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Esports Manager 2026
Developer Neurona Games
Build and lead your own professional esports organization. Scout players, manage contracts, develop talent, hire staff, grow your brand, and compete for championship titles in a deep and realistic management simulation. From the Steam store page
178 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 7, 2026 · last updated Oct 7, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
45
Mixed
79 positive · 95 negative
95% range 38–53%
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Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
3,296 of 4,567 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Mixed reception: praised for potential, but AI and balance issues frustrate many.
Many players praise the game's potential as a first-of-its-kind CS manager, with some calling it '100 times better than the first demo' and noting the devs are 'putting some love into this'. However, a large number of negative reviews criticize the AI as 'completely illogical' and 'idiotic', with players making 'random' decisions that ruin the management experience. [10][16][17][26]
Common complaints include unbalanced gameplay where 'T side is extremely OP' and building a team from scratch is 'absolutely miserable' due to lack of lower-tier tournaments and financial struggles. Some also allege the game feels like 'AI slop' or 'vibe-coded slop', and that it should have been Early Access. [21][24][25][36][7]
Praised potential · updates and dev support · custom database tool
Criticised AI decision-making · balance (T side OP) · lack of lower-tier tournaments · starting from scratch difficulty
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Reactions
60 of 178 · most liked firstThe game feels like AI slop. The biggest issue is the in-game AI during rounds it makes completely illogical decisions that ruin the management aspect of the game. Matches often feel random instead of being decided by strategy or good roster building. The idea has potential, but in its current state I can't recommend it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The update on 25/08/26 completely removed any of the real orgs or players and now its 100% ai slop. Not to mention how horrible the management system in this game is.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have around 30 hours in the game, so I feel like I've seen enough to give a fair opinion. (FYI: I haven't actively followed the Counter-Strike esports scene since around COVID-19, so some of my feedback comes from a casual CS fan rather than a competitive expert.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Short version. The idea behind the game is fantastic. If you're a fan of Football Manager and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →- try to make an all NA team - realize NA has zero good AWPers - team sucks forever Incredibly realistic game, 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The people leaving this negative reviews are crazy. The update made the game 100x times better. "AI SLOP!1!111!!" You simply go into the workshop or the embd.gg site and download a real world database that has all real life players, teams, staff, logos, pictures etc. Why would you ever play the default database anyway? The recent negative reviews are from idiots to put it frankly who clearly don't play many management sims. This is common practice.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Still not ready, players saving when theyve planted bomb and are in 1v2 scenarios allowing CT's to defuse, players clearing sites and teams not following them and instead entering a full bomb site, players not rotating when enemies push a site. Long way to go but theres potential here, contract negotiations and transfer negotiating is finicky too.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really tried too hard to like this game as a CS and Football Manager fan with an estimated playtime of 5000+ hours. However, its obviosuly lacking the core mechanics. Our tactical decisions dont seem to have any real impact on the gameplay. There are many tactical options but most of them do not make any difference, they just feel random. T side is extremely OP, some tactics are undefeated. Also the fast sim is ridiculously unrealistic. No-name teams easily beat my team (Aurora). Even on…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →All I'm asking is to make the ai in game acctually act like the team they're playing as , I'm sick of my pros spinning around in a circle getting backshots
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →AI bomb carrier literally will ignore undefended site it was in and go to a stacked one just because, that's how bad the AI decision making is right now.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →AI vibe coding ah game... - Should be flagged as Early Access - Max a beta game - UI looks like AI Claude free - Players are all the time in a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ depression state (emo type shi) - Strats Creator is worse than 24/7 real-life torture (also doesn't work idk)
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unbalanced, and Wasted Potential As a huge fan of professional Counter Strike, and someone who only plays career mode on FIFA since I like building teams and managing them, this seemed like the perfect game for me. Unfortunately unless you play as a top 5 team in the world, it's nearly impossible to get any enjoyment out of this game. If you want to play even semi-realistically, building a team from the bottom, or even taking a tier 2 side to glory, you're going to be absolutely miserable.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The AI of the players are the main draw for this game, but it is so so BAD and makes the game very boring and unrealistic. The demo predicted how this game would turn out based on how much AI was used. Nothing changed on their "Full" release. Vibe-coded slop, stay away.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yes, yes... 5 star teams go to T4 tournaments. I believed it. Also, half of the teams have parody names. The artificial intelligence is still as idiotic as it was. Who needs this update at all if it didn't improve the gameplay in any way, but simply increased the number of teams and tournaments? Remove this piece of crap from Steam, don't be ashamed.