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Football Manager 26 cover art

Football Manager 26

Sports Interactive · SEGA · 2025-11-04

Steam

SimulationSportsStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Nov 04, 2025 (Mac), Nov 04, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Step into the dugout and experience the future of football management.

Football Manager 26 is a 2025 Simulation, Sports, and Strategy title priced at $59.99, with a Mostly Negative review sentiment (35% of 34,974 reviews).

13,977
playing now
36%
positive of 36k reviews
Mostly Negative
steam's rating (official)
91
twitch viewers (latest)
7.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
78/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (22 downloads)
71/100
opencritic · fair · 28% recommend · from 46 critics
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$59.99
steam price (US)

13,977 players in-game as of 2026-10-01 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Football Manager 26 (FM26) is a football management simulation video game developed by Sports Interactive and published by Sega. It was released on 4 November 2025 for Windows, macOS, Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5. The mobile version is available on both Android and iOS through Netflix, while the Touch edition is available via Apple Arcade. A Nintendo Switch edition followed suit on 4 December 2025. FM26 is the first game in the series to use the Unity engine and the first to adopt a two-digit naming format.

Trailer

Football Manager 26 trailer thumbnail

Football Manager 26 | Official Launch Trailer | #FM26

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 13,977 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 940 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~118/week).
  • · Review velocity down 16% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (10,248 reviews).
  • · Top 1% of 16,672 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-10-01

Tier history: thriving→healthy (Oct 1), healthy→thriving (Sep 28), thriving→healthy (Sep 27)

Estimated sales: 729k–1.6M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 36,451 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $21.57 at GameBillet (2026-08-21)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 30 of 64 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
7.7k7.7k20252026Week of 2025-11-04: 2,504 positiveWeek of 2025-11-04: 7,744 negativeWeek of 2025-11-11: 558 positiveWeek of 2025-11-11: 1,244 negativeWeek of 2025-11-18: 383 positiveWeek of 2025-11-18: 528 negativeWeek of 2025-11-25: 399 positiveWeek of 2025-11-25: 461 negativeWeek of 2025-12-02: 197 positiveWeek of 2025-12-02: 260 negativeWeek of 2025-12-09: 184 positiveWeek of 2025-12-09: 227 negativeWeek of 2025-12-16: 147 positiveWeek of 2025-12-16: 181 negativeWeek of 2025-12-23: 135 positiveWeek of 2025-12-23: 195 negativeWeek of 2025-12-30: 124 positiveWeek of 2025-12-30: 149 negativeWeek of 2026-01-06: 107 positiveWeek of 2026-01-06: 150 negativeWeek of 2026-01-13: 119 positiveWeek of 2026-01-13: 106 negativeWeek of 2026-01-20: 135 positiveWeek of 2026-01-20: 129 negativeWeek of 2026-01-27: 95 positiveWeek of 2026-01-27: 102 negativeWeek of 2026-02-03: 80 positiveWeek of 2026-02-03: 95 negativeWeek of 2026-02-10: 119 positiveWeek of 2026-02-10: 157 negativeWeek of 2026-02-17: 155 positiveWeek of 2026-02-17: 159 negativeWeek of 2026-02-24: 120 positiveWeek of 2026-02-24: 122 negativeWeek of 2026-03-03: 96 positiveWeek of 2026-03-03: 85 negativeWeek of 2026-03-10: 119 positiveWeek of 2026-03-10: 112 negativeWeek of 2026-03-17: 82 positiveWeek of 2026-03-17: 74 negativeWeek of 2026-03-24: 86 positiveWeek of 2026-03-24: 73 negativeWeek of 2026-03-31: 125 positiveWeek of 2026-03-31: 103 negativeWeek of 2026-04-07: 73 positiveWeek of 2026-04-07: 80 negativeWeek of 2026-04-14: 90 positiveWeek of 2026-04-14: 77 negativeWeek of 2026-04-21: 80 positiveWeek of 2026-04-21: 91 negativeWeek of 2026-04-28: 68 positiveWeek of 2026-04-28: 59 negativeWeek of 2026-05-05: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-05-05: 53 negativeWeek of 2026-05-12: 75 positiveWeek of 2026-05-12: 90 negativeWeek of 2026-05-19: 71 positiveWeek of 2026-05-19: 58 negativeWeek of 2026-05-26: 94 positiveWeek of 2026-05-26: 88 negativeWeek of 2026-06-02: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-06-02: 65 negativeWeek of 2026-06-09: 79 positiveWeek of 2026-06-09: 88 negativeWeek of 2026-06-16: 70 positiveWeek of 2026-06-16: 87 negativeWeek of 2026-06-23: 103 positiveWeek of 2026-06-23: 66 negativeWeek of 2026-06-30: 94 positiveWeek of 2026-06-30: 75 negativeWeek of 2026-07-07: 92 positiveWeek of 2026-07-07: 66 negativeWeek of 2026-07-14: 75 positiveWeek of 2026-07-14: 56 negativeWeek of 2026-07-21: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-07-21: 54 negativeWeek of 2026-07-28: 69 positiveWeek of 2026-07-28: 50 negativeWeek of 2026-08-04: 65 positiveWeek of 2026-08-04: 37 negativeWeek of 2026-08-11: 95 positiveWeek of 2026-08-11: 51 negativeWeek of 2026-08-18: 99 positiveWeek of 2026-08-18: 100 negativeWeek of 2026-08-25: 81 positiveWeek of 2026-08-25: 63 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2026-09-08: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-09-08: 53 negativeWeek of 2026-09-15: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-09-15: 27 negativeWeek of 2026-09-22: 42 positiveWeek of 2026-09-22: 48 negativeWeek of 2026-09-29: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-09-29: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-10-06: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-10-06: 16 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

