Football Simulator

Sports· Simulation· Mod· Football (American)

Early access since Jun 2022

Step onto the gridiron with Football Simulator and experience the most dynamic and physics-driven football game ever made. Break through tackles, juggle tipped passes, and dive for interceptions to lead your team to victory. Features a fully moddable environment.

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In early access, content still planned

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Content Planned

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Steam Updated 12 Oct 2026 $19.99

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Evaluation

Football Simulator entered Steam Early Access on June 8, 2022, and as of today remains in Early Access — currently at version 0.5, well short of a 1.0 release. Refactor Games has maintained a consistent and active update cadence throughout Early Access, shipping patch updates from 2022 through August 29, 2025 (the most recent post available). The August 2025 v0.5 update introduced prototype online multiplayer, a new Season Mode Sports Complex, AI improvements, and performance optimizations. A large slate of features remains openly in-progress or announced for future delivery. The store page describes online multiplayer as still in development, notes that "10x the number of existing animations need to be added," and lists planned features including interactive cutscenes, performance optimizations for a console launch, and alternate jersey support. Patch notes from January 2025 (v0.4e) explicitly name features "In Development" (online multiplayer, Xbox support, Stadiums v2, night lighting improvements) and "Coming Soon" (Season Mode Complex v2, Announcer v2, in-game cinematics, ranked online multiplayer, online seasons, new online modes). The August 2025 notes confirm online multiplayer shipped only as a prototype with hotfixes still incoming, meaning this committed feature is not yet complete. The developer has also described the game as "evergreen" with no plans for yearly versioned releases, signaling a long-term development commitment rather than an imminent completion. There is no indication from the developer that development is winding down — quite the opposite, with active updates through August 2025 and a substantial list of undelivered commitments still on the table.

Evidence

v0.5 patch released, introducing online multiplayer as a 'prototype feature' with hotfixes still incoming, along with new Season Mode Sports Complex and other improvements. Game remains at sub-1.0 version.

news post · Aug 29, 2025 source development ongoing

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v0.4e patch notes list features explicitly 'In Development' (online multiplayer, Xbox, Stadiums v2) and 'Coming Soon' (Announcer v2, in-game cinematics, ranked online multiplayer, online seasons, new online modes).

news post · Jan 25, 2025 source content planned

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Media

Details

Developer

Refactor Games

Publisher

Refactor Games

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

partial support

Steam Deck

Unsupported

Players

Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP · Local/Split Screen

Mod Sports Football (American)Simulation Local Co-Op Physics Moddable Funny Local Multiplayer Party Controller Arcade Party Game 3D Stylized

About this game

Play local multiplayer or online through Steam Input / Steam Home Streaming (TBD). Online multiplayer is in development. In-depth modding system for rosters, jerseys, teams, players and more.

We want the football video game community on Discord to be heavily involved in the design and development of this game. Its an evergreen game. No yearly versions. Fully and easily moddable.

PLANNED FEATURES:

Online Multiplayer:

Online Quick Match & Exhibition. Auto-share of chosen game Mod.

Performance:

Performance optimizations for console launch. Physics based LOD system so you can walk through a physics based crowd smoothly.

Art & Animation:

10x the number of existing animations need to be added, including better hand animation. Better character models for sideline characters. More facial animations. Alternate jersey support.

Interactive Cutscenes

Cutscenes play throughout the game to highlight players, coaches and fans. For example: touchdown dances, high-fiving fans, dunking on the crossbar, the ambulance driving onto the field when there is an injury, a player's reaction when the coach benches him or he subs out from fatigue or an altercation with a fan. Between plays or during TV timeouts the player should be able to wander around the stadium, interact with fans and get into a Malice at the Palace type situation if they are Away and the crowd is rowdy.

Online Leagues:

Meet other players online to create and play in custom leagues where you play ranked matches to climb up the leaderboard and become an online season champion. Features include trades, injuries, a commissioner, team stats, player stats, a sports complex where you can hang out with other coaches in the league, exhibition matches and multiplayer practice mode. Bring your local co-op friends online with you.

Enhanced RPG Mode:

In RPG Mode you complete player quests and coach challenges to improve or boost your player’s stats and increase your team’s league value, making trades easier and ultimately making that dream team possible. As you play you unlock new quests to get access to new free agent talent, appear on Monday Morning QB TV shows and viral videos. Ultimately play to win the league championship. Then, in the off-season, negotiate contracts, do the off-season talk show circuit and get ready for the draft. Press conferences will be interactive.

New Modes:

Practice Mode. Challenges. Full-motion VR game mode (currently 50% complete). 22-Player Single Position Online Multiplayer. Fulfill your dream of being an athletic pulling Left Guard.

Last evaluated Oct 1, 2026