We’re delighted to announce that Football Manager 2017 and Football Manager Touch 2017 is now available on PC, Mac and Linux.

Touch is also available now on both the App Store and Google Play for select iPads and high-end Android tablets.

PC/Mac/Linux

If you're new to FM or need a gentle nudge in the right direction, here's how to install for the first time:

Steam purchases
Steam do not issue digital install codes so when your purchase is complete your game will automatically appear in your Steam Library ready for install.

Boxed copies 
Your product code can be found on the white sticker above the disc. Once located:

1.     Download the free Steam client: http://store.steampowered.com/about/

2.     Open Steam and Go to '+ADD A GAME' at the bottom-left of the window

3.     Select 'Activate a Product on Steam’

4.     Enter your product code and follow the instructions to begin installation 

Digital purchases
If you’ve purchased a product code from a digital provider, your code should have been sent to you via email and you will need to follow the instructions below to activate: 

1.     Download the free Steam client: http://store.steampowered.com/about/

2.     Open Steam and Go to '+ADD A GAME' at the bottom-left of the window

3.     Select 'Activate a Product on Steam’

4.     Enter your product code and follow the instructions to begin installation 

If you haven’t received or have misplaced your Beta code, please speak to your retailer as a starting point. If they can’t resolve your issue then please contact SEGA customer services at help@sega.co.uk with proof of purchase, and they will aim to get you playing as quickly as possible.

Beta owners

For those who have been enjoying either of the pre-release betas, simply quit and restart Steam and your game will automatically update to the full version. Any single-player career progress you made during the beta can be carried forward when your game is finished updating.

If you experience any install or troubleshooting issues or think you’ve spotted a bug or data issue, please post your issue on our Football Manager 2017 Bugs Forum and one of our QA team will get back to you at first opportunity - https://community.sigames.com/forum/512-football-manager-2017-bugs-forum/

If you’re yet to purchase FM17 you can do so now and begin playing immediately via Steam or any other digital retailer.

Happy managing!

We've updated Football Manager 2017 and Football Manager Touch 2017 on Steam (17.1.0) which is now ready for download.

This update includes some further stability fixes.

To get the update, simply quit and restart Steam and your game should update automatically.

Thanks.

Every year we get requests from around the world from people who want us to add a translated version of Football Manager in their language.

As much as we’d love to translate the game into every language, it’s often not possible for us to do so.

So, in the same way as we let people add extra leagues to the game and make them available via Steam Workshop, with FM17 we’re doing the same with languages.

Once the game is released on November 4th, you’ll notice a new tab on the Steam Workshop called “Community Translations”. This is where the community-made translations will live, and you’ll be able to download them here and change the language in game.

If you want to make a community translation you’ll need to wait until the game is released on November 4th when full instructions will be provided as will the relevant files – but here are a few questions answered now so you can get yourself ready.

What languages can I add?
We ship the game with 16 languages and, in theory, you can add any language you want to, but there are some font restrictions. The game will ship with fonts that can cover Latin/Cyrillic character sets plus Arabic, Chinese (simplified & traditional), Hebrew and Japanese

Can we collaborate as a team for the translation?
Yes, you can, and this will be part of the guide that we release to making translations once the game is released

Who owns the translation?
The people who make the translation will own it – as with any Steam Workshop content, it’s owned by you. You will NOT be able to charge for it though, or sell it to any third party.

What can be translated?
The translation files are for any text in the game not including data (player names/club names/injury names etc). Although, in theory, you can already translate those in the data editor.

How many words are there to translate?
There are over 100,000 “strings”, which are made up of more than 1.5m words.

When can I start working on it?
We’re still working on the files for the game now, and they won’t be ready before its release on November 4th.

How do I import them into the game?
You import via Steam Workshop, then change your language in game.

What if want to add in a language that isn’t covered by the fonts already there?
Ask us on our forums at community.sigames.com and we’ll see what we can do – we can’t promise anything, as each new font we add adds more memory to the game for everyone, but will look into it.

We've updated Football Manager Touch 2017 on Steam (17.0.2) which is now ready for download.

This update addresses crash issues reported by users in 17.0.1,

To get the update, simply quit and restart Steam and your game should update automatically.

Thanks.

We've updated Football Manager 2017 on Steam (17.0.2) which is now ready for download.

This update addresses crash issues reported by users in 17.0.1,

To get the update, simply quit and restart Steam and your game should update automatically.

Thanks.