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Handball 21
Developer Eko Software
Experience the intensity of one of the most complete sports! With accurately reproduced handball motions, the most lifelike players and tactics management deeply integrated into the gameplay, this is the most realistic handball simulation ever made. From the Steam store page
33 reactions from 1 source (Steam reviews) · newest Oct 5, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
27
Rotten
9 positive · 24 negative
95% range 15–44%
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Steam's own rating
Mixed
65 of 148 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
33 of 33 · most liked firstI would recommend this to people who would like to shoot shots from a distance, and maybe play defence. I am a handball player myself, and this not very close to being realistic. I definitely would not say it's worth the $40. Firstly, the controls are pretty weird, at least on the offense. You never really know what button you should press to pass the pivot (the player behind the opponents defence). Sometimes you're supposed to pass normally and sometimes you're supposed to bounce pass, and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I’m giving a positive thumb up for 2 reaons : 1) I’m happy that a dev choosed to make an Handball game. This sport has been forgotten for too long, especially by big compagnies. I want to encourage you to continue and to make the game even better as I believe it’s the only way to improve. 2) It’s way better than the previous one(s).
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Okay, I actually wanted to play this game a bit more than the last ones, because I hoped it would make a good step, after 17. Sadly I have to say while all previous titles were enjoyable in their own way. This game is totally not. I cannot say you should buy this because it makes fun. It does not, to be honest, if you want a handball game that is enjoyable, go with 17. 17s AI defense wasnt too extremely complex to come by and the throwing system of 21 is breaking the game hard. I for myself…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →REVIEW + GAMEPLAY VIDEOS HANDBALL 21 does a brilliant job of recreating the awesome Sport of Handball. The characters, arenas and animations are almost perfect and Graphically I find Handball 21 pleasing to the eye. A good match full of end-to-end action can be very rewarding and ultimately the Handball 21 experience has made me aware of and appreciate far more the sport of Handball. Much of what Handball 21 does is spectacular but the game is unfortunately ruined slightly by the collision…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My Review of Handball 21 Wind 10, GTX 2060, 16 RAM PROS - Graphics are adequate (not great) - Menu is good - No lagging screens - Controls are easy to use CONS - Gameplay is not realistic as it is in real Handball leagues - AI Offence does not try to break through defense to get alone - Player animation is okay, not great REVIEW This is good start for this title, however because of the actual gamepley, I cannot recommend this at this time. In real handball, the offense can break through the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The publisher abandoned the game after a small patch and only a few weeks, leaving the (few) players of this game with a lot of bugs and unresolved issues, making the game unplayable for many people. Just look at the steam discussion forums of this title. Nice level of cynicism and consumer-contempt on display here. I love sports games and buy nearly all of them, but the next time I will be more cautious if it is from Eko Software/Nacon. They obviously don´t give a s**t about their titles.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Handball series has been a lackluster franchise since IHF Handball Challenge 14. Ever since, the only real change was in the graphics and animation, other than that it doesn't deliver that authentic handball sim feel we expect from a game like this. Handball 21 doesn't help much in that cause. First thing it came to attention was the significant drop in the range of teams (nothing but four European countries to choose from), which I hoped it'd be the only negative point. Well, just step into…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have an i7-9700F , GTX 1660 SUPER , 16 GB RAM I need help and the developers dont answer me, if they can´t help me I need the refund of the game because i cant play with this bug. I have a bug in the game, like a goal net at the middle of the screen, and i don´t know how to solve it. I like too much handball and I hope you fix this problem.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wasted 2 min of my life playing this awful game. Never ever have i been so fast to request a REFUND
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game has potential, but the gameplay has still room for improvement
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Handball 21 is a dedicated handball simulation developed by Eko Software and published by Nacon that sets out to digitally represent one of Europe’s most popular yet underrepresented team sports. Built with official licenses from major leagues such as the German Handball-Bundesliga, France’s LIDL STARLIGUE, and Spain’s Liga ASOBAL, the game positions itself as an authentic experience aimed primarily at fans of the sport. Rather than simplifying handball for mass appeal, it attempts to replicate…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →bad customer service - horrible graphics bug which they cant seem to fix or wont fix!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A new level of bad...cant even explain how clunky it feels. Sorry to the devs but developing this one requires a full scrap and starting all over again.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →not playable on steam deck
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not very realistic game.. But maybe I will come back and give it a chance one more time
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I actually enjoy this game. I love handball and these games actually introduced me to it, but the state of the game on PC is ridiculous. There's some wack ass spider web looking thing when in game and is super distracting. I would give it a good review, but this is unacceptable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Handball 21 Wooow is this game a glitchfest? it is! i have a glitch that make the net in both goals huge and spider web like, and they move around the pitch and block my vision.. also the game looks and feels like a early PS2 game... clunky and static... Its totally unplayable for me... 1/10
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is UNPLAYABLE if you have a NVDIA gpu Especially after the 10 and 16 series gpus, there is a graphics glitch which the goal net takes up the whole court, making the goal not visible, which makes the game unplayable. I installed my older AMD gpu (rx580 2048sp) and somehow the problem was fixed. I think that , anyone with a very old gpu would not be bothered with this glitch. Overall, the gameplay feels kinda sluggish and goofy, especially if you play handball you will feel the game…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good handball game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Keeps crashing so hard to get into it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is actually terrible. Handball 17 was at least fun to play, albeit very glitchy and outdated. this game literally just slightly improves graphics and kills everything else. In defense you play as the whole team now instead of just one player, in attack you can basically never shoot when within 0,5 meters of an opposing player because they spam push you. I bought this game on sale and I will still refund it it's that terrible, don't bother. If you wanna have fun playing handball,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →very clunky mechanics but very fun overall. 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unplayable, the goal net is displayed on the field, and its basically impossible to play the game. Other than that the game is alright though.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →well, the game wouldnt even start because it was stuck on one of the loading screens love it ♥♥♥♥ this ♥♥♥♥
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don't buy it. It crashed several times in the short time I played this game. I would never recommended this game for someone who loves handball. If you want to play a handball game. Buy Handball 17 instead of this ♥♥♥♥!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Handball 21 is great for handball players and enthusiasts
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is a crime against this beautiful sport, utter trash! I feel ashamed, that I thought this game cannot be that bad with the 90% discount (4€), I bought this game at, but it is! It feels like the first project of an overambitious 12 yo starting with game development, accept there is an entire professional developer team behind it. Even if I would get payed 10€ to play this game, I wouldn't!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The best...eh I mean the only Handball game...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its very realistic and kinda good fisics
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Having read the reviews I still bought this game and I honestly wish I hadn't. Some reviews are positive but honestly I cannot see why that is. This game is the horrendous. Here's a list of reasons why I feel that way: - The ball is out of bounds rule is falsely used - You cannot use the pivot position since when you pass to him you get pushed out of the 9m area - When the defenders push you, you can't do anything for like a second or maybe two (you literally can't move or anything because the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →might even be worse then Handball 16 for ps 3
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bought this game for 40 usd, don´t let them scam u with this crap, unplayble
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →With all the respect I have for Eko Software and Nacon I cannot recommend this game. Full of bugs, freeze, crash, input not responding... hard to enjoy playing that game. What about this irritating music that you cannot stop since you cannot reach the option - game won't respond anymore. It's not like I had high expectations for this season but I was hoping that I could at least had some fun, which I don't have. But I will be there again for the support for the next one. So dev team, keep…
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