Simulation · November 19, 2019

Football Manager 2020 (2019)

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Run your football club, your way. Every decision counts in Football Manager 2020 with new features and polished game mechanics rewarding planning and progression like never before, empowering managers to develop and refine both your club’s and your own unique identity. Walk down the tunnel to a living, breathing football world with you at the very heart of it. Around here, your opinion matters! This is a world that rewards planning and knowledge but, unlike other games, there’s no pre-defined ending or script to follow – just endless possibilities and opportunities. Every club has a story to tell and it’s down to you to create it. They say football is a game of dreams. Well, managers are a special breed of dreamers. They don’t see problems, only opportunities: the chance to prove themselves against the best in the world, to develop and instil a new footballing philosophy, to nurture talent through the ranks, to lift the club to greater heights and end the wait for silverware. How you get to the top is up to you… you’ll own your decisions, and the consequences they bring… Base yourself in 50 of the biggest footballing countries worldwide Oversee a new era of success at one of 2,500 clubs at every level Sign the best and mould the future – scout more than 500,000 real players and staff Create your tactical vision and bring it to life on the training pitch Kick every ball with our most immersive and smartest match engine to date DEVELOPMENT CENTRE Take full control of your youth team operations in a new all-encompassing hub. Nurture your young stars from the moment they arrive at your club and through the youth ranks until they’re ready for first-team action. CLUB VISION Develop a culture, work with the board to achieve ongoing objectives and plot a course for your club to progress in seasons to come. Club vision goes far beyond the boardroom; impacting on transfers, playing style and competition expectations as you look to strengthen your club’s identity and meet the multi-year milestones. PLAYING TIME PATHWAY A whole new way to define a player’s standing in your squad. Build in current and future playing time across the length of a contract, defining a clear pathway from Fringe Player to Star Player and everything in between. BACKROOM STAFF New roles, advice and interaction make your staff more involved and important than ever. More collaboration across more areas brings the game closer to the structure of a real-life backroom team. GRAPHIC IMPROVEMENTS Redesigned player and manager models, improved lighting and overhauled pitch visuals combine to create the most realistic and best-looking match experience to date.

Position in Simulation

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume31.7k Steam reviewsTop 16% in Simulation
Positive rating89% positiveGenre average: 79% — this title sits in top 29%
Metacritic84/100Genre average 75 — top 20% of Simulation titles
Concurrent peak1.0k playersTop 18% in Simulation by live player count
Engagement hours304 h averageTop 5% for session depth among Simulation

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Reception Metrics

Steam community

89%Very Positive · 31.7k reviews

28.3k positive · 3.5k negative

Metacritic

84/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

6.0/10

Curator recommendations

17.1k

Peak concurrent players

1.0k

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Danish
  • Dutch
  • Greek
  • Korean
  • Norwegian
  • Polish
  • Portuguese - Portugal

Simulation releases from 2019

11 Simulation titles launched in 2019 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Simulation · 254
  • Sports · 244
  • Management · 219
  • Football (Soccer) · 203
  • Football (American) · 55
  • Multiplayer · 44
  • Strategy · 41
  • Singleplayer · 16
  • Tactical · 6

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Workshop
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

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Release & Availability

Release dateNov 19, 2019
DeveloperSports Interactive
PublisherSEGA
Base priceFree-to-play
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Estimated owners10M–100M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

304h

extensive (100+ hours)

Median

155h

Typical completion time

Achievements

97

Steam unlocks available