Axis Football 2016

Released: Jul 29, 2016
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Last updated: 12 Sep 2026, 03:08 GMT

Updates & announcements

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26 Aug 2021Developer post
Axis Football 2021 is now live!
Hi folks, We are happy to announce that Axis Football 2021 is now live on Steam! Check out the link below to watch the trailer and see all of the new features and improvements this year! Best, Danny
27 Sep 2019Developer post
Axis Football 2019 is now live!
Hi, folks! We're happy to announce that we've released Axis Football 2019. It looks like the community has already created and posted some awesome mods, so be sure to check them out on the community page. As always, thanks so much for your support as we work to build the best sim
14 Sep 2018Developer post
Axis Football 2018 is now live!
Hi, folks! Thanks for your support of Axis Football! Your purchase of Axis 16 has helped us drastically improve the game, and we're excited to announce that Axis Football 18 is now live on Steam! We've done major updates to the gameplay and UI, but our biggest feature this year i
16 Aug 2017Developer post
Axis Football 2017 now available on Steam!
Hi, folks! I wanted to let you know that our 2017 version is now live on Steam and available for purchase! We've added tons of features and improvements that you can check out in the trailer below. As always, thank you! -Danny
16 Aug 2017Developer post
Axis Football 2017 now available on Steam!
Hi, folks! I wanted to let you know that our 2017 version is now live on Steam and available for purchase! We've added tons of features and improvements that you can check out in the trailer below. As always, thank you! -Danny
07 Jan 2017Developer post
Axis Football 2017 Information
Hey folks! First, a big "Thank You!" for all of the support everyone has shown Axis Football over the past couple years! We've come a long way, but we have even farther to go! As the football season heats up for the playoffs, I wanted to share some of the work that we have planne
Hey folks!
First, a big "Thank You!" for all of the support everyone has shown Axis Football over the past couple years! We've come a long way, but we have even farther to go!
As the football season heats up for the playoffs, I wanted to share some of the work that we have planned for Axis Football 2017 and the future. The three big features that we'll be focusing on will be:

Next-Gen player models featuring an all new customizable uniform editor
Deeper franchise mode featuring trades, drafts, and advanced stats.
Broadcast inspired commentary featuring legendary announcer from the NFL 2k series
Naturally, we'll still be adding tons of other features like improved gameplay, better AI, more plays, GUI updates, more animations, and much more!
You can follow along with the development at AxisLeague.com. Preorders can also be made there, which include beta access (scheduled to begin around April).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck0HJxs-Y1M&t=1s
Happy Gaming,
Danny Jugan
Lead Developer, Axis Football
@AxisFootball
Facebook.com/AxisGames
AxisLeague.com
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07 Jan 2017Developer post
Axis Football 2017 Information
Hey folks! First, a big "Thank You!" for all of the support everyone has shown Axis Football over the past couple years! We've come a long way, but we have even farther to go! As the football season heats up for the playoffs, I wanted to share some of the work that we have planne
Hey folks!
First, a big "Thank You!" for all of the support everyone has shown Axis Football over the past couple years! We've come a long way, but we have even farther to go!
As the football season heats up for the playoffs, I wanted to share some of the work that we have planned for Axis Football 2017 and the future. The three big features that we'll be focusing on will be:

Next-Gen player models featuring an all new customizable uniform editor
Deeper franchise mode featuring trades, drafts, and advanced stats.
Broadcast inspired commentary featuring legendary announcer from the NFL 2k series
Naturally, we'll still be adding tons of other features like improved gameplay, better AI, more plays, GUI updates, more animations, and much more!
You can follow along with the development at AxisLeague.com. Preorders can also be made there, which include beta access (scheduled to begin around April).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck0HJxs-Y1M&t=1s
Happy Gaming,
Danny Jugan
Lead Developer, Axis Football
@AxisFootball
Facebook.com/AxisGames
AxisLeague.com
Original post
08 Nov 2016Developer post
Axis Football v6.1 Patch Notes
Hi, folks! Axis Football v6.1 is now live! Please see the patch notes below for more information. Fixed a bug that was causing the AI to snap the ball while players were selecting an audible on defense. This was happening only when users were using a controller. Fixed the blockin
Hi, folks!
Axis Football v6.1 is now live! Please see the patch notes below for more information.

