PBA Pro Bowling
BUY PREMIUM BOWLING INSTEAD !!!!
Avoid, period. It can be used to pass time that is about the only upside.
What I hate, every piece of this game aside that. The lanes do not break down. The career mode while there is content is horrible. A bowler in just the initial league section averaged 148 leading up to our match. He did not leave one open frame in my 5 matches against him (I kept replaying it as I was in shock) rolling a 238,226,231,224, 196 (clean) I finally beat him 236 to 196. I did not shoot under 200 against him. I have never had a pro bowl less than 260 against me. I lost to simo 279-268 just 5 mins ago. I made one bad shot when I dropped my mouse. His tournament average coming in was 218. The pc strikes through the face and by brooklyn over and over in the lower leagues. Liz Johnson ripped off a 5 bagger on me and didnt hit the pocket on either side once. Fix the NFL blitz like difficulty farse (if the pc is down they will just rip a 6,7,8 bagger of or shoot 60 pins above what they have been all tourney, just against you). Ill try to check back in another patch to see if this ever gets there but hopefully I am smart enough to move on. I like what they addressed but this patch is still a big miss and not worth 10 bucks lets alone 20. The graphics are abysmal in places. This is a game for a tablet of phone rather shamelessly whored out to the pc. With the same money in a nice steam sale window you can do so much better. Shame on the PBA for putting their name on this and plugging it hard on TV. I buy a lot of bowling balls and bowl a ton. I had much higher hopes here.
– Real player with 119.8 hrs in game
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This is a lot of fun and totally worth the $20. The pin physics are actually really good and only ever so slightly “bouncy” on occasion. The controls aren’t deep but they’re definitely challenging enough that being consistent isn’t easy as pie. This does look somewhat like the mobile game but it’s a lot, LOT better. It still has tickets and gold pins for currency though which, even though earned in game, I with they would have converted to $$ to give it a more “realistic” feel. The different oil patterns do bowl differently however, I haven’t noticed any breakdown as I’ve yet to have to transition shots.
– Real player with 37.6 hrs in game
Pure Bowl VR Bowling
I’ve been playing Pure Bowl VR on an Oculus Quest through Virtual Desktop and it works great.
I’ve never been great at bowling in real life, and I’m not very good in Pure Bowl VR either so that’s solid commendation for the game’s accurate bowling physics! Thankfully it offers a bunch of super detailed settings to alter lane setup, assists, and difficulty, so I can set up a game exactly how I want.
The recent update which adds a tournament mode (basically a knockout against progressively more difficult AI opponents) gives a bit more flavour to each game, and the new lane looks fantastic.
– Real player with 9.2 hrs in game
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Played on Oculus Quest 2 via Virtual Desktop and SteamVR - Works perfectly!
Really quite an interesting concept, controls are good for the most part, took a little getting used to but after a few settings tweaks its borderline perfect. Early access obviously so its sort of barebones but I’m sure more content will be added. Will absolutely be playing more in the near future!
– Real player with 1.6 hrs in game
Fastlane Bowling
Was a huge fan of this game as a kid, as it was called Strike Force Bowling on the console platforms. So I decided to give it a shot for the low price and nostalgia.
Overall the game functions and runs well, even on newer hardware. Though I will not recommend this compared to the other releases that can be found on consoles. Stages are missing. The Wild West stage is one that doesn’t make it here. Also, all characters are unlocked from the start, so nothing really to work for in that regard. The biggest negative here is the missing textures. Many textures just didn’t seem to exist. No little marks for the accuracy and power bars while bowling, and even some of the menu boxes just didn’t exist. Was buying this for nostalgia and simply just became disappointed. If this game somehow figures out the texture issue, this would instantly be a better game, but in the state it is in at this time, it just doesn’t seem worth it. even at the low price point it’s currently at.
– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game
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PBA Pro Bowling 2021
This game blows. Plain and simple. They are honestly just making these games more and more pay to win. It’s rediculous. Basically just a carbon copy of the last game with a few more novelty factors in it. Don’t waste the $25. Also, the physics SOMEHOW got worse. Developers, you should be fucking ashamed of yourselves. I mean did you even test this? Did you even sit down and see how long it would take to get to some of the higher level balls. Unbelievable.
– Real player with 253.8 hrs in game
Hands down this is the best bowling game ive played since PBA tour on Playstation many years ago.
What this game does best is capture the pin physics really well, the ball reactions to the lanes and the subtle reactions to the 12 different oils patterns.
There’s no better feeling than blowing the 5 pin, or tripping up that 7 pin, or rapping the 10 pin down for the crucial strike, or kicking the ball return after leaving that solid cold 8 pin. the game itself is great, challenging and rewarding.
