Name: Retro Bowl
Rating: 4.8 (6734 reviews)

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Retro Bowl

New Star Games

Released: 2020-01-17

Free 0%

Version 1.6.1

Free 0%

Version 1.6.1

Released: 2020-01-17

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Description

Retro Bowl is the perfect game for the armchair quarterback to finally prove a point. Presented in a glorious retro style, the game has simple roster management, including press duties and the handling of fragile egos, while on the field you get to call the shots. Can you pass the grade and take your team all the way to the ultimate prize? Can you win the Retro Bowl?

What's New in Version 1.6.1

- Fix for older versions of iOS such as 12.5.7

- Fixes to roster layout issues in Exhibition mode

Seller

Name

New Star Games

URL

Information

Developer

New Star Games

Version

1.6.1

Size

36.5 MB

Game Center

VPP Device Licensing

Yes

Rating

Rated: 4+

Compatibility

iOS 9.0 or later

Devices

iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone SE (3rd generation), iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro, iPad Pro (Cellular), iPad Pro (9.7-inch), iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (Cellular), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (10.5-inch), iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (11-inch), iPad Pro (11-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air, iPad Air (Cellular), iPad Air 2, iPad Air 2 (Cellular), iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini Retina, iPad mini Retina (Cellular), iPad mini 3, iPad mini 3 (Cellular), iPad mini 4, iPad mini 4 (Cellular), iPad mini (5th Generation), iPad mini (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (7th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi), iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi + Cellular), iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (9th Generation), iPad (9th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (6th Generation), iPad mini (6th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (5th generation), iPad Air (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (10th generation), iPad (10th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPod touch (6th Generation), iPod touch (7th generation)

Languages

English

App Store: Customer Ratings

Ratings & Reviews

4.8 of 5 (6,734 Ratings)

App Store: Customer Reviews

2024-04-06

Fun game to play in short amounts of time, however..

This game is really fun to play on CSR journeys and busses, however I find the fan system to harsh. I On my way! in a game my fans increase by 3-5 percent, however when I lose a game I go down 30 percent. This is incredibly frustrating as it is hard to maintain going becuase of this. No fans = no coins

2024-03-23

Retro Bowl

What a great game, 10/10 I play it every day I’m literally addicted, it may be pixelated but hey, it’s good, it has a lot of things to do. Perfect seasons is all you can get once you get in your maybe 3rd to 4th season of retro bowl. You can also choose any team you’d like. Retro Bowl is a perfect game for anywhere, you can play against other people like friends and family and even pixelated, is still good. I’m not a big fan of other NFL games. Sure, Madden is good, but it’s too complicated, Retro Bowl is just the best. I can’t believe this is a 4.8 game. Totally recommended. I’ve learnt more about the NFL. I’m English, but I still like NFL, especially coming to this game. Since the season ended a while ago, I’ve been playing this game to pass the time, it’s awesome.

2024-03-02

If you’re listening download now

It is epic that is it

2024-02-21

Awful game

2024-02-18

Best sports game available

I love this game. It is the best sports game you can get on a phone. The in game action scores 5/5 for fun and the off field stuff is interesting and worthwhile but remains simple enough that it doesn’t take up too much time. Only 3 ways it could be improved. Number one is by expanding the playbook. New plays please!! Having spent hours and hours on the game I’m reading backfields like peak Tom Brady. Please add new defensive set ups and new offensive plays! Number 2 is making 2 point attempts more difficult, you don’t have to carry a kicker on your roster as kicks are redundant due to the success rate of 2 point attempts. 2 point attempts should be tough enough to make you take the kick most of the time. 3rd improvement would be to increase the difficulty. Dynamic Difficulty only goes up to 16 and an experienced player can win even with a bad roster. The game needs a Hard Mode where the difficulty goes higher. Dont believe anyone saying pay to win, that is nonsense. Of course it’s difficult to win the SuperBowl in year one with a terrible roster. Credits are earned by winning games. That is more than enough to be successful and win titles without paying any real life money.

