Pinball Spire

Pinball Spire

Released Oct 2024

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!

85% positive · 601 reviews
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Released, but still in active development
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Released, but still in active development
Medium confidence
Active Development

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Evaluation

Pinball Spire launched on October 2, 2024 as a complete pinballvania game. Since launch, the developer Apparition Games has been actively updating the game. Two major content updates have shipped: the Nudge Update on November 27, 2024 (adding a new ball-steering ability and a new room to introduce it) and the New Game+ Update on May 23, 2025 (adding a full New Game+ mode with ability carry-over and other enhancements). These two updates are separated by roughly six months, establishing a recognizable cadence of meaningful post-launch additions. Beyond these, the developer has shipped five feature patches — improving controls, camera, performance, and accessibility — and several bug fix patches, with the most recent update arriving on October 21, 2025. No specific future content has been announced, but the developer has not indicated that development is winding down either. Given the established pattern of regular updates and the fact that the last major release (May 23, 2025) is less than thirteen months ago as of June 2026 — consistent with the roughly six-month cadence — the game is still within its active update window.
Evidence
New Game+ mode released, allowing players to carry over abilities, XP, and gems from a completed save. Includes additional room decorations, new boss room geometry, and other polish.
news post · May 23, 2025 source content shipped
high
Nudge Update released, adding a new ability that lets players directionally bump the ball, plus a new room to teach the mechanic.
news post · Nov 27, 2024 source content shipped
high

Media

Details

Publisher
indie.io
Achievements
10
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

Pinball Spire is a game unlike any other, a pinballvania blending together classic genres - and pinball. Conquer the titular spire as a brave, plucky little pinball called Pip, destined to step into the plunger and explore the inner chambers of a mysterious spire that appeared in their world overnight.

Enter the spire. Inside is a strange pinball maze, full of secrets to unlock, enemies to bump off, and contraptions for the intrepid little ball to interact with. It's not just all flippers and physics either - brave little Pip has special abilities that will play a crucial role in the journey through the spire, towards the challenge lurking at its peak.

  • Welcome to the world of Pinballvania! A fusion of arcade pinball mechanics with platforming, puzzles, and exploration—drawing inspiration from retro action-adventure games

  • Elaborate pinball levels to explore, combining traditional pinball tables with atmospheric dungeons and passageways to explore.

  • Mana-powered pinball abilities enable unorthodox ways to interact with the environment.

  • Fun accessories to collect and equip to customize Pip’s appearance!

Last evaluated Jun 20, 2026
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