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:
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
Devlog #2 August 10, 2026
The Guild Mentors Are Back from Their Training at the Royal Academy!
🎉Greetings, heroes! It’s been a while!
I’m excited to be back with the second Pinball Realm devlog!
A huge thank you to everyone who has played the game and shared their honest feedback with us!
🗡Our Guild Mentors received plenty of thoughtful suggestions, so they decided it was time to sharpen their teaching skills. As a result, the game’s entire tutorial has now been completely reworked!
Let’s take a look at their teaching notes:
Tutorial Improvements:
1. Reworked Tutorial Stage 1
2. Added Tutorial Stage 2
3. “Emergency Quest” Is Now Tutorial Stage 3
4. Added Tutorial Stage 4
New Tutorials for Advanced Game Systems:
1. Added Tutorials for Region-Specific Systems
2. Adjusted When the Commander’s Ultimate Tutorial Appears
Gameplay Improvements:
1. Added an Attack Range Preview for Timed Bombs
2. Improved the Commander’s Dialogue Triggers
3. The Tavern Hostess Now Shares Gameplay Tips
That’s everything for this update!
The tutorial stages are the very first part of the game that every new player experiences, so I want to make them as clear and polished as possible.
If anything in the tutorial still feels unclear or confusing, please let me know directly! Your feedback is genuinely important to both me and the future of the game.
I’ll keep working hard to bring you more fun and exciting content in future updates, so please look forward to what’s coming next!
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
Devlog #3 August 12, 2026
The Kingdom’s Engineers Have Unveiled Their Latest Inventions!
Greetings, Saviors of the Kingdom!
I’m back from work, and I’ve brought you the third Pinball Realm devlog!
This update comes with a whole bunch of changes, including balance adjustments for Bumpers, updated art assets, and plenty of fixes and improvements across the game.
Let’s jump right into it!
⭐New Additions
1. New Enemy Traits
2. New Visual Effects
3. New Gameplay Features
⭐Improvements
1. Bumper Adjustments
2. Visual Improvements
That’s everything for this update!
I’ve also polished a lot of smaller details throughout the game. Most of them are easy to overlook, but they still make a real difference to the overall experience.
Listing every single one would probably make this devlog a little too long, so I’ll leave some of them for you to discover in the game!
If you run into any issues, or if you have any thoughts or suggestions, feel free to join our Discord:
Your feedback is what helps guide Pinball Realm in the right direction, so please don’t hesitate to tell me what you think.
Thank you so much for playing and for helping me make the game better!
Future versions of the game will continue to be released on the itch.io page:
https://namepixelrobin.itch.io/pinball-realm
Next, I’ll keep pushing forward with the development and work on bringing all those ideas in my head into the game.
😊 I really can’t wait to show them to you, and I hope you’ll find them just as fun as I do!
