Turn-based football tactics work well
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The way they have converted football into tactical turn based matches is pretty genius.”
Steam review · 49.7 h played ↗
Football, Tactics & Glory
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 87%Very Positive · 87%Creoteam2018Turn-Based Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics · Strategy
$24.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 57 min ago
The verdict
A quirky turn-based football game blending XCOM-style tactics with light club management; addictive and deep for fans. Skip it if dice-roll RNG, grind or slow progression frustrate you.
Great for
Turn-based tactics fans who want a lighter, spreadsheet-free football management game
Main risk
Dice-roll RNG and slow, grindy progression can make matches feel unfair and repetitive
What players love
Addictive and huge replay value
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“So very addictive. Just one more match you tell yourself. Nope, still playing 10 matches later.”
Steam review · 49.1 h played ↗
Responsive developers and good DLC
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Within 24 of emailing them, the developers had fixed the crash.”
Steam review · 222 h played ↗
XCOM meets Football Manager appeal
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“XCom meets Football Manager. A refreshing take on the football management genre where you can blast through seasons simming, or can dive into the strategy games that are the matches themselves.”
Steam review · 86.1 h played ↗
Light management without spreadsheets
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“Finally a football management game that doesn't feel like a spreadsheet.”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
Rewarding player development
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“Taking flyers on good young players and watching them develop into franchise stars, or nice paydays, is so satisfying.”
Steam review · 179.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive, shallow gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“the core gameplay get's boring and tedious after a while.”
Steam review · 25.1 h played ↗
Heavy, unfair-feeling RNG
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“My player with 60 ball control gets dispossesed by a defender with 30 defence just because I rolled a 1 and he rolled a 15.”
Steam review · 34 h played ↗
Slow progression and punishing economy
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“The drain on money is too high and the options to gain money are too few and slow.”
Steam review · 108.3 h played ↗
Political banners and ads in matches
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Thanks for the unremovable banners in match mode!”
Steam review · translated · 42.5 h played ↗
Key features locked behind DLC and high prices
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Yes - everything here works as "update" behind the pay wall.”
Steam review · 44.3 h played ↗
Crashes and bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Game forces you to play tutorial, except that it crashes every time you score a goal in the tutorial.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support800 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 64-bit
Processor1 GHz
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsShaders 3.0, minimal resolution 1024 x 768, recommended dedicated graphics card with 512 MB of RAM
Storage800 MB available space
OSWindows 10 64-bit
Processor1 GHz
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsShaders 3.0, minimal resolution 1024 x 768, recommended dedicated graphics card with 512 MB of RAM
Storage800 MB available space
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