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Little Kitty, Big City
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Game2020
Pro Cycling Manager 2020
Developer Cyanide Studio
Become the manager of a cycling team and take them to the top! You will need to manage finances and recruitment, plan your training, implement your strategy and, new for this edition, look after your cyclists and their morale! From the Steam store page
141 reactions from 1 source (Steam reviews) · newest Sep 6, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
69
Fresh
97 positive · 44 negative
95% range 61–76%
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Steam's own rating
Very Positive
830 of 955 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 141 · most liked firstThis is just a 40€ update 95% identical to the 2019 version. DO NOT BUY.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Deciding not to release any new patches after players listed TONS of bugs and what to improve in PCM official discord is a bad, yet not surprising move. Every year the same stuff - do anything till the release and release it no matter how broken or undone the game is. Not to mention stuff like rider models having a hole in their left thigh, communication with fanbase is nowhere near what was promised, and no changes for DB editors, which is mind blowing. Without databases like WorldDB, PCMDaily…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is fun, but if you look back over the years it's still worthless! You can ask by yourself; What have they changed over the years? Except interface and loading screen and statistics; - The street lay-out is still the same (textures copied from previous games, faces are not renewed) - People are frozen or clapping next to the road (unfortunately no nice interaction) - Sometimes people or other materials appear in the middle of the road - The bicycles are still looking awfull - The…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →EXACTLY SAME GAME AS PCM2016, PCM2017, PCM2018 AND PCM2019. F - U - C - K - I - N - G COPY/PASTE GAME. AND COMMENTATOR VOICE IS THE SAME GOING ALL THE WAY BACK FROM PCM2008. SHAME ON YOU CYANIDE & NACON
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →PCM20 is an great update. I do recommend moving to the new game from '19. My favorite improvement is the in-race graphics: PCM20's are a step or two above the '19 game. You might not notice it at first. But I saw pretty quickly that some of the 3D textures -- on buildings and other surfaces -- are nearly photo-realistic. It might just be the result of using the latest Gamebryo utility, but it's definitely a bigger step than the upgrade between '18 and '19. The rider faces are also sharper…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played this game for 200+ hours, I am a casual cycling fan and like management games so decided to give it a go. I have been playing pro cyclist mode so far and have managed a 3rd in the Tour de France in my 4th season as a stage racer. Recommended.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I tried every type of race to watch if there were AI changes and honestly... I've seen them! I'm quite satisfied, the races are more various, the leaders attack more, the big teams make more selections (even if I hoped they could do more in the first climbs of a mountain stage) and the new way of calculating gaps perfeclty works. About the career mode I just tried the new interface and it's really useful, I really hope (can't know yet) that they improved the way AI prepare the calendar of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Last played cycling manager in 2011. To come back, this version feels very good. It's fun to play. Did L-B-L and the first Tour stage. It's a great cycling game. Do you also want to make your come back? Buy this game is my advice.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is not a bad game. But the user experience is bad. Looks like the UX for this game was made by a person who never even played this game. You can access the stage info ONLY from the calendar, so when you are in the Dashboard there is no way you can click on the upcoming event in the small calendar and go to the stage details. There are no details of the tour with all stages results on a single page. If you play as a single rider you can't easily find your rating, you have to go to the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There's always a career mode ruining glitch in this game, without fail. It's getting ridiculous, its very version, every time. A complete waste of $50 hoping this time would be different. What's the point in using the main mode of this game if it falls in a heap in the second season (at the latest) every time, and completely destroys your save? I have lost count now of how many times I've dived into a save hoping this time will be different, only to have it ruined each and every time like…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Even the voice-over is the same annoying voice i had on my 2013 version." Ok so this is a thumbs down for if you own any previous versions of pro cycling manager. Clearly there is not enough content added since the 2013 version. If you own any of the previous versions the price of this product does not give you any more content then some miner graphical changes. On sale below 5 bucks it's a steal, otherwise it's overpriced for previous version owners. If you are new to the genre, then buy…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's not a Bad game or something. If you have played or bought the previous version before, I DO NOT RECOMMENDED TO BUY THIS GAME because nothing changed (since I've played PCM'17) it just change the name and renew the UI. the other is same as before but if you new to this game, sure I recommend this game. it has a lot of challenge to manage your team/rider to win the race
