- The Fallosophy Demo Just Got a Huge Upgrade - 18 September 2026
The Fallosophy demo just got a huge upgradeFallosophy launches in 7 days, and ahead of release we’ve just pushed a major update to the free demo! We've been listening to all of your feedback ever since we released the demo back in March. We're a tiny team, and a lot of factors had to come together to allow us to do things like voice acting - but thankfully they did! The story is now fully voicedThe demo’s story is now fully voiced, bringing the philosopher king and his questionable advice to life. We've updated the script substantially. No more pausing to have to read the dialogue! So many people were asking for this and we're so happy to be able to bring it to the game.2-player local co-opThis was only secretly enabled before, but now you can now climb with a friend!Each player controls half the flippers.Yes, this is exactly as cooperative as it sounds.Communication is strongly recomme…
- Fallosophy will release September 25th! - 5 September 2026
Hi, We've got a really exiting update! We can officially announce that Fallosophy will be releasing on Steam on September 25th! Thanks for your patience as we've been developing the game. We've had a lot of fun developing the last few sections and have really challenged ourselves to come up with some surprising game mechanics as you scale the mountain of human thought. Things get weird. You can check out the release date trailer here: Best, The Reliable Plumbing Services Team
- The Pins and Pegs Steam Event is Here! - 17 August 2026
Pins & Pegs Fest is here! To celebrate, we’ve teamed up with some of our fellow pinball-loving developers to put together a collection of games that take pins, pegs, bumpers and bouncing balls in some very different directions. From roguelites and dungeon crawlers to pachinko village builders, magical girls and precision platforming, there’s a surprising amount you can do with the humble pinball. A bunch of these games have free demos or have just launched, so now is a great time to check them out. Here are some of the games taking part in Pins & Pegs Fest! PinKeep Did I ever tell you how cool the Pinkeep devs are? They actually were the ones who put this list together! They've made this incredibly original crossover of roguelite, deckbuilding pinball. They have just updated their demo with new action cards, better introductory levels and a bunch of visual tweaks. Go check it out! PinKe…
- Fallosophy will be at Gamescom 2026 - 14 July 2026
Hi All!We're proud to annoucne that Fallosophy is going to be at the Indie Arena Booth at Gamescom 2026! You can play our demo on the showfloor. You can even bring a friend and play together in co-op if you'd like! Though we can't guarantee you will still be friends afterwards...We're going to be making a very special announcement on the availability and launch date of Fallosophy very close to Gamescom so stay tuned :) Best, The Reliable Plumbing Services Team
- We're running playtests! Join our Discord. - 11 June 2026
Hi All,We're hard at work getting Fallosophy ready for release, and we've been adding some really fun new mechanics along the way.One of our latest additions is this crazy swinging pendulum obstacle: Want to try some of these unseen sections before release? We're looking for playtesters to help us test upcoming content and provide feedback. If you're interested, join our Discord and we'll be in touch:https://discord.gg/h8yKNjSjFhThanks for all the support so far. We can't wait to show you more! -Reliable Plumbing Services
- Fallosophy Will Release in Q3 2026 - 4 June 2026
Today at the Women Led Games showcase we were excited to announce that Fallosophy will launch on Steam in Q3 2026. Since revealing the game and releasing our demo, thousands of players have taken on the climb through the history of philosophy. We've been blown away by the support, feedback, and wishlist growth from everyone who has joined us on this strange journey so far. Local Multiplayer Co-op Mode We are also happy to announce that Fallosophy will feature Local Multiplayer, allowing players to tackle the ascent together from the same screen. In this mode one player will take control of all blue flippers and contraptions, while the other controls the orange ones. You're going to need to coordinate to ascend the ball through time to the top! We'll be sharing more details about how multiplayer works closer to launch. Thanks again for all of your support. -Reliable Plumbing Services
- Fallosophy Joins the Women-Led Games Showcase - 3 June 2026
We're excited to share that Fallosophy will be featured in the Women-Led Games Showcase tomorrow! The showcase celebrates incredible games from women-led studios around the world, and we're thrilled to be part of this year's event. We'll also have a new announcement to share during the showcase, so be sure to tune in. The Women-Led Games Showcase goes live on June 4 at: • 4:00 PM PT • 7:00 PM ET • 11:00 PM GMT • 12:00 AM Irish Time (June 5) Thank you for supporting Fallosophy. We can't wait to share what's next. -Reliable Plumbing Services
- 10,000+ Wishlists - Thank You! - 18 May 2026
Hi All, We just want to give a big thanks to everyone who has wishlisted the game so far. When we set out to make a niche pinball game about philosophy we hoped to just get a couple thousand at most before release. Suffice to say, we have been blown away by the interest and support that you have shown! Stay with as we enter Steam Next Fest in June, with more news later this year! -Reliable Plumbing Services
- Fallosophy is in the Games from Ireland Steam Festival! - 13 March 2026
