Balls of Steel overview

Big Boat Interactive | Jan 30, 2024 | game

Released

1players observed · 23 September 2026 - 17:05:02 UTC

Casual Simulation Steam Store

Latest observed players1 · 23 September 2026 - 17:05:02 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak4
Units sold (VGI)1,650
Revenue (VGI)$10,176
Review score60% positive

Balls of Steel dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed players1 · 23 September 2026 - 17:05:02 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak4
Units sold (VGI)1,650
Revenue (VGI)$10,176
Review score60% positive
Total reviews53
Release dateJan 30, 2024
DeveloperBig Boat Interactive
PublisherAtari

Genres: Casual, Simulation

Company pages: Developer: Big Boat Interactive Publisher: Atari

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Game overview

Overview

Balls of Steel comes from Big Boat Interactive and is published by Atari. It arrived on Steam on Jan 30, 2024, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen, Partial Controller Support, Remote Play Together, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Balls of Steel's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 1 players at 23 September 2026 - 17:05:02 UTC, with a tracked peak near 4. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 60% positive across 53 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Balls of Steel is available in 1 languages including:

English

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	Dual Core +	4 GB RAM	Not listed	640 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Balls of Steel has sold up to 1,650 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $10,176. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Balls of Steel overview details

Balls of Steel combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

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.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Balls of Steel is listed as a game with $8.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen, Partial Controller Support, Remote Play Together, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual and Simulation. SteamPulse's latest observation records 1 players at 23 September 2026 - 17:05:02 UTC, a tracked peak of 4, and 60% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Balls of Steel
Steam App ID	2050260
Type	game
Release date	Jan 30, 2024
Developer	Big Boat Interactive
Publisher	Atari
Price	$8.99
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Casual, Simulation
Categories	Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen, Partial Controller Support, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	1 · 23 September 2026 - 17:05:02 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	4
Positive reviews	32
Negative reviews	21
Total reviews	53
Positive percent	60%
Review type	Mixed
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	Not available

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Jan 30, 2024
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	18 May 2025 - 14:32:15 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	23 September 2026 - 17:05:02 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	23 September 2026 - 17:05:02 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	23 September 2026 - 17:05:02 UTC

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	Not available
Support URL	Support page
Legal notice	© 2024 Atari, Inc. Atari and the Atari logo are registered trademarks owned by Atari Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/2050260
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/2050260/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/2050260
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IGDB search	Search IGDB for Balls of Steel

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Balls of Steel?

Balls of Steel's latest SteamPulse observation records 1 players at 23 September 2026 - 17:05:02 UTC, with a tracked peak of 4 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is Balls of Steel growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 1 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Balls of Steel?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (46.2%), Canada (15.4%), United Kingdom (7.7%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (36.5%), Canada (11.1%), France (6.4%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (43.2%), Canada (11.3%), France (6.1%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (31.4%), Canada (9.4%), China (8.3%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Balls of Steel?

Balls of Steel currently sits at 60% positive across 53 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 32 positive reviews and 21 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mixed.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Balls of Steel have?

Balls of Steel currently has about 274 tracked Steam followers as of 11 May 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Balls of Steel?

Balls of Steel is currently listed at $8.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mixed

60% positive, 32 positive, 21 negative

Price and discount

$8.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen, Partial Controller Support

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases

Steam 30 January 2024

DLC and packages

Balls of SteelBuy Balls of Steel #732502$8.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or newer Processor: Dual Core + Memory: 4 GB RAM Storage: 640 MB available space

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