u/083Robbie — reddlx

I used to play a lot of Football Manager years ago (FM17 was the last one I really got into).

I bought FM24 but barely had time to play it (~20 hours), so realistically I've nearly gone 10 years without playing and I’m basically coming back as a returning/new player.

I can get FM26 free through Game Pass for PC and so I'm ready to jump back in.

From what I’ve seen on YouTube, the match engine looks like a big step forward, I’ve also seen very mixed reviews but I like to try make my own decision by giving the game a shot myself.

A few things I’d love to hear from you all:

Is there much of a learning curve nowadays?
Is it overwhelming to get started again after a long break?
Any tips for easing back into the game?
Anything important that’s changed in recent versions?

Plan is to use this game to get comfortable again before the next FM release.