Retro Bowl College Reviews

Retro Bowl College Reviews

Published by on 2024-11-26

🏷️ About: The official spin-off of the smash hit RETRO BOWL takes you back to the old-school. If you thought managing a Pro Team was a challenge - you've seen nothing yet! Make a name for yourself as a winning Head Coach for one of 250 College teams.


       


Overall Customer Experience 😎


🤬 Negative experience
87.7%

😎 Positive experience
12.3%

🫥 Neutral
0.0%

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4.3 out of 5
Unpolished Copy and Paste

This game is a good concept but has not been executed in a good way. This is almost the same game as retro bowl but with the draft being replaced by recruiting, some new gimmicks like GPA, donations, conferences, different schedules, etc. But this is an unfinished product, many of the teams are unf... Show more

Retro bowl with a new coat of paint

This game is fun as it has the core mechanics of retro bowl but in its current state it just feels like retro bowl with very little things changed, however I do think this game still has potential. What I would change:
Add recruiting, perhaps the most important aspect of college football but it... Show more

Almost unplayable as a dynasty

This game doesn't hold a candle to the pro Retro Bowl, for one reason: Recruiting and roster building is absolutely broken. There aren't enough ways to raise scholarship dollars, and the prices of players are too high... so you can't possibly build a balanced team. You either end up with one side o... Show more

Go Back to Retro Bowl(+)

This game is okay. It adds a dimension to standard Retro Bowl, which means it’s not just monotonous football all the time. But, key things are missing — like transfers. The rates of walk ons aren’t high either. Managing GPA is also kind of ridiculous, as any training besides light leads to a rapidl... Show more

Good game but needs improvements

Good game overall but needs exhibition, needs to remove gpa needs to add a feature how much Time you practice that week and how they study that week (nobody wants to suspend their players or cut them because they can’t get their GPA up), sim game was a really good feature in the last game - bring t... Show more

Needs improvement

This game is such an amazing way to pass time. In my opinion, it’s better than the original retro bowl and I love the variety in teams, players, and so forth. However, I have some bones to pick. Primarily, it gets boring. Dynamic is simply too easy. I played on dynamic for at least 10 seasons and i... Show more

It’s good but…

First off: its inaccurate, players spike after TDs which is a foul in college but the PATs are also on the 10 still which makes sense so games are more competitive.
Secondly: features like exhibiton games and simulating games is gone. I really loved simulating games
Lastly: is it hard to tel... Show more

Needs to be more like the current college game

Love the OG retro bowl and have customized it as a college game for awhile now. So I was super excited for an actual college version to play but have found this one a little disappointing. First off, the gpa is weird as a lot of people have commented on so it needs to be changed where you don’t hav... Show more

Fun

Pretty fun and I like the game but it’s pretty annoying that I’ll dominate a game and still have to criticize a player for literally no reason. Other than that it’s fun and unique but it doesn’t make any sense that I’ll have a perfect game and yet the DL apparently didn’t do well so either pay up o... Show more

Great but the potential for more is out there.

I loved retro bowl. So when this came out, naturally, I loved this game too. It added so much to what was an already entertaining and fun game. But a thought recently hit me. Notice on how you can view where players are from when you click on the roster. It gave me an idea that, for those who payed... Show more

Freezes

I have played retro bowl for a while and was excited for this one, but after i completed my first season as a minor team, whenever i tapped on my coach the game would freeze and i would have to exit and go back in. Same thing also happened with the yearbook tab. I didn't care too much since I didn'... Show more

Problems and wishlist

First of all, I play this game more often than OG Retro Bowl, but it does have something’s I don’t quite like. Don’t get me wrong, I love the game, but I have a few things I don’t like and a few things I think could be added to the game.

Unlike the original game, you can’t pick any college a... Show more

Seriously?

Ok, first I wanna start off by saying RB college is an amazing game and new star did a wonderful job. But I have one complaint, what the actual heck is up with the team colors? They are all so bland, (some teams not having a colored logo, strip on their pants, or sleeve) and I feel like new star is... Show more

Retro Bowl w/ College Skins Not a Bad Thing

I’ve only just started but so far, this is Retro Bowl’s solid gameplay with some college-esque tweaks.

