Squiggle Football

Australian rules football management with deckbuilding and automatic matches

Max Barry · Published by NationStates Pty Ltd · Released Aug 13, 2025

As of Oct 28, 2026: AI-generated content disclosed

Reviews: Very Positive; 94% of 146
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 3; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 2 months ago; Aug 6, 2026
Minimum PC: 8 GB RAM · 2 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Squiggle Football?

A single-player sports management game where you draft, trade, and cut players, assign positions, and combine coaches, gameplans, and team culture. You work through State Leagues toward a National League premiership while trying to keep the board satisfied.

For you if...

+you like combining sports management with roguelike deckbuilding
+you enjoy balancing current results against developing future talent

Not for you if...

−you want to control footballers directly during matches
−you want detailed contract negotiations and injury management

What players say

94% of 146 reviews are positive

Players praise the strategic trade-offs and progression through unlocks that encourage repeat runs. The most common criticism concerns AI-generated artwork, with some players also criticizing the broader visual presentation.

Screenshots and trailer

Squiggle Football system requirements

Minimum: 8 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Squiggle Football?

The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core 2 or AMD Athlon 64 – 1.8 GHz
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB available space

Does Squiggle Football have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Squiggle Football run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English.

Does Squiggle Football use AI-generated content?

Yes. The developers disclose AI-generated content on the game's Steam page:

The game contains about 2,000 unique pre-rendered player portraits that were algorithmically generated and (badly) touched up by me, a human. The stadium backdrop image used in promotional material and on the home screen is likewise generated.

The statement mentions: Store page & marketing

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam