diff --git a/lib/game/components/launcher.dart b/lib/game/components/launcher.dart
index ffac6507..da1a3569 100644
--- a/lib/game/components/launcher.dart
+++ b/lib/game/components/launcher.dart
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class Launcher extends Component {
       : super(
           children: [
             LaunchRamp(),
+            Flapper(),
             ControlledPlunger(compressionDistance: 9.2)
               ..initialPosition = Vector2(41.2, 43.7),
             RocketSpriteComponent()..position = Vector2(43, 62.3),
diff --git a/lib/game/game_assets.dart b/lib/game/game_assets.dart
index 2a847ce0..22c1c2d6 100644
--- a/lib/game/game_assets.dart
+++ b/lib/game/game_assets.dart
@@ -130,6 +130,9 @@ extension PinballGameAssetsX on PinballGame {
       images.load(components.Assets.images.score.twentyThousand.keyName),
       images.load(components.Assets.images.score.twoHundredThousand.keyName),
       images.load(components.Assets.images.score.oneMillion.keyName),
+      images.load(components.Assets.images.flapper.backSupport.keyName),
+      images.load(components.Assets.images.flapper.frontSupport.keyName),
+      images.load(components.Assets.images.flapper.flap.keyName),
       images.load(dashTheme.leaderboardIcon.keyName),
       images.load(sparkyTheme.leaderboardIcon.keyName),
       images.load(androidTheme.leaderboardIcon.keyName),
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/assets/images/flapper/back-support.png b/packages/pinball_components/assets/images/flapper/back-support.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..74b3ae84
Binary files /dev/null and b/packages/pinball_components/assets/images/flapper/back-support.png differ
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/assets/images/flapper/flap.png b/packages/pinball_components/assets/images/flapper/flap.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3860df17
Binary files /dev/null and b/packages/pinball_components/assets/images/flapper/flap.png differ
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/assets/images/flapper/front-support.png b/packages/pinball_components/assets/images/flapper/front-support.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c3b7ca1e
Binary files /dev/null and b/packages/pinball_components/assets/images/flapper/front-support.png differ
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/lib/gen/assets.gen.dart b/packages/pinball_components/lib/gen/assets.gen.dart
index da9747c4..73dd4614 100644
--- a/packages/pinball_components/lib/gen/assets.gen.dart
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/lib/gen/assets.gen.dart
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class $AssetsImagesGen {
   $AssetsImagesBoundaryGen get boundary => const $AssetsImagesBoundaryGen();
   $AssetsImagesDashGen get dash => const $AssetsImagesDashGen();
   $AssetsImagesDinoGen get dino => const $AssetsImagesDinoGen();
+  $AssetsImagesFlapperGen get flapper => const $AssetsImagesFlapperGen();
   $AssetsImagesFlipperGen get flipper => const $AssetsImagesFlipperGen();
   $AssetsImagesGoogleWordGen get googleWord =>
       const $AssetsImagesGoogleWordGen();
@@ -133,6 +134,22 @@ class $AssetsImagesDinoGen {
       const AssetGenImage('assets/images/dino/top-wall.png');
 }
 
+class $AssetsImagesFlapperGen {
+  const $AssetsImagesFlapperGen();
+
+  /// File path: assets/images/flapper/back-support.png
+  AssetGenImage get backSupport =>
+      const AssetGenImage('assets/images/flapper/back-support.png');
+
+  /// File path: assets/images/flapper/flap.png
+  AssetGenImage get flap =>
+      const AssetGenImage('assets/images/flapper/flap.png');
+
+  /// File path: assets/images/flapper/front-support.png
+  AssetGenImage get frontSupport =>
+      const AssetGenImage('assets/images/flapper/front-support.png');
+}
+
 class $AssetsImagesFlipperGen {
   const $AssetsImagesFlipperGen();
 
