# Bethesda® Pinball — user reviews

> 259 indexed App Store user reviews of Bethesda® Pinball by ZEN Studios, rated 3.60/5 from 348 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bethesda-pinball/id1174289681/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bethesda-pinball/id1174289681.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 171 · 4★ 44 · 3★ 29 · 2★ 23 · 1★ 81

## What do users think of Bethesda® Pinball?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 🎮 Excellent pinball gameplay
- 🎨 Great graphics and visuals
- 🕹️ Engaging game modes (Doom, Skyrim)
- 💰 Free-to-play option available

**Cons**

- 🔒 Requires constant online connection
- 💰 Aggressive monetization, pay-to-play model
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔄 Progress resets/data loss issues
- 🕹️ Poor controls and unresponsive inputs

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Frequent server connection issues
- Crashes on launch or during gameplay
- Unresponsive controls and menu navigation
- Progress/data loss problems

**Most requested features**

- Offline single-player mode
- Ability to restore purchases/progress
- Controller support
- More detailed tutorials and explanations

## Newest reviews (13 of 259)

### 4/5 — It’s back on again!

*2026-08-03, version 1.0.5*

So, I saw reviews that complained that the game didn’t work anymore. Well, it does. 
It’s a decent pinball game, but one thing I wish you could do is use the coins you earn to buy the other pinball machines, rather than having to use actual money. I know it’s gotta make money for the company, but come on, this has been on the AppStore for ages now, the least you can do is make the other pinball machines free or make use of the coins to buy them.

### 3/5 — Erro de áudio e demora na aquisição de mesa

*2026-05-11*

O jogo é graficamente muito interessante e desenvolvido. Porém há um momento em que o áudio simplesmente some!!! Agora, quanto as mesas: poderiam facilitar a quantidade de jogos antes para conseguir mais uma mesa!

**Developer response:** Olá! A perda de som deve-se, na maioria dos casos, ao facto de o botão «Ring/Silent» (Toque/Silencioso) na lateral do telemóvel ter sido premido, ou de a função «Ringer» (Toque) estar silenciada em «Definições > Sons e sensações táteis» (ou «Sons» em modelos mais antigos). Diz-me se isto te ajudou! Obrigado pela tua avaliação. 
Hi! The sound loss is, in most cases, due to the Ring/Silent button on the side of the phone being pressed, or the Ringer function is muted in Settings > Sounds & Haptics (or Sounds on older models). Let me know if this helped! Thank you for your review.

### 2/5 — Make single player free

*2025-10-23, version 1.0.5*

So I installed this game because it looked like it was going to be fun, I tried to play single player and it worked for one game but then it said that I needed coins to play it again, and the only way to get extra coins is if I play against others and earn coins. Which is stupid. Why can’t multiplayer be different. Or you can just earn other stuff from it. So I have to give this game 2 stars.

### 2/5 — Verwundert

*2025-03-10*

Das Spiel ändert häufig seinen Namen. Mal ist es eine Simulation und mal das komplette Spiel. Meine erspielten Daten verändern sich arg. Teil verlieren meine Charaktere ihre komplette Ausrüstung usw

**Developer response:** Hallo! Die App hieß „Bethesda Pinball“. Es tut mir leid, dass du deinen Spielfortschritt verloren hast. Ich werde deinen Bericht an das Team weiterleiten! Vielen Dank für die ehrliche Bewertung. Hi! Bethesda Pinball has always been the name of the app. Sorry to hear you lost progress in the game, I'll forward your report to the team! Thank you for the honest review.

### 2/5 — How long does it take to fix an ongoing issue?

*2024-12-24, version 1.0.5*

Seems as if the devs dont care about improving their product. Ive tried reaching out about an ongoing issue where I am unable to connect my Facebook account w within the game. Which is a shame because that prevents me from playing and competing with friends who also play this game but arent on an iOS/iPadOS device. Also, preventing me from taking advantage of getting free coins so i can continue on with an ended game if i want to.

