When the Office Turned into a Playground — Our Corporate Outing at LazerMaze

We came to LazerMaze as coworkers — a mix of project managers, developers, marketers — all with tight schedules, inboxes full of emails and looming deadlines. We thought a corporate outing would let us relax a little. What we didn’t expect was that by the end of the night, we’d all feel like kids again — laughing, shouting, and plotting “laser attacks” like pros.

Walking into LazerMaze, the shift was immediate. The lobby smelled of faint electronics and excitement, neon lights flickered softly, and staff greeted us with friendly smiles. We saw their 5,000 sq ft arena — huge, dark corridors, glowing dividers, barricades, ramps — the kind of setup you’d expect in an action movie rather than a corporate gathering.

They organized everything for us: safety briefing, gear handed out (vests that glowed with team colors, laser phasers), and assigned teams. The energy was warm but electrifying — we were officially sworn in as combatants.

At first, some of us hesitated — “Are we going full-on?” — but once the first round began, all reservations dropped. The arena’s layout forced us to communicate, coordinate, and trust each other. Suddenly the guy from accounting who never speaks up in meetings was giving tactical orders. The quiet developer — sneaking through the shadows, scoring headshots. The usually calm HR lead — leading a charge under neon lights and laughing like we’d never seen.

The team-building aspect was unmistakable. Every tactical retreat, every shared sprint through corridors, every high-five after a “tag” hit — all of it opened up a new way to interact. We weren’t just coworkers anymore. We were units, covering each other, strategizing, celebrating wins — and also laughing together when someone got “tagged out” in the funniest possible way.

There were moments so intense that we forgot we were “adults at work.” Employees who usually wore suits and seriousness dived behind barricades, sprinted, shouted directions — everything you wouldn’t expect from them in the office. One colleague who barely lifts his voice in meetings screamed triumphant war cries. Another — always soft-spoke — turned into a sharpshooter, sneaking around corners with a grin.

Between rounds, in the party room with pizza and drinks, the laughter didn’t stop. People re-told their funniest moments, showed scoreboard screenshots, teased each other about epic fails or accidental betrayals. We shared snacks, swapped “war stories,” joked about who had the worst reflexes — and mostly, we just connected.

What started as a simple plan to unwind turned into something else entirely. By the time we left LazerMaze, we felt closer — not just as teammates on a project, but as a real group. Our small inside jokes, new memories, even the shared exhaustion created something that no email thread or after-work drink ever could.

And the change carried on even after we got back to the office. Suddenly conversation felt more relaxed. I caught people smiling when someone walked by. There was less stiffness, more willingness to help, and — weird as it sounds — a little extra spark in how we worked together.

If your team is tired of PowerPoint, spreadsheets, back-to-back meetings — get them to LazerMaze. It’s not just a game. It’s a chance to step out of the “business-self,” to rediscover teamwork, trust, laughter — and to remember that sometimes the best bonding happens when you’re ducking behind glowing walls and firing laser shots.

We showed up as coworkers. We left as a team.

Rating: 10/10 — exactly what a team needed.