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From a village‑side pitch to the pinnacle of world football
You are no spectator sitting in the broadcast booth. You are the coach who sets formations, deploys tactical cards, and watches your stars charge across pixel‑art grass.
Football Manager Auto‑Chess blends club management‑and‑progression with near‑real‑time matches. In downtime, you run your club, recruit unique talents, and build bonds between players. On match days, enter the living pitch where players move autonomously, and turn the tide with your coach ability cards. From grassroots village football to Tang‑dynasty poets, heroes of Water Margin, the Oath of the Peach Garden, Knights of the Round Table and Norse long‑ship warriors — legends from eras far apart can don your team jersey.
Who is this game for?
Fans of football management games who want to take direct command on the pitch
Players who enjoy collecting, levelling up, and building cohesive team synergies
Those who prefer light tactical card gameplay without high‑stakes esports‑level pressure
Anyone excited by mixed settings of history, legend, wuxia and fantasy
You can not only set formations and positions, but also define individual players’ tactical instructions.

Matches are not resolved by raw number‑crunching alone. Players make runs, contest possession and advance across a stylized pitch. Drag your coach ability cards, target zones or star athletes, and disrupt your opponent with pressing orders, overlapping runs, quick counter‑attacks and more. Time slows while you deploy cards — take your time before making each critical move.

Your roster draws talents from countless lands and ages: modern grassroots village players, Tang poets, Water Margin outlaws, Three‑Kingdom heroes, Arthurian knights, Viking raiders, wuxia warriors and more. Recruit players, rotate your squad, raise your coach level and expand roster limits. Put legends who should never share a pitch together in your starting eleven.

Place players of shared themes or roles alongside each other to unlock synergy effects. This is not just stat stacking — your squad gains narrative coherence. The Peach Garden heroes share unbreakable chemistry; the outlaws of Liangshan bring fearsome momentum.
Choose your next destination from the hub map: compete on match days; hone attributes at training facilities; recruit talents and conduct diplomacy in the reception hall; handle administrative work in the office. Progress through seasons. Earn promotion to higher leagues to unlock new starting teams and broader recruitment opportunities.

Pick your coaching philosophy before starting a new playthrough: system‑oriented tactics, star‑player focused, or a balanced approach. Your choice determines your starting three coach abilities and shapes your signature managerial playstyle.
Start from the lowest‑tier league and fight your way toward greater heights. Every promotion is more than a higher position on the leaderboard: it permanently unlocks new themed starting rosters for your account — the Chang’an Poets Society, Liangshan Outlaws, Peach‑Garden Oath, Starfall Trials, and even more legendary lineups beyond.
You may start new runs repeatedly. Take different teams with distinct coaching styles to experience entirely unique journeys.
Club management × near‑real‑time auto‑chess‑style matches
Drag‑and‑drop coach ability cards to directly influence match flow
Cross‑era, cross‑cultural star collection and squad building
Synergy system for rich themed team builds
Detailed club schedule management: Matches / Training / Social & Diplomacy / Administration
Diverse starting teams; unlock additional rosters by climbing the leagues
Gather your legends, strengthen your synergies, play that game‑changing card — and watch your side rise from muddy village ground all the way to global glory.
Football Manager Auto‑Chess — collect, develop, command on the fly, and write your own championship story.
The game is actively under development and polishing; it is not a full release. Gameplay mechanics, balance, content and UI may be adjusted in future updates. Thank you for playing early and sharing your feedback.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| AI disclosure | Generative AI tools were used to create some static art assets, narrative text and promotional materials included within the game. All AI-generated content has been manually reviewed, edited and adjusted by our development team to ensure compliance. |
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