Football, Tactics & Glory News

In 2020, the base version of Football, Tactics & Glory was released on consoles, but it has not been updated since. In contrast, the Steam version has received numerous free updates, as well as two major DLCs that have significantly deepened and added more variety to the gameplay.

Console players have often requested that we port the DLC. However, we couldn’t do this without a reliable partner with experience in releasing games on consoles and a commitment to delivering a high-quality console version.

Today, we are pleased to announce that we have found such a partner — this is Markt+Technik Verlag. The porting process will be handled by Raylight Games, a company with extensive experience in this field.

The new console version of the game is called Football, Tactics & Glory Treble Deluxe. We plan to release it in late 2025 on Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series S/X, and Xbox One. Pricing details will be announced later.

[h3]What’s included in the new version?[/h3]
Treble Deluxe includes the base game, content from the Football Stars and Manager’s Journey DLCs, as well as all free updates.



If the base version allowed you to take a club from the Amateur League to the Premier League, develop your club quickly and engagingly without endless tables and numbers, play turn-based matches with great tactical variety, and customise clubs and footballers to your liking, then Treble Deluxe additionally offers:

• The ability to earn reputation, receive job offers, and move to other clubs;
  
• A skill progression system for managers, allowing you to choose different abilities;
  
• A giftedness mechanic for footballers, making each player even more unique and your tactical and strategic decisions more meaningful;
  
• An interactive tutorial integrated into the gameplay;
  
• A significantly improved transfer system;
  
• Expanded youth development options in the Youth Academy;
  
• More options for upgrading club infrastructure;
  
• A vast amount of interesting statistics;
  
• Enhanced AI for clubs, both in matches and off the pitch;
  
• A detailed simulation of the football world across different continents;
  
• A new local multiplayer mode for playing on a single screen;
  
• Improved graphics, animations, and match sounds;
  
• New options for customising the game to your preferences;
  
• A huge number of other improvements.
  

We are delighted that console players will finally get to experience the best that the FTG series has to offer.

[h3]Where to follow news about the console version?[/h3]
We will publish updates on the FTG page. However, Steam reduces the visibility of news related to releases on other platforms. That’s why you can also get updates from the following sources:

• Creoteam Blog
  
• Our email newsletter, where I send only important game updates in English (Subscribe)
  
• Our Discord server (channel #announcements).
  

For a long time, we haven't shared updates on the development of FTGW. However, the development is progressing: the team is adding new mechanics, rewriting the graphics engine, and testing what has already been implemented.

When we announced the game in 2023, we didn’t plan to make major graphical changes. But over time, our ambitions grew because our goal was to make the game experience even more immersive. So, the team decided to make drastic changes to the game’s visual perception. You can assess the scale of the upcoming changes in this mockup:




The game's Steam page states that the release is expected in Q2 2025. This is a very rough estimate for the Early Access launch. Most likely, we will have to push the release to Q3. To give you a better understanding of what we are currently working on, here is a simplified overview of the development progress:

• Game mechanics: 95%
  
• Revamped interface: 10%
  
• New graphics for footballers and the manager: 50%
  
• New animation system: 10%
  
• New stadium graphics: 5%
  

Previously, we planned to offer a small discount for those who purchased previous versions of the game. However, due to our significant investments in the graphics engine overhaul, we decided to cancel this discount.


We believe that high-quality graphics and animations enhance immersion, allowing you to feel more connected to the football world.

Here’s what will be introduced in the game thanks to the new graphics and animation system:

• Footballers will have realistic proportions
  
• You will be able to customise your manager’s appearance (face and clothing)
  
• Stadiums and fans will be fully 3D and look much more realistic
  
• Match events will appear significantly more authentic and engaging, even though the turn-based mechanics are not inherently realistic
  
• You will be able to watch goal replays
  

Additionally, we are laying the foundation for future improvements to the game. The old graphics engine was significantly outdated and prevented us from moving forward.


I will be posting updates about new features approximately once a month.

