Football Manager 27 will be free to play for five days before its full release, in "industry first" for a game of its kind

By Chris Tapsell · Eurogamer · Wednesday, 21 October 2026 at 11:00 (2h ago) · Original article ↗

You can play Football Manager 27 on PC and Mac for free this year for five full days later this month, in a first for the series and apparently an "industry first" for games of its kind.

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