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Fanatical
Quantic Pinball
Deal overview
Quantic Pinball is currently 91% off on Fanatical — down to $0.35 from $3.99.
At 91% off, this is one of the deepest discounts Quantic Pinball reaches on Fanatical — near its typical floor.
That works out to $3.64 off the Fanatical list price of $3.99.
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About this game
Quantic Pinball is exactly what it sounds like: a pinball game that doesn’t want to just be a pinball game. Shine Research took the familiar loop of flippers, ramps, and bumpers and bolted arcade mini-modes onto it, so every table you play can turn into something else entirely for a stretch. It’s a small, focused release built for players who want pinball with a bit more chaos thrown in.
How it plays
The foundation is standard pinball: keep the ball alive, rack up points, work the table’s ramps and targets, and try not to drain. Quantic Pinball layers eight different mini-modes on top of that base, each one changing the rules mid-session. One might turn things into a shoot-em-up, another throws a second or third ball into play at once, another teleports your ball around the table, and others mess with magnetic pulls, sudden blackouts, or ramps that hide and reappear. There are six original tables to work through, each with its own layout and personality, and once you’ve cleared them there’s a dedicated retro-style table built around waves of space invaders for players who want a tougher, more arcade-focused challenge. The physics aim for a grounded, realistic feel, so the mini-modes read as twists on a solid pinball base rather than a totally different game wearing a pinball skin.
Who it’s for
This is a good fit if you like pinball but get bored of tables that never change their rhythm, or if you grew up on both pinball cabinets and old-school arcade shooters and like the idea of the two blending together. It’s casual by design, so you can pick it up for short sessions without needing to relearn anything each time. If you’re after a deep, physics-heavy pinball sim with elaborate rule sets and tournament-grade tables, or you want something with a lot of long-term progression systems, this probably isn’t going to hold your attention. It’s built for quick, varied fun rather than mastery over months.
Is it worth it?
For what it is, a casual pinball game with some arcade flavor mixed in, it’s the kind of title that earns its keep in short bursts rather than marathon sessions. It’s not trying to be the genre’s heavyweight, and it shouldn’t be judged against the big pinball simulators that live and die on licensed tables and deep scoring systems. If you already like pinball and want something lighter with a few surprises built in, it’s a reasonable pickup, and it’s exactly the sort of game that makes more sense as a sale grab than a full-price impulse buy. Add it to your library when the price drops, play it in short sessions, and you’ll likely get your money’s worth without ever feeling like you overpaid.
Quick facts
Genre: Casual. Developer: Shine Research. Publisher: Plug In Digital. Platform: PC (Steam). Release date: March 29, 2017.