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →18 FPS in race on maximum settings with GTX 1080 Ti, FX-8350 overcloked to 5.00, 32Gb ram. W - wondeful optimization.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →REVIEW Each Year PCM improves, & this year is no exception! Improved UI (Really Good), Character Morale and more aggressive AI headline 2020 & it retains all the great features PCM has enjoyed for years! PCM2020 is a Great TDF Substitute! ANY GOOD? REVIEWS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsmsxwjtCGk Watch Some GAMEPLAY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRCNlllXM8Q QUICK REVIEW GAMEPLAY 9/10ADDICTIVE GRAPHICS 7/10RIDERS NEED TO LEAN MORE PHYSICS/REALISM 8/10ALMOST HARDCORE - BUT NOT…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Same game as 2019, 2018, 2017 etc...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I haven't upgraded since Pro Cycling 2015 and the improvements are clear to see. So far I have only played the Pro Cyclist mode, which is very user friendly. Definitely worth a go if you are interested in Cycling games at all.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →part of me really likes this game, and part of me really <insert swear> hates this game. It's dumb little things that just drive me crazy. For example, unable to do ANY breakaways... the peloton will let any other rider take off and not give a crap, but if any of my riders take off then every other team chases after. Contradicting race objectives "conserve your energy + take part of breakaway for x amount of kilometers + finish top 3".. what the fuu.. why would the devs allow coaches to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After several hours of pro play i am very disappointed with this in almost every aspect. I am a cycling fan and an active rider so my hopes and dreams are higher. I have not been focusing on the manager side, which might be better for some. Graphically: One of the worst game engines i've played in a while. There seems to be bad memory leaks, i had to drop my settings down to low because the 3d races keep freezing. Very dull and uninspired environment and UI. Gameplay: [3d races] Very little…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I buy every other PCM game when they are less than 20 euro's. That brings me to 10 euro's max per year, which I find a fair price. Looking at it from that perspective I have no regrets buying this version of the game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have enjoyed playing this game after a couple of years away from the series. However, the game still has some of the issues that really annoyed me in both career mode and in-race mode in previous versions, so if you have one of the previous games, just stick with it and find yourself an updated database from the workshop or one of the online communities. Buying this game each year does not make sense.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Different modes: managing and pro cyclist good variety. Most real names and all real teams. Real courses as well good realism. Shame that the courses stay the same every year and aren't changed. You quickly know the main stage races and tours off by heart.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →if you buy it to play offline then it's ok if buy it to play mostly online,the server it's beyond bad,too many buggy races for example 4 users enter in a race only 2 or 3 loading,1 user game crashes if 8 users enter in a race 3-5 might load,3 crash for sure same multiplayer mode it's been for few years,you would expect it would a more stabilized server,it's not
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought the game because of the manager mode. However right now I'm only playing the Pro Cyclist mode - real fun! The Pro Cyclist mode reduces some of the complexity of the game, which makes it easier to get going and to progress (you play only the races of one cyclist instead of those of the whole team). Besides - who doesn't like to level up!?! So if you like cycling and don't have any of the earlier versions, it's a must have! I don't think it's worth buying the game every year (I'm more…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First off, something every PCM player already knows: no, it's not worth it if you already have a recent version of the game. In my case, I went from 2014 (!) to this and I still found it hilariously disappointing. The 3D racing part of the game is identical in terms of gameplay, graphics and commentary. The Pro Cyclist mode was introduced in 2015 so that was new for me personally, and it's a fun way to spice things up, but again, most PCM fans will have already played a game with Pro Cyclist…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So far out of my 3 saves two have gone wrong. First as a procyclist in the third season the game just decided I would no longer enter races. My third save was a career mode where after 2 seasons I decided to start a youth team. The youth team costs 3 times more than my main team at 750k per month, while my main team is on about 200k. So no its pretty much unplayable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Love this game, I've always been a big sports sim fan, Footie Manager, Out of the Park Baseball etc and I was slightly sceptical about this one but it might actually not easily be my favourite of the lot. There's a lot more to do outside of the races which I'm still learning to be fair but it's not over complicated to the point which impacts your enjoyment. If you like sport sims games and you like cycling, just get it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played this game a lot because I'm a sucker for management games, and I was on a cycling kick. It's unfortunately not a well-designed game. Every single race, some AI will breakaway early, and the peloton will eventually catch it at the end. Always. So tactics winds up being very shallow, because of the crude AI behavior. So many of the strategic decisions are poorly designed mechanically, where the correct way to do things is obvious, and there is no range of possibilities for how you want…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →CAVEAT: I generally just play this game when I'm riding a stationary trainer, because I hate Zwift. The AI is terrible, the game hasn't meaningfully changed in a decade (even though every year they release a "new" one?), and the graphics/sound are pretty mediocre. BUT...it's bikes! As many others have alluded to, there's no competition. Get it if it's on sale and you're a bike dork. As far as the AI goes (haven't ever tried MP), it behaves...poorly, if consistently. You can pretty reliably…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well, only cycling game available, but still quite ♥♥♥♥ and buggy. Riding through buildings and timetrial is still as boring as f*** due to the wait. But anyhow.