As the year comes to a close, it’s only natural for us to look back and take stock of where we’ve been. It’s been a banner year for the Maximum Football team with the game launching to Steam Early Access and Xbox Game Preview at the end of the year. It’s been a long road to get to where we are and there have been a lot of blood, sweat, and tears poured into this project. We are so grateful for everyone in our community for the faith they’ve had in us and their willingness to come along for the ride.
In 2024, we launched our first playable Beta during the Steam Summer Next Fest where we were able to see the first pieces of feedback from the community. Since then, we have made thousands of changes to the game in the lead up to our Early Access launch in November.
With the game now out in the wild, we have gathered hundreds of pieces of feedback and released four updates that have addressed some of the most pressing feedback we’ve received from you.
But the end of the year is also a time for us to look forward. While we are proud of where Maximum Football is as we round out the year, we are even more excited about what’s to come in 2025, and we want you to get excited along with us.
To that end, we are FINALLY ready to reveal our 2025 Roadmap listing features and improvements we will be focusing on when our calendar turns over to January.
Here’s a handy graphic to help you better understand what to expect in the first half of the new year.
Now, let’s break it down.
Major Features
Since releasing the game, and even prior to, we’ve been listening to the community about what’s most important to them to have included in the game. So our focus for the new year will be as follows:
- Coach Mode: A highly requested feature from our hardcore sim audience, Coach Mode will allow you to serve as your teams playcaller while allowing the CPU to run the plays once the call is in.
- Invite Multiplayer: What are sports games without a little friendly (or heated) competition. In 2025, we will be adding friend invites to our online offerings.
- Couch co-op: Even better than a digital rivalry is an in-person one. Next year, we will release an update that allows players to compete against one another on the same system.
- Crossplay: One of the keys to a healthy online ecosystem is having a big player base that allows for quick queues and solid connections. That’s why we will be opening up crossplay some time in the new year to allow Steam and Xbox players (and eventually PlayStation) to compete against one another in MPL.
- Franchise Mode: The professional equivalent to Dynasty mode, Franchise mode will allow you to take over as the General Manager of a pro sports franchise in a customizable experience. We will reveal more about Franchise mode as we approach its release.
Other Features
The 5 items listed above are considered major mode and functionality additions, but they don’t represent the only updates we will be working on. We are also committed to adding other, smaller user-requested features to the game. These include:
- Weather
- Screens, Draws, and other offensive plays
- Defensive hot routes
- More playcalling options
- Team and roster sharing
- UI adjustments for Roster Management
This is by no means an exhaustive list, but it shows a few key items the team is actively working to add to the game.
Ongoing Updates
Finally, there are several aspects of improvements that will be continuous efforts from the team. We will continue to monitor community feedback for ways to improve quality of life for our players, making adjustments to the things we see coming up the most. Online matchmaking and stability will continue to improve with each update, as well.
Lastly, we are in the process of overhauling our animation system and adding tons of new animations to account for different situations on the field. This will result in a more realistic on-field product both visually and physically.
All of the information including timelines and features are subject to change. We are still committed to listening to our audience and making the adjustments that are most important to you moving forward. Stay tuned for real-time updates as features start to roll out.
Thank You From the Maximum Football Team
With the year now coming to a close, we want to thank you for playing and giving us your thoughts on the game. We are going to be winding down for the end of the year to take a break and recharge with our families for the holidays. We will be back with our next update in January. Until then, continue to build your ultimate football universe in Maximum Football.
See you in the new year!