Rollers of the Realm

Rollers of the Realm

Released Nov 2014

Bounce, spin, and battle through scenes of an epic storyline with a band of medieval misfits tasked with reclaiming the world from dark and ancient magic. Your characters are the balls—meeting new characters unlocks new sets of equipment and abilities!

88% positive · 709 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Steam $9.99
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Evaluation

Rollers of the Realm launched on November 18, 2014 as a complete, self-contained pinball RPG. The developer shipped several quality-of-life and feature patches shortly after launch (November and December 2014, May 2015), then went quiet for years. The only paid DLC ever released is a soundtrack pack (June 1, 2021), which carries no implications for gameplay content. The most notable post-launch activity from Phantom Compass concerns a sequel — Rollers of the Realm: Reunion — which was announced in June 2021 and had a playable demo released in July 2022. All news posts referencing upcoming content point to this separate game, not to new content for the original. There are no unreleased DLC entries for the base game, no roadmaps promising new content for it, and no developer statements suggesting additional content is planned for this title. The last developer communication touching on the original game was a controller bug fix on April 22, 2022. There has been no communication about future content for Rollers of the Realm since then, and no sustained post-launch content cadence ever existed for the base game. It launched as a finished product and has remained that way. Anyone waiting for all content for this game has had everything available since its launch date.
Evidence
A minor controller bug fix was released. This is the last developer communication about the original game.
news post · Apr 22, 2022 source development ending
medium
The only DLC ever released for the game is a soundtrack pack — no gameplay content DLC was ever announced or shipped.
dlc listing · Jun 1, 2021 source content shipped
medium

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Publisher
Phantom Compass
Achievements
32
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Rollers of the Realm combines the frantic physics of classic arcade pinball with the character-driven adventure of fantasy role-playing games. Bounce, spin, and battle through scenes of an epic storyline with a band of medieval misfits tasked with reclaiming the world from dark and ancient magic. Winner of a "Best in Play" Award at GDC Play 2014, IndieCade finalist in 2013.

Key Features


  • A new spin on pinball: includes physics-based puzzles and combat with unique nudge and flipper mechanics.
  • 10 hot-swappable player characters (represented by balls), each with a unique size, weight, and stats.
  • Unleash devastating special abilities: flaming swords, animal companions, hailstorms, bombs!
  • Upgrade stats and special abilities as your party levels up.
  • 30+ Campaign levels to discover and replay. Fully-voiced storyline.
  • Combat focused: battle grunts, elites, bosses... and more.
  • Loot drops: gold, score and mana multipliers, power-ups, and treasure.
  • Arena Mode: 5 challenging boards with Steam Leaderboard support.
  • Two difficulty modes: change the difficulty to Challenging or Casual on the fly!
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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