Factsheet
Developer:
Apparition Games
Based in Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Release date:
October 2, 2024
Platforms:
PC (Steam)
PC (GOG)
Nintendo Switch 1 & 2
Website:
https://pinballspire.com
Regular Price:
| USD | $14.99 |
Description
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!
History
Pinball Spire is a pinball action-adventure game developed by Apparition Games, with music by Starling Tan, and publishing support from indie.io. It was developed over roughly 2.5 years.
Features
- Pinballvania, a unique blend of genres, mixing classic video game platforming with arcade pinball 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!
Videos
Release Date Announcement Trailer YouTube, Google Drive
Gameplay Teaser Trailer YouTube, Google Drive
Images
Logo & Icon
Selected Articles
- "Pinball Spire is a delightful and innovative twist on traditional pinball games. By blending pinball mechanics with platforming and puzzle-solving, Apparition Games has created a fun experience that’s hard to put down."
- GeeksVsGeeks, Pinball Spire Review: Flipping and Rolling to the Top of a Mysterious Tower - "Pinball Spire‘s only real downfall for me is that there isn’t more of it for me to play. The fact that I’ve played through this game twice now on two different platforms is a testament to its quality."
- Scott Clark, Pinball Spire | Switch Review - "It's a really unique experience not to be missed. Fantastic design and great audio to go with it make it a really fun game overall."
- Liam Dawe, Pinball Spire is a wonderful reinvention of what Pinball can be - "Pinball Spire comes so close to nailing the ‘pinballvania’"
- Michael McWhertor, Pinball Spire on Steam blends Metroidvania with pinball | Polygon
Monetization Permission
Apparition Games allows for the contents of Pinball Spire to be published through video broadcasting services for any commercial or non-commercial purposes. Monetization of videos created containing assets from Pinball Spire is legally & explicitly allowed by Apparition Games. This permission can be found in writing at https://apparitiongames.com/press/sheet.php?p=pinball_spire.
Additional Links
Publisher - indie.io
Pinball Spire is published by indie.io. Visit their website at https://indie.io.
About Apparition Games
Boilerplate
A tiny indie game studio in Canada. Recently released a pinball action-adventure game called Pinball Spire. Previously released a puzzle/rhythm game called Micron.
More information
More information on Apparition Games, our logo & relevant media are available here.
Pinball Spire Credits
Tom Voros
Game Design, Programming, Art, Sound Design (Apparition Games)
Mark Voros
Additional Game Design, Art, Sound Design (Apparition Games)
Starling Tan
Music (Freelancer)
Contact
Inquiries
tom@apparitiongames.com
Twitter: @pinballspire
https://x.com/pinballspire
Bluesky: @tom.voros.ca
https://bsky.app/profile/tom.voros.ca
Mastodon: @apparition@mastodon.world
https://mastodon.world/@apparition
presskit() by Rami Ismail (Vlambeer) - also thanks to these fine folks