PLAYCALLER: Roguelike Football

Name: PLAYCALLER: Roguelike Football
Rating: 4.6 (21 reviews)
Author: Elmwood Nexus LLC

Draw up plays and score TDs!

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

21 Ratings
Age Rating

13+
Years
Category

Sports
Developer

Elmwood Nexus LLC
Language

EN
English
Size

91.5
MB

Draw your plays, draft your upgrades, unlock special abilities, and keep scoring touchdowns. Now featuring a totally new roguelike attribute system! Draw the play. Read the defense. Keep the run alive. You are the offensive coordinator. Draw routes with your finger, send receivers in motion, and find the opening after the snap. Throw a bullet through a tight window or float a touch pass over a defender. Every touchdown keeps your run going. Every turnover threatens to end it. DRAW YOUR OWN PLAYS Build your attack from scratch. Draw receiver routes, add option branches, and use pre-snap motion to read the coverage. Set blocking assignments to buy your quarterback time. The defense changes every down, so your next great play starts with a new read. MAKE THE THROW Lead your receiver into space and choose the right pass for the moment. Bullets get there fast. Touch passes clear defenders underneath. Find the window before it closes. BUILD YOUR PLAYMAKERS Open packs and choose cards that improve your offense. Develop individual player attributes, earn stars, and unlock special abilities. Build a team that fits the way you want to play. Every run is unique. THE DEFENSE GETS BETTER, TOO Your opponents grow stronger as your run continues. Defensive upgrades and situational effects force you to adapt. Tougher challenges bring bigger score multipliers, if you can survive them. PLAY THROUGH THE WEATHER Snow, fog, rain, mud, and shifting wind change the field and the decisions you make. Adjust your passing game, watch your footing, and find a way to keep scoring. CHASE YOUR BEST RUN Learn the game on Rookie, raise the stakes on Pro, or take on Elite. Compete on separate weekly and all-time global leaderboards for each difficulty. FEATURES - Finger-drawn routes, option routes, pre-snap motion, and blocking assignments - Bullet and touch passing, broken tackles, and risky laterals - Card packs with five rarities, player upgrades, and score multipliers - Star progression and unlockable special abilities - Defensive upgrades, situational effects, and changing weather - Fumble recovery timing challenges and field goals for when you can't convert - Save your run and continue later - A card binder and an in-game view of your collected cards - Custom jersey colors and numbers - Retro football broadcast presentation with an optional CRT filter - Neon Mode for a full arcade stadium makeover One more touchdown. One more card. How long can you keep scoring?

Ratings & Reviews

4.6

out of 5

21 Ratings

GREAT CONCEPT
Sep 19
Uno😼
This game is amazing I’d love to see us as players be able to control the player after he catches the ball, and even add season mode with teams and customization either way this game is great 👍

Developer Response
Thank you for playing!!
GREAT CONCEPT
Sep 19
Uno😼

This game is amazing I’d love to see us as players be able to control the player after he catches the ball, and even add season mode with teams and customization either way this game is great 👍
Developer Response Oct 19
Thank you for playing!!
Solid Basics
Sep 16
da_bumbum
I really enjoy the idea of this game, football rougelike is a solid idea!The routes are a bit finicky and sometimes just don’t work, but that’s fine. The ai also sometimes doesn’t react, I’ve noticed doing swing routes with the rb has been the most overpowered thing so far. I do wish I could play defense and draw up the schemes, similar to offense.I also wish the upgrades were more specific player based and help with making a build. The formations are super cool, need more. I also think it’d be cool if it be more like a run for the Super Bowl rather than an arcade esk game, or maybe having a mode for that. But i do like the simplicity and easy controls! I’ve already recommended this game, hope the review helps out and hope to see more!

