Last updated on January 20th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Pinball Arcade HD Collection – Casual Game Review
Pinball Arcade HD Collection is a Casual/Simulation game from BrainVault Games, LLC, first launched in 29th February 2012.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 642+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Pinball Arcade HD Collection Stand Out
Available now: Arcade Pinball — your own portable mini-arcade!
This unique table features pinball bumpers and targets, plus a color monitor where you can take on a variety of old-school digital minigame challenges – an endless space scroller, plus car racing, missile defense, a block breaker, and more at incrementing skill levels.
- Listed by Apple in "Best 10 iPad Apps in 2010"
- Apple Design Awards 2010 winner
- 1st place in US top paid apps during the first sales day
"The experience of holding a pinball table in your hand is great, and with three amazing tables included, you'll have hours of entertainment lined up."
— Tim Rattray, SlideToPlay.com
"With three tables, reliable physics and controls, and gorgeous graphics, it is a pleasure to recommend."
— Levi Buchanan, IGN.com
ABOUT THE GAME
Pinball HD Collection for iPhone – This game will change your idea of Pinball on the iPhone. Each table – Wild West, The Deep, Jungle Style, Slayer, Da Vinci, Missing In Action, Navy Seals and Platoon – are masterpieces. You'll be stunned with the level of realism. This is a REAL Pinball simulator with stunning 3D graphics both with or without 3D glasses.
IMPORTANT
• Landscape mode – "full table" view
• Portrait mode – "flying-table" view
• In portrait mode slide up or down your both thumbs to toggle camera view from "flying-table" to "full table".
FEATURES
• 10 pinball tables with unique graphics, instructions, missions system, locations and characters
• Landscape mode shows a full table view. The games can be played in either landscape orientation with the button to the left or right of the screen.
• Portrait mode gives you a flying-table view with the camera panning and zooming over the action. This can only be played when holding the iPad with the button on the bottom. If you activate the screen orientation switch, the game only plays in portrait mode.
• A wonderful 3D engine that does true justice to the graphic capabilities of the iPad.
• Realistic physics.
• Built in help for each table. Tap the circled "I" at the bottom right of each table to get a display detailing instructions and descriptions of the features of each table. Make sure to swipe left and right when viewing since the instructions don't fit on one screen.
• Local and global high scores. Swiping right brings up a table of local high scores and further tapping brings up high scores from copies sold throughout
the world. At the end of each game you are prompted to enter your name and have your score included.
• Unique soundtrack with atmospheric music, sound effects and voices.
• Camera tilt brings dimensionality to the games offering a simulated 3D effect where the image changes depending upon how you tilt the iPad. Camera tilt only works in landscape mode.
• Stereoscopic imaging option (requires anaglyph eyeglasses). You can choose between red-cyan, green-magenta or yellow-blue lenses.
HOW TO PLAY
Tapping on a game's fly-over screen shows/hides main menu. Tap on Play button to start game on current table.
Controls in game:
• Tap ANYWHERE on the left side of screen to control the left flipper and ANYWHERE on the right side to control the right flipper.
• Shake your iPad to realistically nudge the pinball table, but not too much or you'll tilt.
• Tap on the "electronic caption" at the top of the screen to pause or resume your game.
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This Casual game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Pinball Arcade HD Collection is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 20th August 2024
Recent improvements include:
Bug fixes
Download & Availability
Pinball Arcade HD Collection is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Pinball Arcade HD Collection on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Love all the pinball tables Good action easy to learn the tables great way to kill a few minutes.
This game is better than most pinball games every one should get it.
We own the older versions of their pinball games, but the new collection is just incredibly awesome! The graphics are out of this world and the games are so much more fun to play. Don't miss this collection. Try this on an iPad, if you can.
Probably the best pinball app there is. If you were a pinball junkie like we were years ago you will love it. Some tables are better than others, our favorite is Arcade. As good as it is, it still has faults. Mainly the " Steele Snake " bonus game in the Arcade version has never worked on our app, and the game losing a ball while playing in multi-ball which requires you to reset the game, thus losing your accumulated points and starting a new game. Other than those minor points, it's the best pinball app on the App Store-and we have checked them all out.
Used to play pinball when we were a kid. It's nostalgia every since time we play. Dirty Harry version.
Good graphics, good gameplay, fun boards.
