Pinball Masters NETFLIX Reviews

by Willy Petty

Ok. Like the idea of trying new tables for those who don’t have the Pinball FX series.

However, at a random time when you play ANY pinball table, the game freezes, and then if you try to resolve the issue by closing and opening the game back up without losing any progress, the game goes on without any audio. That issue is massive, and made me stop using the game.

Another issue occurs only in the Kong table. When you try to launch a ball, on uncommon occasions, you actually can’t launch the ball, so the only way to launch a ball in that event is to close and open the game back up without losing any progress.

I see no other issues, except the two bugs.

by Lord Gek

Hey Netflix,

You've released some great games, and as a big fan of the Zen Studio pinball games, this was a great addition. This 1 star review is not a problem with the game or developers but Netflix's stupid update practices. Who at Netflix came up with the BRILLIANT habit of giving every update to ALL of your games the same generic description? In today's Pinball Master update a new table was added, not that I as a customer would know from that IDIOTIC update description!

by Bill Deperily

I was very excited for The Addams Family to get a virtual release. Zen studios is normally really good. However it’s a hot mess. Very low graphics, choppy gameplay and feels like it’s 20 frames per second. This isn’t hardware issues I have a 2021 iPad Pro. This is software development sided.

by TTL255

A couple of things here. First off, it’s tiny. Second off, it’s way too busy. Just too much going on. In a real game the ball doesn’t just keep coming back at you, it bounces around on it’s own, ringing up points. Not so here. This is boring.

by Redrioja

One of the most despicable companies did it again.
First they completely abandon mobile and leave people who paid for tables hanging with buggy apps.
Now they are back to make a quick buck with Netflix?

The ball is so laggy and jerky (on iPad Pro!) that it becomes unplayable. Just like in Williams pinball, only way worse.
Also, why only portrait?

Please do not get a Netflix subscription just for PinballMastersNETFLIX, you will regret it.

by Giuliani

The graphics and performance on my iPad pro is awful to the point of practically unplayable. I believe the iPad pro is capable of nearly 4k resolution but it looks blurry with low res assets that seem to be meant for only the small screens of an iphone. The low res graphics is even worse than Pinball Party on the apple arcade and even worse than the original Zen Pinball app which is over 10 yrs old at this point. No support for landscape orientation for ipad players.

I bought every table on the original Zen Pinball app and it feels like a slap in the face to mobile users that the quality of the apps have gotten worse and worse. I remember when I think it was maybe Barbiebobomb was still the community manager (or maybe Mel Kirk) when mobile users were told that pinball fx3 was coming to mobile. That ship has sailed long ago. I don’ think Mel Kirk has any idea what the hardcore fanbase wants. Why can’t we just get a next gen pinball app that looks good and runs smoothly and that is not locked behind subscriptions or free to play shenanigans? I will buy every table at $5 per table which is pretty much the norm on every other platform. I don’t care about special game modes or “power” ups. I don’t care about fancy ball trails or cosmetics. Give me an online and local leaderboard, give me all the new fx tables with next gen physics and lighting. That’s it and I will open my wallet to you again.

by Vasillios

This is all but unplayable. What is this Zen? I’ve played every one of your apps on my phone. Not a single one of them performs this poorly. I was super excited to see this on here, but this is definitely not passable. It desperately, desperately needs an update. Pinball is a game about timing, and the frame rate is so poor that this feels horrible to play. I have no doubt that these tables are fun, but make PinballMastersNETFLIX perform better so they can be enjoyed. Then you will have fewer disappointed fans.

by Jacob Tapp

Running this on an iPhone 15 Pro Max and it looks muddy and runs choppy. Also there’s no haptic feedback which is so bizarre for a pinball game. Unfortunately it seems a lot of the Netflix games are lackluster like this. Thankfully the newer releases like Dead Cells and the GTA games are actual quality releases.

by Bowdeen

This game has a lot of potential, but the ball physicals are way off. The ball needs more weight!

by Razisama

PinballMastersNETFLIX is a blurry mess. Zen has a number of far older pinball apps that look a lot better than this. Combined with flipper lag on an iPhone 15 Pro, this was an auto-delete. They should be ashamed to have released this. I can’t understand the positive reviews…

by Gerrynjr

Frame rate is far too low and the game runs like trash. Textures look low res. Runs horribly on an m1 iPad.

by Richardrambunctious

Terrible choppy performance on iPhone 14.

by Moorecha

A step back from all the other zen games. Very choppy on the iphone 12 pro max. Hard to even see the tables the colors look like mud. And why is the info box nearly 1/3 the screen? That's insane. Please adjust to play like pinball party or Williams, this is a huge step backwards!

by Katiekat37

The tables are too dark. Even turning my brightness up it is difficult to see and follow the ball.

by Speedy The Super Cat

Please add landscape option

by Godborn777

This, in it’s current state, is too choppy to take seriously. I’ve tried it on a newer iPad, iPhone XR and iPhone SE. it’s ok but you’re not able to see how cool the tables really are. I mean, the Noire table?? Yes Please! Just update it ASAP to make it more playable. It honestly feels like one of those cloud based games where it’s just a bit off. Star Wars pinball (also by Zen) plays beautifully on many devices. Huge fan. Bring on the updates! Cheers!

by Xx_PoopyHead_xX

Although there is a very noticeable lack of content in this game, I love me some pinball. And with the creative table layouts and fun mechanics as usual for any ZEN game, I just can’t give this game anything lower than 3 stars.

by QuinnR777111

it would be really nice if you would improve on the definition of your game the pinball machines themselves tend to be somewhat blurry and low definition.

by Briguy3133

Worked great on iPhone but the graphics and performance need work on the iPad.

by Groovieknave

It’s okay, neat tables but this suffers badly from getting screwed by Pinball randomness. As in the ball falls perfectly down the middle all to often. The ramps are annoying to even get the ball to complete them. It’s mildly amusing but gets annoying enough that I don’t care if I play or not.

