Game
App 3684530
PlinkIdle
PlinkIdle is a retro-inspired game with an idle/incremental spin on a classic ball drop mechanic. Falling balls, rare buffs, and steady upgrades unlock colorful, cozy stages and immersive environments.
Price
-15%$6.79
$7.99
Reviews
61%
167 · Mixed
Playing now
174
sampled 9h ago
24h peak
174
all-time seen 242
Followers
533
2d ago
Owners (est.)
~5K
2.5K – 8K
YouTube activity
6
videos · 30 d19
creators1.3K
views · 1 yTwitch activity
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avg viewers · 30 d—
hours watched · 30 d—
streamers · 30 dProduct info
from Steam's PICS · read 1h ago- Change number
- 40,924,195 · seen 1h ago
- Public build
- 26,646,159 · Nov 13, 2026 (2h ago)
- Operating systems
- windows, macos, linux
- Architecture
- 64-bit
- Install size
- 959 MB · 215 MB download
- Install folder
PlinkIdle- Controller support
- Partial
- Metacritic
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- Homepage
- www.black-heart.games/plinkidle
- Release state
- released
- Community
- hub · stats
Steam Deck
VerifiedTested Nov 9, 2026 on build 26,486,831
- ✓Default controller config fully functional
- ✓Controller glyphs match deck device
- ✓Interface text is legible
- ✓Default configuration is performant
Branches · 1
every build Steam serves for this app| Branch | Build | Updated | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| public | 26,646,159 | Nov 13, 2026 · 2h ago |
Build history
every build id we have seen on a branch (history starts with our first read)| Build | Branch | Released | First seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26,646,159 | public | Nov 13, 2026 16:50 | 2h ago |
| 26,486,831 | public | Nov 6, 2026 14:50 | 3d ago |
Depots · 3
content of the public branchLaunch options · 3
| Executable | OS | Description |
|---|---|---|
PlinkIdle.exe |
windows 64-bit | |
PlinkIdle.app |
macos | |
PlinkIdle.x86_64 |
linux 64-bit |
Languages · 10
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thai | ✓ | — | — |
| Spanish - Latin America | ✓ | — | — |
| German | ✓ | — | — |
| English | ✓ | — | — |
| Korean | ✓ | — | — |
| Russian | ✓ | — | — |
| Japanese | ✓ | — | — |
| Simplified Chinese | ✓ | — | — |
| Traditional Chinese | ✓ | — | — |
| Portuguese - Brazil | ✓ | — | — |
Packages · 1
all packages| Sub | Name | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1297673 | PlinkIdle | Store or CD key | -15%$6.79 |
Bundles · 37
all bundlesChange numbers
all changes#40,924,195 · 1h ago#40,921,739 · 2h ago#40,916,658 · 4h ago#40,904,283 · 11h ago#40,871,770 · 1d ago#40,855,210 · 1d ago#40,845,303 · 1d ago#40,793,901 · 3d ago#40,784,690 · 3d ago#40,783,357 · 3d ago
Updates · patch notes
Steam announcements tagged as patch notes, linked to the public build they followed
| When | Note | Build | Update size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2026 | Patch v1.0.4 - Balance and QoL Improvements UI/UX Changes Music player moved from the sidebar to the top HUD, and with it, can toggle music on and off from the game scene. Can right click to remove and rearrange prestige points while between runs, instead of having to remove all with the refund button. Keyboard control: R, Controller control: west face. Bug Fixes Stage 10's ball now correctly shows "current / target" again when going for 3 |
26,486,831 | 903.1 MB total |
| Nov 4, 2026 | v1.0.3 Patch Notes Thank you for the helpful feedback! We love to hear the input and we’re addressing as much as we can. Keep it coming! Here’s what changed: Balance: Manual Drops - Manual Ball Multiplier buffs are now twice as strong at every rarity. - New Rank 2 prestige perk, Manual Ball Multiplier: +300% balls from manually dropped balls. Buffed: Peg Set Perk - Peg Set now places its pegs on every stage right aw |
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| Nov 3, 2026 | V1.0.2 Quick bugfixes, round 1 Don't worry, there will be more. Thank you all for letting us know about bugs and issues! We'll keep rolling out fixes as we become aware of them. Here's what changed in v1.0.2: - Upgrade prerequisites now match the stage level! There was a labeling mismatch before due to a last-minute change last week. - Stages maxed by idle play now count toward the Stage N Max achievements. - Some sounds were n |
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| Mar 30, 2026 | PlinkIdle Demo Update We finally got that ball rarity reset bug fixed. You can now safely change stages without losing your ball rarity investment!The UI will no longer break (app version, not web version) when the window is resized, or when playing on a large monitor.Pegs no longer give infinite coins if you trap balls. Just a few boops and they stop giving coins to a ball that is trapped.There should no longer be any |
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| Mar 26, 2026 | PlinkIdle Demo update Some changes to let you know about in 0.5.04:- Added Brazilian Portuguese as a language |
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| Feb 12, 2026 | PlinkIdle Playtest v0.4.14 Now Live Hey everyone! A new playtest build has been updated if anyone wants to check out some of the bugfixes. The one we're really trying to test is the Ball Rarity upgrade disappearing. We fixed: Ball Rarity disappearing (WE HOPE. This is hard for us to reproduce for some reason.)Tilt buttons being backwards in Seacoin/ball icon sometimes overlapping textui shifts too slow to updategoldcoin shouldn't sp |
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| Dec 16, 2025 | PlinkIdle Playtest v0.4.6 Now Live We cranked out a number of bugfixes and polish items in this update! Thank you so much for your feedback that helps alert us any problems with the game. |
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