2024-01-25

Must have for NFL fans

I love this! The game play is simple but very realistic. Definitely need to understand the tactics of the game such as when to punt or go for a field goal. The best part though is the player recruitment and management throughout the season. Ridiculously addictive. I never spend money on games, but I have on this.

2023-12-09

Awful

The pass accuracy is terrible. I got intercepted 5 times in 1 quarter. Most of the player can’t event catch the ball when it’s coming straight to them. I can say without a doubt that this is the worst app I’ve ever installed.

2023-11-30

Broken Phone

This game made me break my phone and i can’t get it fixed for ages now thankyou a lot game you owe me a new phone

2023-11-24

Help me retro bowl

I spent a lot of money on the game and have lost my account. Please help

It was such a great game but I need my account back

2023-09-24

No restore purchase

I spent at least £10 on coaching credits and the game accidentallly got deleted off of my phone and when i’ve come back to download the game all of my data is gone and i cannot restore purchase horrible to see.

2023-09-15

Lagging on IOS 16

I have played this game for ages and it’s been amazing! I Upgraded to IOS 16 on my iPhone 14 pro and now the game lags after every snap. It only happens on passing plays and is making it tough to play. I love this game but this has honestly made it unplayable. Please let know if there is a fix please

2023-07-27

Simulation is broken

Simulation is broken I have 5* offence 4* defence and lose against 2* offence and defence team

2023-07-12

Play as the defence

I love the game but could they update it so you can play as your defence and defend against Rotherham teams rather then watching a screen with text ?

2023-06-22

This game is terrible

You can’t pass and you lose so many fan for a loss but for a win you get like 1

2023-06-19

Great game but pay to win

I’d very happily pay a decent sum to buy this game properly, as it’s a legitimately decent game. But ‘credits’ are needed to really enjoy it. Resign players? 30 credits for a 1 year extension. Improve medical? Multiple credits (5 for a boost from 5 to 6), and the standard drops when you don’t buy. Decent free agent? 30+ credits a pop. Basically, the roster I’ve built over two years would cost me north of 400 credits FOR A SINGLE ADDITIONAL YEAR, and that’s the equivalent of £8. Per season. Just on keeping my players. Just charge me a tenner for the game and let me play it fairly.

2023-06-08

Stop Nerfing the Draft.

This game is absolutely amazing and I play it all the time. I have paid for the premium version but, the developer has started to nerf the draft picks in order to push players toward micro transactions.

Do the right thing and give us a few decent draft picks again.

2023-05-01

Poor Controls

You throw a hard ball and somehow the DBs are quicker and have better hands than your WRs. Also where is the Defensive play???

2023-04-21

Probably the best game in the App Store

Best free game ever. I did buy the package tho as the game is to good not to help the devs by giving a couple of pound for the hours of fun they have given me.

A superb action game that is often updated by the creators.

My favourite nfl game ever. I’ve played well over 100 seasons and absolutely love the game. Quite challenging and not a guaranteed win each season.

2023-02-15

Easily the Best

No Ads

Smooth Gameplay

Charming Graphics

Clear, rewarding Development

Multifaceted player Growth

Worth the 5*

(I’m not even American, barely know the rules, already put 3hours into the game)

Fully worth a try

2023-02-10

QB mode

Add QB mode please

2023-01-06

Simply the Best

I’ve had an apple account for a long time and I’ve downloaded many many a game, retro Bowl has to be simply the best game that’s ever been.

The graphics are simple with some added nice touches, The game plan has all the aspects of a full football season. It’s so addictive,

With a few add touches this would probably be the game of all games.

