Retro Football Management

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Retro Football Management is a single player casual sport game. It was developed by Coast Gaming and was released on January 8, 2019. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Relive Football Manager games as they used to be in this Retro Football game

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70%Audience ScoreBased on 340 reviews

gameplay4 positive mentions

monetization29 negative mentions

Nostalgic experience that reminds players of classic football management games from the 90s.
Simple, quick, and addictive gameplay that allows completion of seasons rapidly and is great for casual play.
Extensive roster of historical players and seasons, providing variety and keeping the game engaging for fans of different eras.

Unrealistic match outcomes where teams with superior stats frequently lose to inferior teams, making gameplay frustrating and seemingly rigged.
Lack of tactical depth and management features such as substitutions, formations, training, transfer negotiations, and cups, making the game overly simplistic.
Heavy presence of ads and pay-to-win mechanics that interrupt gameplay, with issues such as repeated watching ads to earn funds and forced payment to continue after failing objectives.

monetization
33 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
9%
3%
88%
The monetization primarily relies on frequent ads that grant in-game currency, making progression slow without watching them or spending real money. While some players find the ad integration fair and optional, many report it as intrusive, repetitive, and sometimes buggy, which hampers game flow. The pay-to-win feel and forced ad-watching to advance, especially in later seasons, detract from the experience for some users.
- “It's addictive and fair in-game purchase.”
- “One of the best games to play on your mobile: so simple and easy to use, with no in-app purchases, which is a huge plus.”
- “So much fun, good pace, and no ads if you don't want to.”
- “Ok for 4 seasons, the game is fixed to play for four seasons and then it makes all the other teams so strong that the best possible position you finish is second but the objective is to finish first, otherwise you get sacked and game over—unless you pay with real money to continue. You have to endure hundreds of painful ads in the seasons to make transfer money.”
- “Sad as I like it but it's fixed to pay or watch ads for an hour.”
- “As far as gameplay goes, this is pay to win with the option of watching loads of ads instead.”
gameplay
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
56%
19%
The gameplay is generally described as simple, nostalgic, and quick to play, offering an easy, casual experience compared to more complex football management games. However, many users find it lacks depth, meaningful football mechanics, and engaging actions during matches, with some criticizing it as pay-to-win and overly reliant on ads. Fans of retro-style gameplay appreciate its simplicity, but overall, the gameplay is viewed as shallow and needing more features like tactics, substitutions, and extended content.
- “Very simple gameplay but I like it, a nice break from FM20 mechanics and the fact a season can be completed in an hour is great.”
- “Easy gameplay where you can quickly pass a couple of hours without realizing.”
- “It's simplistic in design and functionality yet provides great gameplay.”
- “The first couple of days, this gets pretty addictive and fun to play out, then reality sets in and unfortunately doesn't hold up in any footballing sense, in either gameplay or management.”
- “There's no gameplay or actions you can take so you end up skipping the match; 99% of your time you're watching adverts and continuing to the next page.”
- “Thought it was going to be good and similar to the old football manager games of the nineties, but unfortunately, it only is in appearance, and the gameplay is terrible.”
optimization
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
14%
43%
Users find that team performance and player substitutions often lack meaningful impact, limiting strategic depth and enjoyment. They suggest improvements like half-time player ratings and dynamic player attributes based on age and performance to enhance optimization. Additionally, recent updates have noticeably slowed game performance, detracting from the overall experience.
- “It would be good if you could make substitutions and player values and skill levels increase or decrease depending on age and performance.”
- “One suggestion would be to give players half-time ratings so it's easier to make judgments on performance rather than just fitness.”
- “If I were to improve it, I'd add a few more attributes to the players and have them impact performance.”
- “Had a successful first 2/3 seasons, hitting season goals and building a team capable of winning the league but then saw the team's performance disappear. Even with players rated at 100%, my team couldn't win and I eventually got sacked. To continue the game, I was asked to pay an amount of money.”
- “When I made a substitution or changed tactics, it didn't change anything or improve the team's performance.”
- “It would be good if you could make substitutions and players' values and skill levels increase or decrease depending on age and performance.”
graphics
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
29%
28%
43%
The graphics receive mixed feedback, with many users finding them low-quality, boring, and unnecessary, especially compared to previous Football Manager games. Some appreciate the retro, simple art style, but issues like poor fonts, slow load times, and lack of visual appeal detract from the overall experience.
- “It is absolutely brilliant if you are looking for a simple football management game similar to FM 2 on the C64 without the graphics.”
- “Art style is on point for the retro football management game.”
- “Colours and fonts are very bad and not eye friendly; graphics are not really necessary.”
- “Ground graphics are really unnecessary.”
- “Fonts and graphics are annoying, now full of bugs.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game experiences notable stability issues and bugs that affect gameplay realism and overall enjoyment. While players appreciate the core experience, these glitches significantly detract from the game's quality. Addressing these problems would greatly improve its rating.
- “Played before, enjoyed a little but a bit buggy, waited, reinstalled, started 95/96 with Liverpool, lose almost every game no matter how good my team is, just too unrealistic.”
- “Fix those glitches and it's a 5-star game!”
- “But for the glitches.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is generally light and basic, with amusing and unexpected moments arising from quirky or nonsensical in-game occurrences, such as rule-breaking player substitutions and odd market glitches.
story
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The story aspect appears to focus on specific in-game challenges, such as completing missions in the South America tour, with users encountering difficulties in achieving certain objectives. Overall, the narrative seems tied closely to gameplay achievements rather than a traditional storyline.
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users feel the game lacks music variety and desire more musical options, particularly related to euro qualifications and additional season content.
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Replayability is highly praised, with era-specific goals providing fresh challenges and the opportunity to revisit the careers of legendary figures, making it exceptionally engaging.
- “The goals for each era make the replayability factor a 10/10, not to mention reliving the careers of the best ever.”

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Retro Football Management is a casual sport game.

Retro Football Management is available on Phone, iPad, iPhone, Tablet and others.

Retro Football Management was released on January 8, 2019.

Retro Football Management was developed by Coast Gaming.

Retro Football Management has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Retro Football Management for its gameplay but disliked it for its monetization.

Retro Football Management is a single player game.

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