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Axis Games · Published by Axis Games · Official site ↗
Mixed — 62% positive (140 reviews) · 10 achievements
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
Axis Football is a simulation-style football game featuring the industry's best franchise mode, massive customization, and realistic gameplay.
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Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Sports · 2021 · More £5 - £15 games
Experience the thrill of strategic football management in Axis Football 2021. Dive into a simulation that lets you shape your team's destiny with vast customization options, all brought to life by Axis Games' expertise.
About this game
Axis Football 2021 is back with loads of new gameplay improvements, football gaming's most complete Franchise Mode, and massive customization additions!
New In Axis Football 2021:
franchise Mode Features:
Game Modes:
New In Axis Football 2021:
- Added an NFL-style league setup option for franchise mode with two conferences and four divisions each
- Added the option to select which teams will participate in your franchise
- Axis Hall of Records: track all-time team and individual leaders across a wide range of single game, season, and career stats
- A complete (NFL-style) overtime rule set complete with a coin toss.
- Touchdown and play celebrations.
- Dozens of new animations and smoother gameplay
- Field Flipping: the offense will now drive both directions on the field.
- Redesigned AI play-calling and clock management.
- Before and after play player movement (walking to and from huddle)
- Create a team feature.
- Team logo editor: choose from hundreds of stock images, then edit their colors
- Team colors editor: choose from hundreds of templates or create your own
- Team details (name, city) editor.
- Team field and endzone editor: change your field style and endzone design.
- Team playcalling strategy editor: change which types of plays are called on a variety of down and distances.
- Redesigned Uniform editor with massive customization
- Added the ability to change a player's position in the player editor
- Career Stats for players will now track all of the teams a player has been on
- Kick Returners and Punt Returners can now be set on the Depth Chart
- Added keyboard support to several on-screen keyboard screens
- Added loads of new animations for QB, linemen, runners, receivers, and defenders.
- Added logic for throwing passes to receivers before they've made their cut
- Added new stat tracking: Yards after catch, tackles for loss, kick/punt returner stats, and more!
- Separated different touchdown types (receiving, rushing, defensive) into their own stat category
- New stadiums (Arizona, Dallas, and Detroit)
- Bug fixes from previous versions
franchise Mode Features:
- Multiple league setup options (NFL-style, Tier style)
- All-time record tracking
- Player Contracts
- Trades
- Injuries
- Practice Squads
- Free Agency
- Retiring Players
- Weekly and Yearly Awards
- Dynamic, tiered league structure with playoffs, promotions, and relegations
- Unlimited seasons
- 16 week seasons
- Player progressions based on performance, age, potential, and playtime
- End of season drafts
- Season-long team stats
- Individual league leader stats
- Franchise stats
- Depth chart control
- Play, coach, spectate, or simulate matches
- League and team schedule viewer
- Spectate other matches
Game Modes:
- Player Vs AI
- Coach Mode (1p & 2p)
- Spectator Mode
- Local Player Vs Player
- Franchise Mode
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
Minimum:
- OS *: Windows 7 or higher
- Processor: Quad Core Intel i5 or AMD equivalent 4 GHz+
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 2 GB+
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 4 GB available space
Supported Languages
English*
*languages with full audio support
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Patch Notes v3.4
Patch v3.4 is now live! Fixed the issue where the game would sometimes hang when loading the game setup screen Fixed the issue where the game would sometimes hang when loading the franchise dashboard following a match Fixed several issues related to AI clock management and play calling Several other minor improvements and fixes Thanks for everyone's continued support!Read full article on Community Announcements (Axis Games)Patch NotesOfficial
Axis Football v2.0 Patch Now Live
Axis Football 2021 v2.0 Patch Notes Fixed a bug that sometimes created unnamed penalties on onside kicks Fixed a logic error where the AI would not call timeout near the end of the game if the game was tied Fixed a bug where the controller icon settings were not getting saved and needed to be reset each time the game was launched Fixed a bug where the users using controllers were unable to accept or decline a penalty if they paused the game while the accept/decline penalty menu was open. Fixed a bug where the announcer would sometimes remark that the ball was thrown beyond the first down marker when it wasn't. Fixed a bug on Macs where only one stadium was available. Added logic for the AI to consider spiking the ball right before halftime Adjusted the logic for AI playcalling and clock management when losing in OT. Added logic for the AI to call timeout when losing in OT Reduced the chance a QB would fumble the ball when sacked. Adjusted counter plays to have the far-side guard pull instead of the play-side guard Combined the Standings and Schedule windows into one menu inside of Franchise Mode. This will allow for the standings to be accessible during the playoffs and offseason. When selecting a new logo for your team, the logo categories list will now loop back to the start instead of stopping when you reach the last category. Enabled cloud saving. This will allow you to save data on one computer and load it on another. This is also cross-platform. Meaning, you could start your franchise on a Mac, then load that same franchise on a Windows machine.Read full article on Community Announcements (Axis Games)Patch NotesOfficial
Axis Football 2021 v2.0 Patch Notes
Axis Football 2021 v2.0 Patch Notes Fixed a bug that sometimes created unnamed penalties on onside kicks Fixed a logic error where the AI would not call timeout near the end of the game if the game was tied Fixed a bug where the controller icon settings were not getting saved and needed to be reset each time the game was launched Fixed a bug where the users using controllers were unable to accept or decline a penalty if they paused the game while the accept/decline penalty menu was open. Fixed a bug where the announcer would sometimes remark that the ball was thrown beyond the first down marker when it wasn't. Fixed a bug on Macs where only one stadium was available. Added logic for the AI to consider spiking the ball right before halftime Adjusted the logic for AI playcalling and clock management when losing in OT. Added logic for the AI to call timeout when losing in OT Reduced the chance a QB would fumble the ball when sacked. Adjusted counter plays to have the far-side guard pull instead of the play-side guard Combined the Standings and Schedule windows into one menu inside of Franchise Mode. This will allow for the standings to be accessible during the playoffs and offseason. When selecting a new logo for your team, the logo categories list will now loop back to the start instead of stopping when you reach the last category. Enabled cloud saving. This will allow you to save data on one computer and load it on another. This is also cross-platform. Meaning, you could start your franchise on a Mac, then load that same franchise on a Windows machine.Read full article on Community Announcements (Axis Games)AnnouncementsOfficial
Axis Football 2021 is now live!
Hi folks, We are happy to announce that Axis Football 2021 is now live on Steam! Check out the link below to watch the trailer and see all of the new features and improvements this year! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1641830/Axis_Football_2021/ Best, DannyRead full article on Community Announcements (Axis Games)