Fallosophy is proud to be part of the Games from Ireland Steam Event, a week-long showcase celebrating games created by Irish developers and studios! Running from March 13th to March 19th, the event highlights over 150 games from across Ireland’s games industry, from established titles to upcoming independent projects. The festival is organised by Imirt – The Irish Game Makers Association to showcase the creativity and diversity of Irish game development to the world during St. Patrick’s Day week. They even commissioned this incredible piece of art featuring characters from across Irish games. Look hard enough and you might even be able to spot a certain Ancient Greek Philosopher who appears on the cover art for Fallosophy 😌. If you’ve been following Fallosophy’s climb through the history of philosophy, this is a great time to check out the many other brilliant games coming out of Irel…
- Demo Patch Now Live - 6 March 2026
Hi, Thanks so much to everyone who has played our demo so far - more than 1000 people have played the demo so far, which is way above and beyond what we had expected. As with any release, players spotted a couple off issues after the launch, including this hilarious softlock which I cannot believe we did not spot: More importantly, we pushed an update that fixes our dialogue parser for French, among other languages. This bug only occurred if a Windows PC was set to the given language and prevented the game from working properly. None of us have PCs with languages affected so this was quite a doozy to fix. Nonetheless, it is fixed now, so you can climb the history of ideas regardless of which language your PC is set to. Good luck on your climb! -Reliable Plumbing Services
- The Fallosophy demo is live on Steam - 5 March 2026
You can jump in and start climbing right away. This demo contains the opening section of the game, beginning in the Classical Antiquity area and climbing upward into the early Medieval philosophy region. It’s a chance to learn the fundamentals of the game and see how far you can push yourself before gravity wins. It only takes two buttons to play. Mastering them is the hard part. What’s in the Demo The demo is the beginning of the climb. You will start in the earliest reaches of the world, among ruins inspired by Classical Antiquity, and push upward toward the Medieval era. At first the flippers feel simple. Two buttons, a spark of motion, and a long way to go. Then the movement starts to reveal itself. A gentle rebound that carries farther than expected. A precise edge hit that changes everything. A quiet moment where the ball rests in control before the next ascent. Slowly you begin t…
- Fallosophy Beta Now Available on Itch.io! - 17 January 2026
The Fallosophy Beta is officially out!This is the first time the game is playable as a full, self-contained experience. It is not a prototype or a proof of concept. It is a finished slice of the game designed to show how Fallosophy is meant to feel when played end to end. It's a difficult climb through the history of ideas that will challenge your resolve. Click here to play the beta on Itch.io! What’s in the Beta?This beta includes the opening chapter of Fallosophy. It is a full vertical climb inspired by classical philosophy, drawing from ancient Greece and Rome.You will play through:A complete introductory world with its own visual identity, mechanics, and soundThe core flipper physics and momentum systemsThe intended loop of falling, learning, and climbing againThe beginning of Baetyl’s journey and the first appearances of the Philosopher KingA first playthrough usually takes betwee…
- Sign up for our Beta! - 7 January 2026
Happy New Year!We’re excited to announce that the first public playtest of Fallosophy will be launching next week. You can sign up for this beta here!If you’re new here: Fallosophy is a difficult pinball platformer where you ascend a giant vertical world shaped by the history of philosophy. There are no scores, no upgrades, and no checkpoints—just gravity, momentum, and your own decisions. If Jump King and Getting Over It had an overly reflective pinball cousin, this would be it. Over the past year, we’ve been working hard to develop Fallosophy to a point where we’re ready to put it in more players’ hands. This playtest is an important step for us: we want to see how the game feels outside our own builds, habits, and assumptions.Where will the playtest be?We’re experimenting a bit and hosting the playtest on Itch.io.The playtest will run entirely in your browser via WebGL, meaning:No do…
- 2,000 wishlists in 3 days – thank you! - 8 December 2025
Hey everyone,Since our announcement on Friday, Fallosophy has just passed 2,000 wishlists in three days – which is honestly something we never expected when we decided to channel an existential crisis into a niche, philosophical pinball game.Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to check out the page, hit wishlist, or share the game with friends. Your support is a huge signal for us that there’s room for strange, thoughtful experiments like this. What’s next? Public beta.We’re currently preparing a public beta so you can get your hands on Fallosophy and help us shape the final experience.If you’d like to be among the first to play, sign up to our mailing list here:https://stats.sender.net/forms/dwpAK1/viewEveryone on the list will be notified as soon as the beta starts, along with a few development updates and behind-the-scenes looks at how we’re building this weird philosophical…
- Announcing Fallosophy - 5 December 2025
Hi everyone,We’re excited to finally share Fallosophy with you. After a long period of quiet development, the Steam page is now live.Fallosophy is a minimalist vertical pinball platformer about ascent, repetition, and loss of progress. You climb a towering world using only two buttons. There are no checkpoints, no upgrades, no savers, and no safety nets. Falling is not a setback. It is the core of the experience.Each layer of the climb is inspired by a different era in the history of philosophy and search for meaning, from the cave of ignorance to the fractured heights of modern thought. The game never explains what this means. It simply asks you to keep climbing.You play as Baetyl, a spark of thought ascending through gravity, doubt, and momentum. Along the way, a distant voice known as the Philosopher King guides you upward. Whether it is guiding or controlling you is something you wi…