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/components.dart b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/components.dart
index 6e79ac56..d3d4253b 100644
--- a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/components.dart
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/components.dart
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export 'dash_animatronic.dart';
 export 'dash_nest_bumper/dash_nest_bumper.dart';
 export 'dino_walls.dart';
 export 'fire_effect.dart';
+export 'flapper/flapper.dart';
 export 'flipper.dart';
 export 'google_letter/google_letter.dart';
 export 'initial_position.dart';
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/flapper/behaviors/behaviors.dart b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/flapper/behaviors/behaviors.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..573578e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/flapper/behaviors/behaviors.dart
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export 'flapper_spinning_behavior.dart';
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/flapper/behaviors/flapper_spinning_behavior.dart b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/flapper/behaviors/flapper_spinning_behavior.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a4e2a99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/flapper/behaviors/flapper_spinning_behavior.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// ignore_for_file: public_member_api_docs
+
+import 'package:flame/components.dart';
+import 'package:flame_forge2d/flame_forge2d.dart';
+import 'package:pinball_components/pinball_components.dart';
+import 'package:pinball_flame/pinball_flame.dart';
+
+class FlapperSpinningBehavior extends ContactBehavior<FlapperEntrance> {
+  @override
+  void beginContact(Object other, Contact contact) {
+    super.beginContact(other, contact);
+    if (other is! Ball) return;
+    parent.parent?.firstChild<SpriteAnimationComponent>()?.playing = true;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/flapper/flapper.dart b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/flapper/flapper.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f336273e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/flapper/flapper.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+import 'package:flame/components.dart';
+import 'package:flame_forge2d/flame_forge2d.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:pinball_components/pinball_components.dart';
+import 'package:pinball_components/src/components/flapper/behaviors/behaviors.dart';
+import 'package:pinball_flame/pinball_flame.dart';
+
+/// {@template flapper}
+/// Flap to let a [Ball] out of the [LaunchRamp] and to prevent [Ball]s from
+/// going back in.
+/// {@endtemplate}
+class Flapper extends Component {
+  /// {@macro flapper}
+  Flapper()
+      : super(
+          children: [
+            FlapperEntrance(
+              children: [
+                FlapperSpinningBehavior(),
+              ],
+            )..initialPosition = Vector2(4, -69.3),
+            _FlapperStructure(),
+            _FlapperExit()..initialPosition = Vector2(-0.6, -33.8),
+            _BackSupportSpriteComponent(),
+            _FrontSupportSpriteComponent(),
+            FlapSpriteAnimationComponent(),
+          ],
+        );
+
+  /// Creates a [Flapper] without any children.
+  ///
+  /// This can be used for testing [Flapper]'s behaviors in isolation.
+  @visibleForTesting
+  Flapper.test();
+}
+
+/// {@template flapper_entrance}
+/// Sensor used in [FlapperSpinningBehavior] to animate
+/// [FlapSpriteAnimationComponent].
+/// {@endtemplate}
+class FlapperEntrance extends BodyComponent with InitialPosition, Layered {
+  /// {@macro flapper_entrance}
+  FlapperEntrance({
+    Iterable<Component>? children,
+  }) : super(
+          children: children,
+          renderBody: false,
+        ) {
+    layer = Layer.launcher;
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Body createBody() {
+    final shape = EdgeShape()
+      ..set(
+        Vector2.zero(),
+        Vector2(0, 3.2),
+      );
+    final fixtureDef = FixtureDef(
+      shape,
+      isSensor: true,
+    );
+    final bodyDef = BodyDef(position: initialPosition);
