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ActionAdventureCasualSimulationSportsFree To PlayFootball (Soccer)MultiplayereSportsCompetitivePvP

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Game description

GOALS is a fast, responsive football game built for pure skill, real competition, and a global community. Gameplay first, free to play, crossplay and unique players. No excuses - just football.

Basic info

DeveloperGOALS
PublisherGOALS
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateJun 4, 2026
Price

Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 64-bit (22H2 or newer)
ProcessorIntel Pentium G2020 / AMD A6-5400K
Memory4096 MB
GraphicsIntel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge) / AMD Radeon HD 7540D
Storage5120 MB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 405 reviews from the past 1 year

45.0/ 100
Bottom 5%

Steam rating: Mostly Negative (40%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 31, 2026)

This free to play football game scores 45.0, with reviews that praise its pace but question its balance and monetization.

👍 Strengths

79 reviews find it fun, the most upvoted calling the game fluid and responsive. 19 value that it costs nothing to play and spares them paying full price every year. 16 like the fast pace and how responsive the controls feel. Some add that it runs relatively well, and a few see promise if the developers keep working on it.

👎 Where it falls short

Pricing & Fairness appears in 71% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1378th of 1399. 104 reviews call the balance off, the most upvoted saying strikers need very high pace to be viable, and some say defending barely exists. 81 find the controls clunky, with dated animations and poor tackling, and some mention input lag. 64 call the monetization pay to win, saying paying players get much stronger teams, and some note that new players face them from the start. Gameplay ranks 1365th of 1396, and Multiplayer ranks 559th of 642.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“strikers need 95+ pace to be viable, heavily unbalanced meta” · 104 reviews
“clunky animations and poor tackling mechanics feel dated” · 81 reviews
“needs improvement in gameplay and future updates” · 8 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 60% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel -2.33 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Negative “clunky animations and poor tackling mechanics feel dated” · 81 reviews
Positive “responsive and fast-paced gameplay feels better than competitor” · 16 reviews

Progression 16% · Difficulty 3% · Onboarding 7% · Freedom 3% · Strategy 16%

Plot, characters and the world

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

World -1.22 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

Story 0% · Characters 0%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 10% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -2.04 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “can get repetitive for continuous play” · 5 reviews

Volume 5% · Replayability 1%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 14% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Audio +0.97 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting
Positive “music and crowd effects create good atmosphere” · 4 reviews

Visuals 13%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 21% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Community -2.22 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly
Negative “toxic community combined with outdated gameplay” · 3 reviews

Playing together 11% · Servers & Connection 7%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 71% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -1.79 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “strikers need 95+ pace to be viable, heavily unbalanced meta” · 104 reviews
Positive “not scripted like FIFA, more skill-based” · 2 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 35% · Matchmaking 20%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 26% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.17 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “needs improvement in gameplay and future updates” · 8 reviews
Positive “frequently maintained and updated with continuous improvements” · 7 reviews

Stability 6% · Performance 7%

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

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