Tennis Elbow 4

Tennis Elbow 4

Released Jan 2026

Created by and for tennis fans, Tennis Elbow 4 is a true tennis simulation built around anticipation, positioning and risk management. Easy to start, demanding to master, it delivers exceptional gameplay depth and long-term progression.

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Evaluation

Tennis Elbow 4 officially launched on Steam on January 23, 2026, after 4.5 years in Early Access. At launch, the developer (ManuTOO of Mana Games) was explicit: "TE4 is leaving Early Access now because I'm no longer working on it full-time." Future activity was described as bug fixes, answering community questions, and occasional small improvements for modders — not new major content. The game had already reached version 1.0 in March 2025 and version 1.0a in September 2025 before its Steam 1.0 release. Since the previous evaluation in July 2026, the developer has continued this pattern. On September 7, 2026, a "Version 1.0b" update shipped, described explicitly as "the 1st big update after the end of the full-time development of TE4." This language confirms that full-time development had concluded, and the update itself — while substantial in gameplay tuning — contains no new major content, no roadmap, and no announcement of further planned additions. The most recent update on October 3, 2026 (Build 165) added a "Dynamic Clay" visual feature and further bug fixes, again consistent with the promised maintenance-and-small-improvements cadence. No DLC has ever been listed. No expansion or major content has been announced. The store description presents a fully-featured product with no mention of planned additions. The developer has been consistently transparent that their focus has moved on to new projects. The game launched as a complete tennis simulation and continues to receive only the kind of post-launch polish the developer described at release.
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Version 1.0b described as 'the 1st big update after the end of the full-time development of TE4,' confirming that full-time development has concluded.
news post · Sep 7, 2026 source development ending
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Developer states TE4 is leaving Early Access because they are no longer working on it full-time; future work described as bug fixes, answering questions, and occasional small improvements for modders — no new major content planned.
news post · Jan 23, 2026 source development ending
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Details

Developer
Publisher
Mana Games
Achievements
64
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP · Local/Split Screen

About this game

Tennis Elbow 4 is the successor to Tennis Elbow 2013, acclaimed by many Steam reviewers as one of the most realistic tennis simulations ever made.

TE4 pushes the realism of tennis rallies even further with fully reworked ball, strike and player physics. The game is built around anticipation, positioning, player inertia, shot selection and risk management, while still letting you start playing quickly with the right assists and difficulty settings.

Created by and for tennis fans, Tennis Elbow 4 is a deep tennis simulation that can be enjoyed at many levels. You can play casually with helpers such as Auto-Positioning, Footwork Boost and Aiming Preview, or progressively turn them down to experience a more demanding and precise game.

Like real tennis, TE4 rewards players who learn to read the ball, prepare early, position themselves properly and choose the right shot under pressure. The basics can click quickly, but mastering the rallies, timing and movement gives the game its long-term depth.

To beat your opponent, you can use all the main shots available on a real court: safe strikes, accelerations, topspin shots, slices, drop shots, lobs, volleys and smashes. Cross-court rallies, changes of rhythm, defensive play and risky winners all emerge naturally from the physics and the tactical situation.

With many difficulty levels and sublevels, Tennis Elbow 4 lets you tune the challenge very precisely. Lower levels and assists are ideal to learn the controls and enjoy the career at your own rhythm, while higher levels bring the pace, pressure and consistency closer to professional tennis.

Tennis Elbow 4 features one of the most complete World Tours ever made in a tennis game. With over 3500 players evolving across several decades and more than 400 tournaments each year, from low-rank Junior events to top-level Pro finals, in both singles and doubles, you can experience the long-term progression of a real tennis career.

The Tennis Elbow engine is also very open to modding, with many Mods directly downloadable from within the game. Mods can add or improve players, outfits, courts, sounds and many other elements, letting the community push the game even further.

Tennis Elbow 4 is made for players who want deep rallies, realistic ball physics, meaningful positioning and a true learning curve.

Features:

  • 9 different court surfaces : clay, green clay, grass, hard, blue-green hard, classic synthetic, NewLine synthetic, indoor hard and indoor synthetic; each with a specific rebound

  • 21 Stadiums around the world

  • 400+ tournaments, with 3500+ players evolving over 70 years, from 1973 for men & 1983 for women, to 2042

  • Commentaries by Tennis TV commentator Darren Kilfara

  • The Country Cup

  • Singles & doubles competitions

  • Junior & Pro Tours

  • 6 difficulty levels, each split into 10 sublevels

  • Full ranking system

  • 3D male & female players, fully customizable

  • Singles, 3, and doubles games

  • Split screen

  • Network : LAN and online games

  • 1 to 6 games per set, in best of 1, 3 or 5 sets

  • 7 camera modes

  • Moving sun and Night session

  • The game is very Modding-friendly

Warnings for the Online mode :

  • You can play doubles with 4 human players on 1 computer, or on 2 computers with 2 players on each, via LAN or Internet — but not on four separate computers.

  • Online play uses peer-to-peer (P2P) connections with no relay server. This means that if you're behind CGNAT, or if you cannot forward a UDP port or use UPnP on your Internet router, you won’t be able to host a match. You should still be able to join a host, though.

Last evaluated Oct 3, 2026
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