While the Iron's Hot
While the Iron's Hot
Game
Game2017
Pinstripe
Developer Atmos Games
Pinstripe is a puzzle adventure video game developed by Thomas Brush, who created and designed it over a five-year period and was published by Armor Games. It was released in April 2017 for Linux, macOS, and Windows, in February 2018 for Xbox One and PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch in October 2018, and for iOS in October 2021. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
217 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Nov 1, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
82
LovedLoved
147 positive · 33 negative
95% range 75–87%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 147 | 33 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
1,074 of 1,225 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
82% recommend · 151 yes, 33 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 184 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (2,349 of 2,643 positive).
Players praise the game's beautiful art style and emotional story. [1][2][3] Some reviewers note the game is short and has broken achievements. [4][5][6] A few players criticize the humor and puzzle design. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [7]
Pinstripe is a very short, flawed and superficial game. To make such a small and barren game, it took them 5 years and a kickstarter budget of $ 106,000 ?? Really? The art is beautiful, the developer wanted to make something Tim Burton-esque, but that is all there is to this game. All style and no substance. The combat and platforming are the typical run-of-the-mill you can find on free websites (Newsground or …
- [1]
This game may not be perfect, but it's beautiful in every sense. Although it's relatively short, a game's value isn't determined solely by its length. What truly matters is the experience and emotions you feel during that time, and in that regard, this game feels like reading a truly wonderful storybook.
- [4]
It is a decent game but I do care about my achievements and this is extremely broken on here, it took me 6 play throughs to get all but one achievement even though I completed each several times. You need to constantly verify game files but it doesn't always work. The only achievement I don't yet have I have executed 5 times but each time it fails to give it to me. If you care about achievements DON'T BUY it will …
- [2]
Pinstripe is a beautifully designed indie game with a unique atmosphere and intriguing story. The game follows the journey of ex-minister Teddy, who is searching for his daughter in a mysterious underworld called Purgatory. The art style of the game is stunning, with hand-drawn graphics and a dark color palette that perfectly captures the eerie and melancholic tone of the story. The music and sound design also add …
- [3]
🎮 Game Review: Pinstripe "A Hauntingly Beautiful Journey Through Love and Loss" Pinstripe is one of those hidden indie gems that captures your heart within minutes. Developed by Atmos Games, this emotional adventure blends art, storytelling, and mystery into a beautifully haunting experience. 🎮 Gameplay Highlights You play as Teddy, a former priest searching for his kidnapped daughter, taken by a mysterious figure …
Summarised from 34 of the 213 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
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Pinstripe sits at 82% positive across 180 opinionated reactions from 3 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
In 2016, Pinstripe was a finalist at the third SXSW Gaming Awards under the category 'Gamer's Voice Award (single player)'. Upon its release, the reviews were mixed. Jeremy Winslow, writing at GameSpot awarded the game 5/10, criticising the narrative as pedestrian, and "failing to inspire emotional attachment in [its] characters". For Winslow, this, and flaws in its puzzle design, combat and platforming overpowered the game's rich atmosphere. At Time, Matt Peckham was much more positive, awarding the game 5/5. Peckham described the game's depiction of hell as "a melange of beauty and horror" and compared it to the works of Bosch, Bruegel and Dante. He concluded the review by reflecting on…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 217 · most liked firstTHE NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS HAVE FINALLY WON A “HOME” GAME AT WRIGLEY IT ONLY TOOK 8 TRIES WE WILL SEE YOU IN THE PINSTRIPE BOWL
neutral · AI labelView post →Penn State beats Clemson to close the season, just as I predicted at the beginning of the year. It's the Pinstripe Bowl instead of the national championship game, but that's just semantics.
neutral · AI labelView post →Wait, they’re having a baseball game where they play the Pinstripe Bowl, the Rose Bowl of the East? That’s huge for baseball!
neutral · AI labelView post →Here are the three bosses of Crash 1! We have Ripper Roo, Koala Kong and Pinstripe. From the boss characters from the first game Pinstripe is my favorite. If you noticed this, Crash 3 is the only game Crash games from the PS1 era he’s absent in. Wish Kong could appeared in CTR. #crashbandicoot
neutral · AI labelView post →They haven't been in a bowl game in 8 years, but they're all so Fox News dumblebrained that they won't go to the Pinstripe for fear of the subways.
