Used to identify the game, unaltered. eFootball wordmark, trademark of its owner, from the publisher's Steam store listing

eFootball

Catalogue entry · not reviewed · store data read 30 August 2026

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

Sports

Player score

5.2/10

116,818 reviews

Released: 2021
Developer: Konami
Platforms: 3 systems
Critics: Not scored
Steam Deck: playable
Download: 70 GB

We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is eFootball?

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

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released	30 September 2021
Developer	Konami
Publisher	Konami
Platforms	PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Steam Deck
Genres	Sports
Languages	17 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q97388790, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was eFootball received?

Players52%positive of 116,818 · Mixed

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

Accessibility

1 declared features

Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

What does it support?

Technical support
Capability	Support
Controller	partial support
Cloud saves	Yes
Cross-platform play	Yes
Mod support	No official workshop
Online play	Yes
In-game purchases	Yes
Steam Deck	playable
Download size	70 GB
Add-on content	None listed
Age gate	None

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

What does it cost?

Free

Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.

Problems players report

We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of eFootball on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.

Monetisation inside the game27 of 300 (9%)
Heavy "Pay to Win" Bias: Competitive balance has been severely disrupted.
Steam review, 18 August 2026 · 1,717 hours played · 19 readers marked it helpful
I've been on eFootball for a better part of a year now, and apart from the pay to win mechanics and some annoying game rigging mechanics, it's been an enjoyable game for the most part.
Steam review, 23 August 2026 · 162 hours played · 12 readers marked it helpful
Servers and connection10 of 300 (3%)
• Significant improvements to matchmaking and connection stability.
Steam review, 28 August 2026 · 3,241 hours played · 3 readers marked it helpful
OP settings and playstyles, very bad servers, unfair matchmaking and crazy rebounds and DDA.
Steam review, 4 August 2026 · 17 hours played · 3 readers marked it helpful

A further 5 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.

Games like eFootball

24 games overlap with eFootball on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are EA SPORTS FIFA 23, EA SPORTS FC 25 and FIFA 22.

All 24 games like eFootball

Common questions about eFootball

What platforms is eFootball on?

eFootball is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Steam Deck. It first released in 2021.

Is eFootball free?

Yes. eFootball is free to download on Steam. It carries in-game purchases.

Do players recommend eFootball?

52% of 116,818 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Mixed. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

Does eFootball work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates eFootball as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.

How big is the eFootball download?

70 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.

Who made eFootball?

eFootball was developed by Konami and published by Konami.