SEGA and Sports Interactive have released
Football Manager 2020 for
Windows and macOS, offering the latest installment in their association
football/soccer series. This comes alongside
Football Manager 2020 Touch
for Windows and mobile and
Football Manager 2020 Mobile for Android and
iOS. The
Football Manager Website
has the recently released
interactive trailer for the game, details on the releases, and links to
purchase. You can also pick up the PC editions of Football Manager 2020
on
Steam, where there's also a playable demo (thanks Frans), which is for
Windows only. FM2020 is also a launch title for
Google Stadia.
The Windows edition of Football Manager 2020 Touch is also available
on Steam. Here are the details:
Today also marks the first time that
Football Manager has been included as a launch title on a new platform as it
takes its place in the day one line-up for Google's Stadia.
The full release of FM20 includes a host of improvements from the pre-release
Beta, including an updated match engine, updated player and club information as
well as lots of optimisations and fixes thanks to the feedback that we received
during the Beta testing phase. Furthermore, access to the Steam Workshop and
both the pre-game and in-game editors is now available. Fans who have already
started their managerial career on the pre-release Beta can carry their save
over to the full game.
With new features concentrating on player development (through the Playing Time
Pathway and Development Centre) and each club's unique identity (via Club
Vision), FM20 looks set to be the most engrossing entry in the long-running
series' history.
The game has been well-received by fans and critics alike with a current
Metacritic score of 86. Reviewers have called FM20 "A sizeable improvement on
last year's already excellent game" (Metro), "Another superb entry that feels
tailor-made for the series' most dedicated players" (PC Gamer) and "the best
version of the game yet" (PCGamesN).
This positivity has been echoed in user feedback to the FM20 pre-release Beta,
which has been the best received to date. Many within the FM community have
praised the game's new features, both big and small, while Steam reviews are
showing as 'Very Positive'.