Sunday Rivals Winter Update Adds In-Game and Season Stats, Console Development on Hold

A new Sunday Rivals Winter update has arrived today rebranding the pre-snap stat box as the new Hype Tracker, which now shows player’s in-game and season stats. Medium and low density crowds have also been added for Steam Deck or lower spec PC users for better performance.

Speaking of Steam Deck, I’ve added some controller shortcut buttons to make navigating menu screens faster. You’re now able to press RB/LB or R1/L1 to switch between pages (edit player screen, stat leaders, etc) and X/Square to sort pages that support that feature (game stats, record books, etc). You can also skip the intro cutscenes too with X/Square (but why would you?!)

For those looking for the console version of the game, it has been put on hold. Since 26k is a one-man show and works on games in his spare time, it’s simply not realistic to dedicate 15 months to release on one console, much less two or three of them. Check out his latest video and patch notes below.

• Pre-snap milestone graphic rebranded as ‘Hype Tracker’, now includes player’s season stats & totals
• Added ability to skip intro cutscenes
• Added shortcut to change pages in menus with the bumper buttons on a controller
• Added shortcut to activate sort options in menus with X/Square on a controller
• Changed the main menu settings shortcut key from tab to F1

PRESENTATION

• Added a new postgame song
• Added 2 more options for the ‘crowd’ setting allowing for medium and low density crowds
• Increased the liklihood of rare interview responses
• Added additional interview questions and responses

BUGS

• Fixed multiple spelling and grammatical errors
• Potential fix for a bug that forces the AI to go for it on 4th down late in games they’re losing instead of kicking a field goal

Sunday Rivals is on sale for $14.99 on Steam through January 4.