Last year’s Football Manager 26 wasn’t well received by fans, with many calling it a buggy, clunky mess. And for many, this was made worse by the fact that the series had skipped a year to give FM26 more development time. Now, likely in a move to win people back and show them things are better, this year’s Football Manager 27 is doing a free early-access preview launch.

On Wednesday, Sega and Sports Interactive announced that soccer management simulator Football Manager 27 will be free to play on PC and Mac ahead of its November 10 release. Starting on October 29 and through November 3, players will be able to download and try out the full Football Manager 27 game with no restrictions or extra steps needed. Players just need to “simply download [it] from your preferred platform” and play.…