Rosters have been updated so that players in the roster builder have their correct team, number and position to match the 2026 NFL Kickoff and the Week 1 games. Even more players are also now included, such as 40 additional rookies for 2026 who have never been in NFL Retro Bowl before (4xQB, 1xRB, 1xTE, 2xWR, 6xOL, 11xDB, 4xLB, 9xDL, 2xK; all rostered).

- Rosters have been updated to reflect the roster cuts deadline at the end of August. Watch out for another update coming soon which will update them to reflect the Week 1 rosters! - Gauntlet Mode now handles backup players if you have too many players in the same position. - Fix for some Bonus Targets in Gauntlet Mode not offering the correct reward. - Fix for the Reroll button being missing after inspecting Perks or Players in Gauntlet Mode. - Fix for some player accessories having incorrect colors.

- The team fields have been refreshed for the 2026 season. - Fix for the Gauntlet leaderboards not being accessible for everyone. - Fix for player ages not always displaying correctly in Gauntlet. - Fix for the Jump Perks activating in unintended situations.

NFL Retro Bowl '27 has everything you need for the new season, including: - A new way to play! Gauntlet Mode challenges you to rack up a 16-game win streak with limited players, powerful perks, and competitive leaderboards. - New rosters! The rookies have arrived and the rosters have been refreshed, with more updates in the weeks to come with roster cutdown and as the teams get ready for the 2026 NFL Kickoff. - New uniforms! Refreshed to match the real teams' latest designs - New options! Expand your coaching tactics with the fan-favorite 12-man roster option, or change the way the opposition teams choose their key players. Do you want to face a league stacked with top-rated defenders, or a league full of fresh-face rookies? The choice is yours! - New leaderboards! Starting alongside the 2026 NFL Kickoff, the NFL Retro Bowl Championship Leaderboard will return, with a new chance to rally your fellow fans and use your skills on the field to push your favorite team to the top of the community leaderboard.

- 28 players added to the team builder when starting a new career (1xQB, 2xRB, 5xWR, 1xTE, 8xOL, 3xDL, 2xLB, 5xDB, 1xK). All are Free Agents as standard. Some of these players may be rostered depending on your selections for PLAYER ROSTERS and PRACTICE SQUAD PLAYERS in the Advanced Options. - Loading times improved when creating your team.

28 players added to the team builder when starting a new career (1xQB, 2xRB, 6xWR, 1xTE, 8xOL, 3xDL, 3xLB, 4xDB). All are Free Agents as standard. Some of these players may be rostered depending on your selections for PLAYER ROSTERS and PRACTICE SQUAD PLAYERS in the Advanced Options.

- 30 players added to the team builder when starting a new career (2xRB, 5xWR, 2xTE, 6xOL, 6xDL, 2xLB, 6xDB, 1xK). All are Free Agents as standard. Some of these players may be rostered depending on your selections for PLAYER ROSTERS and PRACTICE SQUAD PLAYERS in the Advanced Options. - Fix for player poses in the Hall of Fame.

30 players added to the team builder when starting a new career (1xQB, 2xRB, 5xWR, 2xTE, 5xOL, 6xDL, 2xLB, 7xDB). All are Free Agents as standard. Some of these players may be rostered depending on your selections for PLAYER ROSTERS and PRACTICE SQUAD PLAYERS in the Advanced Options.

- The newly announced NFL Schedule for 2026-2027 has been added in Game Year 2. - The Super Bowl LXI logo has been added in Game Year 2 - International Games have been added in Game Year 2. - 30 players have been added to the team builder when starting a new career (2xRB, 5xWR, 2xTE, 8xOL, 4xDL, 2xLB, 6xDB, 1xK). All are Free Agents as standard. Some of these players may be rostered depending on your selections for PLAYER ROSTERS and PRACTICE SQUAD PLAYERS in the Advanced Options.

- 30 players added to the team builder when starting a new career (1xQB, 2xRB, 5xWR, 2xTE, 6xOL, 4xDL, 3xLB, 7xDB). All are Free Agents as standard. Some of these players may be rostered depending on your selections for PLAYER ROSTERS and PRACTICE SQUAD PLAYERS in the Advanced Options. - Fix for being able to set the Kick Returner flag for too many players.

30 players added to the team builder when starting a new career (2xRB, 5xWR, 2xTE, 7xOL, 6xDL, 2xLB, 5xDB, 1xK). All are Free Agents as standard. Some of these players may be rostered depending on your selections for PLAYER ROSTERS and PRACTICE SQUAD PLAYERS in the Advanced Options.

- 30 players added to the team builder when starting a new career (1xQB, 2xRB, 5xWR, 2xTE, 5xOL, 5xDL, 3xLB, 7xDB). All are Free Agents as standard. Some of these players may be rostered depending on your selections for PLAYER ROSTERS and PRACTICE SQUAD PLAYERS in the Advanced Options. - Fixed an issue where sound effects and music could stop playing.