Developer Response
Hey there, thank you very much for playing and writing this review! Excellent feedback, I'll need to address the RB swing route to make it less OP! I'll take a look at the AI not reacting, that smells like a bug.I was evaluating other upgrades and difficulty cards to make that system feel more impactful, I'm not 100% satisfied where that's at today, and your feedback solidifies that. I truly appreciate you recommending the game, it means a lot!! Thank you!
Solid Basics
Sep 16
da_bumbum

I really enjoy the idea of this game, football rougelike is a solid idea!The routes are a bit finicky and sometimes just don’t work, but that’s fine. The ai also sometimes doesn’t react, I’ve noticed doing swing routes with the rb has been the most overpowered thing so far. I do wish I could play defense and draw up the schemes, similar to offense.I also wish the upgrades were more specific player based and help with making a build. The formations are super cool, need more. I also think it’d be cool if it be more like a run for the Super Bowl rather than an arcade esk game, or maybe having a mode for that. But i do like the simplicity and easy controls! I’ve already recommended this game, hope the review helps out and hope to see more!
Developer Response Sep 17
Hey there, thank you very much for playing and writing this review! Excellent feedback, I'll need to address the RB swing route to make it less OP! I'll take a look at the AI not reacting, that smells like a bug.I was evaluating other upgrades and difficulty cards to make that system feel more impactful, I'm not 100% satisfied where that's at today, and your feedback solidifies that. I truly appreciate you recommending the game, it means a lot!! Thank you!
A bottle of potential waiting to pop
Sep 17
GillyRosal
You have such a fun toy just waiting to be an amazing game. As an avid rogue-like player and big football fan, this game does a lot very right but left me wanting so much more. I’ll start with the good stuff. The play-by-play game feel is INCREDIBLY accurate and fun. The route drawing and audibles you can cook up make the game feel dynamic and reward being able to read where the defense is weak. That’s one of the most rewarding parts of the game: as a player reading, reacting, and executing a tactic against a team because you know what their coverage is weak against. This game tackles (heh) that challenge in a fun, fresh, and expressive way.Next, the parts that I think would take this game from good to amazing and scalable. One of the key aspects of a rogue-like is meta progression and without it your game isn’t really a rogue-like. It was really disappointing not having any way once I got a touchdown to improve my team while the game got harder. Make it so I can choose buffs for certain team members so my team becomes proficient at certain things. Make it so the opponents I’m against varies and as I play the game more, I know opponent A really likes running a 3 2 zone, while opponent B is very blitz heavy. Rogue-likes are built on the idea that players learn a system and get rewarded for learning that system, and once they’ve learned it, challenging them in a new and refreshing way or letting them experiment with different power fantasies. This game challenges them fairly well on a play by play basis and lets them explore by drawing routes, but let me experience building the megatron lions with a monster receiver, let me experience getting lucky to build a prime cooper kupp slot receiver or a ladanlian tomlinson chargers.Please keep working on, refining, and developing this game. You have so much potential in something that’s already very fun and I want this game to succeed.I give it three stars not because it’s bad, but because after playing it, I wanted to stuff my plate but the buffet was empty. I got a taste of greatness. If you need help from a fellow game dev, let me know and I’d be happy to help out. Best of luck!

Developer Response
First off, thank you for your feedback and the kind words. I have been heads down working on the 2.0 update since last month because of this review. I definitely agree, the original roguelike system was more of a "proof of concept" and left a lot to be desired. In 2.0, I totally reworked it so now all of the players on the field have attributes, and you upgrade them with cards over the course of the run. To keep each run fresh, the attributes and cards don't carry over (that would threaten the competitive integrity of the leaderboard), but you keep the cards you unlock in a binder in case you want to collect them all! I'm planning on an update in the future where you can play a "casual" mode and freely select and apply any card from your collection, but no scores get posted to the leaderboards. Still need to work that out. I hope you enjoy the update, and once again thank you a ton for the feedback!
A bottle of potential waiting to pop
Sep 17
GillyRosal

