Football Manager 2023

 PC
User Score
7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 23
  3. Negative: 5 out of 23

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  1. inthemix37
    Nov 11, 2022
    0
    Tried the game on gamepass , but unnistall after 40min.
    Literally same copy paste /cash grab/ database update to day we getting in the last 6,7 years for the full price .
    Seems they literally abandoned this game in the last 5-7 years , and now only milking the fanbase, not even trying anymore. Ho played FM in the last 5,6 years already played this game to. So dont bother anymore ,    Tried the game on gamepass , but unnistall after 40min.
    Literally same copy paste /cash grab/ database update to day we getting in the last 6,7 years for the full price .
    Seems they literally abandoned this game in the last 5-7 years , and now only milking the fanbase, not even trying anymore.
    Ho played FM in the last 5,6 years already played this game to.
    So dont bother anymore , save urselft the few hundred hours u need to put in this game.
    Literally nothing new only some v small cosmetic U.I tweaks and minor changes that doesnt add anything good to the game .
    Btw . that 3D engine has worse graphics then FIFA 2005 and beside that player movement are so clunky and feel so unrealistic , that u getting the feeling u withness , train a robots AI team.
    Im done with this company they dont care at all about this game,
    they only milking they fanbase to expand theyr company in the last 5,7 years.    … Expand
  2. Max552
    Dec 31, 2022
    0
    Can't say I was a fan. Played and found it too easy and quite boring. I really don't see the fuss about these games.
  3. TheOldestOak
    Nov 14, 2022
    10
    These games do actually get better year on year with meaningful improvements where many other yearly sports games don't evolve or even get worse.

    FM 23 is another great game!
  4. Jt0429
    Nov 10, 2022
    9
    Good-
    Stupidly addictive; Mind-bogglingly comprehensive; Offers a ridiculous degree of control over every aspect of club management; Smart iterative improvements refine the experience even further; Matches look better thanks to improved animations; UEFA license.
    Bad- Perhaps the smallest ever yearly upgrade in Football Manager history. Thoughts- Summed up, the story of Football    Good-
    Stupidly addictive; Mind-bogglingly comprehensive; Offers a ridiculous degree of control over every aspect of club management; Smart iterative improvements refine the experience even further; Matches look better thanks to improved animations; UEFA license.

    Bad-
    Perhaps the smallest ever yearly upgrade in Football Manager history.

    Thoughts-
    Summed up, the story of Football Manager 2023 is one that might put the game in a strange position for series veterans. It’s an incredible game, and there’s no way that fans won’t get hundreds of hours of addictive enjoyment out of it. From managing your squad and keeping your players happy to developing the next batch of wonderkids into a team of world-beaters, the experience of building up your club and transforming its fortunes remains as rewarding and engaging as ever. In fact, multiple iterative improvements and tweaks come together to make Football Manager 2023 the best game in the series. At the same time, however, this is also very much a case of diminishing returns. The gap between yearly FM instalments is feeling smaller than ever, so even though this year’s game is an accomplished management sim in more ways than one, it might not necessarily be one that you absolutely have to get if you’ve already got its immediate predecessor in your library.    … Expand
  5. Rok
    Jan 10, 2023
    3
    The Football Manager series has lots of pros, like some depth and tons of replayablility, but its cons are obnoxious enough to merit a downvote as far as I'm concerned. My biggest gripe with the series is that it is released every single year as a new game with a AAA price tag. Do the annual upgrades or additions justify a AAA price tag of a new game? Not even remotely. This, alone, is soThe Football Manager series has lots of pros, like some depth and tons of replayablility, but its cons are obnoxious enough to merit a downvote as far as I'm concerned. My biggest gripe with the series is that it is released every single year as a new game with a AAA price tag. Do the annual upgrades or additions justify a AAA price tag of a new game? Not even remotely. This, alone, is so low, obnoxious, unethical, lazy, and predatory that it deserves a hundred thousand downvotes.

    Other cons for the game include bad optimization or lack of responsiveness, regular loading times that definitely could've been eliminated or at least shortened with smarter code, outdated graphics, horrendous animations, and an obvious lack of user-friendliness in the UI design, like too many clicks to achieve things that could've been achieved with half the clicks if the developing company stops being greedy and hires competitive UI, UX, and user-friendly design experts to help design the interface and the whole game.

    The main reason for the ratings being generally positive on Steam is the addictive nature of the game for some players, which makes those poor addicts keep buying the game for full price annually instead of demanding these crumbs of improvements as DLCs or expansions. The second reason is the players who try the game for the first time and give it a thumbs up; those are justified in their rating sometimes, but I hope that they change their rating once they realize that there are zero expansions, and next year's release shows up with the predatory price tag that hits them in the face and wakes them up from the addictive stupor. Oh, but even then, it could be too late to raise awareness about this scheme, because the developer asks Steam to hide the older Football Manager games from searches and only show the current year's release with every new release. You know, just in case you had any suspicions about their predatory policies.

    If you are a diehard fan of soccer or football itself and its players, which is one of the main reasons you would play this game, then I don't think I can benefit you beyond what I wrote above plus adding that you may want to buy an older key for the cheapest price possible or try the game as part of a game pass to which you subscribe for [other] reasons. Football Manager 2022, for example, would allow you to experience everything worth experiencing in this series without paying the highest price for the current year's release. However, if you like these types of games generally, my strong advice instead is to try, put your money in, and play Cities: Skylines. It is an even deeper strategy game with [actual] graphics and from a much more ethical developer.    … Expand
  6. x6_Balan
    Nov 18, 2022
    9
    Igual de bueno que siempre, con un par de detallitos nuevos como cada año.

    Obviamente siempre se espera una gran mejora, cuando llegue será un 10 ese año.
  7. weldon11
    Nov 9, 2022
    8
    El juego sigue siendo entretenido pero muy poco novedoso a los 2 anteriores anos donde habian algunos cambios mas importantes y atractivos que este ano ademas de que el precio por el juego aumento un 20% mas a las entregas pasadas, se centraron mas en esta edicion en conseguir licencias de competiciones que la jugabilidad del juego
  8. leandroo17
    Jan 28, 2023
    10
    years go,new versions are released and FM continues to be the best football game today

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#59 Best PC Game of 2022

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Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. PLAY! Zine
    Dec 13, 2022
    70
    Even though it only brings a few new features, making it very similar to the last game, Football Manager 2023 is still the best football management game that delivers the best experience.
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  2. IGN Adria
    Dec 13, 2022
    70
    Sports Interactive never ceases to amaze us with the amount of detail in the Football Manager series, but regardless of the continued quality of the game, some significant improvements are needed to justify the price because this way everything feels like some kind of DLC or Patch.
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  3. Vgames
    Dec 5, 2022
    90
    The yearly release of Football Manager adds a few great features as well as overall improvements to its game engine and official UEFA licensing. Combined with an already complete and tight package, the result is the best Football Manager up to date. The full price may draw away players who bought the game in the last few years and they may skip this year's edition. As for new players, this is a must-buy.
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