football manager

platform: steam
playtime: 
    football manager 13: 618 hours
    football manager 14: 751 hours
    football manager 15: 1,130 hours
    football manager 16: 600 hours
    football manager 17: 752 hours
    football manager 18: 1,168 hours
    football manager 19: 913 hours
    football manager 20: 203 hours
    football manager 21: 210 hours
    football manager 22: 650 hours
    football manager 24: 3 hours
    football manager 26: 12 hours
progress: dropped
last played: may 2026
perspective: spreadsheet
developer: sports interactive
release year: 2012

sound
    i turn it off

match engine
    i prefer the 2d dots
    i am not playing for the 3d graphic engine

gameplay loop
    football manager was magical for a while. it's a great second game to play
        that is why i have so much time in it because you can play it while playing other games
    something about starting from the bottom, and making your way to to the top is pure crack
        bring a team from the lowest tier to the top
            very rewarding
        start from the bottom, and switch jobs until you are on the side of the top teams in the world
            very rewarding
    scouting the next messi from singapore is dopamine that is hard to replicate
    you can micro manage every team in the club
        or delegate
            surround yourself by the best coaches in the world
                watch your team dominate
                    or what your ass get beat by some lower division league

football manager was a great time while it lasted, i tried to get back into, sadly i can't reach that dopamine inducing gameplay anymore
    was it because they changed the ui
        i dont think
    was it because i stopped caring about the sport
        probably