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Rugby 22
Developer Eko Software
Rugby 22 is a rugby union simulation video game developed by Eko Software and published by Nacon. It was released on 22 January 2022 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. The game served as a sequel to Rugby 20 and was succeeded by Rugby 25. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
147 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Sep 8, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
74
Fresh
106 positive · 38 negative
95% range 66–80%
| Source | + | − | = |
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| Steam reviews | 106 | 38 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
3 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
391 of 505 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Critics, per Wikipedia
Rugby 22 received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator site Metacritic. The Loadout rated the game 4/10, and wrote: "While the new and improved tactics feature is a welcome addition, Rugby 22 feels like a game stuck in the early 2000s with a lack of modern-day features expected of titles in the sports genre." In a mixed review, Wales Online called it the best rugby game in "15 years" whilst also having some criticism, and stated: "Gameplay-wise, this game is probably the closest any title has come to capturing modern rugby, and is certainly the best on-field game since Rugby 08.While it's not perfect, and the game can either reward you or the computer for…
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Reactions
60 of 147 · most liked firstSo stupid that none of the south african players are in it and Du Poes is everywhere get ♥♥♥♥♥♥.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game feels so bad and controls are so janky. Rugby 2008 honestly feels better than this game that is 15 years newer
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you are wanting a replacement for EA's rugby 08, this game doesn't come close.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →most mobile games are more advanced.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is horrendously bad, but I will continue to play it
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Having played most of the Rugby titles on offer over the years, including previous entries and the Rugby Challenge franchise, I found that Rugby 22 strikes a good balance between arcade-like feel and simulation gameplay. You'll never please everyone, and the passing mechanics take some getting used to. But once you figure things out, gameplay can be tactical and very rewarding. The game has very few bugs compared to previous Rugby titles. Every 4th or 5th match a pass will spaz out or a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Is it a perfect game? No, far from it. Is it the best rugby game on Steam? Yes, definitely. Sure, there’s a lot to dislike here. Passing mechanics are sluggish, game lacks any good tutorials, match commentary is lacking. Career mode with players as cards and „booster packs”.. Weirdly gimmicky and unnecessary stuff. Still, it’s perfectly playable and most of all - fun. Small touches like ruck/scrum minigames and overall feel of the game makes it worth playing. Rugby 22 is a no brainer, if…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the tackling mechanic is ♥♥♥♥ and ruins the game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The rugby video game market is a wasteland but this is probably the best you will get for now
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Could be a great game but the mechanics are simply terrible. They look goofy (catching under the highball, rucks, scrums etc), they feel clunky (rucks in particular, which are far too easy in most difficulties but bordering on impossible due to the clunky controls and the speed at which the opposition acts compared to you in the higher difficulties. Additionally, in the higher difficulty settings the game isn't much harder outside of the fact that the opposition is faster. There's no real skill…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Refunded this POS. Id rather play Rugby 06 on my actual PS2 slim. Terrible game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game! Graphics too pixelated but you wouldn't expect different on a game from 2007. Still very funny to play in 2023! That's Rugby 08! Rugby 22 is a piece of ♥♥♥♥ compared! Released for PC without even keyboard being supported. Whoever paid full for this game was scammed!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game, the gameplay is amazing and reminds me of Rugby 08. Just need to fix a few things like squad updates, not limiting players who can play multiple positions to one position, and of course the South African team ratings. Overall a great game it just needs some support.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rugby 22 is a massive improvement on Rugby 20. I have had quite a bit of fun with it and continue to do so. Playing against the computer is finally challenging. On Rugby 20, I was winning World Cups with Italy and Fiji with ease on the hardest difficulty. Now, on Rugby 22, I find the game offers me a challenge (on higher difficulties) even when I am playing with the best teams. The real shame about Rugby 22 is the missing licenses but there are mods out there to add them in. I have a mod…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →LIT asf also play the real sport.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you come from the Rugby Challenge series, you'll need some time to adapt to Rugby 22. But once you do, this game is absolutely the best modern rugby game to play atm. Not perfect, but it's good, it's moddable and has decent tactical depth. The two main things you'll see straight away coming from RC series: - Faster rucks - Way more tactical depth (line depth, width, formations, set plays...) Definitely worth it on sale if you like rugby! It is mostly lacking on the content side (leagues…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its amazing game and u the fans of rugby should try this game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is very rough around the edges, and needs a ton of polish. But the core game play is pretty good, creating mauls and rucks to create a quick ball to your back-line and manipulating the opponent's defence is very rewarding and it is one of the only Rugby games that lets you use kicking tactics for attacking and not just to clear you lines in defence.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a rugby fan, this is a must have. It could be better, more refined but for a rugby game, it's above expectations considering the restrained fanbase.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It can be a bit clunky sometimes, but overall it's by far the best rugby union game released in a LONG time
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ass game because rucks are very unbalanced and my friends gatekeep about it.im gay
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →overall I find this game fun despite all of the bugs and flaws of the gameplay. The ai do not get any more adcanced as the difficulty rating is increased instead they just make tackles much more accurately, and their ruckspeed is like instant, and very annoying to play against. It is very difficult to win your own rucks on max difficulty unless u have a pod of support right there with u. If u don't have at least 2 players as the first ones in a ruck u will lose it. In saying that I still find…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Best rugby game there is
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →~ DIFFICULTY ~ 🔲 My 90 year old grandma could play it 🔲 Easy ✅ Normal 🔲 Hard 🔲 Dark Souls ~ GRAPHICS ~ 🔲 MS Paint 🔲 Bad ✅ Meh 🔲 Graphics dont matter in this game 🔲 Good 🔲 Beautiful 🔲 Masterpiece ~ MUSIC ~ 🔲 Bad ✅ Not special 🔲 Good 🔲 Beautiful ~ STORY ~ ✅ This game has no story 🔲 Like playing Temple Runners for the story 🔲 It's there for the people who want it 🔲 Well written 🔲 Epic story 🔲 Imagine Kingdom Hearts but on crack ~ PRICE ~ 🔲 Free 🔲 Underpriced ✅ Perfect…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i wonder if the people who made this game have ever played or seen rugby. Not even the laws are correct let alone the player movement
