eFootball™
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SimulationSportsFree To PlayFootball (Soccer)ControllerMultiplayereSportsPvP

15,296 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 21,585

Peak in the last 7 days: 25,737

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Game description

Step up and experience the exhilarating soccer game that has now surpassed 1 billion downloads! Play eFootball™ with users around the world!

Basic info

DeveloperKONAMI
PublisherKONAMI
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateSep 29, 2021
Price

Minimum specs

OSWindows 11 - 64bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5-2300, / AMD FX-4350
Memory8 GB
GraphicsGeForce GTX 660 Ti / Radeon HD 7790
Storage70 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 391 reviews from the past 1 year

53.0/ 100
Bottom 5%

Steam rating: Mixed (52%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 12, 2026)

Pay to win tops the complaints about eFootball™: 114 reviews describe it, and it scores 53.0 from 120,339 Steam reviews.

👍 Strengths

Players who stay point to the football itself. 48 reviews say it is fun despite frustrations and they keep playing. 21 welcome a free game that costs nothing to start, and 18 say it feels like authentic football rather than an arcade game. A few praise the movement, graphics and physics, and some enjoy playing with friends.

👎 Where it falls short

Pricing & Fairness ranks 1338th of 1399 and comes up in 64% of analyzed reviews. 68 reviews say the AI is unfairly strong while their own team plays like robots, and 29 describe server lag that costs decisive goals. Gameplay ranks 1185th of 1396, with complaints about defenders running from the ball and passes going through players. Content Volume ranks 1303rd of 1351, and some say matchmaking pairs them with overpowered opponents.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“fun despite frustrations, keeps playing” · 48 reviews
“gameplay feels authentic football rather than arcade, miles ahead of competitors” · 18 reviews
“movement, graphics and physics are very good” · 9 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 48% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel -0.64 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Negative “defenders run away from ball, passes go through players” · 28 reviews
Positive “gameplay feels authentic football rather than arcade, miles ahead of competitors” · 18 reviews

Progression 15% · Difficulty 7% · Onboarding 5% · Freedom 4% · Strategy 11%

Plot, characters and the world

Not enough data — only 1% of reviews mention this.

World -2.00 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

Story 1% · Characters 1%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 18% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Volume -1.97 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Negative “Master League mode removed, making game incomplete despite good engine” · 14 reviews
Positive “30 hours of playtime indicates substantial content” · 2 reviews

Variety 8% · Replayability 2%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 14% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +0.90 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “movement, graphics and physics are very good” · 9 reviews
Negative “looks ugly, animations stiff, goalkeeper useless” · 3 reviews

Audio 2%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 26% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +1.35 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “good with friends, realistic graphics” · 9 reviews
Negative “teammates don't follow instructions, making poor plays” · 2 reviews

Community 5% · Servers & Connection 18%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 64% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -1.12 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “AI unfairly overpowered while player team becomes useless robots” · 68 reviews
Positive “herkes ronaldinho gibi tüm takımı çalıma dizemiyor, maçlar dengeli” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 3% · Pricing 51% · Matchmaking 14%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 24% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.37 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “no events or server improvements, only card investment” · 8 reviews
Positive “game has clearly evolved and improved from 2021 to 2026” · 2 reviews

Stability 7% · Performance 7%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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