Lead your team through a 17-week season in Retro Football. Master passing, tackles, and touchdowns to win the playoffs and lift the Retro Cup.
Retro Football – Win the Retro Cup
Retro Football is an arcade-style American football game featuring a classic pixel aesthetic, blending fast-paced action with simple yet challenging strategic gameplay. Choose your favorite team and make critical decisions during every play. Select your squad, devise your own strategy, and push forward to claim the Retro Cup!
Gameplay
The appeal of Retro Football lies in its combination of strategic play-calling and intuitive controls. Before each play, you are presented with four strategy cards; you must choose the one best suited to the current situation on the field. Every offensive or defensive sequence begins by selecting one of these four cards—whether it’s a running play, a pass, or a team-specific special tactic. Your available options will shift depending on your proximity to the end zone or the distance needed for a first down, so observe the state of the game carefully before committing to your next move.
Passing, Running, Jumping, and Tackling
Once you’ve selected your strategy, a single action button allows you to perform a variety of moves. Depending on your player’s role and the situation, this button can be used to throw the ball, leap over defenders, tackle opponents, or apply pressure on the opposing quarterback.
On offense, choose the right teammate for a pass and find open space to advance. If you’re carrying the ball, you can jump over incoming defenders. On defense, position yourself effectively to stop the opposition from scoring.
Building Your Team
Retro Football goes beyond quick, individual matches, allowing you to lead a team through a full, competitive season. In Franchise mode, you will navigate a 17-week season, track your standings, and strive to secure a spot in the playoffs among the top eight teams. Maintain your form week after week, rack up wins, and advance through the rounds for a chance to lift the Retro Cup.
Victory brings you closer to the championship while also unlocking exciting rewards. Every three wins, you get to choose a new reward. There are 30 rewards to unlock in total, including 26 additional teams and four special, unique tactics. You can also customize the colors of your team’s helmets, jerseys, pants, and socks or gloves from a wide variety of color options.
Choosing Your Game Mode
Whether you want to practice solo or challenge your friends, the game offers modes to suit your needs:
- Quick Play: Jump into a fast-paced match against the computer, choosing from any of your unlocked teams.
- Franchise: Conquer a 17-week season, compete in the standings, and reach the playoffs to claim the Retro Cup.
- 2 Players: Go head-to-head against a friend on the same keyboard. Both players can choose the same team, using different uniform color schemes (home/away).
Game Controls
1-Player Mode
- WASD or Arrow Keys: Move your player.
- Spacebar: Snap the ball, pass, hurdle, or tackle an opponent.
- Hold Up/Down: Select a receiver for a pass.
- Arrow Keys: Select a tactical play.
- P: Pause the game.
- M: Toggle sound on or off.
2-player mode
- The first player uses the WASD keys along with the G key, while the second player controls the game using the arrow keys and the L key.
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