The Game of Lasertag
INFORMATION
What Is Laser Tag?
Laser Tag is a team-based game in which players wear electronic vests with sensors and use harmless laser guns to score points by tagging opponents and different targets inside a themed maze. Everything takes place indoors, with lights, music, and special effects, turning each match into an immersive experience that feels almost like a real-life video game.
More than just a game, Laser Tag is a mix of gaming, sport, and experiential entertainment. It requires movement, strategy, teamwork, and quick reactions, but without physical contact or painful impacts. That’s why it’s a great activity for children, teenagers, adults, families, and companies looking for a different way to have fun together.
At Lasercity Madrid, Laser Tag is played in venues located inside easily accessible shopping centers, with standard 20-minute matches and capacity for groups of different sizes. This allows you to enjoy Laser Tag in Madrid as part of a complete leisure plan, combining the game with restaurants, shopping, and other activities within the same shopping center.
How do to Play
How Is Lasertag Played?
Playing Laser Tag is very simple. You gear up, enter the maze, and more than ever, your aim and strategy matter. Each match combines movement, reflexes, and teamwork, always in a controlled environment with no physical contact.
Game Equipment
Each player wears an electronic vest with sensors and uses a harmless laser gun that records every hit. Lights, vibrations, and sound signals let you know when you score a hit and when you’ve been tagged.
At Lasercity, we use latest-generation Helios Rank equipment, allowing for more precise, dynamic, and competitive matches, with detailed scoring shown at the end of each game.
Match Objective
The goal is to score as many points as possible by tagging rival players’ vests and different targets inside the maze.
You play in a dark environment with lights, smoke, and music, where you’ll need to move, take cover, coordinate with your team, and decide when to attack or defend. Every match is different, and the outcome depends on your strategy.
Match Duration and Structure
At Lasercity, standard matches last 20 minutes, the perfect amount of time to get into the game, feel the adrenaline, and want to play again. You can book a single match or chain several in a row with your group.
At the end of the game, you’ll see your score and ranking on the venue screens, so you can compare results, enjoy some friendly rivalry, and decide if it’s time for a rematch.
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Game Modes
Each mode completely changes the gameplay experience.
TEAM MODE
Classic team-based gameplay: strategy, coordination, and overall scoring.
Two or more teams compete to achieve the highest score. Each player earns points by tagging opponents and defending their teammates. This format is perfect for developing strategy, coordination, and communication within the group.
Ideal for: Birthdays, groups of friends, companies
Intensity level: Medium–High
- 2-4 teams, depending on group size
- Team score + individual ranking
- Very easy to understand from the first game
This mode is widely used for birthdays and corporate events. Discover our packs.
FREE-FOR-ALL MODES
Every player for themselves. Only the best wins.
In Free-for-All mode there are no allies, only rivals. Each player competes individually, and every hit adds points to their personal score. This is the purest and most direct version of Laser Tag: fast reflexes, sharp aim, and zero excuses.
Ideal for: Friends, gamers, small groups
Intensity level: Medium–High
- All players compete against each other, no teams
- 100% individual scoring with final ranking displayed on screen
- Very easy to understand from the first game
- Perfect for groups of friends, gamers, and friendly rivalries
This mode is very popular for birthdays and corporate events. Discover our packs.
Color RANK MODE
The better you play, the higher your color rank climbs.
In Color Rank mode, your performance is visible in real time: your vest changes color based on how well you’re playing. As you land more hits and position yourself better inside the arena, your color rank increases, and everyone can see it.
Ideal for: Competitive players, gamers, small groups
Intensity level: Medium-High
- Real-time color system linked directly to your performance
- Encourages replaying matches to level up
- Perfect for recurring groups and competitive players
- Adds a very visual, “video game-style” layer that’s easy to understand
This mode is very popular for birthdays and casual matches. Discover our packs.
Zombies Mode
You start as a player… you might end up as a zombie.
In Zombies Mode, the match has a storyline. Everyone starts as a regular player, but if you’re hit multiple times, you turn into a zombie. From that moment on, your mission changes: you must infect the remaining players and bring them over to your side.
Ideal for: Large groups of friends and birthday parties
Intensity level: Medium
- You start as a normal player and can turn into a zombie
- The game dynamic changes halfway through the match
- Extremely fun for large groups and themed events
- Perfect for players looking for something different from classic team modes
This mode is very popular for birthdays and casual matches. Discover our packs.
OTHER MODES and CUSTOM GAMES
Choose the intensity, we adapt the game to your group.
In addition to the main game modes, at Lasercity we can activate other match formats such as Elimination (when you’re eliminated, you leave the game) or Continuous Mode (non-stop play during the reserved time). This allows us to tailor the experience to the type of event, the age of the group, and the objective of the activity.
