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Balls of Steel

The Balls are Back! The legendary 90s pinball game Balls of Steel returns to PC in all of its radical retro glory. Play through 5 classic top-down pinball tables and two BRAND NEW tables in classic BoS Style! Get 7 awesome retro tables in one package, rebuilt to run on modern PC hardware!

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Developer
Big Boat Interactive
Publisher
Atari
Release
January 30, 2024
2 years and 185 days ago
Steam Reviews
Mixed56 reviews60.7%

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About the Game

The Balls are Back! The legendary 90s pinball game Balls of Steel returns to PC in all of its radical retro glory. Play through 5 classic top-down pinball tables: Darkside, Barbarian, Firestorm, Mutation, and Devil's Island. Not only that, we've added two BRAND NEW tables in classic BoS Style: Centipede, and Missile Command! Get 7 awesome retro tables in one package!

Features:


  • Enjoy 5 Classic BoS tables: Barbarian, Darkside, Firestorm, Mutation, and Devil's Island, rebuilt to run on modern PC hardware!
  • Play 2 brand-new Atari-themed tables: Centipede and Missile Command. Enjoy the retro ambience while you fight back bugs and waves of incoming missiles.
  • Keyboard, gamepad, or mouse controls let you play the way you want.
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