– Real player with 112.6 hrs in game
Premium Bowling
Easily the best 10 pin bowling simulation ever made. It has everything and the devs continue to add to it for free and make subtle improvements. It has a heavy online presence of players from every country of the world and rankings, league and team play. You can play either in pancake mode or online - and the game is able to separate the rankings and scores of them both but also mix them in. I personally am a regular user of this game and it is the only online competitive game I often play at the moment. I’ve risen to world ranking 9 in the 6 weeks I’ve heavily been playing and 232nd in VR. The game has it all. The highlight of this game are the physics - which have been adjusted and improved with the help of a semi-professional bowler that contacted the team after the game came out of early access a year ago. It is incredibly realistic. People online play seriously or for fun. It is generally a good atmosphere but like all games in life - you do get one or two annoying idiots. This game is a stayer. It will continue to rise in the “number of hours” played in my steam library. It is currently ranked 12th out of over 1000 games - it will eventually be in the top 3 and very soon. I can’t recommend this game enough. Even if you are not into bowling you should consider giving it a go if you want a superb, competitive VR online experience. The pancake mode is easily the best 2d bowling game ever made also. Try it out you won’t regret it. I bought this game at the beginning of 2020 but hardly touched it until 2 months ago. Now I play it constantly. I knew when I bought it that I eventually would.
– Real player with 373.4 hrs in game
Great game overall, but the global ranking vs league ranking could use some tweaking. Global tracks best series and best game for the week, but puts no emphasis on overall ability across different oil patterns. Anyone can roll well on the easy patterns, but it takes a lot more work on others and the global ranking doesn’t reflect some player’s inability to perform on more than one or two patterns. The league play showcases overall skill across all patterns and is why I think some of the higher ranked global players are notoriously absent from league play, where their deficiencies will show up. In league, there are only 3-4 high level players across all the patterns that I’ve seen so far. League is the better showcase of ability. Global ranking is a one trick pony.
– Real player with 266.6 hrs in game
Zombie Bowl-o-Rama
I couldn’t get it working with the NVIDIA card for quite a while, but after a few Steam updates and reinstalling the game it seems to be working – so I’m updating my previous negative review [which was because I couldn’t get the game to run before) with a positive review…
While it’s not an OMG Jaw Dropping game, it is very enjoyable, quirky, fun, and rather addictive for a small game… While most of the gameplay remains pretty much the same (although the AI does get better higher up), there’s enough luck with just enough strategy to make replaying the game over and over still quite fun.
– Real player with 18.3 hrs in game
Zombie Bowl-o-Rama
…is an Arcade Bowling game. A strange meteor crashed in the cemetery, raising the dead who are now invading your bowling alley.
⚙ Game Description & Mechanics ⚙
Bowling is simple: throw the ball, knock the pins (in this case, zombies) down. There are 10 pins per turn, you get 2 tries. If you knock them all down in 2 tries, you get a safe (bonus points from the next ball you throw). If you knock them all down on your 1st try, you get a strike (bonus points from the next two balls you throw). There are 10 turns, the last of which allows for a 3rd try if you knock all ten pins within the first 2.
– Real player with 7.3 hrs in game
Knockout Bowling VR
I think the nicest thing I can say about ‘Knockout Bowling VR’ is that it is colourful and it works. Not works as in a good game, but in a way that I didn’t experience any crashes. Not even for the small price of £2.89 can I suggest giving this a go as it really doesn’t have the small amount of fun gameplay I would have wanted. It feels terrible to play, it forces you to turn around yourself and the bowling lanes are far too wide and long. Before I can recommend this game it needs some serious work doing to it, so, for now, I would give this one a miss.
– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game
This title does not properly support Oculus and the controls do not work.
If you have a Oculus, avoid this game like the plague.
If you have vive, no comment as I only have the one headset.
– Real player with 0.1 hrs in game
VR Mini Bowling
Great game grabbed it while on sale, my only criticism there is no room reposition toggle button, i say this as i only have a small area to play and constantly have to check that it’s clear to play, i do however have one sweet spot and it would just be nice to be able to play without ornamental damage and dishing out accidental uppercuts to my room mates! But seriously great game short or long time play, you can’t moan for the price.
– Real player with 5.0 hrs in game
Really fun game! Great value conisdering it’s only $5 (less if you purchase during early access), but still has room for improvement. The courses are unique and I like that there are multiple scoring modes. The walls are a bit empty… would love to see some extra artwork there and the sound of the pins getting knocked over isn’t the best… maybe just change it to sound like real pins? The unlockable balls are really cool and I love all of the obstacles in the courses. I like how it saves your top scores, but I’ll really be exctied to try and break high scores once global scoring is up and running. Local multiplayer would be nice as this would be a great party game. Overall this game definitely gets my approval. 7.5/10 for now… with a few small tweaks this game can be 9/10-10/10.
– Real player with 4.9 hrs in game
Alley Catz Bowling
Cheap, easy and effective way to interact with your Twitch community. It’s not too complicated but not too simple. You can just all bowl together and chit chat, fantastic for a Just Chatting stream with something to do.
– Real player with 3224.4 hrs in game
This game is quick and easy to setup. A great game to play with your community. Keep up the good work and thanks for a great game!
– Real player with 837.2 hrs in game
Galactic Bowling
I love bowling games, but this doesn’t have smooth or intuitive controlls.
*If you are looking for a cool bowling game with a lot of personality get Zombie Bowl-O-Rama.
– Real player with 3.5 hrs in game
If you wanted to ruin a bowling game, this game is the definition to go by. First you add a horrible story, then horrible controls. With these two throw in changing physics that are mind boggling and maybe a few special abilities that are special in the sense you’d be a retard to use them.
Don’t buy this game unless you like to suffer.
– Real player with 3.3 hrs in game