Pachincro

The concept is great, the gameplay is fun, and the visuals are nice, but the game simply isn't ready for a full release. In its current state, it feels more like a tech demo than a complete experience. Plinko Mode: 1) Extremely Short. I finished this mode in about an hour without even trying. The upgrades are far too cheap; I could often buy 30+ upgrades after a single round. Even the "advanced" upgrades feel trivial to acquire. 2) Pointless Prestige. There’s no incentive to prestige. I had already maxed out every upgrade before resetting - what is the purpose of restarting? Furthermore, collecting more money doesn't reward you with additional prestige tokens, meaning there is zero reason to idle or push for higher scores. Attack Mode: 1) Much like Plinko mode, this is incredibly short. I maxed everything out in roughly 20 minutes. 2) Again, prestige offers nothing new. You might reach a higher level with the buffs, but since no new content is unlocked, it feels like a waste of time. 3) The game becomes nearly unplayable once you have multiple upgrades. Even on an RTX 5090, my frame rate dropped to an eyesore-inducing 16 FPS. Overall: The game has a lot of potential, but it is currently not worth the money. Both modes can be completed in under an hours total. I’d recommend waiting for significant content updates and performance patches.

Demo is better than the full game. Pacing and balance of Plinko mode ruined by removal of level selector.

i bought this game hoping it was going to be a good one BUT after playing for some hours i exited the game from the game menu but the game didn't save. so disappointed, all those hours wasted

Ive collected about 70 presige points and all upgrades, The game is fun for about an hour but after 2-3 prestiges it devolves into a clicking upgrades simulator with no meaningful progression on prestiging. There should have been many many more upgrades or atleast ones that cost enough money to elongate the experience and give a meaningful feeling to progression. Its a fun experience but far to short and limited in its scope for me to reccomend it to others, if you want a super short incremental to blow through and see everything in less than 2 hours, this is for you, if you want one you can play in the background for days or weeks id pass.

At its current state (as of April 2026) the game looks more like a decent demo rather than a full game. The overall playtime is too short - you can get every upgrade within an hour. Then you can prestige... But the upgrades are mostly superfluous. Three game modes offer a little diversity, but yet again, the overall feel is "repetitve and non-incentivised". There are also some problems with optimisation. In "Attack Mode" opening an upgrade tab with many options tanks the FPS, in "Idle Mode" if you have a lot of different upgrades with effects (explosions, lazers etc), the FPS drops to almost unresponsive and may even crash, loosing all the progress. A decent attempt, but at this stage it needs a lot more work and polish.

Would be nice if there were more Steam achievements. Fun but quick game

The game’s core gameplay is built around simple Plinko-style mechanics. At the top of the screen, a ball dispenser shoots balls that bounce from peg to peg as they make their way down. Both balls and pegs have limited health, so they eventually disappear once that health is depleted. In the main mode, you also have to deal with a time limit, adding a bit of pressure to each run. Destroying pegs and landing balls in the cups at the bottom earns you cash. When the timer runs out, you are taken to an upgrade screen where you can improve various aspects of the game. Unlike many incremental games that start with a single upgrade in the center, this one offers seven upgrade paths from the start. Each path focuses on a specific element such as damage, peg rewards, time, or other mechanics. Every upgrade branch expands once you purchase the first upgrade in that category. For example, the first peg upgrade increases the money reward, while later upgrades introduce bonuses such as extra money chances and higher overall payouts. Most upgrades can be purchased multiple times, with the cost increasing each time. Some upgrades also reappear later in the tree as stronger versions once the earlier tier has been fully upgraded. How you move through the upgrade trees largely depends on your preferred strategy. You can focus on one branch at a time and fully upgrade it before moving on, or you can buy the first upgrade in each branch as soon as it becomes available. The second approach often works better because it unlocks stronger perks sooner, even if they are initially weaker. Some of the more entertaining upgrades add extra attacks like lightning, fire, or lasers that automatically hit pegs. The main objective is to progress through levels, with each new stage introducing tougher pegs and a higher money target you must reach. Although rewards increase with each level, advancing too quickly can actually work against you. If your damage is too low for stronger pegs, your runs become less efficient and you end up earning less overall. This is especially important because of the multiplier cups at the bottom of the board. These significantly increase your payout, but if your balls are too weak to reach the bottom, you will miss out on those bonuses entirely. You also cannot return to previous levels. However, the game includes an idle feature that allows it to run in the background, automatically starting a new run every ten seconds. There is also a prestige system. You need to purchase it during your first run, but once unlocked, you can prestige at any time. Still, you must progress through several levels first, since prestiging at level one does not grant any prestige points or increase your base multiplier, which is one of the key benefits of resetting. Prestige points are used to buy permanent upgrades that carry over between prestiges. These include bonuses such as increased rewards, extra time, exploding balls, and automated turrets that help destroy pegs faster. While prestiging also raises the money requirement for reaching the next level, the higher multiplier and permanent upgrades allow you to earn money and purchase upgrades much faster in future runs. Plinko mode is the main way to play, but there is also an action mode. In this mode, pegs rise from the bottom of the screen and you must destroy them before they reach the top. Upgrades appear directly on the right side of the screen and can be purchased instantly during gameplay. However, buying any upgrade increases the cost of all the others. When you eventually lose, you are taken to the same upgrade screen used in Plinko mode, along with the prestige option. Permanent upgrades also apply here, helping improve your chances in future action runs. Compared to Plinko, this mode feels much faster, especially since it includes a speed-up option. There is also a relaxed idle mode without time pressure or specific goals, though it uses the same upgrade system. If you want to accelerate progress even further, there is a setting that supposedly increases rewards, along with an option to manually aim the ball dispenser. Unfortunately, these features appear to be broken. The reward increase setting does not seem to function correctly and instead gives you control of the dispenser, while enabling manual aiming appears to have no effect at all. The game does not seem to have a true ending, allowing you to continue progressing indefinitely. Overall, it is an enjoyable experience for a few hours, but the mechanics remain quite simple. Without more creative upgrades or deeper progression systems, it never quite evolves beyond its basic Plinko foundation.

It's alright 11/10.

This game crashes with many AOE visual effects.

I love that the reward for reaching the target is that I'm forced to play the next level an basically reduce my income to 0$. truly a garbage game, it's like it wasn't even playtested at all