Retro Bowl is an American football video game developed by New Star Games for the iOS and Android operating systems. A browser version is also available on some websites. The game was released in January 2020 and due to its exposure on the website TikTok it massively increased in popularity in late 2021. A version for the Nintendo Switch released on February 10, 2022. Retro Bowl emulates the gameplay of American football and was heavily influenced by the Tecmo Bowl series. In Retro Bowl, the player controls the team's offense while also acting as the team's general manager. Even though you can draft defensive players or get defensive players from free agency, the defense is not playable, and is simulated by the game. The goal of the game is for the player to manage their team to the titular Retro Bowl championship game. The game also includes aspects of managing an American football team such as trading and cutting players, signing free agents, maintaining morale, drafting players, and more. There is also, for 1$, an "unlimited version" which gives access to editing any team's uniforms, logos and end zones, weather, and more. You can also buy Retro Bowl's currency called coaching credits, but you can also earn coaching credits throughout the game. All teams are based on NFL teams in real life, but because only EA has the NFL license to the actual teams and players, Retro Bowl makes a similar jersey to the team, and puts the city's name instead of the team's name, which avoids the copyright.

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Release Date 2020-01-16

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