A football manager like they don't build them anymore

LemonFC is an old-school management game: you run a German football club — no glossy 3D, just tables, conversations and a live ticker that knows when a match is drama and when it's comedy. Deep simulation, plenty of humour, zero microtransactions.

Please note: the game is in German only at this time.

Negotiation is half the game

Every club and every sponsor has a personality you get to know over the seasons. One is patient, one hot-headed, one holds a grudge — strike the wrong tone and you'll face closed doors for weeks. In transfers you haggle against rival bidders over fees, wages, signing bonuses, contract lengths and release clauses. With sponsors you negotiate base payments, matchday money and contract duration — promise more commercial shoots and you'll get more cash, but less peace in your squad.

Dressing room, board, private life

Before kick-off, at half-time, after the final whistle: your team talk matters — seven styles, and not every one fits every moment. The board is watching, the press asks awkward questions, and at home there's a private life that wants attention. Yes, really: you can date, marry, have children — and your choices there echo on the pitch.

A live ticker with heart

No two matches play out the same. Ticker scenes grow out of your players' actual abilities: a keeper with sharp reflexes saves differently from one with great positioning, and a red card changes the tone of the whole game. In between: atmosphere, banter, little stories — subtle humour that never breaks the logic.

A whole football world

• Three German divisions, the cup, European competition and foreign leagues

• Transfer windows, pre-contracts, moves, AI clubs that manage their own finances

• Stadium expansion, pitch care, marketing, licensing procedures, crises and press conferences

• Training with assistant and goalkeeping coaches, friendlies, winter and summer breaks as real calendar time

• Hundreds of random events with cultural references and dry wit

Your names, your world

All names in the game are fictional — but the built-in name editor lets you rename any club and share your changes as a small file. The community maintains, the manager manages.

Honestly built

LemonFC is the work of a single developer. Early Access here means: the game is playable from season one onwards, it grows continuously, and your feedback doesn't land in a ticket system — it lands with the person.