Mobile Game Interview / June 9, 2026
UFL Mobile interview lays out a skill-first challenge to football giants
Strikerz CEO Eugene Nashilov discusses UFL Mobile’s soft-launch expansion, mobile-first design, community feedback and skill-first football ambitions.
UFL Mobile gets a deeper spotlight through GamingOnPhone’s interview with Strikerz CEO Eugene Nashilov. The game has expanded its soft launch globally as part of a second rollout stage, and the interview positions UFL as a skill-first football challenger in a market many players feel has become too repetitive and too dependent on licensing and monetization loops. That is an interesting pitch because mobile football is crowded but not fully satisfying for everyone.
Players complain about pay-to-win pressure, scripted-feeling moments and heavy card economies. UFL’s promise is mobile-first football where match feel and player skill matter more. The real test will be execution: controls, matchmaking, content cadence and how fair progression feels after the early honeymoon. Still, the interview gives UFL a stronger identity than simply being another football game with a soft launch.