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Games like Stern Pinball Arcade

  • 8 games
  • Updated May 5, 2026

Players who liked Stern Pinball Arcade also play

The closest matches to Stern Pinball Arcade: Pinball Arcade, Zaccaria Pinball, Pro Pinball Ultra, Malzbie's Pinball Collection, and Rollers of the Realm. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Stern Pinball Arcade

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Pinball Arcade

    Same retro mood as Stern Pinball Arcade.

    • 73% of 2,716 reviews
  2. 2
    Zaccaria Pinball

    Genres: Action, Sports, Indie

    • 77% of 1,311 reviews
  3. 3
    Pro Pinball Ultra

    Genres: Simulation

    • 80% of 168 reviews
  4. 4
    Malzbie's Pinball Collection

    Genres: Sports, Indie, Simulation

    • 79% of 112 reviews
  5. 5
    Rollers of the Realm

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 90% of 276 reviews
  6. 6
    Worms Pinball

    Genres: Casual

    • 72% of 127 reviews
  7. 7
    Marble Skies

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 82% of 223 reviews
  8. 8
    Snowball!

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 89% of 107 reviews
  9. 9
    Peggle Deluxe

    Same nostalgic mood as Stern Pinball Arcade.

    • 98% of 10,123 reviews
  10. 10
    Super 10 Pin

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, Casual

    • 100% of 79 reviews
  11. 11
    Altitude

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 91% of 1,206 reviews
  12. 12
    Claw Machine Sim

    Genres: Sports, Indie, Simulation

    • 96% of 104 reviews
  13. 13
    Horizon Chase Turbo

    Genres: Action, Sports, Indie

    • 90% of 1,338 reviews
  14. 14
    Plinbo: Roguelike Plinko

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 71% of 195 reviews
  15. 15
    UFO 50

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 95% of 6,366 reviews
  16. 16
    New Retro Arcade: Neon

    Genres: Action, Sports, Indie

    • 79% of 476 reviews
  17. 17
    Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved

    Genres: Casual

    • 92% of 826 reviews
  18. 18
    Zombie Rollerz: Pinball Heroes

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 83% of 98 reviews
  19. 19
    Wings of Prey: Special Edition

    Genres: Simulation

    • 61% of 416 reviews
  20. 20
    Atari Vault

    Genres: Action, Sports, Strategy

    • 84% of 458 reviews
  21. 21
    MUSYNX

    Genres: Indie, Simulation

    • 84% of 1,139 reviews
  22. 22
    The Sims™ Legacy Collection

    Genres: Simulation, Casual

    • 72% of 1,455 reviews
  23. 23
    Ultimate Racing 2D

    Genres: Action, Sports, Indie

    • 87% of 304 reviews
  24. 24
    Backyard Baseball '97

    Genres: Sports, Casual

    • 98% of 1,940 reviews
Stern Pinball Arcade — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2016
  • Developer: FarSight Studios, Inc.
  • Price: Free to play
  • 36% of 225 reviews
  • Genres: Simulation, Casual
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Cross buy unlocks between engines
  • Five free tables per month
  • Modern stern tables included
  • Nostalgic
  • Retro
  • Cross buy unlocks

About Stern Pinball Arcade

The closest matches to Stern Pinball Arcade: Pinball Arcade, Zaccaria Pinball, Pro Pinball Ultra, Malzbie's Pinball Collection, and Rollers of the Realm. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Stern Pinball Arcade is your kind of game, the closest matches are Pinball Arcade, Zaccaria Pinball and Pro Pinball Ultra — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as nostalgic and retro, and single out its cross buy unlocks and monthly free tables. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

About Stern Pinball Arcade: Real pinball machines created by the world's most experienced producer of arcade-quality pinball machines can now be played on your PC. Over 10 tables including modern classics like Star Trek™, and Mustang™ are available as DLC with two FREE tables to play every month!

Is Stern Pinball Arcade worth buying?

Most players don't recommend it

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • 36% of 225 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Free to play.
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 5 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics usually quit early: a median of 2 h played before their negative review.
  • Not supported on Steam Deck.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“Full of severe never fixed bugs, the tables are supposed to be crossbuy with Pinball Arcade: it doesn't work and the customer service team does not respond to you. Devs are a bunch of clowns - Avoid at all cost.”
6 h played
“Absolutely awful game made by this company. No updates in over 8 months. No streams on twitch since April when they showed Ghostbusters and then nothing. They released a broken game that is still broken. Its about time steam stepped in and…”
11 h played
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People who play it also play: Pinball Arcade, Zaccaria Pinball, Pro Pinball Ultra

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Mobile version

Stern Pinball Arcade is also on App Store. What the store pages declare:

  • App Store in-app purchases: (checked 2026-11-08, source)
  • App Store privacy label: no "Data Used to Track You" (checked 2026-11-08, source)

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Frequently asked about Stern Pinball Arcade

Can I run it?

Does Stern Pinball Arcade work on Steam Deck?

Stern Pinball Arcade is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.

Is Stern Pinball Arcade free to play?

Yes — Stern Pinball Arcade is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.

What games are most similar to Stern Pinball Arcade?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Stern Pinball Arcade are Pinball Arcade, Zaccaria Pinball, Pro Pinball Ultra.

Who developed Stern Pinball Arcade?

Stern Pinball Arcade was developed by FarSight Studios, Inc..