The Pinball Arcade

The Pinball Arcade
Developer(s)FarSight Studios
Publisher(s)FarSight Studios
Alliance Digital Media
Crave Entertainment
System 3
Platform(s)Android, iOS, macOS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, Kindle Fire, Ouya, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Release
February 9, 2012
  • iOS
    • WW: February 9, 2012
    Android
    • WW: February 10, 2012
    Xbox 360
    • WW: April 4, 2012
    (Re-release)
    • WW: May 11, 2015
    PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita
    • NA: April 10, 2012
    • EU: July 11, 2012
    macOS
    • WW: April 16, 2012
    Kindle Fire
    • WW: August 16, 2012
    Ouya
    • WW: June 25, 2013
    Microsoft Windows
    • WW: November 4, 2013
    PlayStation 4
    (Retail)
    • NA: December 10, 2013
    • EU: February 21, 2014
    (PlayStation Network)
    • NA: December 17, 2013
    • EU: December 18, 2013
    Xbox One
    • WW: November 25, 2014
    Wii U
    • NA: April 21, 2016
    Nintendo Switch
    • WW: April 6, 2018
Genre(s)Pinball
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer

The Pinball Arcade is a pinball video game developed by FarSight Studios. The game is a simulated collection of 100 real pinball tables licensed by Gottlieb, Alvin G. and Company, and Stern Pinball, a company which also owns the rights of machines from Data East and Sega Pinball. Williams and Bally games are no longer available since June 30, 2018, as FarSight had lost the license to WMS properties, which has since passed to Zen Studios.

The game is available for download on a number of devices through their respective online stores, including Android (along with derivatives such as Kindle Fire and Ouya), iOS, Windows (through Steam), macOS (through the Mac App Store and Steam), PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 (through PlayStation Store), Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U in North America only, and Nintendo Switch.

Tables are available for free limited demo play on Android, iOS, and other platforms. Every month, along with the release of downloadable content (DLC), four select tables on mobile versions are free with no Pro Menu features. PC versions are limited to one free table.

Screenshot of the table FunHouse from the PlayStation 4 version

A spinoff called Stern Pinball Arcade was released in June 2016 for Gear VR, PlayStation 4, PC, and other platforms. This is a direct collaboration with Stern Pinball, to expand on re-releasing the company's more recent releases.