Dallas-Fort Worth has seen its share of labyrinthine immersive entertainment venues. But this one’s a first—an immersive cyber-experience venue where guests step into a high-stakes cybersecurity mission.
Now open in Irving, XForce Galaxy fuses cybersecurity scenarios, cinematic sets, interactive storytelling, live actor-led gamification, and cutting-edge XR technology—”bringing the thrill of a cyber-attack-response simulation to life for corporate teams, students, and enthusiast communities alike,” said the company.
“We wanted to create something that bridges the gap between education and experience,” XForce Galaxy Founder Lalit Ahluwalia said in a statement. “Cybersecurity doesn’t have to be intimidating or boring—it can be interactive, exciting, and inspiring. XForce Galaxy is our way of showing that anyone can think like a hacker and defend like a pro.”
Ahluwalia is also CEO of DigitalXForce, an Irving-based enterprise security risk posture management SaaS platform, which provides automated governance, risk, and compliance solutions to help organizations manage cybersecurity risks.
Video still: XForce Galaxy
Putting you ‘on the battlefield of tomorrow’s digital war’
XForce Galaxy offers fully themed “missions” including AI Takeover, Ransomware Heist, X-Wars No way Out, Hack the Hackers, Smart City Siege, and others. Participants wear VR/AR headsets, navigate dynamic physical sets, and collaborate with real-time cyber operations actors to defend against simulated adversaries.
Located at 230 W. John Carpenter Fwy, Suite 100, in Irving, the venue is aimed at everyone from corporate teams and students to gamers and families. All of them will have the same mission: to step inside the digital realm and “experience what it means to defend the future and secure the digital world.”
“Corporate training and awareness programs have too often been passive,” Ahluwalia said. “With XForce Galaxy, we’re creating a cinematic, high-velocity environment where the risks and rewards of cyber-defense are felt viscerally. This isn’t a slide deck—it’s you on the battlefield of tomorrow’s digital war.”
Making cybersecurity fun—and envisioning a theme park by 2030
Created “to make cybersecurity fun, engaging, and accessible,” XForce Galaxy aims to turn complex digital defense concepts into “thrilling, story-driven escape room missions.”
This experience blends real-world hacking simulations with theme-park-level immersion, allowing participants to learn by doing, “and have a blast while at it.”
And Ahluwalia has even bigger plans for the future. He says XForce Galaxy could set the stage for the world’s first cybersecurity-based theme park, a groundbreaking destination his company envisions as “The Cyber Kingdom” by 2030.
“With many more immersive experiences and innovations in development, we’re committed to expanding XForce Galaxy into a global hub where education, entertainment, and technology come together to inspire the next generation of digital defenders,” the company said.
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