2022-12-30

Awesome and addictive

I actually give this 4 and half stars, it would have got 5 stars but for one little thing. And that is not being able to synchronise across devices as I’m currently playing this fantastic game on 3 devices. Which then holds me back from buying credits as I would have to buy the same credit 3 times! I play Football Chairman on the same 3 devices and they are synced across them,( I log on to their servers using one email and password on all devices )so I can buy in game credits on one device and I can pick up on any. If the sync across devices is sorted it will get an instant 5 star rating as I love this simple but addictive game.

2022-12-22

Best game ever!!!!

Ok so I just started to watch the nfl and I wanted to play a game like it. I tried Madden but it had no real matches. When I downloaded this one It was just amazing. I only played it for two days and it’s already my favourite game. Keep it guys it is brilliant. I definitely think football lovers would like it.I recommend it.

2022-11-15

Great game

Love this game so much and it’s been great to see its progress. Would really love it if there were options for controlling the defense/choosing setups given the opponent’s setup. Another cool feature would be adding in personalised HoF entries.

2022-11-11

Absolutely brilliant

This game is insanely addictive, maybe a bit too addictive! The schematics and controls of the game are just perfect and the way it makes you feel like you have done so well when in reality you have just won one match😆😆. Got the game a few days ago and are already thinking about downloading the other games and maybe even spending money

2022-09-25

Love it but

I love this game and it’s very addictive but for some reason my game won’t update to the new version.Aka:new head coach, sim game retro bowl mvp ,etc.I really hope there is a fix to this.

2022-07-20

The pod pmi sent me here

Been playing abaht 15 minutes, haven't regretted it yet

2022-07-06

Latest update crashes

Hi Simon, I'm playing on a number of iPads and just installed the latest update on my iPad mini running iOS 9.3.5.

Retro bowl boots up but then crashes and throws me straight out.

Hope you can fix it as I've just changed teams and these lads need a damn good kicking before I sack the lot of them!

2022-07-03

Simplified perfect football game

I love this game, been playing it non stop. Simple addictive fun. I really like how you can use the HOF to remember your best players long after they’ve retired, creating a dynasty the more you play with the same team. The controls are so easy and simple, have a quick game in 2-5 minutes! The updates are always great and I’ve possibly heard a rumour of a mini league you can play with friends in the pipeline. Can’t wait!

2022-06-27

Make an NBA Version

2022-06-05

Another useless game

Another useless game on the market. All the players are woeful and computer gets everything it’s way. Any throw is intercepted or incomplete. Any run gets 1-2 yards. Despicable game

2022-04-25

Slowly becomes pay to win

Starts off strong, simple gameplay easy to begin with but as the game progressed regardless of my team I would find I lose more and more. In game currency to remove the grind for better players but to no surprise will cost a lot of money so you can win again.

Makes zero sense in a pve style game and just a cash grab trying to enrage you in spending money on no gain and just feels rigged.

2022-03-21

Great NFL game

Really great retro design. Brilliant game play and it is absorbing but fun

2022-03-14

Best. Game. Ever.

I’ve been playing over a year now and I freaking love this game!

As an 80s kid the whole feel is so nostalgic and the game play is compelling and keeps you wanting to come back for more.

I’ve only had a couple of glitches and the support team have responded and resolved my issue pretty much immediately.

I cannot rate Retro Bowl highly enough, it’s a part of my life 😆

2022-02-27

So bad

This game should game should be deleted from the App Store it’s way too addictive

2022-01-07

Great game

Nice balanced game of football. Not over complicated but not as basic as one might think. Also liked soccer game from same developer. Please make ice hockey next!!!

2022-01-04

Jet sweep

Could you add a jet sweep to the game please

2022-01-02

Best game ever

My faverout game

2022-01-01

The best game ever

So easy to play, so uncomplicated. The perfect game for the bowl (best game for on the bog). It’s so underrated . You don’t even need to have a massive knowledge of NFL to have a great game.

2021-12-24

Fantastic game!

Best game on iphone, hands down, superb details but also very simple to pick up, and rewarding long term development, brilliant work guys!

