Addictive, thousands of hours of replay
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Great game you can sink endless hours into”
Steam review · 657 h played ↗
Football Manager 2020
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 88%Very Positive · 88%Sports Interactive2019Sports · Management · Simulation
The verdict
A deep, endlessly replayable football management sim, but many reviewers say the match engine is frustrating and the yearly price is high. Skip it if match realism matters most.
Great for
Football fans who love deep management, tactics, transfers and long-term career saves
Main risk
Match engine feels broken or scripted: strikers miss one-on-ones and good tactics still lose
What players love
Huge depth and realism
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The level of detail in this game is astounding”
Steam review · 8159.6 h played ↗
Delegation, new features and clean interface
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“it's really great that you can give the boring stuff to your staff and focus on the fun and major bits”
Steam review · 12.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Broken-feeling match engine
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“one on ones and headers are almost impossible to score regardless of the level”
Steam review · 92 h played ↗
Scripted or rigged results
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“The game is rigged for drama, like a slot machine it keeps you hooked.”
Steam review · 165 h played ↗
Too little new for the price
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Paying 2k for a database update is an expensive pleasure.”
Steam review · translated · 11.8 h played ↗
Crashes, save loss and startup failures
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“FM 2020 Crashes ALL the TIME. Sometimes it decides it just 'can't save'”
Steam review · 1402.4 h played ↗
Cluttered, tedious UI and repetitive content
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“Tedious Simulator. Everything seem repetitive. The press conference, team talk, etc....”
Steam review · 129.5 h played ↗
Ads, licensing and missing faces
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“Now getting banner ads in the main menu.”
Steam review · 661.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable7 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 (SP1), 8/8.1, 10 (Update 1803/April 2018 or later) – 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Pentium 4 (64-bit), Intel Core 2 or AMD Athlon 64 – 2.2 GHz +
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel GMA X4500, NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT or AMD/ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 – 256MB VRAM
Storage7 GB available space
OSWindows 7 (SP1), 8/8.1, 10 (Update 1803/April 2018 or later) – 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Pentium 4 (64-bit), Intel Core 2 or AMD Athlon 64 – 2.2 GHz +
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel GMA X4500, NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT or AMD/ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 – 256MB VRAM
Storage7 GB available space
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