Devlog #1 July 23, 2026
The Kingdom’s Economy Has Been Reforged!
Greetings, heroes, and welcome to the first Pinball Realm devlog!
Thanks to all the feedback you’ve shared on itch and other platforms, I’ve been busy reworking the Blacksmith and the Town Upgrade shop.
Hopefully, prices across the kingdom now feel a little fairer，and you’ll have much more freedom to improve your build!
Here are the latest records from the Royal Scribe:
1. Optional Anonymous Gameplay Data Collection
I’ve added an anonymous data collection feature.
This won’t affect your gameplay. It only collects in-run gameplay data to help me better balance the items, Hero Balls, and Bumpers in the game.
If you would rather not share this data, you can disable the feature at any time in the Settings menu.
2. Main Menu Overhaul
The Main Menu has received a major visual update!
I’ve improved its art assets and optimized the layout for different languages.
3. Skill Highlights
Hero Ball skills now display an available area with a highlighted preview.
This makes it easier to see how many enemies a skill will hit, or where a new bumper will be placed before you activate it.
4. More Starting Gold at the Blacksmith
You will now begin your first visit to the Blacksmith with more Gold.
That means you’ll have more freedom to purchase the items you actually want when activate the shop.
5. Bumper Upgrades No Longer Cost Gold
Bumper upgrades now only cost Kill Points and Wanted Points.
No more spending all your Gold repairing the town walls, only to discover that you can’t afford to improve your Bumpers!
6. 6 New Town Upgrade Options
After winning a battle, you can now choose from several new Town Upgrades:
- Increase the number of Dashes available to a specific class
- Exchange Gold for Kill Points or Wanted Points
- Gain items: Remove, Swap, Timed Bomb
- Drop a screen-wide bomb that damages every enemy
- Freeze every enemy on the board for one day
- Summon a random number of meteors to strike your enemies
That’s everything included! Thank you for reading the first Pinball Realm devlog!
I hope these changes make battles feel smoother, more flexible, and much more satisfying.
Next, I’ll continue working on new stages and Bumpers, each featuring its own unique mechanics. I hope I can share them with everyone soon!
Future versions of the game will continue to be released on the itch.io page:
https://namepixelrobin.itch.io/pinball-realm
You’re also very welcome to join the Pinball Realm Discord to discuss the game, share feedback, and follow its development:
https://discord.com/invite/NKYM3YsfS