Retro Bowl
Retro pixel-art football with team management
The verdict
Run a pixel-art football team off the field and play quarterback on it, sliding a finger to aim every pass. Between games you sign and cut players, answer the press and keep big egos calm, and a full season fits into short sessions. It is free, collects no data, and $0.99 adds team editing, though defense plays out mostly on its own, which bothers fans who want full control.
Get it if
You like American football and want a game you can play 1 drive at a time on a break.
Skip it if
You want realistic graphics and full control of your defense, and Retro Bowl offers neither.
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What it helps you do
- Play a full football season in short sessions
- Build a team and manage player egos
- Throw every pass yourself
Plans and prices
Free
Play full seasons for free
Unlimited Version
$0.99$0.99 once, adds extras like editing team names, uniforms and logos
Coaching Credits
$0.99Optional packs from $0.99 to $29.99
What changed
Version 1.6.49
· Team strengths updated for the start of the 2026/2027 season. · Trucking is now available from the Week 2 game in the first full Career year (Y2), instead of Week 5.
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The details
- Runs on
- iPhone, iPad
- Requires
- iOS 15.6 or later
- Version
- 1.6.49
- Size
- 46 MB
- Made by
- New Star Games
- Rating
- 4.8 from 935K ratings on the App Store
- Controllers
- Touch only
- Offline play
- Yes
- Multiplayer
- Single player
- For kids
- Kid friendly
- Privacy
- Collects no data, per its App Store label
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