2021-12-21

Best game

Honestly best game on the App Store

2021-12-19

Addictive

Don’t download if you value your free time.

2021-12-19

Highly Addictive & Super Fun

Very well made and very fun game. It’s also very addictive.

2021-12-18

Good

Class

2021-12-18

Retro bowl

This is so good! People should start playing this!

2021-12-17

Best Mobile Game Of All Time

If you see this please download!!! My friend introduced me to this and it is so fun and I love it so much I can’t stop playing it. I can make a recommendation for the game. So please, download.

2021-12-17

Best best

Best game ever

Best free thing ever

It’s 1987 again

2021-12-17

Amazing game

The game just blast my mind its so good

2021-12-16

New but loving it already

Only started the game yesterday but is easy to pick up and play.

2021-12-15

Brilliant

Really fun arcade game

2021-12-06

Best game in the App Store

I love this game and have been playing it since it was released I was wondering if we could add a playbook button so you can decide which plays to use to help create a style of play and with this look at adding a create a play function so you would just take route trees and design the play you want. It would also be great if you could structure contracts so that you can split how much a contract is waited across the years it’s signed for and also decide how long you sign a player on. But this game is amazing otherwise and enjoy every minute of it

Please could we not change the way the draft works since the recent influx of downloads for the game, the quality of players coming into the draft is reduced, which is unnecessary I’ve paid money to play the game so shouldn’t have to make micro purchases to get or keep a good team

2021-11-26

So much fun!

I downloaded this game thinking it would just be another boring game where I’d play a few games and delete it after 5mins, boy was I wrong! It’s a lot more in depth then I thought and the gameplay is so much fun! I fully recommend this to anyone looking to pass the time in the evening or you’re bored and finding something to play!

2021-11-07

Great fun

This is my favourite American football game on any platform. I would upgrade but I can’t at the moment. If it was on the switch I’d buy it right away. I wish there was a difficulty gauge you could alter though, as some elements are frustrating due to screen controls. Overall, this game is now one of my favourites on AppStore.

2021-10-30

Great base game

The game is almost perfect, I love the quick and easy play style.

The only thing I’d add would be possibly more sound during the game and maybe more long term goals or more things to do such as managing players

Either way I hope it doesn’t change to much because it’s a great game!

2021-10-17

Great game

Really good fun. Perfect mix of management and gameplay. Feels like the Sensible Soccer of NFL games and have had some epic battles so far. Only just started playing but already looking forward to the next draft so I can upgrade my useless D-line. Have a feeling this is gonna eat a lot of my spare time.

2021-09-24

Fun pick up & play

This is what mobile games are about. A real fun pick up and play which can be played for weeks. Enough to give you enjoyment for instant games and has a development aspect which allows insolvent to what you doing.

Recommend for busy dads who sometimes only get 5 minutes and sometimes get an hour!

2021-09-10

Keep coming back to it

Great fun, simple game to play and can be challenging. I’ve been playing on and off for a few years and keep coming back to it. Some new updates this time round only making it better

2021-08-29

Fun, addictive, easy to pick up

The game lets you control throwing, running and kicking with easy to pick up mechanics. Getting my first TD was great, after that I was hooked. You have star players you can sign, train and improve whilst there’s also a draft where you get to sign promising rookies for your team.

As a casual mobile gamer I can recommend to all sports fans looking for a cool team building, fun game to play.

2021-05-15

Great little game

A fun little game. Worth playing for free but open up a few more options for a small fee.

There aren’t a lot of options, but the simplicity makes it more fun and less nerdy.

The controls during a game can be a little fiddly.

2021-04-18

Another masterclass by Simon Read

As a born-and-bred Brit, I struggle to get into American football games because of all the complex tactics. This game streamlines the experience beautifully. The only (minor) gripe I have is, as is common with Simon Read’s New Star games, it’s almost impossible to get your hands on enough in-game currency to excel at the beginning, which makes for some frustrating losses against more difficult teams

2021-03-10

Could add manager related scenarios

The game is brilliant and I personally think one of the best mobile games

To make the game more interesting and immersive interactions between players and the manager could be added, or the press questioning the manager multiple times after a game

I think that if this was added I would play a lot more but the games is brilliant as it is and would highly recommend

2021-02-11

Edited review - I was wrong - it’s still good!

