PINBALL RIFFS
THERE ARE PLENTY OF GREAT GAMES OUT THERE WITH APINBALL SLANT
[PC] It’s a short experience, but
Yoku’s Island Express
is a lot of fun while it lasts.
Outside of Zen Studios and Visual Pinball developers, there’s a host of new pinball-inspired experiences that have been released on modern plat forms.
Yoku’s Island Express, developed by Villa Gorilla in 2018, is a sprawling Metroidvania designed around pinball. Have you ever imagined an open-world pinball game? Well, here it is and it’s rather great fun.Demon’s Tilt, released in 2019 and developed by WIZNWAR and FLARB LLC, is an epic combination designed to push “the limits of the Video Pinball genre”. Combining the balland-flippers mechanics with SHMUP gameplay and even hack-and-slash elements, Demon’s Tilt shows that pinball doesn’t have to be traditional to be amazing. In late-2024, an amazing sequel was released as well, Xenotilt, which cranked every thing up to 11. Creature In The Well is a hack-andslash with pinball elements, while Pinball Spire is another enjoyable title with Metroidvania elements.