How many people are playing THE REF - Football Referee Simulator right now?

THE REF - Football Referee Simulator has 1 players on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 3 and an all-time peak of 4 on 13 Sep 2026.

What is the all-time peak player count of THE REF - Football Referee Simulator?

4 concurrent players on 13 Sep 2026.

When was THE REF - Football Referee Simulator released on Steam?

THE REF - Football Referee Simulator was released on Steam on 6 Aug 2026.

THE REF - Football Referee Simulator News

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Game update9 Sep 2026v1.4 - HANDS ONv1.4 - HANDS ON Officiating is something you do with your body, not your keyboard. YOU CAN SEE YOUR OWN HANDS Switch to first person (C) and you are finally in there. Every physical act the official performs is now something you watch yourself do: · The whistle comes up to your mouth — kickoffs, fouls, restarts, the end of a half. · The card goes up and is held there — yellow and red, arm high,…Game update13 Aug 2026UPDATE 6 - THE VAR ROOMUPDATE 6 - THE VAR ROOM There's a new official in the building — and it's you. ROLE 3: VIDEO ASSISTANT Take the van. A full AI crew referees the match while you work the monitors — every goal and every card comes to you for a check. Scrub the footage, pick your angle, and make the call: · The video room is real 3D — monitors that genuinely film the match (broadcast follow, goal cam, tactical ri…

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10 Aug 2026, 20:31 UTC	Game update	UPDATE 4 - Law 9, and the Floodlights Actually Work UPDATE 4 - Law 9, and the Floodlights Actually Work Law 9: the ball off the referee You are on the pitch, so the ball can hit you — and now that matters. If the ball strikes you and rolls harmlessly back to the same team, play continues. But if the deflection changed the game , the ball was out of play the moment it touched you, and the restart is a dropped ball. Three situations count: · the o…	—
9 Aug 2026, 22:17 UTC	Game update	UPDATE 3 - Ball Play Improvements & More Achievements UPDATE 3 - Ball Play Improvements The ball has purpose now Four things were making the ball bounce around at random. All four are fixed: · Nobody plays the sterile return pass any more. A player used to fire the ball straight back to the man who just gave it to him — it was actually the best-scoring option in the old logic. · Teams keep their shape while the ball is in flight. Before, the momen…	—
8 Aug 2026, 14:03 UTC	Game update	Readable Fouls, Off-Ball Crime & The Logbook UPDATE 2 — Readable Fouls, Off-Ball Crime & The Logbook Both of the big Steam reviews and a pile of Discord reports went straight into this one. Thank you — keep them coming. The match is readable now · Fouls look like fouls, dives look like dives. Distinct contact animations — judge with your eyes, not just the panel. · Contact actually connects. Pushes, shoves and saves close the distance ins…	—
6 Aug 2026, 12:26 UTC	Game update	Referee School, Crew Voice Chat & The Laws Update New — Referee School · A guided first shift (~5 min): the whistle, cards, advantage, your assistant's flag, the vanishing spray, and a full VAR monitor run. Each drill locks until you've done it — and the match waits while you read. No pressure, that comes later. · Graduate to earn the new Full Referee achievement. New — Crew Voice Chat (co-op) · Built-in voice for your crew: push-to-talk (defa…	—