Just picked this up again after a year or so of not playing, and while there are a number of good improvements, was worried that maybe the balance has tilted slightly towards pay to win? After playing a little longer, my fears were unjustified, and back to full 5 stars

2021-02-07

An actual fun game

Hard to believe it, but so far I’ve enjoyed this free game as if it were a real deal paid game. Small elements of Pay-To-Win going on, but hopefully you can have a decent time grafting through the difficult areas. So far, hasn’t been impossible to win, just clearly would be easier if I pay.

2021-02-04

Great game but..

I’ve deleted and re installed this game so many times for one reason. After a while it gets to easy. I played with only 1 star / half star players and still won the super bowl. Would be nice for an easy, medium, hard option. I’ve they’ve done that since I’ve been gone... no flaws!

2020-12-15

Good

The game itself is outstanding, I liked every moment of it, I would like a version of it where it has different sports, for example soccer you have the main big countries and then you select where you wanna manage and go from the bottom league to the top divisions in said country and in the European continents you would have the champions league and Europa league so it’s more fun and the actual transfer windows. Also would like sports like basketball, baseball, etc I think it would be good for the App Store and people who like to play the retro bowl game

2020-12-09

So addictive!

This is such a great game and I can’t stop playing it! Whenever I have a spare few mins I automatically reach for my iPad for a quick game. As a big Rams fan I can’t wait to get the chance at taking my team to the Retro Bowl! I am so happy to finally find a worthy football game to play, beats madden hands down in my book as it actually involves playing the game rather than collecting pointless tokens for pay to win crap. Yes this has some micro transactions but to support the devs of this game and keep them adding more I am happy to hand over my pennies. Keep up the great work!

2020-12-05

My favourite game by a distance!

What a great find this was. Love American Football and this is a great game. It’s the game I go to when I have a few minutes to burn but also can easily find myself playing for longer, just so I can get to the playoffs.

It’s just intuitive to play and most importantly fun. That’s before you have to think about your roster, working within the salary cap, trading your favourite player before he leaves for nothing.

Don’t delay and download this today, you won’t regret it.

2020-12-01

Just a great game

Lots of effort has been put into this game, the most in-depth franchise mode I’ve seen in a long time. With constant updated there is lots to do. One thing I’d ask is to add a commentary team that occasionally appear with subtitles below saying stats about a player or that it is a rivalry game or a prime-time game

2020-09-10

NewStar have done it again!

Speaking as a player who enjoyed more hours playing New Star Soccer than I care to admit. Retro Bowl is just the right mix of familiar mechanics and new experience for me. It’s heartening to see that the temptation to overdo the in-app purchases has been avoided this time (It’s a shame what happened to NSS). I think any sports fan would find this game a great time killer.

2020-09-04

Good stuff

This is really fun and easy to pick up (and doesn't shove ads in your face!) but if I had to critique it at all I'd say the swiping to dive and move up and down whilst running with the handegg need to have an option to use on screen buttons rather than a swipe, as most of the time the swiping is annoying and doesn't register, or you move up when you meant to dive or visa versa

2020-07-28

Love it

A great balance of simplicity and fun with the strategic team-building side as well. The only change I can think of is to have the in-game option to either watch or skip seeing how your team’s defense plays.

