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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 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

73.6%positive4,080 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Fun game, great simulator and great tables, the UI is a lil funny but you get used to it”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I've played uncounted hours of The Pinball Arcade (TPA) on the PS3 and mobile. I think Star Trek might be the permanent free table(?), so that's awesome! The ball physics often seem like the playfield is just a sheet of ice, but this game still has the best nudging in my…”

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

“This game will steal your money and go unresponsive if you accidentally purchased your DLC twice due to a terrible in-game store interface. I cannot stress enough. Do not waste your money or effort on this publisher or developer.”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:46 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

15playing at last check
2524-hour peak
417all-time peak
0 100 200 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 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 2026-07-25.

300achievements
3.9%median completion
1.4%rarest: Buck Hunter Wizard
23.9% of players 9.3% of players 9.0% of players 8.7% of players 8.3% of players 8.2% of players 8.0% of players 7.9% 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 6.6% 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 1.8% 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 23.9% 0% most earned rarest
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Rarest badges of honor
1.4%Buck Hunter Wizard — Complete the Wizard Goals on Buck Hunter®
1.5%Whoa Nellie Wizard — Complete the Wizard Goals on Whoa Nellie®
1.5%Whoa Nellie Skilled — Complete the Standard Goals on Whoa Nellie®

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 2026-07-26 08:39 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 2026-05-20.

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
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
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.