45k13k2026-09-15 00:00 — 19,971 players2026-09-15 12:00 — 33,305 players2026-09-16 00:00 — 19,438 players2026-09-16 12:00 — 31,955 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 19,215 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 32,773 players2026-09-18 00:00 — 18,481 players2026-09-18 12:00 — 32,206 players2026-09-19 00:00 — 21,117 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 38,247 players2026-09-20 00:00 — 21,325 players2026-09-20 12:00 — 40,393 players2026-09-21 00:00 — 17,903 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 30,721 players2026-09-22 00:00 — 17,511 players2026-09-22 12:00 — 29,989 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 17,269 players2026-09-23 12:00 — 29,610 players2026-09-24 00:00 — 17,217 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 29,406 players2026-09-25 00:00 — 17,052 players2026-09-25 12:00 — 30,702 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 19,492 players2026-09-26 12:00 — 35,213 players2026-09-27 00:00 — 20,062 players2026-09-28 12:00 — 28,278 players2026-09-29 00:00 — 15,729 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 27,074 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 15,445 players2026-09-30 12:00 — 27,019 players2026-10-01 00:00 — 15,347 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 13,977 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
44k28kNov 2025Aug 2026Nov 2025 — avg 43,775 · peak 82,750Dec 2025 — avg 33,616 · peak 57,928Jan 2026 — avg 33,179 · peak 57,965Feb 2026 — avg 30,556 · peak 52,103Mar 2026 — avg 27,659 · peak 48,124Apr 2026 — avg 27,897 · peak 48,952May 2026 — avg 29,738 · peak 52,865Jun 2026 — avg 30,274 · peak 51,457Jul 2026 — avg 30,792 · peak 51,678Aug 2026 — avg 33,234 · peak 54,453
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

