# 8bit Lives - Football — Chad's Football Game

> Chad's Football Game (iPhone/iPad app by Chad Michel.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/8bit-lives-football/id6821503848 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Chad Michel](https://appshunter.io/developer/962768794)
- Category: Games, Simulation
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 3 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-24
- Data updated: 2026-11-06

## What is 8bit Lives?

Classic 8-bit football: chunky pixel players, chiptune music, and plays you call from a card and then run yourself.

PICK A PLAY, THEN PLAY IT
Every team has an 8-play playbook of 4 runs and 4 passes. Call your play, snap the ball, then cut upfield and tap to break tackles. Or drop back, read the defense and throw to an open receiver. On defense, guess the other team's call and take control of any player to blow it up.

REAL FOOTBALL UNDER THE PIXELS
- 32 original teams from cities across the country, each with its own roster, ratings and playbook
- Players with speed, strength, agility and position skills, plus a condition that changes from game to game
- Interceptions, fumbles, sacks, injuries and sudden-death overtime
- Punts, field goals and kickoffs with a power meter
- Full box scores, stats at every quarter break and a Player of the Quarter
- Halftime shows, touchdown celebrations and a pre-game flight across a pixel-art map
- Easy, Normal and Hard difficulty

FREE TO PLAY
- Exhibition: any two teams, quarters from 1 to 15 minutes
- Season: an 8-game season with 8 teams and playoffs

16-BIT UPGRADE (ONE PURCHASE, EVERY DEVICE)
- Season: full 32-team seasons of 8, 12 or 17 games, with standings, stat leaders and playoffs
- League: play season after season, with offseason training, trades and a history of every champion
- Manager: run the front office and coach from the sideline while your games are simulated
- Idle: a league that plays one week per real day, with a budget to manage
- Customize: rename teams and players, recolor uniforms, edit rosters, depth charts and playbooks, and save them as roster sets
- Two-player games and Party mode, a bracket tournament for 2 to 8 friends (Apple TV and Mac)
- 16-bit graphics, sound and music: shaded sprites, a textured field and a richer soundtrack. Each one has its own on/off switch.

PLAY YOUR WAY
- iPhone and iPad: touch controls or a game controller
- Mac: keyboard or game controller
- Apple TV: Siri Remote or game controller
- iCloud keeps your seasons, leagues and roster sets in sync on all your devices

No ads, no accounts, and no data collection.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 16-Bit Football | $4.99 | one-time |


## Is 8bit Lives safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess 8bit Lives.

## Is 8bit Lives legit?

8bit Lives - Football appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for 8bit Lives is 68 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-10-24

No release notes.

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