# WHISTLE1 - FACT SHEET

## Basic Information

| Field | Details |
|-------|---------|
| **Title** | Whistle1 (EN) / Anpfiff1 (DE) / Düdük1 (TR) |
| **Genre** | Retro Football Manager |
| **Developer** | Digitale Manufaktur Rudolstadt |
| **Platforms** | iOS, Android, Windows, Linux, Web |
| **Original release** | 2025 |
| **Current version** | 2.0.5 (May 2026) |
| **Price** | Free |
| **Languages** | 47 (incl. EN, DE, TR plus 44 more) |
| **Engine** | Godot 4 |

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## Game Description

Whistle1 is a retro football manager in the style of the 1990s classics. Take over a club, sign players, run training, set tactics, manage finances and the stadium, and lead your team through national league play, a national cup competition with amateur rounds, and European cup competitions. A career runs across ten seasons and spans six countries, languages and football cultures.

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## Key Features (v2.0.5)

### Scope
- Six playable countries: Germany, England, Turkey, Italy, France, Spain
- 18 league competitions, more than 620 teams, over 35,000 players
- Three European cup competitions, domestic super cups, a European super cup
- 47 user interface languages

### v2.0.5 update highlights
- Three new countries (Italy, France, Spain), each with three divisions, a national cup with amateur rounds, country-specific referee names, localised stadium names
- 120 new sponsor parodies
- Redesigned stadium editor: Build, Roof and Convert sections, plus a standing-to-seating conversion
- Live ticket price preview: estimates attendance, capacity utilisation and revenue for the next home match
- Advanced player search: filter by position, age, market value, league and country
- Career achievements screen tracking 73 achievements across seven categories
- Sponsor bonus filter that hides offers a club cannot realistically reach
- Flag-grid language picker with live UI switching

### Management
- Player transfers and contract negotiations
- Market value system
- Nine training areas
- Stadium editor with multiple expansion levels and tribune sections
- Finances and sponsoring
- Interviews and press conferences

### Match simulation
- Live text-based events with real-time commentary
- Lineup and tactical setup
- Five intensity levels

### Career
- Ten-season career mode
- Form system on a scale of 0 to 20
- Team morale on a scale of 0 to 8
- Manager reputation that carries across club changes
- Long-term goal: become national team coach

### Free-to-play approach
- Fully free, all core systems unlocked
- No energy systems, no paywalls, no pay-to-win mechanics
- Core gameplay runs offline
- Global online leaderboard
- Community-created databases importable as user files

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## Development Background

Whistle1 is the work of solo developer Aydin Kaplan, built alongside his full-time job. Around 80 percent of the codebase has been written using the AI coding assistant Claude Code; all design, balancing and product decisions are made by the developer. The project has shipped dozens of updates and hundreds of bug fixes since its 2025 launch.

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## Availability

| Platform | URL |
|----------|-----|
| **Apple App Store** | https://apps.apple.com/app/id6762454935 |
| **Google Play** | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anpfiff1.manager |
| **Steam (Windows, Linux)** | https://store.steampowered.com/app/4245520/Anpfiff1/ |
| **itch.io** | https://anpfiff1.itch.io |
| **Web browser** | https://anpfiff1.de/spiel/ |

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## Links

| | URL |
|---|---|
| **Website (EN)** | https://whistle1.com |
| **Website (DE)** | https://anpfiff1.de |
| **Discord** | https://discord.gg/SYPERcjYQD |
| **YouTube** | https://www.youtube.com/@DigitaleManufakturRU |
| **Trailer (EN)** | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfzr7QWDs5o |
| **Trailer (DE)** | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du-KUvdRLYY |

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## Contact

**Aydin Kaplan**
**Digitale Manufaktur Rudolstadt**
Rudolstadt, Thuringia, Germany

Email: admin@digitale-manufaktur-rudolstadt.de
Discord: https://discord.gg/SYPERcjYQD
Studio website: https://digitale-manufaktur-rudolstadt.de

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## Press Materials

All assets in this press kit may be used freely for editorial purposes. For interview requests or review codes, please contact us at the email address above.

*Last updated: May 2026 (v2.0.5)*