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Pinball FX Midnight cover art

Pinball FX Midnight

Zen Studios · 2023-11-30

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

SimulationFree To Play

Franchise: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Child's Play, Dead by Daylight, The Thing, System Shock · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Nov 30, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 30, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Nov 30, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Dec 28, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 30, 2023 (Xbox One), Nov 30, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S)

Get ready to tilt into terror. The new horror-inspired pinball platform for fearless players. Prove your skills on the most sinister, gory, and badass tables ever brought to life.

Pinball FX Midnight is a Simulation and Free To Play game released in 2023, priced as free-to-play, with a Mostly Positive review sentiment (80% of 959 reviews).

80%
positive of 967 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
96/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
3.94★
PlayStation Store rating (2,385 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 79 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity down 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (325 reviews).
  • · Top 15% of 16,800 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

12-month high $0.00 · on sale 8 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
25025020232026Week of 2023-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 250 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$0.00$0.002023-11-302026-10-152023-11-30 — best price $0.002024-02-11 — best price $0.002026-08-27 — best price $0.002026-09-03 — best price $0.002026-09-10 — best price $0.002026-09-17 — best price $0.002026-09-24 — best price $0.002026-10-01 — best price $0.002026-10-08 — best price $0.002026-10-15 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
69.6%
earned "Unlocked Relic"
1.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing8 DLC

4 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German

Post-launch support: 8 DLC released, first 2023-11-30, latest 2026-02-12 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,4570%65
PS5 (PlayStation)1,9681%65
PS5 (PlayStation)1,5820%65
PS4 (PlayStation)1,1490%65

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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