Ideal for: Birthdays, corporate events, and large groups
Intensity level: Medium
- Special modes such as Elimination or Continuous
- Combination of different formats within the same session
- Difficulty and intensity adjusted based on age and group type
- Custom-designed experiences for specific events
This mode is very popular for birthdays and teambuilding events. Discover our packs.
WHO CAN PLAY
for whom is Lasertag for?
Laser Tag is a group activity designed to be enjoyed by everyone, regardless of age. It combines movement, strategy, and teamwork in a safe, controlled environment, making it just as suitable for kids’ birthday parties as it is for plans with friends or corporate events.
Families and Kids’ Birthday Parties
For parents, Laser Tag is a great way to organize a different kind of birthday party, active, screen-free, and fully supervised in a safe indoor environment. Kids have fun moving, cooperating, and competing in a healthy way, while adults can relax nearby inside the shopping center.
From age 7 and up, children can play safely, with 20-minute games and staff supervising the experience from start to finish.
- Kids’ birthday parties with snacks and a private room.
- Family weekend plans inside the shopping center.
- A first “grown-up plan” for kids who want something more than playgrounds.
Discover our birthday packs with games, snacks, and everything organized so you don’t have to worry about a thing.
Teenagers and Groups of Friends
For pre-teens and teens, Laser Tag is the perfect way to live a video game in real life. They can compete, improve their ranking, and share the moment on social media, while being together, face to face, moving, laughing, and playing as a team.
It’s an ideal plan for hanging out after school, celebrating an achievement, or simply swapping movies and consoles for something more active and memorable.
- Meet up with friends to play several games in a row.
- Celebrate the end of exams or a school event.
- Create friendly rivalries to see who tops the ranking.
If you just want to play freely with your group, check out our individual game options and choose your center, time, and number of games.
Companies and Adult Teams
Laser Tag is also a perfect activity for work teams and adult groups looking to break the routine. It’s a different kind of team building that encourages coordination, communication, and quick decision-making, without physical difficulty or age barriers.
Games can be combined with meeting rooms, catering, or workspace sessions, creating a complete corporate experience inside the shopping center, with simple logistics and everything in one place.
- Team-building days or goal-closing events.
- Team-bonding activities for new teams.
- Casual company events to celebrate milestones.
Discover how to design a custom corporate event, combining Laser Tag sessions, meeting space, and catering options.
The Origin
THE ORIGIN OF Lasertag
Laser Tag didn’t start in a shopping mall, it was born on the big screen. Its origins are closely linked to the world of science fiction and the imagination of an inventor who wanted to bring movie-style laser battles into real life… safely, and for everyone.
From Star Wars to the First Laser Tag Center
The story of Laser Tag begins in the United States in the late 1970s. The concept came to George Carter after watching Star Wars in theaters in 1977. His idea was clear: to create a game system where players could experience laser battles in a controlled environment, without physical impact or real risk.
After several years of technological development, the first Laser Tag center opened in Texas in 1984, under the name Photon. The format quickly became popular across the country: dark mazes, electronic vests, visible beams of light through smoke, and scoreboards at the end of each game. The essence of the Laser Tag experience we know today was born there.
FROM FUTURISTIC GAME TO ENTERTAINMENT FOR EVERYONE
Since the first Laser Tag centers in the 1980s, the game has evolved in technology, maze design, and game modes, while preserving its core essence: an immersive experience focused on strategy, movement, and teamwork, with no physical contact or impacts.
Today, Laser Tag is a key part of modern experiential entertainment in many countries, especially in urban areas and shopping malls. It blends video-game aesthetics with the demand for active, safe, and social plans, appealing equally to children, teenagers, adults, and companies.
WHAT IS LASERTAG LIKE AT Lasercity ?
At Lasercity Madrid, we take this legacy and bring it into a modern, accessible, and comfortable setting: locations inside shopping malls, standard 20-minute games, next-generation Helios Rank equipment, and multiple game modes to adapt the experience to each group.
Our “recipe” is simple:
- Bring together your team: friends, family, or coworkers.
- Gear up with electronic vests and harmless laser blasters.
- Enter a futuristic maze filled with lights, smoke, and immersive music.
- For 20 minutes, adrenaline, strategy, and plenty of laughs take over.
At the end of the game, the scoreboard shows who was the most accurate, which team worked best together, and who has a reason to ask for a rematch. Most players leave with the same thought in mind: “we need to play again.”
DO YOU WANT TO SEE ALL of our lasertag experiencies ?
Would you like to experience firsthand how Laser Tag has evolved from its origins to today?
Choose whether you want to organize a birthday party, a corporate event, or simply come and play with your group, and book your first game.