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Non-League Manager
Manage one of over 1,000 real non-league clubs through the English football pyramid. Day jobs, ground grading, gate receipts, cup runs, and a world where clubs can fold around you. Football management at its most real.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-01.
“Two hours in and I am thoroughly enjoying this game! It really is giving an old school vibe of the old CM's back in the late 90s early 2000s. Really quick to get through the matches as well. Whilst no where near as in depth as Football Manager, it does a mighty good simulation…”
— a player, Steam review · 26 hrs played“I’ve been following the game for awhile since the end of the beta trials on discord and from what I read on there this does not disappoint. The developers has clearly put their heart and soul into this game and are now currently letting the public add thoughts and suggestions on…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“To be honest, the game is pretty good. Its a much different game from football manager with it being more in depth when managing a team in non league. However I would like to see some more improvements in the game such as hovering over a player to see his attributes than…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-09 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-19.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-10-01. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-21). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
v0.45.0 update
New features You can now start your career unemployed. Added official Linux support on Steam, alongside Windows and macOS. Squad management and matches You can now call up reserve and youth players ou
v0.44.8 update
Squad management Added a sortable Attributes view to the Squad screen. Player comparison now shows condition, form and availability. Fixed a bug that showed different next-match availability in squad
v0.44.6 update
Matches and tactics Added more variety to match commentary, including clearer announcements of penalty shootout winners. Improved computer managers’ substitutions when players are struggling, when pro
v0.44.2 update
Fixed a bug which stopped a club without a manager displaying as ‘Vacant’. Fixed a bug which meant that clicking on a cup competition’s name would sometimes incorrectly bring up your league table. Fix
v0.44.1 update
Fixed an overdue points deduction stopping clubs’ future income and bills from being processed. Fixed ground-work checks failing because cup costs and income were counted incorrectly in forecasts. Imp
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-10-01.
| Genres | Simulation, Sports, Strategy, Early Access |
| Player tags | Simulation · Sports · Strategy · Football (Soccer) · Immersive Sim · Choices Matter · Realistic · Text-Based · Early Access · Open World · Singleplayer (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 20 |
| Official site | https://nlfm.app |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i3-6100 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Memory: 4 GB RAM Storage: 1 GB available space Additional Notes: 64-bit processor and OS required.