SimulationSports
Football Manager 2017
Give it 60 hours
Gets good by 60h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 100h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 88% of owners
Steam reviews 60% positive of 11,035
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (81%); after 100h it's 1 in 5 (20%).
- Fully opens up by hour 100.
- The opening is criticised more than in 99% of games we track.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- 88% of owners got the first achievement.
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 10,881 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 621h for positive, 429.1h 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 (87.6% 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 (86)
story milestone ending side
- He's Signed! You signed a player for your team 100%
- First Victory You guided your team to victory in a competitive fixture 98%
- Clean Sheet You played a competitive match without conceding a goal 97%
- He's Sold! You sold a player to another team 93%
- Hat-trick Your player scored a hat-trick in a competitive match 89%
- Scoring Streak Your team scored in 10 consecutive competitive matches 84%
- Team Performance Five of your players were named in a team of the week 84%
- Thumping Your team won a competitive match by at least 5 goals 82%
- Unbeatable! Your team was unbeaten in 10 consecutive competitive matches 82%
- Record Signing You broke your club's record transfer fee spent on a player 78%
- Star Man One of your players was selected in the Team Of The Year 74%
- Parked The Bus Your team didn't concede a goal in 5 consecutive competitive games 70%
- What A Goal! Your player collected a goal of the month award 69%
- Record Sale You broke your club's record transfer fee received for a player 66%
- Attack! Your team scored a goal in 20 consecutive competitive matches 65%
- Tremendous Trio 3 of your players were selected in the Team Of The Year 65%
- Unstoppable Force Your team scored the most league goals over an entire season 65%
- Top Of The Class You won a manager of the month award 64%
- I'm The Boss! You fined one of your clubs players 63%
- Armchair Expert You have watched match goals/highlights on the pop up viewer 62%
- Shrewd Spender You have gained 90% board confidence in controlling the club's wage bill 61%
- The Boss You won the Manager Of The Year award 60%
- On A Roll Your team hasn't lost in 20 matches 59%
- Champions! You won the top league in a nation 59%
- You're On Fire You won 10 consecutive competitive matches 58%
- Cup Glory! You won a top domestic cup 58%
- Iron Curtain Your team conceded the least league goals over an entire season 56%
- Goal Machine Your player was the top league goalscorer over an entire season 56%
- Splashing The Cash You bought a player for £50 million or more 54%
- Flexibility Your team has maximum familiarity with 3 currently trained tactics 49%
- Fantastic Five 5 of your players were selected in the Team Of The Year 49%
- Do The Double You won a nation's top league and cup competitions in the same season 47%
- Irresistible Force Your team scored a goal in 30 consecutive competitive matches 46%
- Cash To Burn You sold a player for £50 million or more 45%
- Comeback King! You won a competitive match after being 2 or more goals down at half-time 41%
- Top Form Your team hasn't lost in 30 matches 41%
- Overachiever! Your team was chosen as the league overachieving team 38%
- Full Faith You have gained 90% overall board confidence 36%
- You're Up! Guide your team to promotion in a domestic league 35%
- Takeover Survival You kept your job following a club takeover 35%
- International Superstar One of your players was selected in the World Cup Best XI 33%
- National Service You were offered a job in senior international management 32%
- Beating Expectations You have gained 90% board confidence in overall competitions 32%
- Headhunted You were offered a job by a larger team than you were managing 29%
- Superb Strike Your player collected a goal of the season award 29%
- Best In Europe Your player won a European Player award 26%
- Best In The World Your player won the World Player Of The Year award 25%
- World Renowned You have made it into the worldwide hall of fame 25%
- We Trust You You gained the trust of the board to select a feeder team 24%
- Cup Streak You won 5 different cup competitions 24%
- Best In The Business You have won the Manager Of The Month award 10 times 24%
- Invincible! Your team played the entire season without losing a league game 23%
- Double Hat-Trick Your player scored 6 or more goals in one competitive match 20%
- Highlight Reel Your players collected 10 goal of the month awards 20%
- Head-to-Head You have won a match against another person on a Network Game 19%
- Window Shopping You visited the in-game store 19%
- Legend You have won the Manager Of The Year award 5 times 19%
- Parked The Tank Your team didn't concede a goal in 10 consecutive competitive matches 18%
- Perfect Hat-trick! Your player scored a perfect hat-trick by scoring a goal with his left foot, right foot and a header 17%
- Manager on the Touchline You used PhotoFit for your Manager Profile 17%
- Domination You have won 3 consecutive top division league titles 17%
- Going Places Your board decide to build a new stadium 14%
- Trophy Hoarder You have won 20 cup competitions 13%
- Community Spirit You downloaded an item from the Steam Workshop 13%
- Golden Boot Your player was the top scorer at a World Cup 11%
- Champions Streak You won 5 different league competitions 8.1%
- Part Of The Furniture You have stayed at one club for 10 seasons 7.8%
- National Hero You have won promotion from the bottom to the top division in a nation 7.6%
- On Top Of The World You have won the World Cup 7.5%
- The Greatest You have become the greatest manager of all-time! 7.2%
- Childhood Dream Get offered the chance to manage your favourite team 6.7%
- Freedom Of The Country You have won an international continental competition 6.5%
- Icon You have received 10 Manager Of The Year awards 6.3%
- Confederations Winner You have won the Confederations Cup 3.8%
- Well Travelled You won 5 different top league competitions 2.7%
- Community Leader You published an item to the Steam Workshop 2.5%
- Living the Dream You have played against an AI team in Fantasy Draft Mode 2.1%
- Club Legend You have stayed at one club for 20 seasons 1.7%
- Immortality You have received 20 Manager Of The Year awards 1.6%
- Video Director You uploaded a video to YouTube 1.6%
- Outstanding Defence Your team didn't concede a goal in 20 consecutive competitive matches 1.5%
- Invitational You invited a friend to a Network Game 1.4%
- Value For Money Congratulations! You have played Football Manager for 30 seasons 1.4%
- Beat your Mates You won a Fantasy Draft competition 1.4%
- Immovable Object Your team hasn't conceded a goal in 30 consecutive competitive matches 0.7%
- Spread The News You posted a status update 0.3%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.