Retro Bowl uses simple mechanics which have been praised by players and critics alike. After the success of Retro Bowl, the developers released the soccer game Retro Goal in June 2021. Retro Bowl was the number-one-downloaded-app on Apple's App Store in late 2021. Retro Bowl was heavily influenced by the Tecmo Bowl series. A version for the Nintendo Switch released on February 10, 2022.
The game was released in January 2019 and due to JefeZhai, HostileBeast, and RetroSportRadio, it massively increased in popularity in late 2020. A browser version is also officially available on the websites Poki and Kongregate. Retro Bowl is a 8-bit styled American football video game developed by New Star Games for the iOS, Android, and Nintendo Switch operating systems.