Fixed a bug that was causing the AI to snap the ball while players were selecting an audible on defense. This was happening only when users were using a controller.
Fixed the blocking logic on the Trips Inside Run play.
Original post
08 Nov 2016Developer post
Axis Football v6.1 Patch Notes
Hi, folks! Axis Football v6.1 is now live! Please see the patch notes below for more information. Fixed a bug that was causing the AI to snap the ball while players were selecting an audible on defense. This was happening only when users were using a controller. Fixed the blockin
Hi, folks!
Axis Football v6.1 is now live! Please see the patch notes below for more information.

Fixed a bug that was causing the AI to snap the ball while players were selecting an audible on defense. This was happening only when users were using a controller.
Fixed the blocking logic on the Trips Inside Run play.
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06 Nov 2016Developer post
Axis Football v6.0 Patch Notes
Hi, folks! Axis Football v6.0 is now live! Please see the patch notes below for more information. On defense, you can now audible to any other play in your selected formation. We plan to add defensive hot routes in 2017. The camera will now rotation around to the back when a turn
Hi, folks!
Axis Football v6.0 is now live! Please see the patch notes below for more information.

On defense, you can now audible to any other play in your selected formation. We plan to add defensive hot routes in 2017.
The camera will now rotation around to the back when a turnover/kick occurs.
Added 56 new offensive plays (eight per formation). There will now be a page up/down button on the playbook where applicable.
After much debate, the Washington Savages have officially changed their name to the Washington War Chiefs.
Fixed the player skin tones so that all of the different shades will now show. (In the previous v5.x, all of the players had the same skin color.)
Fixed a bug that was affecting the QB speed on run plays. The interaction between QB and players on run plays should be a lot better now.
This will be the last major update for the 2016 version of the game. We still may fix any bugs or misc. things that pop up, but we will be turning our attention to preparing the 2017 version. As always, thank you for all of your support. Your purchase directly goes to making this game better. If you want to see what I mean by that, make sure to follow us on Twitter (@AxisFootball) or Facebook (fb.com/AxisGames). We're showing off the new football player models and so much more!
Happy Gaming,
Danny Jugan
Lead Designer, Axis Football
Original post
06 Nov 2016Developer post
Axis Football v6.0 Patch Notes
Hi, folks! Axis Football v6.0 is now live! Please see the patch notes below for more information. On defense, you can now audible to any other play in your selected formation. We plan to add defensive hot routes in 2017. The camera will now rotation around to the back when a turn
Hi, folks!
Axis Football v6.0 is now live! Please see the patch notes below for more information.

On defense, you can now audible to any other play in your selected formation. We plan to add defensive hot routes in 2017.
The camera will now rotation around to the back when a turnover/kick occurs.
Added 56 new offensive plays (eight per formation). There will now be a page up/down button on the playbook where applicable.
After much debate, the Washington Savages have officially changed their name to the Washington War Chiefs.
Fixed the player skin tones so that all of the different shades will now show. (In the previous v5.x, all of the players had the same skin color.)
Fixed a bug that was affecting the QB speed on run plays. The interaction between QB and players on run plays should be a lot better now.
This will be the last major update for the 2016 version of the game. We still may fix any bugs or misc. things that pop up, but we will be turning our attention to preparing the 2017 version. As always, thank you for all of your support. Your purchase directly goes to making this game better. If you want to see what I mean by that, make sure to follow us on Twitter (@AxisFootball) or Facebook (fb.com/AxisGames). We're showing off the new football player models and so much more!
Happy Gaming,
Danny Jugan
Lead Designer, Axis Football
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11 Oct 2016Developer post
Axis Football v5.1 Patch Notes
Hi, folks! Axis Football v5.1 is now live! Please see the patch notes below for more information. No major features here, just some fixes. Fixed a bug that was causing the snow particle effect to drastically lower framerate. Fixed a bug that was sometimes crashing the game when a
Hi, folks!
Axis Football v5.1 is now live! Please see the patch notes below for more information. No major features here, just some fixes.

