Football Manager 26
GameBy Sports Interactive
5 documents in the library are about Football Manager 26, from writers such as Sega Sammy Holdings, The Game Business and GameDiscoverCo. Each has a summary and key insights with the page they come from.
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On Steam
Steam estimates as of 9 Oct 2026. Revenue is premium revenue on Steam only: game sales, without DLC.
- Revenue to date
- $27.7M
- Units sold
- 662K
- Last 12 months
- $27.7M
- 661K units
- Price
- $59.99
- Positive reviews
- 36%
- of 36K reviews
- Peak players
- 0
- at the same time
- Followers
- 67K
- Average playtime
- 196 h
| Year | Share of the best year | Revenue | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $19.1M | 428K | |
| 2026 so far | $8.7M | 234K |
On Steam since Nov 4, 2025 · Developer Sports Interactive · Publisher SEGASteam store page
Documents about Football Manager 26
Q3 Results Presentation: Fiscal Year Ending March 2026
Sega Sammy Holdings faces a pivotal fiscal turning point, projecting its first net loss in eleven years at 13 billion yen for the fiscal year ending March 2026.
- Sega Sammy projects a 13 billion yen net loss for the fiscal year ending March 2026, marking its first annual net loss in eleven years.
- The company recorded 46.3 billion yen in impairment losses tied to the underperformance of its Rovio and Stakelogic acquisitions.
- In response to the financial downturn, Sega Sammy is suspending large-scale M&A activity to prioritize capital efficiency and is initiating a 20 billion yen share buyback.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 European Launch Sales Performance
The launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 in Europe has underperformed significantly, with opening week sales figures trailing behind major competitors.
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 experienced a weak European launch, with opening week sales 63% lower than Battlefield 6's October debut and over 50% lower than last year's Black Ops 6.
- The sales data for Black Ops 7 excludes Game Pass subscriptions, meaning the actual player count is likely higher than the reported unit sales figures.
- Ubisoft's new release, Anno 117: Pax Romana, performed strongly, selling approximately 2.5 times more units at launch than the 2019 title Anno 1800.
Football Manager 2026: European Chart History Analysis
Football Manager 2026 achieved the strongest launch in the series' European chart history for the week ending November 9, 2025.
- Football Manager 2026 achieved the biggest first-week launch in the series' European chart history since records began in 2017.
- Despite its commercial success, the title currently holds a 'Mostly Negative' rating on Steam following its transition to a new engine.
- Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment for the Nintendo Switch 2 debuted at No. 5 in unit sales, with launch performance estimated to be 75% lower than its 2020 predecessor, Age of Calamity.
Sega Sammy Holdings Q2 FY2026 Results Presentation
Sega Sammy Holdings faces a challenging fiscal year, with second-quarter results falling significantly below initial projections.
- Sega Sammy reported Q2 operating income of 10.0 billion yen, significantly trailing the 53.0 billion yen full-year forecast due to weak full-game sales and integration challenges with Rovio.
- The company has earmarked 190 billion yen for capital allocation over the next three years to fund IP development, legacy projects, and the "Super Game" initiative.
- Management is prioritizing a second-half recovery by leveraging the Hokuto No Ken series in the Pachislot and Pachinko division and expanding Games-as-a-Service titles like Sonic Rumble and Football Manager 26.
How 'The Farmer Was Replaced' Hit a 39,000% Revenue Increase at Steam 1.0
The game The Farmer Was Replaced serves as a prominent case study for successful Steam 1.0 transitions, achieving a 39,000% revenue increase between its initial Early Access period and its full release.
- The Farmer Was Replaced achieved a 39,000% revenue increase by growing from $4,000 in its first 30 days of Early Access in 2023 to $1.65 million during its October 2025 1.0 launch.
- Publisher Metaroot drove growth by overhauling the Steam store page to better communicate the game's core automation and code-learning mechanics.
- Aggressive marketing efforts included outreach to 10,000 influencers and the production of viral short-form video content for platforms like TikTok and Instagram.
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