The Best Football Games for Nintendo Switch

Update : Wild Card Football added at rank #2.
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Retro Bowl (2020)

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Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone Android

Retro Bowl captures the feeling of classic American football games with an 8-bit flair. The game combines arcade-style gameplay with team management to make a fun and immersive experience that is easy to play. The passing game is a highlight, and the management sim gives players a unique layer of gameplay. It's perfect for football fans who enjoy a nostalgic trip down memory lane.

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What we like:
  • Depth of gameplay with management sim elements
  • Colorful and playful 8-bit graphics
  • Manual aiming for quarterback passes adds excitement to the game
  • Fun and easy to play in short bursts or for longer sessions
What could be improved:
  • Cannot play on defense
  • Lack of ability to call your own plays
  • Excessive randomness makes it hard to engage fully with the game
  • Obsession with fumbles
  • No opposition coach timeouts

  • football
  • sport
  • management
  • team
  • simulation

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Wild Card Football (2023)

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Xbox One Playstation 4 Xbox Series X/s Playstation 5 PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Arcade Football for Everyone!

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  • football
  • playgrounds
  • card
  • sport
  • arcade
  • multiplayer
  • over-the-top
  • pick-up-and-play
  • competitive
  • team
  • american

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Legend Bowl (2021)

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Playstation 5 Xbox One PC Windows Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

Legend Bowl is a throwback to the classic 8-bit and 16-bit football games of the past. Take to the gridiron and fight your way to becoming a football legend! Enjoy sim-style gameplay, realistic weather, detailed stats, franchise mode, tournament mode, fully customizable rosters, and much much more!

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  • football
  • sport
  • simulation
  • american
  • arcade
  • customization

4

FIFA 23 (2022)

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PC Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 stadia Xbox Series X/s

FIFA 23 brings The World’s Game to the pitch, with HyperMotion2 Technology that delivers even more gameplay realism, men’s and women’s FIFA World Cup™ coming during the season, women’s club teams, cross-play features*, and more.


  • football
  • team
  • sport
  • squad
  • card
  • simulation
  • realistic
  • soccer

5

Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions (2020)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 4

Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions, based on the globally beloved anime series, is an action soccer game featuring the latest graphics and super plays anyone can enjoy. Get a real taste for the world of Captain Tsubasa through two story modes! To savor the drama alongside the action in Captain Tsubasa, we've prepared Episode: Tsubasa, a story mode where you can experience the events as seen in the anime. Additionally, become a part of the world of Captain Tsubasa, as you play through Episode: New Hero, an original story mode found in this game.

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  • soccer
  • football
  • anime
  • sport
  • arcade

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Retro Goal (2021)

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Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone Android

Career mode is now free for everyone. Play season after season of club football with no purchases required. Unlimited Version gives you exclusive access to premium features like difficulty, season length, the Hall of Fame, dynamic weather, and the global tournament mode.


  • soccer
  • football
  • visual-novel
  • sport
  • retro-tinged
  • mech
  • heart-warming
  • resource
  • pixel-perfect
  • casual
  • management
  • waves
  • team
  • real-time
  • adventure

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Football Manager 2021 Touch (2020)

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xbox Xbox Series X/s Nintendo Switch Mac OS IOS iPhone PC Windows

Stripped-back and simplified for speedier seasons, FM21 Touch is the time-saving alternative to the desktop classic, focusing largely on the managerial essentials – tactics and transfers.

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  • football
  • simulation
  • management
  • sport

8

Blood Bowl 3 (2023)

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Playstation 5 Xbox Series X/s Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox 360

Brutal, crazy, tactical… this is BLOOD BOWL! The iconic death sport returns with the new video game of fantasy football faithfully using the latest board game rules and new content. Create your team, then crush, mulch and cheat your way to the top... leaving your opponents in the graveyard.


  • sport
  • football
  • turn-based
  • dice
  • board-game
  • strategy
  • team
  • fantasy
  • tabletop
  • tactical
  • workshop
  • violent

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Mario Strikers: Battle League (2022)

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Nintendo Switch

Strike is a 5-on-5, soccer-like sport with no rules. Customize your characters with gear that can augment their stats and appearance. Band together with up to 20 strikers online* and compete against other clubs for points.

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  • sport
  • soccer
  • football
  • team
  • online
  • competitive

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Thunderflash (2020)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Nintendo 3DS

Inspired by nostalgic retro games you know and love, Thunderflash will drop you into the combat zone top-down, and the intensity will never let up. Play a solo mission or with a partner, and choose from bad boy commandos Rock or Stan, and go up against an army of mercenaries, military weapons and more!The Kashmir is being occupied by a criminal organization known as Bloody Wolf, and your job is to make your country proud by taking them all down. Fight your way through waves of soldiers, explosives, vehicles and drones, and bosses, and collect more powerful weapons.Show that you have what it takes to be a hardcore warrior!Features* Intense top-down war zone action* Collect powerful weapons* Single player and two player mode* Boss rush mode

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  • top-down
  • football
  • shooter
  • arcade
  • rpg
  • retro
  • sport
  • 80s
  • war
  • military
  • assassin
  • maker
  • hardcore
  • team
  • action

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