Football Manager 2021 overview

Overview

Football Manager 2021 comes from Sports Interactive and is published by SEGA. It arrived on Steam on Nov 24, 2020, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Steam, and Xbox so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Football Manager 2021's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 661 players at 13 September 2026 - 05:17:02 UTC, with a tracked peak near 4,042. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 94% positive across 23,871 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Football Manager 2021 is available in 17 languages including:

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Football Manager 2021 has sold up to 717,000 units and has 14,376 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $23,400,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Football Manager 2021 overview details

Football Manager 2021 combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

The manager is the beating heart of every football club. In Football Manager 2021 , dynamic, true-to-life management experiences and next-level detail renews that focus on you, the manager, equipping you with all the tools you need to achieve elite status. With more than 50 nations and 2,500 clubs at every level of the football pyramid to choose from, the possibilities are endless. It’s over to you, boss. Choose your colours and the challenge that best suits your ambitions and then work with your club’s hierarchy to ensure you meet theirs… or face the consequences. Join forces with your backroom staff to assess the strength and depth of your playing squad before dipping into the transfer market. There’s likely to be a starlet in your Academy knocking on the door of the first team… Craft tactical strategies, formations and styles of play for every occasion to maximise your club’s chances of winning football matches and getting those three points. Immerse yourself in the spectacle of match day and revel in the glory of management as your planning pays off on the pitch. Interaction Communicating with your players and the media has never been more purposeful or realistic. Gestures enable you to express every emotion, while Quick Chats improve those short, informal conversations which are part of day-to-day life as a manager. In FM21, others will feel the impact of your words and know the sort of manager you are. Matchday Every fixture now feels like a true spectacle with our best-looking match engine ever. You’ll receive better analysis and advice in the pre-match build-up…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Football Manager 2021 is listed as a game with No longer available on Steam Store. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Simulation and Sports. SteamPulse's latest observation records 661 players at 13 September 2026 - 05:17:02 UTC, a tracked peak of 4,042, and 94% positive reviews.

Overview tags

SportsSimulationManagementFootball (Soccer)SingleplayerMultiplayerFootball (American)StrategyCo-opFree to Play

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