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Football Referee Simulator

Soccer referee simulation with real-time calls and career progression

Vladimir Pliashkun · Released Jun 29, 2024

IndieSimulationSports

AI-generated content disclosed

Reviews
Very Positive
90% of 528
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
7 months ago
Mar 14, 2026
Minimum PC
DX10 capable
1 GB RAM · 1 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Football Referee Simulator?

A single-player soccer refereeing simulation where you make decisions as matches unfold in real time. You start in the lower divisions and work toward officiating major finals, tracking your stats and reading postmatch news along the way.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy deciding fouls, cards, and stoppage time
  • +you like casual sports games built around solo play

Not for you if...

  • −you want to control soccer players on the pitch
  • −you prefer multiplayer sports games to a solo career

What players say

90% of 528 reviews are positive

Players praise the refereeing premise and value for the price, but often say the decisions become repetitive. Some report confusing offside calls, the lack of an advantage rule, and awkward interface controls.

How many players finish Football Referee Simulator?

0.3% of Steam players have unlocked «Classic Completed», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Football Referee Simulator system requirements

Minimum: DX10 capable, 1 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 (SP1+)
Processor
x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support
Graphics
DX10 capable
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
DirectX
Version 10

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support
Graphics
DX11 capable
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Football Referee Simulator have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Football Referee Simulator 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
Achievements
19
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Indonesian, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Turkish, Greek, Polish.

Does Football Referee Simulator use AI-generated content?

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

Some of the in-game images were generated by AI

The statement mentions: Art

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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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