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.

"Football Simulator" offers a realistic soccer management experience, with detailed controls over finances, tactics, and player development. Manage your team through seasons, transfers, and training, aiming for league titles and cup wins. An intuitive interface and comprehensive databases of players and teams make this a must-play for soccer fans.

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Audience ScoreBased on 1,048 reviews

humor106 positive mentions

stability46 negative mentions

The game features hilarious physics and is a fun alternative to Madden, providing a unique and entertaining experience.
The developers are active in the community and frequently update the game, showing commitment to improvement.
Customization options are extensive, allowing players to modify teams, physics, and gameplay settings for a personalized experience.

The game is plagued by bugs and crashes, making it difficult to play consistently, especially in season mode.
Gameplay mechanics are unpolished, with issues such as poor AI behavior, clunky animations, and a lack of basic football features like penalties.
Performance is subpar, with significant lag and optimization issues that hinder the overall experience, even on capable hardware.

humor
106 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in this game is widely praised for its hilarious and absurd physics, leading to numerous laugh-out-loud moments during gameplay. Players appreciate the wacky, unpredictable nature of the game, often comparing it favorably to traditional football games like Madden, despite acknowledging its early development stage and occasional bugs. Overall, the combination of funny ragdoll physics and customizable gameplay elements contributes to a uniquely entertaining experience that keeps players engaged and amused.
- “This game is funner, funnier, better, or just the best football game I've ever played; the physics are so funny.”
- “I am really enjoying the physics (even the hilarious moments), and the game has huge potential that it can build upon.”
- “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
68 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with some players praising its fun mechanics and potential for improvement, while others criticize its numerous bugs, poor optimization, and unrealistic physics. Many users find the controls reminiscent of Madden, but express frustration over issues like erratic player behavior and lack of a practice mode. Overall, while there are elements of enjoyable gameplay, significant improvements are needed for it to compete effectively with established titles.
- “Amazing gameplay, more fun gameplay than Madden.”
- “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.”
- “The gameplay is already great, with moddable physics, moddable teams, active developers, and a great community.”
- “Overall, it's simply a bad game with bad mechanics, bad menu, and awful optimization.”
- “"Dynamic tackle breaking" is the most laughable thing they advertise in their gameplay video, and there currently isn't a working practice mode to learn new skills or learn the game.”
- “Gameplay feels chunky, receivers will stop mid-route if a defender is in the way, there is no real line blocking scheme, the defensive line gets through the offensive line way too quickly, the quarterback holds the ball right into their facemask, and the broken tackle "mash" barely works.”
stability
46 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is widely criticized for its severe stability issues, with numerous reports of bugs, glitches, and unresponsive controls making it nearly unplayable. While some players find moments of fun amidst the chaos, the overall consensus is that the game is not ready for purchase, especially in its current early access state. Many reviewers advise potential buyers to wait for significant updates and fixes before investing.
- “The game was always buggy, but this recent update made it unplayable.”
- “Game is a buggy mess; the controller works sometimes, and when it does, it's horrible. The button mapping is all sorts of messed up.”
- “Unplayable and a buggy mess.”
optimization
26 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization is widely criticized, with users reporting severe performance issues, bugs, and a lack of refinement, particularly for lower-end systems. While some acknowledge minor improvements from recent updates, the consensus is that significant work is still needed to enhance gameplay and overall performance. Many players express hope for future optimizations to make the game more enjoyable.
- “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.”
- “Overall it's simply a bad game with bad mechanics, bad menu, and awful optimization.”
- “The game is unfortunately horribly, and I mean horribly optimized.”
- “Game play and performance desperately needs to be refined before any of the implemented elements should even be thought about.”
graphics
24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some players praising the art style and physics as impressive, while others criticize the performance and optimization, noting that even at the lowest settings, the game can be unplayable on lower-end PCs. Overall, there is a consensus that while the visuals have potential, better options for adjusting graphics settings are necessary to accommodate a wider range of hardware.
- “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, and 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.”
story
24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story aspect is largely criticized for its lack of coherence and functionality, with players reporting that the quests in season mode are bugged and often leave them stuck without clear guidance on what to do next. Many users express frustration over the absence of a structured narrative, indicating that the game feels unfinished and lacks a compelling storyline. Overall, the story element is deemed inadequate, with no working quests available at the time of review.
- “This game expects you to do these quests in exact order, but after doing the cheerleader's quest, it doesn't tell you which quest to do next, so you are just kind of stuck guessing.”
- “This game definitely isn't finished yet; the quests in season mode don't really work, and the game has a lot of slowdown and soft locks.”
- “This game definitely isn't finished yet; the quests in season mode don't really work, and the game has a lot of slowdown and soft locks. Don't even try playing with snow.”
- “In season mode, I haven't been able to complete the first quest the game gives you.”
- “This game expects you to do these quests in exact order, but after doing 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.”
replayability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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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. Overall, it seems to offer enough engaging content to encourage repeated play.
- “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.”