Six varied themed tables
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“It's a good and solid pinball game with six tables of different variety. Each of them has its own main theme and specificity.”
Steam review · 4.1 h played ↗
Dream Pinball 3D
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Mostly Negative · 31%Mostly Negative · 31%ASK Homework2012Simulation · Casual
−75%$9.99$2.49
US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A dated 2006 pinball sim with six themed tables and varied ball types, undermined by forced registration, poor resolution support and crashes. Skip it if you want polish.
Great for
Nostalgic pinball fans who grab it very cheap and tolerate old-school quirks
Main risk
Mandatory registration/activation or startup errors can leave you stuck in a one-table demo
What players love
Nice visuals and sound for its age
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“looks absolutely amazing for when it was released.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Ball materials change the physics
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Marble balls are bouncy, steel is standard, gold is heavy. Adds strategy to the game.”
Steam review · 5.3 h played ↗
Fun, nostalgic classic pinball
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Its an oldie but a goldie.”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗
Cheap, relaxing time-killer
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“It runs on my ancient laptop without issues. Perfect for killing time during boring meetings.”
Steam review · 5.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Forced registration and CD-key activation
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 negative reviews
“I can get the CD key activation, but you require my first name, last name, address, postcode, city, country, birth date and country to actually access more than 1 level in the game”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗
No widescreen or HD resolutions
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“it doesn't seem to support widescreen, even tho there is a 16:9 setting in the options.”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
Boring, generic tables and poor audio
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“they are just dull! The tables offer so little in the way of features and modes compared to other pinball games on steam”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
Crashes and won't launch on modern PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“it does not work. This is the only game I cannot launch cannot load d3d "failed creating the Direct3D device"”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Weird, floaty ball physics
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“Pinball physics are floaty, the ball seems have little weight and will continue to roll, even upwards”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Awkward, nauseating cameras
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“I got motion sickness playing it due to the fact that the default camera follows the ball from a very close distance.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported900 MB
Minimum
OSWindows XP SP2 / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 / 11
Processor2.0 GHz Single Core
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsShader 1.3 graphics card with 128 MB
Storage900 MB HD space
Recommended
OSWindows XP SP2 / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10/ 11
ProcessorIntel or AMD Multicore CPU
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsShader 2.0 graphics card with 256 MB
Storage900 MB HD space
OSWindows XP SP2 / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 / 11
Processor2.0 GHz Single Core
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsShader 1.3 graphics card with 128 MB
Storage900 MB HD space
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