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Game
Game2024Published by indie.io
Pinball Spire
Developer Apparition Games
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! From the Steam store page
287 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 3, 2026 · last updated Oct 7, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
86
LovedLoved
166 positive · 27 negative
95% range 80–90%
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| Steam reviews | 166 | 27 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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94 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
511 of 599 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 287 · most liked firstAw yeah! I'm working on a pinball action-adventure game called Pinball Spire! store.steampowered.com/app/2601940/...
unlabelledView post →My game, Pinball Spire, launches on Steam October 2! Get ready to explore the mysterious Pinball Spire! Join our little hero Pip on an exciting journey that combines pinball with action-adventure! store.steampowered.com/app/2601940/... #gamedev #indiegames #pinball #gaming #steam #steamdeck
unlabelledView post →Checking out new indie game, Pinball Spire and then hoping into some more Echoes of Wisdom ✨ live now twitch.tv/zoetreez
unlabelledView post →Help us celebrate the launch of Pinball Spire on Nintendo #Switch with a chance to win 1 of 4 game keys! 🥳🎁🎮 Enter the giveaway on Gleam and share/follow us on Steam and social media to increase your chances of winning: 👉 gleam.io/zawbw/pbs-sw... Ends 12 PM ET June 6! #giveaway #indiegame #games
unlabelledView post →Pinball Spire confirmed to run great on the #Switch2! So after you get tired of Mario Kart World, maybe check out my game? 😜
unlabelledView post →Whoa, Pinball Spire is on the front page of @polygon.com! And they like the game! 🤩 www.polygon.com/impressions/...
unlabelledView post →Thanks for the opportunity, Casey! I haven't done one of these in a while. 😄 I made an atmospheric pinball adventure game called Pinball Spire! Climb a mysterious tower using the mechanics of pinball and special abilities. Available on Steam, GOG, and Switch. store.steampowered.com/app/2601940/...
unlabelledView post →Check out my game Pinball Spire in the indie.io publisher sale! Use fun abilities to explore a mysterious spire through the mechanics of #pinball. 🔮✨🧙 Grab it with a 20% discount on #Steam: 👉 store.steampowered.com/app/2601940/... Runs at a smooth 60 FPS on #SteamDeck! #indiegame #gamedev #games
unlabelledView post →There's a new patch for Pinball Spire on #Steam and #GOG overhauling performance throughout the game! It now runs buttery smooth on the Steam Deck and likely most modern PCs. 😄 I had to redo all of the lighting/shaders on a different Unity rendering pipeline. #gamedev #solodev #indiegames #pinball
unlabelledView post →Watching Aura play Pinball Spire, and you know I don't think I've seen a game *this* "Flipnic" since the PS2
unlabelledView post →Did you know Pinball Spire has support for vertical displays? It's an experimental feature so it has to be enabled by adding --vertical-display to the game's launch options. I'd love to get more feedback on this if anyone wants to try it out! #pinball #indiegames #gamedev #steam #game #gaming
unlabelledView post →I never posted an introduction here so maybe now's a good time! I started as a full stack web dev who dabbled in game dev on the side, then made a lucky jump to AAA at Ubisoft where I spent 5 years working on Far Cry 6. Afterwards, I decided to go indie and make a smaller game, thus Pinball Spire. 😄
unlabelledView post →Big announcement time! Pinball Spire has an official release date! My game will be launching on #Steam on October 2nd! 😱 Check out the new trailer featuring awesome music by Starling Tan! Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2601940/... #indiegames #pinball #gaming #steamdeck #gamedev
unlabelledView post →There aren't a whole lot of other games like Pinball Spire, but one game that often comes up is Yoku's Island Express: a vibrant, charming, #pinball adventure with a huge world to explore. Now, you can grab both games together in a Steam bundle! ⭐ store.steampowered.com/bundle/84293... #indiegames
unlabelledView post →Huge congratulations to @starlingoboe.itch.io for her nomination in the Best Music for a Video Game category in the Australian Screen Music Awards! Hiring Starling for the Pinball Spire soundtrack was one of the best decisions I made on the project. Very well deserved! 🥳
unlabelledView post →I'm not like, a Pinball Guy™️, but one of my favorite genres of video game is Pinball But In A Way Only A Video Game Could Do, and there aren't a lot of those! Pinball Spire though, is just brilliant. If Yoku was a Metroid, Spire is a Wizardry. And Starling Tan's score is exceptional so far. Big rec.
unlabelledView post →Pinball Spire is a little hidden gem on the Switch and lively on the Switch 2! A great little puzzle pinball game!!