In the meantime, we ask you to leave Steam reviews for FTG and the DLCs you have played. Your feedback helps more players discover the game. Plus, we can continue the development of FTGW only thanks to the sales of FTG and its DLCs.




First and foremost, visit the game's page and add it to your wishlist. This way, you will receive an email from Steam when the game enters into Early Access or Full Release.

Secondly, click "Follow" to be notified whenever we publish news on Steam.


A great place to get notified about news and discuss it is our Discord.
Additionally, to stay updated, you can subscribe to our mailing list: Email subscription.

FTG is a single-player game about developing your own club in a dynamic football world.

However, the game also allows you to gather with friends, choose football clubs, create your own tournament, and play through a season competing against each other. If you have a Steam Deck connected to a TV, you can play while sitting on the couch, passing the gamepad between each other.



And thanks to Steam's built-in Remote Play system, you can play online with friends. They don’t even need to own the game—only you do.

The game offers vast possibilities for creating custom tournaments. For example:

• You can create a league, a cup tournament, or a group stage tournament with knockout rounds (similar to the old Champions League format).
  
• You can select up to 32 teams to participate. Each team can be controlled by a friend. You can also play with just one friend, each managing multiple teams, while the AI controls the remaining clubs.
  
• For each tournament, you can choose clubs from the same country or different countries. This allows you to recreate a national championship or a prestigious international competition.
  
• You can upload custom logos and create real or fictional clubs.
  

If you and your friends love football and enjoy playing together, take advantage of the 80% discount, available until February 17 at 10:00 AM PST.

Players asked us if it would be possible to watch World Championship matches, even if you're managing a completely unknown amateur club. When we responded that this might be allowed, players started asking if they could also watch European Cup matches and other major tournaments. When we again responded that this was potentially possible, we got questions about whether they could watch matches between other teams in the same league as their own. Or even watch matches of a different club they support.

Well, now we are officially announcing: yes, you will be able to schedule and watch any match in any tournament without any restrictions.


A new "Watching Matches" tab has appeared on the Calendar screen.

In this tab, you can find the tournament that interests you. It could be a tournament on any continent, local or international, club or national.

In the screenshot, I selected the European Championship. The game displayed all the matches that will take place in this tournament. I can press the "Schedule" button next to the matches I wish to watch.



For example, I decided to watch all of Germany’s matches in the current European Championship qualifying tournament. To do this, just click "Schedule" next to all these matches. If you go to the "Scheduled Matches" tab, all these matches will be displayed in chronological order. If you change your mind, you can remove a match from your scheduled list.




On the match day, the calendar stops, and the first scheduled match becomes available to watch.



For example, if you’ve scheduled to watch matches in the same league in which you play, you’ll first watch those matches, and only then will you play your own.

There are three options for a scheduled match: Watch, Simulate, Cancel Watching (remove from the schedule).



You might ask: why is there a Simulate option?

Well, we have two types of match simulation: detailed and quick. The detailed one is used in the player's matches (all actions are fairly played out by artificial intelligence). The quick one simulates the actions in the match based on team formations, attributes, skills, and players' giftedness. We believe that the quick simulation is quite well done. But if the player wants certain matches to be "played out fairly" (i.e., using AI), they can schedule them to watch and then press the Simulate button.

If the player presses "Watch" the match will be shown as if you were watching a football match. That means you won’t see dice rolls or detailed information about the footballers, except for their names.


Although watching matches does not affect gameplay mechanics, this feature allows for deeper immersion into the game world and a feel for life outside your club.

We understand that some players may not find match-watching necessary. However, for many, this feature will allow for a deeper immersion into the game. Some will attend World Championship matches, others will observe their favourite clubs in continental tournaments, and some will study their future opponents. Because even though you won't see the footballers' attributes, understanding FTG means you'll be able to glean a lot just by watching who is performing which actions.


Unfortunately, we have encountered significant technical difficulties rewriting the graphical engine. We know that players who have grown to love FTG will enjoy the game as it is. But first of all, we are very ambitious and always try to exceed our expectations. Secondly, we are looking ahead. The new engine will allow us to do many things players have been asking for, but which are currently impossible.

