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Pinball Spire
Action adventure meets pinball in this one-of-a-kind pinballvania adventure. When a mysterious spire appears from thin air, it's up to an intrepid pinball to bump, spin, shoot, and flip its way to the top and solve the tower’s mysteries!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.
What reviewers agree on
49 of the 74 reviews raise this.
10 of the 74 reviews raise this.
“Fun pinball dungeon crawler with metroidvania elements. Easily worth the $15 USD”
“Great casual game even for people who don't care for pinball, however it is lacking in length. I 100% the game in about 8 hours (2 playthroughs, all achievements, cosmetics, and 2205 gems). I got it in a Humble Bundle…”
10 of the 74 reviews raise this.
“It's great! One of the best times I've had with a pinball video game. The soundtrack and the visuals together give such a good vibe.”
“Interesting idea for a game. Pinball but you just keep climbing up and up, solving puzzles on each level to unlock access to the next one. Fairly tight controls. Basic but functional graphics and powerups to help…”
“It's a relatively short game for the price but it was rather fun. As advertised it's a sort of pinball exploration game, with you traversing through various levels to reach the top of the spire. I would not go as far as…”
7 of the 74 reviews raise this.
“It's great! One of the best times I've had with a pinball video game. The soundtrack and the visuals together give such a good vibe.”
“It's rare that I will leave a review but this game's soundtrack was so fantastic that I felt compelled. It's very reminiscent of Keiichi Okabe's NieR soundtracks. The pinball itself is nice and breezy especially if you…”
“It's a relatively short game for the price but it was rather fun. As advertised it's a sort of pinball exploration game, with you traversing through various levels to reach the top of the spire. I would not go as far as…”
6 of the 74 reviews raise this.
“Very fun arcade game with progression. Recommended.”
29 of the 74 reviews raise this · 25 of them still recommend the game.
“They gave this game away so I assumed it would be like $1.49, even then it would be overpriced. They describe it as a pinballvania making it sound like Yoku's Island Express (a game I recommend). But I wouldn't describe…”
11 of the 74 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“A very interesting concept, that sadly doesn't works at all. A pinball metroidvania sounds insane in concept, but its more frustrating than fun. It starts to require an insane amount of precision, so you will end up…”
“A unique game concept with good execution. Does what it says it does, and even if there are some frustrating parts, I managed to get through them eventually with some patience and understanding of the abilities. Now if…”
11 of the 74 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“They gave this game away so I assumed it would be like $1.49, even then it would be overpriced. They describe it as a pinballvania making it sound like Yoku's Island Express (a game I recommend). But I wouldn't describe…”
“A very interesting concept, that sadly doesn't works at all. A pinball metroidvania sounds insane in concept, but its more frustrating than fun. It starts to require an insane amount of precision, so you will end up…”
“This game has promise but needs some serious adjustments.”
11 of the 74 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“They gave this game away so I assumed it would be like $1.49, even then it would be overpriced. They describe it as a pinballvania making it sound like Yoku's Island Express (a game I recommend). But I wouldn't describe…”
“While I genuinely liked this game, it's in my opinion quite overpriced for the amount of content that you get. For this reason I can't recommend the game.”
“This is a cute little game, by a single developer, which is both good and bad. Good because it is creative and has an unique take. Bad because it lacks play testing and depth. You may end up in a level you can't pass…”
8 of the 74 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“They gave this game away so I assumed it would be like $1.49, even then it would be overpriced. They describe it as a pinballvania making it sound like Yoku's Island Express (a game I recommend). But I wouldn't describe…”
“This is a cute little game, by a single developer, which is both good and bad. Good because it is creative and has an unique take. Bad because it lacks play testing and depth. You may end up in a level you can't pass…”
Counted across 74 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 85.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-14
“BEFORE YOU BUY - FROM SOMEONE THAT JUST 100%ED PINBALL SPIRE Pinball Spire is not just a fun twist on the Pinball Arcade Game genre, it overarches into being a Metroidvania and Puzzle Platformer. This means a few things. Progression is not linear, exploration is encouraged Some…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“(Follow my curator for more reviews like this) Pinballvania is a bit of a misnomer. This game could have avoided a lot of the negative reviews by not marketing itself as something it isn't. It's a decent puzzle platformer styled as a pinball game, but it's not a metroidvania by…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“I like this game as an alternative take on pinball adventure compared to Yoku's Island Express. This feels much more like an actual pinball game, whereas the former is an exploration game with occasional pinball-ish mechanics. That said, I think the formula could still use work.…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Two of a Kind: The Pinballvania Double Bill
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Patch Notes - Version 1.02.04
This is a minor patch. Patch notes: Fixed Halloween skin issue on the main menu. 🎃 Fixed Unity security vulnerability (CVE-2025-59489).
Patch Notes - Version 1.02.03
This patch includes a small assortment of new features and improvements. Patch notes: Added a new small room in the Celestial Observatory to introduce breakable rocks earlier, though you won't be able
Pinball Spire is on sale!
July 10th . Try out some of the new features like New Game+, the Nudge ability, and improved performance! Pinball Spire now runs at a solid 60 FPS on the Steam Deck! Check out other great indies on sa
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Simulation |
| Player tags | Pinball · Exploration · Metroidvania · Puzzle-Platformer · Puzzle · Physics · Platformer · Arcade · 2D · Top-Down · Action · Pixel Graphics (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 10 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 or higher (64-bit) Processor: 2.8 GHz Quad Core Processor Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVidia GeForce GTX 1050 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 4 GB available space