In the original game, you could open any footballer’s profile and view all their information.

A year ago, we created a prototype of a new scouting system, where footballer profiles were completely hidden unless your scouts were strong enough. You couldn’t buy a footballer whose profile was concealed. However, you could hire agents who, for a fee, would unlock the profiles of all footballers in a specific league for half a year.

After several months of testing, beta testers reported that while the new mechanics were understandable and somewhat interesting, they felt unrealistic.

So we developed a new scouting system — more complex, but also more realistic. It has now been in testing for over four months, and I’m ready to share the details.


Information about footballers playing in your country is more or less accessible. You may not know the details, but you have a general idea of the footballer’s level. If they play for a club that often wins, they’re probably a good player. If they’re at a hopeless club, their attributes are likely not great. If they’ve shown they can score powerful long-range goals, we’ll know they have the "Cannon Shot" skill. But we won’t know the level of that skill, nor the footballer’s Giftedness.

So, we get a very rough idea of all footballers in the country. Clubs provide official information like name, age, and nationality. All other info — Giftedness, level, attributes, skill levels — is highly approximate.

That’s how it will work in FTGW. When viewing a footballer’s profile from another club, you’ll see a question mark next to their attributes. This means the information is unreliable — it’s based solely on general impressions from spectators. It might be close to the truth, but quite often, the real stats are either a bit better or worse than reported.




Roughly speaking, the information comes from a database like Transfermarkt. You see estimated attributes and an approximate value based on the available data.

This means you might pick up a footballer for peanuts and find out they’re far better than expected. But it could also go the other way — the player might turn out to be worse. Sometimes they’ll exceed expectations in some areas and fall short in others. For example, you buy a forward listed with Giftedness 1, and it turns out they actually have Giftedness 2 — but their attributes focus on Control, whereas you were looking for high Accuracy.


Why do coaches, club directors, or their assistants attend matches featuring players they plan to buy? Because, thanks to their expertise and understanding of football, they can better assess a player’s potential. After watching a few matches, an expert can give a much more accurate read of a potential signing’s strengths and weaknesses.

In FTGW, a new characteristic — "Scouting" — shows how much information you’ve gathered about a footballer. Once this reaches 100%, you’ll see their exact Giftedness, level, attributes, and skill levels.

Scouting is what you, as a manager, know about footballers. This information belongs to you, not the club. So even if you change clubs, all researched footballer profiles stay with you.

Scouting for a footballer increases in these situations:

1. When the footballer is on any of your transfer lists;
   
2. When the footballer is on your watchlist;

However, scouting only progresses if your scouts are at the appropriate level for the footballer in question. Every half-star improvement in scouting increases the level of scouted footballers by 5. So if one scout is at 2 stars and another at 1 star, they can scout footballers up to level 30.

In the screenshot, you can see that players at the bottom of the list are marked with "Weak scouts" — this means your scouts are not strong enough to research those players.




When your team plays a match, you can see not only your players but also the opponent’s. In this case, you rely not on your scouts, but on your own football expertise. So regardless of your scouts’ level, after each match, scouting for the opposing team’s players increases by around 20% (depending on how much time they spent on the pitch).

The more often you face the same opponent, the better you know their footballers.

Watching a match also provides extra information.

For example, you make a pass past an opponent. Your player’s Passing is 40, and the opponent’s Defence is supposedly 25. You assume the odds are good. But during the action, your roll is 30 and theirs is 35. It turns out the Defence stat was inaccurate. Now you know more about this footballer. Their profile updates and a message appears in the match: "Information updated!"

The same applies to skills and Giftedness. If a footballer performs better in a real match than what was previously known, that data is updated and saved.


Footballers now have three scouting levels:

1. Fully scouted — complete information is available (100% scouting);
   
2. Partially scouted — information is unreliable (0–99% scouting);
   
3. Unknown — you have no idea about their level, attributes, Giftedness, or skills. These players can’t be signed — the board won’t approve signing a “pig in a poke.”

At the start of the game, all footballers in your country and those playing in the top leagues abroad are partially scouted. Players from lower leagues abroad are unknown.

If a footballer from a lower league transfers to the Premier League, they become partially scouted. And once partially scouted, a player can never become unknown again.


If you unlock the relevant coach ability and have the funds, you’ll be able to set up international agent networks.

If you have an agent network in a certain league of a specific country, all players in that league become partially scouted. This means you can buy them directly from clubs. You can also send scouts there to compile transfer lists.



In the screenshot, I have a developed agent network in England, allowing me to view all players from the Amateur to the Second League. I can also view players in France’s Amateur League.

