A football roguelite where you choose the rules and the players play themselves. Add balls, freeze the pitch and build a squad for the chaos. Lead your club through Sunday, Pro and Legend, choose your route to the final and keep chasing cups.

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About This Game

Choose a rule. Change the match.

Pick Barn Doors and both goals become twice as wide. Against a squad built around Snipers, their deadly accuracy suddenly matters less. Every rule affects both teams; your edge comes from choosing one that better fits your squad and the matchup.

Combine 28 rule cards with 12 player traits. Card synergy hints come from simulated matches.

One club, three leagues, three cups

Lead your club through Sunday, Pro and Legend: five matches per league, or 15 matches on a winning run through the whole campaign. Meet 15 rivals, different squads and three distinct finals. Strengthen your team in the transfer window between matches.

Decisions beyond the pitch

  • Choose a starting style: speed, power or tactics, each with its own strengths and trade-offs.
  • Take the safer route or face a stronger rival for an extra reward if you win.
  • Consider offers from a scout, sponsor or trainer. See the terms and costs before deciding.
  • Complete three contracts and collect local badges for your club cabinet.
After a title, carry one offered rule card you own or one offered player into the next stage — or choose a fresh start. Your first title also opens a pool of eight additional rules to acquire in later seasons.

The Legend title is not the end. Compete for more cups with one chosen condition: stronger rivals, a smaller starting budget or elimination after your first defeat.

Watch it like a broadcast

Goal cam, slow-motion replays, a crowd that sings your club's chant, a newspaper front page after every match, and a GIF of the decisive goal to share.



Daily Cup

Everyone in the world gets the same rules, opponent and squads each day. Your best result goes on a Steam leaderboard, with a code to share.

Weekly challenge

Replay a match with a fixed set of rules and an extra objective to improve your local best score. A new challenge starts every Monday at 00:00 UTC.

Rule Lab

Sliders for friction, bounce, ball size, goal width, shot power, speed, balls and keepers. Name your rule and share it as a code.

10 languages. Keyboard, mouse and gamepad.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

AI tools (Anthropic Claude) assisted the developer with the code, the vector art, the texts and translations, and the synthesized music and sound effects. Everything was directed and reviewed by the developer. No AI runs in the game and nothing is generated at runtime.

System Requirements

Windows
SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
    • Processor: Any 64-bit CPU from 2015 or newer
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: OpenGL 3.3 capable (integrated graphics is fine)
    • Storage: 300 MB available space
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
    • Processor: Any 64-bit CPU from 2015 or newer
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: OpenGL 3.3 capable (integrated graphics is fine)
    • Storage: 300 MB available space
    Minimum:
    • OS: Ubuntu 22.04 or any 64-bit distribution
    • Processor: Any 64-bit CPU from 2015 or newer
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: OpenGL 3.3 capable (integrated graphics is fine)
    • Storage: 300 MB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: Ubuntu 22.04 or any 64-bit distribution
    • Processor: Any 64-bit CPU from 2015 or newer
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: OpenGL 3.3 capable (integrated graphics is fine)
    • Storage: 300 MB available space