Free to play
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“For a free football game, I’d definitely recommend this. There’s honestly nothing else free that comes close right now.”
Steam review · 24 h played ↗
eFootball™
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Negative · 30%Mostly Negative · 30%KONAMI2021Football (Soccer) · Sports · Simulation
The verdict
Free-to-play football game with realistic, weighty on-pitch gameplay, but heavily criticized for pay-to-win packs, scripting, bad servers and missing PES modes. Skip it if you hate gacha or want Master League.
Great for
Free-to-play players who want realistic football gameplay and casual matches with friends instead of paying for FC
Main risk
Pay-to-win packs, perceived match scripting and laggy servers make competitive play frustrating
What changed in the last 30 days
154 recent reviews
Several recent reviews say a new update (4.4.0 / 6.0.0 and later) brought input delay, stutter and unplayable online matches. Mentioned by multiple players, so fairly consistent.
154 recent reviews
What players love
Better alternative to FIFA/FC
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Efootball so much better in many ways”
Steam review · 28.4 h played ↗
Realistic, weighty gameplay and physics
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“You can score much more diverse and different kinds of goals.”
Steam review · 9.6 h played ↗
Good graphics and performance
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“I’m getting avg 60+ FPS smoothly even at maximum settings.”
Steam review · 127 h played ↗
Fun with friends and casual play
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“Yes, the game is atmospheric and playing with a friend is a pleasure.”
Steam review · translated from Russian · 231.8 h played ↗
Playable without paying
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“its NOT pay to win , if u really can play it can be very fun”
Steam review · 75.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Pay-to-win and predatory packs
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“After spending the equivalent price of a full, premium standalone game on Steam, the game completely swallowed my investment and gave me absolutely nothing of value in return.”
Steam review · 484.6 h played ↗
Scripting / dynamic difficulty adjustment
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Every match reeks of Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment (DDA), where Konami decides who wins and who loses.”
Steam review · 2232 h played ↗
Laggy servers and connection drops
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The overall game experience has become extremely frustrating, especially because of the terrible server performance.”
Steam review · 580.1 h played ↗
Missing PES modes and little content
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“no Master League or Become a Legend. Nothing that made us fall in love with PES.”
Steam review · 44.5 h played ↗
Smart Assist ruins gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“the smart assist function makes divisions almost unplayable therefore it ruins the entire game for me.”
Steam review · 25.9 h played ↗
Region block for Russia and Belarus
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“I spent $1,000 and wasted my time on this game. It's a scam.”
Steam review · 5889.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable70 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 11 - 64bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5-2300, / AMD FX-4350
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 660 Ti / Radeon HD 7790
Storage70 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 11 - 64bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5-7600 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 590
Storage70 GB available space
OSWindows 11 - 64bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5-2300, / AMD FX-4350
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 660 Ti / Radeon HD 7790
Storage70 GB available space
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