neutral · AI labelView post →It might be the offseason, but it's still a great time to sign up to receive my FREE Yankees newsletter, Pinstripe People. Jam packed with insight and analysis of every game, other MLB takes, plus great history stories. Here's the subscribe for free link: salmaiorana.beehiiv.com/subscribe
neutral · AI labelView post →goodnight from Yankee Stadium where Penn State beat Clemson, 22-10, to win the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl. the Nittany Lions end the season on a four-game winning streak to finish 7-6. so much uncertainty awaits. thanks everyone for following along this fall & beyond.
neutral · AI labelView post →Only one of us can get that invite to the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl. Game on.
neutral · AI labelView post →Karlos being hard at work making Nitro Crates when Crash shows up. I imagine if Karlos was an actual Crash Bandicoot character he would be a miniboss Crash fights in one of the factory levels before you encounter Pinstripe. #CrashBandicoot #MyOC #Art
neutral · AI labelView post →This game may not be perfect, but it's beautiful in every sense. Although it's relatively short, a game's value isn't determined solely by its length. What truly matters is the experience and emotions you feel during that time, and in that regard, this game feels like reading a truly wonderful storybook.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Boston College & Nebraska will play in @Pinstripe Bowl, sources told @ActionNetworkHQ Live bowl updates > www.actionnetwork.com/ncaaf/colleg...
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm still playing Freedom Force and I...really did forget just how fucking BEEFY this game is. We've had Nuclear Winter, Pinstripe, Deja Vu, Mr. Mechanical, The Shadow, each of them a fully fleshed out villain WITH minions, all in their own unique tactical challenges
neutral · AI labelView post →Pinstripe is a very short, flawed and superficial game. To make such a small and barren game, it took them 5 years and a kickstarter budget of $ 106,000 ?? Really? The art is beautiful, the developer wanted to make something Tim Burton-esque, but that is all there is to this game. All style and no substance. The combat and platforming are the typical run-of-the-mill you can find on free websites (Newsground or itchio). Their absence wouldn't be missed. Trivial. The puzzle design is highly…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This tweet from Crash 4 designer Nicholas Kole is officially 1 year old! It's still ashamed that we never got to see Nina and Pinstripe in Crash Team Rumble but at least we know what they look like if they appear in the game
neutral · AI labelView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Perfect ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Okay ☐ Bad ☐ Very stylized ☐ They're what they should be for what the game is ☐ MS Paint could make something better ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Fantastic ☑ Excellent ☐ Perfect ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Meh ☐ Bad, but playable ☐ Just go watch paint dry ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Amazing ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not to bad ☐ Alright ☐ Bad ☐ My ears are bleeding ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Babies ☑ Young kids ☑ Young…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is a decent game but I do care about my achievements and this is extremely broken on here, it took me 6 play throughs to get all but one achievement even though I completed each several times. You need to constantly verify game files but it doesn't always work. The only achievement I don't yet have I have executed 5 times but each time it fails to give it to me. If you care about achievements DON'T BUY it will only severely frustrate you....
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The announced attendance for the 2024 Pinstripe Bowl (30,062) is the smallest (non COVID season) crowd to watch a Nebraska Football game since a December 1971 game at Hawaii (23,002).
neutral · AI labelView post →The game is fine. Feels like a high budget flash game (which is precisely the point) which overuses fart noises for no reason. The fact that the achievements are broken for a game this old shows a lack of care for a crowdfunded game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I appreciate how Northwestern played that football game as if it had me personally in mind and knows I would prefer a trip to the Pinstripe Bowl over the Rate Bowl
neutral · AI labelView post →Achievements were NEVER fixed!! People to this day are still playing multiple runs and not getting them! Ridiculous! And the game isn't that interesting... like at all...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As Nebraska and Boston College gear up for the Pinstripe Bowl, they must balance game prep and roster management in the transfer portal era. Matt Rhule and Bill O'Brien had plenty to say on the matter. #Huskers www.on3.com/teams/nebras...
