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Axis Football 2023

Axis Football is a simulation-style football game featuring the industry's best franchise mode, massive customization, and realistic gameplay.

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Developer
Axis Games
Publisher
Axis Games
Release
September 7, 2022
3 years and 330 days ago
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Mostly Positive269 reviews77.3%

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About the Game

Axis Football 2023 features completely redesigned gameplay, endless customization, and the industry's best franchise mode.

New In Axis Football 2023:
  • Completely overhauled several aspects of gameplay to create a brand new playing and viewing experience
  • Redesigned the entire tackling system, adding over 300 different tackles
  • Implemented momentum and physics based tackling
  • Redesigned the entire defensive back logic and animation system, adding over 200 different interception and pass deflections
  • Added primary and secondary precedents to zone coverage
  • Redesigned the entire pass catching system, adding over 400 different catches
  • Implemented diving, jumping, and sideline catch
  • Added new route running, pivot, and cutting movements
  • Redesigned the entire QB throwing system, adding over 50 different throws
  • Implemented a massively flexible pre-snap motion system for the offense
  • Redesigned the UI animation system for cleaner UI navigation
  • Massive optimization allows for easy-to-achieve 60 FPS
  • Six new stadiums: Cleveland, Buffalo, Houston, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, and Denver
  • Auto-substitutions due to fatigue
  • Logos can now be placed on helmets in the team creator suite
  • Bug fixes from previous versions

Franchise Mode Features:
  • Multiple league setup options (NFL-style, Tier style)
  • All-time record tracking
  • Player Contracts
  • Trades
  • Injuries
  • Practice Squads
  • Free Agency
  • Retiring Players
  • Weekly and Yearly Awards
  • Dynamic, tiered league structure with playoffs, promotions, and relegations
  • Unlimited seasons
  • 16 week seasons
  • Player progressions based on performance, age, potential, and playtime
  • End of season drafts
  • Season-long team stats
  • Individual league leader stats
  • Franchise stats
  • Depth chart control
  • Play, coach, spectate, or simulate matches
  • League and team schedule viewer
  • Spectate other matches

Customization:
  • Complete team creator / editor suite
  • Customize team name, colors, uniforms, field, play selection, logo, and more!

Game Modes:
  • Player Vs AI
  • Coach Mode (1p & 2p)
  • Spectator Mode
  • Local Player Vs Player
  • Franchise Mode
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