Choose Soccer Manager 2015
Choose Soccer Manager 2015 if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. Soccer Manager 2015 launched in 2015.
Soccer Manager 2015 vs Football Manager 2020
Soccer Manager 2015 and Football Manager 2020 both land in Sports 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 are Sports games on Steam. Soccer Manager 2015 (2015) is 4 years older than Football Manager 2020 (2019). Football Manager 2020 is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Soccer Manager 2015 has no Deck rating yet. 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 2020
Choose Football Manager 2020 if you want a Simulation game with Multi-player and Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 6,861 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Soccer Manager 2015 and Football Manager 2020 sit in Sports 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
 Soccer Manager 2015 |  Football Manager 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2019 |
| Genres | Sports, Free To Play | Sports, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | — | 90.9% positive (6,861 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player |
| Developers | Soccer Manager Ltd | Sports Interactive |
Side by side
- Both are Sports games on Steam.
- Soccer Manager 2015 (2015) is 4 years older than Football Manager 2020 (2019).
- Football Manager 2020 is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Soccer Manager 2015 has no Deck rating yet.
Soccer Manager 2015 vs Football Manager 2020 — FAQ
- Should I play Soccer Manager 2015 or Football Manager 2020 first?
- If you want chronology, Soccer Manager 2015 (2015) came out before Football Manager 2020 (2019). 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 Soccer Manager 2015 and Football Manager 2020 similar?
- They overlap on Sports 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 Soccer Manager 2015 have multiplayer like Football Manager 2020?
- No. Football Manager 2020 supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Soccer Manager 2015 is listed as single-player only.