+    return world.createBody(bodyDef)..createFixture(fixtureDef);
+  }
+}
+
+class _FlapperStructure extends BodyComponent with Layered {
+  _FlapperStructure() : super(renderBody: false) {
+    layer = Layer.board;
+  }
+
+  List<FixtureDef> _createFixtureDefs() {
+    final leftEdgeShape = EdgeShape()
+      ..set(
+        Vector2(1.9, -69.3),
+        Vector2(1.9, -66),
+      );
+
+    final bottomEdgeShape = EdgeShape()
+      ..set(
+        leftEdgeShape.vertex2,
+        Vector2(3.9, -66),
+      );
+
+    return [
+      FixtureDef(leftEdgeShape),
+      FixtureDef(bottomEdgeShape),
+    ];
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Body createBody() {
+    final body = world.createBody(BodyDef());
+    _createFixtureDefs().forEach(body.createFixture);
+    return body;
+  }
+}
+
+class _FlapperExit extends LayerSensor {
+  _FlapperExit()
+      : super(
+          insideLayer: Layer.launcher,
+          outsideLayer: Layer.board,
+          orientation: LayerEntranceOrientation.down,
+          insideZIndex: ZIndexes.ballOnLaunchRamp,
+          outsideZIndex: ZIndexes.ballOnBoard,
+        ) {
+    layer = Layer.launcher;
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Shape get shape => PolygonShape()
+    ..setAsBox(
+      1.7,
+      0.1,
+      initialPosition,
+      1.5708,
+    );
+}
+
+/// {@template flap_sprite_animation_component}
+/// Flap suspended between supports that animates to let the [Ball] exit the
+/// [LaunchRamp].
+/// {@endtemplate}
+@visibleForTesting
+class FlapSpriteAnimationComponent extends SpriteAnimationComponent
+    with HasGameRef, ZIndex {
+  /// {@macro flap_sprite_animation_component}
+  FlapSpriteAnimationComponent()
+      : super(
+          anchor: Anchor.center,
+          position: Vector2(2.8, -70.7),
+          playing: false,
+        ) {
+    zIndex = ZIndexes.flapper;
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> onLoad() async {
+    await super.onLoad();
+
+    final spriteSheet = gameRef.images.fromCache(
+      Assets.images.flapper.flap.keyName,
+    );
+
+    const amountPerRow = 14;
+    const amountPerColumn = 1;
+    final textureSize = Vector2(
+      spriteSheet.width / amountPerRow,
+      spriteSheet.height / amountPerColumn,
+    );
+    size = textureSize / 10;
+
+    animation = SpriteAnimation.fromFrameData(
+      spriteSheet,
+      SpriteAnimationData.sequenced(
+        amount: amountPerRow * amountPerColumn,
+        amountPerRow: amountPerRow,
+        stepTime: 1 / 24,
+        textureSize: textureSize,
+        loop: false,
+      ),
+    )..onComplete = () {
+        animation?.reset();
+        playing = false;
+      };
+  }
+}
+
+class _BackSupportSpriteComponent extends SpriteComponent
+    with HasGameRef, ZIndex {
+  _BackSupportSpriteComponent()
+      : super(
+          anchor: Anchor.center,
+          position: Vector2(2.95, -70.6),
+        ) {
+    zIndex = ZIndexes.flapperBack;
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> onLoad() async {
+    await super.onLoad();
+    final sprite = Sprite(
+      gameRef.images.fromCache(
+        Assets.images.flapper.backSupport.keyName,
+      ),
+    );
+    this.sprite = sprite;
+    size = sprite.originalSize / 10;
+  }
+}
+
+class _FrontSupportSpriteComponent extends SpriteComponent
+    with HasGameRef, ZIndex {
+  _FrontSupportSpriteComponent()
+      : super(
+          anchor: Anchor.center,
+          position: Vector2(2.9, -67.6),
+        ) {
+    zIndex = ZIndexes.flapperFront;
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> onLoad() async {
+    await super.onLoad();
+    final sprite = Sprite(
+      gameRef.images.fromCache(
+        Assets.images.flapper.frontSupport.keyName,
+      ),
+    );
+    this.sprite = sprite;
+    size = sprite.originalSize / 10;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/launch_ramp.dart b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/launch_ramp.dart
index 4713c3a2..7dcc274e 100644
--- a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/launch_ramp.dart
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/launch_ramp.dart
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 // ignore_for_file: avoid_renaming_method_parameters
 
