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Pinball Arcade

Pinball Arcade

Pinball Arcade by FarSight Studios features exact recreations of the all-time greatest pinball tables from Stern Pinball® and Gottlieb® together in one game. Every flipper, bumper, sound effect, and display pixel has been painstakingly emulated in astonishing detail.

Released Nov 4, 2013 Developer FarSight Studios Platforms Windows · Mac PinballFree to PlaySimulationArcadeClassic
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-08-12)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-15.

73.8%positive4,179 reviews
Recommended · 112 found this helpful

“My Name is Loneeagle80. I am old retired Air Force Veteran with disabilities. These Pin-Ball Games bring me so much joy and pleasure to move my days along. They are like playing the real thing. Thank you my friends for making these games available to those who are shut-ins. Such…”

— a player, Steam review · 152 hrs played
Recommended · 81 found this helpful

“If you are interested in Real pinball, as in machines out in the real world. This is the game for you. All the tables are based on real tables, and does a pretty good job of it. So after playing the tables in this game, you already know what to shoot for out in the real world,…”

— a player, Steam review · 1,091 hrs played
Not recommended · 233 found this helpful

“Here's the thing Farsight.... I love Pinball Arcade, I truly do. I have over 300 games on Steam of all genres, but *this* is what I keep returning to. I have every table you've released for it barring two. In your eternal battle with Zen I've defended and supported you time and…”

— a player, Steam review · 220 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

417all-time peak
0 100 200 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 No data collected for this period 182 avg · Nov 2013

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-25.

300achievements
3.9%median completion
1.5%rarest: Whoa Nellie Wizard
23.8% of players 9.3% of players 9.0% of players 8.7% of players 8.3% of players 8.1% of players 8.0% of players 7.8% of players 7.7% of players 7.6% of players 7.4% of players 7.1% of players 7.0% of players 6.9% of players 6.7% of players 6.6% of players 6.5% of players 6.5% of players 6.4% of players 6.3% of players 6.3% of players 6.3% of players 6.2% of players 6.2% of players 6.2% of players 6.1% of players 5.9% of players 5.3% of players 4.9% of players 4.4% of players 3.9% of players 3.8% of players 3.6% of players 3.4% of players 3.2% of players 3.0% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 2.0% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 1.7% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 23.8% 0% most earned rarest
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Rarest badges of honor
1.5%Whoa Nellie Wizard — Complete the Wizard Goals on Whoa Nellie®
1.5%Whoa Nellie Skilled — Complete the Standard Goals on Whoa Nellie®
1.5%Star Trek Wizard — Complete the Wizard Goals on Star Trek®

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-08-12 07:53 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Aug 18, 2023
Zen Arcade Weekend is here!

Pinball Arcade is participating in Zen's Arcade Weekend were you will find great discounts on a variety of arcade games. Don't miss out on all the awesome deals! Get 50% off on all Pinball Table Packs

Aug 09, 2019
Star Trek is 50% off for a limited time!

Star Trek AND Stern Pack 1 are 50% off for a limited time! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/5266478/083a63347d52a93898a42d38194ac69f54e75e0e.png

Jul 15, 2019
Mustang™ Premium 'Boss' is 50% off for a limited time!

Mustang™ Premium 'Boss' AND Stern Pack 2 are 50% off for a limited time! Mustang™ Premium 'Boss' - $ 9.99 4.99 (in-game) Stern Pack 2 - $ 19.99 9.99 https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/publ

Feb 07, 2019
Twitch: Pinball Arcade

Just chillin' with some TPA today at 4PM PST. Come hang! https://www.twitch.tv/farsight_studios

Sep 07, 2018
Big Buck Hunter® & Whoa Nellie! Just Released!

Big Buck Hunter® Pro & Whoa Nellie! Big Juicy Melons™ have just been released for Steam, iOS, & Google Play! https://youtu.be/tGsXvkp808M

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.

GenresFree To Play, Simulation
Player tagsPinball · Free to Play · Simulation · Arcade · Classic · Casual · Singleplayer · Multiplayer · Retro · Action · 1980s (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain
Achievements300
Official sitehttp://www.pinballarcade.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: Dual Core 2.0 ghz or better. Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics card supporting DirectX 9.0c and Shader Model 3.0 DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 20 GB available space Sound Card: Direct Sound capable card.