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About Retro Bowl

Retro Bowl is two games stitched together perfectly. Between matches you are a general manager — signing players, managing the salary cap, keeping the fans, owner and press happy, and choosing which position to invest in. During matches you are the quarterback, dragging to throw passes in a chunky 8-bit stadium where the defence closes fast and a bad read is an interception.

New Star Games released it in 2020 and it became the most-searched football game on the web almost immediately. You only ever play offence — the defence is simulated — which keeps a full season down to a couple of hours and makes every drive feel like it matters.

How to play Retro Bowl

Move / choose receiver

Drag back on the quarterback to aim

Throw

Release the drag

Run

Drag the ball carrier in the direction to run

Kick

Drag to set power and direction

Menus

Click through roster, staff and team screens

1. Draft and sign players within the salary cap; positions you neglect will cost you games.
2. Play the offence yourself: pass, run and kick. The defence plays itself.
3. Win games to raise team morale and fan support; lose too many and you're fired.
4. Spend coaching credits on facilities, staff and rehab between weeks.
5. Win your conference to reach the Retro Bowl itself.

Retro Bowl tips

• Throw before the pressure arrives. Holding the ball to find a better read is how drives end in sacks.
• Lead your receiver — aim ahead of where they are, not at them.
• Sign a good quarterback and offensive linemen first; skill positions matter less than protection.
• Keep the fans happy by winning, but keep the owner happy by staying under the cap — both fire you.

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