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AFL 26

AFL 26

Get ready for the future of footy with AFL 26. Feel every hit, hear every roar, and live every moment with unmatched authenticity and intensity.

Released May 7, 2025 Developer Big Ant Studios Publisher Nacon Platforms Windows SportsSimulation3DRealisticManagement
View on Steam ↗ $59.99 (US · as of 2026-05-18)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

56.7%positive203 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“I actually really enjoy this game, i refunded it ages ago but the devs have been very busy, it's like a new game! If you refunded this game, buy it again, it is su much better. Up the Magpies Good Old Collingwood forever, They know how to play the game. Side by side they stick…”

— a player, Steam review · 86 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“2026 update the game is a lot better! if only you had released the game in this state it would have saved you a bunch of bad reviews. people are looking for that afl live 2004 and afl 2006 kind of feel those are arguably the greatest afl games ever made. my susgestion for the…”

— a player, Steam review · 39 hrs played
Not recommended · 5 found this helpful

“genuinely cannot recommend this game. so far from up to standard for a 2026 sports game its not even funny. graphics and visuals so awful you'd have thought it to release 10 years ago. visual bugs out the wazoo, animations are janky as hell (dont even get me started on the…”

— a player, Steam review · 89 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2026-08 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

250all-time peak
0 50 100 2026 72 avg · May 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

22achievements
41.9%median completion
1.3%rarest: We're flying high
98.1% of players 84.0% of players 82.1% of players 76.8% of players 70.6% of players 68.1% of players 66.3% of players 62.5% of players 57.1% of players 50.4% of players 44.0% of players 41.9% of players 41.8% of players 36.8% of players 34.0% of players 19.0% of players 14.9% of players 8.1% of players 7.1% of players 5.9% of players 5.8% of players 1.3% of players 98.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
98.1%One for all and all for One — Kick a goal.
84.0%Hit 'Em Real Hard — Tackle 20 players to the ground in a single match.
82.1%Sing it Louder — Win a match.
Rarest badges of honor
1.3%We're flying high — Take 5 speccies within a match.
5.8%Mr Worldwide (Australia only) — Play a match at a stadium in each state and territory.
5.9%All the champions they like to send us — Make a successful trade for a player that won the Premiership last season.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 30, 2026
AFL 26 - 2026 AFLW Season Update

Added 2026 AFLW uniforms Updated 2026 AFL fixtures in Career and Season Mode Updated 2026 AFLW Rosters Updated AFL and AFLW Ratings Added Australia and Ireland AFLW teams Added Kennedy Community Centr

Sep 08, 2025
Patch 8th September

Added 150+ new visuals Added 25+ set shot animations Added sponsor boards to changerooms Added Bruce Reville “Bruuuuce” audio Added Adam Saad “Woof” audio Improved protected zone player behaviour Enab

Jul 03, 2025
Patch 3rd July

UPDATE NOTES BELOW Added multi-player tackles Added Player Career camera slider (distance) Added Pro Team ladder leaders Rivalry Run Added Pro Team Card visual to Set Shot Details HUD Added mid-season

May 29, 2025
Update: 29th May

Added Player Career Camera Added West Coast WA Day Guernsey Updated West Coast locker room team song Corrected "Advance Australia Team" unlock requirements Corrected "Team work is the thing that talks

May 23, 2025
Patch 23rd May

Improved Career Stability

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresSports
Player tagsSports · Simulation · 3D · Realistic · Management · PvP · Controller · Team-Based · Co-op · Local Co-Op · Online Co-Op · Multiplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op
LanguagesEnglish * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements22
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i3 2100 (3.1 GHz) / AMD FX 6300 (3.5 GHz) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 (4 GB) / AMD Radeon R9 270 (4 GB) DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 85 GB available space Additional Notes: Though not required, SSD for storage is recommended.