MicroProse™ Soccer
MicroProse · 2021 · Sports, Football (Soccer), Simulation, Retro, 1980s
PC
Positive80% · 15 📉 Recent reviews down 70%
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About MicroProse™ Soccer
From the creators of Sensible Soccer
Go football crazy, football mad. MicroProse™ Soccer puts your footwork skills to the test as you compete against pros in the World Cup, International Challenge, or in the indoor league.
Easy to play, but difficult to master, this simulation will keep you on the pitch day after day.
Go football crazy, football mad. MicroProse™ Soccer puts your footwork skills to the test as you compete against pros in the World Cup, International Challenge, or in the indoor league.
- Pick-up-and-play: the game's intuitive controls and overhead perspective of the pitch make it easy to get into the action.
- You can challenge the computer or challenge a friend in local multiplayer.
- Choose from 29 different teams.
- Players can perform a variety of movements, including overhead and banana kicks.
- The game's replay system lets you relive the moment of glory after you score a goal.
Easy to play, but difficult to master, this simulation will keep you on the pitch day after day.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
Do not get this, it has no C64 outdoor mode despite being in the trailer. Other reviews mention this too. Its the best reason to get the game and if you remember this game that's all you'll be looking for! WIthout it its not worth it, sadly (It was great back in the day)3 found this helpful
Great reminder of a time I was obsessed with this game, many years ago. I wish this included the C64 outdoor game though!2 found this helpful
The outdoor C64 version is still missing, despite what's advertised.2 found this helpful
MicroProse™ Soccer, developed by MicroProse and Sensible Software and published by Ziggurat, is a reissued classic that captures an era when sports games were built around immediacy and feel rather than simulation accuracy. Returning to it today is less about comparing it to modern football titles and more about appreciating a design philosophy that prioritized responsiveness, simplicity, and player-driven moments. It’s a game that reveals its strengths quickly, but also its limitations just as clearly. The gameplay is structured around a top-down view of the pitch, with players controlling one footballer at a time while teammates move automatically. This approach keeps things streamlined and easy to follow, removing the complexity of full-team control systems. The input scheme is minimal, relying on directional movement and a single primary action button to handle passes, shots, and defensive actions. At first, this simplicity makes the game feel almost basic, but as you spend more time with it, subtle layers begin to emerge in how those inputs translate into movement and ball control. One of the most interesting aspects of the game is how it allows players to shape the trajecto…1 found this helpful
Brings back memories but as many have said the full pitch version isn't here or is hidden somewhere. I can't bring myself to give the game a negative score, but its frustrating. Other than that, this is a perfect recreation of 1987 home gaming.1 found this helpful
Best soccer game ever made
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