When will Football Manager 26 Beta be released?

After last year's game cancellation and the biggest overhaul in franchise history, Football Manager 26 We're almost there. The full game is scheduled to be released on all platforms on November 4, 2025. Premium Access Beta for those who pre-ordered the game on PC.

You can pre-order the game any time before November 4th and still have access to the beta for PC. Pre-orders are much cheaper on most platforms.

Naturally, veteran players and newcomers to the series will be eager to jump into the new match engine. customized UI as fast as possible, so everyone is curious What time is it? FM 26 Beta coming soon.

It has been confirmed that this is the case. FM 26 The beta launches on Thursday, October 23, 2025.The specific release date will only be confirmed on that date. However, Sports Interactive says this figure will rise. Evening, British Time (BST).

this Narrow your release window It is also possible to look at it practically. Last release time In previous installments, aiming for a solid estimate.

4pm – 6pm BST is a sure bet. This is because it includes all previous release times. Sports Interactive is a British development team, so there's no chance of it being any later. FM 24 It was released at 4 p.m.So while this is most likely the case, be prepared to wait a few more hours.

Global launch time for FM 26 Beta – Estimated 4:00 PM BST

if Football Manager 26 The beta launches at 4pm BST and is available below: Global release times for each time zone.

LA – Pacific Standard Time	08:00 – October 23
Chicago – CDT	10:00 – October 23
New York – EDT	11:00 – October 23
Sao Paulo – BRT	12:00 – October 23
UTC	15:00 – October 23
London – BST	16:00 – October 23
Prague – CEST	17:00 – October 23
Cape Town – SAST	17:00 – October 23
Ankara – EEST	18:00 – October 23
Singapore – SGT	23:00 – October 23
Tokyo – JST	00:00 – October 24
Sydney – AEST	02:00 – October 24
Wellington – NZST	04:00 – October 24

Take this estimate with a grain of salt and be prepared to wait an extra hour or two in your time zone.

Unfortunately, the players You cannot preload the beta. FM 26In other words, if a download is interrupted, it will occur. But thankfully the Steam page says 20GB of storage spaceThis means the download shouldn't take too long.

At the time of writing, it is unknown whether the full game will include a preload.