• 30 players added to the team builder when starting a new career (1xRB, 5xWR, 2xTE, 8xOL, 6xDL, 2xLB, 5xDB, 1xK). All are Free Agents as standard. Some of these players may be rostered depending on your selections for PLAYER ROSTERS and PRACTICE SQUAD PLAYERS in the Advanced Options. • Fix for the game crashing when pressing one of the face buttons on certain game controllers. • Fix for the facemask color reverting to gray when players were diving. • Improvements to the data set for real players' statistics prior to 2025 (new careers only). • Improvements to the logic for displaying the ages of real players to align better with their real birthdays (this is cosmetic only and does not affect contracts or retirement). • Fix for an issue where longest kick records may not save correctly in a player's statistics.

30 players added to the team builder when starting a new career (1xQB, 2xRB, 5xWR, 2xTE, 6xOL, 5xDL, 2xLB, 7xDB). All are Free Agents as standard. Some of these players may be rostered depending on your selections for PLAYER ROSTERS and PRACTICE SQUAD PLAYERS in the Advanced Options.

30 players added to the team builder when starting a new career (2xRB, 5xWR, 2xTE, 6xOL, 5xDL, 3xLB, 6xDB, 1xK). All are Free Agents as standard. Some of these players may be rostered depending on your selections for PLAYER ROSTERS and PRACTICE SQUAD PLAYERS in the Advanced Options.

NFL Retro Bowl '26 continues to celebrate the best of the 2025/2026 season. This update adds another 30 rookies who joined the league this year. (1xQB, 2xRB, 5xWR, 3xTE, 6xOL, 3xDL, 4xLB, 6xDB. All are Free Agents as standard but can be rostered depending on your selections for PLAYER ROSTERS and PRACTICE SQUAD PLAYERS in the Advanced Options.)

In NFL Retro Bowl '26 there are always new ways to experience the best of the 2025/2026 season, and this update adds 30 additional rookies who joined the league this year. (1xQB, 2xRB, 3xWR, 4xTE, 5xOL, 4xDL, 6xLB, 5xDB. All are Free Agents as standard but can be rostered depending on your selections for PLAYER ROSTERS and PRACTICE SQUAD PLAYERS in the Advanced Options.)

30 players added to the team builder when starting a new career (1xQB, 3xRB, 6xWR, 2xTE, 7xOL, 1xDL, 4xLB, 5xDB, 1xK). All are Free Agents as standard but can be rostered depending on your selections for PLAYER ROSTERS and PRACTICE SQUAD PLAYERS in the Advanced Options.

The new update for NFL Retro Bowl '26 has everything you need to get ready for Super Bowl LX! - 30 players added to the team builder when starting a new career (6xRB, 5xWR, 3xTE, 8xOL, 4xDL, 2xLB, 2xDB). All are Free Agents as standard but can be rostered with the New England Patriots or the Seattle Seahawks depending on your selections for PLAYER ROSTERS and PRACTICE SQUAD PLAYERS in the Advanced Options. - An updated field for Super Bowl LX, and new Super Bowl LX end zones for the Patriots and the Seahawks. Can you build a winning team in your first coaching year and see them for yourself?

30 players added to the team builder when starting a new career (1xQB, 3xWR, 3xTE, 14xOL, 2xDL, 1xLB, 6xDB). All are Free Agents as standard but can be rostered depending on your selections for PLAYER ROSTERS and PRACTICE SQUAD PLAYERS in the Advanced Options.

- 30 players added to the team builder when starting a new career (3xQB, 2xRB, 3xWR, 2xTE, 7xOL, 6xDL, 2xLB, 4xDB, 1xK). All are Free Agents as standard but can be rostered depending on your selections for PLAYER ROSTERS and PRACTICE SQUAD PLAYERS in the Advanced Options. - Fix for an issue where retirements and drafted players could be reset if the first season was completed without closing the app.

36 players added to the team builder when starting a new career (1xQB, 1xRB, 1xTE, 7xOL, 5xDL, 3xLB, 18xDB). All Free Agents.

• Game Center Challenges, where you can compete against friends to set a high score, have been added to the game! Start a challenge from the new option on the save select screen, or from inside your device's Games App. Check back regularly to see new Challenges as they become available. (NOTE: Device firmware iOS26/iPadOS26 or later is required for Game Center Challenges) • Helmet face masks now have different colors during gameplay. • New "Player Rosters" setting in the "Advanced Options" when beginning a new career: Use the "As at Week 10" setting to start the season with the team rosters as they were after the Trade Deadline had passed. • "Advanced Options" can now be accessed from the Head Coach creation screen: Now the "Player Rosters", "Practice Squad Players" and "Player Development" settings can be adjusted before beginning a career with "Quick Start", as well as when choosing players.

- 55 players added (2xQB, 1xRB, 3xTE, 6xWR, 7xOL, 12xDL, 6xLB, 16xDB, 2xK). All Free Agents (of which 49 can be placed with teams using the Advanced Options). - Maximum kicking distance increased. - Fixed various issues where players' "Longest..." stats were not recording or displaying correctly. - Added readout which logs the "Player Development" Advanced Option setting to the League/Restarts screen. - Fixed a crash which could occur during gameplay.

185 players added to the team builder when starting a new career (1xQB, 8xRB, 17xWR, 7xTE, 80xOL, 25xDL, 22xLB, 23xDB, 2xK). 184 are rostered and 1 is a Free Agent.