Fixed a bug that was causing the snow particle effect to drastically lower framerate.
Fixed a bug that was sometimes crashing the game when a turnover occurred.
The stadium crowd sounds will now properly play and stop when sound effects are turn off and on.
Lowered the camera pan speed on the title screen.
There are a few issues that we are still working on, but I wanted to put out a patch to fix the issues above ASAP. We are still working on the following three issues:
1) Sometimes the character the user has selected will move without the user pressing any input directions.
2) Sometimes the game will stop taking input. If this happens, try unplugging and reconnecting your controller.
3) Only white player textures are showing instead of the 5 color variations. We know to fix this, it just takes a bit of time. We'll have it done soon!
If you experience #1 or #2 above, please let me know and please provide as much detail as possible. The changes made in this v5.1 patch *could* have fixed those issues, but I couldn't get them to reproduce on my end, so I'm basically shooting in the dark trying to fix them.
Thanks for your support and patience!
Happy Gaming,
Danny Jugan
Lead Designer, Axis Football
Original post
11 Oct 2016Developer post
Axis Football v5.1 Patch Notes
Hi, folks! Axis Football v5.1 is now live! Please see the patch notes below for more information. No major features here, just some fixes. Fixed a bug that was causing the snow particle effect to drastically lower framerate. Fixed a bug that was sometimes crashing the game when a
Hi, folks!
Axis Football v5.1 is now live! Please see the patch notes below for more information. No major features here, just some fixes.

Fixed a bug that was causing the snow particle effect to drastically lower framerate.
Fixed a bug that was sometimes crashing the game when a turnover occurred.
The stadium crowd sounds will now properly play and stop when sound effects are turn off and on.
Lowered the camera pan speed on the title screen.
There are a few issues that we are still working on, but I wanted to put out a patch to fix the issues above ASAP. We are still working on the following three issues:
1) Sometimes the character the user has selected will move without the user pressing any input directions.
2) Sometimes the game will stop taking input. If this happens, try unplugging and reconnecting your controller.
3) Only white player textures are showing instead of the 5 color variations. We know to fix this, it just takes a bit of time. We'll have it done soon!
If you experience #1 or #2 above, please let me know and please provide as much detail as possible. The changes made in this v5.1 patch *could* have fixed those issues, but I couldn't get them to reproduce on my end, so I'm basically shooting in the dark trying to fix them.
Thanks for your support and patience!
Happy Gaming,
Danny Jugan
Lead Designer, Axis Football
Original post
09 Oct 2016Developer post
Axis Football v5.0 Patch Notes
Hi, folks! Axis Football v5.0 is now live! Please see the patch notes below for more information. Implemented depth chart management and formation subs. The window for making subs is accessible both in-game and in your franchise management menu. You have the ability to sub out on
Hi, folks!
Axis Football v5.0 is now live! Please see the patch notes below for more information.

Implemented depth chart management and formation subs. The window for making subs is accessible both in-game and in your franchise management menu. You have the ability to sub out one player in a specific formation, or replace the player entirely. Hot key for bringing up the window in game: O on keyboard, Back on controller.
You can now jump to deflect passes while on defense. R on keyboard, Y on controller.
You can now use power and finesse moves while engaged in a block in an attempt to break free. Success of the move is determined by player attributes. Power move: E on keyboard, B on controller. Finesse move: Q on keyboard, X on controller.
You can now disengage from block by moving your defender in the opposite direction of the blocker while engaged in a block.
Improved AI logic for calling timeouts
Added a confirmation screen for deleting franchises to help prevent accidental deletion.
Added player fatigue. Fatigue affects a player's ability to perform and is indicated by a color in both the depth chart and the active player indicator circle on-field. White is fully rested, Yellow is winded, Orange is tired, Red is gassed. A player's attributes being to be affected once they become winded (yellow).
The camera will now continuously move on the Title screen instead of stopping when it reaches the other end of the field.
Using the back button on the title screen takes you to the previous menu instead of back to the starting menu.
Improved the lighting by implementing baked, global illumination.
Combined player model meshes to improve performance. You should hopefully notice the game run better.
Fixed a bug that sometimes occurred when attempting to pass the ball just as the QB was crossing the line of scrimmage.
Fixed a bug where the QB would run in the wrong direction if you audibled to a run in certain formations.
Fixed a bug in 2P games where users can't pick an offensive play if the defense picks punt block or FG block.
Implemented a new input management system. This systems supports a wider variety of controllers and should hopefully fix any controller issues.
Moved to a just-in-time loading system for team data. This should speed things up when navigating menus from the title screen.
As always, balancing and adjustments are an on-going process. I will continue to make tweaks as necessary.
The next update will include an extended playbook and possibly defensive audibles along with a handful of other small improvements.
Happy Gaming,
Danny Jugan
Original post
09 Oct 2016Developer post
Axis Football v5.0 Patch Notes
Hi, folks! Axis Football v5.0 is now live! Please see the patch notes below for more information. Implemented depth chart management and formation subs. The window for making subs is accessible both in-game and in your franchise management menu. You have the ability to sub out on
Hi, folks!
Axis Football v5.0 is now live! Please see the patch notes below for more information.

