Fit check
Is AFL 26 worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- AFL fans who want squad building and club-management modes
- Players who prefer a career focused on training and progression
- Customisation-focused players who want to create clubs, players, and stadiums
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking only short, self-contained matches may find the squad, career, and coaching systems too involved.
- Players who do not want to manage squads, develop players, or adjust tactics may hit a wall in the management-focused modes.
- Players looking for a different sport or a fantasy sports setting will not find that here.
Our take on AFL 26
The bounce point arrives when match play gives way to layered progression: Pro Team adds squad development, Player Career follows long-term growth, and Management Career introduces list decisions and tactics. Players wanting only brief matches may find these systems interrupt the core sports loop.
What is AFL 26?
AFL 26 combines Australian rules football matches with squad building, player development, and club management.
Pro Team features seasonal challenges, squad upgrades, rewards, and rival matches. Player Career follows a player from draft day through training, setbacks, progression, and milestones in AFL or AFLW. Management Career places the player in a coaching role, with list management, youth development, tactical changes, and match-day decisions. The game includes AFL and AFLW player likenesses, commentary, crowd presentation, and scanned physical features. Academy Tools allow custom clubs, players, and stadiums to be created and showcased. The presentation covers match action from the opening bounce to the final siren.
How AFL 26 plays
- 01Pro Team Mode
- Seasonal challenges, squad upgrades, rewards, and rival matches form its progression system.
- 02Player Career
- The career follows a player through drafting, training, setbacks, progression, and milestones in AFL or AFLW.
- 03Management Career
- Coaching tasks include managing the list, developing young players, changing tactics, and making match-day decisions.
- 04Academy Tools
- Players can create and showcase custom clubs, players, and stadiums.
- 05AFL And AFLW
- The game recreates players from both AFL and AFLW competitions.
AFL 26 compared to similar games
AFL 26 combines AFL and AFLW matches with Pro Team, Player Career, and club-management modes. Football, Tactics & Glory focuses on football management and player attributes, while AFL 26 also includes an individual player career and tools for creating clubs, players, and stadiums.
AFL 26: platforms & release
Is AFL 26 worth it?
It is worth it if: AFL fans who want squad building and club-management modes. Skip it if: players seeking only short, self-contained matches may find the squad, career, and coaching systems too involved.
Where can I download AFL 26?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens AFL 26's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is AFL 26 on?
Windows only.
