Contextual touch controls
Controls change with the moment. Snap, audible or let them play, then take control to cut, sprint, pass, strip or shed a block.
Build your football legacy.
Gaines Football is a deep college football career game for Android. Take a small school, recruit, hire your staff, call the plays and win the Gaines Bowl.
- $4.99, pay once
- No ads
- No pay-to-win
- Plays offline
Available now on Google Play. Android only. Gaines Football 2.0 is coming soon as a free update.
Game day
Take the field
Call the play, take control at the snap and feel every hit. Gameplay footage and screens from Gaines Football 2.0.
Play calling and the playbook
Pick from your coach's recommendations or dig into the full playbook and search.
Staff Calls
Your coordinators offer one-tap calls before the snap: hot routes, protection, audibles, coverage, timeouts and more.
Clutch moments
Once a half, a Clutch moment slows the action down when the game is on the line.
Big hits
Tackles land with weight, with a hit-stop on the big ones and layered tackle and cleat audio.
Rain, snow, wind and night
Weather, wind and night kickoffs change the look and feel of game day.
Organic animation
Players lean into cuts, bank around the edge and plant their feet, then jog back to the huddle after the whistle.
Quick exhibition
Jump straight into a single game whenever you want.
Practice Field and Play Lab
Run drills and test plays with no official score.
Your program
Build a powerhouse
Start at a small school and build it into a champion, one season, signing and hire at a time.
College career
Take over a small program and build it for the next decade. Keep up to three careers going at once.
Recruiting
Scout prospects, then win them over through visits, commits and decommits.
Staff
Hire the coaches who develop your players through the coach carousel.
Depth chart
Choose who starts at every position.
Training and development
Spend each week's training attention on the players who need it.
XP, skills and traits
Players earn XP, develop traits, get hurt, get inspired and find their flow.
Grow your campus
Build out your campus, one facility at a time.
Program history
A ledger of the awards your program earns, season by season.
Yours, offline
After the first launch, play anywhere. Your careers are saved on your device.
The season
Chase the Gaines Bowl
Every week brings a game, training, recruiting and a story. Every season builds to the postseason.
Rivalry Week
Rivalry games get their own week, event dressing and a rivalry ledger.
The Gaines Classic
An all-star exhibition built from your own career squad.
A 12-team playoff
Make the field on Selection Day and fight through the bracket.
The Gaines Bowl
The biggest game of the season, with its own stadium dressing.
Story scenes
Cinematic moments give your career its story: commitments, captains, graduations, Hall of Fame inductions and the road back.
Replay and Hall of Fame
Relive your best moments and honor the players who built your program.
Presentation
Every game is an event
A full game-day broadcast, from the tunnel to the trophy.
Tunnel run-outs
Your mascot leads the team out of the tunnel, past the cheer squad, for team introductions.
The anthem and the coach's speech
The anthem, then your head coach fires up the team on the sideline before kickoff.
The full pregame
The opening coin toss: call heads or tails, then receive, kick or defer.
Cheer squads and mascots
Cheer routines and mascots for both teams.
A living sideline
Coaches, trainers, the mascot and the cheer squad react to big plays, scores and injuries.
Voiced play-by-play
The booth calls the action, from the anthem to the final whistle.
The Gaines Bowl trophy ceremony
Win the Gaines Bowl and your champions ring the presentation stage as the trophy is presented.
Make it yours
Your team, your look, your way
Customize your players, your coach and your program, and set the game up the way you play.
Customize your athletes
Skin tone, face, hair, build, height, helmet, facemask, visor, sleeves, gloves and cleats.
Coach appearance
Give your head coach their own look.
Team identity
Shape your program's identity, mascot included.
The Gear Store
Earn Gear Credits and spend them on helmets, jerseys, cleats, gloves and accessories. Gear is cosmetic only.
Accessibility
Text size, high-contrast and colour-safe modes, colour vision correction, reduced motion and flashes, a left-handed touch layout, receiver highlighting, captions, vibration and timing assistance.
Languages
English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German and Japanese. Some screens are still in English while translation is completed.
The deal
Pay once. No ads. Ever.
$4.99
One purchase on Google Play gets you the game. Local prices are shown in the store.
No ads
No banners, no videos, no "watch to continue".
No pay-to-win
Wins come from your recruiting, staff and play calls, not your wallet.
Plays offline
After the first launch, no connection is needed to play.
No tracking
No account, no login, no analytics. Privacy policy
FAQ
Questions, answered
How much does Gaines Football cost?
US$4.99, paid once on Google Play. Prices in other countries are set in local currency and shown in the store. There are no ads and nothing to buy to win.
When can I get it?
Gaines Football is available now on Google Play. Gaines Football 2.0 is coming soon as a free update.
Which devices are supported?
Android phones and tablets running Android 8.0 or later with 4 GB of RAM or more. Gaines Football is for Android only, through Google Play.
Can I play offline?
Yes. Connect to the internet for the first launch and let Google Play finish downloading the game data. After that, Gaines Football plays offline.
Where are my saves?
Your careers, settings and customizations are saved on your device. They are not uploaded or backed up to the cloud, so uninstalling the game or clearing its storage deletes them.
Is there online play?
Not at this time. Gaines Football is built around your single-player career, with no account and no login.
How do I get help?
Email support@gainesgames.com with your device model, Android version and what happened. See Player support for tips. For refunds, follow Google Play's refund process.