Football Simulator

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Football Simulator is a single player and multiplayer sport game. It was developed by Refactor Games and was released on June 8, 2022. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

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. Play local multiplayer or online through Steam Input / Steam Home Streaming (TBD). Online multiplayer is in development. In-depth mo…

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78%

Audience ScoreBased on 772 reviews

humor74 positive mentions

stability34 negative mentions

The game features wacky physics that create funny and entertaining moments, making it enjoyable to play with friends.
Customization options are extensive, allowing players to modify teams and physics settings, which adds to the fun factor.
Despite being in early access, the game shows potential for improvement and has a dedicated community that supports its development.

The game is plagued by numerous bugs and crashes, making it nearly unplayable for many users.
Controller input issues and a lack of intuitive controls frustrate players, leading to confusion during gameplay.
Many core football features are missing or poorly implemented, such as AI behavior, passing mechanics, and season mode functionality.

humor
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The humor in the game is widely praised, with players finding the wacky physics and ragdoll mechanics to be a source of endless laughter and entertainment. Many reviews highlight the game's potential for hilarious moments, despite acknowledging its janky and unfinished state. Overall, it is described as a fun and funny experience, particularly for those who enjoy absurd and unpredictable gameplay.
- “Wacky physics make for a funny arcade game.”
- “It definitely has a lot of potential, and a certain amount of jank that results in some hilarious situations and horrifying body contortions.”
- “This is the funniest physics football game; I literally can't stop laughing while playing this game. It's janky, sure, but it's the fun kind of jank.”
gameplay
60 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with many players finding it fun and engaging, particularly praising its physics-based mechanics and challenge level. However, numerous bugs, poor graphics, and awkward controls detract from the experience, leading to frustration and calls for significant improvements. While some see potential for a great football game, others feel it currently lacks polish and realism, making it a rough experience overall.
- “The gameplay is already great, with moddable physics, moddable teams, active developers, and a great community.”
- “Most fun in a football game I've had since I was a kid; gameplay is much more entertaining than Madden's. Highly recommended despite the issues.”
- “Very raw gameplay but showing a lot of potential!”
- “Gameplay physics are atrocious, and lose their humor after a single match because you realize they aren't trying to make it a funny game; they are just bad developers.”
- “Gameplay feels chunky, receivers will stop mid-route if a defender is in the way, there is no real line blocking scheme, the d-line gets through the o-line way too quickly, the quarterback holds the ball right into their facemask, and the broken tackle 'mash' barely works.”
- “The player mechanics/actions are so off that it ruins the game's realism.”
stability
34 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is widely criticized for its numerous bugs and stability issues, with players reporting frequent glitches, hard freezes, and unresponsive controls that significantly hinder gameplay. While some find the game enjoyable despite these problems, many recommend waiting for further development before purchasing, as it currently feels unpolished and frustratingly unstable. Overall, the consensus is that the game is a "buggy mess" that requires major fixes to improve stability.
- “Unplayable and buggy mess.”
- “Game is buggy af and controls aren't smooth.”
- “They have fantasy drafting that is just very buggy, like you can exit it and go back in and draft for another team and it'll, in its own buggy way, continue the draft, I can't see my depth chart, I haven't seen a confirmation option yet for leaving anything that would reset your progress so you just leave and lose it.”
story
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The game's story aspect is severely lacking, with users noting that there is no coherent narrative or functioning quests. Players often find themselves stuck due to unclear quest progression and a lack of guidance, leading to frustration and a sense that the game is unfinished. Overall, the storytelling elements are minimal to nonexistent, detracting from the overall experience.
- “This game expects you to do these quests in exact order, but after completing the cheerleader's quest, it doesn't tell you which quest to do next, so you are just kind of stuck guessing.”
- “This game expects you to do these quests in exact order, but after completing the cheerleader's quest, it doesn't tell you which quest to do next, so you are just kind of stuck guessing if there is a next quest to do.”
- “In season mode, I haven't been able to complete the first quest the game gives you.”
- “There is still not one working quest as of this post.”
graphics
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The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some praising the art style and physics as impressive, while others criticize them as subpar or unplayable on lower-end PCs. Many users highlight the need for adjustable graphics settings to accommodate a wider range of hardware, as performance issues and crashes are common when attempting to run the game on less powerful systems. Overall, while there is potential in the visual design, technical limitations hinder the experience for many players.
- “The graphics are great, the sound is good, and the gameplay is first-rate fun.”
- “Graphics and physics are amazing.”
- “I am a fan of the art style; I think it's a good choice for a football game.”
- “Unplayable in its current state, everything is coded through controller buttons. I'm playing on a PC, the lag is unbearable, even when all the graphics are turned all the way down, and the surroundings are removed.”
- “Horrible graphics, gameplay, and controls.”
- “Graphics are just okay.”
optimization
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Overall, the game's optimization is widely criticized, with many users noting significant performance issues, especially on lower-end systems. While some improvements have been made, players feel that further optimization is necessary for a smoother experience. Despite these concerns, the game remains enjoyable for casual play.
- “Very fun, will be returning when the game is more optimized for lower-end systems or whenever I can finally upgrade, whichever comes first.”
- “Performance update helped.”
- “Can't wait for the future of this and the optimization.”
- “Game is not optimized well.”
- “Optimization is horrible.”
- “But as everyone else is saying, it needs optimization badly.”
replayability
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Users express mixed feelings about the game's replayability; while some initially doubted its longevity, many found it to be highly addictive, particularly appreciating its replay value typical of sports games.
- “It's incredibly addicting and even in its early stages has the replayability that you look for in a sports game.”
- “Yeah, I really didn't think this had a lot of replayability.”
- “It's incredibly addicting and even in its early stages has the 'replayability' that you look for in a sports game.”