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is the 2019 except for the AI changes. The auto planifier is utter bulls***, as when you didn't plan your races in the 2019 version, it would just add some random riders. That's exactly the same there. I feel like Cyanide just told us "It already worked like this last year, but this time we'll tell you that's a brand new feature to make you believe we worked on something". The AI changes are okay, they attack way more often and that's good. But what about the rest, nothing has…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I held off buying this game because I had PCM 2019, but I am glad I purchased this in Summer sale 21! I really like the new planner assistant that populates upcoming races at the start of each month. I do all the big races and my major riders training planning manually and let the planner do the rest. It saves so much time from the previous planners. I love this game and have been playing it since around 2004.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just started my first pro career. After the first stage rage, I leveled up from level 2 to level 4. After the day I got to improve my rider because I reached level 4...it skipped level 3 completely. If they can't even fix things like this after several editions, they re just milking the same thing year after year with some skill attributes changes. If you really wanna try pro cycling manager out, buy 2017 or so, it's exactly the same, just a lot cheaper.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Best game from the franchise so far.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely recommend this game to those who like sports simulation and management games. Its been years since I've played a cycling game and have always been just a casual follower of the sport. Nonetheless, this game has both great management aspects and in race excitement. I love seeing the strategy play out over a long tour. I've played 80 hours in the last 2-3 weeks, and will continue to play.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the first PCM I've played. I'm a big fan of the gameplay and stragety involved. It can be frustrating if you play it from the perspective of a cyclist, as some of the stragety options are limiting when compared to real life tactics but if you just play it as a stragety game with a cycling theme it is very fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →At this point in the PCM franchise I think it has become clear that unless you play a lot of multiplayer tournaments you are fine buying the game every 2nd year, every year the game gets slightly better, but by no means is it a must buy game especially if you're operating on a tighter budget. Multiplayer is so broken that 1 week into PCM 2020 we played a track tournament on PCM 2019. There is next to no communication from the developers and whilst I think this multiplayer issue will get fixed…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can finally be an evil dictator and make certain riders` lives miserable, seeing their unhappiness,
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a really lukewarm recommend. They're selling this for $5, I can't not recommend it at that price. But - the game gets REALLY samey and I think that's probably just the nature of the sport but still... it goes like this: You spend an hour and a half or so setting up your fitness regimens and race schedules for the season. Then you go to the races and do exactly the same thing every time... Pick your 3 top guys who are in every race and then pick 4 other guys out from the scrub pile…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I haven't played PCM since the 2014 release but this is certainly an upgrade.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I gues its a fine Cycling manager game (except for game/career breaking bugs in the main mode ofcourse) but i literally struggled to see the differences between this and the 2018 edition. There are some other skillpoints you can spent, thats about it.... the actuall gameplay itself has not changed i think.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Another year, again another version ;-) This year there are again some changing extra's in the game, giving it a bit more challenge in managing but helas.. not the (bigger) changes my friends and me where hoping for. Never the less, we enjoy this game every year again. We would like to see some changes in CARIERE mode. - For now the rewards from sponsors are out of balance in many ways : unrealistic demands for winning races (certainly for continental and pro continental teams) + errors and…
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positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →played one season through. while certain aspects were fun, the AI finally got to me. every attack that your team does will be covered by the AI, who does not seemingly tire, so team tactics seem pretty worthless. the one that finally broke me was blowing up my whole team trying to catch a breakaway, and slowing down to almost zero effort and not having a single AI team try to pass and run down the breakaway. clearly the peloton only pays attention to the player's team, even when they are a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice game but is expensive :P
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →complex but intuitive
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →unfortunately its just to repetitive to give a thumbs up, every race feels the same and i gave up, the end.....