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →All the negative reviews expect far too much already of a game which is the first of its kind for Counter Strike fans. Yes it needs work in terms of AI in the game and the strats not always matching up, but the custom tool is actually fairly decent, the whole experience is satisfying and it’s one of those relatively cheap games you’ll play to switch off with. If it doesn’t improve with updates in a few months time I’ll change my mind, but if you want a game you can play without much thought…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have been wanting a CS manager akin to Football Manager ever since I played Esports Club back in 2017 and while it has taken way too long for a studio to make one, I'm glad it is finally here. While this game does a lot of things right and brings in a lot of cool ideas, most of it still feels like a partially finished concept rather than a polished experience. What I like: I like the overall structure of the game and I think it shows a promising potential. They already successfully…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Was really excited for the game but after playing it non stop since it's release i'm disappointed. As fun as it is to take over a T1 Org, I jumped straight into building your own organization and the experience was horrendous. Your team is competing in T2 events and you get trampled by T1 orgs. I wanted to build a team from scratch using nothing but the normal budget but it seems like an impossible task at the moment. Managing your team within rounds also feels lack luster as the AI isn't that…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just started, bottom tier team. Players barely out of academy. Enrol in first tournament, first opponent: NAVI. Sweet, next major. First opponent: Heroic. Sweet, next major: First opponent: Falcons. But this time I'm close to winning. My CT's let the enemy defuse on site while they go sight-seeing on monster! 13-10. Sweet, next major. First opponent: NiP. This game needs actual lower tier tournaments, how are my 1 * characters supposed to contend with the busted rosters in this game. It's…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →More like a demo than an actual game. Too much issues to be discussed in one small review. DON'T BUY TILL FURTHER UPDATES. Pls devs, can you tell me why the ♥♥♥♥ would we need a "marketing budget"? There is no marketing as a mechanic in this game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great potential, but an Early Access launch would have been much smarter Overall Verdict (after 21 hours of playtime): The game is genuinely fun for me. I have been playing Counter-Strike since 2005 and have followed the esports scene ever since. If you are a fan of the tactical shooter world, the core concept definitely works. Early Access vs. Full Release: I honestly do not understand why the developers did not launch this game in Early Access. I believe a large portion of the negative…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →At first i thought it was a great game but after a while i realized that this game is just like constantly hitting the wall with your head. The players just never meet their potential, if you want better players you either have to get lucky or save for like 3 years to afford the players so you could compete. Which I would accept if quick sim wouldn't be so damaging, you will lose the matches you 100% would win if u watched it. I and probably many other don't want to spend hours looking at…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There's no point in simulating the matches, beacuse you'll lose 9 out of 10 times even when your chances are above 70%, and when you finally decide to watch the match, the players do the most random ♥♥♥♥, constatntly lose 4v1/2. Uninstalled the game, but won't refund in hopes that in future update the devs will finally allow us to actually win more than 1 match a year
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I support making a game in this area, I believe it's a good first game in this genre, and people that really follow CS esport will most likely have a good time playing it. However, the game has a lot of issues. These problems are not "serious". They do not make the game unplayable. They will not make the game "unfun". They mainly limit the player experience (the game could be deeper) and takes him out of the game sometimes (unrealistic or even ridiculous things happen, whether "in management"…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →pro players buying famas ✅ male pro players constantly being referred to as "she" ✅ mibr female scouting donk ✅ team ai saving on the last round of the half ✅ play against heavygod in the quarters and semis of the major because he switched teams mid-major ✅ 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DO NOT BUY! It's complete garbage! Wouldn't recommend this game unless it's free, even then it's still bad and not worth it by the way the AI play. The AI don't even follow tactics, never mind spending time to make custom ones.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this is 100 times better than the first demo. Keep working on the AI and maybe allow us to throw in some mid-round calls and it will be perfect. Also would love a casual sandbox mode where i can just get the top5 into one team :D
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think this game has huge potential but currently the game is incredibly far from perfect so far and has many glaring issues. There is absolutely zero non tier 1-2 tournaments making starting a new org absolutely impossible. The rounds seem incredibly predictable as it feels like each match runs in a few set ways no matter what strats are called. I have a player with a 2 year contract that I started with and hes stuck in negotiations so I now have to wait for his contract to expire. I have no…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Premise of the game is fantastic but needs a lot of work. If you're seriously interested I say buy it, it was fun to build up a created team and win a major. If you're on the fence about buying it then I would wait for more updates or maybe even a sale.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Short review: The game is ♥♥♥♥ Long review: You start with a team that gets crushed by every other team... completly... for several months. There is barely any progression (even with the best trainer that is way to expensive) and you end up just swapping out every player. Even if your team is decent at one point... they do utterly dumb moves. 