Build a football dynasty from the backyard.
Gridiron Idle: Football Tycoon starts you with one free running back and a 40-yard field. Touchdowns earn cash; cash buys players, footballs and plays; the program climbs 10 levels to the Hall of Fame.
The business
Every touchdown is revenue.
Each score pays cash, and the pay per score goes up as you climb: 7x from the Peewee League, 8x at Juco, 9x in the Developmental League. Home-Field Advantage adds 25% more per touchdown, and every championship ring adds another 2%, for good.
Prices rise with every hire of the same kind, so the smart money goes where it moves the most. The field shows you where that is: players standing around, balls stuck in the end zone, backs waiting for a snap.
Nothing you buy is ever taken away. There is no reset: cash, roster, footballs and rings stay with you from the Backyard to the Hall of Fame.
Your hires
The roster
- Running back. Carries a ball to the end zone. Your first one is free.
- Center. Fetches balls and snaps them into play.
- Ball boy. Throws dead balls from the end zone back to the line.
- Game ball. One more football in circulation.
- Quarterback. Throws to receivers waiting downfield. From High School.
- Wide receiver. Catches passes and runs them in. From High School.
Beyond the roster, Training & Equipment upgrades raise the ceilings: team speed, a ball machine on the line, and room for more footballs on the field.
The climb
Ten levels, ten kits.
Career points fill the bar; a full bar moves you up a level. Your team changes colours each time.
- LEVEL 1Backyard
- LEVEL 2Peewee League
- LEVEL 3High School
- LEVEL 4Juco
- LEVEL 5Small College
- LEVEL 6Power Conference
- LEVEL 7Developmental League
- LEVEL 8The Pro League
- LEVEL 9Dynasty
- LEVEL 10Hall of Fame
Level by level
What each level brings.
The early levels change the game the most: a longer field, a bigger payout per score, and at High School the passing game. After that, each level opens new plays in the Playbook.
Championships run alongside. Each year runs through a series of Game Days and ends in a title. Win it and you collect rings. Only that year's points reset; everything else stays.
- 1. Backyard
A 40-yard field and one free running back. Hurry-Up is your first play.
- 2. Peewee League
The field grows to 80 yards and every score pays 7x. Sideline Crew and Ball Rotation open.
- 3. High School
The full 100-yard field. Quarterbacks and wide receivers go on sale: the passing game starts here.
- 4. Juco
Every score pays 8x. Trap, Officials' Hustle and No-Huddle Passing open.
- 5. Small College
Wildcat, Four Verticals, Empty Backfield, Home-Field Advantage and Situational Substitution open.
- 6. Power Conference
The big plays: Ground and Pound, Air It Out and Script the First 15.
- 7. Developmental League
Every score pays 9x.
- 8. The Pro League
The whole playbook is open. From here it is about volume.
- 9. Dynasty
One title from the top.
- 10. Hall of Fame
The top of the sport.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Is there a football tycoon game for mobile?
Gridiron Idle: Football Tycoon is one. It is free on iPhone, iPad and Android. Touchdowns earn cash, you reinvest it in players, footballs and plays, and you climb ten levels from the Backyard to the Hall of Fame.
Is there a game where you build a football dynasty?
In Gridiron Idle you start with one running back in a backyard and build a program that climbs through Peewee, High School, Juco, college and the pros to Dynasty and the Hall of Fame, winning championships and rings along the way.
Is there a casual football GM game for phones?
If you want the GM decisions without the spreadsheets, Gridiron Idle is close: you decide who to hire, which plays to buy and when to add footballs, and every shop card tells you what the hire would add right now. It is not a draft-and-contracts simulator.
Is there a football team management game that isn't complicated?
Gridiron Idle has six things to buy and one rule: find what is slowing the offense down. You can learn it in the first minute.
Can you build a football team from nothing?
That is exactly how Gridiron Idle starts: no players, no money, and one free running back to sign.