Football Manager 2023

 PC
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  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.
  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.
  3. The Independent
    Nov 7, 2022
    70
    Next year’s addition to the series cannot afford to rest on its laurels. Small yearly improvements from its late 2010s instalments won’t cut it going forward. The hardcore will get frustrated, the casual will probably see no difference between yearly fixtures. You will still have plenty of fun – and lots of it – but Football Manager2023 has hit its peak in its current design. More should be expected going forward, and more should be demanded.
  5. GameGrin
    Nov 3, 2022
    70
    A few changes here and there improve Football Manager 2023 much more than I’d anticipated. It’s still the same deeply engrossing sim that you know and love, but with a few extra bells and whistles to keep the fans happy.
  6. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 25, 2024
    60
    At its core, a great and fun game. But that was also in 2022, where the feeling that it made sense to not only pay full price for a new game, but to spend a lot of time in it, still prevailed. [Issue#323]
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  7. Het Nieuwsblad
    Jul 31, 2023
    60
    "A spreadsheet with soccer players," a friend once called Football Manager. He was right, but it is a damned addictive Excel file: in the meantime, we have invested another fifty hours or so in making our local team virtual champions. If you ask us, Football Manager would be better off switching to a subscription formula, but okay: for about fifty euros you get a whole year of spreadsheet fun.
  8. Games.cz
    Nov 28, 2022
    60
    The new Football Manager is a good game, of course it is - nothing’s gotten worse, some things got better, it’s once again the best instalment in the series. The advances, however, are so minuscule as to be almost imperceptible. We really cannot pat the developers’ backs for this effort.
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  1. 3DJuegos
    Nov 5, 2022
    Football Manager 2023 feels more as an update to the previous entry than a new game with exciting features to try. Even so, every little change and addition helps to create a more immersive, realistic and challenging experience even for longtime players.
  2. Eurogamer
    Nov 4, 2022
    Football Manager is still the best sim of its kind, but FM23's serious lack of major improvements shows an annual release schedule taking its toll.

Awards & Rankings

85
#85 Best PC Game of 2022

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User Score
6.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 42 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 42
  3. Negative: 10 out of 42
  1. 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.
  2. 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    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.    … Full Review »
  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 getThese 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!    … Full Review »
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