Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2023

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"Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2023" puts you in charge of a pro football franchise, with options to draft, trade, and sign free agents to build a championship team. The game also features custom gameplan and strategy options, as well as a playbook designer. A new "Road to MVP" mode allows you to control a single player's career. Whether you prefer managing a team or playing as a single player, this game offers hours of football-focused gameplay.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2023 screenshot

62%

Audience ScoreBased on 26 reviews

graphics2 positive mentions

stability4 negative mentions

This is still the best football simulation game available right now.
The game offers great depth and is a solid choice for fans of meticulous sports management.
Developers are responsive to user feedback, indicating a commitment to improvement.

The game is plagued by bugs, including freezing at launch and issues with simulating games.
The free agency system is broken, leading to unrealistic player contracts and bidding wars.
Performance issues make the game unplayably slow, especially for players transitioning from other management games.

graphics
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
50%
17%
Overall, the graphics in the reviewed games are generally considered subpar, with Axis Football 23 being noted as the best in terms of visual quality, despite its statistical inaccuracies. Pro Strategy 2023 and Front Office received criticism for their user interfaces and graphical presentation, which many found unappealing. While some games excel in management depth, they fall short in delivering a visually engaging experience.
- “Graphically, Axis Football 23 is the best as far as the management side goes.”
- “Pro Strategy 2023 is okay, but I dislike the free agent system and the UI and graphics are a huge turnoff.”
stability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game has been widely criticized for its instability, with multiple users describing it as a "buggy mess." Overall, the frequent bugs significantly detract from the gaming experience.
- “Buggy.”
- “Buggy mess.”
- “Buggy.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users consistently find the grinding aspect of the game to be extremely tedious, indicating a lack of enjoyment in the repetitive tasks required for progression.
- “Very tedious.”
- “Very tedious.”