Football Manager 26 launches globally, joining Xbox Game Pass, Netflix, and Apple Arcade on day one
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Key points
- Football Manager 26 was released worldwide on Nov. 4, 2025.
- The game landed in the catalogues of three subscription services on its launch day, including Xbox Game Pass, Netflix, and Apple Arcade.
- FM26 became the twenty-second title in the series, following Football Manager 2024, as Football Manager 2025 was canceled.
Football Manager 26 was released worldwide on Nov. 4, 2025, as the first game in the series built on the Unity engine and the first to adopt a two-digit naming format as FM26, similar to the EA Sports FC series.
The simulator launched for Windows PC and macOS PCs via Steam and Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, tablets and smartphones (Android and iOS).
The game landed in the catalogues of three subscription services on its launch day, including Xbox Game Pass, Netflix, and Apple Arcade.
Regarding Game Pass, besides the Xbox consoles, the title became playable on Windows PC via the Xbox app and on Xbox Cloud for members of Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass.
Netflix, in its turn, made Football Manager 26 playable on both Android and iOS devices that support the official app of the subscription service, while Apple Arcade made the title available not just for iOS, iPadOS and macOS devices but also for those running on VisionOS (the mixed-reality headset Apple Vision Pro).
Developed by Sports Interactive and published by Sega, FM26 became the twenty-second title in the series, following Football Manager 2024, as Football Manager 2025 was canceled.