-import 'dart:math' as math;
-
 import 'package:flame/components.dart';
 import 'package:flame_forge2d/flame_forge2d.dart';
 import 'package:pinball_components/pinball_components.dart';
@@ -17,8 +15,6 @@ class LaunchRamp extends Component {
           children: [
             _LaunchRampBase(),
             _LaunchRampForegroundRailing(),
-            _LaunchRampExit()..initialPosition = Vector2(0.6, -34),
-            _LaunchRampCloseWall()..initialPosition = Vector2(4, -69.5),
           ],
         );
 }
@@ -109,8 +105,10 @@ class _LaunchRampBaseSpriteComponent extends SpriteComponent with HasGameRef {
   Future<void> onLoad() async {
     await super.onLoad();
 
-    final sprite = await gameRef.loadSprite(
-      Assets.images.launchRamp.ramp.keyName,
+    final sprite = Sprite(
+      gameRef.images.fromCache(
+        Assets.images.launchRamp.ramp.keyName,
+      ),
     );
     this.sprite = sprite;
     size = sprite.originalSize / 10;
@@ -125,8 +123,10 @@ class _LaunchRampBackgroundRailingSpriteComponent extends SpriteComponent
   Future<void> onLoad() async {
     await super.onLoad();
 
-    final sprite = await gameRef.loadSprite(
-      Assets.images.launchRamp.backgroundRailing.keyName,
+    final sprite = Sprite(
+      gameRef.images.fromCache(
+        Assets.images.launchRamp.backgroundRailing.keyName,
+      ),
     );
     this.sprite = sprite;
     size = sprite.originalSize / 10;
@@ -190,8 +190,10 @@ class _LaunchRampForegroundRailingSpriteComponent extends SpriteComponent
   Future<void> onLoad() async {
     await super.onLoad();
 
-    final sprite = await gameRef.loadSprite(
-      Assets.images.launchRamp.foregroundRailing.keyName,
+    final sprite = Sprite(
+      gameRef.images.fromCache(
+        Assets.images.launchRamp.foregroundRailing.keyName,
+      ),
     );
     this.sprite = sprite;
     size = sprite.originalSize / 10;
@@ -199,51 +201,3 @@ class _LaunchRampForegroundRailingSpriteComponent extends SpriteComponent
     position = Vector2(22.8, 0.5);
   }
 }
-
-class _LaunchRampCloseWall extends BodyComponent with InitialPosition, Layered {
-  _LaunchRampCloseWall() : super(renderBody: false) {
-    layer = Layer.board;
-  }
-
-  @override
-  Body createBody() {
-    final shape = EdgeShape()..set(Vector2.zero(), Vector2(0, 3));
-
-    final fixtureDef = FixtureDef(shape);
-
-    final bodyDef = BodyDef()
-      ..userData = this
-      ..position = initialPosition;
-
-    return world.createBody(bodyDef)..createFixture(fixtureDef);
-  }
-}
-
-/// {@template launch_ramp_exit}
-/// [LayerSensor] with [Layer.launcher] to filter [Ball]s exiting the
-/// [LaunchRamp].
-/// {@endtemplate}
-class _LaunchRampExit extends LayerSensor {
-  /// {@macro launch_ramp_exit}
-  _LaunchRampExit()
-      : super(
-          insideLayer: Layer.launcher,
-          outsideLayer: Layer.board,
-          orientation: LayerEntranceOrientation.down,
-          insideZIndex: ZIndexes.ballOnLaunchRamp,
-          outsideZIndex: ZIndexes.ballOnBoard,
-        ) {
-    layer = Layer.launcher;
-  }
-
-  static final Vector2 _size = Vector2(1.6, 0.1);
-
-  @override
-  Shape get shape => PolygonShape()
-    ..setAsBox(
-      _size.x,
-      _size.y,
-      initialPosition,
-      math.pi / 2,
-    );
-}
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/z_indexes.dart b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/z_indexes.dart
index b8371273..a04402b5 100644
--- a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/z_indexes.dart
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/z_indexes.dart
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ abstract class ZIndexes {
 
   static const launchRampForegroundRailing = _above + ballOnLaunchRamp;
 
+  static const flapperBack = _above + outerBoundary;
+
+  static const flapperFront = _above + flapper;
+
+  static const flapper = _above + ballOnLaunchRamp;
+
   static const plunger = _above + launchRamp;
 
   static const rocket = _below + bottomBoundary;
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/pubspec.yaml b/packages/pinball_components/pubspec.yaml
index 61e62386..9716a526 100644
--- a/packages/pinball_components/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/pubspec.yaml
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ flutter:
     - assets/images/multiplier/x5/
     - assets/images/multiplier/x6/
     - assets/images/score/
+    - assets/images/flapper/
 
