Football Manager 2023

FM23

Football Manager 2022

FM22

Football Manager 2021

FM21

Football Manager 2020

FM20

Football Manager 2019

FM19

Football Manager 2018

FM18

Football Manager 2017

FM17

Eastside Hockey Manager (2015)

EHM15

Football Manager 2016

FM16

Football Manager Online

FMO

Football Manager 2015

FM15

Football Manager 2014

FM14

Football Manager 2013

FM13

Football Manager 2012

FM12

Football Manager 2011

FM11

Football Manager 2010

FM10

Football Manager Live

FMLIVE

Football Manager 2009

FM09

Football Manager 2008

FM08

Football Manager 2007

FM07

NHL Eastside Hockey Manager 2007

EHM07

Football Manager 2006

FM06

NHL Eastside Hockey Manager 2005

EHM05

Football Manager 2005

FM05

NHL Eastside Hockey Manager

EHM

10 years of games before FM

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Released: 30/10/2013

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British fans of a certain vintage will remember TV adverts that claimed, "Life's complicated enough." Heading into Football Manager 2014, we felt that keenly, so we rethought key aspects of the core simulation in simpler, more user-friendly ways.

One key change was a tactical overhaul. Gone were the endless slider bars that had previously governed the precise intensity with which your full-backs might invade an attacker's space, for instance. Instead, new managers were able to choose between options like "Defend deeper" and "Defend much deeper". While this approach was simpler, it also better reflected the way players were coached in real life.

The 3D Match Engine was maturing nicely, with more AI tweaks, improved lighting and animations and reactions to on-field incidents. Transfers now included additional real-world clauses, like the option to loan a player straight back to the selling club for the remainder of the season. You could also negotiate your contract and budgets with the board in more nuanced ways, or ask leaders in your squad to help cheer up unhappy team-mates.

This was also the first year we added Linux support, while Steam Workshop let managers create and share custom content, including new challenges. Cloud saves were possible, and when Football Manager Classic was released as a standalone game on PlayStation Vita, we enabled cross-save between FM Classic on Vita and on PC/Mac.