You have such a fun toy just waiting to be an amazing game. As an avid rogue-like player and big football fan, this game does a lot very right but left me wanting so much more. I’ll start with the good stuff. The play-by-play game feel is INCREDIBLY accurate and fun. The route drawing and audibles you can cook up make the game feel dynamic and reward being able to read where the defense is weak. That’s one of the most rewarding parts of the game: as a player reading, reacting, and executing a tactic against a team because you know what their coverage is weak against. This game tackles (heh) that challenge in a fun, fresh, and expressive way.Next, the parts that I think would take this game from good to amazing and scalable. One of the key aspects of a rogue-like is meta progression and without it your game isn’t really a rogue-like. It was really disappointing not having any way once I got a touchdown to improve my team while the game got harder. Make it so I can choose buffs for certain team members so my team becomes proficient at certain things. Make it so the opponents I’m against varies and as I play the game more, I know opponent A really likes running a 3 2 zone, while opponent B is very blitz heavy. Rogue-likes are built on the idea that players learn a system and get rewarded for learning that system, and once they’ve learned it, challenging them in a new and refreshing way or letting them experiment with different power fantasies. This game challenges them fairly well on a play by play basis and lets them explore by drawing routes, but let me experience building the megatron lions with a monster receiver, let me experience getting lucky to build a prime cooper kupp slot receiver or a ladanlian tomlinson chargers.Please keep working on, refining, and developing this game. You have so much potential in something that’s already very fun and I want this game to succeed.I give it three stars not because it’s bad, but because after playing it, I wanted to stuff my plate but the buffet was empty. I got a taste of greatness. If you need help from a fellow game dev, let me know and I’d be happy to help out. Best of luck!
Developer Response Oct 19
First off, thank you for your feedback and the kind words. I have been heads down working on the 2.0 update since last month because of this review. I definitely agree, the original roguelike system was more of a "proof of concept" and left a lot to be desired. In 2.0, I totally reworked it so now all of the players on the field have attributes, and you upgrade them with cards over the course of the run. To keep each run fresh, the attributes and cards don't carry over (that would threaten the competitive integrity of the leaderboard), but you keep the cards you unlock in a binder in case you want to collect them all! I'm planning on an update in the future where you can play a "casual" mode and freely select and apply any card from your collection, but no scores get posted to the leaderboards. Still need to work that out. I hope you enjoy the update, and once again thank you a ton for the feedback!
Very dope game highly recommend
Sep 1
Arnoldeasy
So much fun
Very dope game highly recommend
Sep 1
Arnoldeasy

So much fun

PLAYCALLER 2.0 introduces a completely reworked approach to roguelike football. Instead of boring "chance" increases, you can now upgrade specific units on the field by selecting a card after each touchdown. Get an attribute above 90 and unlock a star ability, enabling even more exciting playmaking abilities! We've also introduced weather effect cards, a card collection binder for the completionists out there, and improved the quality of life of the game in multiple ways. Some folks complained (rightfully) that fumbles being a random auto-loss was lame, so we've reworked fumbles to be a minigame which allows you to have control over if you maintain possession of the ball. We really appreciate all of the feedback, the thousands of runs completed over the first few weeks of 1.0, and some of the crazy scores you all are putting up on the leaderboard. We hope you find the Playcaller 2.0 update fun! BUG FIXES: - Fixed an issue that incorrectly enabled positional action menus on run plays, which could break the game in specific scenarios (shout out to @Nate for the report) - Fixed a layout issue that would cause buttons and other UI elements to overlap on certain devices

Version 2.0.1 5d ago

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Seller: Elmwood Nexus LLC
Size: 91.5 MB
Category: Sports
Compatibility: Requires iOS 15.0 or later.

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Languages: English
Age Rating: 13+

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PLAYCALLER: Roguelike Football

Ratings & Reviews

GREAT CONCEPT

Solid Basics

A bottle of potential waiting to pop

Very dope game highly recommend

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