- Price$1.99
- CategoryGames
- SubgenrePuzzle
- First releasedMay 4, 2016
- Versions4 archived
- Installable2 of 4
- AvailabilityStill on the App Store
- SellerState of Play Games
- Bundle IDcom.stateofplaygames.inkball
RequirementsCompatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 8.0 or later.
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Report an issue** App Store Best of 2016 ** ** Apple Design Award Winner 2016 ** From the makers of BAFTA-winning Lumino City comes INKS.
INKS updates pinball for a new generation. It combines the joy of pinball with skilful tactical challenges, and allows you to create wondrous works of art as the ball smashes around the canvas.
Blocks of colour burst like beautiful fireworks across the surface, building up in vivid layers and recording a visual history of your game as you perfect your score.
FEATURES:
- Beautiful and elegant design - Over 100 unique tables to play - Perfectly balanced gameplay - Each canvas tells the story of your game - Share your favourite levels and high scores
If you're enjoying INKS and want to extend the experience further you can also buy Powerups - slow-mo 'Precision' aim, and the 'Stopper' to prevent you from losing the first precious Gold Ball.
“Amazing looking... vibrant, full of life. Are we excited about this.” Pocket Gamer
Inspired by artists like Miro, Matisse, Jackson Pollock and Bridget Riley, each table becomes a unique work of art, sculpted by the player as they fire an ink covered ball around the canvas.
With State of Play’s creative flare and skill at crafting beautifully elegant gameplay, INKS offers something new: art and gameplay as one, for everyone.
Chart History
Ratings Over Time
sampled from 11 archived captures| Date | Version | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 12, 2017 | 1.5.2 | ★ 4.7 | 1,302 | $2.99 |
| December 18, 2017 | 1.5.2 | ★ 4.7 | 1,306 | $2.99 |
| November 30, 2020 | — | ★ 4.7 | 1,736 | $1.99 |
| November 27, 2021 | 1.5.6 | ★ 4.7 | 1,796 | $1.99 |
| December 4, 2021 | 1.5.6 | ★ 4.7 | 1,795 | $1.99 |
| December 1, 2023 | 1.5.6 | ★ 4.7 | 1,834 | $1.99 |
| December 6, 2024 | 1.5.6 | ★ 4.7 | 1,829 | $1.99 |
From archived App Store listing data, captured by the Wayback Machine.
Archived Reviews
8 of 15I feel like it’s missing something though.
First off, I love that this comes at a reasonable price, with zero ads and no content locked behind microtransactions (aside from consumables, iirc). That right there is 5-star worthy these days… Otherwise, it’s absolutely gorgeous, aesthetically plays well to the strengths of a digital medium, and is easy to pick up wherever, whenever; it’s also sufficiently tricky, while being flexible towards more relaxed styles of play. I’m docking one star, however, for two shortcomings in particular: 1.) each table is treated as an isolated puzzle, which is fine, but given there’s no way to seamlessly continue playing (painting?) once a table is “completed”, and no way to progress to the next puzzle without backing out into a menu first, the flow is just… all wrong, not at all what one would want for a pinball game. 2.) There's zero customization available, leaving you with the same cardboard brown + primary colors throughout the game, which gets repetitive and uninspiring far too quickly for a game that sells itself on its artistic merit. If those two issues were fixed, this would be an easy 5 stars. Nevertheless, it’s certainly still an easy recommendation.
I’m very happy with this game because I LOVE pinball games
I liked the game it is an enjoyable experience
Great combo of pinball, art and calm puzzles. Great mix of power ups and playfields.
Love it when the ball bursts into paint in the canvas, Has zero ads, really fun to play, I could play this game and it always keeps me up at night!
I purchased this after spending a few months with Kami. Conceptually the game is rad but a bit frustrating b/c of the flapper controls. I know the issue is that I move my thumbs slightly when using the “flappers” but that shouldn’t lead to a randomly paused game or a missed shot. If Kami was an “A” this is a “C”.
It’s beautiful and fun. Period.
Period reviews recovered from Apple's customer-review feeds via the Wayback Machine.