The fact that they have 250 teams w/ all bowls, which are all customizable is impressive. Your recruiting budget is tied to performance and how many players make the draft which is a nice ... Show more

4 stars, but only for now

First off I want to say this game is very fun and very unique and you get to be one of the greatest coaches ever at your favorite college. The one reason why I didn’t get five stars is because I want to be able to edit the teams, but not says I can’t access the store because I need to be connected ... Show more

0 DOMINANT Teams?!… That’s Utterly RIDICULOUS!!!

In EVERY season that I’ve played?! ALL of The CFP Teams had At LEAST 3 but MOSTLY 4 losses. What kind of NCAA Football is that?! My 1st season at Vandy, I went 10-3 (losing only to UGA and Tenn). I was my division Runner-Up but EVERY CFP Team had a worse record than us. I had to settle for A Sugar ... Show more

Great but a few problems

This game is honestly fun and fun to the point where just like in retro bowl I spent 99 cents for the other stuff and I don’t regret it. But there’s a few problems. I feel like you should add a little more things because sometimes it feels like I’m playing regular retro bowl but that isn’t the real... Show more

Can’t pick College of youre choice - but why not?

I like this game. I also like the regular, Retro Bowl, which I played for years now. The main problem with the college Retro Bowl is that you’re unable to pick the college of your choice. When you first start playing the game, you can only choose from a limited number of low to your colleges. The q... Show more

Needs to be fixed and added!

This game is honestly better then the Nfl version in many ways, but on here you cant play more then 2 full seasons and it gives you a error page and makes u leave the game thats my biggest issue with it, there is some stuff that could be added, like make it so its more then 50k to start with especi... Show more

Great Game, small issues

First off, I love all of the “Retro” games you all have made. The depth of these simple mechanic games are incredible. I’ll probably never go back to the original Retro Bowl after playing this version. I don’t mind the GPA mechanic. It’s not hard to work around that. I never spent points in the ori... Show more

A Great Game! But…

Retro Bowl College is a fun and addictive football game that is almost identical to the original Retro Bowl, but with a college football theme. The gameplay is simple but challenging, and the pixel art graphics are charming.

One of the things I love most about Retro Bowl College is the team ... Show more

Lots of potential

I’m probably biased seeing as i had a Retro Bowl save with all college teams, but this game is phenomenal. all of the things i wish could be added are little things that’d make it fantastic, but are far from shiny. The only two big things i wish are that all the uniforms get updated, which will tak... Show more

Game stops working after you make it to the national title game

I’ve played on two different accounts now. Both end with the same outcome, after I win the semi final game to make it to the national title game I end up stuck on a loading screen that never ends. Not sure if this is a bug or what but it won’t even let me on to that account, like the account can ne... Show more

A bit rigged?

Great game and I recommend it highly. However, as you play on there is clearly an algorithm that works against the player. I have it on both the phone and ipad, so play two separate leagues and I play often (I travel a lot, so it’s a tidy little activity while the plane is boarding, etc). In two un... Show more

Great development from the team

I love the take on the college side of football, I love how much more dynamic the team management is with conferences, freshmen prospects, and the draft. You can expect to have the same great gameplay as the original with more features. However, the GPA system has to get revamped. It feels impossib... Show more

Awkward mechanics in the game

First off I love this game I have always liked cfb better than the nfl but have been disappointed in just a few aspects. First off I like how the game doesn’t let you pick the specific team and have you build up to get that offer, I have been an Ohio State fan for my whole life and the fact that I ... Show more

Near perfect

The game is such a fun sequel to the original retro bowl, but there are just enough differences to make it a noticeably different experience. I think more players leaving during their Junior Years could be an interesting addition, as well as the installation of a transfer portal feature. The in-gam... Show more

It’s Great But,

This game is overall very fun and addicting to play. I’ve recently had RetroBowlCollege for a week and have already played 5 seasons. Overall it’s a great but there are some key aspects missing. First of all, the transfer portal. This is a key part of the current college game. This would make it m... Show more

Great But Could Be Improved

I would like to start off by saying this game is great in many aspects, however, some mechanics could be tweaked to make the user experience near perfect.
First, while having to manage the player's gpa, the only way to increase their gpa is by having to bench the player or use coaching credits.... Show more

Great game but could be better

The original retro bowl was and still is an amazing game. As soon as I saw this game come out, I downloaded it immediately hoping for it to be identical to the original. However, when I got into the game I realized some major differences. First of all, there is no sim button which could help make t... Show more

Possible improvements to RBC

Phenomenal game. I have no gripes about the game, however there are things to fix about it
1. A rivalry system. Rivalries are one of the biggest things in college football, and allowing each school to play their biggest rival at the end of the season should be a must-have for a college football ... Show more

Great BUT… can be better

First off, if New star games sees this,RBC is a great game. But I think it can be improved.

