Plinko is the simplest game in a modern casino: drop a ball, watch it bounce, collect what the pocket pays. That simplicity is the reason it works on a phone and the reason so many studios now offer one. The question for an operator is which version adds something.
Ranks below follow the criteria above; each studio keeps its own MediaSoftware score on its review page.
Spribe and BGaming: the classic board
Spribe and BGaming both offer the familiar board with adjustable risk, quick rounds and verifiable results. Spribe benefits from the recognition of its Turbo Games range; BGaming from its crypto-first audience.
Nocturn Play: Fox Festival
Fox Festival is the most elaborate design on this list. Set at a Japanese lantern festival, it uses 14 rows of lanterns and 9 pockets, adds torii gates that multiply prizes from ×2 to ×10, and layers a Fox Procession bonus and a four-level jackpot on top. It reads more like a pachinko machine than a bare Plinko board. Released on 4 October 2026, it ranks third because the design is ahead of its track record.
Play the free demo on nocturnplay.com
SmartSoft Gaming: Plinko X
Plinko X is a practical addition for lobbies already built around JetX, keeping the same branding across crash and ball-drop games.
MediaSoftware has a commercial relationship with Nocturn Play.
Frequently asked questions
What is a Plinko casino game?
A ball is dropped at the top of a board of pegs and bounces down into one of several pockets at the bottom. Each pocket has a payout, usually higher at the edges.
What is the difference between Plinko and pachinko?
Plinko comes from a TV game show board; pachinko is a Japanese parlour machine with many small balls and more elaborate playfields. Online, pachinko-style games such as Fox Festival add gates, bonuses and jackpots to the basic drop.
Can players change the risk in a Plinko game?
In many versions they can choose the number of rows and a risk level, which changes how the pocket payouts are spread.