An old-school football manager in the style of the management games of the 90s. Lead your team through the seasons, shaped by dynamic story events. Develop your club and yourself to gain reputation and conquer your league and the world.
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Boeckham's Football Manager is an old-school management game in which you are in charge of a soccer team. To be successful, you need to manage your players, buy some cheap and sell some with profit, and care for them when they get into trouble. Build your stadium and expand the facilities. Negotiate with sponsors to finance all of the above.
But your team is not the most important part of the game: you are! Strive for a stellar career, gain more knowledge through education and experience, and make a name for yourself. Start as a nobody in a small local club and lead it to the top. Or why not use your fame - as long as you have it - to get hired by more renowned clubs? Or even get nominated as the coach for the national team? What will you do to achieve what no other coach has achieved before?
The game is designed in the spirit of the management games of the 90s like "The Manager" or "On The Ball". The main goal is to reduce the overburdening complexity of modern football management games. There is nothing wrong with those games, but if you want to finish a whole season or two in one evening instead of just playing one or two match days, this game is maybe for you. There is no claim to accuracy, instead, fun and simplicity are more important design goals.
If you are unsure if the reduced complexity, style, and gameplay are for you, please try the demo first!
The development is continuing after the release, and the game will expand a little further. You need to be aware that due to the nature of such a complex genre, you may encounter bugs and balancing issues. But I would love to hear about them and fix everything you like to share - you will play a very important part in the development process.
two countries with different teams (German and English) (make your own with the editor)
stadium management: build more seats and decide on ticket prices
sponsor negotiations: banner sponsors and main sponsors
player management: buying and selling players, training single players, negotiating contracts, etc.
match management: style of play, substitutions, injuries, cards, and loss of endurance (all of those can be deactivated in the settings)
facility expansion: build gyms, rehab centers, parking lots, restaurants, and more
coach management: take workshops or education with quizzes to unlock special gameplay features and skills, choose your own path, apply for jobs at other clubs, and become a national coach
league, cup, Europe's cup, World Cup, and the international Masters League with statistics
narratives: from singular events to long-spanning plots revolving around your players or yourself
found your own club in-game after you achieved everything else
team and player editor
hot-seat multiplayer
save and load anytime
many more narratives to shape the story you will experience, different in every playthrough
more graphics, especially the facilities
more countries to play in parallel
a small card game mechanic to decide the tactics for each game to gain a performance boost for your team
more influence of your biography on the story
more help screens with little tips and tricks per screen
original team and player names due to licence issues
detailed stats for each player - it all boils down to strength and talent
complex tactical possibilities like placing players at dedicated positions
creating a training schedule or plan each day of the week
multiple countries running at the same time (will be there later on, see above)
hand-holding tutorial; figuring out the inner workings of the game is part of the experience for you are an inexperienced coach who has to learn "the game". Also, most games of the 90s did not have a manual... well, actually they did, but you know what I mean ;)
Hopefully, this simplified yet not casual approach will provide a fun experience for you. If not, let's talk about improvements and I will see what I can do. :)
Trigger warning: The game contains topics of death and suicide.
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Languages: English, German
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I really like what I have seen so far. The game feels a lot like the 90s manager games without beeing a 1:1 copy. The dev is really responsive and still improving the game. So it is a clear recommendation, if you like retro manager games 😊.
Oldukça keyifli ve kafa yormadan kadro kurup başarı kovalayabileceğiniz eğlenceli bir oyun. 15 yaşındaki santraforunuz sizi şampiyon yapabilir, 40 yaşındaki orta sahanız hayatını kaybedebilir, komedi unsurları da barındırıyor :)
Ein netter Oldschool-Fußballmanager für Zwischendurch. Werfe ich immer mal wieder gerne an.
Das Spiel fühlt sich exakt an wie die guten alten Zeiten mit Anstoss oder BMH. Der Humor der Events ist klasse :D musste echt oft schmunzeln. Das Spiel nimmt sich nicht zu ernst, bietet aber genau den richtigen Suchtfaktor für "nur noch eine Woche". Absolute Empfehlung für alle, die Manager-Spiele alter Schule vermissen!
