ploink

Roguelike· Pinball· Roguelite· Deckbuilding

Released Aug 2026

A chaotic plinko inspired roguelike with a focus on wacky items and creative setups. Design a board of random crap and fill the screen with balls and numbers. There are no bad items you just gotta figure out how to use them.

96% positive · 102 reviews

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Steam Updated 12 Oct 2026 $12.99

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Evaluation

ploink launched on August 17, 2026, with the developer noting it was originally planned for Early Access but shipped as a finished product instead. Since launch, the developer has maintained a very active update cadence. The news post history reveals six major content updates across the game's development and post-launch period, including the "Big Balls Update" (October 14, 2025), "The Boss Update!" (February 21, 2026), and "The Death to Mary Update" (September 8, 2026 — just three weeks after the August 17, 2026 launch). In addition to those major updates, there have been numerous feature patches and bug fix posts, with the most recent communication on September 9, 2026. On launch day (August 17, 2026), the developer stated they have "stuff planned for the future like localization, balance changes and maybe even new stuff!" — indicating an intent to continue development. This is not a specific content commitment, but combined with the sustained update history, it reflects a developer actively engaged with the product. The game is clearly in a continuing update cycle with no indication of development concluding.

Evidence

Major 'Death to Mary' update shipped post-launch, adding new trinkets, achievements, gameplay changes, and balance adjustments

news post · Sep 8, 2026 source content shipped

high

Major 'Boss Update' shipped, adding a full boss system with encounters, boss buckets, and new pegs

news post · Feb 21, 2026 source content shipped

high

Media

Details

Developer

Pyrocreep

Publisher

Pyrocreep

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

—

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

Pinball Roguelike Roguelite Deckbuilding Turn-Based Auto Battler Score Attack Turn-Based Tactics Card Battler Strategy Relaxing Sandbox Physics Perma Death 2D

About this game

Place pegs, drop balls. ploink is all about building fun and creative Rube Goldberg style plinko boards to pass the score requirement.

DISCOVER WACKY ITEMS

With over 200 pegs and 100 balls, there's many crazy items to discover:

Pocket Dimensions you can place pegs inside of
Knight Helmets with built-in skill trees
Vaults that let you save pegs for another run
Virtual Pets you can feed to increase their score
Amalgamations that can combine multiple pegs together
Alternate Universes that open entire new runs

DESIGN CREATIVE SETUPS

There are no forced item interactions, every item is an open-ended component you can utilize to create unique builds:

Summon a bunch of balls and guide them to specific pegs using walls and obstacles
Generate money and shop items to buy whatever you want
Trap a ball to let your automatic pegs grant you score over time
Create a network of power giving pegs that all connect to a single peg

MAKE IT harder

Trinkets add modifiers and increase the score requirement, making the game harder. Boards add even more variety by switching up how you design your builds. Unlock trinkets and boards by winning runs: