diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/assets/images/error_background.png b/packages/pinball_components/assets/images/error_background.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5aa6595f
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diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/lib/gen/assets.gen.dart b/packages/pinball_components/lib/gen/assets.gen.dart
index 9a8be63e..a3570985 100644
--- a/packages/pinball_components/lib/gen/assets.gen.dart
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/lib/gen/assets.gen.dart
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ class $AssetsImagesGen {
   $AssetsImagesBoundaryGen get boundary => const $AssetsImagesBoundaryGen();
   $AssetsImagesDashGen get dash => const $AssetsImagesDashGen();
   $AssetsImagesDinoGen get dino => const $AssetsImagesDinoGen();
+
+  /// File path: assets/images/error_background.png
+  AssetGenImage get errorBackground =>
+      const AssetGenImage('assets/images/error_background.png');
+
   $AssetsImagesFlapperGen get flapper => const $AssetsImagesFlapperGen();
   $AssetsImagesFlipperGen get flipper => const $AssetsImagesFlipperGen();
   $AssetsImagesGoogleWordGen get googleWord =>
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/components.dart b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/components.dart
index db2f7d38..55fe6bb5 100644
--- a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/components.dart
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/components.dart
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export 'chrome_dino/chrome_dino.dart';
 export 'dash_animatronic.dart';
 export 'dash_nest_bumper/dash_nest_bumper.dart';
 export 'dino_walls.dart';
+export 'error_component.dart';
 export 'fire_effect.dart';
 export 'flapper/flapper.dart';
 export 'flipper.dart';
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/error_component.dart b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/error_component.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49be8069
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/error_component.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+import 'package:flame/components.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:pinball_components/pinball_components.dart';
+import 'package:pinball_ui/pinball_ui.dart';
+
+final _boldLabelTextPaint = TextPaint(
+  style: const TextStyle(
+    fontSize: 1.8,
+    color: PinballColors.white,
+    fontFamily: PinballFonts.pixeloidSans,
+    fontWeight: FontWeight.w700,
+  ),
+);
+
+final _labelTextPaint = TextPaint(
+  style: const TextStyle(
+    fontSize: 1.8,
+    color: PinballColors.white,
+    fontFamily: PinballFonts.pixeloidSans,
+    fontWeight: FontWeight.w400,
+  ),
+);
+
+/// {@template error_component}
+/// A plain visual component used to show errors for the user.
+/// {@endtemplate}
+class ErrorComponent extends SpriteComponent with HasGameRef {
+  /// {@macro error_component}
+  ErrorComponent({required this.label, Vector2? position})
+      : _textPaint = _labelTextPaint,
+        super(
+          position: position,
+        );
+
+  /// {@macro error_component}
+  ErrorComponent.bold({required this.label, Vector2? position})
+      : _textPaint = _boldLabelTextPaint,
+        super(
+          position: position,
+        );
+
+  /// Text shown on the error message.
+  final String label;
+  final TextPaint _textPaint;
+
+  List<String> _splitInLines() {
+    final maxWidth = size.x - 8;
+    final lines = <String>[];
+    var currentLine = '';
+    final words = label.split(' ');
+    while (words.isNotEmpty) {
+      final word = words.removeAt(0);
+
+      if (_textPaint.measureTextWidth('$currentLine $word') <= maxWidth) {
+        currentLine = '$currentLine $word'.trim();
+      } else {
+        lines.add(currentLine);
+        currentLine = word;
+      }
+    }
+
+    lines.add(currentLine);
+    return lines;
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> onLoad() async {
+    anchor = Anchor.center;
+    final sprite = await gameRef.loadSprite(
+      Assets.images.errorBackground.keyName,
+    );
+
+    size = sprite.originalSize / 20;
+    this.sprite = sprite;
+
+    final lines = _splitInLines();
+
+    // Calculates vertical offset based on the number of lines of text to be
+    // displayed. This offset is used to keep the middle of the multi-line text
+    // at the center of the [ErrorComponent].
