Maximum Football 1.0 Is Here — Welcome to the Next Era

The wait is over: Maximum Football 1.0 officially launches today on Steam, Xbox Series X|S, and, for the first time ever, PlayStation 5.

Over the past year, we’ve worked hand-in-hand with the community through Beta to Early Access and Game Preview. Your feedback has helped shape the game through dozens of updates and improvements, from brand new features like Coach Mode and full Dynasty spectator mode to core gameplay refinements that make every snap feel more authentic.

Now, with 1.0, we’re opening the doors even wider, with new features, new content, and new ways to build your ultimate football universe.

What 1.0 Means

Reaching 1.0 marks a huge milestone for Maximum Football, but it’s just the beginning. It’s a foundation we’ll continue building on, with regular updates, new features, and ongoing improvements driven by your feedback.

Maximum Football remains a true sandbox for football fans, whether you’re running a Dynasty, chasing packs in the Maximum Pro League, or building your dream team from the ground up.

New in 1.0

Maximum Football Comes to PlayStation 5

Starting today, PlayStation players can officially join the Maximum Football community for the very first time.

Weather Arrives

For the first time, rain and snow are part of the game. Weather brings a new atmosphere and challenges to every matchup.

Expanded Stadium Customization

Make your home field your own. You can now customize field color and stadium seating to match your team’s identity.

Multiple Team Logos

You can now upload up to nine logos per team, giving you more freedom to design alternate uniforms, throwbacks, or totally unique looks for your program.

Season 3 Begins

Today’s launch also kicks off Season 3: Golden Era — a brand-new season of content inspired by the earliest days of football.

We’re introducing several changes to how the Season Pass works based directly on community feedback:

Passive XP: Earn progress on your Season Pass just by playing games.
Expanded Rewards: More variety and higher-value rewards across both Free and Premium tracks.
Two Stadiums to Unlock:
- Premium Pass holders unlock a brand-new stadium instantly at Tier 1.
- All players can unlock a second stadium at Tier 50.

New Animations & Improved Player Movement

1.0 brings significant updates to both how the game looks and how it feels on the field:

New kickoff animations.
Improved catching, running, and tackling mechanics.
New ambient animations: sideline reactions, between-play motions, and more immersive details that bring the field to life.
Updated player body responses for smoother, more natural movement and collisions.

The Road Ahead

We’re just getting started. Maximum Football 1.0 is the start of a long-term journey as we continue to refine, expand the game with new content such as Franchise Mode, and improve the game. As always, your feedback will continue to play a critical role in shaping what comes next.

Thank you for being part of the community, and welcome to 1.0.

Patch Notes

Gameplay

Disable hurry-up after fumble turnover.
Improved AI clock management: faster snaps and smarter timeout usage when losing.
Disable no-huddle offense after failed 2-pt conversions.
Remove ability to motion the RB on play-action pass plays.
Multiple improvements to offensive line pass blocking and pocket formation.
Fix incorrect game flow when quarter ended after TD in spectated games.
Fix edge blocker leaving blocking stance improperly.
Improved blocking behavior: guard OL double passing block, snapping location adjustments.
Cancel AI snap timer in irrelevant states.
Improved HB idle-to-run transitions after handoffs.
Updated multiple handoff, catch, and kick-off animations.
Added new kickoff animations with dynamic selection support.
Added new field goal animation support.
Improved snap logic and animations for QB and RB during presnap.
Disable force feedback in spectate and coach mode.
Delay pause activation until after loading screens.
Prevent pausing from actually stopping online games after running out of pause time.
Disable no-huddle offense after certain failed conversions.
Added slight ball tee positioning adjustment.
Fix for incorrect snap state after no-huddle issues.
Adjusted gameplay for drills to match FTUE.

Dynasty

Post-season XP adjustments after simulations.
Fixed XP farm issue after CPU victories.
Stadium customization loading improvements for Dynasty teams.
Enabled correct saving/loading of stadium customization for Dynasty.

Maximum Pro League

Multiple fixes to penalization logic after disconnects.
Card duplication fixes.
Disappearing card packs fix.
Json parsing and retrieval handling improvements.
Improved card opening UI logic and fail-safe handling.
Added winstreak calculation on rank lost.
Season XP enabled for vsCPU games.
Adjusted matchmaking timeout intervals.
Match type selection fixes.
Improved online profile displays.

Online Gameplay

Fixed online team change properly syncing playbooks.
Improved stability when resuming matchmaking after suspends.
Fixed network disconnect state persistence after reconnect.
Reduced bandwidth usage from the ball and landing indicators.
Improved error handling and messaging for online connection issues.
Fixed ping indicator visibility issues when accepting invites.
Improved handling of controller disconnects while online.
Stability improvements when navigating menus with poor network connection.
Improved invite system for MPL.

Stadium customization store improvements and polish.
Season Pass screen updates: visual fixes, preview purchase panels, and selection logic.
Play select UI properly displayed after touchdowns.
Updated currency purchase screens.
Improved claim rewards panel behaviors.
Improved matchmaking timer display behavior.
Improved SP (Season Pass) rarity box visuals.
Various text alignment, wrapping, and layout fixes across store and menus.
Improved handling of controller disconnect UI flows.
Updated platform icons across multiple panels.
Vintage customization UI/UX improvements.
Adjusted scroll speeds, deadzones, and camera controls in replay mode.
Enabled missing stadium logos and store images.
Fixed misaligned item descriptions based on platform testing feedback.

Customization

Stadium customization enabled and fully implemented.
Grass color, seating color, and stadium selection fixes.
Vintage uniform, helmet, socks, facemask, and accessory updates.
Resolved multiple visual and initialization bugs for vintage assets.
Applied proper asset IDs for stadium items.
Custom stadiums correctly selected and applied.

Animations

Updated numerous pitchout, handoff, catch, pass, and block animations.
Resolved animation direction issues on pitchout plays.
Additional kickoff animation variety added.
Adjustments to WR/DB hand fighting.
Improved pass blocker re-engagement speed.
Resolved frame transition issues during fake handoffs.
Added additional QB presnap signal animations.

Audio

Expanded database for commentary on QB throwaways, pitchouts, and tackles.
Adjusted timing for immediate tackle commentary.
Added GroundFalls and Collision snow SFX.
Commentary filters adjustments.
Added vintage radio intro effects for vintage stadiums.
Disabled offense playing badly commentary.

Platform-Specific Fixes

Improved PlayStation entitlement handling.
Xbox privilege and entitlement checks updated.
Improved account linking/unlinking flow.
Improved initial login state handling.
Improved error messaging when privileges are missing.
Resolved UGC access permissions across platforms.
Ensured email is added automatically to new accounts.

General Stability

Multiple crash fixes related to online session transitions, reconnecting, controller disconnects, and privilege checks.
Various stability improvements for resuming from suspend states.
Fixed crashes tied to empty custom logos and store item access while offline.
General cleanup of redundant network activity and error states.
Reduced crash rates related to reward claims and entitlements flow.
Multiple memory safety and failsafe fixes across systems.