Pinball FX Midnight

Pinball FX Midnight

Steam Deck Playable

Zen Studios · Pinball · Nov 30, 2023

Worth it for the right player.

It's free to play.

80%
Mostly Positive
952 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 952 player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise30% are divided20% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Play Corner settings includes 5 different sections including Entry Sound (allows you to customize you entry sound), Start Sound (allows you to customize the pinball start up sound kind of like a real machine configuration), Lights (offers a different colored view of the play corner), Visuals (allows the user to add steam or burning items to the air effects of the play corner), and Cabinet (allows the user to change the look of the pinball machine in the play corner).
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Daily Challenge Masteries (table Table Masteries) shows your progression through 5 different masteries for the daily challenges.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
For instance, the Questlines we recently received in FX are inspired directly from M's Campaign.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The bright, colorful designs and electrifying sound effects drew players in, creating an immersive experience that was unmatched at the time.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Optimizations using Unreal 4 are also left to be desired, especially on less powerful cards and Steam Deck.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Graphics36 reviews
Gameplay31 reviews
Story and characters29 reviews
Audio17 reviews
Steam Deck8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface20 reviews
40%
Controls9 reviews
78%
Monetization8 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend
Performance27 reviews
37%
Bugs10 reviews
40%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
80%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
65
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.