Let's hit the big questions first: there is no cabinet mode, and there are sparse options for video. It does work and play on Steam Deck but clumsily, you'll have to mess around with controls a bit to get it to work right.

This is not Zen pinball quality, definitely not VPX or FP, more like the game it's based on Balls of Steel from 1997 which had five tables, updated with two new tables: Centipede and Missile Command. The physics are kinda floaty and not up to current virtual pinball standards of comparison. However, it's a nice update on the older style virtual pinball games from yesterday. None of those had great physics and they look pretty bad compared to modern vpin games. These tables, by comparison, especially the two newer ones that take up more screen look much improved.

The five older tables are smaller on the screen, leaving a lot of black on screen space (too much!). This won't format on a virtual pincab even if you format it in TATE mode. Basically, this is an old school virtual pinball game, the kind we saw for years on consoles and early PC games and it's best played on desktop or on the Steam Deck in desktop mode, not optimized or seemingly even acknowledging current virtual pinball. Come on, Atari, you go halfway on this stuff.

The upper flippers in some games require pressing different keys or buttons, which you can get around by remapping to the same keys as the main flippers, but this is strange and not intuitive. Default number of balls is 5, which will lead to long play sessions, maybe too long, because the tables while graphically decent are kinda similar with fairly basic sounds and music (where is the music?)

Leaderboards? There are top five scores for each table that I played, but no tournaments or any online shared scores with friends, which is a bummer.

If you compare this to older virtual pinball games, it's worth checking out and playing, but if you compare to current, modern virtual pinball options, it will likely disappoint.

I personally enjoy playing all different types of virtual pinball, but am rating -- reluctantly -- a thumbs down, not recommended, but my true recommendation is: wait for a sale and check it out when it's not full price. We all know these games go on sale. 7 tables for $9 is OK pricing for this, but there are options and features missing that could really up the replay value here. It should be priced at $4.99 or less for current features, quality and modes. This feels and plays like it was rushed.

All in all, a pretty bare bones virtual pinball offering. There are much, much worse pinball games on Steam. And there are significantly better for the $$.

Let's hit the big questions first: there is no cabinet mode, and there are sparse options for video. It does work and play on Steam Deck but clumsily, you'll have to mess around with controls a bit to get it to work right. This is not Zen pinball quality, definitely not VPX or FP, more like the game it's based on Balls of Steel from 1997 which had five tables, updated with two new tables: Centipede and Missile Command. The physics are kinda floaty and not up to current virtual pinball standards of comparison. However, it's a nice update on the older style virtual pinball games from yesterday. None of those had great physics and they look pretty bad compared to modern vpin games. These tables, by comparison, especially the two newer ones that take up more screen look much improved. The five older tables are smaller on the screen, leaving a lot of black on screen space (too much!). This won't format on a virtual pincab even if you format it in TATE mode. Basically, this is an old school virtual pinball game, the kind we saw for years on consoles and early PC games and it's best played on desktop or on the Steam Deck in desktop mode, not optimized or seemingly even acknowledging current virtual pinball. Come on, Atari, you go halfway on this stuff. The upper flippers in some games require pressing different keys or buttons, which you can get around by remapping to the same keys as the main flippers, but this is strange and not intuitive. Default number of balls is 5, which will lead to long play sessions, maybe too long, because the tables while graphically decent are kinda similar with fairly basic sounds and music (where is the music?) Leaderboards? There are top five scores for each table that I played, but no tournaments or any online shared scores with friends, which is a bummer. If you compare this to older virtual pinball games, it's worth checking out and playing, but if you compare to current, modern virtual pinball options, it will likely disappoint. I personally enjoy playing all different types of virtual pinball, but am rating -- reluctantly -- a thumbs down, not recommended, but my true recommendation is: wait for a sale and check it out when it's not full price. We all know these games go on sale. 7 tables for $9 is OK pricing for this, but there are options and features missing that could really up the replay value here. It should be priced at $4.99 or less for current features, quality and modes. This feels and plays like it was rushed. All in all, a pretty bare bones virtual pinball offering. There are much, much worse pinball games on Steam. And there are significantly better for the $$.