1.Rivals. I think a team should be able to select “rivals” such as Texas playing Oklahoma. This could be where you can select one (maybe more) teams to play every year during the last week of the seas... Show more

This game is great but minor improvements would make it amazing

First of all, this game is great. But it lacks some big parts of realism on college football.

In-season recruiting-I cannot express how much this feature needs to be added. Due to having to cut a player mid season for partying and etc. I believe there should be a scouting/recruiting portal i... Show more

It’s the best college football mobile game but

Overall this game is been VERY fun but there is some issues. First is the gpa, my star players have to be benched for 3 weeks at a time at least 2 or 3 times a year.
My biggest issue with the game overall is that I can’t change teams. In the original retro bowl, you would start with a bad team a... Show more

Love at first sight.

This game is simply amazing! Having to manage all the intricacies that go along with a college football program is awesome. My only gripe is with the uniforms, some of them are so far off of what they are suppose to look like. A simple matter easily resolved with unlimited but it would have been ni... Show more

Amazing but lacking

it’s a really fun game and i love that they added a whole bunch of colleges but what i dislike is the jersey selection for them. they made some of the jerseys completely wrong and other are just awfully effortlessly put together i hope to have a update soon that deals with that uniforms it’ll take ... Show more

Great game, Here’s a few ideas!!

Honestly it has been so fun playing this game and i have a coach who has switched teams every season and has been every team in the game, the freshman admissions is pretty cool and all especially with the scholarship fund with the donations and stuff, but i would really really recommend adding some... Show more

Great But needs some work with school colors

I downloaded the game about a day or two ago and I have to say, it’s just as good as the original game. But, the one thing that I think should be fixed are the colors for teams. The colors are good for most teams, but some teams have just random colors instead of their actual colors. For instance, ... Show more

Good could be better

Overall good game it’s not just retro bowl with a different name. I like how the recruiting works it’s very smart the added music when you score a touchdown is a great touch my only problem is the team colors are a little weird for instance Colorados helmets are yellow not gold which doesn’t make s... Show more

Feels like a Ctrl + C Of Original

I understand the game just came out but come on. It feels and plays exactly like retro Bowl. Recruiting is mid and is just the nfl draft but without rounds. It should be more like NCAA Football 13 or 14. And the abbreviations when looking at the playoff bracket is not very good for example what tea... Show more

Pretty good, one minor issue

I just got the game and seems pretty similar to the older version. I really like all of the extra detail and “world building” that went into this one. My biggest complaint, I’ve noticed a ton of time where the game just freezes for a second when doing certain actions. This has happened a lot alread... Show more

GPA

This game better than the original, but all my players are stupid. The gpa system is so annoying. They don’t learn by themselves you have to bench so they can learn. Most of my players are suspended because of this. They should keep this system, but have player traits to determine their grades. And... Show more

Could have been perfect

Yes everything else is spotless but there’s 1 little problem and that’s the rankings. Right now I’m undefeated, but the team ahead of me has 1 loss and that’s to me. Crazy but it doesn't end there. The number 1 seed is a 2 loss team while the 2,3,4,5,6 are 1 loss or undefeated please fix this so we... Show more

Great game with small things to fix

I’ve been a fan of the bowl games for as long as I can remember and the developers are usually pretty good at making adjustments. College football is definitely a bit harder to manage due to the huge amount of teams, locations, bowls, rankings, standings, etc. I really do hope they can make it work... Show more

Must Play

I have always loved retro style games and am a huge proponent for Retro Bowl. The only notes I have for the college edition is the ability to turn off replays during games would be nice and if someone purchases the unlimited version then I don’t think advertisements for other retro games should pop... Show more

Good but inaccurate

Although this is a great college football game. It felt a little bit rushed, for example alt 1 and 2 jerseys were the same for most of the teams, and the other jerseys felt to bright or had the wrong colors. The conferences and divisions are inaccurate as to the actual college football. I really li... Show more

Great game some bugs

Great game had some bugs over I really like it. I got the premium thing but unfortunately the 12 man roster won’t work I don’t know if it’s just me but it’s making me be stuck at a 10 min roster but it’s very clever, and covers a lot of college football, which is very hard to do but a very fun game... Show more

Great but a MAJOR ISSUE…

Very excited about this release! I love Retro Bowl & have been playing it for awhile & this college release has been AWESOME….

