The Pinball Arcade
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| Developers | |
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| FarSight Studios | |
| Release dates | |
| macOS (OS X) | April 16, 2012 |
| Windows | November 4, 2013 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | Free-to-play, DLC |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Cinematic camera |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Pinball |
| Art styles | Realistic |
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The Pinball Arcade is a pinball game developed and published by FarSight Studios. It features full digital recreations of many classic pinball tables from Gottlieb, Stern, Alvin G, and previously Bally and Williams. All the tables are sold in packs, allowing players to choose which tables they do or do not want to own.
It was released for macOS on April 16, 2012, and Windows on November 4, 2013.
As of 2025, Gottlieb, Stern, and Alvin G tables are still available for purchase. Bally and Williams tables were removed from sale on June 30, 2018. Players who owned the Bally and Williams tables prior to the end of the license are still able to play on those tables.
Bally and Williams tables are no longer available to purchase since June 30, 2018, due to current license holder's decision to not renew their contract with FarSight.[1] (Check reference for the full list of removed tables.)
General information
- Steam Community Discussions
- Pinball Arcade Fans
- Internet Pinball Database - A huge database dedicated to pinball games and machines
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Mac App Store | |
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DLC and expansion packs
- For the sake of simplicity, this section will mainly be based on the Steam release of the game. The names column will cover release seasons (with one important exception) and the notes column will have the pinball machines (tables) affiliated with each season.
- All tables can be purchased separately from their seasons as "Table Packs" (either as individual tables or in pairs of two tables). (See the Tables section on the Wikipedia article for more info.)
- All seasons and most tables are available in a pro variant, which provides access to additional features such as operator's menus, custom balls, etc. at a higher price than standard tables.
- Steam release free-to-play with a full table included, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
- All unowned tables can be played for free up to their lowest high score value, with one select table from an earlier season temporarily available for full standard play as a "Free Table of the Month" (with advertisements shown before each game).
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| Season Two |
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| Season Three |
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| Season Four |
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| The Addams Family Special Collector's Edition | This gold limited edition variant of The Addams Family pinball machine was given to those who pledged at least US$100 to a Kickstarter campaign that the developer held to pay for the table's additional licensing fees.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\My Games\Pinball Arcade |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/238260/pfx/[Note 1] |
- Configuration files are encrypted.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\My Games\Pinball Arcade |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/238260/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Steam Cloud |
Video
DirectX 9 display settings.
DirectX 9 graphics settings.
DirectX 11 display and graphics settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Currently only for DirectX 9. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | MSAA; DirectX 11 settings allow for separate sample rate and quality adjustments. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | DX9 is locked to 62 fps and DX11 is locked to 67 fps. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
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| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | XInput controllers only. | |
| Full controller support | Steam claims that a keyboard and mouse is required (likely due to the configuration utility), but all in-game menus can be navigated with a controller using the D-pad. | |
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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| Generic/other controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | SFX, Table Music, and Menu Music. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | All speech in the game come from the various tables' audio. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
General settings. While listed as DirectX 9 settings, the language option affects both DirectX 9 and 11 versions of the game.
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | Speech depends on the table. | |||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
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Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| Local play | 4 | Hot seat |
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| Online play | ||||
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 9, 11 | Different settings for each version. |
| OpenGL | 2.0 | OS X only. |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | |||
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Reduce flipper delay
- Some users have experienced a significant delay in the flippers' response to button presses while playing The Pinball Arcade. The following solution may help.
| Reduce delay in flipper response to button press (Nvidia users)[2] |
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| Reduce delay in flipper response to button press (AMD users)[2] |
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System requirements
| Windows | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | XP | 7 | ||
| Processor (CPU) | Dual Core 1.6 GHz or better | Dual Core 2.0 GHz or better | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 4 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 9 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support | Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 or higher ATI Radeon HD 6950 or higher DirectX 11 compatible |
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| Sound (audio device) | DirectSound capable | |||
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| Operating system (OS) | 10.7, 10.9 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz or equivalent | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 2 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | OpenGL 2.0 compatible | |||
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/238260/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (238260) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.