And this isn't a Bethesda issue. It's whoever the lazy, cash hungry developer is that licensed and programmed this unpolished "game". Because they are the same devs who made the 'ALIENS' pinball game (which I'll admit is actually much more entertaining) which, too, suffers from this exact same bug of not being able to connect to Facebook, which has been plaguing it since I originally downloaded it almost 5 years ago.

On top of the in-game monetizing system they have in place that costs you an arm and a leg to play in single-player mode.. the issue i stated above pretty much kills any bit of joy and fun i received while playing it. 

I love the DOOM franchise, but this game tarnishes it's very name and leaves an unnecessary bad taste in my mouth. 

DONT DOWNLOAD THIS GAME!

### 3/5 — Game Crashes

*2024-04-28, version 1.0.5*

Crashes within a second of opening it. I can’t get to the Home Screen. iPhone 13 on latest iOS version.

### 2/5 — Not workin without internet

*2024-02-19, version 1.0.5*

Too chaotic game and you can not play when u are offline...

### 2/5 — No support

*2024-02-10, version 1.0.5*

This game has always been buggy, but since the last iOS update I can no longer change the camera angle and other options seem to be missing as well. I went to the app support site but this version of the app does not have a thread, so no support. 

Considering the foolery of Bathesda this past few years I suddenly find myself at fault for not deleting and boycotting until CEO ol’Bobby K lets loose control.

### 3/5 — Price

*2023-10-06, version 1.0.5*

This is more of a cash grab than anything from EA

### 4/5 — Nice

*2023-09-22, version 1.0.5*

It’s a good game good graphics for when it was made and I still play it for the doom segment/ tables but it’s good so if u like doom of fallout then get the game 1 catch u can only play 
Like 3-6 times before u have to wait a day for the tables to restore so get the game just be ready for the draw back

### 2/5 — One free game, pay everytime after.

*2023-08-18, version 1.0.5*

You have to pay or watch an ad every time you want to play. Good for a one time, uninstall after.

### 3/5 — VERY cool but needs some serve issues fixed.

*2023-05-02, version 1.0.5*

Server connection error has been showing up & it can be glitchy in the menu areas BUT it’s rreeeaaally cool especially the fact I could chose my Skyrim character to be Khajiit & it’s reminiscent of a text based rpg! Very cool & it’s beautifully animated but yeah the server issues aren’t fun.

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work

*2023-02-02, version 1.0.5*

I love pinball and I love fallout but the game doesn’t even work so I can’t even play it, it just keeps loading I don’t know what’s wrong with it but I don’t recommend it

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Trop de bugs

*2025-06-30*

Le jeu se fige constamment plus aucune action possible.

**Developer response:** Bonjour, merci pour votre commentaire ! Je suis désolé de l'apprendre. Puis-je vous demander si vous avez essayé de réinstaller l'application ? Cela pourrait aider le système à revenir dans la bonne direction ! 
Hi, thanks for your review! Sorry to hear that, may I ask if you have tried reinstalling the application? It may help nudge the system in the right direction!

### 1/5 — Selecting not workin

*2025-04-23, version 1.0.5*

Can somebody please tell me how to select mision at pipboy?? And clicking pause to get to main menu is reacting horribly slowly!

### 1/5 — 買いたいんだけど

*2025-02-27*

ファンです。
もともとPCでプレイしています。
iOS版に共通してある問題が解決されれば買います。

iphoneでピンボールをする人は極力ボールを近くで見たい。

シリーズを通してカメラ機能を充実させて。

1.もっと拡大できるように

2.上下にカメラの位置が動くように
(見る必要がないなら拡大したいため)

3.大きいiPhone用の解像度を用意して(黒い帯いらない)