But…

There seems to be an issue with the roster going to 12. I purchased the unlimited and changed my roster to 12 but it remained on 10. I thought I ... Show more

Great game but a few critiques

I consider this game better than the origional retro bowl, however, there are three things that i eould love to see added in the near future. Sim game option, abilities, and a more relaxed GPA system, first of all i think that sim game should come back from the original retro bowl,However, i would ... Show more

Awesome game, but needs some fixes/improvements

So, like many on this one, came from the NCAA 14 Revamped community. It’s GREAT. Completely worth downloading and buying if you choose to. The game play is easy to learn, the features are good for what I’d expect in a mobile game. And it fits the retro football aspect like it’s other versions.
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Good could be great

After playing this one for a couple months now (8th season) I do like the challenge of this one over retro bowl. My biggest complaint is the gpa system and the fact that you have to use coaching credits to help those players. I think a better system would be a points system specifically for that. W... Show more

A few in game issues but otherwise amazing

One thing I think could use work is the inclusion of some sort of prestige for each team which affects your ability to sign good players. So bad teams stay bad longer and good teams stay good like in real cfb. I think they had a system like this in ncaa14. Also the major and minor divisions correla... Show more

Almost Perfect

I loved playing retro bowl and I personally bought the dlc so I could customize all the pro teams into colleges and made my college back in the day. When I saw that this game came out, I was very excited, and I was even more excited when I realized my school was in there: Virginia Military Institut... Show more

Almost great game

I have played the original retro bowl for 2 years and I was excited that this came out because I wanted a college one. Before it came out I made my own college version in the original retro bowl and it took me at least a month and I got all the jerseys down I even looked up all the hex codes to mak... Show more

Great game! I also have some suggestions for the devs.

Ok first of A transfer portal which I know might be hard to make it would be sorta like the free agent portal in OG retro bowl. Second off please add rivals because well the only thing about it is that there would be some fun and challenging games. Third add a thing where if you know Oklahoma and T... Show more

Almost there!

I give five stars just because you did a college game. Here are some more ideas. When an FCS team plays an FBS team, the FCS team should automatically be downgraded as it is highly unlikely although it does happen that an FCS team does beat an FBS team. Prepare for conference realignment as the PAC... Show more

A top alternative to College Football

Probably one of the best football games I’ve played. A free College Football game that lets me play out as my fav team and build them into a dynasty? Say less! It’s got everything Retro Bowl has but with a college twist. Player GPAs, Scholarships, you name it. I like the challenge of only having pl... Show more

What’s with the hashes

This is a great game overall and I have loved it for the time it’s been out and have been playing it like crazy, but recently the new update was released and everything is great except the wider hashes. Whenever I run a play I could get downed in the middle of the field but it will still put me on ... Show more

Obviously amazing game but here are some suggestions

I really have a lot of fun with this game and the pros version of this game. But my suggestions is to find a way in both games to make extending the OC and DC contracts mean something. In both games I have never resigned a coordinator because I feel no difference in the plays my offense is calling ... Show more

An Amazing Sequel

I’ve loved Retro Bowl ever since I discovered it a few years ago. I’ve been watching the different content made and playing the game myself. But at certain points I’ve gotten a bit bored of the repetitive grind of Retro Bowl. This game reinstated that love. The new complexity of managing a college ... Show more

Great game! But one problem…

My experience with this game has been AWESOME. But it also has been a little frustrating. The best parts of this game is that the developers put the time and effort to actually include gpa,majors,and hobby’s which I thought was awesome. Also they included about every school that has a football team... Show more

G.P.A.

I love all the Retro games. This one feels like a cross between Retro Bowl and Retro Goal. This one however has an annoying flaw. If our players can’t keep their GPA up they’re suspended. The problem is that there aren’t enough FREE chances to boost their scores. Sometimes in BYE weeks you get that... Show more

Amazing

I absolutely love this game, I loved the regular retro bowl, but I think I like this one more. I know it’s new and I have a couple of complaints, but it’s still 5 stars. First off, I ordered the premium for the 12 man roster but whenever I go into roster it still only lets me have 10 players, also,... Show more

One big change needed asap

First of all, I love this game so I will give it the 5/5 it deserves. However, there is one thing that could instantly make this game even better: just remove all of the GPA stuff. I don’t like having to bench my players for several games out of the season. We want to play with the players that we ... Show more

My Little CFB Lovin’ Heart is HAPPY!!!

I LOVE football. I work in football, I play (terribly), and I consume as much football-related material as I can. Let me just say, I’m soooo in love with RetroBowlCollege. If you don’t want to spend real money in a game but still be able to really enjoy it, this is a great one to have and it’s jus... Show more

If you loved Retro Bowl…

Then you’ll love this! Even deeper of a sim. A few minor features are missing on launch (being able to sim games) but there’s nothing to complain about. So many new features far outweigh things like that. 10 out of 10.