#31#992026-09-152026-10-012026-09-15 — #312026-09-16 — #312026-09-17 — #312026-09-18 — #822026-09-19 — #822026-09-20 — #872026-09-21 — #902026-09-22 — #862026-09-23 — #852026-09-24 — #842026-09-25 — #842026-09-26 — #862026-09-27 — #932026-09-28 — #982026-09-29 — #922026-09-30 — #922026-10-01 — #99
Best Steam most-played rank per day (census top-100 snapshots).
PositiveNegative
24242026-09-152026-10-142026-09-15: 11 new positive2026-09-15: 9 new negative2026-09-16: 10 new positive2026-09-16: 5 new negative2026-09-17: 8 new positive2026-09-17: 9 new negative2026-09-18: 8 new positive2026-09-18: 7 new negative2026-09-19: 12 new positive2026-09-19: 6 new negative2026-09-20: 13 new positive2026-09-20: 5 new negative2026-09-21: 13 new positive2026-09-21: 9 new negative2026-09-22: 24 new positive2026-09-22: 14 new negative2026-09-23: 9 new positive2026-09-23: 8 new negative2026-09-24: 8 new positive2026-09-24: 13 new negative2026-09-25: 7 new positive2026-09-25: 6 new negative2026-09-26: 7 new positive2026-09-26: 11 new negative2026-09-27: 8 new positive2026-09-27: 13 new negative2026-09-28: 13 new positive2026-09-28: 4 new negative2026-09-29: 7 new positive2026-09-29: 3 new negative2026-09-30: 8 new positive2026-09-30: 1 new negative2026-10-01: 5 new positive2026-10-01: 4 new negative2026-10-02: 11 new positive2026-10-02: 5 new negative2026-10-03: 4 new positive2026-10-03: 7 new negative2026-10-04: 5 new positive2026-10-04: 1 new negative2026-10-05: 7 new positive2026-10-05: 2 new negative2026-10-06: 23 new positive2026-10-06: 5 new negative2026-10-07: 4 new positive2026-10-07: 2 new negative2026-10-08: 5 new positive2026-10-08: 6 new negative2026-10-09: 7 new positive2026-10-09: 4 new negative2026-10-10: 6 new positive2026-10-10: 2 new negative2026-10-12: 11 new positive2026-10-13: 12 new positive2026-10-13: 4 new negative2026-10-14: 6 new positive2026-10-14: 3 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$59.99$23.992025-09-102026-08-182025-09-10 — best price $48.592025-10-18 — best price $53.992025-10-21 — best price $48.492025-11-04 — best price $48.492025-11-07 — best price $53.392025-12-06 — best price $52.192025-12-18 — best price $48.572025-12-23 — best price $53.992026-01-06 — best price $50.592026-01-10 — best price $53.992026-01-12 — best price $59.992026-02-09 — best price $40.192026-02-17 — best price $36.152026-02-21 — best price $59.992026-02-23 — best price $35.372026-02-25 — best price $59.992026-02-27 — best price $36.172026-03-04 — best price $52.172026-03-19 — best price $36.932026-03-23 — best price $36.972026-03-26 — best price $59.992026-04-01 — best price $52.172026-04-10 — best price $37.992026-04-20 — best price $53.992026-04-23 — best price $59.992026-04-26 — best price $59.992026-04-29 — best price $59.992026-05-22 — best price $59.992026-06-11 — best price $27.002026-06-25 — best price $59.992026-06-27 — best price $29.992026-07-10 — best price $49.792026-08-13 — best price $23.992026-08-18 — best price $23.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4751032026-05-13 — 221 pageviews2026-05-17 — 192 pageviews2026-05-21 — 228 pageviews2026-05-25 — 276 pageviews2026-05-29 — 312 pageviews2026-06-02 — 313 pageviews2026-06-06 — 307 pageviews2026-06-10 — 331 pageviews2026-06-14 — 381 pageviews2026-06-18 — 320 pageviews2026-06-22 — 385 pageviews2026-06-26 — 382 pageviews2026-06-30 — 379 pageviews2026-07-04 — 359 pageviews2026-07-08 — 421 pageviews2026-07-12 — 423 pageviews2026-07-16 — 393 pageviews2026-07-20 — 475 pageviews2026-07-24 — 320 pageviews2026-07-28 — 320 pageviews2026-08-01 — 218 pageviews2026-08-05 — 215 pageviews2026-08-09 — 193 pageviews2026-08-13 — 190 pageviews2026-08-17 — 211 pageviews2026-08-21 — 262 pageviews2026-08-25 — 240 pageviews2026-08-29 — 187 pageviews2026-09-02 — 213 pageviews2026-09-06 — 190 pageviews2026-09-10 — 147 pageviews2026-09-14 — 161 pageviews2026-09-18 — 168 pageviews2026-09-22 — 213 pageviews2026-09-26 — 178 pageviews2026-09-30 — 233 pageviews2026-10-04 — 103 pageviews2026-10-08 — 136 pageviews2026-10-12 — 143 pageviews2026-10-13 — 125 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1.5k72026-10-01 00:34 — 26 viewers2026-10-01 09:34 — 250 viewers2026-10-01 18:34 — 1,527 viewers2026-10-02 03:34 — 38 viewers2026-10-02 12:34 — 381 viewers2026-10-02 21:34 — 700 viewers2026-10-03 06:34 — 43 viewers2026-10-03 15:34 — 228 viewers2026-10-04 00:34 — 97 viewers2026-10-04 09:34 — 329 viewers2026-10-04 18:34 — 195 viewers2026-10-05 03:34 — 66 viewers2026-10-05 12:34 — 697 viewers2026-10-05 21:34 — 276 viewers2026-10-06 06:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-06 15:34 — 306 viewers2026-10-07 00:35 — 146 viewers2026-10-07 09:34 — 231 viewers2026-10-07 18:34 — 918 viewers2026-10-08 03:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-08 12:34 — 554 viewers2026-10-08 21:34 — 181 viewers2026-10-09 06:34 — 26 viewers2026-10-09 15:34 — 265 viewers2026-10-10 00:34 — 106 viewers2026-10-10 09:34 — 69 viewers2026-10-10 18:35 — 1,210 viewers2026-10-11 03:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-11 12:34 — 311 viewers2026-10-11 21:34 — 188 viewers2026-10-12 06:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-12 15:34 — 181 viewers2026-10-13 00:34 — 74 viewers2026-10-13 09:34 — 204 viewers2026-10-13 18:34 — 1,148 viewers2026-10-14 03:34 — 65 viewers2026-10-14 12:34 — 608 viewers2026-10-14 21:34 — 168 viewers2026-10-14 23:34 — 91 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

44
achievements tracked
86.5%
earned "Motivational Speaker"
37.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam WorkshopAdjustable Text SizePlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support1 DLC

19 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Dutch, Greek, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2025-11-04 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,9282%44
Windows (Xbox)2,7661%44

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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