Pinball "Repair" SIMULATOR

by fifut

Description 📓

Before electronic pinball machines, there were mechanical ones.

Made up of numerous relays, coils, and electrical wires, they could sometimes be complicated to maintain.

Step into the shoes of a repairman armed with his best tool: a hammer. But watch out for electric shocks.

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Gameplay loop

1. Play pinball as usual using A, S, and Space bar.
2. When a coil burns out, fix it with your hammer before it gives you an electric shock.

Note:

- To repair the coils, you must open the electrical cabinets using the W and S keys.
- Losing a ball costs you 10 points
- Each electric shock costs you 1 point and some health
- Each point restores some health

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Where to play 🎮

- On Itch.io (Does not display the live score on the pinball machine and freezes may occur while the shaders are loading) : Pinball "Repair" SIMULATOR

- Directly through the executable for a better experience : Pinball "Repair" SIMULATOR

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How to play ⌨

- A D keys : left and right flipper
- Space key : to launch the ball
- W S keys : to open the electrical cabinets
- LEFT Click to "repair" the burning coils

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Screeshots

Tools I use 🛠

- Engine : Godot 4.7.2
- 3D : Autodesk Inventor
- Sound : Sounds of my own pinball Williams Smart Set, Chiptone
- Music : Music 2000 (on Plastation 1), Audacity
- Art : Paint.net, Inkscape

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Builds 🗜

- Godot can export game for Windows and Linux. Unfortunately I only tested under Windows.
- No MacOS export because it's must be signed

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Comments15

ALEXTRASH18 Oct 2026, 16:05

It looks really great!

Jon Curtin18 Oct 2026, 16:12

This is pretty fun, love how easy it is to switch frames of reference.

pankun18 Oct 2026, 17:14

A really interesting idea. Playing while fixing the machine might prevent you from enjoying the game fully, but it definitely adds a lot of tension. The scene is also very immersive. Often, you get so caught up in playing that you forget to repair, or so focused on repairing that you forget to play pinball. But later on, there's just no time to fix anything—the machine keeps burning and you can't put it out. Overall, the whole process is really fun, and the scene is very well created. (Attached is a screenshot showing how overwhelmed I was with repairs—this place is basically hell!)

William Corrin19 Oct 2026, 03:34

This was really enjoyable actually! I wasn't sure how the repairing would combine with actually playing pinball, but I think it worked really well due to how fast you can actually swap camera views and spam hammer on the failing parts.

I would love a few more things in the pinball machine itself, as the red bumbers and yellow sides are kind of all there is. But also for how much time we had to do the Compo, the current machine and game is very polished (you even added screen shake, which is great!)

Really nice one all around here!

Jiffy20 Oct 2026, 17:19

This was a pretty fun game, multitasking to fix after launching a ball made this is a pretty cool skill-based game. I do wish it tracked your high score between games, as it seems it only shows the latest run. Was a fun experience!

LLlarsO20 Oct 2026, 17:26

Fun little game. I like the detail, that the controls are explained on the side of the machine itself. :)

As @william-corrin mentioned having some more elements in the pinball machine itself would be great or maybe playing with two balls at once or stuff like that.

The audio is fitting and I like the visual feedback you get, when you get an electric shock. Congrats for finishing your project. :)

Braulio_JG20 Oct 2026, 17:32

For a compo game this is an amazing result! The repairing process is greatly integrated into the gameplay, and thank godness it is because, at the end, it's absolutely overwhelming. Loved the idea and had a nice time playing!

adam-gould20 Oct 2026, 18:28

I lasted just over 3 minutes before the repairs got too out of hand. Great stuff, it was nice to play something arcadey. The recorded sound effects added to the authenticity - well done!

the3rdHunter20 Oct 2026, 18:29

Great compo game. It was a fun combination of ideas. The controls are well designed. It was intuitive and easy to get the hang of it. The difficulty scaling felt a little steep. I was doing fine and then suddenly, everything was breaking all at once and I was dead before I knew it! But overall, an excellent compo entry. Well done!

CupofCuppuccino20 Oct 2026, 18:31

Really well made!! I enjoyed playing this. I've always enjoyed pinball (even though my skills with it is a bit lousy) and it now has more fun with the repairs!! The fire reminds me not to fall too deep into the pinball game, but to watch out for the components. It is fun to alternate between repair and gaming, great idea to do that! The 3d camera movement is also smooth and overall graphics really fitting to the theme.

ya7on20 Oct 2026, 18:43

An unusual and interesting idea

Parxer20 Oct 2026, 19:42

An original but relatively simple idea, well executed. Which is probably the ideal combination. Great stuff!

Eugenik21 Oct 2026, 00:55

The concept of forcing the player to juggle frantic pinball action with urgent component repair is brilliant. That sudden shift in focus from arcade chaos to careful tinkering adds a unique and wonderful layer of stress to the gameplay.

brimstone21 Oct 2026, 03:18

Sorry I couldn't enjoy the game as much as the others did (I've never been good at pinball to be honest). I got a score of ten and lasted 3 minutes. But I liked the juice.

silkworm_sweatshop21 Oct 2026, 15:35

Ah, the old bang on things technique to fix them. Tried the web version first but the low framerate takes some fun and challenge away. Definitely worth downloading instead for a smoother experience.

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