Pinball FX3
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| Developers | |
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| Zen Studios | |
| Engines | |
| PX | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | September 26, 2017 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 89 |
| OpenCritic | 81 |
| IGDB | 83 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | DLC, Free-to-play |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Pinball, Simulation |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Series | Pinball FX |
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| Pinball FX | |
|---|---|
| Pinball FX2 | 2012 |
| Pinball FX2 VR | 2016 |
| Pinball FX3 | 2017 |
| Pinball FX | 2022 |
Pinball FX3 is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person pinball and simulation game in the Pinball FX series.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Store | |
Xbox Play Anywhere. | |
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| Steam | |
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Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| DLC | DLCs add new tables to play with. |
| Free-to-play | The Sorcerer's Lair and Fish Tales tables are available for free. |
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Aliens vs Pinball | Includes the Aliens, Aliens vs. Predator and Alien: Isolation tables. | |
| Balls of Glory Pinball | Includes the Family Guy, Bob's Burger, Archer and American Dad! tables. Delisted on August 28, 2024.[1] |
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| Bethesda Pinball | Includes the Fallout, DOOM and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim tables. | |
| Carnivals and Legends | Includes the Adventure Land and Son of Zeus tables. | |
| Core Collection | Includes the Pasha, Rome, Biolab and Secrets of the Deep tables. | |
| Indiana Jones: The Pinball Adventure | |
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| Iron & Steel Pack | Includes the CastleStorm and Wild West Rampage tables. | |
| Jurassic World | Includes the Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park Mayhem and Jurassic World tables. | |
| Marvel Pinball Avengers Chronicles | Includes the World War Hulk, Fear Itself, The Infinity Gauntlet and The Avengers tables. | |
| Marvel Pinball: Cinematic Pack | Includes the Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron and Ant-Man tables. | |
| Marvel Pinball: Heavy Hitters | Includes the Civil War, Deadpool and Venom tables. | |
| Marvel Pinball: Marvel Legends Pack | Includes the Captain America, Doctor Strange and Fantastic Four tables. | |
| Marvel Pinball Original Pack | Includes the Iron-Man, Spider-Man, Blade and Wolverine tables. | |
| Marvel Pinball Vengeance and Virtue Pack | Includes the Ghost Rider, Thor, X-Men and Moon Knight tables. | |
| Marvel's Women of Power | Includes the Women of Power: A-Force and Women of Power: Champions tables. | |
| Medieval Pack | Includes the Epic Quest and Excalibur tables. | |
| Portal Pinball | |
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| Sci-Fi Pack | Includes the Mars, Paranormal and Earth Defense tables. | |
| Star Wars Pinball | Includes the Episode V: - The Empire Strikes Back, The Clone Wars and Boba Fett tables. | |
| Star Wars Pinball: Balance of the Force | Includes the Darth Vader, Episode VI: - Return of the Jedi and Starfighter Assault tables. | |
| Star Wars Pinball: The Force Awakens Pack | Includes the The Force Awakens and Might of the First Order tables. | |
| Star Wars Pinball: Heroes Within | Includes the Han Solo, Droids and Episode IV: - A New Hope tables. | |
| Star Wars Pinball: Unsung Heroes | Includes the Rogue One and Star Wars Rebels tables. | |
| Star Wars Pinball: Solo Pack | |
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| Star Wars Pinball: The Last Jedi | |
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| The Walking Dead Pinball | |
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| Universal Classics Pinball | Includes the Back to the Future, Jaws and E.T. tables. | |
| Williams Pinball: Universal Monsters Pack | Includes the Monster Bash and Creature from the Black Lagoon tables. | |
| Williams Pinball: Volume 1 | Includes the The Getaway: High Speed II, Junk Yard and Medieval Madness tables. | |
| Williams Pinball: Volume 2 | Includes the Black Rose, Attack from Mars and The Party Zone tables. | |
| Williams Pinball: Volume 3 | Includes the Theatre of Magic, Safe Cracker and The Champion Pub tables. | |
| Williams Pinball: Volume 4 | Includes the White Water, Red and Ted's Road Show and Hurricane tables. | |
| Williams Pinball: Volume 5 | Includes the Tales of the Arabian Nights, Cirqus Voltaire and No Good Gofers tables. | |
| Williams Pinball: Volume 6 | Includes the Funhouse, Space Station and Dr. Dude and His Excellent Ray tables. | |
| Zen Classics | Includes the El Dorado, Shaman, Tesla and V12 tables. | |
- Majority of previously purchased tables from Pinball FX2 are transferred over at no charge.[2]
- The following tables from Pinball FX2 did not transfer over due to licensing issues: Plants vs. Zombies Table, Ms. Splosion Man Table, Ninja Gaiden Pinball, Street Fighter II Pinball, South Park Pinball 2 Table Pack and South Park Pinball Table.
- While the Pinball FX2 Super League tables were planned for re-release[3], these plans have seemingly been abandoned.
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| No microtransactions | The game does not contain microtransactions. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Zen Studios\Profile backup\442120\ |
| Microsoft Store | |
| Steam | <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/442120/ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/442120/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Zen Studios\Profile backup\442120\ |
| Microsoft Store | |
| Steam | <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/442120/ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/442120/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud | ||
| Xbox Cloud |
Video
Video settings
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Cabinet/portrait mode supported, though requires contacting the developer to request a free unlock code. | ||
| Multi-monitor | Supports showing additional info on second screen. Can show "back glass" and/or "SMD" on second screen in free "cabinet mode" (the above mentioned free unlock from the developer) | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | Resolution is correct, but game gets cropped | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | 2x-8x MSAA | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
Keyboard/Mouse remap settings
Touchscreen settings
Controller remap settings
| Keyboard, mouse, and touch | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Touchscreen support | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger support |
| DirectInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers | ||
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| PlayStation button prompts | ||
| Motion sensors support | ||
| Light bar support | ||
| Adaptive trigger support | ||
| DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
| Connection modes | ||
| Nintendo controllers |
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| Other controller(s) |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Button Prompts | ||
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Sound FX, Physics, Music, Voiceover | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local play | 4 | Hot seat |
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| LAN play | ||||
| Online play | 2 | Versus |
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| Asynchronous multiplayer | Tournaments only. | |||
| Crossplay | Supported platforms: Xbox One, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 [4] |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
VR support
| 3D modes | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Pinball FX3. | ||
| vorpX | 2D only No game profile required to play the game with vorpx in 2D. |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 7 | 8, 10 | ||
| Processor (CPU) | 1.6 GHz Dual Core | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 6 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 AMD equivalent DirectX 11 compatible | |||
| Sound (audio device) | DirectX compatible | |||
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/442120/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (442120) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Pinball FX3 delisting DLC pack with four Xbox achievements soon - last accessed on 2025-08-19
- ↑ Zen Studios says goodbye to last-gen with Pinball FX3 - Eurogamer.net - last accessed on 2017-07-10
- "There are some tables not making the jump to Pinball FX3 due to business / licensing challenges. Zen has been developing licensed content for almost seven years now, and not all agreements have language that allows us to move from platform to platform. That said, there are a handful (literally) of licensed tables that we will have to, very sadly, leave behind"
- ↑ Missing DLC :: Pinball FX3 General Discussions - last accessed on 2025-08-19
- ↑ Pinball FX3 FAQ - last accessed on 2025-08-19
- "Leaderboards, Matchups and Tournaments are all cross-platform enabled between the following communities and devices: PlayStation Network + Steam and Xbox One + Windows 10 + Steam."