I don’t think this feature will be extremely popular. But since each country will have its own unique features, some players might want to buy footballers of specific nationalities from lower leagues.


As I mentioned earlier, a footballer search screen will be added to the game. You no longer have to open every club’s screen to find someone who fits your needs.

On the search screen, you’ll be able to set your desired criteria, specify the maximum cost in Money and Glory, and the system will display all suitable fully or partially scouted footballers. This will save a lot of time. Plus, searching this way is genuinely fun.




I’m not sure how complex this system sounds in writing. But in the game, it quickly becomes second nature. It deepens immersion and adds more layers to the game world. That sense of incomplete knowledge gradually unfolding — it mirrors real life.

Signing footballers also becomes more emotional. If you rush, you might end up with someone worse than expected. So it may be better to invest in scouts and add the footballer to your watchlist, buying them once fully scouted after six months.

On the flip side, snapping up a cheap player who turns out to be a gem — that’s pure joy :)

Honestly, this is just part of the full system. I’ll talk about how scouting affects the national team and your club next month.

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In 2020, the base version of Football, Tactics & Glory was released on consoles, but it has not been updated since. In contrast, the Steam version has received numerous free updates, as well as two major DLCs that have significantly deepened and added more variety to the gameplay.

Console players have often requested that we port the DLC. However, we couldn’t do this without a reliable partner with experience in releasing games on consoles and a commitment to delivering a high-quality console version.

Today, we are pleased to announce that we have found such a partner — this is Markt+Technik Verlag. The porting process will be handled by Raylight Games, a company with extensive experience in this field.

The new console version of the game is called Football, Tactics & Glory Treble Deluxe. We plan to release it in late 2025 on Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series S/X, and Xbox One. Pricing details will be announced later.


Treble Deluxe includes the base game, content from the Football Stars and Manager’s Journey DLCs, as well as all free updates.



If the base version allowed you to take a club from the Amateur League to the Premier League, develop your club quickly and engagingly without endless tables and numbers, play turn-based matches with great tactical variety, and customise clubs and footballers to your liking, then Treble Deluxe additionally offers:

• The ability to earn reputation, receive job offers, and move to other clubs;
  
• A skill progression system for managers, allowing you to choose different abilities;
  
• A giftedness mechanic for footballers, making each player even more unique and your tactical and strategic decisions more meaningful;
  
• An interactive tutorial integrated into the gameplay;
  
• A significantly improved transfer system;
  
• Expanded youth development options in the Youth Academy;
  
• More options for upgrading club infrastructure;
  
• A vast amount of interesting statistics;
  
• Enhanced AI for clubs, both in matches and off the pitch;
  
• A detailed simulation of the football world across different continents;
  
• A new local multiplayer mode for playing on a single screen;
  
• Improved graphics, animations, and match sounds;
  
• New options for customising the game to your preferences;
  
• A huge number of other improvements.

We are delighted that console players will finally get to experience the best that the FTG series has to offer.


We will publish updates on the FTG page. However, Steam reduces the visibility of news related to releases on other platforms. That’s why you can also get updates from the following sources:

• Creoteam Blog
  
• Our email newsletter, where I send only important game updates in English (Subscribe)
  
• Our Discord server (channel #announcements).

For a long time, we haven't shared updates on the development of FTGW. However, the development is progressing: the team is adding new mechanics, rewriting the graphics engine, and testing what has already been implemented.

When we announced the game in 2023, we didn’t plan to make major graphical changes. But over time, our ambitions grew because our goal was to make the game experience even more immersive. So, the team decided to make drastic changes to the game’s visual perception. You can assess the scale of the upcoming changes in this mockup:




The game's Steam page states that the release is expected in Q2 2025. This is a very rough estimate for the Early Access launch. Most likely, we will have to push the release to Q3. To give you a better understanding of what we are currently working on, here is a simplified overview of the development progress:

• Game mechanics: 95%
  
• Revamped interface: 10%
  
• New graphics for footballers and the manager: 50%
  
• New animation system: 10%
  
• New stadium graphics: 5%

Previously, we planned to offer a small discount for those who purchased previous versions of the game. However, due to our significant investments in the graphics engine overhaul, we decided to cancel this discount.


We believe that high-quality graphics and animations enhance immersion, allowing you to feel more connected to the football world.