unlabelledView post →So Many Indies: A chance to highlight an indie game that you may have missed. This time we feature Pinball Spire, a one-of-a-kind ‘pinballvania’ where you’ll bump, spin, shoot, and flip your way to the top and solve the tower’s mysteries! store.steampowered.com/app/2601940/... @tom.voros.ca
unlabelledView post →Pinball Spire is just one review away from hitting 300 on Steam! 😍 If you've played the game recently it would mean a lot to me if you'd consider leaving a review! Reviews are a great way to support your favourite indie devs. 😄 To everyone that has already left a review, thank you so much! ❤️
unlabelledView post →Check out all the nominees for the Best Music for a Video Game or Other Interactive Media category in Australia's 2025 Screen Music Awards, including @starlingoboe.itch.io's amazing soundtrack for Pinball Spire! 🎹🎶✨ The awards ceremony is just days away (Oct 28!). #music #vgm #ost #gamedev
unlabelledView post →Pinball Spire is one of today's Daily Deals on #Steam! 👀 I've also just released a new update to coincide with the deal. This update adds a New Game+ mode and various little fixes and improvements. ✨ Get it with a 30% discount: ➡️ store.steampowered.com/app/2601940/... #pinball #gamedev #indiegame
unlabelledView post →Pinball Spire is 90% positive on Steam with 66 reviews! 🤯 Thank you everyone for the really great reviews! It's so incredible to see folks enjoying my little pinball game. 🥰
unlabelledView post →My publisher will be showing Pinball Spire at #TokyoGameShow! This is definitely one of the wildest things to happen in my #gamedev journey. 🤯 This is also the last chance to check out the demo (at the show or on #Steam) before the game launches on Oct 2! ➡️ store.steampowered.com/app/2601940/...
unlabelledView post →I thought it'd be fun to share a screenshot of the very first quick-and-dirty prototype I built for Pinball Spire, compared to how the game looks now. 😁 I know it looks like it was drawn in MS Paint but it was playable! #ThrowbackThursday #indiegames #gamedev
unlabelledView post →Happy Canada Day! 🇨🇦🎆🍁 Check out the Canadian Game Sale on #Steam featuring Pinball Spire and 300+ other awesome games by Canadian devs! ➡️ store.steampowered.com/curator/4554... #gamedev #indiegames #canada
unlabelledView post →Go on an exciting journey to uncover the secrets of the Pinball Spire in a game that blends the thrill of #pinball with classic action-adventure! 🎮 Grab it now with a 20% discount for the #Steam Autumn Sale! 🔥 ➡️ store.steampowered.com/app/2601940/... #indiegames #games #gaming #steamdeck
unlabelledView post →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 metrovania or even pinball. It's just a series or board and to get to the next board you go out the top of your current board. occasionally you explore a side board to get a power that basically just acts as a key so you can comeback to the main board unlock the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pinball Spire patch 1.02.02 is out on #Switch! This patch adds a New Game+ feature and a number of other fixes and improvements. It also brings the Switch version up to date with the PC version, so you can refer to the patch notes on Steam: store.steampowered.com/news/app/260... #gamedev #games
unlabelledView post →Review keys for Pinball Spire have been sent out! Only 5 days until launch! 😱 (If I missed anyone interested in covering the game, please let me know!)
unlabelledView post →This is so depressing... I promise that everything in Pinball Spire is hand-made. 😩 I almost feel like I should be putting that in the game description as a selling point. Do we need a "Human Made" seal like the old Nintendo Seal of Quality?
unlabelledView post →If you're looking for a composer to produce a rich and warm soundtrack for your game or media project, I highly recommend checking out @starlingoboe.itch.io's portfolio! She was fantastic to work with on Pinball Spire! #gamedev
unlabelledView post →Pinball Spire is currently hanging out in Steam's New & Trending list! It's pretty incredible seeing my game on there. 🤯 Thank you to everyone who liked and shared my posts or checked out the game itself! I'm blown away by the response! Still trying to catch up on everything. ❤️
unlabelledView post →I have a big announcement coming about Pinball Spire around #PAXWest! My publisher indie.io will also have a demo of the game at their booth! Exciting stuff ahead... ahhhh! 😄 #indiegames #gamedev #pinball #pax
unlabelledView post →It sure would be cool if my game was covered by Famitsu someday... Hold on. What's this? They featured it in their Indie Game Spotlight series!? 🤯 www.famitsu.com/article/2026... Thank you so much for the amazing article on Pinball Spire, @famitsu.com! 🤩
unlabelledView post →Wouldn't it be cool if I could put Kirby in Pinball Spire somehow for the Switch version? It'd be a great nod to Kirby's Pinball Land which was a big inspiration for my game. HMU Nintendo! 😛
unlabelledView post →Today's indie game is Pinball Spire! This is a pinball metroidvania! A mysterious tower has appeared & it's up to you to climb it! Fight enemies, find secrets, unlock new pathways, & explore the spire, all through pinball mechanics! Dev: @tom.voros.ca Link below!
unlabelledView post →A really fantastic review of Pinball Spire from @gamingonlinux.com! Thank you for checking it out! 🥰 "It's a really unique experience not to be missed. Fantastic design and great audio to go with it make it a really fun game overall."
