Football Manager 26
Last updated: 2026-01-09
- In-possession and out-of-possession tactics refined
- Upgraded match engine graphics and visuals
- Enjoyable gameplay after recent updates
- Severe UI design flaws hinder usability
- Unfinished release with game-breaking bugs
- Poor match engine performance issues
Emotions
Frustration37%Disappointment30%Satisfaction6%Anger5%Hope3%
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Mostly Negative (4/10)
- Total reviews
- 26,131
- Positive
- 7,68029.4%
- Negative
- 18,45170.6%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 1,617,067
- Estimated revenue
- $97,007,849
- Game price
- $60
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 9053.46%
- Estimated copies lost
- 56,004
- Estimated revenue lost
- $3,359,680
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 9113.5% Avg playtime 1h | 210.1% Avg playtime 1.1h |
| > 2h playtime | 17,53867.1% Avg playtime 134.2h | 7,66329.3% Avg playtime 175.5h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 396.2 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 72.1 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 0 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 66 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
26,133 total
Organic purchasers15,42359.0%
Voted up: 31%
Key activations10,71041.0%
Voted up: 28%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
26,133 total
First impression0-2h1,6586.34%
Voted up: 6%
Mid game2-10h4,83618.5%
Voted up: 19%
Late game10-20h3,65114.0%
Voted up: 27%
Endgame20h+15,98861.2%
Voted up: 36%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
31.3%
Global baseline 29.4%
96 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 26,131 total.