neutral · AI labelView post →For a game billed as an "atmospheric" journey through hell to rescue your daughter, this game has a frankly jarring amount of middle school boy humour. Puzzles are unintuitive to the point where I had to look up the official walkthrough (written), but what really got me to quit and refund was the point in the guide where it told you to backtrack through the first half of the game to money grind. Except you took a classic one-way hop on moving blocks trip to get to the Pissward Falls (not making…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a bit like Coraline, but with an additional sprinkle of christianity and toilet humour. Some kids may appreciate it, I rather didn't :^)
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Holy cow, what a great game. I enjoyed the design, the music, the game play and how it was all packaged together. Thank you devs for this experience. I finished the game and then immediately ran through it again. Such a gem and it's silly how good of a deal it is on sale. Multiple unlocks (with 2nd play) and there are multiple endings. Such a treat. Thank you.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really nice looking game that is let down by all the forced backtracking and stupid fart sounds everywhere! Was that really even funny back in 2017?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good artstyle and great music. Though the games lacks in terms of gameplay. The puzzles sometimes are rather annyoing, as you have to spend more time finding the puzzle than solving it. One can clearly see, that the game was made by someone new to gamedev, as the perspective of a new player is not considered. Also the game sometimes freezes or crashes for me for some reason. The constant farts and burps in this game are just terrible. Feels like a 10year old made this. Unfortunatly not a game…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pinstripe, developed by Atmos Games and published by Armor Games Studios, is a strikingly personal creation that feels more like an illustrated fable than a conventional platformer. Created almost entirely by solo developer Thomas Brush, the game is a dark, dreamlike journey through grief, loss, and redemption, presented through a surreal and beautifully melancholy lens. You play as Ted, a former clergyman traveling through a frozen purgatory in search of his kidnapped daughter, Bo. Her…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is because the Nebraska Cornhuskers won their first bowl game since 2015, the Pinstripe Bowl played in Yankee Stadium.
neutral · AI labelView post →Give the Pinstripe Bowl Game Ball to a resilient trio, writes Tom Shatel. Plus, the game was further confirmation of what we already knew: it's beyond time for a new special teams coach and approach. #Huskers #GBR
neutral · AI labelView post →I still maintain that the funniest thing that UNC could do is finish this year 6-7 with a loss to Illinois in the Pinstripe Bowl, go 9-4 next year and beat Iowa State in the Poptart Bowl, then go 5-7 and miss a bowl game completely.
neutral · AI labelView post →I really wanted to love this game, but sadly, I did not. It was very buggy for me, the achievements didn't register until the last 30 mins so I missed out on a lot. The game itself is very nice, the animation is great, the voice acting and overall atmosphere was nice. Great storyline and huge potential but it fell quite flat and short. The combat is non-existent and so are the puzzles. It just never clicked with me, it wasn't fun and it just felt empty. Did not get that feeling of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Inspired me to get into gamdev!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I so badly want to press thumbs up, I really do. But I can't due to two major issues: 1) I played the game on my Steam Deck using an Xbox controller and it did not work. The aim would shake, almost like it thought I was using a mouse, and the examine window would open all the time. Whenever that opens, the current view resets making it impossible to complete puzzles. 2) In the end, there is a very far fetched puzzle involving a clock. Even after consulting a guide I thought to myself "Oh,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Is the huskers /badgers game next Saturday a Pinstripe Bowl elimination game?
neutral · AI labelView post →Everything in this game is broken. The textures are broken and sometimes you will disappear, or half of you will disappear, or the enemies will s disappear, or the enemy attacks will disappear, or the environment will disappear, or multiples of the above will all disappear at once. Sometimes you will just lose the ability to use your weapon at all, especially in the final boss encounter. That one happened to me multiple times while trying to play this game. You will have to repair the game…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I do recommend to buy it only when it's has a really good discount, It was a nice story but a very short game... Do they really needed a kickstarter for that? Oh boy...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Today's episode of the Pinstripe People podcast as Mike Lindsley and I break down the #Yankees three-game sweep of the Nationals, all of the games late comeback wins. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5spq...
neutral · AI labelView post →(game not complete with 1 hour of gameplay at time of review, part of my review all my games effort) (short version) Wonderful music, and a creepy atmosphere, if that's what you have an itch for you can probally find the same for cheaper. $15 is highway robbery for what you get in this game, $7 would be more appropriate. Price point was the what tipped the scale for me to not recommend. A grain of sand in the desert of gaming. (long version) Pinstripe is a dark atmospheric game that has a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the best games I've played I loved every second of playing it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think the artwork is very cohesive, but in general I found the gameplay to be fairly lackluster and the story to be fairly heavy-handed. I know I'm in the minority for disliking this game - it definitely has received accolades stating the opposite.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I paid €1.47 for this game and it is definitely worth it. I would never pay full price, it is finished quickly. Graphically it's not too bad, it's nothing special but it's good for what it needs to be. The audio is also good. In terms of gameplay, you are mainly solving puzzles. The story is also very good. All in all, the price I paid for it is worth the game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the game itself is alright... Played it four times, only to have it crash and lose all the progress.., would not recommend overall.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Even in the afterlife, Ted doesn't have peace. His little daughter Bo was kidnapped by devilish Mr. Pinstripe who has taken her deep into his lair. Getting there wouldn't be easy and Teddy has to navigate through the hell, fight off hordes of enemies, and operate various machines to be able to progress. He won't be all alone though as his daughter's dog George will be his trustworthy companion. There are also many other souls suffering in their own inferno. Some of them will help him directly,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'll be doing a live Pinstripe People show five minutes after the #Yankees game ends this afternoon. They just took a 3-2 lead in the 10th, so we'll see if they can finish it off. Here's the link if you want to check it out, ask questions, make comments, whatever. www.youtube.com/live/YiuExly...
