Choose Football Manager 2021
Choose Football Manager 2021 if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 6,043 Steam reviews back the pick.
Football Manager 2021 vs Football Manager 2022
Football Manager 2021 and Football Manager 2022 both land in Sports, Simulation on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Sports, Simulation on Steam. Football Manager 2021 (2020) is 1 year older than Football Manager 2022 (2021). Both sit near 94% positive on Steam (Football Manager 2021: 6,043 reviews, Football Manager 2022: 6,063). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Football Manager 2022
Choose Football Manager 2022 if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 6,063 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Football Manager 2021 and Football Manager 2022 sit in Sports and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (94% vs 93.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Football Manager 2021 |  Football Manager 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2021 |
| Genres | Sports, Simulation | Sports, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 94% positive (6,043 reviews) | 93.9% positive (6,063 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Sports Interactive | Sports Interactive |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Simulation on Steam.
- Football Manager 2021 (2020) is 1 year older than Football Manager 2022 (2021).
- Both sit near 94% positive on Steam (Football Manager 2021: 6,043 reviews, Football Manager 2022: 6,063).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Football Manager 2021 vs Football Manager 2022 — FAQ
- Which is better, Football Manager 2021 or Football Manager 2022?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Football Manager 2021 sits at 94% positive (6,043 reviews), Football Manager 2022 at 93.9% (6,063). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Football Manager 2021 or Football Manager 2022 first?
- If you want chronology, Football Manager 2021 (2020) came out before Football Manager 2022 (2021). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Football Manager 2021 and Football Manager 2022 similar?
- They overlap on Sports, Simulation on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.