4.ナッジはバーチャルスティック(色は透過するものがいい)を実装して好きな位置に配置できて、サイズもある程度変えられるものがいい。

5.市場は狭いかもしれませんが、ピンボール用にコントローラー作ったら売れると思います

### 1/5 — No subject

*2024-08-16, version 1.0.5*

Not connecting to fake facebook

### 1/5 — This game scammed

*2024-05-29, version 1.0.5*

Hi, I bought a pinball table and it was the fall out table and then the next day after I bought it, I went to go play it and then it said that I never bought it so then I went to restore purchase, and then it said no purchases were made either refund me or fix your game

### 1/5 — Synchronisation Facebook

*2023-11-21*

Il m’est impossible de synchroniser mon compte Facebook, un message d’erreur s’affiche et de ce fait il m’est impossible d’accéder aux bonus lié à Facebook. Merci de proposer si cela ne marche pas 😂

### 1/5 — What is goin on?????

*2023-09-07, version 1.0.5*

The game is quite fun but fsr i can no longer play as it says that the servers are down for maintenance and makes it unplayable

Please fix the game as it and pinout are the only good pinball games i can find for Iphone

### 1/5 — Why hasn't Apple removed this spammy trash yet?

*2023-08-06, version 1.0.5*

Bethesda, I know you have problems keeping arms and stuff behind a wall but this is just an embarrassing money grab.

### 1/5 — Don’t know how good the game is because…

*2023-06-11, version 1.0.5*

Can’t even load the game

### 1/5 — Bethesda the name should be enough warning to stay away!

*2023-03-05, version 1.0.5*

Same as above

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — So perfect

*2025-08-27, version 1.0.5*

It’s so awesome seeing some of my favorite games like this. A great mobile game to have on the go. The boards are all SO detailed. It’s like every time I play I see something new.

### 5/5 — Sehr nice!

*2025-04-21*

Tolle Tische, bitte Controller Support einfügen 🎮🕹️ dann kaufe ich sie alle!

### 5/5 — Zen’s pinnacle. Newer tables just don’t compare.

*2025-01-28, version 1.0.5*

DOOM has to be one of the greatest tables of all time. This collection is the apex of Zen’s offerings. Zen Pinball World is both gimmicky and awful to play on iPads (including Pro M4) with horrible frame rate and poor use of screen real estate. Zen: if you’re listening, this is the one. Build your tables like these and I’ll gladly fork over my money, even if I have to re-buy the same games!

### 5/5 — Very fun; especially if you like Pinball and Skyrim (or Fallout or Doom)

*2025-01-09, version 1.0.5*

This is a very fun pinball game; the matchup mode is fun since you have unlimited balls within three minutes. I especially enjoy the Skyrim game because as you advance through the main quest you get different challenges to complete and this makes it really interesting and because I like both pinball and RPG games like Skyrim then it makes it like I’m playing an RPG and pinball at the same time!

### 5/5 — Multiball of Pain

*2024-07-27, version 1.0.5*

I finally got full LOOT on Fallout table, thus giving me multiball and I have to say I was throughly disappointed, I may have done something wrong but the extra balls just instantly exploded giving me 7.5 mil points. Other than that this is a really fun game and I def recommend it.

### 5/5 — Doesn’t work on iOS 17

*2023-09-27, version 1.0.5*

Dear developers, please update this game for iOS 17, it worked on iOS 16.x but on iOS 17 it doesn’t work (it sticks on the loading screen).

### 5/5 — Slept on

*2023-05-24, version 1.0.5*

this game is so sick all the sound Fx makes me feel like I’m in the game just makes my heart race lol I love it thanks

### 5/5 — DOOM

*2021-12-05, version 1.0.5*

I'm not the villain in this story. I do what I do because there is no choice. Our time is up. I can't kill you - but I won't have you standing in our way. Until we see each other again.-Samuel Hayden

### 5/5 — Father Todd has cometh

*2021-04-19, version 1.0.5*

“It just works”-Todd Howard when talking about fallout 76

### 5/5 — Doom

*2020-11-05, version 1.0.5*

I like just because it has doom in it .Dooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom

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