Refactor Games said it will

Survios cofounder creates Refactor Games to build Football Simulator

Refactor Games, a new game studio started by Survios cofounder Nathan Burba, unveiled its Football Simulator game coming as an early access title on Steam.

The game is an indie title that is trying to scoot into the sliver of the market that isn’t dominated by Electronic Arts’ Madden NFL game.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.