About the Game: 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 our 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 was heavily influenced by the 8-bit football video game Tecmo Bowl, the last version of which was released at the end of 1991.
Retro Bowl was the number-one-downloaded-app on Apple's App Store in late 2021. After the success of Retro Bowl, the developers released the association football game Retro Goal in June 2021. Retro Bowl uses simple mechanics which have been praised by players and critics alike.