SimulationFit check
Is Axis Football 2017 worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- American football fans who want long-running franchise seasons
- Players who prefer editing teams, players, uniforms, and league content
- Local multiplayer groups seeking American football matches on one system
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a story-driven sports game rather than match simulation and franchise management
- Players who want a small, fixed set of matches instead of recurring seasons, drafts, and statistics
- Players looking for association football, horse racing, or drone racing
Our take on Axis Football 2017
Instead of limiting sports play to direct control, the game supports coaching, spectating, and AI simulation alongside player-versus-AI and local multiplayer modes. Its franchise structure also places editing and long-term roster development at the center.
What is Axis Football 2017?
Axis Football 2017 is an American football simulation centered on team customization and franchise management.
Matches can be played against AI, locally against another player, coached by calling plays while the game runs, or watched through spectator mode. Franchise play includes 16-week seasons, playoffs, drafts with customizable classes covering 50 years, player development, depth charts, schedules, and team and league statistics. Games include changing weather, fatigue, audibles, hot routes, defensive shifts, four difficulty levels, and two passing control options. Editors cover team identities, rosters, player attributes, portraits, uniforms, field graphics, and crowd elements. The game also includes 32 teams, controller support, physics-based collisions, and three-person commentary.
How Axis Football 2017 plays
- 01Franchise Management
- Run 16-week seasons with playoffs, drafts, player development, schedules, depth charts, and statistics across unlimited seasons.
- 02Customizable Draft Classes
- Create draft classes covering up to 50 years for franchise play.
- 03Team And Player Editing
- Modify team identities, rosters, player attributes, portraits, uniforms, logos, and endzone graphics.
- 04Multiple Match Modes
- Play against AI, compete locally, call plays in Coach Mode, or watch simulated games between AI teams.
- 05Variable Game Conditions
- Matches can take place during day or night and include rain, snow, wind, and player fatigue.
- 06Passing Options
- Choose between aimed passing and icon or button-based passing controls.
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Axis Football 2017: platforms & release
Is Axis Football 2017 worth it?
It is worth it if: american football fans who want long-running franchise seasons. Skip it if: players seeking a story-driven sports game rather than match simulation and franchise management.
Where can I download Axis Football 2017?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Axis Football 2017's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Axis Football 2017 on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
