Football Manager 2019
Give it 10 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (43%); after 100h it's 1 in 11 (9%).
- Fully opens up by hour 100.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- 85% 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 12,491 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 294 reviews: 542.9h for positive, 484.8h 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 (85.1% 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 (77)
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 98%
- He's Sold! You sold a player to another team 94%
- Hat-trick Your player scored a hat-trick in a competitive match 88%
- Scoring Streak Your team scored in 10 consecutive competitive matches 85%
- Thumping Your team won a competitive match by at least 5 goals 84%
- Unbeatable! Your team was unbeaten in 10 consecutive competitive matches 84%
- Team Performance Five of your players were named in a team of the week 83%
- Record Signing You broke your club's record transfer fee spent on a player 78%
- Parked The Bus Your team didn't concede a goal in 5 consecutive competitive games 74%
- Star Man One of your players was selected in the Team Of The Year 73%
- Attack! Your team scored a goal in 20 consecutive competitive matches 69%
- Tremendous Trio 3 of your players were selected in the Team Of The Year 67%
- Record Sale You broke your club's record transfer fee received for a player 67%
- On A Roll Your team hasn't lost in 20 matches 66%
- You're On Fire You won 10 consecutive competitive matches 65%
- Top Of The Class You won a manager of the month award 65%
- The Boss You won the Manager Of The Year award 65%
- Unstoppable Force Your team scored the most league goals over an entire season 65%
- Armchair Expert You have watched match goals/highlights on the pop up viewer 65%
- Iron Curtain Your team conceded the least league goals over an entire season 63%
- Shrewd Spender You have gained 90% board confidence in controlling the club's wage bill 62%
- Splashing The Cash You bought a player for £50 million or more 61%
- Fantastic Five 5 of your players were selected in the Team Of The Year 60%
- Full Faith You have gained 90% overall board confidence 60%
- Goal Machine Your player was the top league goalscorer over an entire season 59%
- Cup Glory! You won a top domestic cup 58%
- I'm The Boss! You fined one of your clubs players 58%
- Cash To Burn You sold a player for £50 million or more 54%
- Irresistible Force Your team scored a goal in 30 consecutive competitive matches 51%
- Do The Double You won a nation's top league and cup competitions in the same season 48%
- Top Form Your team hasn't lost in 30 matches 48%
- Overachiever! Your team was chosen as the league overachieving team 44%
- Comeback King! You won a competitive match after being 2 or more goals down at half-time 40%
- Beating Expectations You have gained 90% board confidence in overall competitions 38%
- You're Up! Guide your team to promotion in a domestic league 38%
- Superb Strike Your player collected a goal of the season award 31%
- National Service You were offered a job in senior international management 31%
- Headhunted You were offered a job by a larger team than you were managing 30%
- Invincible! Your team played the entire season without losing a league game 30%
- Parked The Tank Your team didn't concede a goal in 10 consecutive competitive matches 28%
- Best In The Business You have won the Manager Of The Month award 10 times 28%
- Best In Europe Your player won a European Player award 28%
- Best In The World Your player won the World Player Of The Year award 26%
- World Renowned You have made it into the worldwide hall of fame 24%
- Legend You have won the Manager Of The Year award 5 times 22%
- Domination You have won 3 consecutive top division league titles 22%
- We Trust You You gained the trust of the board to select a feeder team 22%
- Window Shopping You visited the in-game store 20%
- International Superstar One of your players was selected in the World Cup Best XI 20%
- Head-to-Head You have won a match against another person on a Network Game 17%
- Community Spirit You downloaded an item from the Steam Workshop 14%
- Going Places Your board decide to build a new stadium 14%
- Trophy Hoarder You have won 20 cup competitions 13%
- Manager on the Touchline You used PhotoFit for your Manager Profile 13%
- Golden Boot Your player was the top scorer at a World Cup 8.8%
- National Hero You have won promotion from the bottom to the top division in a nation 8.5%
- Part Of The Furniture You have stayed at one club for 10 seasons 8.1%
- The Greatest You have become the greatest manager of all-time! 7.8%
- Freedom Of The Country You have won an international continental competition 7.6%
- Icon You have received 10 Manager Of The Year awards 7.4%
- Childhood Dream Get offered the chance to manage your favourite team 6.9%
- On Top Of The World You have won the World Cup 6.6%
- Confederations Winner You have won the Confederations Cup 5.2%
- Outstanding Defence Your team didn't concede a goal in 20 consecutive competitive matches 2.4%
- Immortality You have received 20 Manager Of The Year awards 1.8%
- Club Legend You have stayed at one club for 20 seasons 1.8%
- Community Leader You published an item to the Steam Workshop 1.5%
- Living the Dream You have played against an AI team in Fantasy Draft Mode 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 1.1%
- Invitational You invited a friend to a Network Game 0.9%
- Immovable Object Your team hasn't conceded a goal in 30 consecutive competitive matches 0.8%
- Video Director You uploaded a video to YouTube 0.4%
- What A Goal! Your player collected a goal of the month award 0.1%
- Spread The News You posted a status update 0.1%