Football Manager 26

Nov 4, 2025SimulationSportsStrategyPC (Microsoft Windows)MacXbox Series X|S PlayStation 5 Xbox One

About Football Manager 26

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

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Football Manager 26 on Wikipedia

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.

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Game details

Developer: Sports Interactive
Publisher: Sega
ESRB rating: E
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Official site: Visit

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Reception

Steam reviews

Mostly Negative

33,013 reviews · 33% positive

IGDB rating

70/100

from 10 ratings

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Football Manager 26 player count

Football Manager 26 has 18,377 players in-game on Steam right now — up 21% from 24 hours ago. Its 24-hour peak was 43,422 concurrent players. Updated hourly.

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18.4K+21% vs 24h ago

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43,422 24-hour peak

51,431 7-day peak

52,988 all-time peak

#84 most played on Steam

Steam most-played rank: #84

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