Galactix
IMMERSIVE ARCADE OPENS IN DOWNTOWN ASTORIA
Owners Marcus Liotta and Jeremy Towsey-French at Galactix.
BY PETER KORCHNAK
Sometimes you have to venture under-
ground to reach outer space. That’s the feel-
ing visitors get at Galactix, an immersion
arcade and taphouse located in the basement
of the M&N B uilding in downtown Astoria.
Its founders, Jeremy Towsey-French and
Marcus Liotta, say the idea is to “escape to
someplace new, someplace foreign.” Liotta
added , “We wanted to bring the person out-
side of their day to day, show them a new
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‘WE HAVE GAMES HERE YOU WON’T FIND
ANYWHERE ELSE WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI.’
Marcus Liotta, co-founder of Galactix, an immersion arcade and taphouse in Astoria
world.”
Liotta and his wife, Michelle, purchased
the building a few years ago and restored
it. Towsey-French is the owner of Reveille
Ciderworks in Astoria.
The interior of the new taphouse is fash-
ioned into an entertainment deck of an inter-
galactic cruiser called Galactix , with each of
the more than 30 arcade and nearly a doezen
pinball games taking passengers to a separate
microcosm.
“Our goal is to make this not just a great
immersive experience for gaming, but also a
great place for cider lovers and craft beer lov-
ers,” said Towsey-French. “It’s about cele-
brating Northwest craft beverages.”
Galactix off ers 24 taps split evenly
between beer and cider. Passengers can enjoy
their brews while playing the games, all of
which are outfi tted with cupholders and cash-
less play. Users need a dedicated mobile app
to pay for and launch the games, some of
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