Fun stuff. Skill will take you far.
Would give five stars but need more free tables is the reason we did not give it five stars.
Great fun! Wonderful graphics and gameplay. Best pinball app we've found! Besides the first pinball theme, all of the other ones require a purchase in order to save scores. We're happy we are at least allowed to play them, but it would be nice to not have to buy pinball levels in order to challenge ourselves against our previous scores. Granted, purchases are only $1 or $2, so it isn't too bad. However, with the excellent graphics and free gameplay, we don't blame the debs for doing this model.
The game play is very good. But when it stops the game to ask for money you will disappointed.
Good game. Exciting and interesting game board.
The best pinball game ever play. Has awesome 3d graphics. We would give it a 5 star but the downfall is it wouldn't let us download purchased tables. We just lost our money for noting. Other than that we really like this app.
We love this game because we love pinball. If you love pinball you'll love this game.
El mejor de todos los que haya jugado.
Very entertaining! We definitely love this game.
OMG! This game is so fun and addicting! Our brother and we just continue to play and play its so fun.
We used to not like pinball games, bow we love them.
Just like old fashioned pinball love it.
Great graphics and easy to play.
We wish there was no time limit on some of them though.
Makes us remember the good old days of pinball machines.
The Wild Wild West is just like playing a real old time wooden pinball machine. Love it.
We bought the different tables and we can't stop playing it.
Great graphics and just plain fun to play.
Best pinball game on the app store.
Some of the best pinball action on iPhone. We have played many others and this is the best.
We are totally addicted to da Vinci pinball! Don't really care for the others. Fun game! We also like Arcade. It's fun.
This game would be PERFECT if the in-game purchases were slightly cheaper.
Love them all.Just wish trials ran longer.
Fun nonstop entertainment of a timeless game made portable.
This game is all it can be! But you have to buy some boards :/.
Its very good! And at least you can try them all. Shame they have time limits.
Sometimes a little slow and behind. It would be nice to have more free ones but overall the best we've seen.
It only gives you one pinball machine.
Loads of entertainment for hours.
Very fun to play great for any pinball lover!! Acdc rocks.
Its okay we like to play it when im bored.
The game is fine but it is just lacking something.
We love the Wild West pinball game, but we hate the fact that it is deceiving you in thinking you will get more games than you actually do.
Just wish there was a little more free content.
Good graphics but it is not free by any means.
It charged us twice for a stage. Do NOT buy it to use in other devices. The in-app restore button does not work.
Sounded fantastic love it but it keeps going back to our apps! We have IPhone 5 You pay & this is what you get! Sad! Is the government running this? Fix this ASAP! Could be up there with the best if it worked.
Love these pinball games. Its been tricky when playing on our iPhone but when Id get into it and get it balanced just right to play it was enjoyable. We have aging eyes and hands, some arthritis so playing on the phone wast always as easy as Id like. We recently got our first IPad and now can play better and longer! YEAH! We LOVE pinball, we even owned a very old model pinball machine decades ago; So having a full-size pinball machine game on our iPad/ phone without dropping coins outside the home is wonderful. We play the Wild West mostly. Just try these games yourself you wont be sorry.
The video pinball games were created by Far Sight Studios. Its a shame that they are no longer creating new tables. They made exact REAL pinball tables from actual real life tables. HOWEVER, the GAMEPRON simulation tables were groundbreaking at the time. We still play them. PLEASE continue to KEEP THIS IN THE APP STORE!! They are fun to play on our iPhone.
We have trouble with screens freezing after completing each game with no option to continue to main menu. No response from developer when messages are sent. Last update on this app was 11 months ago. Has this been a $27 purchase mistake.
We wish you could play all the boards.
We are old school boomer and we have enjoyed countless hours playing these tables. Sometimes there are glitches for sure which can be frustrating but overall the experience is a good one. Well done graphics and gameplay. Happy to not have to put quarters into the machine constantly like the old days.
We love this game and it helps us kill down time at work.
Free to play games have absolutely destroyed the App Store, where is the 99 cent games that used to be fun.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.41
- Size: 188.23 MB
- iOS: 9.0 or later
- Languages: EN, DE, IT
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: BrainVault Games, LLC
Last updated: 20th August 2024 | Genre: Casual, Simulation | Developer: BrainVault Games, LLC