Soccer Manager 2022
Give it 10 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (46%); after 35h it's 1 in 8 (13%).
- Fully opens up by hour 35.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- Only 41% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 3,017 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 4 reviews: 382.5h for positive, 17.5h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (40.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.
All achievements (30)
story milestone ending side
- That's a win Get your first win 100%
- Clean sheet Play a match and do not concede a goal 100%
- Out the door Sell a player 79%
- Welcome to the team Sign a player 73%
- A good month Get a player in team of the month 68%
- Franchise Upgrade the Club Zone 68%
- Morale boost Boost a players morale 62%
- Fitness boost Boost a players fitness 53%
- Reverse that suspension Reduce a players suspension with boosts 44%
- A good year Get a player in team of the year 32%
- Heal player Heal a player using boosts 31%
- Golden boot Have one of your players win the league golden boot 20%
- Golden glove Have one of your players win the league golden glove 13%
- Champions of Europe Win the European champions cup 13%
- Invincibles Play an entire season without losing a single league game 9.1%
- Player of the year Have one of your players win the league player of the year 8.6%
- Young talent Have one of your players win the league young player of the year 8.6%
- The ultimate fan experience Upgrade the Club Zone facility to the maximum level 8.3%
- Champions of England Win the top division in England 7.1%
- Champions of Spain Win the top division in Spain 6.4%
- Promotion Get your club promoted to a higher league 5.9%
- Expert drilling Upgrade the Training Ground facility to the maximum level 5.4%
- The ultimate fortress Upgrade a stadium to have a capacity of 100,000 or more 5.4%
- Champions of France Win the top division in France 4.9%
- Bigger and better things Accept a job offer from a higher rated club 4.9%
- Champions of Germany Win the top division in Germany 4.4%
- Hattrick Hero Win the top division three seasons running 4.2%
- All about the youth Upgrade the Youth Academy facility to the maximum level 3.9%
- Champions of Italy Win the top division in Italy 3.2%
- Super scout Upgrade the Scouting Network facility to the maximum level 3.2%