LAN Party Planner — What Do You Actually Need?
Calculate your costs and create your personal checklist in 2 minutes.
Your LAN Party Planner
How many players?
How long?
Own PCs?
Location?
DIY at Home
Gaming Loft
The 7 Biggest LAN Party Fails
The Blackout
8 PCs on one power strip = total darkness. Fuse blown, save game gone.
The Update Disaster
Windows update instead of gaming. 3 hours of waiting before you start.
The Cable Graveyard
Everyone brought 2m cables but the switch is 5m away. Trip hazards everywhere.
The Pizza Catastrophe
12 hungry gamers, 90-minute delivery time. Concentration at zero.
The Neighbour Alert
Bass at 2am, police at 2:15. Party over.
The Wrong Game
3 people haven't installed it. One has the wrong version. Chaos.
The Heatwave
8 PCs, closed windows, 38°C. Gaming turns into a sauna session.
Keine Lust auf Fails? Ab 29€ alles inklusive.
Jetzt buchen — kein Setup nötigDIY vs. Gaming Venue
| DIY at Home | Gaming Loft | |
|---|---|---|
| PCs | Bring your own | 5 high-end PCs incl. |
| Internet | Home Wi-Fi | 1 Gbit fibre |
| Electricity | ~€15–30 extra | Included |
| Sleeping | Sleeping bag | 6 beds |
| Kitchen | Your own | Pizza oven |
| Neighbours | Risk | None |
| Cleanup | 2–3 hours | Not needed |
| Per person (5 players) | ~€35–50 | from €29 |
Kein Setup. Kein Stress. Einfach zocken.
5 High-End PCs, PS5 Lounge, 1 Gbit Glasfaser — alles steht bereit. Ihr kommt, zockt, fertig.
Termin sichernFrequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about planning your LAN party.
DIY at home: approx. €150–250 total (switch, cables, electricity, food). At Gaming Loft from €145 for 5 people — everything included: PCs, internet, beds, kitchen.
For local LAN games, any speed works. For online games we recommend at least 100 Mbit/s. At Gaming Loft: 1 Gbit fibre.
Counter-Strike 2, Valorant, Rocket League, Fortnite, Age of Empires 4, Minecraft, Lethal Company and It Takes Two are top LAN games in 2026.
Yes! Gaming Loft Düsseldorf offers 5 high-end PCs, PS5, 1 Gbit fibre, 6 beds and a kitchen — all from €29 per person per night.
5 gaming PCs + monitors use about 3–5 kWh per hour. Over a weekend: 30–50 kWh, so €10–20. Important: check your fuse box!
Pre-check: install games, download updates, enough power outlets, test LAN cables, plan food. Or just come to Gaming Loft — everything is ready.
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