eFootball

It is the revamped successor to the popular Pro Evolution Soccer franchise, known as Winning Eleven in Japan. Unlike its predecessor, it was designed as a free-to-play digital video game that includes microtransactions and optional additional content, with the goal of offering more features and online and offline game modes such as Master League, as well as enabling cross-platform play. This eliminates the need for annual physical releases and instead provides periodic, free content updates that introduce new seasons. The first season of the video game, titled eFootball 2022, was released on 30 September 2021. It was followed by eFootball 2023 on 25 August 2022; eFootball 2024 on 7 September 2023; eFootball 2025 on 12 September 2024; eFootball 2026 on 14 August 2025; and eFootball 2027 on 12 August 2026. This video game is part of the International Esports Federation's World Championship, the Northern and Eastern Europe League (NEEC), and the FIFAe World Cup. It was released for Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 on 30 September 2021, and for Android and iOS on June 2, 2022. The Chinese version of eFootball was published by NetEase for Android and iOS in 2022. A separate standalone version of eFootball for Nintendo Switch 2, called eFootball Kick Off!, was published on 3 June 2026, serving as a spin-off title.

• Italic Title — no • Developer — Konami • Publisher — KonamiNetEase • Engine — Unreal Engine 4 • Platforms — eFootball

In eFootball there are present two focal forms of gameplay. The first is named “Authentic Team”, which allows users to control virtual real-time soccer teams in offline games (against AI) or locally with friends. There you can also play online user matches: the latter will be playable in events and in friendly matches, where you can challenge another person remotely. The second game mode is called Dream Team, in which you can play online and offline matches with an original team, created by hiring coaches and players. Each formation can be customized with its name, its uniform and its playing style. With this club you can play both offline and online through the Events section.

Released versions of the game • Title — First release — Version number(s) — 8th Gen — 9th gen — PC — Handheld * (2022 Season) — 30 September 2021 — v1.1.4 (21 July 2022) — PS4, Xbox One — PS5, Xbox Series X/S — Windows — Android, iOS, iPadOS * (2023 Season) — 25 August 2022 — v2.6.0 (8 June 2023) — PS4, Xbox One — PS5, Xbox Series X/S — Windows — Android, iOS, iPadOS * (2024 Season) — 7 September 2023 — v3.6.2 (11 July 2024) — PS4, Xbox One — PS5, Xbox Series X/S — Windows — Android, iOS, iPadOS * (2025 Season) — 12 September 2024 — v4.4.0 (17 April 2025) — PS4, Xbox One — PS5, Xbox Series X/S — Windows — Android, iOS, iPadOS * (2026 season) — 14 August 2025 — (9 April 2026) — PS4, Xbox One — PS5, Xbox Series X/S — Windows — Android, iOS, iPadOS

On 21 July 2021, Konami released a six-minute video revealing the new game. The announcement revealed that the Pro Evolution Soccer (Winning Eleven) brand had been dropped. The game was released on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on 30 September 2021. It was built using Unreal Engine 4 for the first time in the franchise. On 8 October 2021, Konami announced that it would release a new update with fixes for the game's issues on 28 October 2021. The update was delayed and the release postponed to November 2021. Konami then launched the update 0.9.1 on 6 November, and announced that the 1.0 update release was delayed until Spring 2022. Version 1.0.0 of eFootball 2022 was finally announced on 6 April 2022, with release date on 14 April 2022. On 31 May 2022, Konami announced their roadmap for the rest of 2022 up until 2023 for features such as Master League and the number of teams that can be used in offline mode which will all be released as paid content. However, as of September 2024 of eFootball's latest series release, features such as Master League and Edit Mode have not been released on PC or consoles, and no further announcements have been made by Konami.