game allows 8 players to play on 4 controllers using the pad-sharing mode where each player uses 1/2 a controller each! But here we don’t do things by halves! We’ve got 1 PS1, 2 multi-tap adapters, and 8 players on 8 controllers!
View GameSuper Snowball Fight Party is one of the most popular games at the NVM and was created by our very own Creative Engineer – Joe Dickens.
View GameThe first instalment in the Buzz! Junior series, with forty different mini-games! Each player controls a monkey with their Buzz! controller.
View GameWant to continue the fun at home? Head to our Learn At Home page to find out how to start making games together at home! And don’t forget to send us a picture of the results! @nvmuk #NVMAtHome
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