Fun, addictive and easy to play
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Really fun to play, few bugs but what do you expect? Overall great game to get lost in when you have too much time on your hands”
Steam review · 466.7 h played ↗
Soccer Manager 2020
Worth buying? What 225 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 225 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 77%Mostly Positive · 77%Soccer Manager Ltd2020Sports · Football (Soccer) · Management
The verdict
A free, simplified Football Manager alternative that is fun and light for casual play, but matches often feel scripted, saves can break, and microtransactions nag. Skip it if you want depth or fair-feeling results.
Great for
Casual fans wanting a free, simple, quick Football Manager alternative on a low-end PC
Main risk
Matches feel rigged or random, and saves or launch can break, wasting your progress and money
What players love
Free and good value
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Great football sim for free! Real players, real competitions and deep sim options”
Steam review · 7.9 h played ↗
Good lighter alternative to Football Manager
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“I is like the less in depth Football Manager and that's why I love this game”
Steam review · 17.5 h played ↗
Realistic transfers and management systems
Mentioned in ~1 in 16 positive reviews
“It's very realistic, especially the transfer market which is nice and it's easy to navigate.”
Steam review · 55.7 h played ↗
Runs on low-end PCs and is fast to play
Mentioned in ~1 in 20 positive reviews
“its very light game there is no need to have a good pc”
Steam review · 3.3 h played ↗
Microtransactions optional in this version
Mentioned in ~1 in 35 positive reviews
“This year -- the game became free of any significant pay to win mechanics”
Steam review · 24.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Matches feel scripted or rigged
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Every player on my squad are 99. Playing a team of 78s. i have 26 shots 15 on target. the team of 78s has 1 shot 1 shot on target....they won 1-0.”
Steam review · 232.1 h played ↗
Aggressive microtransactions and pay-to-win
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Worst part is the constant nagging telling you to spend money.”
Steam review · 15.6 h played ↗
Won't launch or stuck loading
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Game is not working. Stuck during loading screen (waiting for some Data Pack)”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Crashes and saves that fail or get wiped
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“after one season the game fails into the month of June and will not save and crashes”
Steam review · 9.5 h played ↗
Bugged transfers and finances
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Today my team has lost about 300 million pounds at the click of a mouse”
Steam review · 7.3 h played ↗
Shallow tactics and limited depth
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“No depth. No realism. Can't have custom tactics, no individual player instructions, barely any information in the match screen.”
Steam review · 11.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unknown170 MB
Minimum
OSWindows XP SP2+
Processor1 GHz or higher
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsShader Model 3.0 capable card
Storage170 MB available space
OSWindows XP SP2+
Processor1 GHz or higher
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsShader Model 3.0 capable card
Storage170 MB available space
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