Godzilla Kaiju Wars Pro: Raw Thrills Squeezes Its Kaiju Shooter Into a Smaller Cabinet

Raw Thrills has revealed Godzilla Kaiju Wars Pro, a third and much more compact cabinet for its kaiju shooter, and it makes its show debut at IAAPA Expo 2026 in Orlando next week. The company’s own trailer opens with “You Asked – We Answered!”, which tells you plenty about who this one is for: operators who loved the game but did not have the floor space (or the electrics) for the big cabinets.

What’s new

Godzilla Kaiju Wars started life as a VR cabinet back in 2023, then picked up a Deluxe non-VR model with dual 65-inch screens and a motion seat. The Pro keeps the same game but puts it in a closed, single-screen environmental booth with cockpit seating for two players. According to Raw Thrills’ trailer and game page, you get:

• A 65-inch 4K display and Raw Thrills’ Thrill-D 7-channel sound
• 5 levels plus the “Final Battle” boss fight, about 40 minutes of play from start to finish
• An animated, lit “Godzilla Attacks” attract wall on the outside (the trailer says 81 inches, the game page says 92, so we will find out at the show)
• Amusement mode as standard, with an optional ticket redemption mode

Raw Thrills also claims it has the highest continue rate of any Raw Thrills game. That is the maker’s claim, not ours, but anyone who has watched a pair of players feed a Godzilla cab to see the boss will not be shocked.

How much smaller is it?

The spec sheet on the Raw Thrills site puts the two side by side, and the difference is big:

	Kaiju Wars Pro	Kaiju Wars Deluxe
Height	106″ (270cm)	137″ (348cm)
Width	60″ (152cm)	60″ (152cm)
Depth	82″ (208cm)	106″ (268cm)
Power (120V)	6.5A	20A total

The Pro’s weight is still listed as TBD, but losing the motion seat and the second screen should make it a far easier sell for bowling alleys, cinemas and smaller arcades than a cabinet that weighs 747kg.

Raw Thrills turns 25

The timing is neat too. Arcade Heroes reports that Raw Thrills is celebrating its 25th anniversary at IAAPA, on the Betson Enterprises booth (S3007/3207), with a special edition of Betson’s Game Plan magazine and anniversary T-shirts for visitors. Alongside the Pro, the booth should have the Series 6 update for Minecraft Dungeons Arcade, Stranger Things Arcade, the standard Top Gun: Maverick and Jackpot Racer.

Arcade Heroes also points out that this is another IAAPA without a brand new Raw Thrills game. The company has taken to launching its biggest titles elsewhere (Top Gun: Maverick at Amusement Expo, NBA Superstars and Stranger Things through Dave & Buster’s), and the outlet expects new games from spring 2027. It is a busy show elsewhere though: Bandai Namco is bringing Resident Evil 2 Arcade to the West for the first time.

Our take

A smaller Godzilla is the right move. The Deluxe is a proper spectacle, but at over three and a half metres tall with a motion seat it only ever made sense for the big venues. A closed booth with a 4K screen and a 40-minute campaign is the sort of cab that could end up in a lot more places, and that means more of us actually getting to play it. Full details are on the Raw Thrills Godzilla page.

Have you had a go on the VR or Deluxe version yet? Would you rather play it sitting down in the dark booth?