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Nutmeg Launches on Steam With a Retro Deckbuilding Take on Football Management

Early impressions highlight a charming throwback style with constrained on‑pitch control.

Overview

  • The game is now on Steam, with Rock Paper Shotgun flagging its launch and pointing readers to the store page.
  • Matches play out as card‑driven sequences that display percentage odds for each action, and status cards raise those chances for tackles, breaks, and shots on goal.
  • Most fixtures resolve automatically, while a Broadcast option lets you step in for select games, with a brisk 10‑match season or a tougher 50‑match Hardcore run.
  • Between matches, you build a club through transfers and training, set tactics and formations, upgrade the stadium, sell merchandise, and manage board expectations.
  • Reviewers praise the ’80s–’90s British‑football vibe—fax machines, Teletext, and sticker‑book flair—while noting light deckbuilding depth, coin‑flip stretches early on, and Eurogamer’s point that there are no microtransactions.