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Football Manager 26

📅 Nov 4, 2025
Sports Interactive
Step into the dugout and experience the future of football management.
33.3Rating
0Content
44Achievements

About This Game

Football Manager 26 is a simulation/sports game with both single-player and multiplayer modes, developed by Sports Interactive and released in 2025. With an estimated 610,000 copies sold, it is considered a commercially strong title on Steam. With 32.8k reviews on Steam, it stands as one of the more actively reviewed titles on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 33.3/100 — a largely negative reception overall. That said, with over 500k copies sold, it clearly found its audience despite the criticism. According to player data, the main story takes around 108.5 hours, with side content bringing that to 269.05 hours. Players commonly describe it as Sports, Simulation, Strategy, Football (Soccer) and Management.

Media

User Reviews

33.3
Overall Score / 100
3.3/10
Steam (32784 reviews)

Playtime Estimates

108.5h
🎯 Main Story
269.05h
⭐ Main + Sides
Based on 13 player submissions

DLCs (1)

Football Manager 26 In-Game Editor
Football Manager 26 In-Game Editor
$8.99

Game Information

Release Date
November 4, 2025
Developer
Sports Interactive
Publisher
SEGA
Platforms
Windows, Mac
Controller
Full Support
Price
$59.99

Analytics & Metrics

Copies Sold (VISE)
609.8K
(487.8K - 731.7K)
VRI ScoreLearning
36
It reeks of mediocrity and probably not worth your time
VISE (VORYTHIC Intelligent Sales Estimator) intelligent predictive model estimating the number of copies sold on Steam, based on community data analysis and purchase patterns.
VRI (Vorythic Recommendation Index) a single number indicating whether the game is worth your time. Built from game data, putting real players' opinions above progressive 'critics'.

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System Requirements

🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
Minimum
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 (with updates 22H2), Windows 11 (with updates 23H2)
  • Processor: Desktop: Intel Core i3-530 or AMD FX-4100 Laptop: Intel Core i3-330M or AMD A6-5200 Requires SSE4.2 & SSSE3
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Desktop: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon R9 380 or Intel HD 530 Laptop: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M or AMD Radeon R9 M375 or Intel HD 530 512MiB VRAM
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 20 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions.
Recommended
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 11 – with updates (23H2)
  • Processor: Desktop: Intel Core i5-9600 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Laptop: Intel Core i5-1035G7 or AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
  • Memory: 12 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Desktop: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 or AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT Laptop: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile or AMD Radeon RX 6600M
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 20 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions.
Minimum
  • OS: 11 Big Sur, 12 Monterey, 13 Ventura, 14 Sonoma, 15 Sequoia - with updates
  • Processor: Apple M1 or Intel Core M
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Desktop: Apple M1 or NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M or Intel HD Graphics 5000 or AMD FirePro D300 Laptop: Apple M1 or NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M or Intel HD Graphics 5000
  • Storage: 20 GB available space
Recommended
  • OS: 13 Ventura, 14 Sonoma, 15 Sequoia – with updates
  • Processor: Apple M1
  • Memory: 12 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 1GiB VRAM, Apple M1
  • Storage: 20 GB available space