Games Discovery Centre at Altona North Community Library

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The Games Discovery Centre is located within Altona North Community Library, situated on the corner of Millers Rd and McArthurs Rd opposite Borrack Square shopping precinct. This newly refurbished library includes Council's latest Centre of Excellence with a focus on games.

The Games Discovery Centre is a space where community can explore, learn and connect through diverse game opportunities.  

Features include:  

  • Area dedicated to playing games on computers and consoles
  • Huge selection of traditional games including role playing, card and board games
  • Large collection of Library of Things including consoles and games
  • Specially curated games book collection
  • Refreshed external courtyard
  • Council + Meeting Pod
  • Kitchenette area  
  • Dedicated children’s area 

Games Discovery Centre Information

What's Available to Play

  • 9 Gaming PCs - Omen 35L Gaming Desktop GT16-0116 with GeForce RTX 4070 Ti super graphics cards and 16GB of GDDR6X memory.

  • Digital Playstation 5 Pro.

  • Nintendo Switch, and the new Switch 2.

  • Atari arcade 50th anniversary deluxe machine - 64 Games preloaded like Centipede, Asteroids, Crystal Castles.

  • Digital boardgame table with games including Monopoly, Connect 4, Trivial Pursuit and Ticket to Ride.

  • Tactile specialised boardgame tables, with special card holders and felt lined surface - great for Magic the Gathering or Dungeons and Dragons.

 

What Do You Need to Play?

If you're just dropping in and have some spare time, you don't need anything. You can just grab a game off the shelf to play. 

  • You will need a library card to sign into our Gaming PC's and borrow games and equipment to take home.  Click here to sign up for free.

  • A Steam account is required to access many of the games on our Gaming PCs. Click here to sign up for free.

  • A parent or guardian is required to supervise play if you are under 12 years old. 

 

 

Console Games

Play your favourite games on the big screens with Playstation 5, Nintendo Switch and the new Switch 2. You just need your library card.

Games currently available include:

PS5

  • Asphalt Legends Unite
  • Astro's Playroom
  • Brawlhalla
  • Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
  • Crash Bandicoot N Sane Trilogy
  • Crash Team Rumble
  • Crash Team Racing
  • Disney Speedstorm
  • eFootball
  • Faaast Penguin
  • Fall Guys
  • Fishing Planet
  • Grounded
  • Hamster Playground
  • It Takes Two
  • Jak2
  • Jak 3
  • Jak and Daxter
  • Jak X
  • LEGO 2K Drive
  • LEGO Harry Potter Collection
  • LEGO Star Wars: the Skywalker Saga
  • Minecraft
  • Moving Out
  • My Hero Ultra Rumble
  • Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3
  • No Man's Sky
  • Outer Wilds
  • Overcooked
  • Overcooked 2
  • Paw Patrol Grand Prix
  • Power Wash Simulator
  • Rayman Legends
  • Rocket League
  • Sky: Children of the Light
  • The Stanley Parable
  • Unraveled
  • Unraveled 2
  • Untitled Goose Game
  • Worms Rumble

 

Nintendo Switch 

  • Disney Speedstorm
  • Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
  • Super Smash Bros Ultimate
  • Super Kirby Clash

 

Games on PCs

With your Steam account you will have access to play the following games:

  • Astroneer
  • Cat Quest
  • Celeste
  • Cities: Skylines
  • Coromon
  • Eco
  • Enter the Dragon
  • Minecraft Education
  • Moving Out
  • Oxygen Not Included
  • Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
  • SpeedRunners
  • Subnautica
  • Superliminal
  • Terraria
  • Ultimate Chicken Horse
  • Unrailed!

In Branch Equipment

We have a number of items available to use in branch to enhance your gaming experience. 

  • Gaming headset to experience crystal clear sound
  • Board games and roleplaying games are on the shelf to grab and play
  • Extra dice sets, trays and boardgames aids are also available

You can also book a tall tactile boardgame table up for you and your friends to play. (up to 6 seats). This can be booked for a maximum of 4 hours.

A coffee games table can be booked for a maximum of 2 hours (up to 4 seats).

Click here for bookings

Library of Things Games to Borrow

Click below to see all the video games and board games we have available to borrow and take home. 

Video Games and Board Games Library of Things Collection - Hobsons Bay

If you would like to see a particular game at the Games Discovery Centre to borrow, please click on the suggest a purchase button below.

Suggest a Purchase

We welcome all other feedback here.

 

 

Location

Corner Millers and McArthurs Road, Altona North 3025  View Map

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