Here's What Happened In 2025 In Pinball
Summary
2025 marked industry consolidation around quality, JJP's Harry Potter breakout, Spooky's resurgence, and American Pinball collapse.
Tim Sexton provides a comprehensive 2025 pinball industry retrospective covering major releases, manufacturer developments, and community trends. Key themes include American Pinball collapse and staff layoffs, Spooky Pinball successful Evil Dead launch and FOMO resurgence, Jersey Jack's breakthrough with Harry Potter becoming the de facto game of the year, Stern's mixed performance with Dungeons & Dragons and Star Wars: Fall of the Empire, and Barrels of Fun's emergence as a serious competitor with two strong releases (Dune and Winchester Mystery House). The video emphasizes code quality as critical to game success and highlights shifting manufacturing dynamics with Texas becoming a secondary development hub.
2025 was an amazing year for Pinball where we averaged a new game announcement every single month. In this video I cover all the launches from companies like Stern Pinball, Jersey Jack Pinball, Barrels of Fun, Spooky Pinball, Chicago Gaming Company, and American Pinball. Which games did the best? Big announcements this year included Harry Potter, Star Wars, Dungeons & Dragons, King Kong, Dune, Evil Dead, Beetlejuice, The Walking Dead, Portal, and Winchester Mystery House. ~~~~~~~~ Social Media Links ~~~~~~~~ tiktok.com/timballs twitch.tv/timballs
In this video
Beetlejuice
Spooky Pinball
Dune
Barrels of Fun
Evil Dead
Spooky Pinball
Harry Potter
Jersey Jack Pinball
Merlin's Arcade
Turner Pinball
Metallica Remastered
Stern
Star Wars: Fall of the Empire
Stern
Winchester Mystery House
Barrels of Fun
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