Much better than FM26
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“it remains the most polished, feature-rich game in the series.”
Steam review · 895.5 h played ↗
Football Manager 2024
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 91%Very Positive · 91%Sports Interactive2023Sports · Management · Simulation
The verdict
A deeply detailed, endlessly replayable football management sim, now seen by fans as the last great FM. Skip it if you hate scripted-feeling matches, clunky player interactions or near-identical yearly releases.
Great for
Football nerds who love tactics, spreadsheets, long saves and modding
Main risk
Matches feel scripted or random, so tactics and effort seem not to matter
What players love
Extremely addictive with huge replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“I tell myself “one more game” at 2 AM and suddenly it’s 6:48 AM and I'm late for work”
Steam review · 1319.7 h played ↗
Deep, realistic and immersive simulation
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“I liken it to a classic RPG, with the team as a stand in for your player character.”
Steam review · 1392.2 h played ↗
Mods, skins and database updates
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“Loads of database updates and mods done by community, makes it almost everlasting.”
Steam review · 1135.7 h played ↗
Cleaner, better UI than FM26
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“cleaner UX/UI, simpler navigation.”
Steam review · 396.9 h played ↗
Runs smoothly and stably
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“Playable on an old Windows 10 laptop with no difficulty.”
Steam review · 1112.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Scripted, random-feeling match results
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Some games during the seasons are scripted. No matter how many times I try to repeat one game of any given season, it will always come up with a defeat for me”
Steam review · 981 h played ↗
Too little change from previous editions
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Nothing has really changed, its still basically paying 40£ for a database update.”
Steam review · 84 h played ↗
Broken player interactions and morale
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“There is then NO way to appease them - loads of BUTTONS, loads of OPTIONS, but save scumming and trying them all proves NONE of them work apart from appeasement.”
Steam review · 242.4 h played ↗
Licensing removal and abandoned support
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“now they're "updating" MY game.. that I paid for.. to remove content.”
Steam review · 2518 h played ↗
Weak AI squad building and transfers
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“MOST TEAMS DO NOT MAKE SUBSTITUTIONS”
Steam review · 83.8 h played ↗
Crashes, save corruption and won't launch
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“the game just crashes every 5minutes. Completely unplayable.”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable7 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10/11 with updates - 64 bit
ProcessorIntel Core 2 or AMD Athlon 64 X2
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel GMA X4500, NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT, AMD/ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 - requires 256MB VRAM and DirectX® 11
Storage7 GB available space
OSWindows 10/11 with updates - 64 bit
ProcessorIntel Core 2 or AMD Athlon 64 X2
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel GMA X4500, NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT, AMD/ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 - requires 256MB VRAM and DirectX® 11
Storage7 GB available space
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