SquadWars · Matchday 01 · Pre-game

SQUADWARS

Live football auction · 1 v 1 vs AI

You and an AI manager take turns at the rostrum, bidding live on real footballers across thirty-plus lots — then field a starting XI in the shape you choose. The side with the better XI wins the night.

next: chalk the line (pick formation)
Currently playable on PC & tablet
TREASURY€1B·QUEUE33–35 LOTS·ON THE BLOCK20s / LOT·SQUAD11 + 5·SHAPES6
SQUADWARS · LIVE FLOOR
LOT 14 / 33 · ON THE BLOCKlive
K. Mbappé
ST · Real Madrid · France
OVR
91
SHO
90
PAC
97
DRI
92
PHY
76
Also playsLWLM
0:12
No bids · opening€1.0M
+1M+5M+10MLodge bid
scroll · how it works
The matchday

Four steps to the night

No tutorial, no grind. From kickoff to full-time is one sitting — here is the whole game.

01

Chalk your shape

Pick one of six formations and the opponent you want to face. The pitch re-chalks itself as you switch — your shape decides which positions you need to fill at the floor.

6 formations3 opponentsPick your identity
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4-3-3THE ORTHODOXY
02

Take to the floor

Players come up one lot at a time, twenty seconds each. Lodge a bid, the AI fires back, and the chalk banner flips to whoever leads. Your signings bank on the right as you win them — but you never see the AI's squad, or who comes up next. Outbid the machine, or let it overpay and save your treasury for a player you actually need.

Live bidding€1B treasuryBid blind
LOT 14 / 33 · ON THE BLOCKlive
K. Mbappé
ST · Real Madrid · France
OVR
91
SHO
90
PAC
97
DRI
92
PHY
76
Also playsLWLM
0:12
No bids · opening€1.0M
+1M+5M+10MLodge bid
03

Build the XI

Drag your signings into your shape — a starting XI of eleven plus a five-man bench, sixteen players in all. Links form between shared clubs and nations, brewing chemistry that lifts the whole side. A clever, well-linked sixteen can outscore a pile of mismatched superstars.

XI + 5 benchChemistry up to 37Team overall
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Team OVR
0
Chemistry
0/37
04

Full time

Both XIs are scored on overall rating plus chemistry. The better side takes the night. No grind, no second legs — one auction, one squad, one verdict.

OVR + chemistryOne verdict
You
0
OVR 87 · CHEM 31
VS
AI · Henry
0
OVR 85 · CHEM 24
▶ You take the night
Read the room

Half the floor is hidden

You bid on instinct and the little you can piece together. What you can see — and what you can't — is the whole game.

You see
Visible
Your dressing room

Every player you win banks on the right — your squad, in full view, all night. You always know exactly what you've got and where the gaps are.

· 4 signed
Visible
Live chemistry

Club and country links update on the left as you sign. Chase chemistry in real time, or pay up for raw rating — your call, mid-auction.

CLUB ●●● · COUNTRY ●● · CHEM 31/37
You don't
The play

So strategise. You're filling a 16-man squad — a starting XI of 11 and a 5-man bench — from roughly 33 lots and a €1B treasury. Blow it on three galácticos and you'll field cast-offs behind them. Bank it, watch the chemistry, and build a side that links.

In the away dugout

Meet the opponents

Three AI managers, three temperaments at the rostrum. Pick your fight — Henry is the full-fat experience.

Micah Richards AI portrait
TEST HIM
Micah Richards AI

warm, instinctive, plays the room. a balanced bidder — honest and fair on the floor.

Jamie Carragher AI portrait
AGGRESSIVE
Jamie Carragher AI

fierce, opinionated. if he wants him, he SNATCHES him. won't back down on his picks.

RecommendedThierry Henry AI portrait
GOD MODE
Thierry Henry AI

the shark. never lets an elite walk. ruthless with the wallet. always wins.

Under the floodlights

Why it hits different

Real footballers

FC-accurate ratings, clubs and nations across a deep pool of elite players — the names you actually know.

An AI that schemes

It reads the board, hunts the gaps in your shape and snipes at the death. Three pundit personas, three temperaments.

Chemistry links

Shared club and nation wire your XI together for bonus points. A balanced side can beat a more expensive one.

Six tactical shapes

From the orthodox 4-3-3 to a back-five shell. Pick an identity, then sign the players to fill it.

Twenty-second lots

Every player is on the block for twenty seconds. Going once. Going twice. Real auction-house pressure.

Built to win

The better starting XI — overall rating plus chemistry — takes the night. One match, one verdict.

Take to the floor

Chalk your shape, outbid the machine, and build a side that wins the night. One sitting — start to full-time.

free to play · no sign-up · PC & tablet