Additionally, working efficiently during wartime is much harder than in peacetime. Therefore, development has taken much longer than expected. I would really like to enter Early Access by the end of the year. But realistically, it will be great if we manage to launch by the beginning of next spring.

In any case, your support for both the original FTG and the upcoming FTGW motivates us. Write reviews of the game on Steam, add FTGW to your wishlist, recommend the game to friends – any little bit of help keeps us moving forward.


First and foremost, visit the game's page and add it to your wishlist. This way, you will receive an email from Steam when the game goes into Early Access or Full Release.

Secondly, click "Follow" to be notified whenever we publish news on Steam.


The great place to get notified about news and discuss them is our Discord.
Also, to follow our news, you can subscribe to our mailing list: Email subscription.

We are delighted to announce that our game, Football, Tactics & Glory, has sold over 100,000 copies on Steam! This doesn't include sales of the DLCs and console versions. ːnationalcupː

Thank you, players, for your support throughout all these years! You reported bugs, suggested ideas, left reviews on Steam, wrote words of encouragement, helped with localisation, advised newcomers, and, of course, enjoyed the game, which was very important to us. ːjerseyː

The concept of combining a football manager with turn-based football matches deters players, so the simultaneous sales were never high. But when players tried the game, they couldn't stop because we managed to create a football manager where players' decisions truly matter. And there is enough content for thousands of hours of gameplay. That’s why the game kept selling even 6 years after release. ːrainbowfeintː

It’s thanks to the game's sales and your support that we were able to periodically release DLCs and free updates, adding increasingly interesting and deep mechanics. This also allows us to currently work on a new game, Football, Tactics & Glory: World (add it to your wishlist). ːcannonshotː





We want to celebrate this news with a big giveaway of keys for the base game, DLCs, the Treble Deluxe version, and beta access to Football, Tactics & Glory: World! ːcleankeyː

So, we are giving away the following:

• 20 keys of the base game
  
• 3 keys of the Treble Deluxe version (this is the base game + all DLCs)
  
• 2 keys of the Football Stars DLC (for those who have the base game but no DLCs)
  
• 2 keys of the Manager's Journey DLC (for those who have the base game and Football Stars but not MJ)
  
• 2 accesses to the beta version of Football, Tactics & Glory: World (you must have the base game and both DLCs, and you must be ready to periodically play and give me your feedback on various mechanics)
  

[h3]How to participate in the giveaway?[/h3]

1. Add Football, Tactics & Glory: World to your wishlist
   
2. Subscribe to the Creoteam newsletter (we occasionally write about the most important news related to our games) and/or follow us on Twitter
   - Newsletter: https://eepurl.com/gstiyH
   - Twitter: https://x.com/Creoteam_games
3. Join our Discord server: http://discord.gg/HkT8FC7sr4
   
4. In the Discord channel #2024-giveaway, write a message in the following format:
   - The first 5 letters of your email address if you subscribed to our newsletter, or a link to your Twitter profile if you followed us.
   - Your favourite football club
   - Your favourite turn-based game
   - Which key you want to receive
   
5. For example:
   - kos@c...
   - Dynamo Kyiv
   - XCOM 2
   - Treble Deluxe
   

The giveaway will last until August 26th, 23:00 CEST. New comments after this time will not be accepted. It might take up to 7 days to give away the keys (however, I will try to make it in 1-2 days). The results will be published in the same channel of our Discord server in which you leave a message.

Among all those who want Treble Deluxe, I will first randomly select three winners. Among the remaining participants, I will randomly choose 10 players who will receive a key for the base version of the game.

Then, I will give away 2 Football Stars keys and 2 Manager's Journey keys among those who wanted these specific versions of the game. Finally, I will give away access to the beta version of FTGW (a reminder - you will need to provide feedback on the game; otherwise, I reserve the right to revoke your access to the game).

Once again, thank you all for your support!
Enjoy the game! ːkickupsː