GREAT GAME but I have a recommendation

Retro Bowl College is a GREAT idea and I love the concept behind it. One thing I’d like for the game to change is for recruiting, I’d rather it be bid offers where you could possibly do different things for an interest rate or something. Instead of it just being instant if you hit “recruit”. I’d al... Show more

Awesome, but literally only one problem.

So this is a great game. The cheerleaders and band are a cool touch, and it’s even better than retro bowl in some ways. My only problem is that I don’t want to by unlimited again. I bought in in regular retro bowl, so maybe it’s just me but I think it’d be great if u could link rb and rb c so that ... Show more

Retro Bowl College Update Ideas

I love this game and am addicted to it already! But can you please add the rest of the jerseys for teams because the alternates are mostly the same with some teams having the same. #2 fix the jerseys for Minnesota, I feel like I am playing for USC with Minnesota and I saw a different school that ha... Show more

Playing RB Since Day 1

I have been a retro bowl fan since January of 2020, I was an OG and I knew about the games existence before anyone else did.

After seeing how popular this game has become throughout the past 3 (almost 4) years, I want to say congratulations with all the success, and thank you for giving us a... Show more

Conference 12

First off, I really like this game. It has the same feel as regular retro bowl while being like the college game. However, there are a few annoying things. Maybe I’m just unlucky, but it seems impossible to get any offers from a conference 12 team when starting a save. Also, many teams have very in... Show more

A Must For College Football Fans

Let me just say I love College Football, and Retro Bowl is great, and Retro Bowl College builds on that legacy, but there are some problems. First off their are some uniforms that don’t match the teams at all like Florida, also there is a 2nd alternate uniform but it always just some placeholder fo... Show more

Very good but one issue

Overall I think the game is perfect, however I have a few issues, I do wish some more routes/plays were added because it still feels a little basic and most of the team colors aren’t right, Indiana has orange and white instead of Red and white as well as Iowa, so the only issue I have is some of t... Show more

A few more things needed

I got this game just yesterday and I love it. It would be better with an exhibition mode and the ability to sim games, which might come in the future hopefully. One thing that needs to go is the gpa thing cause we can’t rly control what happens, it’s a video game. Other than that this game is amazi... Show more

Love the game!

I am a huge fan of the original retro bowl and this game is no different. If I could suggest 2 or 3 tweaks though. I don’t know if it’s possible but possibly a way to redshirt a freshman would be nice. Also if the team jerseys could be completed and made more accurate it would fix my OCD when selec... Show more

Great game to freshen up some retro football! But…

This game is would say is definitely better than Retro Bowl. Even though I still like the original, this college edition is much more complex with rankings, and playoffs. However I have been playing this game for the past few days and I just finished a season and then closed out of the game. Before... Show more

Love this game!

This game is fantastic. I play this game everyday and I can’t get enough of it. Although, the game is great I would make a couple changes.
The GPA on players seems like it goes down way too fast. I have to bench some of my best players every like 3 weeks so they don’t get suspended. I even... Show more

Best game!

New star is very nice company and I would totally recommend RB College over the the original RB. It has so many teams to choose from and you can always find a good team to start with. Most of the good teams though, you usually can’t start with you have to play a season with another team which I act... Show more

Retro Bowl College Team Colors

I just downloaded the game an hour ago and took over Colorado and I was switching between the conferences and teams and none of the jerseys match the real time colors. Is that something that will be patched and done? The game is awesome so far, I love the concept and idea. It’s cool, on the OG retr... Show more

I love this game but,

I love this game but, there are a couple major things missing, 1: A rivalry system, I know it may be complicated but if there could be something maybe in the team editor where you can assign a rival, and then the last week you play that rival should be a must in any college football game, 2: a tran... Show more

BEST GAME EVER But,

Retro Bowl College may be the best app I’ve ever downloaded. For College football fans, it doesn’t get better than this on mobile. It’s just like retro bowl but there are a few differences. First, seasons are 14 weeks, you get two bye weeks, and the playoff section of the season is a total 5 weeks ... Show more

You have cricket, but all you need to do is get a baseball game

You have a great company with great games except some in the past, but I’m not here to say about that but can you please add baseball for all the baseball knots and have it defense and offense because you know baseball fans will be mad about that and also if your other games can you add offense and... Show more



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Features

Manage tight budgets and encourage your hotheaded young players to keep their eye on the ball when they're surrounded by the temptations and distractions of College life.

The official spin-off of the smash hit RETRO BOWL takes you back to the old-school.

Make a name for yourself as a winning Head Coach for one of 250 College teams.