Here’s what will be introduced in the game thanks to the new graphics and animation system:

• Footballers will have realistic proportions
  
• You will be able to customise your manager’s appearance (face and clothing)
  
• Stadiums and fans will be fully 3D and look much more realistic
  
• Match events will appear significantly more authentic and engaging, even though the turn-based mechanics are not inherently realistic
  
• You will be able to watch goal replays

Additionally, we are laying the foundation for future improvements to the game. The old graphics engine was significantly outdated and prevented us from moving forward.


I will be posting updates about new features approximately once a month.

In the meantime, we ask you to leave Steam reviews for FTG and the DLCs you have played. Your feedback helps more players discover the game. Plus, we can continue the development of FTGW only thanks to the sales of FTG and its DLCs.



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FTG is a single-player game about developing your own club in a dynamic football world.

However, the game also allows you to gather with friends, choose football clubs, create your own tournament, and play through a season competing against each other. If you have a Steam Deck connected to a TV, you can play while sitting on the couch, passing the gamepad between each other.



And thanks to Steam's built-in Remote Play system, you can play online with friends. They don’t even need to own the game—only you do.

The game offers vast possibilities for creating custom tournaments. For example:

• You can create a league, a cup tournament, or a group stage tournament with knockout rounds (similar to the old Champions League format).
  
• You can select up to 32 teams to participate. Each team can be controlled by a friend. You can also play with just one friend, each managing multiple teams, while the AI controls the remaining clubs.
  
• For each tournament, you can choose clubs from the same country or different countries. This allows you to recreate a national championship or a prestigious international competition.
  
• You can upload custom logos and create real or fictional clubs.

If you and your friends love football and enjoy playing together, take advantage of the 80% discount, available until February 17 at 10:00 AM PST.

Players asked us if it would be possible to watch World Championship matches, even if you're managing a completely unknown amateur club. When we responded that this might be allowed, players started asking if they could also watch European Cup matches and other major tournaments. When we again responded that this was potentially possible, we got questions about whether they could watch matches between other teams in the same league as their own. Or even watch matches of a different club they support.

Well, now we are officially announcing: yes, you will be able to schedule and watch any match in any tournament without any restrictions.

A new "Watching Matches" tab has appeared on the Calendar screen.

In this tab, you can find the tournament that interests you. It could be a tournament on any continent, local or international, club or national.

In the screenshot, I selected the European Championship. The game displayed all the matches that will take place in this tournament. I can press the "Schedule" button next to the matches I wish to watch.



For example, I decided to watch all of Germany’s matches in the current European Championship qualifying tournament. To do this, just click "Schedule" next to all these matches. If you go to the "Scheduled Matches" tab, all these matches will be displayed in chronological order. If you change your mind, you can remove a match from your scheduled list.



On the match day, the calendar stops, and the first scheduled match becomes available to watch.



For example, if you’ve scheduled to watch matches in the same league in which you play, you’ll first watch those matches, and only then will you play your own.

There are three options for a scheduled match: Watch, Simulate, Cancel Watching (remove from the schedule).



You might ask: why is there a Simulate option?

Well, we have two types of match simulation: detailed and quick. The detailed one is used in the player's matches (all actions are fairly played out by artificial intelligence). The quick one simulates the actions in the match based on team formations, attributes, skills, and players' giftedness. We believe that the quick simulation is quite well done. But if the player wants certain matches to be "played out fairly" (i.e., using AI), they can schedule them to watch and then press the Simulate button.

If the player presses "Watch" the match will be shown as if you were watching a football match. That means you won’t see dice rolls or detailed information about the footballers, except for their names.

Although watching matches does not affect gameplay mechanics, this feature allows for deeper immersion into the game world and a feel for life outside your club.

We understand that some players may not find match-watching necessary. However, for many, this feature will allow for a deeper immersion into the game. Some will attend World Championship matches, others will observe their favourite clubs in continental tournaments, and some will study their future opponents. Because even though you won't see the footballers' attributes, understanding FTG means you'll be able to glean a lot just by watching who is performing which actions.

Unfortunately, we have encountered significant technical difficulties rewriting the graphical engine. We know that players who have grown to love FTG will enjoy the game as it is. But first of all, we are very ambitious and always try to exceed our expectations. Secondly, we are looking ahead. The new engine will allow us to do many things players have been asking for, but which are currently impossible.

Additionally, working efficiently during wartime is much harder than in peacetime. Therefore, development has taken much longer than expected. I would really like to enter Early Access by the end of the year. But realistically, it will be great if we manage to launch by the beginning of next spring.

In any case, your support for both the original FTG and the upcoming FTGW motivates us. Write reviews of the game on Steam, add FTGW to your wishlist, recommend the game to friends – any little bit of help keeps us moving forward.