unlabelledView post →I hope everyone who got in early is enjoying Pinball Spire! It's really exciting to see the response! If you're already playing the game, please consider leaving an honest review of your experience on Steam! Reviews have a massive impact on indie games. 🥰
unlabelledView post →Hey, so, I always feel awkward about self-promotion but I just put up a demo of my upcoming pinball adventure game Pinball Spire on Steam! Check it out: store.steampowered.com/app/2601940/... #videogames #gamedev #indiedev #PAX
unlabelledView post →Are we doing #ThrowbackThursday for gamedev stuff here? 😆 The screenshot below shows the "turntable" room from Pinball Spire. This was the first proper room designed for the game over 2 years ago, and has somehow remained largely unchanged since then! #indiegames #indiedev #gamedev
unlabelledView post →Frustratingly short for the price, with a side salad of zero replayability.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun little pinball game to complete in a sitting on two, on a lazy rainy weekend. Fairly simple, few puzzles can become tedious but really a few. Enjoyable overall!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is so cool: a brief analysis of the game design of Pinball Spire from @smalltowngamedev.bsky.social! 😮
unlabelledView post →I know #TrailerTuesday isn't really a thing on Bluesky but I haven't posted my trailer yet here so here we go. 😄 Explore a mysterious spire through the mechanics of #pinball in my upcoming indie game Pinball Spire! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gl_b... #indiegame #gamedev #solodev
unlabelledView post →First #screenshotsaturday for Pinball Spire! I recently updated the screenshots on Steam to show off some of the new stuff I've been adding to the game. Check it out if you're into old-school action games! store.steampowered.com/app/2601940/... #videogames #gamedev #indiedev
unlabelledView post →Verticality. Some simple trick shots. More verticality. A scouting option that allows you to overview the tables and see what you should try to go for. Easy and accessible to anyone. That in a nutshell what this is. Got very little bad to say about the game once it becomes clear what you are trying to do. Short game all in all. Some 3 hours plus to complete a run. New Game+ option exists. Not bad for this price. Full or discounted.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortunately very easy to get locked in a screen because of how narrow the path to exits are. Adding to that frustration is how easy getting sent back to prior screens is.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The controls are incredibly frustrating, it's impossible to steer the ball properly. You'll spend a lot of time returning to the screen you were on because you keep accidentally falling back. It's nothing like Yokus Island or any other Metroidvania game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The main thing to keep in mind with Pinball Spire is that it is not a classic pinball game, but rather a puzzle platformer with pinball mechanics. There are no scoring or leaderboards, you simply advance from screen to screen in a fairly linear way until the end, which, without seeking achievements or extras, takes nearly 4 hours to complete. After that, it's clear that the game is of excellent quality, with detailed pixel art, a series of abilities that must be mastered in order to advance, a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pinball Spire includes a range of options to adjust the difficulty of the game! The Game Tuning menu (under the Pause Menu) allows you to tweaks things like the mana consumption rate and shot assist strength. And these options have no impact on achievements! 😀
unlabelledView post →Pinball Spire promises a pinball take on a metroidvania. With hope in my heart I dived right in but didn't quite find what I initially hoped for. What I did find was charm, atmosphere and a good amount of fun - a game that was worth it's price of entry (just over £6 for me thanks to the summer sale). The first thing you need to know First thing's first: For you to properly enjoy this game for what it is, you need to know what it ISN'T. This isn't a pinball metroidvania. Don't expect it to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →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 levels have tight shots to progress You'll need patience and frustration tolerance Keep these in mind before you make your purchase and you should have a good time. The negative reviews have their grimes…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I just beat Pinball Spire. I love pinball even though I suck at it, and this game was perfect for me. A really fun pinball adventure game that wasn't as frustrating as I was expecting, and had a decent bit of exploration. Also, surprisingly good soundtrack! I recommend! 😊👍
unlabelledView post →If you want an indie-developed pinball game that will massage your brain through its smart mechanics and soundtrack try out Pinball Spire!
unlabelledView post →Sorry for the lack of updates on Pinball Spire! I've been doing a big optimization pass on the game and it's taken much longer than expected. For those familiar with #Unity I migrated the game from the Built-In Render Pipeline to URP, which was a fairly bumpy process. 😵
unlabelledView post →We finished Pinball Spire! What a fun little game, I can't wait to see what the ending leads to in the future 👀 thanks for stopping by all + thanks BismarckUR for the raid! Highly recommend Pinball Spire to any pinball players or anyone who likes making trick shots :]
unlabelledView post →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 spending 10+ minutes trying to line a shot to leave a room, or waiting for enemies to spawn so you can get more mana to use your skills. After I spent 15+ minutes on a particular room that required me to circle around to enter a tunnel so I could progress, only to immediately…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just submitted Pinball Spire for SUGOI 2025! Check it out if you have a suitable game to submit. 👀
unlabelledView post →Huge thanks to @robertglashuettner.bsky.social for an amazing Pinball Spire shout-out in this article for The Guardian! 🤯 www.theguardian.com/games/2024/d...
unlabelledView post →"It’s been years since I’ve dove into a game with this particular combination of mechanics and I enjoyed my time with this one." Read my impressions of Pinball Spire: thegamingbrief.ca/2024/10/19/p...
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