Football Manager 2023 Mobile

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Football Manager 2023 Mobile is the latest edition of the top-rated mobile soccer management game series. It offers a realistic and immersive experience, allowing players to take charge of their favorite football club, make strategic decisions, and lead their team to victory. With improved features, such as enhanced graphics and an updated database, this game provides a more authentic and engaging soccer management experience than ever before.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

59%

Audience ScoreBased on 781 reviews

gameplay4 positive mentions

stability10 negative mentions

The new Development Hub is genuinely excellent, enhancing player recruitment and development.
The game has some nice new features, such as team talks and improved competition skins.
Despite bugs, many players find the game enjoyable and addictive, appreciating the overall gameplay experience.

The game is plagued by numerous bugs, including crashes when trying to progress to new seasons and issues with loading saved games.
Many players report that the game feels too similar to previous versions, lacking significant improvements or new features.
The user interface and graphics have been criticized for being unpolished and not optimized for various devices, leading to a frustrating experience.

gameplay
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
36%
36%
27%
Overall, the gameplay is praised for its brilliance and clever design, with improvements noted in player transactions and UEFA packaging. However, users report significant bugs during matches and express frustration over limitations in hiring backroom staff and the lack of 3D gameplay. While the core experience is enjoyable, these issues detract from the overall satisfaction.
- “The overall gameplay is brilliant, but there are two major issues I have encountered so far.”
- “Latest additions to gameplay have improved the feel of the game.”
- “The gameplay is great; love the new UEFA packaging.”
- “It goes from 50 to 85 in 2 seconds even though I have gameplay set to 'very slow', plus even though I have the best players in defense and goal.”
- “Although they have made some general improvements on buying players, the gameplay during matches is severely bugged.”
- “A very clever and satisfying game, but every version does have annoying bugs that undermine the gameplay.”
stability
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The stability of the recent games has been heavily criticized, with users reporting frequent crashes, freezes, and various bugs that render the games nearly unplayable. Many players have experienced issues such as the game shutting down unexpectedly, failing to install, and persistent glitches that disrupt gameplay, indicating a significant need for updates and fixes. Overall, the games feel unpolished and unstable at launch, leading to a frustrating experience for users.
- “These past 2 games have been buggy and feel unpolished on release.”
- “Need to fix it as every time I go in, it freezes and shuts down the game when trying to advance in dates.”
- “It's so buggy that you can't play it.”
graphics
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
20%
20%
60%
Overall, users express disappointment with the graphics, noting a lack of significant improvement over the years and issues with visibility during gameplay. Many desire enhanced 3D graphics, particularly for mobile, and report problems with graphical stability that detract from the gaming experience.
- “Thanks, but I will still remain at 3 stars because I love this game. I would give it more than 5 stars if only we could have 3D graphics on mobile and if it were stable.”
- “Some good new features, but I really wish the graphics had improved a little over the years.”
- “Graphics have problems; it's not nice and sometimes hard to see.”
- “Need 3D player graphics for match day.”
monetization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users have reported issues with monetization, specifically highlighting problems with in-game purchases disappearing after using the editor, leading to frustration over lost investments. One user mentioned spending nearly £20 on these purchases, only to find themselves locked out of their save.
- “I'm currently locked out of a save because I purchased and used the editor, but all in-game purchases disappeared.”
- “Nearly 20 quid spent on in-game purchases which suddenly stopped working.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
150%
50%
Overall, the game's optimization has improved significantly after the latest update, allowing for smoother performance on devices like the Google Pixel. However, some users express disappointment with the AI behavior of inside wingers, which affects overall gameplay dynamics.
- “After the update, the game runs smoothly on my Google Pixel phone.”
- “The optimization has significantly improved the overall performance, making gameplay much more enjoyable.”
- “The adjustments made to player movements have enhanced the tactical depth of the game.”
- “Disappointed with the performance of the inside wingers; they didn't cut inside into the penalty box. Instead, they played wide like conventional wingers, which impacted the wingbacks who were hesitant to run forward to send crosses.”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Reviewers note that the game lacks background music during exploration outside of matches, suggesting that adding ambient music could enhance the overall experience.
- “The only thing missing is that the game needs a little bit of music in the background while roaming around outside of matches.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users note that while the game introduces enjoyable new features, the humor is overshadowed by graphical issues that can make it difficult to engage with the gameplay effectively.