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Axis Football 2026

Axis Football 2026

Upside Down Bird · 12 Jan 2026 · Nintendo Switch
Steam reviews75% positive115 reviews · Mostly Positive
Store
Nintendo eShop
Platform
Nintendo Switch
Release date
12 Jan 2026
Publisher
Upside Down Bird
Players
2+
Rating
E
Features
Choose your difficulty
Ways to play
Meet up and play together, Play together on one console
Play modes
TV mode, Tabletop mode, Handheld mode
Availability
Available now

Axis Football 2026 is a complete American Football Simulation featuring fluid gameplay, endless customization, and the industry's best franchise mode.

New In Axis Football 2026
* Instant replay!
* Complete play editor
* Massively improved lighting and graphics for the most realistic visuals yet!
* User action buttons for increased engagement and player reward
* New block-and-release routes
* Thousands of photo-realistic player and coach portraits
* Completely recreated announcing system
* Redesigned crowd system with dynamic population and team coloring
* Drastically improved audio featuring new crowd cheers, volume scaling, city-specific chants, and more.
* Hundreds of new routes, dozens of formations, and thousands of plays
* New aggressiveness sliders to control how often your team will go for it on 4th down
* Trade offers from teams in franchise mode
* Overhauled draft pick trading system for complete control over your picks
* New franchise settings menu to give even more customization to franchise mode
* Franchise salary cap options
* Draft and free agency player pool strength controls
* New kickoff conversion option
* Star player indicators to highlight the impact players on the field
* Overhauled AI play calling
* Expanded depth chart positions
* Refined player movement
* Massive optimization for the smoothest gameplay yet

Full 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
* 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!
* Playbook editor
* Play editor

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

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