Football Manager 27 Is Out Now on PC, PS5 and Xbox, Day One on Game Pass

This launch carries extra weight because of what came before it. Sports Interactive cancelled FM25, then moved the series to the Unity engine for FM26, which opened to a Mostly Negative Steam reception of around 22 percent positive, with players criticising the new interface. FM27 is the attempt to win them back: a rebuilt interface and navigation, Tactical Effectiveness and Tactical Tweaks joining tactics to training, a more atmospheric match day, and a new multiplayer mode, Shuffle Draft. A free Launch Preview ran from October 29 to November 3, with progress carrying over to the full game.

The early response is far warmer. Football Manager 27 holds a Metacritic score of 82, Generally Favorable, with all seven reviews counted so far positive. On Steam, 94 percent of launch-day player reviews recommend the game, and more than 54,000 players were in the game at once on launch day. iGame Magazine gave the Launch Preview 8 out of 10, calling it the cleanest and clearest Football Manager in years. Whether the deeper systems hold up across a full multi-season save is still to be proven.

Football Manager 27 costs $59.99, or £49.99 and €59.99. A 10 percent pre-purchase discount, which brought the price down to $53.99, has now ended. The game is available on PC through Steam, the Epic Games Store and the Microsoft Store, on Mac, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, plus FM27 Touch on Apple Arcade and FM27 Mobile on Netflix. It is included with PC Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass from launch day.

Football Manager 27 is available now.