Aftertouch

Strike it. Then steer it.

Football and club management in the spirit of the Amiga greats. Bend the ball after it leaves the boot, then take a club from the bottom of the pyramid to the top.

Coming to Steam Early Access Windows macOS Linux Steam Deck

The touch

Bend it after you hit it.

Release the shot, then steer it with the stick. A short nudge curls it round the keeper. Pull back to lift it over him, or push through to keep it low. You have a second and a half while the ball's in the air.

Better finishers bend it further. On Hard, the computer can do it too.

  • Full controls for every trick, or Classic for two-button football
  • Through balls, lobs, crosses, slide tackles and diving headers
  • Keepers you can't just walk past

What's in the box

A proper game of football. And the club around it.

Proper football

Offside, advantage, bookings, set pieces and stoppage time, called by one of six referees with their own eyesight and temper. Gordon "The Headmaster" Pritchard brings two pencils, three cards and a profound disappointment in your conduct.

Eighty clubs, four divisions

Take a job anywhere in the pyramid. Pick the team, set the tactics and the training, and chase promotion through a full season of fixtures. Every other club rotates its squad, tires and picks up knocks, just like yours.

The transfer market

Hundreds of players to scout, with filters and scout reports. Sell the deadwood, find a bargain, and keep the books balanced when the wage bill comes in.

Build a home

Add seats, open the club shop and lay on hospitality, one project at a time. Set the ticket price. Watch attendances and league position climb on the club graphs.

Every ground is different

Stripes, diamonds and checkerboards, lush grass or muddy goalmouths further down the leagues. Kick off in the morning sun or under the floodlights at quarter to eight.

Pick your evening

Jumpers for Goalposts, Match of the Day or A Cold Night in Stoke. Difficulty changes how the opposition thinks, never how good the players are.

Screenshots

From the touchline to the manager's office.

A painting of a footballer striking the ball in a packed stadium

Early Access

Kick-off is coming.

Aftertouch is heading to Steam Early Access with the full match and career in place: eighty clubs, transfers, tactics, training, stadium projects, practice drills and local two-player.

  • Made for a controller, and first class on Steam Deck
  • Career saves follow you between machines with Steam Cloud
  • Fifteen Steam achievements, from your first goal to the Division One title
  • Online play through Steam is planned after launch
Wishlist on Steam