Skipper: Baseball GM

Bottom of the ninth. Bases loaded. Down a run. You're at the plate. Skipper is a baseball franchise game you actually play. Step into the box when it counts, take the mound when the game is on the line, and build a club that wins for decades, all in a living 3D ballpark. STEP UP TO THE PLATE The view drops behind home plate. Track the pitch and tap as the ball reaches the HIT marker, with three sound ticks counting you in to contact. Time it perfectly and drive it into the gap. Early pulls it, late goes the other way. Lay off the slider in the dirt. After every swing, the timing bar shows exactly how early or late you were. TAKE THE MOUND The camera moves to the mound. Pick from your pitcher's real arsenal, tap a spot in the zone, then release when the ring is tightest. Paint the corners and hitters roll over. Leave one over the middle and it's gone. Change speeds, and don't show the same pitch three times in a row. TRAINING CAMP New to the game? A short camp teaches batting, pitching and how your fielders work, with real practice pitches and clear feedback, before your first live game. Come back any time to sharpen your timing. KEY MOMENTS: A WHOLE GAME IN ABOUT THREE MINUTES Skipper sims the quiet innings and stops when the tying run is aboard or the game hangs on one pitch, then waits until you're ready. You bat in your big spots and pitch in theirs. Prefer every pitch? Watch the full game, with a quick pace option. DAILY CLUTCH A new late-game situation every day, the same for everyone: a walk-off chance, a one-run lead with your starter running on fumes, a two-inning rally. One try. Keep your streak alive, unlock Game Center achievements, climb the leaderboards and share your result. A BALLPARK THAT FEELS LIKE A BROADCAST Players move with real motion capture: the leg kick, the swing, the dash to first, the scoop and throw. A broadcast camera follows every drive to the wall, play-by-play calls the big moments, and the crowd roars when one leaves the yard. RUN THE WHOLE FRONT OFFICE • Set your lineup, defense, rotation and bullpen • Trade with 15 rival clubs that know what their players are worth, and beat them to deadline deals • Draft prospects and develop them in your farm system • Re-sign your stars or chase free agents within your budget • Manage injuries, hot streaks and slumps across a long season • Meet the owner's goals and your payroll grows. Miss them and it shrinks. A REAL BASEBALL ENGINE Every game is simulated pitch by pitch and scored by the real rulebook: walk-offs, inherited runners, earned runs, saves and the three-batter minimum. Full seasons produce believable batting lines, strikeout rates and standings. Sim a day, a week or a whole season in seconds, then dig into box scores, league leaders and career stats. PLAY YOUR WAY • Rookie, Pro and All-Star difficulty • Batting and pitching practice any time • Pick up any game where you left off • Your league is backed up to iCloud, with three save slots • iPhone and iPad, fully offline • Audio timing cues, timing assistance, larger text and Reduce Motion YOUR FIRST SEASON IS ON US Play an entire season, postseason included, with nothing to buy. Want to keep going? The one-time Front Office Pass unlocks the offseason and every season after it: awards, the draft, player development and free agency. No subscription. No ads. No energy meters. All clubs and players are fictional. The game is in English.