There should be an option to block the ball from going out for those who just want to play pinball without being annoying by outs constantly.

by Mystakill

As much as I wanted to like PinballMastersNETFLIX, I can’t due to the sheer fact that it’s unplayable. The frame rate is incredibly low, which makes screen and input responses difficult to match up. The graphics are also fairly blurry, and don’t take advantage of the iPad’s higher resolution.

While this might be playable on an iPhone, that’s not my preferred device for playing pinball games. Oddly, the same tables in Zen’s other iPad apps are much better than this.

by Tamsharley

Game is ok. First off graphics seem nice, even on iPad Air 4. But I wish not everything was made for phones! Meaning that it's only in portrait mode! Ugh! Then the ball seems to favor the left side. This game cheats! You have three slots next to each flap. But the third slot goes behind them! This is where your ball will end up about half the time. Then, not only do you lose a ball. You lose gameplay! I don't recall them ever doing this in real live machines! Then, the time your ball get killed and another ball drops. Takes way to long! The flappers at top of machine don't really seem helpful at all. I wish that the ball glowed or was a bright color. Because it's really hard to see, especially on the darker colored boards like the first Grimm one.

by TrungGap

The game has really good production values, but controls are horrible. The area where you control the paddles can’t be adjusted. My advice is split the left and right control area down the middle. When the player want to bump the table, then do it with two both left and right fingers and drag the direction you want to do it. I think it would feel more natural like in irl.

by 4sdcdancegirl

The game is fun, but its annoying that on the iPhone when you try to hit the flippers if your thumb slides up even a tiny bit the game constantly pauses.

by Dangler Dean

Often times it’ll miss the extra balls you get, especially if you get them in the 3rd ball in play. The ball routinely bounces off the bookcase directly down the middle to drain. Multiball will drain extremely fast. Physics ate not real accurate.

by Vomitbag

While the tables are fun and I would like to see more, the graphics quality is horrible! The ball movement is choppy and the tables look like a 720p video on a 4k TV. Blurry and muddy. They look better on the other unmentionable mobile operating system.

by Lisadlow

Much more fun than I thought it would be. It’s easy to exit unintentionally, and it needs more options, but enjoyable and good graphic elements.

by UScr00ge

This game is great … nice having some tables that are different than the tables on the Apple Arcade Zen Studios, but the game seemingly runs at 30fps with no options to change to 60fps. Would also be nice to play in landscape and support external controllers. Still … if you’re already a Netflix subscriber it’s hard to beat the price, and if you haven’t played the other Zen games on various other platforms the lack of 60fps may not bother you.

by SOdell13

Giving four stars because I’m enjoying it but really only the Grimm table is really well done. The others feel shorter than they should be and not as interactive

by Lauren415510

Well made and fun to play. Would love to have some additional / different themed machines for a little more variation, but I’m enjoying the offerings so far as is. Thanks!

by YourMrD

This game is so fun and can keep you busy for hours with the many cool stories and games within it. Surprised it doesn’t cost a ton, best game I’ve played this year!

by Hbj6789

I just started playing it and I like is there different pinball machines available or do have to beat the first one to get other pinball machines.

by McManus 77

Was hesitant on getting it at first because it was on Netflix and it was my first game buying on Netflix but it works great and has next to no glitches. So far no issues with the game.

by Aunt Ski

So addictive! do not play this game if you have something to do, because you will not get it done! ;)

by Robbie Boii

Been having a lot of fun with this usually I’m kinda bored by pinball games on the phone and want to only play the real life ones, but this one is amazing! Play and have fun pinball lovers!

by Kennedy101

I still enjoy it. Been playing a lot of Nintendo Switch lately, so I guess I’m just use to imperfect frame rates. Looking forward to more tables. Maybe some based off of Netflix shows?

by David Is Hot

I’ve been enjoying ad free pinball. I’m starting with the basic tables and I noticed a problem with the Mummy game. The score box at the top of the screen blocks the CROCOS letters that are part of the table mechanics. None of the views fix this, the view should be moved up a bit.

by Jb2ishere

I really really enjoy pinball and these games are both really fun and challenging! If you enjoy pinball as much as I have growing up and even now, definitely check this game out!

by 416963

Long time waiting

by Toughcub

So fun and challenging and as realistic as I’ve seen so far

by Drrrrrrrrrrr Lame

Everyone I know has this game

by Bstoney65

Font is kind tiny making it hard to see balls and upper flippers.

by Vincent Santiago

I am so a bit of a little bit tired but I’m going to go get some rest now so I’ll talk with you tomorrow I love to you too

by Attackofthe

Really enjoying these tables!