Ich kann noch nichts zum Endgame sagen, wie es ausbalanciert ist (finde ich wichtig, ob man als starke Mannschaft um Siege würfeln muss oder man belohnt wird) Aber bis dahin sind viele Ideen unerwartet verdammt gut. Man hat eine Langzeitmotivation und eine kurze eigene, da man sich als Trainer immer weiter fortbildet. Super nice. Wenn die Datenbank dann auch noch aktuell ist durch Extern, wird es nochmal abgerundet. Klare Spiel-Empfehlung! Wenn Ihr es euch auf YT anschauen wollt, hier findet Ihr ein LP von unserem Strohmann: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMkTk6zOMnvPHYQ4zgAW8hrGkq7wAR0kg Ist übrigend in den Steamawards wählbar. :)
Das spiel ist sehr toll uns spaßig aber die Speicherfunktion ist sooo unötig kompliziert dass wenn man ausversehen aus seinem jetzigem spiel rausgeht dass man einfsch von vorne anfangen muss. Ich würde unter/über dem Neues Spiel Symbol ein Spiel Laden Symbol hin tun, indem wenn man drauf drückt 4 Spielstände sind die man laden, löschen oder neu erstellen könnte. Wenn man gerade in einem Spielstand ist und irgendwie verlässt aus versehen oder mit Absicht könnte das Spiel fragen ob man wirklich verlassen will und dann wie bei dem Fifa Mangement Karriere Modus Optionen gibt wie: - speichern und verlassen - verlassen ohne Speichern - abbrechen Dies würde in meinen Augen das Spielerlebnis verbessern
Böckham’s Football Manager hat mich direkt zurück in meine Jugend katapultiert – zu Zeiten von Bundesliga Manager Professional, Hattrick und natürlich Anstoß. Genau dieses alte Manager-Feeling kommt hier wieder richtig gut rüber. Die Simulation ist angenehm kurzweilig, man ist schnell drin und kann einfach ein paar Saisons wegklicken und Spaß haben, ohne sich stundenlang in Menüs zu verlieren. Wer eine einfache, aber liebevoll gemachte Fußball-Manager-Simulation sucht, ist hier gut aufgehoben. Ich freue mich über jedes bisschen Unterstützung für den Entwickler – man merkt, dass Herzblut drinsteckt und solche Projekte unterstütze ich sehr gerne.
tl;dr: A rather simple yet fun football manager with a super cool dev Right off the bat, I can't really review the game per se as I just played for an hour so far (loved it!) but I can already see myself playing for much longer as soon as I lost my sanity to Silksong. It's just the simple, old school football manager I am craving since BMP & Co. If you are into complex FM games this one is not for you but if you like a chilled experience (almost cozy) with a few clicks now & then - managing your team - while watching a movie/series or w/e, this is just it. Btw there's always the demo to try, eh? Also the dev is just super cool. Several updates the last few months (latest one with workshop integration) and what baffled me most: After buying the game I went to ask if there was a possibility to have an accessibility option to increase the font size. Dev replied almost immediatly, tellling me that it wouldn't be easy, it wouldn't be "pretty", it probly would be a bit wonky but he'd have a look into. Now like not even 2 weeks later: TA-DA! It's a little wonky but it works just fine and quite frankly, that's all I could have asked for in a game being sold for 5!!! bucks. As one who had to refund so so many games already due to missing acc. options, after so many negative replies of devs who couldn't or didn't want to (coded, resources, money, I get it...), this sure was a pleasent suprise ♥ Lezzz go, Borussia 05 =)
Starkes Retro-Feeling und echte Herausforderung Die Grafik gefällt mir richtig gut und bringt direkt das Gefühl der alten Tage zurück. Man kommt beim Spielen sofort ins Schwelgen und fühlt sich wunderbar in die Zeit der klassischen Fussball-Manager versetzt. Der Spielaufbau und das Prinzip sind klasse gemacht. Vor allem die Biografie und der Langzeitaufbau gefallen mir extrem gut und bieten eine echte Challenge. Man merkt an den vielen Details einfach, wie viel Herzblut in diesem Projekt steckt. Ich kann das Spiel jedem empfehlen, der in diesem Genre zu Hause ist. Werde definitiv immer mal wieder eine Runde zocken. Bin schon sehr gespannt, wie es sich in den späteren Saisons spielt und wie sich der Verein auf lange Sicht entwickelt. Tolle Arbeit, weiter so!
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