+    final yOffset = ((size.y / 2.2) / lines.length) * 1.5;
+
+    for (var i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
+      await add(
+        TextComponent(
+          position: Vector2(size.x / 2, yOffset + 2.2 * i),
+          size: Vector2(size.x - 4, 2.2),
+          text: lines[i],
+          textRenderer: _textPaint,
+          anchor: Anchor.center,
+        ),
+      );
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/pubspec.yaml b/packages/pinball_components/pubspec.yaml
index 1876e5aa..a51ba799 100644
--- a/packages/pinball_components/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/pubspec.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ dependencies:
     path: ../pinball_flame
   pinball_theme:
     path: ../pinball_theme
+  pinball_ui:
+    path: ../pinball_ui
 
 dev_dependencies:
   bloc_test: ^9.0.3
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ dev_dependencies:
   very_good_analysis: ^2.4.0
 
 flutter:
+  uses-material-design: true
   generate: true
   fonts:
     - family: PixeloidSans
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/sandbox/lib/main.dart b/packages/pinball_components/sandbox/lib/main.dart
index ccb1b0bc..714bbee5 100644
--- a/packages/pinball_components/sandbox/lib/main.dart
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/sandbox/lib/main.dart
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ void main() {
   addBallStories(dashbook);
   addLayerStories(dashbook);
   addEffectsStories(dashbook);
+  addErrorComponentStories(dashbook);
   addFlutterForestStories(dashbook);
   addSparkyScorchStories(dashbook);
   addAndroidAcresStories(dashbook);
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/sandbox/lib/stories/error_component/error_component_game.dart b/packages/pinball_components/sandbox/lib/stories/error_component/error_component_game.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c64e6d48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/sandbox/lib/stories/error_component/error_component_game.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import 'package:flame/components.dart';
+import 'package:pinball_components/pinball_components.dart';
+import 'package:sandbox/common/common.dart';
+
+class ErrorComponentGame extends AssetsGame {
+  ErrorComponentGame({required this.text});
+
+  static const description = 'Shows how ErrorComponents are rendered.';
+
+  final String text;
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> onLoad() async {
+    camera.followVector2(Vector2.zero());
+
+    await add(ErrorComponent(label: text));
+    await add(
+      ErrorComponent.bold(
+        label: text,
+        position: Vector2(0, 10),
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/sandbox/lib/stories/error_component/stories.dart b/packages/pinball_components/sandbox/lib/stories/error_component/stories.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cecd9dae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/sandbox/lib/stories/error_component/stories.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import 'package:dashbook/dashbook.dart';
+import 'package:sandbox/common/common.dart';
+import 'package:sandbox/stories/error_component/error_component_game.dart';
+
+void addErrorComponentStories(Dashbook dashbook) {
+  dashbook.storiesOf('ErrorComponent').addGame(
+        title: 'Basic',
+        description: ErrorComponentGame.description,
+        gameBuilder: (context) => ErrorComponentGame(
+          text: context.textProperty(
+            'label',
+            'Oh no, something went wrong!',
+          ),
+        ),
+      );
+}
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/sandbox/lib/stories/stories.dart b/packages/pinball_components/sandbox/lib/stories/stories.dart
index b48770ba..0a514eb9 100644
--- a/packages/pinball_components/sandbox/lib/stories/stories.dart
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/sandbox/lib/stories/stories.dart
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export 'bottom_group/stories.dart';
 export 'boundaries/stories.dart';
 export 'dino_desert/stories.dart';
 export 'effects/stories.dart';
+export 'error_component/stories.dart';
 export 'flutter_forest/stories.dart';
 export 'google_word/stories.dart';
 export 'launch_ramp/stories.dart';
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/error_component_test.dart b/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/error_component_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c50ac629
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/test/src/components/error_component_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// ignore_for_file: cascade_invocations
+
+import 'package:flame/components.dart';
+import 'package:flame_test/flame_test.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:pinball_components/pinball_components.dart';
+
+import '../../helpers/helpers.dart';
+
+extension _IterableX on Iterable<Component> {
+  int countTexts(String value) {
+    return where(
+      (component) => component is TextComponent && component.text == value,
+    ).length;
+  }
+}
+
+void main() {
+  group('ErrorComponent', () {
+    TestWidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
+    final assets = [
+      Assets.images.errorBackground.keyName,
+    ];
+    final flameTester = FlameTester(() => TestGame(assets));
+
+    flameTester.test('renders correctly', (game) async {
+      await game.ensureAdd(ErrorComponent(label: 'Error Message'));
+      final count = game.descendants().countTexts('Error Message');
+
+      expect(count, equals(1));
+    });
+
+    group('when the text is longer than one line', () {
+      flameTester.test('renders correctly', (game) async {
+        await game.ensureAdd(
+          ErrorComponent(
+            label: 'Error With A Longer Message',
+          ),
+        );
+        final count1 = game.descendants().countTexts('Error With A');
+        final count2 = game.descendants().countTexts('Longer Message');
+
+        expect(count1, equals(1));
+        expect(count2, equals(1));
+      });
+    });
+
+    group('when using the bold font', () {
+      flameTester.test('renders correctly', (game) async {
+        await game.ensureAdd(ErrorComponent.bold(label: 'Error Message'));
+        final count = game.descendants().countTexts('Error Message');
+
+        expect(count, equals(1));
+      });
+    });
+  });
+}