Choose Front Office Football Seven
Choose Front Office Football Seven if you want a Strategy and Indie experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 80.5% positive across 123 reviews.
Front Office Football Seven vs Football Manager 2017
Front Office Football Seven and Football Manager 2017 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. Front Office Football Seven (2015) is 1 year older than Football Manager 2017 (2016). Front Office Football Seven scores higher on Steam reviews (80.5% positive) than Football Manager 2017 (62.2% 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 2017
Choose Football Manager 2017 if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. 2,250 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Front Office Football Seven and Football Manager 2017 sit in Sports and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, 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
 Front Office Football Seven |  Football Manager 2017 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2016 |
| Genres | Sports, Strategy, Indie, Simulation | Sports, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 14.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 80.5% positive (123 reviews) | 62.2% positive (2,250 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Solecismic Software | Sports Interactive |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Simulation on Steam.
- Front Office Football Seven (2015) is 1 year older than Football Manager 2017 (2016).
- Front Office Football Seven scores higher on Steam reviews (80.5% positive) than Football Manager 2017 (62.2% positive).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Front Office Football Seven vs Football Manager 2017 — FAQ
- Which is better, Front Office Football Seven or Football Manager 2017?
- On Steam reviews Front Office Football Seven scores higher (80.5% positive) than Football Manager 2017 (62.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Front Office Football Seven is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Front Office Football Seven or Football Manager 2017 first?
- If you want chronology, Front Office Football Seven (2015) came out before Football Manager 2017 (2016). 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 Front Office Football Seven and Football Manager 2017 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.