Football Referee Simulator

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

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Based on all 541 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 294 reviews: 3.3h for positive, 1h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (27.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (19)

• Check Complete Review an incident using VAR for the first time 100%
• First Game Officiated your very first match as a professional referee 86%
• First Warning Show a yellow card for the first time in your refereeing career 84%
• Use Your Voice Issue your first verbal warning during a match 84%
• No Way Back Show a red card for the first time and send a player off the pitch 69%
• Flawless Performance Finish a match with a perfect referee rating of 5.0 63%
• Safety First Provide first aid to a player on the field 60%
• Facing the Media Attend press conferences 5 times 40%
• From the Heart Donate a large amount to a charity 28%
• Getting the Whistle Officiate 25 matches as a referee 23%
• Below the Standard Finish a match with a referee rating below 2.5 22%
• Clean Hands Reject a match-fixing business offer 19%
• Back in Time Play a historical match 16%
• Match Abandoned Abandon a match by sending off too many players 10%
• Trusted Official Officiate 50 matches as a referee 9.2%
• Top Blogger Reach an audience of 1,000,000 on your blog 8.1%
• Veteran Referee Officiate 100 matches as a referee 2.6%
• Classic Completed Complete the Classic game mode 1.1%
• Syndicate Completed Complete the Syndicate game mode 1.1%