Choose Fantastic Pinball Thrills
Choose Fantastic Pinball Thrills if you want a Sports experience. Fantastic Pinball Thrills launched in 2015.
Fantastic Pinball Thrills vs Up & Up: Pinball & Pachinko
Fantastic Pinball Thrills and Up & Up: Pinball & Pachinko both land in Simulation, Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Simulation, Casual on Steam. Fantastic Pinball Thrills (2015) is 11 years older than Up & Up: Pinball & Pachinko (2026). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Up & Up: Pinball & Pachinko
Choose Up & Up: Pinball & Pachinko if you want the DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, and Custom Volume Controls side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Up & Up: Pinball & Pachinko launched in 2026.
Both Fantastic Pinball Thrills and Up & Up: Pinball & Pachinko sit in Simulation and Casual on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Fantastic Pinball Thrills |  Up & Up: Pinball & Pachinko | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2026 |
| Genres | Sports, Simulation, Casual | Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 3.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 72.7% positive (11 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Fancy Bytes, Reactor | R17Games |
Side by side
- Both share Simulation, Casual on Steam.
- Fantastic Pinball Thrills (2015) is 11 years older than Up & Up: Pinball & Pachinko (2026).
Fantastic Pinball Thrills vs Up & Up: Pinball & Pachinko — FAQ
- Should I play Fantastic Pinball Thrills or Up & Up: Pinball & Pachinko first?
- If you want chronology, Fantastic Pinball Thrills (2015) came out before Up & Up: Pinball & Pachinko (2026). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Fantastic Pinball Thrills and Up & Up: Pinball & Pachinko similar?
- They overlap on Simulation, Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.