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Squiggle Football

Squiggle Football is a deck-building football management roguelike, where you create a team and form powerful combinations of players, coaches, tactics and culture. Recruit, trade & innovate through nail-biting matches to reach & conquer the National League. Inspired by Australian Rules Football.

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Developer
Max Barry
Publisher
NationStates Pty Ltd
Release
August 13, 2025
354 days ago
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Very Positive141 reviews93.6%

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About the Game

Build a team, choosing who to recruit, who to show the door, and who to invest in for the future.

Create monstrous powerhouses by fusing superstar players with the right coaches, gameplan, and team culture.

Fight your way through State Leagues to ultimate National League premiership success.

And do it before the Board gets restless!

GAME OVERVIEW

  • You don't have time for details. You're a big-picture person. Choose who to sign and where they play. No contract negotiations. No cry-baby players. No surprise injuries.

  • Recruit, Trade, and Delist

  • Pick the eyes out of the Draft

  • Heartlessly cut worn-out veterans

ENDLESS POSSIBILITY

  • Over 850 unique players

  • Endless combinations of players, coaches + gameplans

  • Exploit synergies 

  • Robust match engine based on Australian Rules Football from Squiggle analytics

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