3v2 situation and all 3 of them go in one by one for example. The game has several bugs... half of the text is still russian. I am fairly sure that AI…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want to like it but there are so many NEGATIVE things that happen that punish you as a manager to make it fun. Why are my players and staff sick or injured so often? Why are they getting depressed after a single loss? When I choose the strategy of holding A site, why are they all floating mid and running into the enemy team one at a time and dying?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rather than controlling players directly, you oversee every aspect of a professional esports organization. Recruitment, contract negotiations, coaching staff, finances, sponsorships, scouting, and tournament preparation all fall under your responsibility. Whether you build a new organization from scratch or take over an established club, success depends on making smart long-term decisions rather than simply collecting star players. Team chemistry, player development, morale, and financial…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As of now, I give this game a "nay", but with some optimism in the near future looking at the pace of updates being delivering A lot of people complain about players' AI. While it's true that it's... mediocre, I don't consider it as the key problem. You're playing a *manager* simulator, not as a coach or a player, so somewhat unrealistic simulation that is based on numbers rather than tactics is fine IMO. Furthemore, giants of the industry such as Firaxis, Paradox etc. tend to suffer with an…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The AWPers in this game are insanely overpowered. r1nkle (the man featured in the NiP vs AMKAL series) of all people was averaging a 1.20 rating and 30 kills for my G2. Zywoo/m0nesy/s1mple will give you multiple quad kills almost every game. Vitality is insane in this game. Not because they're the greatest team in the 2020s, but because they would instantly send an offer to whoever beats them in a game. HeavyGod had 25 kills and beat them 13:11? Here's an overpriced transfer offer. Falcons…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Trying to build a team from the ground up is absolutely miserable: - You don't get to play in tournaments because you'll be stomped in the qualifiers by higher ranking teams - You can't make any money because even the lowest tier of sponsors won't touch you - Your players and staff will randomly get injured which tanks your (already tiny) chances of winning games This game only works when you select easy mode and jump into managing an established T1 organisation. Do not buy (yet).
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →AI Slop Simulator, latest update replaced all the players names and team logos with AI slop. The management systems dont really change much, everything is just pure rng at the end of the day. GEEG
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Could be a really nice game, but right now there is no point in starting your own org. Only having Tier 1 and 2 Tournaments is really bad.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has a LOT of issues. 1. Qualifiers for tournaments put you instantly against some of the best teams in the world, its hard to build your teams morale when I am starting a new team of T3 players and the first match is always against a top 30 opponent. 2. Players skills are decreasing quicker than improving despite training. Auto training always goes to the lowest skills even if it makes no sense for the players role. Why would I want to train my rifler for the AWP 3. The animations…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Much improved from the demo and by far the best game of its kind. It needs to expand on the actual gameplay, the simulator and maps look good & the AI is extremely improved when compared to the demo, but lacks a bit of depth. Would like to see some mid-rounding possibility, timeouts (perhaps with coach buff per timeout, or like a hint of the best strat to call that round?), tier 3-4 are an absolute must (seems this is coming in August, so shall wait and see) as the current big teams competing…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →How the game is now it is more frustating than it is fun. Your team just does random ♥♥♥♥. You give them a tactic to go to A site and they randomly go to B where the enemy is stacked makes no sense. Also the percentages for the quick matches make no sense. If you have a 70% chance to win it is actually a 10% chance because you just lose
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unless they add tier 3 - 4 pretty soon. It is impossible to play this on anything than casual/easy. 100k is okay but unless you win your first qualifiers then it all goes down the pot.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After playing the game for 40+ hours, it's pretty fun but there are some glaring issues that make it hard to recommend in its current state The Good: - I like watching my matches and changing the strategies of my team on the fly and just throwing ♥♥♥♥ at the wall. It gets me really invested when we stomp a team or when a player clutches - I find it's gameplay loop really good and just creating a bunch of saves where you're fixing your own team and then another for rebuilding a struggling one;…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good game, and has already had some nice updates. If they keep going at this pace, could be a really amazing game in a few months. Features \ Updates I'd like to see * Ability to choose different era's - would be cool to be able to build a team with all the old 1.6 players or early CS:GO. * Academy teams - These should be able to join the t4/t3/t2 tournaments whilst your main team is in tier 1 - Can also be used to substute if a player in main team gets ill. * Tier 3 & 4 tournaments (I know…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game has potential but needs a lot of improvements. It’s missing a few key positions, such as ‘entry’ and ‘2nd entry’, tailored specifically to ‘donk’-type players so they can shine. I’d also perhaps add a division of roles into defensive and offensive positions, so that, for example, players can be set up in specific formations, such as an ‘anchor’ formation, etc. There’s also plenty of room for improvement in terms of how tactics work within the game itself – something along the lines…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have never written a review for a game before, but this game frustrates me beyond belief. I want to like this game so badly with how much I love team manager games and CSGO but this game makes it so hard to like. My biggest issues with this game are 2 things; how tournaments are set up and the win odds. I know they are currently working on Tier 3 and Tier 4 tournaments but it is still beyond stupid that my team could be ranked 200 and I have to play Paravision or Navi to qualify for a Tier 2…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don't get me wrong. I like this game, it has REALLY high potential and the devs clearly are putting some love into this, the updates are flowing and the game IS getting better. But there's a lot of problems still. 