Retro Bowl Unblocked — Play Free Online

Retro Bowl is American football boiled down to the part that matters on a short break: throw the ball, score, and keep a roster together. The graphics are chunky pixel sprites, but underneath sits a proper team-management game. It comes from New Star Games, and on Cat Ninja it is the odd one out among the ninja platformers: there is no jumping, just a quarterback, a handful of receivers and a clock.

You play as both head coach and quarterback. On the field you run the offence yourself, and you only control the passer and, on running plays, the ball carrier. Between games you manage the squad, the salary cap and the mood of your owner and fans. A quick exhibition can be over in a few minutes, while a full career is the kind of game you return to for weeks.

If you came here for the pace of Cat Ninja or Level Devil, the link is the retry loop. Each drive is a small test of timing, and you can see right away what you did wrong.

How to play

Retro Bowl is built around pointer or touch input, not the arrow-key platformer scheme. The usual way to play is with the mouse or a finger:

• Passing: after the snap, tap or click a receiver to throw to them, or flick toward them. Lead the throw so the ball lands where the receiver is heading.
• Running: hand off or keep the ball and swipe to dodge defenders.
• Defence: the game handles most of it, so your attention goes to the offence.

Click inside the game once after it loads so it picks up your input. Between matches you pick which players to keep, sign or release, and spend coach credits on upgrades such as facilities and coaching staff.

Tips

• Do not hold the ball too long. A sack costs more than an incomplete pass, so throw it away when nobody is open.
• Look at the receiver's route before you throw. A ball aimed at where the receiver is now will often miss.
• Keep an eye on the salary cap before the offseason, so that a good player is not lost over money.
• Spend coach credits on things that help you for several seasons, not just the next game.

Similar games on Cat Ninja

Nothing else on the site is a sports sim. For another game of repeated attempts and tight timing, try Level Devil or The Speed Ninja. Ninja Leap and Final Ninja are platformers with a similar quick-retry feel. If you want something with a shorter learning curve, Fruit Ninja is a tap-and-swipe game that works on touch the same way.

It suits anyone who likes either quick sessions or a long-running career, on a computer or a phone, with nothing to install.