About Pinball vs Zombie
Pinball vs Zombie crosses two games that have no business working together and somehow do. On one hand it is a defense game: waves of zombies head for your house and you plant defenders on a grid to stop them. On the other it is a pinball table: balls ricochet around the field at speed, and every time one smacks into a plant, that plant fires at the zombies.
So your layout does double duty. Plants are your weapons, and they are also the bumpers that keep the balls bouncing. A cluster of plants in the right place turns a single ball into a long chain of hits and a storm of bullets.
Planting costs sunlight, which gathers automatically over time, so there is nothing to click on to collect it. You just watch the meter and decide what to spend it on. The goal is simple to state: do not let a single zombie reach your house.
How to play Pinball vs Zombie
- Watch the sunlight meter fill up on its own.
- Tap a square on the grid to plant a defender, spending sunlight.
- Let the pinballs bounce into your plants - each hit makes the plant shoot.
- Add more plants as sunlight allows to strengthen weak spots.
- Stop every zombie before it reaches your house.
Tips and tricks
- Place plants close to each other. A ball that bounces between neighbors triggers far more shots than one that hits a lone plant and drifts away.
- Spread your early plants across the grid before stacking up one area. A gap in the defense is exactly where a zombie can slip through.
- Do not sit on a full sunlight meter. Sunlight you have not spent is defense you do not have.
- Plant toward the house side early on so your defenders have time to work before zombies reach them.
Game details
- Category
- Strategy, Puzzle
- Developer
- Big Wave
- Plays on
- Desktop, tablet and phone
- Released
- December 30, 2025
- Price
- Free
Frequently asked questions
How do plants attack in Pinball vs Zombie?
Plants fire when a pinball hits them. The more often the balls bounce into your plants, the more bullets they send at the zombies.
Do I need to collect sunlight manually?
No. Sunlight is collected automatically. You only need to watch the meter and spend it on planting.
What is the goal in Pinball vs Zombie?
Hold the line against the undead waves. The game asks you not to let a single zombie get past your plants and reach your house.