Choose Football Manager 2019 Touch
Choose Football Manager 2019 Touch if you want the Multi-player and Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. Football Manager 2019 Touch launched in 2018.
Football Manager 2019 Touch vs Football Manager 2021 Touch
Football Manager 2019 Touch and Football Manager 2021 Touch 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 2019 Touch (2018) is 2 years older than Football Manager 2021 Touch (2020). Football Manager 2021 Touch scores higher on Steam reviews (89.2% positive) than Football Manager 2019 Touch (87.5% 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.
Both Football Manager 2019 Touch and Football Manager 2021 Touch sit in Sports and Simulation on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (87.5% vs 89.2% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Football Manager 2019 Touch |  Football Manager 2021 Touch | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2020 |
| Genres | Sports, Simulation | Sports, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 87.5% positive (88 reviews) | 89.2% positive (203 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | Sports Interactive | Sports Interactive |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Simulation on Steam.
- Football Manager 2019 Touch (2018) is 2 years older than Football Manager 2021 Touch (2020).
- Football Manager 2021 Touch scores higher on Steam reviews (89.2% positive) than Football Manager 2019 Touch (87.5% positive).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Football Manager 2019 Touch vs Football Manager 2021 Touch — FAQ
- Should I play Football Manager 2019 Touch or Football Manager 2021 Touch first?
- If you want chronology, Football Manager 2019 Touch (2018) came out before Football Manager 2021 Touch (2020). 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 2019 Touch and Football Manager 2021 Touch 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 2019 Touch?
- No. Football Manager 2019 Touch supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Football Manager 2021 Touch is listed as single-player only.