| eFootball | |
|---|---|
 Logo used since 2021 | |
| Developer | Konami |
| Publisher | Konami |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 4 |
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| Genre | Sports |
| Modes | Single-player,multiplayer |
eFootball is a 2021association football video game developed, published, and updated annually byKonami. It is the revamped successor to the popularPro Evolution Soccer franchise, known asWinning Eleven inJapan.[1]
Unlike its predecessor, it was designed as afree-to-play digital video game that includesmicrotransactions and optionaladditional content,[2] with the goal of offering more features andonline and offline game modes such as Master League,[3] as well as enablingcross-platform play.[4] This eliminates the need for annual physical releases and instead provides periodic, free content updates that introduce new seasons. The first season of the video game, titledeFootball 2022, was released on September 30, 2021. It was followed byeFootball 2023 on August 25, 2022;eFootball 2024 on September 7, 2023;eFootball 2025 on September 12, 2024; andeFootball 2026 on August 14, 2025. This video game is part of theInternational Esports Federation's World Championship, the Northern and Eastern Europe League (NEEC), and theFIFAe World Cup.
It was released forMicrosoft Windows,Xbox One,Xbox Series X/S,PlayStation 4, andPlayStation 5 on September 30, 2021, and forAndroid andiOS on June 2, 2022. The Chinese version ofeFootball was published byNetEase forAndroid andiOS in 2022.[5]
IneFootball there are present two focal forms of gameplay. The first is named “Authentic Team”, which allows users to control virtual real-time soccer teams in offline games (against AI) or locally with friends. There you can also play online user matches: the latter will be playable in events and in friendly matches, where you can challenge another person remotely. The second game mode is called Dream Team, in which you can play online and offline matches with an original team, created by hiring coaches and players. Each formation can be customized with its name, its uniform and its playing style. With this club you can play both offline and online through the Events section.
| Title | First release | Version number(s)[6] | 8th Gen | 9th gen | PC | Handheld | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 (2022 Season) | September 30, 2021 | v1.1.4 (July 21, 2022) | PS4, Xbox One | PS5,Xbox Series X/S | Windows | Android, iOS, iPadOS | |
 (2023 Season) | August 25, 2022 | v2.6.0 (June 8, 2023) | PS4, Xbox One | PS5,Xbox Series X/S | Windows | Android, iOS, iPadOS | |
 (2024 Season) | September 7, 2023 | v3.6.2 (July 11, 2024) | PS4, Xbox One | PS5,Xbox Series X/S | Windows | Android, iOS, iPadOS | |
 (2025 Season) | September 12, 2024 | v4.4.0(April 17, 2025) | PS4, Xbox One | PS5,Xbox Series X/S | Windows | Android, iOS, iPadOS | |
 (2026 season) | August 14, 2025 | Latest version:v5.0.0 (August 14, 2025) | PS4, Xbox One | PS5,Xbox Series X/S | Windows | Android, iOS, iPadOS | |
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On July 21, 2021, Konami released a six-minute video revealing the new game.[7] The announcement revealed that thePro Evolution Soccer (Winning Eleven) brand had been dropped.[8]
The game was released onPlayStation 4,PlayStation 5,Microsoft Windows,Xbox One, andXbox Series X/S on September 30, 2021.[9][7] It was built usingUnreal Engine 4 for the first time in the franchise.[10]
On October 8, 2021, Konami announced that it would release a new update with fixes for the game's issues on October 28, 2021.[11] The update was delayed and the release postponed to November 2021.[12] Konami then launched the update 0.9.1 on November 6,[13] and announced that the 1.0 update release was delayed until Spring 2022.[14] Version 1.0.0 ofeFootball 2022 was finally announced on April 6, 2022, with release date on April 14, 2022.[15]
On May 31, 2022, Konami announced their roadmap for the rest of 2022 up until 2023 for features such as Master League and the number of teams that can be used in offline mode which will all be released as paid content.[16] However, as of September 2024 of eFootball's latest series release, features such as Master League and Edit Mode have not been released on PC or consoles, and no further announcements have been made by Konami.
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | (PC) 25/100[18] (PS5) 34/100[19] |
| Publication | Score |
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| GamesRadar+ |    [20] |
| PC Gamer (US) | 30/100[21] |
At launch,eFootball 2022 waspanned by critics and players, who criticized the "atrocious" graphics,[22] lack of content, laggy engine and finicky controls.[22] With 92% negative reviews, it became the worst-rated game onSteam a day after launch,[23] and the lowest-rated game of 2021 on the review aggregatorMetacritic.[24] Konami later apologised for the game's many issues and said they would work on improving it.[25] A major "1.0" update, that aimed to address many of these issues, was released April 14, 2022 on PC and consoles.[26]
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