Pinball Spire

Pinball Spire

Steam Deck Verified

Apparition Games · Pinball · Oct 2, 2024

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $8.99.

85%
Very Positive
579 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 181 sampled reviews

Based on 579 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 181 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
100% of themes are praise181 helpful reviews0% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Progression is not linear, exploration is encouraged
22 of 181 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The game is well made, the Sprite based graphics are polished, the main gameplay loop is fun, there are some caveats though.
17 of 181 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The music is appropriately themed and the sound effects work really well.
16 of 181 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
There's also a tiny bit of environmental storytelling and a lose plot that's somewhat nice, like skulls of former "Pinball Heroes" lying around in some levels or being part of the level solutions
13 of 181 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
In a way having a challenge run of your game be solely based on "don't use the base-game mechanic" also feels a bet ehh... focus is a good mechanic for a game that has precises shots, removing it for the player isn't really fun, there are better ways to come up with hard difficulty for achievement.
8 of 181 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
The graphics are very polished and functional, the game looks crisp and beautiful on the steam deck, and the use of lighting adds so much atmosphere.
6 of 181 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 love6 themes
Gameplay22 reviews
Graphics17 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Story and characters13 reviews
Difficulty8 reviews
Steam Deck6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $8.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
85%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
10
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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