Implemented depth chart management and formation subs. The window for making subs is accessible both in-game and in your franchise management menu. You have the ability to sub out one player in a specific formation, or replace the player entirely. Hot key for bringing up the window in game: O on keyboard, Back on controller.
You can now jump to deflect passes while on defense. R on keyboard, Y on controller.
You can now use power and finesse moves while engaged in a block in an attempt to break free. Success of the move is determined by player attributes. Power move: E on keyboard, B on controller. Finesse move: Q on keyboard, X on controller.
You can now disengage from block by moving your defender in the opposite direction of the blocker while engaged in a block.
Improved AI logic for calling timeouts
Added a confirmation screen for deleting franchises to help prevent accidental deletion.
Added player fatigue. Fatigue affects a player's ability to perform and is indicated by a color in both the depth chart and the active player indicator circle on-field. White is fully rested, Yellow is winded, Orange is tired, Red is gassed. A player's attributes being to be affected once they become winded (yellow).
The camera will now continuously move on the Title screen instead of stopping when it reaches the other end of the field.
Using the back button on the title screen takes you to the previous menu instead of back to the starting menu.
Improved the lighting by implementing baked, global illumination.
Combined player model meshes to improve performance. You should hopefully notice the game run better.
Fixed a bug that sometimes occurred when attempting to pass the ball just as the QB was crossing the line of scrimmage.
Fixed a bug where the QB would run in the wrong direction if you audibled to a run in certain formations.
Fixed a bug in 2P games where users can't pick an offensive play if the defense picks punt block or FG block.
Implemented a new input management system. This systems supports a wider variety of controllers and should hopefully fix any controller issues.
Moved to a just-in-time loading system for team data. This should speed things up when navigating menus from the title screen.
As always, balancing and adjustments are an on-going process. I will continue to make tweaks as necessary.
The next update will include an extended playbook and possibly defensive audibles along with a handful of other small improvements.
Happy Gaming,
Danny Jugan
Original post
04 Sep 2016Developer post
Axis Football v4.0 Patch Notes
Hi, folks! Axis Football v4.0 is now live! Please see the patch notes below for more information. AI vs AI game mode is now available. You can play quick matches or franchise matches in this mode You can now watch (AI vs AI) any match from your current week of franchise mode. Use
Hi, folks!
Axis Football v4.0 is now live! Please see the patch notes below for more information.

AI vs AI game mode is now available. You can play quick matches or franchise matches in this mode
You can now watch (AI vs AI) any match from your current week of franchise mode. Use the "View Schedule" option under your Franchise Home screen to do so.
Fixed a bug where defenders would sometimes be pushed backwards while running when they were not colliding with anything.
Improved the offensive line AI to correct some flaws in the logic that was allow for some exploits.
Completely refactored all play data. This should decrease load times going into matches for users with slower computers.
As always, balancing and adjustments are an on-going process. I will continue to make tweaks as necessary.
The next update will include Depth Chart Management, Formation Subs, Fatigue and a handful of other small improvements.
Happy Gaming,
Danny Jugan
Original post
04 Sep 2016Developer post
Axis Football v4.0 Patch Notes
Hi, folks! Axis Football v4.0 is now live! Please see the patch notes below for more information. AI vs AI game mode is now available. You can play quick matches or franchise matches in this mode You can now watch (AI vs AI) any match from your current week of franchise mode. Use
Hi, folks!
Axis Football v4.0 is now live! Please see the patch notes below for more information.

AI vs AI game mode is now available. You can play quick matches or franchise matches in this mode
You can now watch (AI vs AI) any match from your current week of franchise mode. Use the "View Schedule" option under your Franchise Home screen to do so.
Fixed a bug where defenders would sometimes be pushed backwards while running when they were not colliding with anything.
Improved the offensive line AI to correct some flaws in the logic that was allow for some exploits.
Completely refactored all play data. This should decrease load times going into matches for users with slower computers.
As always, balancing and adjustments are an on-going process. I will continue to make tweaks as necessary.
The next update will include Depth Chart Management, Formation Subs, Fatigue and a handful of other small improvements.
Happy Gaming,
Danny Jugan
Original post
17 Aug 2016Developer post
Axis Football v3.0 Patch Notes
Hi, folks! Axis Football v3.0 is now live! Please see the patch notes below for more information. Game stats from simulated games will now scale to the quarter length selected in franchise options. Fixed the calcuation bug that was reversing value of the turnover margin stat. Fix
Hi, folks!
Axis Football v3.0 is now live! Please see the patch notes below for more information.

