Handball Action Total

Accidentally saw this as i was looking through the reviews for Handball 21 while looking for a proper handball game with club teams and a club competition structure. And i found one. Thanks to whoever made this. It is not that far from PES/FIFA/NBA 2k series, and a step in the right direction for handball fans. Hopefully there is an update or a sequel with better visuals and arena atmosphere, that would be the only CON i have with the game really. Big PRO is a huge edit mode similar to PES/NBA/Football Manager where you can create your own league entirely with a little bit of work. As licencing would be an issue for a small studio like this, allowing us to edit everything like this as long as the IHF structure is kept is more than enough. As i was saying above, just allow us to import banners, waving flags, possibly arena custom logos to further customise everything. Online sounds fun although i couldnt find anyone to play with(it is a 2018 game i play in 2021 after all), but still, a sequel with better graphics and more options in 2021 should really get the attention it deserves. Do it devs! Pros -Massive edit mode (just needs further expanding like adding club banners, wav…

Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this game. The graphics are plain ugly, actually so bad and clunky that it affects gameplay. I also couldn't find a view which I felt like comfortable in playing and having a good overview about what's happening in the field. The gameplay isn't there as well. It feels like guiding a team of ill-programmed robots. To be honest, it is not even worth the discounted price (I think I paid like 5€ or so). I really feel bad about this, because the game is very moddable which I like, but it's not worth to invest any time into it. I wish it would have been better.

This game is bad and it only took me 15 minutes of gameplay to understand it. And I had to quit because I was honestly not having a good time. The graphics and animations are very basic, the HUD and menu navigation is bad and the controller support is awful as well (on a PS4 controller, the R2 was not recognized and triangle and R1 were switched between them for example). I always try to be positive in my reviews and especially in a niche area like Handball videogames is but this is simply not acceptable and I find it very weird how this is almost the only Handball game on Steam with positive reviews when it is clearly the buggiest and the worst experience overall. Compared to this, Handball 17 is a good game.

This game is amazingly static and slow. So nowhere near handball or "Action", as it's mentioned in the title. Probably one of the worst sports games I've ever played.

playable on steam deck

Sorry, I really wanted to give it a chance, but it's just too janky. I understand that it's just an indie game but I just can't recommend it unless you're okay with playing what feels like a completely unfinished game.