 flutter_gen:
   line_length: 80
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/flapper/behaviors/flapper_spinning_behavior_test.dart b/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/flapper/behaviors/flapper_spinning_behavior_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c53dc17b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/flapper/behaviors/flapper_spinning_behavior_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// ignore_for_file: cascade_invocations
+
+import 'package:flame_forge2d/flame_forge2d.dart';
+import 'package:flame_test/flame_test.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:mocktail/mocktail.dart';
+import 'package:pinball_components/pinball_components.dart';
+import 'package:pinball_components/src/components/flapper/behaviors/behaviors.dart';
+
+import '../../../../helpers/helpers.dart';
+
+class _MockBall extends Mock implements Ball {}
+
+class _MockContact extends Mock implements Contact {}
+
+void main() {
+  TestWidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
+  final assets = [
+    Assets.images.flapper.flap.keyName,
+    Assets.images.flapper.backSupport.keyName,
+    Assets.images.flapper.frontSupport.keyName,
+  ];
+  final flameTester = FlameTester(() => TestGame(assets));
+
+  group(
+    'FlapperSpinningBehavior',
+    () {
+      test('can be instantiated', () {
+        expect(
+          FlapperSpinningBehavior(),
+          isA<FlapperSpinningBehavior>(),
+        );
+      });
+
+      flameTester.test(
+        'beginContact plays the flapper animation',
+        (game) async {
+          final behavior = FlapperSpinningBehavior();
+          final entrance = FlapperEntrance();
+          final flap = FlapSpriteAnimationComponent();
+          final flapper = Flapper.test();
+          await flapper.addAll([entrance, flap]);
+          await entrance.add(behavior);
+          await game.ensureAdd(flapper);
+
+          behavior.beginContact(_MockBall(), _MockContact());
+
+          expect(flap.playing, isTrue);
+        },
+      );
+    },
+  );
+}
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/flapper/flapper_test.dart b/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/flapper/flapper_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..497bb5f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/flapper/flapper_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+// ignore_for_file: cascade_invocations
+
+import 'package:flame_forge2d/flame_forge2d.dart';
+import 'package:flame_test/flame_test.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:pinball_components/pinball_components.dart';
+import 'package:pinball_components/src/components/flapper/behaviors/behaviors.dart';
+import 'package:pinball_flame/pinball_flame.dart';
+
+import '../../../helpers/helpers.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  group('Flapper', () {
+    TestWidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
+    final assets = [
+      Assets.images.flapper.flap.keyName,
+      Assets.images.flapper.backSupport.keyName,
+      Assets.images.flapper.frontSupport.keyName,
+    ];
+    final flameTester = FlameTester(() => TestGame(assets));
+
+    flameTester.test('loads correctly', (game) async {
+      final component = Flapper();
+      await game.ensureAdd(component);
+      expect(game.contains(component), isTrue);
+    });
+
+    flameTester.testGameWidget(
+      'renders correctly',
+      setUp: (game, tester) async {
+        await game.images.loadAll(assets);
+        final canvas = ZCanvasComponent(children: [Flapper()]);
+        await game.ensureAdd(canvas);
+        game.camera
+          ..followVector2(Vector2(3, -70))
+          ..zoom = 25;
+        await tester.pump();
+      },
+      verify: (game, tester) async {
+        const goldenFilePath = '../golden/flapper/';
+        final flapSpriteAnimationComponent = game
+            .descendants()
+            .whereType<FlapSpriteAnimationComponent>()
+            .first
+          ..playing = true;
+        final animationDuration =
+            flapSpriteAnimationComponent.animation!.totalDuration();
+
+        await expectLater(
+          find.byGame<TestGame>(),
+          matchesGoldenFile('${goldenFilePath}start.png'),
+        );
+
+        game.update(animationDuration * 0.25);
+        await tester.pump();
+        await expectLater(
+          find.byGame<TestGame>(),
+          matchesGoldenFile('${goldenFilePath}middle.png'),
+        );
+
+        game.update(animationDuration * 0.75);
+        await tester.pump();
+        await expectLater(
+          find.byGame<TestGame>(),
+          matchesGoldenFile('${goldenFilePath}end.png'),
+        );
+      },
+    );
+
+    flameTester.test('adds a FlapperSpiningBehavior to FlapperEntrance',
+        (game) async {
+      final flapper = Flapper();
+      await game.ensureAdd(flapper);
+
+      final flapperEntrance = flapper.firstChild<FlapperEntrance>()!;
+      expect(
+        flapperEntrance.firstChild<FlapperSpinningBehavior>(),
+        isNotNull,
+      );
+    });
+
+    flameTester.test(
+      'flap stops animating after animation completes',
+      (game) async {
+        final flapper = Flapper();
+        await game.ensureAdd(flapper);
+
+        final flapSpriteAnimationComponent =
+            flapper.firstChild<FlapSpriteAnimationComponent>()!;
+
+        flapSpriteAnimationComponent.playing = true;
+        game.update(
+          flapSpriteAnimationComponent.animation!.totalDuration() + 0.1,
+        );
+
+        expect(flapSpriteAnimationComponent.playing, isFalse);
+      },
+    );
+  });
+}
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/golden/flapper/end.png b/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/golden/flapper/end.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31319b37
Binary files /dev/null and b/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/golden/flapper/end.png differ
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/golden/flapper/middle.png b/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/golden/flapper/middle.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4f0484f3
Binary files /dev/null and b/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/golden/flapper/middle.png differ
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/golden/flapper/start.png b/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/golden/flapper/start.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e6da466a
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diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/launch_ramp_test.dart b/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/launch_ramp_test.dart
index 44fa8609..38c0920b 100644
--- a/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/launch_ramp_test.dart
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/launch_ramp_test.dart
@@ -9,7 +9,13 @@ import '../../helpers/helpers.dart';
 
