Football Manager 2020

Football Manager 2020

Developers
	Sports Interactive
Publishers
	Sega
Release dates
Windows	November 19, 2019
macOS (OS X)	November 19, 2019
Reception
Metacritic	84
OpenCritic	86
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Perspectives	Text-based, Bird's-eye view
Controls	Menu-based
Genres	Sports, Strategy, Business
Sports	Football (Soccer)
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary
Series	Football Manager

Key points

Steam Workshop support.

Active modding community.

General information

Official forums

Technical support page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store (unavailable)
Microsoft Store (unavailable)
Steam (unavailable)

All macOS versions require Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.^{[citation needed]}

Steam version comes with a free copy of Football Manager 2020 Touch.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename video files
Go to <path-to-game>\data\game\movies Delete or rename license.ogv, sega.ogv, partners.ogv, si.ogv and loading_in.ogv

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2020\Preferences\
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\SportsInteractive.FootballManager2020_5w3tn6tb6stnm\LocalCache\Local\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2020\Gamepass\Preferences
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1100600/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2020\games\
Microsoft Store	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2020\Gamepass\games\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1100600/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher		Defaults to local storage. Save location must be manually selected. Game remains frozen while upload is processing after saving.
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

General Preferences

Match Preference

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Game works in 21:9 with the ability to scale text and images between 50% and 175%.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Choice between multiple camera angles and zoom levels during a match.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Options to choose are Low, Medium & High.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Maximum in-game FPS is 100.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Key Shortcuts

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Possible through the Steam Big Picture Mode, applies to all the options below.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration		No vibration in the game.

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		No vibration in the game.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts

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  Microsoft Xbox One controller Key Bindings through Steam Big Picture Mode

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  Sony PlayStation DualShock 4 controller Key Bindings through Steam Big Picture Mode

Audio

Audio Preferences

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound plays during matches only.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions		Text-based game.
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio		No music present.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech				Fan - 1
Danish
Dutch
French
German
Greek
Italian
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		Versus
LAN play
Online play		32	Versus
Asynchronous multiplayer

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	10093, 10094
UDP	10093, 10094

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Performance issues

Encountering lag or poor FPS when running matches on Nvidia graphics cards

If you find that during matches your gameplay is lagging or suffering from low FPS, try the following: Open Nvidia control panel (Right click on desktop and click Nvidia control panel) > Go to Manage 3D settings under 3D Settings > Select Program settings > Select Football Manager 2020 under Step 1 (If you do not find it, click Add and add the game to the list)> Change the following settings under Option 2. Power management mode - Prefer maximum performance Threaded optimization - ON Triple buffering - Off Vertical Sync - Off Click on "Apply" to save the changes. If you find this hasn't made any difference, go back to the above location and make the following change: Vertical Sync - Fastest If the above hasn't helped, try this second recommendation instead: From the Nvidia control panel, click "manage 3D settings" Once the page is opened, click on "program setting" tab Structure filter - Trilinear optimization - DEACTIVATED / OFF Structure filter - Quality - HIGH PERFORMANCE GPU rendering OpenGL - *SELECT YOUR GRAPHIC CARD* V-Sync - FAST

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
OpenGL	2.1

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	7 SP1, 8, 8.1, 10 (1803 or later)
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 2.2 GHz AMD Athlon 64 2.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	7 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 Intel GMA X4500 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible

A 64-bit system is required.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.11.6, 10.12.6, 10.13.6, 10.14.6, 10.15
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	7 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 Intel GMA X4500 256 MB of VRAM OpenGL 2.1 compatible

A 64-bit system is required.

Metal 1 is required for OS X 10.14+.