New Delhi: So, Sports game fans, Sports simulators don’t get much bigger and better than the Football Manager, and Sports Interactive’s latest iteration is launching this week. FM26 is two years in the making after the fans missed out on last year’s title following its disappointing cancellation. The excitement has been building in the lead-up to its highly anticipated return. This game has been in early access for the best part of two weeks, and the response has been mixed. Gamers are ecstatic to finally take the reins of their favourite teams and guide them to football’s most prestigious honours. It has completely redesigned its User Interface.
FM26 Advanced Access Beta is live 🚨
Take your first steps into the dugout now on Steam/Epic.
Explore the #FM26Beta 👇
— Football Manager (@FootballManager) October 23, 2025
Football Manager 26 has a worldwide release date of November 4, which is today, but unfortunately, UK fans will have to wait a little longer to start playing this game. The reason is that FM26 has a 5 PM GMT UK release time, which is according to the countdown timer on the PlayStation Store and Steam page. This is also the same time as the recent Football Manager 26 beta, which is now playable on PC. According to the official Football Manager website, FM26 will require 7GB of storage on PC and Mac, like on Steam, Epic Games and Microsoft Store.
It is the same for the Xbox players, while users need just 6GB of storage space to download the game on their PlayStation 5 or Nintendo Switch. So those who are now ready to play this early access have now been made live, so go check it out and avail some discount on the pre-orders for their consoles.
