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Balls of Steel

Big Boat Interactive · Atari

Balls of Steel

gameAppID 2050260Released
Release dateJan 30, 2024

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Player statistics

Default: last 7 days, hourly. · Stale · Range: 6/14/2026, 1:55:38 PM - 10/30/2026, 2:51:32 AM

Current Players0
24h Peak0
All-Time Peak2
24h Player-Hours0 h

Player History

PeriodAvg. PlayersGain (total)Gain (%)Peak Players
Last 24 Hours000%0
Last 7 Days0-0.5-100%0
Last 30 Days0.33-0.07-16.67%1
Last 12 Months0.2900%2
2026-100.33-0.02-6.67%1
2026-090.360.1142.86%2
2026-080.25-0.06-19.05%2
2026-070.310.1264.71%2
2026-060.1900%1

Details

DeveloperBig Boat Interactive
PublisherAtari
FreeNo
Required ageNone

The Balls are Back! The legendary 90s pinball game Balls of Steel returns to PC in all of its radical retro glory. Play through 5 classic top-down pinball tables and two BRAND NEW tables in classic BoS Style! Get 7 awesome retro tables in one package, rebuilt to run on modern PC hardware!

The Balls are Back! The legendary 90s pinball game Balls of Steel returns to PC in all of its radical retro glory. Play through 5 classic top-down pinball tables: Darkside, Barbarian, Firestorm, Mutation, and Devil's Island. Not only that, we've added two BRAND NEW tables in classic BoS Style: Centipede, and Missile Command! Get 7 awesome retro tables in one package!Features: Enjoy 5 Classic BoS tables: Barbarian, Darkside, Firestorm, Mutation, and Devil's Island, rebuilt to run on modern PC hardware! Play 2 brand-new Atari-themed tables: Centipede and Missile Command. Enjoy the retro ambience while you fight back bugs and waves of incoming missiles. Keyboard, gamepad, or mouse controls let you play the way you want.

Genres and categories

CasualSimulationSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenPartial Controller SupportRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

Platforms and requirements

windows: yesmac: nolinux: no
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