 void main() {
   group('LaunchRamp', () {
-    final flameTester = FlameTester(TestGame.new);
+    TestWidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
+    final assets = [
+      Assets.images.launchRamp.ramp.keyName,
+      Assets.images.launchRamp.backgroundRailing.keyName,
+      Assets.images.launchRamp.foregroundRailing.keyName,
+    ];
+    final flameTester = FlameTester(() => TestGame(assets));
 
     flameTester.test('loads correctly', (game) async {
       final component = LaunchRamp();
@@ -20,9 +26,12 @@ void main() {
     flameTester.testGameWidget(
       'renders correctly',
       setUp: (game, tester) async {
+        await game.images.loadAll(assets);
         await game.ensureAdd(LaunchRamp());
         game.camera.followVector2(Vector2.zero());
         game.camera.zoom = 4.1;
+        await game.ready();
+        await tester.pump();
       },
       verify: (game, tester) async {
         await expectLater(
diff --git a/test/game/components/launcher_test.dart b/test/game/components/launcher_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c76e6b7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/game/components/launcher_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+// ignore_for_file: cascade_invocations
+
+import 'package:flame_test/flame_test.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:pinball/game/game.dart';
+import 'package:pinball_components/pinball_components.dart';
+
+import '../../helpers/helpers.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  TestWidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
+  final assets = [
+    Assets.images.launchRamp.ramp.keyName,
+    Assets.images.launchRamp.backgroundRailing.keyName,
+    Assets.images.launchRamp.foregroundRailing.keyName,
+    Assets.images.flapper.backSupport.keyName,
+    Assets.images.flapper.frontSupport.keyName,
+    Assets.images.flapper.flap.keyName,
+    Assets.images.plunger.plunger.keyName,
+    Assets.images.plunger.rocket.keyName,
+  ];
+  final flameTester = FlameTester(
+    () => EmptyPinballTestGame(assets: assets),
+  );
+
+  group('Launcher', () {
+    flameTester.test(
+      'loads correctly',
+      (game) async {
+        final launcher = Launcher();
+        await game.ensureAdd(launcher);
+
+        expect(game.contains(launcher), isTrue);
+      },
+    );
+
+    group('loads', () {
+      flameTester.test(
+        'a LaunchRamp',
+        (game) async {
+          final launcher = Launcher();
+          await game.ensureAdd(launcher);
+
+          final descendantsQuery =
+              launcher.descendants().whereType<LaunchRamp>();
+          expect(descendantsQuery.length, equals(1));
+        },
+      );
+
+      flameTester.test(
+        'a Flapper',
+        (game) async {
+          final launcher = Launcher();
+          await game.ensureAdd(launcher);
+
+          final descendantsQuery = launcher.descendants().whereType<Flapper>();
+          expect(descendantsQuery.length, equals(1));
+        },
+      );
+
+      flameTester.test(
+        'a Plunger',
+        (game) async {
+          final launcher = Launcher();
+          await game.ensureAdd(launcher);
+
+          final descendantsQuery = launcher.descendants().whereType<Plunger>();
+          expect(descendantsQuery.length, equals(1));
+        },
+      );
+
+      flameTester.test(
+        'a RocketSpriteComponent',
+        (game) async {
+          final launcher = Launcher();
+          await game.ensureAdd(launcher);
+
+          final descendantsQuery =
+              launcher.descendants().whereType<RocketSpriteComponent>();
+          expect(descendantsQuery.length, equals(1));
+        },
+      );
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/test/game/pinball_game_test.dart b/test/game/pinball_game_test.dart
index b85dba5c..dd87fec0 100644
--- a/test/game/pinball_game_test.dart
+++ b/test/game/pinball_game_test.dart
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ void main() {
     Assets.images.sparky.bumper.b.dimmed.keyName,
     Assets.images.sparky.bumper.c.lit.keyName,
     Assets.images.sparky.bumper.c.dimmed.keyName,
+    Assets.images.flapper.flap.keyName,
+    Assets.images.flapper.backSupport.keyName,
+    Assets.images.flapper.frontSupport.keyName,
   ];
 
   late GameBloc gameBloc;