neutral · AI labelView post →Most unintuitive and frustrating game i've ever played. Trying to be oversmart in the first few minutes just turns players away. Start off with the simple, then slowly intoduce them on how you have designed your puzzles. Introducing unorthodox puzzle solving in the first few minutes is never a good idea, especially if you have designed your puzzles with controller in mind, and not keyboard and mouse.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The original appeal of Twitter was that famous people were on it. David Cone following me legit made me excited because I could bullshit with *my* friend who threw a perfect game during the golden age of my young adult sports years. If he commented on Pinstripe Alley, I'd be equally as excited.
neutral · AI labelView post →amazing, reminds me of my father
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very nice game, nice mechanics and very atmospheric.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A fantastic puzzle platformer with an absolutely beautiful story. The integration of game actions into the ending is wonderful. I did need to use SAM to complete a couple of achievements that were bugged for me, but they seemed to work fine for others. The one achievement that seems completely bugged is the speed run achievement which has a [url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/331480/discussions/5/1620600279679573217/#c2806204040003549962] perfect community fix , but I do wonder why the dev…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The art style is really pretty, and some of the puzzles are fun to solve. But I got lost a lot and had to backtrack without knowing what to do, plus there are some annoying bugs. Still, it’s cozy and nice in its own way. Overall, 6/10.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall this is a good game with a cool story, nice puzzles and varied game play to keep you from getting bored. The art style is pretty, but doesn't seem quite cohesive. some things just feel out of place, like the mushrooms, the dogs voice. the dialog is also quirky but not always in the right way. also the replay of the whole game seems unnecessary for unlocking everything. I would say get this game, i give it an 8/10. could be 9/10 with a few tweaks
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dude, just buy the game, it's on sale for $1.50 right now. That's criminal. Game was really good.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you like Tim Burton, platformers, not so easy puzzles and maybe Over The Garden Wall. This is for you. It is short, but it is fun. It reminds me stylistically to Guacamelee a bit and the mood to Pid other good games that are here on Steam :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →glitchy fun with a hint of Pewdiepie and Jacksepticeye
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am 32 years old. My ex-wife and I have a daughter together, and we adopted our son together. Both are now 4 years old. When we were going through our separation, I felt lost and unhappy. I was self-destructive. One day, I was so angry with everything spiraling out of control that I punched a concrete wall in a moment of overwhelming emotion. This resulted in breaking my fifth metacarpal in my right hand—the hand I worked with, played games with, and used to carry my children to bed—the hand…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Simple and ok game, that renders more on the atmospheric. It's pretty short, and there's only some replay value in order to 100% the game. Was only really annoyed because of some bugged achievements, despite this being a known problem for over 6 years. So annoyed that I'm currently giving this one a negative review, given that it's score is high enough.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Boring. Puzzles are boring and not intuitive at times. Didn't finish.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pinstripe is a beautifully designed indie game with a unique atmosphere and intriguing story. The game follows the journey of ex-minister Teddy, who is searching for his daughter in a mysterious underworld called Purgatory. The art style of the game is stunning, with hand-drawn graphics and a dark color palette that perfectly captures the eerie and melancholic tone of the story. The music and sound design also add to the game's atmosphere, creating a haunting and immersive experience. The…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fuck cancer. I'm sorry he's gone, but I am glad that you got a chance to spend time with him before he passed. One of my last times with my dad was at the 2021 Pinstripe Bowl - the game was absolutely atrocious, but I wouldn't trade a bowl win for that time with him. May his memory be a blessing.
neutral · AI labelView post →Squeezed in a Pinstripe People show today because me and Mike Lindsley had to talk about the #Yankees shit show that we watched in Game 1 of the ALDS. Man, that was brutal. Here's the show, give us a watch before the #Bills game starts! youtu.be/H3v8hE6lHD4...
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