1- First and foremost: The current save I'm in is with a Tier 4 Team which I created which is now ranked #284, so take into account that my players are NOT good. Also, the tactics I'm using are the avarage competitive tactics in the real game maps, so that's not the problem either.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is enjoyable as is, but has the potential to become a 10/10. If you have been looking for CS version of Football Manager, this is the closest it gets.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →AI SLOP I wanted to enjoy this game so much as i love Esports having previously worked in the sector. however i can not recommend this game to anyone. It is so surface level with every feature this makes the gameplay loop repetitive and boring fast. the CEO of the devs has stated in the games discord that AI is god and future editions will use more AI to create future games. Here are a few bullet points of what is wrong with the game. Bad AI decision during rounds Scouting does not exist…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the skeleton of a great game that, at the time of this review, is being actively added to and refined.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Idea is great. But this game needs a lot of work, before i can come back to it. If i were you i would save my money until a few updates has arrived. Game Def, has potential tho.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hello, First of all, I want to say that I'm really enjoying **Esports Manager 2026**. I've already spent quite a lot of time with it and I'm looking forward to future updates. However, during my current playthrough I've encountered a few issues that seem to be bugs. ### 1. Players cannot be sold For some reason, I no longer receive any transfer offers for my players. If I restart the game, I can usually sell exactly **one** player, but after that no more offers appear for anyone else. This…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unlucky I left my pc on with this game running when i went to work so I prob can't refund. Lot of potential with this game idea. Unfortunately format of game is a lil confusing what im supposed to be doing. The AI generated players and staff are also EXTREMELY off putting. I would rather just have Silhouette people and stock photos than these uncanny valley people. When you get in actual games the ai is buggy and doesn't actually listen to my plans and there needs to be a just Skip To End of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has all the potential to be an amazing simulator. The contract negotiation is a little confusing and it takes multiple steps to see what a player is currently making on a team. If you lowball, you wait FOREVER for the player to respond. Please have a toggle setting that will show what the player wants. Same goes for map vetos. I dont want to co time to flip to the email of my analyst.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Lots of issues with developing player's skills, and your players will literally never be in form. The likelihood of winning tournaments is like 10%. You could buy the best players, have the best roster, your players will play well for maybe one tournament, then you'll start losing everything. After 3 years game falls off. You can't develop igl stats, so you lose all igl's in the future. Not that it matters, player form is always at 60% no matter what. All young players don't develop properly…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No idea why the best teams in the world are competing at the lowest tier of tournaments, that's just a massive oversight and ruins gameplay. Game is probably fine if you take over an existing team, but creating your own team is not a realistic option.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Esports Manager 2026 Neurona Games, indieio. Steam discosure -y
unlabelledView post →Maaaan where do I start. As someone having 900+ hours on the csgo and having to consistently watch every tournaments that has been happening to the pro scene, this has been a phenomenal experience. Sure it's not a "perfect simulation" game, but is there really a perfect sports simulation game? Having to play MyGM in the NBA2K, Franchise mode in MLB The Show and Madden. This one particular is "fresh from the bone" genre as never have I ever played a simulation game in the esports world.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a good game but you must fix AI because they players are doing some random staff.... and when they have awp it's like rifler....
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Too much generative ai to recommend
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →They sold the game with real "Counter-Strike" teams, but 2 months after launch, they removed the only thing that made this game stand out. None of the tactics work—no matter which one you choose, the players just do whatever they want. Don't buy it, don't play it, go to the competitor instead, which has much more potential.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Esport Manager 2026 has come a long way since its launch. It transformed from an unbalanced mess into a fairly balanced game as of the latest patch. While several mechanics still need work, the overall experience is much better now. I highly recommend using an updated custom database so players and organizations have their correct names and pictures. The game offers a genuine sense of achievement and can be played either in-depth or in a more laid-back manner. However, there is still room for…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Too much AI slop. If were comparing to games like Football Manager, there's a long way to go. Everything is just too shallow.
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