Extremely addictive time sink
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Absolutely addictive good luck leaving your chair.”
Steam review · 82.3 h played ↗
Football Manager 2021
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 93%Very Positive · 93%Sports Interactive2020Sports · Management · Simulation
The verdict
A deep, endlessly addictive football management sim with a much-improved match engine, but many players hit scripted-feeling results, a cluttered UI and recycled content. Skip it if you hate sim randomness.
Great for
Football fans and strategy or stats lovers who want a deep management sim to sink hundreds of hours into
Main risk
Matches feel scripted and unfair, and it's seen as a pricey yearly update of the previous game
What players love
Greatly improved match engine
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“this match engine is brilliant. Matches have never been so fun to watch.”
Steam review · 4.4 h played ↗
Deep, realistic management simulation
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Ridiculously deep management sim with a lot of great systems.”
Steam review · 715.2 h played ↗
Great for newcomers and non-fans
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“The staff delegation system makes it so easy to learn the mechanics and not get too overwhelmed with complexities of this game.”
Steam review · 102 h played ↗
Better UI, xG and analytics
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“The analytics, charts and xG is a game changer.”
Steam review · 95.7 h played ↗
Better than FIFA career mode
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“as an avid Career mode fifa guy. FM is SO much more in depth.”
Steam review · 478.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Scripted, unfair-feeling match results
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“IT'S ALL SCRIPTED. NOTHING YOU DO ACTUALLY MATTERS !”
Steam review · 109.4 h played ↗
Poor AI and weak on-pitch behaviour
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Gk's and defenders hoofing the ball against what your tactics say players deliberately passing to the opposition”
Steam review · 58.1 h played ↗
Bugs, crashes and stability problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“It continually crashes, I've not had a single playing session where it hasn't crashed at least once”
Steam review · 72.4 h played ↗
Cluttered, clunky UI changes
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Really bad user experience and interface in this year’s edition of the game.”
Steam review · 13.7 h played ↗
Little new; feels like a paid database update
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Same engine, same game just different colors.”
Steam review · 444.5 h played ↗
Unrealistic transfer prices and player demands
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“tried going after a player what was valued at 500k and the club came back with a valuation of 50 million”
Steam review · 13.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unknown7 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 (SP1), 8/8.1, 10 (Update 1903/May 2019 or later) – 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core 2 or AMD Athlon 64 – 1.8 GHz +
Memory4 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 1903/May 2019 or later) – 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core 2 or AMD Athlon 64 – 1.8 GHz +
Memory4 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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