Devlog March 2026
01. April 2026
In-game editor, player statistics and a lot of work done for the first Android version. March was brought a lot of great features, that improved the game a lot.
Here you can read the change log of every single version released in March 2026.
In-game editor is here
This month I finally released the in-game editor! Now it is possible to customize leagues, teams and players by creating data packs. Data packs can then be used when starting a new game. They can also be easily shared with others by exporting/importing them as zip files. Everything is saved as csv files, so it is possible to edit data in bulk with spreadsheet editors.
I also released a showcase video on Youtube. Let me know if you face any issue or have suggestions about UI/UX.
Steam-Demo is back
Now it is possible again to play a free Demo version of the game on Steam. I released the full game as first Demo for the Steam Next Fest in October 2025. After that I removed the demo to go into Early Access.
Now I decided to release the demo again. Everything works as in the normal game, also the editor but is limited to one season. The progress can be transferred to the full version easily, trough the Steam Auto-Cloud.
I hope this reduces the amount of refunds I got (~20% at time of writing). It should also increase the general visibility on Steam. The full game is still available for free on other platforms such as Flathub or itch.io. The demo exists mainly for people who don't know what open source means.
Referees and first sound effects
During the match you can see now 2 referees follow the ball along the side lines. On kickoff, goals and breaks a whistle sound effect is played. This is the first sound effect of the game, aside the notorious button click sound ;-)
I had even more sound effects added, like crowd chants and the shoe squeak sounds. But they felt not right and I wanted to release the in-game editor, so my focus was there. I hope this month I find time and good sound effects to make the game more immersive. I even bought a recording device, to record my own sound effects.
The referees are still very basic and don't do much. But I plan to add yellow/red cards soon and let the referee enter the field and show the card. It would also be really cool seeing the referee doing the counting for kick-ins.
1000 Stickers
Last month I designed my new logo and this month I decided to print stickers. Now I have over 1000 stickers and will share them at events.
Just let's hope I don't redesign the logo, again ;-)
Android version is coming soon
Last month I wrote about plans for an Android version. I still have some things to fix, like font size and that everything is usable with a touch screen. But the work is much less than expected and for that reason I decided to release is soon. A few days ago I created the Google Store page and sent the first mobile version for review.
The game will cost between 1€ to 3€ depending on the region. Even if Google has no regional pricing, I manually set prices, to imitate Steam's regional pricing. In any case the game will be available for free as APK download. First on itch.io and Codeberg and later on F-Droid. I plan to release the game as reproducible build on F-Droid, and that takes some time.
I hope that in April the first Android version will be ready, at least a test version. I will post on this blog, when the it is available!
Freizeit Bozen/Tempo Libero Bolzano
From 16. to 20. April I will showcase my game at the local fair at Bolzano. Come visit my stand if you happen to be in Bolzano around this dates. I will bring plenty stickers too :-)
Every feedback is welcome
Feel free to write me an email at info@99managers.org and comment on Mastodon.
