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Last updated on: 2026-08-22
Android Apps > Sports Games > Retro Bowl
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Retro Bowl

1.6.46
New Star Games Ltd
4.59
474,138 reviews
5,000,000+
Downloads
Free

Play football like it's 1987! Classic retro arcade action and franchise mode.

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4.59 · 474,138 reviews · 5,000,000+ downloads · #28 in Sports Games
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Retro Bowl delivers a nostalgic football experience with retro arcade visuals and a hands-on franchise mode. Manage rosters, handle press duties, and call plays on game day to guide your team to the coveted Retro Bowl.

Pros & Cons

  • Distinct retro branding and nostalgic football vibe that stands out in SPORTS_GAMES.
  • Simple, intuitive roster management and press duties.
  • Engaging franchise mode with long-term team progression.
  • Large, active user base (5M+ downloads) and strong rating.
  • Marketing could better foreground arcade, emulator, or classic branding terms, which some competitors emphasize.
  • Kept marketing language centered on retro/football rather than broader keyword sets used by peers (e.g., arcade, controller, season).

About Retro Bowl

Retro Bowl is a sports games app developed by New Star Games Ltd.

Download Statistics

Retro Bowl has been downloaded 9.9 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 58 thousand times. It is ranked in the top 100 sports games apps.

User Ratings

Retro Bowl is rated 4.59 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 470 thousand ratings.

App Information

Retro Bowl is FREE to download. The APK download size is 48.55 MB. The latest version available is 1.6.46. The last update was on May 15, 2026.

Technical Requirements

Retro Bowl requires Android 4.1+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play January 2020.

Description
Retro Bowl is the perfect game for the armchair quarterback to finally prove a point.
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More data about Retro Bowl

Price Free to download
Total downloads 9.9 million
Recent downloads 58 thousand
Rating 4.59 based on 470 thousand ratings
Ranking Highly ranked
Version 1.6.46
APK size 48.6 MB
Number of libraries 27
Designed for Android 4.1+
Suitable for Everyone
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Google Play Rating history and histogram

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Downloads over time

Retro Bowl has been downloaded 9.9 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 1.9 thousand downloads per day.

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Comments on Retro Bowl for Android

★★★★★ Khyrie Sutton · Jul 20, 2026
Is there a possibility that you guys can add field rush after a big game or just for a "retro bowl" ceremony?
★★★★★ Draiden Hanks · Jul 13, 2026
Very fun and engaging game, I play this all the time!
★★★★☆ Matt G. · Jun 30, 2026
I am a die-hard Browns fan (yeah yeah I know) & loved football since I was 7. Just a year before Tecmo Bowl came out on the NES. So, as a huge football guy I gotta say other than a couple changes/additions here & there, this game is near perfect. Closer to Tecmo Bowl this game is, the better. Now seeing we obviously can't have the actual thing, I gotta say u guys did 1 hell of a job. Very, very reasonable price to purchase. Soooo close to 5 stars. Closest Tecmo Bowl experience ur going to get.
★☆☆☆☆ Matthew Slater · Jul 16, 2026
Gameplay is solid, but this game is such a blatant attempt at a cash grab. You get 2-3 manager coins per game, and you need them to upgrade literally anything on the team. The rate at which you earn coins is not enough to make any roster improvements or staff changes unless you want to spend money for the coins to expedite the grind. Absolutely garbage design.
★★☆☆☆ Insomnia Fox · Aug 13, 2026
Lowered my review due to cpu ints, if I have 2 people in the area, and they have 1 person, how in the hell does their team intercept the ball? It's a good game, but got dam are the mechanics frustrating sometimes, 8\13\26, lowered review again due to the same b.s. 1 of their players even a sliver in the vicinity? Intercepted, garbage
★☆☆☆☆ Steven Garcia · Aug 9, 2026
BY FAR THE WORST FOOTBALL GAME EVER!!!!!!!!!! YOUR ENTIRE TEAM CAN BE ELITE AND YOU PRACTICE FOR HOURS AND THEY WILL STILL INTERCEPT THE BALL!!!!!! ITS RIDICULOUS

Google Play Rankings for Retro Bowl

Top rankings

Rank Country Category List
28 United States Sports Games Top Free
62 Canada Sports Games Top Free
36 United States Sports Games Top Grossing
38 Australia Sports Games Top Free
31 Canada Sports Games Top Grossing
56 Iran Sports Games Top Grossing
181 United Kingdom Sports Games Top Free
184 Mexico Sports Games Top Free
81 Belgium Sports Games Top Grossing
84 Austria Sports Games Top Grossing
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Technologies used by Retro Bowl

Retro Bowl is requesting 4 permissions and is using 27 libraries.
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Trust & Safety: Permissions include ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE, INTERNET, com.android.vending.BILLING, and com.newstargames.retrobowl.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION. These are standard for online play and in-app purchases; no additional sensitive permissions are declared.
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