# NFL Retro Bowl '27 — user reviews > 1,928 indexed App Store user reviews of NFL Retro Bowl '27 by New Star R&D Ltd., rated 4.80/5 from 29,091 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nfl-retro-bowl-27/id6476767864/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nfl-retro-bowl-27/id6476767864.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 26,099 · 4★ 2,024 · 3★ 411 · 2★ 158 · 1★ 399 ## What do users think of NFL Retro Bowl '27? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🎮 Retro-style gameplay - 🏈 Real NFL players and teams - 🌟 Addictive and fun experience - 👍 Intuitive controls - 💯 Captures the essence of football **Cons** - 🐛 Bugs and glitches - 🤔 Questionable player ratings and stats - 💰 Limiting salary cap and roster size - 🔍 Cluttered on-field visuals with large player stars - 🚫 Lack of extreme difficulty mode **Commonly reported bugs** - Game freezing and crashing - Incorrect team uniforms and logos - Disappearing coaches and players - Unrealistic player stats and awards - Inconsistent gameplay and AI behavior **Most requested features** - Defensive gameplay and control - Expanded roster size (12+ players) - Increased salary cap - More customization options (uniforms, celebrations, etc.) - Realistic player stats and progression - Online/multiplayer modes - Improved trading and free agency system - Career mode with story elements ## Newest reviews (17 of 1,928) ### 4/5 — Great Game *2026-08-29, version 1.1.74* This is a great game I’ve had a lot of fun playing it but I have one bug that happens constantly where choosing a team roster the choice for randomising the team presses twice I’ve no idea what causes it but it is very annoying I’ve built teams for them to be taken away due to the game deciding to press the randomise option but other than that the game is amazingly fun ### 2/5 — Salary cap *2026-08-28, version 1.1.74* No way I pay money and can’t adjust the salary cap at the beginning of the game. This is bogus. I can’t even play with the people from my favorite team because I can’t afford them. ### 5/5 — Love it *2026-08-27, version 1.1.74* Love the real players and the feel of the rebuilding ### 5/5 — Leveling up *2026-08-27, version 1.1.74* Why can’t I purchase coins to level up like the original retro bowl ### 5/5 — Best Game *2026-08-26, version 1.1.74* I love playing this game. You get to see the real Logos, Players, Teams and more! I find nothing disappointing. This is the perfect game to play on breaks, chill time and waiting periods. 5 STAR ### 5/5 — yes *2026-08-26, version 1.1.74* best game ### 5/5 — A great and fun game *2026-08-25, version 1.1.74* This game is awesome and u don’t need wifi to play ### 5/5 — H *2026-08-22, version 1.1.74* This is one of the best mobile games oat ### 5/5 — 5 stars *2026-08-21, version 1.1.74* This game is so fun ### 5/5 — Good game! *2026-08-21, version 1.1.74* Amazing! ### 4/5 — Good not great *2026-08-21, version 1.1.74* Remove the stars at the bottom of the player ### 5/5 — 1 Word Only *2026-08-21, version 1.1.74* AMAZING🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 ### 5/5 — Tuff *2026-08-21, version 1.1.74* I like how the retro poeple go like ahhhhhh runnnn in the game 🤣🤣🤣 ### 5/5 — GREATNESS *2026-08-18, version 1.1.74* Such a fun little game. So cool they have an Official NFL version. I played the other 2 retro bowls heavily (college and the original unsponsored version). The only thing I dislike is that you have to have a subscription to play this game. It would be nice if you can just buy it. ### 3/5 — Not as good as Retro bowl classic *2026-08-17, version 1.1.74* As an avid fan of Retro bowl classic, I bought the subscription. While the NFL logos , real life players and branding are cool, the game itself lacks. I played many games and seasons to really test it out- and got NO weather game ( no rain or snow- just wind direction) and NEVER had a player injury. Also another pet peeve: when I took my team into season 2, the game schedule was no longer in appropriate schedule order each week. 1 pm games, 4 pm games, Thursday night games Monday night games etc. No Thanksgiving games in Week 13 at Detroit and Dallas. It felt not as realistic in season 2 . Starting to feel this was more of a rebranding skin than an actual game enhancement. The developer said they were looking into the weather and injury rate. Hopefully retro bowl 27 addresses these things. ### 5/5 — Awesome *2026-08-17, version 1.1.74* Really cooooooooooooooooooolllllllllll!!!! ### 5/5 — Really fun *2026-08-16, version 1.1.74* So I am not a fan of NFL or I mean I don’t watch or play and so I i download this game out of curiosity and it’s really fun and really simple to understand I have a short attention span and this game has got me hooked ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Used to be 5 stars *2026-08-22, version 1.1.74* Interception after interception… Something weird after update? ### 1/5 — Won’t let me buy coins *2026-08-21, version 1.1.74* . ### 1/5 — New retro bowl *2026-08-20, version 1.1.74* When will you make retro bowl 27 I’m really looking forward to it thank you and can you please add car career mode please ### 1/5 — Menu so bad *2026-08-14, version 1.1.74* I can't get past picking players because the buttons are so bad when it I make one press too long it selects random players and messes up my whole roster. Take away random players or auto fill if I'm selecting players. ### 1/5 — Too many... *2026-08-08, version 1.1.74* ...pop up suggestions and too difficult to completely close out. Dumb code writing. ### 1/5 — FIX THE GAME *2026-08-05, version 1.1.74* HAD A GAME WINNING TD, GAME GLITCHED! FIX IT ### 1/5 — Apple TV *2026-07-14, version 1.1.74* Make this for Apple TV. ### 1/5 — FIX PLEASE *2026-06-20, version 1.1.73* Medium is way too easy, hard makes interceptions dramatic, i’m always there an interceptions. It’s ridiculous. I hate that it’s like this because I’m like super addicted to this game but this absolutely ruins it (Update) Yea im done which really sucks but this interception stuff is ridiculous ### 1/5 — Add the function go the game to go back on exhibition games with team selection *2026-05-27, version 1.1.71* Just a next and back thats all we need pleaseeeeeeeee ### 1/5 — Coin purchase *2026-05-23, version 1.1.70* I can not get the shopping cart to appear to purchase coins. I’ve restarted phone and redownloaded app and it’s still not working ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — 10/10 *2026-08-31, version 1.1.74* It’s so crazy how I can have Josh Allen,Jamar chase,Justin Jefferson and saquon Barkley on the same team😭 ### 5/5 — Good game *2026-08-30, version 1.1.74* 👌 ### 5/5 — Fun *2026-08-30, version 1.1.74* Real fun ### 5/5 — Good game! *2026-08-30, version 1.1.74* Very nice game fun too play ### 5/5 — Good *2026-08-30, version 1.1.74* 😁👍 ### 5/5 — Best game by far *2026-08-29, version 1.1.74* This is a really good game but I do wish you could make something with actual college teams besides a that great game. ### 5/5 — It’s awesome! *2026-08-29, version 1.1.74* It’s great I just wish it wasn’t on the arcade, it should be free like the other retros that’s what made them the great games they are ### 5/5 — Retro bowl *2026-08-28, version 1.1.74* It is good game ### 5/5 — Just as good *2026-08-27, version 1.1.74* Amazing, fun, and just as good as the old one and even better ### 5/5 — iPhone 📱 13 *2026-08-27, version 1.1.74* This game RULES and it is AWESOME 🤩. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-03.*