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Exactly the same game as 2019
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very unhappy with the UI of the game. Weird controls and couldn't find a way to change it within the game. Cannot control the rider with anything other then numblock.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Normally I only buy PCM every 2 years, because it feels like the same game everytime with almost no changes. This time I read some good reviews and my first impressions don't disappoint. Some good changes were made to the career mode, the AI is smarter and a nice change in the loading screen where you can toggle between different screens was implemented. Amazing job on the soundtrack this year aswell, very relaxing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game could be very interesting, but for people like me who are not too much into professional cycling it's getting boring and frustrating. This game lacks a manual, there is no tutorial, no explanation, nothing. You can only guess what several icons might mean or what they stand for. I booked a few winnings but this happened more by chance. As I mentioned before, it's an interesting game but very hard to understand.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game concept is awesome if you love watching cycling. I am having a tough time giving a bad review but I keep running into really annoying bugs.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the easiest games I have ever played. The hardest difficulty is called extreme even though it is not even a challenge. Extreme difficulty, 5 Pro Tour stage races raced, 5 Pro Tour stage races won. With 0.8 km to go on a not so steep mountain climb finish I won the race with a 77 MOU (not much ACC/SPR) infront of Pinot 83, Bernal 83 and more that were in front of me before I started sprinting, and I won it with a small time gap to the 2 i mentioned. Had a -1 day form, so still 77 MOU.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Last time I played pro cycling manager was over 10 years ago. I was looking forward to trying it again only to find out this is riddled with bugs. The game will randomly shut down and exit back to windows quite often. How is it possible to make a game for so many years without major upgrades and without fixing basic bugs. update: after the last update, the game finally works properly, a little too easy but still fun to play
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There is not much to say here. The game is good. This is still the BEST cycling(managment) game out there. But there is no competition of course, since it's the only game in that genre :) I only play pro cycling mode and did not notice any differences in AI behaviour, the races are still quite the same as the 2018 version I last played. The graphics do look better, but sometimes things get to shiny for my taste. I easily get hooked on this type of game, small bugs persist but I do not mind.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Coded by an actual toddler
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gráfico porco, narração porca, som das bike é porco. Male mal da pra ver os modelos de bike, todos atletas tem a mesma cara. Opções de cameras quando controla os atletas é extremamente limitado e porco. Vídeo do tour de france no youtube você tem mais controle sobre o que acontece do que nesse jogo. E ainda assim continuo jogando esse satanás. 90% de desconto vale a pena, só pra passar raiva com os bugs.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →game runs like ♥♥♥♥ and the graphics are not as shown
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →At the moment game is unbalanced and when skill points dont matter for instance a rider with 61 in timetrials can win over people with 77 and more, then game has some serious issues, because when numbers dotn stand for anything and wont matter in the long run when its an AI, then this game in reality stand for nothing, and is just a programmers mess and utterly ♥♥♥♥♥.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Usability of the season planner (or whatever it's named) is horrible. As it is 1 of 2 main parts of the game - I would wait until they hire someone who has some experience in the UX and design before buying it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If it is your desire to experience a complete 21 official races of the Tour de France 2020 simulation or just manage your team & cyclists over 650 stages here it's your chance!
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