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Football Referee Simulator cover art

Football Referee Simulator

Vladimir Pliashkun · 2024-06-29

Steam

IndieSimulationSports

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen

Releases: Jun 29, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 13, 2021 (Android), Sep 14, 2021 (iOS)

Football Referee Simulator—the groundbreaking game that puts you in the referee's shoes! Are you ready to kickstart your career in the lower divisions and ascend to legendary status by overseeing thrilling finals?

90%
positive of 529 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$0.99
steam price (US)

Step onto the pitch and play a pivotal role in the game's outcome! With real-time simulation, every decision you make holds the power to shape the course of the match! Shape your own persona and chase after your goals! Stay updated with post-game news, claim prestigious awards, and elevate your personal stats!(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 82 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity down 35% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 32% of 20,270 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 11k–24k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 529 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$0.49-51%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.49 at Steam (2024-11-27)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $0.99 · on sale 19 of 37 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
545420242026Week of 2024-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$0.99$0.492024-06-292026-09-032024-06-29 — best price $0.992024-12-04 — best price $0.992025-01-02 — best price $0.992025-02-03 — best price $0.992025-03-20 — best price $0.992025-06-08 — best price $0.992025-07-10 — best price $0.992025-08-11 — best price $0.992025-09-15 — best price $0.842025-09-22 — best price $0.992025-09-29 — best price $0.492025-10-27 — best price $0.842025-11-03 — best price $0.992025-12-08 — best price $0.692025-12-15 — best price $0.992026-01-05 — best price $0.992026-01-26 — best price $0.692026-02-09 — best price $0.492026-03-09 — best price $0.692026-03-19 — best price $0.492026-04-27 — best price $0.692026-05-19 — best price $0.492026-06-11 — best price $0.992026-06-25 — best price $0.492026-07-14 — best price $0.692026-07-27 — best price $0.692026-09-03 — best price $0.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

19
achievements tracked
25.2%
earned "Check Complete"
5.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Indonesian, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Turkish, Greek

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)655%19

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DIndieSportse-sportsSimulationText-BasedSingleplayerFootball (Soccer)

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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