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We are delighted to announce that our game, Football, Tactics & Glory, has sold over 100,000 copies on Steam! This doesn't include sales of the DLCs and console versions. ːnationalcupː

Thank you, players, for your support throughout all these years! You reported bugs, suggested ideas, left reviews on Steam, wrote words of encouragement, helped with localisation, advised newcomers, and, of course, enjoyed the game, which was very important to us. ːjerseyː

The concept of combining a football manager with turn-based football matches deters players, so the simultaneous sales were never high. But when players tried the game, they couldn't stop because we managed to create a football manager where players' decisions truly matter. And there is enough content for thousands of hours of gameplay. That’s why the game kept selling even 6 years after release. ːrainbowfeintː

It’s thanks to the game's sales and your support that we were able to periodically release DLCs and free updates, adding increasingly interesting and deep mechanics. This also allows us to currently work on a new game, Football, Tactics & Glory: World (add it to your wishlist). ːcannonshotː




We want to celebrate this news with a big giveaway of keys for the base game, DLCs, the Treble Deluxe version, and beta access to Football, Tactics & Glory: World! ːcleankeyː

So, we are giving away the following:

• 20 keys of the base game
  
• 3 keys of the Treble Deluxe version (this is the base game + all DLCs)
  
• 2 keys of the Football Stars DLC (for those who have the base game but no DLCs)
  
• 2 keys of the Manager's Journey DLC (for those who have the base game and Football Stars but not MJ)
  
• 2 accesses to the beta version of Football, Tactics & Glory: World (you must have the base game and both DLCs, and you must be ready to periodically play and give me your feedback on various mechanics)

1. Add Football, Tactics & Glory: World to your wishlist
   
2. Subscribe to the Creoteam newsletter (we occasionally write about the most important news related to our games) and/or follow us on Twitter
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3. Join our Discord server: http://discord.gg/HkT8FC7sr4[/url] [*]In the Discord channel #2024-giveaway, write a message in the following format: - The first 5 letters of your email address if you subscribed to our newsletter, or a link to your Twitter profile if you followed us. - Your favourite football club - Your favourite turn-based game - Which key you want to receive [*]For example: - kos@c... - Dynamo Kyiv - XCOM 2 - Treble Deluxe [/olist] The giveaway will last until August 26th, 23:00 CEST. New comments after this time will not be accepted. It might take up to 7 days to give away the keys (however, I will try to make it in 1-2 days). The results will be published in the same channel of our Discord server in which you leave a message. Among all those who want Treble Deluxe, I will first randomly select three winners. Among the remaining participants, I will randomly choose 10 players who will receive a key for the base version of the game. Then, I will give away 2 Football Stars keys and 2 Manager's Journey keys among those who wanted these specific versions of the game. Finally, I will give away access to the beta version of FTGW (a reminder - you will need to provide feedback on the game; otherwise, I reserve the right to revoke your access to the game). Once again, thank you all for your support! Enjoy the game! ːkickups�
   
4. In the Discord channel #2024-giveaway, write a message in the following format:
   - The first 5 letters of your email address if you subscribed to our newsletter, or a link to your Twitter profile if you followed us.
   - Your favourite football club
   - Your favourite turn-based game
   - Which key you want to receive
   
5. For example:
   - kos@c...
   - Dynamo Kyiv
   - XCOM 2
   - Treble Deluxe

The giveaway will last until August 26th, 23:00 CEST. New comments after this time will not be accepted. It might take up to 7 days to give away the keys (however, I will try to make it in 1-2 days). The results will be published in the same channel of our Discord server in which you leave a message.

Among all those who want Treble Deluxe, I will first randomly select three winners. Among the remaining participants, I will randomly choose 10 players who will receive a key for the base version of the game.

Then, I will give away 2 Football Stars keys and 2 Manager's Journey keys among those who wanted these specific versions of the game. Finally, I will give away access to the beta version of FTGW (a reminder - you will need to provide feedback on the game; otherwise, I reserve the right to revoke your access to the game).

Once again, thank you all for your support!
Enjoy the game! ːkickupsː

Recently, I talked about the new scouting system in FTGW. In short, from now on you will only see the profiles of those footballers whose Giftedness is equal to or less than the average level of your scouts.

However, you will always be able to see all the footballers of your next opponent.

Players who consider themselves experts of the FTG series feel that the game is quite easy. One of the reasons for this "ease" is the ability to see the opponent's formation and footballers and adjust your tactics accordingly to exploit the opponent's weaknesses. Experienced players know that the fate of the match is decided 60-70% on the match preparation screen.

