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Kevin Toms · Published by Curveball Games
Positive — 92% positive (38 reviews) · 12 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
The original retro-styled football management game remade and re-released in 2025. It's a faithful recreation of the original groundbreaking 1982 Football Manager, the title that launched the football-management genre!
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Simulation, Strategy, Casual, Sports · 2025 · More under £5 games
Manage your team's rise to glory using retro-styled controls and strategic planning. Experience the founding game of football-management genres in this simulation and strategy gem from Kevin Toms.
About this game
Love retro, lightweight football sims?
Want something nostalgic yet portable?
Prefer fun and speed over depth and detail?
If you’re after a fast, nostalgic, football management fix with bite-sized tension and strategy — then this is the football management sim for you!
Classic simplicity with subtle depth: Manage your club across four divisions, with promotion, relegation, domestic cups, and European cup competitions. There's a transfer market, tactics to set, player fitness-wise decisions, and club finances to balance — all designed to be quick to learn but hard to put down.
Match highlights: Stylised, text and graphic match highlights reminiscent of the original 8-bit title. It’s charming, easy to follow, and still engaging.
Customisation & roster controls: Rename teams, edit kits, or retitle players. Player ratings consist of skill, fitness, and age. Aged out players retire or decline, while younger talent can improve season by season.
Strategic decisions: Purchase loans to fund signings, manage morale boosts (twice per season to lift spirit), bid on players with risk/reward valuation, and navigate transfer valuations that fluctuate with division status.
Remade and re-released for 2025, the godfather of football management games is back with Kevin Toms Football Star Manager. This faithful recreation of Kevin Toms' groundbreaking Football Manager (1982) breathes new life into the retro classic with modernised improvements to recapture the footy magic of the 80s.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) or later
- Processor: Dual-core 2.0 GHz or equivalent
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Integrated graphics (e.g., Intel HD) or any GPU with OpenGL 3.0+ support
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 200 MB available space
- Sound Card: Any standard sound device
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Kevin Toms Football Star Manager 7.0.22 Update & Biggest Sale Yet!
Kevin Toms Football Star Manager is 40% off during Steam's Football Fiesta 2026 sale.Grab a copy today for less than £3! That's cheaper than golden age of Meal Deal prices...Kevin Toms has been hard at work with the latest update bringing all new visual improvements to the game in version 7.0.22For a full list of changes, see the list below: ● Change Main menu screens to use new buttons● Alter other menu screens to use new buttons● Change colour scheme scene to use new menu buttons● Move team colour choice options to main menu● Modify Team colours screen to use new Menu Button● Modify table backgrounds to match Colour schemeThemes now influence colour selection● Updated picker wheels to colour scheme● Change background to new background with images● Expand functionality of theme colours● Use 10 new palettes to match theme colours● New Retro style font added● Improvements to Team Colour display● Updated Portuguese, Portugal, and Brazil langauges● Created and positioned continue buttons throughout all screens● Created and positioned edit buttons● Theme colours for negatives changed● Sound icon made consistent● Adopted new digital fontRead full article on Community Announcements (RichAFK)Patch NotesOfficial
Update: Achievements Added!
Attention Managers!Achievements are here, now you can show off your managerial talents in the all new Steam Achievements added by Kevin Toms.You asked, and we delivered! We appreciate the wait on these, Kevin is a solo developer and is doing his best to make community-led changes to Kevin Toms Football Star Manager.Here is an achievement list:Seasons completed 1Seasons completed 5Seasons completed 10Seasons completed 20Seasons completed 50Seasons completed 100League ChampionsDivision ChampionsNational Cup WinnersInternational Cup WinnersDouble (Cup and League ChampionsTreble (Both cups and League Champions)Read full article on Community Announcements (RichAFK)AnnouncementsOfficial
25% Off During the Winter Sale!
Kevin Toms Football Star Manager is On Sale!Still need a gift for a football fan this Christmas or just fancy a treat for yourself? Pick up Kevin Toms Football Star Manager during the Steam Winter Sale to get 25% off.Read full article on Community Announcements (Curveball Publishing)AnnouncementsOfficial
Kevin Toms Football Star Manager 20% Off!
The Steam Sports Fest is here,Kick off the Holiday season with a cheeky 20% discount on Kevin Toms Football Star Manager.Give the gift that keeps on giving with endless customizable seasons to take part in!Also, check out the livestream hosted by the man, the myth, the legend Kevin Toms himself as he talks through his experiences and his love of the game.Read full article on Community Announcements (RichAFK)AnnouncementsOfficial
Kevin Toms is Now Steam Deck Verified!
Kick off anywhere, anytime!Kevin Toms Football Star Manager is officially Steam Deck verified. Now you can manage on the go, on the way to work, while you're at work, while you're not at work, and even at the game!Show 'em how it's done and enjoy 20% off until 13/10/25.Read full article on Community Announcements (RichAFK)