2020-07-09

Great fun

Amazing fun, and great even free to play but i recommend buying the unlimted version for 0.99 purely just to support the devs for making an awesome game, please dont change the core gameplay in future updates!! Would love to see you guys make another game similar to this

2020-06-10

Fun at first but then becomes stupid

It’s fun when you start playing because there is some real challenge to building up your team from scratch. But once you’ve built it the ‘dynamic difficulty’ kicks in. This is just a fancy way of saying that your 5-star defence will give up points every drive, even against the worst offences in the league. Your offensive players will seemingly lose the ability to run and if you want to pass the ball then you better get it out for a screen because your offensive line will just stand and let defenders past. As a result this game is a lot of fun for a few hours but then just becomes stupid.

2020-05-26

Games Feel Scripted

Almost everything about this game is fantastic - simple, engaging gameplay and great fun. The only issue I have is that the game feels scripted at times in that, you could attempt to play a game 10 times and you will lose every single time, regardless of how good your team is or how bad the opposition is. Also, if you do nothing else, get a good kicker. The one you start with is absolute garbage and will single handedly lose you games.

2020-05-16

A lot of fun

This game is great fun, short snappy games, with a great sense of progression and learning. I played close to 30 seasons and still found myself wanting to play another season!

Also, I would say it’s worth paying for the unlimited version. I don’t normally like making in game purchases but in this case it’s great value and it allows you to tweak things to suit you, rather than just removing ads or getting upgrade items.

So stick some classic 80s NFL games on the TV, fire up the Stranger Things soundtrack and dominate the league.

2020-05-09

Play it like the Big 12!!!

There’s two ways of playing this game:

1: Play it normally, with dynamic difficulty. It gets hard pretty quickly, but there’s also the need to adapt when your kicker / QB / WR goes injured for 4 games. It’s not even worth kicking an extra point if your kicker’s injured, just learn short passing!

2: If there was ever a chance to play it like the Big 12, this is it! Keep it on easy, and learn how to play Air Raid / long passes. Defence is of course optional in many cases, but it’s fun seeing just how hard you can push it. My record is 11 TD in a game. Enough to make Gus Johnson calm down a

Bit!

Great game, seriously worth it. In app purchases not required to have fun, can just make it easier for you if you’re starting out. You get enough in game to mitigate having to buy anything.

2020-05-05

Great so far

I am finding this game great at the moment, I am in my second year and doing well. It is easy to pick up and play, learning curve was high to begin with but once you start making good management choices it gets easier (at this point in time) anyway I highly recommend it for the time I’ve played (I was offered some in game credits to do review now)

2020-05-03

Cracking game

Just want to say i love this game. Brings me back to the old games you would play on the Commodore 64. What i would love to see added is watching and picking plays when your on defensive(probably a lot would disagree with me,but it’s jus my opinion)then i think the game would be complete. Love the updates you have added though

2020-05-03

Don’t ruin it

***update***

They have made a few updates since my initial review, and the game is still the best game out there. Good job, dudes. Keep up the good work.

Been playing this game for a few months. It’s a pretty challenging game, classic design and has been lots of fun. It’s starting to lose the fun, though. After the last update, I feel it’s changed too much and made it really really impossible; short passes are fumbled every time, long passes are intercepted. The opposition team with a 1 or 2 star offence scores on every play against my 5 star defence. But it’s still a good mix of a management game and a simulation, making sure you have enough cap space is hard enough when your franchise quarterback goes up in price, but do you really need that kicker... ?

Great graphics, remember it’s supposed to be fun. If my players or team get fumbles and interceptions all the time, but the AI do not, it’s not fun. I’m fed up of losing to the Patriots. 😂

Don’t change the game too much, keep it simple. It wasn’t broke. Keep the fun.

2020-04-10

Play it for real...