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i'm doing my best to love this game but there are so many bugs that it is frustrating to play challenges dont track properly can't even name your custom team players from the other team can be offside and tackle your player set plays dont work forwards running away from the ruck instead of trying to win it random chaos after every ruck players running away from the pass the last moment passing is slow even when youre right on target players slow down to get tackled (the animation starts from…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun game to play, passing with bumpers is a good idea and you get use to judging distance to pass fairly quickly. Only shame that it does not matter much. You teammates will be flat and 90% time get tackled immediately. You can do back pass to 2nd wave but that does mostly nothing. It is shame since there isn't really much of "broken field play" or off-loading. Once you get your ball out wide, be aware defense has some magic speed boost and will tackle you even if there is good 5 meters gap…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →very good gameplay, nice set moves, and easily modded to get actual players, teams and kit.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →good but get the real springboks
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rallyy good game that lets you continue your rugby love off the field. Can be tricky but you get the hang of it easily. Also really fun to play with friends online and on multiplayer
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →awesome game hopefully you can have a career where you can control 1 person and make it to international level
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really enjoyed this game, and disagree with most of the negative comments. It has issues, but I am just so happy that there are still developers out there that are trying to build a good rugby game for the fans. This being said, I am super unhappy with the crashes I have experienced in career mode. It happened out of the blue and ever since I have been unable to continue my career. I have emailed Nacon and am excited to see if they are able to help. Stay tuned for updates.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its ok it just lacks content but it is pretty fun for a while
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →love it greay game recomended!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good game for rugby fans or people getting into rugby
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A good game to kick off things even when you do not know anything about this sport.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The tackling mechanic in this game is just a complete joke ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ joke. Tackling is probably the most important part of rugby, and they don't even care to make it somewhat good. Opposing CPU players literally can hitstick you from like 5 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ meters to tackle you. And whenever you try to tackle an opponent with the ball, you will always ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ miss like 75% of the time, and even a player with horrible tackling stats shouldn't be that bad, it's just so unrealistic. The refs in the game…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →best game play best game play ye game best
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →oone of the better rugby games
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Much improved compared to the last version, by no means perfect but certainly playable.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Trash game tbh - rugby gets no money.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →what a load of ♥♥♥♥. these devs need to go get some advice from the rugby league live franchise. rugby 20 was far better than this rubbish. how do u go backwards.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty ♥♥♥♥♥ game to be honest , so buggy , no depth to anything , no entertainment , you can't even save some ♥♥♥♥ , games that end in draws usually mean the other team win , no actual career mode and the games easy as can be . Also there's like no support whatsoever , like the teams and ratings don't translate at all to today's teams and players . + no custom league or tournament builders .
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Purely, utterly horrible, non functioning game, do not waste your money
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun rugby game with gameplay that's mostly fluid and satisfying. Rugby 22 captures some of the elements of real life rugby, with the realistic elements done well including * player fatigue affects ball retention at breakdown * the line outs are a contest that matter * kicking in play at good times and to good spots of the field affect the game momentum * French Top 14 oriented - best club rugby competition in real world Areas for improvement * Replays are poor * No penalties for…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this is the best game!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a very fun game to play overall. Beginning to start the game may be difficult at first, however as soon as you learn all the controls, gain your preferred tactics + set plays, that's when it is a lot more simple and engaging. The gameplay settings add another layer of fun for me as you can change not just the ambience but the total real life time it takes for a match to complete going from just 5-10 minutes to the full 80 minutes you would experience in real life. Even though there is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good gameplay and easy to learn but carrear mode is good but you dont play as your own player you coach and recurit players to club and upgrade leuages in it so a pretty good rugby game worth buying
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Amazing rugby game. Love the mechanics.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →RUCKBY - I got this game to support development for a rugby 08 similar game or pc port.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this is a uncommom sports for me living in Brazil, but I already known it, and the game is really great, as graphics, playability and fun - approved!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Class game with it didnt have bugs tho
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really like this game - the first rugby game I've enjoyed since Rugby World Cup 2011. The gameplay is fun, and I felt I was able to play all aspects of the game in a way that felt intuitive. Where the game is lacking is in its polish. There's no cutscene for winning their version of the World Cup, or for winning the URC. It's missing little touches like showing top tryscorer stats and things like that for winning the league. The only bug that irked me was that when playing a league,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Slow, janky, kinda buggy mess of a game Feels like banging two rocks together Got 170 hours in it, still better than rugby 25 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i dont like the that the players dont look like them at all or made up rugby players
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dev, if you exclude the mandatory tutorials, it will be wholesome.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →good game. very different from rugby 20 but in a sort of good way? game is much more challenging, requiring quick offloads and very strategical passes and offloads. makes the game feel very realistic and very fun. much better than rugby 25 with their glitched tutorials and literally unplayable game so yeah. good game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So good just need to know controls
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is alright but AI is terrible. My team has an ovr of 72 in playing againts the Springboks (ovr 92) and i won, not like 17 -14 I won 19 - 0 it felt like i was playing agiants a raw egg. Makes the game really boring when its so easy...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is good but I can't get past a certain point in the career and the game repeatedly crashes, good purchase if you don't want a full game
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