Best Football (American) Steam Deck Games
Steam currently has 156 Football (American) games, but not all of them can be played on the Steam Deck. Explore our list with the best picks ranked by Player Score. Our Player Score rankings are calculated directly from reviews left on the Steam store and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Football (American) game rankings were last updated on 5/29/2024.
Looking for more? Explore other lists such as:
- Best football (american) games on Steam
- Best football (american) Steam games for Mac
- Best football (american) Linux games on Steam
- Free football (american) games on Steam
- Free Steam games
- Most played Steam games
- Best rated Steam games
1. Rocket League®
Rocket League is a high-powered hybrid of arcade-style soccer and vehicular mayhem with easy-to-understand controls and fluid, physics-driven competition. Rocket League includes casual and competitive Online Matches, a fully-featured offline Season Mode, special “Mutators” that let you change the rules entirely, hockey and...
Rocket League® holds the #1 spot for "best Football (American) Steam Deck game" with a Player Score of 88. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 571,767 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 506,441 positive reviews and 65,326 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $0.00 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Release Date | 7/7/2015 |
| Developer | Psyonix LLC |
| Publisher | Psyonix LLC |
| Steam App Id | 252950 |
2. Mutant Football League
Mutants and monsters unleash maniacal carnage on the gridiron in this crazy gore fest of arcade-style football. Packed full of humor, intense online multiplayer action, and strategy.
Mutant Football League has achieved a Player Score of 87, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Football (American) Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 786 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 733 positive reviews and 53 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $14.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $14.99 |
| Release Date | 10/31/2017 |
| Franchise | Digital Dreams Entertainment LLC |
| Developer | Digital Dreams Entertainment |
| Publisher | Digital Dreams Entertainment |
| Steam App Id | 529520 |
3. Sunday Rivals
Easy to pickup, hard hitting, fully customizable arcade football is back with Sunday Rivals! Battle high-octane offenses and bone crushing tacklers in the harshest weather conditions to bring home championship glory!
Sunday Rivals has achieved a Player Score of 84, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Football (American) Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 270 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 249 positive reviews and 21 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
4. Legend Bowl
Legend Bowl is a throwback to the classic 8-bit and 16-bit football games of the past. Take to the gridiron and fight your way to becoming a football legend! Enjoy sim-style gameplay, realistic weather, detailed stats, franchise mode, tournament mode, fully customizable rosters, and much much more!
Legend Bowl has achieved a Player Score of 84, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Football (American) Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 833 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 739 positive reviews and 94 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $24.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $24.99 |
| Release Date | 9/2/2021 |
| Developer | Super Pixel Games |
| Publisher | Super Pixel Games |
| Steam App Id | 1106340 |
5. Pro Strategy Football 2023
NOT THE LATEST VERSION - Be sure to also look for Pro Strategy Football 2024!
Pro Strategy Football 2023 has achieved a Player Score of 75, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Football (American) Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 71 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 60 positive reviews and 11 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $14.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $14.99 |
| Release Date | 9/8/2022 |
| Developer | Kerry Batts |
| Publisher | Pro Strategy Games |
| Steam App Id | 1935910 |
6. Chill
Chill is a relaxing, minimalist maze game.
Chill has achieved a Player Score of 74, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Football (American) Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 290 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 231 positive reviews and 59 negative reviews — making it "Mostly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $0.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
7. eFootball PES 2020
Experience unparalleled realism and authenticity in this year's definitive football game: PES 2020.
eFootball PES 2020 has achieved a Player Score of 70, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Football (American) Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 26,239 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 18,621 positive reviews and 7,618 negative reviews — making it "Mostly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $0.00 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Release Date | 9/10/2019 |
| Publisher | Konami Digital Entertainment |
| Steam App Id | 996470 |
8. Touchdown Girls
Your future awaits at Brigham University, an institution of higher learning known mostly for it's raging parties and beautiful female students!
Touchdown Girls has achieved a Player Score of 43, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Football (American) Steam Deck games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 50 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 20 positive reviews and 30 negative reviews — making it "Mixed" on Steam.
It is priced at $11.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $11.99 |
| Release Date | 12/8/2022 |
| Developer | Entropy Digital Entertainment |
| Publisher | Entropy Digital Entertainment |
| Steam App Id | 2164760 |
More Football (American) Steam Deck Verified Games
Explore even more rankings for the 8 best Football (American) games available on Steam.
| Image | Name | Actions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 28,507 | 7/7/2015 | 88 | ??? | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 10/31/2017 | 87 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 6 | 5/16/2022 | 84 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 10 | 9/2/2021 | 84 | $24.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 3 | 9/8/2022 | 75 | $14.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 1/18/2019 | 74 | $0.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 258 | 9/10/2019 | 70 | ??? | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 12/8/2022 | 43 | $11.99 | Steam Charts |
Soures & References
Steambase has best-in-class data powered directly by Steam, our data partners, and in-house experts. Reviews and rankings are enriched, analyzed, and updated in real-time to ensure we surface the most up-to-date insights. Learn more about the Steambase approach to data collection and our review methodology.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 29). Steam Store. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 29). Rocket League® on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 24). Mutant Football League on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 27). Sunday Rivals on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 27). Legend Bowl on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 29). Pro Strategy Football 2023 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 29). Chill on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2023, November 1). eFootball PES 2020 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 21). Touchdown Girls on Steam. Steam Store.