For such players, we have added a new option that can be enabled before starting a new campaign. This option does the following:

• You will not see the opponent's formation before the match;
  
• You will only see those footballers of the next opponent whose Giftedness is equal to or less than the average level of your scouts;
  
• If the next match is important to you, you can pay Glory to see the formation (this is analogous to spending your time studying your opponent thoroughly, attending their matches, etc.).

With this option, it will be harder to play because you will now have to guess how the opponent's footballers are positioned. As a result, matches will be more unpredictable, and you will have to adapt to the situation during the match.

In fact, guessing how the opponent has positioned their footballers is not very difficult because you will see which classes will participate in the match. For example, if you see that the opponent has a Right Forward and a Central Forward in attack, it is obvious that the Right Forward is in his right flank position, and the Central Forward is in one of the three central attacking cells. But there will be situations where the positioning of footballers will be less obvious and a bit more unpredictable. This is especially true for defence.

In this video playthrough of the beta version, you can see how match preparation happens when you do not see the opponent's formation (starting from 7 minutes 9 seconds): https://www.youtube.com/live/CL02x19bCQQ?si=1wUO75lcjZjo0_3i&t=429


Once you start the match, you will see the opponent's formation. If it turns out to be different from what you thought, you will want to change your formation to adapt.

For players for whom constant formation changes on the field are an important element of tactics, changing the position of some footballers is a common practice. As soon as the game stops (goal, corner, or free kick) your changes will be applied.

But if constant formation changes are not critical for you, and you want to make the game even more challenging, you can use an additional option that allows you to make formation changes during the match ONLY at halftime. On the substitution screen, other field cells will be blocked, as shown in the screenshot:



So, if you did not prepare correctly for the match against the opponent, you will have to wait until the end of the half to correct the mistake.

This option can make the Premier League more interesting if you have won all possible tournaments and want to maintain tension in at least some matches. Of course, you will have enough Glory to review the opponent's formation before the match. But the more prestigious the tournament, the more it will cost.

By the way, this option can be used separately from hiding the opponent's formation. Although, personally, I see the point only in the simultaneous use of these options.

I have previously written about options that make the game more difficult, making it more interesting for experienced players. With the new two options that hide the opponent's formation and prohibit changing your formation during the match, you will have more opportunities to adjust the campaign difficulty to your liking.

During game testing, I personally enjoy playing with the new options. I hope that many of you will also like these options.



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• Fixed a bug with the goal sound, which triggered 1-2 seconds later after the goal itself.
  
• Fixed some broken animations that played during certain combinations of crosses.
  
• Fixed some issues with the date display in Japanese.

Starting today, Football, Tactics & Glory and all its expansions also support Japanese!

One of the sources of inspiration for FTG was the Japanese game Persona 3. Therefore, I am very pleased that Japanese players will now be able to appreciate our turn-based football game.

By the way, here, I'm talking about how I was influenced with Persona 3.

We are grateful to Gabanymous for the huge amount of work he did translating the game. Additionally, he pointed out how to correct various stylistic and cultural nuances to make the game feel more natural for Japanese players. Without him, we wouldn't have been able to achieve such high-quality localisation!

He also created a thread on the forum where you can leave your feedback regarding the translation: https://steamcommunity.com/app/375530/discussions/0/4343240481093521060/

If you have any technical or gameplay troubles, write on the Steam forum, and we will try our best to help.

We wish you an enjoyable game!

In the latest update, we have added a new element in the gear menu: "Additional Options" to the base game and all DLCs.

Clicking on this button will open a screen with new options:

1. Date Format - the ability to choose the order in which the day, month, and year are displayed. Previously, the default format was the one we are accustomed to in Europe. However, we know that in other regions (such as the USA or Japan), different formats are used. Now you have the option to choose a date display that is convenient for you.
   
2. Number Format - the ability to choose the symbol used to separate thousands in numbers. The default used to be a space. Now, commas and apostrophes have been added.
   
3. Team Photo - the game has the ability to save a photo of your team. This can be done either from the club attributes screen (all the club's players are photographed together) or when you win a tournament (photo with the cup). By default, when saving, a window would open where you could choose where to save the photo. However, if you were playing in fullscreen mode, on some computers switching between windows might not work correctly, which could lead to system freezes or other issues. Therefore, we added this option. It allows you to save a team photo using the Steam screenshot system. The photo is saved in the Steam folder, and this does not cause system issues.

Enjoy your game!
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