Last updated on January 15th, 2026 at 02:31 pm
Retro Bowl – Simulation Game Review
Retro Bowl is a Simulation/Sports game from New Star Games, first launched in 17th January 2020.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 915,599+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Retro Bowl Stand Out
Retro Bowl is the perfect game for the armchair quarterback to finally prove a point. Presented in a glorious retro style, the game has simple roster management, including press duties and the handling of fragile egos, while on the field you get to call the shots. Can you pass the grade and take your team all the way to the ultimate prize? Can you win the Retro Bowl?
This Simulation game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Retro Bowl is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 5th December 2025
Recent improvements include:
- Maximum kicking distance increased.
- Team strengths updated for 2025.
- Fix for a crash when restoring default Uniform data.
- Fix for issues caused by copying broken Editor data between saves.
Download & Availability
Retro Bowl is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Please add the ability to toggle penalties though. It would make the game even more realistic.
This is one of the only good football games we know of, however we do think they should add stuff like for retro bowl plus they could add an infinite roster for backup players, a special teams, and maybe like emotes for a td.
Very good game like a lot about it but we do have 2 things to say about it, 1 try to add kickoff return/ punt returns, 2 try to add some type of way to play defense we feel like over time it gets kinda boring just playing offense.
Career mode needs to be added its perfect for the games of retro bowl we promise u guys if u make it the game can become More and really more popular other else this game if still better (:.
We love this game so much. We have stopped playing it though because we have apple arcade and can play nfl retro bowl and we also play rb college (both great games) we original played this one though. Its really fun and relaxing and you can adjust the dificulty so if ur really bad then you can put it on easy but if ur really good u can do hard or even extreme. There is also dynamic mode which is our favorite because it gives you a level based on ur results in game. Great game! We really recomend. But one last thing we also think that new star games should add like a qb mode or a career mode where u can get drafted and like request trades and all you can do is control your qb.
We absolutely love this game theres just a few things that Id add if we were running it. It would be cool to have a toggle for salary cap we think it would be a good addition! We also would love to see a stat menu for when you pause in the middle of the game to see everyones stats for that game!! Also another feature we think would be great is if you could pause the game and sit players and rest them for the rest of the game so keep there stamina up if your playing a weaker team! Overall tho this is one of our favorite iPhone games keep it up.
The game is very fun but when you lose a game you lose about 20% of your fans but when you win you only get 3% fan increase. It would also be fun to select between the coaches story and the players story and it would be very fun if you could play defense too. In harder modes it should be realistic not impossible to make a complete pass without it being intercepted, when you do get a pass there tends to be a fumble too.
Super cool game but we wish there were flags because the game would be much interesting in our opinion.
A great game to play in the free time.
Actually one of the few games we can say is pretty fun. We wish there was stiff arm options and jukes, but overall a very simple fun football game. Plus no adds.
The game is surprisingly satisfying and can pass time quickly. Its got some challenging aspects but its fun.
We got this team editor ultimate edition we made our we want to make we love this game we played this game for years.
We love the game. We just want a cheat menu. Plz.
Add it where you can unretire someone.
A pretty classic football game with cool features like drafts, trades, and free agents. Fun gameplay too.
This game is great, very fun to play; easy to masterkind of. At least there are many ways to challenge yourself. Only issue, no account to be able to regain data from old phone. Meaning. We had an Android and switched to Apple. Lost all data and started over. Bummed because we lost our purchased data/player records/purchased credits/ HOF. But, Ill live.
We have been playing retro bowl for a month now and its been great. We have bought the unlimited version and named all of our players after actual players, like we named our quarterback Lamar Jackson and our running back Derrick Henry.
The game its self has such a fun thrill to know if youll win or lose. Thats why the game is so fun and entertaining.
We love this game the only 2 adjustments Id make is having the defense move towards where Im aiming as if theyre reading our eyes and it adds a new dynamic where we could look off safeties which would make getting sacked a more common occurrence and 2.) making the difficulty better because hard and extrmeme are drastically different.
