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Football Manager 2021 Touch vs Football Manager 2022

Football Manager 2021 Touch 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 Touch (2020) is 1 year older than Football Manager 2022 (2021). Football Manager 2022 scores higher on Steam reviews (93.9% positive) than Football Manager 2021 Touch (89.2% positive). 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 2021 Touch

Choose Football Manager 2021 Touch if it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. Football Manager 2021 Touch launched in 2020.

Choose Football Manager 2022

Choose Football Manager 2022 if you want the Multi-player side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 93.9% positive across 6,063 reviews.

Both Football Manager 2021 Touch and Football Manager 2022 sit in Sports and Simulation on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.

Side-by-side comparison

Football Manager 2021 Touch vs Football Manager 2022 — Steam metadata comparison
Football Manager 2021 Touch — Steam game coverFootball Manager 2021 TouchFootball Manager 2022 — Steam game coverFootball Manager 2022
Released20202021
GenresSports, SimulationSports, Simulation
PlatformsWindows, macOSWindows, macOS
Steam DeckDeck PlayableDeck Playable
PricePrice unknownPrice unknown
Steam reviews89.2% positive (203 reviews)93.9% positive (6,063 reviews)
MultiplayerSingle-player onlyMulti-player
DevelopersSports InteractiveSports Interactive

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Football Manager 2021 Touch vs Football Manager 2022 — FAQ

Which is better, Football Manager 2021 Touch or Football Manager 2022?
On Steam reviews Football Manager 2022 scores higher (93.9% positive) than Football Manager 2021 Touch (89.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Football Manager 2022 is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
Should I play Football Manager 2021 Touch or Football Manager 2022 first?
If you want chronology, Football Manager 2021 Touch (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 Touch 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.
Does Football Manager 2021 Touch have multiplayer like Football Manager 2022?
No. Football Manager 2022 supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Football Manager 2021 Touch is listed as single-player only.