According to the developer, you are also a coach, manager, sports director and club boss all in one. Thus one worries also about the new generation work, Scouting, club area, finances and much more besides. The player is free to plan and enjoy his game experience down to the smallest detail over days as usual – or to play an entire – Season in one afternoon.

On the features side, the developer cites a tactics engine that combines classic gameplay with the latest developments, methods and rule changes in modern soccer – including VAR. A new heatmap will help soccer fans analyze the team and players. In addition, the importance of scouting and data analysis for the success of his team is emphasized.

Footballers are personalities, so each player should have dozens of skills and traits that influence his development as well as playing style. With their talent trees, coaching or managerial skills give you more decision-making and specialization options.

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In the new multiplayer mode, you can gamble online with up to eight managers, creating or joining your own games via a lobby. This means that you can now compete online with friends. The new user interface is said to be modern, clear and efficient. It also says that the “popular Pallino” offers a new generation of up-and-coming managers numerous game aids “to familiarize themselves with the demands of being a soccer manager.”

Recently, the developers granted Kickstarter backers access to a playable version: the feedback gained from this is currently being incorporated into further development. In the meantime, Steam also has a product page for Anstoss 2022, where the soccer manager can already be added to the wishlist. However, neither an official release date nor a price can be found there. Anstoss 2022 is scheduled for release in the course of this year. The publisher, originally Kalypso Media, is now Toplitz Productions.