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* ''VideoGame/{{Bejeweled}} Blitz'' includes multipliers that you can score.

* Multipliers are prominently displayed at all times on the DMD on ''Pinball/GameOfThrones''. Making combo shots will light certain other shots for up to a 5x bonus. Additionally, the entire playfield can have up to 5x scoring active, resulting in a potential 25x on each shot! Every major shot will display the points awarded, the multiplier applied to said points, and whether the multiplier came from a combo shot, your playfield multiplier, or both.

* Stern's ''[[Pinball/StarWarsStern Star Wars]]'' always has a set of shots lit for a persistent shot multiplier that starts at 2x and can be increased up to 20x - and one of the FORCE awards can double ''that'' multiplier, for a maximum of 40x! As the muliplier gets higher, that set of shots narrows from three adjacent shots, to two, and finally one. Using the action button and the flippers, the player can also control the position of the shot multipliers. Taking advantage of this feature is essential for high scores.
* ''Pinball/DoctorWho'' features one ramp that, if shot, increases all table scoring by 50% of its original value, [[{{Cap}} up to a maximum of 4x]]. Selecting and rescuing the Sixth Doctor (of the series' first seven featured) doubles how much of a boost is given.

* ''Pinball/StrangerThings'' has a 2x multiplier that can be triggered by shooting the "Burn it Back" loop repeatedly, then shooting the left scoop.
* ''Pinball/TheMunsters'' has a multiplier (activated by shooting the Kitty target) that can go up to 6x.
* In ''Pinball/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanJerseyJack'', two different variants are available for completing the inlanes – "Shot X" multiplies the next flashing shot, while "Super X" lights a target for a period where ''everything'' is multiplied (up to 6x).

** A 2x playfield multiplier is either a Mystery award (on the Pro version) or accessed by hitting every target on the upper playfield and making a loop shot (on the higher-tier versions).

* In ''Pinball/LedZeppelin'', there are four separate multipliers (themed after the four band members' symbols from ''Music/LedZeppelinIV'') that can be increased in increments of .1x through {{combos}}. Once all four of them are activated, the timed "Icarus Multiplier" becomes available, multiplying all scoring by the product of the band members' values.

** Parodied in one of the fake mystery award options, which claims to offer "100x Scoring" (but, like the other joke awards, will never be chosen).

* The ''VideoGame/{{LEGO Adaptation Game}}s'' have stud multipliers that stack. Getting all of them gives you a x3840 multiplier, which typically means getting the reward for collecting enough studs the instant a level starts.

* In ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar 3'', you can play an "Arcade" version of the campaign where your score in recorded in which enemies you kill. So many points reaches another multiplier level where you get more points for each kill and the multiplier goes down when a player character goes down, if a player is killed the score resets to X1.

* In ''VideoGame/LadyBug'', eating blue hearts can increase the score multiplier, which goes from 2x to 3x to 5x.

* The "Ashley" game in ''[[VideoGame/WarioWare Game & Wario]]'' gives a score multiplier every time Ashley collects 100 spell power drops onscreen without missing any or taking damage. It begins with x2 once she hits 100 and increases to the next integer for every 100 afterwards. High multipliers are necessary to earn "Best Buddy" status, especially on later stages.

* The ''VideoGame/{{Vectorman}}'' games had multiplier items that lasted a limited time and applied not only to points, but extra lives as well, so if you get an extra life while under the effect of a 5x multiplier, you get five extra lives.

* In ''VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet'', collecting five Score Bubbles, Prize Bubbles, or creature brains in any combination in a short timeframe gives you a 2x Multiplier. You then have about a second to collect five more of the above to increase the multiplier by one. The multiplier goes up to 100, with any bubbles collected after that added to the points that will be multiplied. In the games with the Score Giver, items tagged with it can be set to follow those rules or be worth +1 on the multiplier anyway.

* ''VideoGame/{{Muri}}'': Each of the DifficultyLevels increases this by 1. Starting with 1x at Easy.

An effect that increases the amount of [[ScoringPoints points]] earned in a game, by multiplying the normal point reward by some positive factor. For example, a "x2" multiplier means that the player receives double the points they would normally.

Multipliers are usually expressed as integer values (x2, x3, x5, etc.), but decimals and percentages are also sometimes used (e.g. "+25% score"). Increasing and maintaining the score multiplier at a high value is generally vital for players seeking a high score, and most games will make it a skill challenge to do so.

If more than one multiplier is present in a game, it may be possible for them to "stack", giving the player both at the same time; for example, a 2x multiplier stacked with a 5x multiplier is effectively a 10x multiplier.

* ''Pinball/MedievalMadness'' would start the player with a 5x (or higher) multiplier if he made the SkillShot. The multiplier could be further increased by rolling over just two lanes; bonus multipliers beyond '''30x''' are not unheard of.

* ''Pinball/TheLordOfTheRings'' has the Jackpot multipliers during Two Towers and Return of the King Multiballs, as well as the 2x Scoring gift, and during Gollum Multiball, you can score twice (Smeagol) or half (Gollum) the value.
** The player can also score an 84x(!) Jackpot during Two Towers Multiball, but it is difficult to do.

* In ''Pinball/AvengersInfinityQuest'', placing the Reality Gem on a shot causes it to be worth at least twice its normal value. It can increase to 4x depending on the [[CharacterLevel level]] of the corresponding Avenger and/or any attained power-ups.

* ''Pinball/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' has a number of these:

* The different kinds of execution in ''{{Manhunt}}'' arguably qualify.

* The VideoGame/{{Vectorman}} games had multiplier items that lasted a limited time and applied not only to points, but extra lives as well, so if you get an extra life while under the effect of a 5x multiplier, you get five extra lives.

Multipliers are usually integer values (x2, x3, x5, etc.), but decimals and percentages are also sometimes used (e.g. "+25% score"). Sometimes they are a simple temporary bonus; other times, they may be an intrinsic, permanent mechanic of the game. In this latter case, increasing and maintaining the multiplier at a high value is vital to any player seeking a high score, and such games will often make it a skill challenge to do so.

Multipliers are usually integer values (x2, x3, x5, etc.), but decimals and percentages are also sometimes used (eg. "+25% score"). Sometimes they are a simple temporary bonus; other times, they may be an intrinsic, permanent mechanic of the game. In this latter case, increasing and maintaining the multiplier at a high value is vital to any player seeking a high score, and such games will often make it a skill challenge to do so.

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* ''Boxhead: The Zombie Wars'': the more zombies you kill in a given length of time, the higher your point multiplier becomes.
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* In most ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' games, your score is multiplied by a KillStreak. You eventually get [[OneUp 1-Ups]] instead when the streak is high enough.

%%* ''VideoGame/GuitarHero''

* The ''VideoGame/{{LEGO Adaptation Game}}s'' have stud multipliers.

* The ''VideoGame/{{LEGO Adaptation Game}}s'' with their stud multipliers.
* ''VideoGame/GuitarHero''

* Creator/{{Atari}}'s ''Road Blasters'' (no relation to the Creator/DataEast laserdisc game) mentions that "shooting accuracy increases multiplier". Shooting an enemy vehicle increases scoring by a factor of one, up to a maximum of ten times the enemy cars' initial values. It also works in reverse, as any misfire reduces the multiplier by a factor one back down to a minimum of base value.