Game stats from simulated games will now scale to the quarter length selected in franchise options.
Fixed the calcuation bug that was reversing value of the turnover margin stat.
Fixed the bug that was not properlly awarding the TD stat when a TD was earned from forward progress.
You can now toggle between our Aimed Passing system and a traditional Button/Icon Passing system under the in-game options menu. Note that this system is unique to each player, so if you are playing a 2P game, one person can use the aimed system and one can use the icon system.
Slightly adjusted the offensive tacke's ability to pick up outside blitzs. This should reduce the amount of sacks coming from the outside.
QB rushing yards and rushing TDs are now tracked for player stats.
As always, balancing and adjustments are an on-going process. I will continue to make tweaks as necessary.
The next update will include AI vs AI along with a handful of other small improvements.
Happy Gaming,
Danny Jugan
Original post
17 Aug 2016Developer post
Axis Football v3.0 Patch Notes
Hi, folks! Axis Football v3.0 is now live! Please see the patch notes below for more information. Game stats from simulated games will now scale to the quarter length selected in franchise options. Fixed the calcuation bug that was reversing value of the turnover margin stat. Fix
Hi, folks!
Axis Football v3.0 is now live! Please see the patch notes below for more information.

Game stats from simulated games will now scale to the quarter length selected in franchise options.
Fixed the calcuation bug that was reversing value of the turnover margin stat.
Fixed the bug that was not properlly awarding the TD stat when a TD was earned from forward progress.
You can now toggle between our Aimed Passing system and a traditional Button/Icon Passing system under the in-game options menu. Note that this system is unique to each player, so if you are playing a 2P game, one person can use the aimed system and one can use the icon system.
Slightly adjusted the offensive tacke's ability to pick up outside blitzs. This should reduce the amount of sacks coming from the outside.
QB rushing yards and rushing TDs are now tracked for player stats.
As always, balancing and adjustments are an on-going process. I will continue to make tweaks as necessary.
The next update will include AI vs AI along with a handful of other small improvements.
Happy Gaming,
Danny Jugan
Original post
06 Aug 2016Developer post
Axis Football v2.0 Patch Notes
Hi, folks! This was a quick patch to address some of the features and requests from the community. We'll be back with another update soon after this! Patch Notes: You can now view your team's entire season schedule in addition to the league's week-by-week schedule Adjust the bloc
Hi, folks! This was a quick patch to address some of the features and requests from the community. We'll be back with another update soon after this!
Patch Notes:

You can now view your team's entire season schedule in addition to the league's week-by-week schedule
Adjust the block duration during pass blocks on coach mode. There was a significant lack of sacks occuring previously.
Fixed the bug that was preventing players from being able to kick an extra point or go for two when they scored a TD at halftime as time expired.
Adjusted the amount of data initially loaded at the title screen to help those who were experiencing long loading times or freezes after the splash screen.
You can now play 3:00 quarters in both Quick Match and Franchise Mode.
The quick timeout feature on the controller now functions properly (press LBump + RBump at the same time).
Adjusted the speed of the WR blockers on the Spread -> WR Screen play
The kicking power from the kick meter now scales better at lower power levels. Previously, you could kick it at the lowest level and still make pretty long field goals.
Removed the input delay from the kick meter.
You can now simulate your own games in Franchise Mode!
You can now toggle between fullscreen and windowed mode using the options menu of the title screen. This also allows players with multiple monitors to play the game on a different display. To do so, simply set the game to windowed mode, drag it to the desired monitor, then re-enable fullscreen mode.
The menu background music is now completely modable. Find the Mods > Audio > Menu folder and simply drag in any number of tracks (must be .OGG format). The tracks will be played one after another in alphabetical order.
I know there are several features and fixes that remain. I'm going to keep working and try to get them implemented ASAP. Keep an eye out for a post with more changes coming soon.
One last request, if you haven't rated/reviewed the game yet, please do! One of the best ways to encourage others to buy is by rating the game!
Thanks!
Danny Jugan
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