Stern Pinball Drops New Accessories for D&D: The Tyrant’s Eye
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Article Summary
- Stern Pinball has just released a new line of accessories for the Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant’s Eye pinball machine which was released in early 2025.
- This includes a motorized treasure chest topper that turns into a mimic, unlocking an new “Mimic Mania” mode and featuring new playable hero voiced by actor Brendon Small.
- Additional accessories include a glowing D20 dice shooter knob, dynamic speaker lighting, illustrated side armor and illustrated interior art blades.
- The accessories range in price from $200 USD to $1,800 USD, with the set retailing for $2,650 USD.
Back in January 2025, Stern Pinball released Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant’s Eye, an officially licensed, high-end pinball machine that came in Pro, Premium and Limited Edition versions. The game, however, was definitely not for the casual D&D or pinball fan, with a cabinet running you anywhere from $6,000 to $13,000 USD before shipping and installation.
Now, Stern has unveiled a new line of custom accessories that are designed to enhance gameplay. Below, we get our flippers on all the details.
What are the new Stern D&D pinball accessories?
The new lineup of accessories for The Tyrant’s Eye pinball cabinet is as follows:
Treasure Chest Topper
The crown jewel of the release features a fully motorized treasure chest that alternates between displaying glittering loot and shifting into a vicious, tooth-baring Mimic. Installing the topper also unlocks “Mimic Mania” mode (where players collect letters that spell out “T-R-E-A-S-U-R-E C-H-E-S-T” and which carry over between games). The topper also adds Rowan Freewander, a new playable Fighter hero featuring an Add-A-Ball ability and custom voice lines from actor Brendon Small. It’s not cheap though, with this accessory setting you back $1,799.99 USD.
D20 Dice Shooter Knob
This custom plunger knob features a transparent liquid-core D20 die with a floating “dragon’s eye” embedded inside and illuminated from behind by internal LED lights. The accessory is going for $199.99 USD.
Speaker Expression Lighting System
Designed for the Pro and Premium editions, these LED lights dynamically flash in sync with gameplay. The set costs $199.99 USD.
Art Blades
These consist of two illustrated art panels that go inside the cabinet. One of the images depicts a peaceful D&D town in the light of day and the other is a monster-infested dungeon at night. The two blades retail for $99.99 USD.
Side Armor
These consists of heavy-duty cabinet side plating with an image of a dragonborn paladin riding a gold dragon into battle. It retails for $349.99 USD.
What is “Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant’s Eye”?
The Tyrant’s Eye is a D&D pinball game produced by US-based Stern Pinball Inc. under an official license from Wizards of the Coast. In the game, you take on the role of members of the Dragonshield Guild, a new group of adventurers from the Forgotten Realms setting. Your goal is to defeat the dragon queen Tiamat, while also battling against powerful forces that include the beholder crime lord Xanathar and an ancient red dragon known as Rath the Relentless (who in the game is voiced by Star Trek actor Michael Dorn). While playing the game, you’re able to explore unique dungeon levels, battle monsters (including a lich, owlbear, mimic and pinabll devouring gelatinous cube), collect treasure and explore multiple different endings and characters.
The game is a mix of both the standard pinball elements of flippers, bumpers and lighting, along with high-res LCD screens, LED lighting and other interactive components, including an animatronic dragon that reacts to your actions and features what Stern describes as “omnidirectional impact sensing technology.” In this sense, like other modern pinball machines, it’s essentially a combination of video game and physical play. Notably, you can also play cooperatively, sharing your progress and unlocking new features using Stern’s Insider Connected App (which is available for both iOS and Android).
The game also features original art by popular fantasy illustrator Vincent Proce, with music from noted video game composer Cris Velasco. It also includes dialogue from a number of Hollywood actors and D&D actual play stars, including Kevin Smith, Matt Mercer, Laura Bailey and Marisha Ray.
The game itself comes in three versions: a Pro Version (that retails for $6,999 USD) a Premium Version (that retails for $9,699 USD) and a Limited Edition (that retails for $12,999 USD). The latter is limited to just 740 models (in honor of D&D’s original release in 1974) and includes additional details and artwork along with an unpgraded audio system and anti-reflection glass.
The price point for all three models, however, likely means that only serious collectors are going to get their hands on them, although it’s possible you may seem them at places like Dave & Busters, sports bars, arcades or other locations where video games and pinball machines are found.
Who is Stern Pinball Inc.?
Stern Pinball, Inc. is an American company based in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. The company has been producing pinball games since the 1970s and has worked with a number of major brands, including Star Wars, Marvel, Jurassic Park and Stranger Things. It’s produced recent titles for popular franchises including John Wick and The Mandalorian.
The company is also known for combining traditional pinball gameplay with new technology, including high-res screens, special effects and online connectivity for leaderboards and other video game-style mechanics. In addition to being one of the few remaining dedicated pinball manufactures, Stern has also be active in supporting and reviving interest global interest in pinball, including supporting recent tournaments, leagues and local events.
Final thoughts
There’s no doubt that The Tyrant’s Eye pinball machine is absolutely epic. But that experience comes with an epic price tag, with these accessories alone running you almost $2,700 USD if you were to pick them all up (and that’s on top of the cost of the machine). Sadly, that means for most us, this is probably just going to be something you can appreciate from afar.
You can learn more about the machine and the new accessories on the official Stern Pinball website. Below is also a short video from Stern’s YouTube channel which shows the new accessories in action.
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Jason Volk is the Publisher of Dungeons & Dragons Fanatics and lives in the wilds of Western Canada. He has been playing D&D for over 25 years and is a huge fan of Dragonlance and the Forgotten Realms. His favorite character of all time was a Necromancer named Neek who spent most of his adventuring career resurrecting the corpses of slain monsters. When he’s not playing TTRPGs, Jason enjoys video games, Magic: The Gathering, Warhammer 40K, watching football and spending time with his wife and adorably nerdy children.
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