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Thanks retro bowl for endless fun. Go cowboys.
We play it so much its always in our suggested. Love it. We have the college edition as well.
Better than madden too us best game so far.
When we play and we get a notification or we exit out of retro bowl and go back in it starts to lag and we have to restart it.
We enjoy playing this game! The only thing is we wish you could play defense like you do on offense. But other than that this game is pretty classy and epic.
We love this game we always try to play whenever we have free time. And Ive only had this game for 2 weeks and ima pro already because the fact that Ive already won 4 retro bowls in a row! Also the game is easy to learn. Just one thing we would like if you guys added the players to play defense too. Thanks :) other than that the game is awesome keep up the good work.
Theres no ads its fun football game.
When you have time play this awesome game really good game.
We think this game is very good as a retro sport game. The only thing we ask for is to allow use to punt the ball to the other team.
This game is very fun you can make your own team and play two players it is very fun.
The best football mobile game. By far. We really wish they came out with new ball carrier moves. The trucking addition was a very refreshing update. Defense would also be a blast to play. Keep it up guys.
Retro bowl is a good game, but 100 cc for 25 million dollars of increase in salary cap is too much in our opinion, and the amount of interceptions is annoying. Other than that, great game.
Fun interesting we love the kicking we love the art we love everything about it.
Retro bowl is pretty fun, especially if youre bored. Sure, the amount of interceptions by the other team is a bit crazy, but its still good.
This game is amazing kind of like tech mo bowl the gameplay and graphics are so good we love this game.
What are we doing? The Chicago bears are at least a 4star team. Come on man.
It is a very fun game, we have played this game so much and it is great that your able to play offline, but we would love if kickoff returns were free to kick the game up a notch. Overall, love it, please consider this.
This can easily be one of the best mobile games ever with some updated and live defense would be a amazing addition to the mechanics in the game.
We love this game Im been playing for a year but we wish you could play defense but we love that now you go in sim mode now when the other team has the ball.
Yo we love the game we just wish yall could add defense.
For us and our siblings its the best game when ur bored and when powers out we really enjoy this game and especially when Im on bus we play it a lot best football game ever (in our opinion).
Thank you so much for this amazing game. It helps us get ready for tackle football. We really like the retro layout of this game. We have three suggestions for the future updates. First, we think there should be a mode where you get to create your own plays and practice them with your team. This is a great way to get better at the plays when running them in the games. Second, when someone on your team is injured, the coach can go visit the injured player. For example, if an injured players morale is bad, then with the coach visiting can boost their morale. Third, more ball selections would be astounding. This will make this game PERFECT! These are three things we would ask for in one of the future updates. THX.
Honestly one of the most addicting games Ive ever played. So fun and simple for literally any football fanatic! Young or old experienced gamer or not this game is for you! We promise you will not be disappointed! Also we might add the only negative reviews we see are people complaining about throwing interceptions lol. Well first that is a part of football. Two that it definitely a skill issue because we hardly throw interceptions. This game is spot on in every way.
We love this game so much we even downloaded it on our Nintendo switch and we play it with our dad he loves it too.
Could you like make it where when you lose the ball you can be on defense instead of the other team automatically having it and scoring it would make the game a lot more fun we also play both Retro bowl and Retro college at school.
This game is the BEST game Ive ever played its so fun and we highly recommend it.
Whenever we get bored we play this. It is so helpful. If you get it, it will not be a mistake.
This game is so peak to the point that it is unbeatable we love this peakalicous game.
This is a great game some teams are hard some are easy.
This game is really fun like your pathway to becoming a famous football player.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.6.38
- Size: 39.82 MB
- iOS: 9.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: [New Star Games]()
Last updated: 5th December 2025 | Genre: Simulation, Sports | Developer: New Star Games