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Developer
Sports Interactive
Publisher
SEGA

Football Manager 2026

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Reviewed by GFA Staff

### What it does well Matchday looks and moves better in motion. Even critics who dislike the overall package often concede there’s potential in the new match engine presentation—more fluid movement, improved visuals, and some AI work under the hood meant to support new tactical tools. Licensing/official partnerships got a boost. Sports Interactive explicitly pushed the “more official licenses than ever” angle for FM26, including major partnerships like FIFA and the Premier League partnership, plus additional women’s football licensing.

The new Unity-powered tactics engine in action
The new Unity-powered tactics engine in action

### Where it stumbles The big story around FM26 is… reception. On Steam, it launched and stayed in rough territory: Mostly Negative overall in English reviews. A lot of that frustration clusters around two things: 1) **Bugs/performance at launch.** Reports and coverage around release described an unusually high volume of issues—freezing, broken UI elements, and general instability. 2) **The new UI.** The redesign was meant to modernize, but many experienced players felt it made common tasks slower and hid key info behind more navigation.

A cinematic look at the new matchday presentation
A cinematic look at the new matchday presentation

### Verdict FM26 feels like a foundation-laying entry: you can see the ambition, and the underlying FM loop is still compelling. But the execution—especially at launch—made it hard to recommend at full price to anyone who just wanted “FM, but better.” If you’re new to the series, the modernized presentation and onboarding may actually be a plus. If you’re a veteran, you may want to treat FM26 like a talented youngster with questionable decision-making: let it develop for a season or two (patches), then re-evaluate.