Developer posts and news about this game.
I mean, listen, we're talking about practice . Not a game! Not a game! Not a game! We're talking about practice . Not a game, not the game that I go out there and die for and play every game like it's my last, not the game, we're talking about practice, man. If you're new to Sund
A random Sunday Rivals update in 2025? Yes my friends it's true, I have a nice little quality of life update for you completely out of nowhere and am happy to announce that schedules are now completely randomized at the start of every season! Why'd that take so long? Good questio
Hey yall, just released a minor bug patch, check the notes below: AI Tweaked AI logic to be more aggressive while losing in last chance situations late in the game BUGS Fixed a critical bug where players without first names would soft lock the game after having their season stats
In the spirit of the holiday season, I wanted to give you a little present to finish off 2023 in style, so check out the Winter Update! First off, I've rebranded the pre-snap statbox as the new Hype Tracker, which along with the existing team totals will now show player's game an
BUGS Fixed a critical bug that softlocked the game on QB running plays
Hey yall, quick bug patch for some stuff that slipped through the cracks. Hope everyone is enjoying The Big Game Update so far! UI Added an icon to show when an option is locked out on the game setup screen BUGS Fixed a bug where the Gameday Rivals boost for RB2 was being miscalc
Whew, after 3 and a half months I'm happy to finally release The Big Game Update to Sunday Rivals! Seriously, this was only supposed to take a few weeks, but I got excited and kept adding new stuff and now we got a bunch of fun things to play with! This update is focused on impro
Hey yall, wanted to share some progress I've made on the upcoming major update to Sunday Rivals, the Big Game Update! I'm focused on adding and improving various aspects of the game's overall presentation, especially where I can weave together some of the on-field action with the
Hey folks, happy to announce that Steam Trading Cards, Badges, and more are now available for Sunday Rivals! I added a whole bunch, so if you like collecting things hopefully you'll enjoy your upcoming drops! One fun note to add, I wrote a little player lore for each trading card
Hey yall, I've heard a lot of feedback over the years about ways to improve two player games, especially when it comes to hiding play calls from your opponents. Sadly we live in a world of screen-peekers, so in this update I've taken a step towards making their lives more miserab
A small patch that should hopefully deliver more expected results for blocking & defensive rushing slider values, especially on the low end. SLIDERS Increased the impact of the Run & Pass Blocking sliders on values above 50 Increased the impact of the Run & Pass Defen
I'm excited to share with you the very first post-launch update to Sunday Rivals, the Record Book Update! In total there are 72 records to break & hold in Season Mode and the best part is all the data is persistent, so your records carry over year after year. The AI gets a cr
We've defeated the Early Access team and can finally hoist the long-awaited 'full release' trophy, Sunday Rivals hits 1.0 today! Check out this trailer and then I'm going to wax poetic about the game for a bit: This release was all about tying up loose ends, but I did add one mor
Happy to finally announce that Sunday Rivals will leave Early Access and officially launch on May 16th, 2022 for only $20! Easy to pickup, hard hitting, fully customizable arcade football is back! Please help me spread the word and a special thank you to everyone who has jumped i
Excited to launch the v.21.0 Fumble Update! Offenses beware, if you think you can just run out the clock in crunch time, better find some guys who can hold onto the rock! Don't take my word for it, see for yourself! This update also brings along some important AI improvements on
Quick patch to fix a critical bug that popped up in the most recent release: BUGS Fixed a critical bug where punts could land in a location that players would not be able to pick up the ball from, effectively soft-locking the game
Hey yall, the v.20.3 Gameplay Update is live featuring some changes on the defensive side of the ball, most notably the ability for a well timed hit on a receiver to jar the ball loose for an incomplete pass! Once it happens, you'll think twice about setting your receiver up for
Hey yall, happy to show off the Face Update, which is a funny name but honestly I'm not sure what else to call this one! This update adds a handful of new player customization options, including 2 additional heads, 5 facial hair options, new hair colors, and finger tape! In addit
Hope everyone is enjoying the weather, this week I put together a gameplay patch that addresses a long standing issue in Sunday Rivals: Where to place the ball after a big tackle. As you know, the hits in Sunday Rivals can be on the massive side and as a result, it's not always c
Excited to launch the long-awaited weather and time of day update to Sunday Rivals! Time of day runs continuously through the game, start a game in the early morning dew and finish in the heat of the afternoon. As the the setting sun dips below the horizon, the blinding stadium l