I love this game. Set it to easy, you’ll win every time. Even the smart option is too easy. Set it to hard, try running the ball as often as you would as a coach... good luck! You get limited time before you get sacked, if you are missing key players it’s easy to see why. Throwing every time is cheating what the Dev has achieved here. And try doing it when your QB gets injured 😂

Finally an NFL game you can play for a few minutes at a time between TV adverts or much longer... latter being likely 😀

2020-03-31

Continuous fun

Love this game so much. Nice and simple yet you can sink hours into it while developing your teams skills. I would love to see a college football teams expansion which you could play through before entering the NFL this it would be absolutely amazing. I would also like the ability to change difficulty as although the playoff run is always challenging once you have played the game enough you can normally reach the playoffs in a single season after joining a failing club. Other than that great work all the little updates have only bettered my experience. Best mobile football game on the market in my opinion 👍

2020-03-13

Brilliant!

Absolutely brilliant game and all the updates have been fantastic. Two small gripes though: the latest update seems to have removed ‘forward progress’?! It would also be nice to get some more ‘hall of fame’ achievements to work towards.

All in all, one of the best games I’ve ever bought, worth every single penny of the 99p and still great fun 15 seasons in!

2020-02-29

Great little game!

Great football game, love the retro feel! While there’s not much to do in the way of selecting the tactics on the field the gameplay itself is brilliantly simple and the choice between running and passing can be tense!

Building your squad then moving on to a “bigger” team can be tough but makes the long term goal of managing your favourite team worthwhile

Highly recommended

2020-02-25

Great but gets easy after awhile

I’ve had this game for about 2 weeks and love it, it has definitely been worth it for only 99p. However there’s just a few small issues such as the running backs being really slow and pretty much useless and I also feel as though after having this game for so long I’m having 16-0 seasons every time and pretty much always win the retro bowl which is making the experience not as fun anymore. Despite this I’m still loving playing the game whenever I have I the chance.

2020-02-07

Better tutorial

I only just got this game yesterday but I’ve been playing it not stop, it’s fun as an arcade game but also has a great amount of detail. The only minor issue I have is, the tutorial lacks some information like when the draft will be or how to change team. Other than that it’s a really great game!

2020-02-07

Addictive!

Absolutely loving this, and a steal for 99p after getting the first handful of games for free. Looks simple, but very addictive and has that ‘just one more game factor’. There’s nothing like your receiver breaking free from a CB and making for the end zone (although invariably they get chased down).

Would like to see some tweaks, such as the chance to onside kick when trailing, but given this comes from the New Star Soccer stable, I’m sure it’ll be added to over time (the Retro Bowl account is very active on Twitter). Five stars for an excellent game.

2020-02-03

.99 for full version

Honest I love this game and am definitely gonna get the full version it is a gem of a game and not a disease like other games that are plagued with ads this game is pure clear the developers want a quality game and enjoyable experience for the player than making money

2020-01-24

Addictive, Simple, Fun

This game is the best complete American Football game mobile app I've ever played. The gameplay is easy and quick to pick up, and if you enjoy football at a more knowledgeable level there's actually some depth to it that you can enjoy. Really fun, and the limited free game is 100% worth a try.

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Fun game to play in short amounts of time, however..

Retro Bowl

If you’re listening download now

Awful game

Best sports game available

Must have for NFL fans

Awful

Broken Phone

Help me retro bowl

No restore purchase

Lagging on IOS 16

Simulation is broken

Play as the defence

This game is terrible

Great game but pay to win

Stop Nerfing the Draft.

Poor Controls

Probably the best game in the App Store

Easily the Best

QB mode

Simply the Best

Awesome and addictive

Best game ever!!!!

Great game

Absolutely brilliant

Love it but

The pod pmi sent me here

Latest update crashes

Simplified perfect football game

Make an NBA Version

Another useless game

Slowly becomes pay to win

Great NFL game

Best. Game. Ever.

So bad

Great game

Jet sweep

Best game ever

The best game ever

Fantastic game!

Best game

Addictive

Highly Addictive & Super Fun

Good

Retro bowl

Best Mobile Game Of All Time

Best best

Amazing game

New but loving it already

Brilliant

Best game in the App Store

So much fun!

Great fun

Great base game

Great game

Fun pick up & play

Keep coming back to it

Fun, addictive, easy to pick up

Great little game