Whistle1 - Retro Football Manager

Whistle1 - Retro Football Manager

Released Jan 2026

A retro football manager in the style of the 90s: 15 countries, 45 leagues and 1770 clubs, 37 more countries from templates and your own youth academy from U15 to U19. Playable offline.

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Where to get it

Free on Steam

Media

Details

Publisher
Digitale Manufaktur Rudolstadt
Achievements
80
Platform
Windows, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

THE ORIGINAL IS BACK


Whistle1 is a retro football manager in the style of the 90s. Take charge of a club in one of 15 countries and lead them to the top of their continent.

Your goal: survive ten seasons, collect titles and work your way up the worldwide leaderboard. The higher the difficulty and the smaller your starting club, the more every title counts.

90s GAMEPLAY


  • Plays like the classic managers
  • Clear systems with no hidden mechanics
  • Football management with humor

15 COUNTRIES, 45 LEAGUES, 1770 CLUBS


  • Germany, England, Turkey, Italy, France, Spain, Brazil, Argentina, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Poland and Portugal
  • Every country with its own cup, its own currency and its authentic league format
  • Three league tiers in every country, with promotion, relegation and playoffs

YOUTH ACADEMY (NEW)


  • Three age groups: U15, U17 and U19 with their own youth league
  • Scout talents, develop them, poach them and sign them in time

MORE COUNTRIES FROM TEMPLATES


  • Missing Scotland, Greece or Chile? Create the country with one tap, leagues, cup, clubs and sponsors included
  • 37 templates from Europe and South America, unlocked without a purchase

DATABASE EDITOR


  • Build countries by hand: league sizes, cup, promotion, relegation and playoffs
  • Edit clubs and players
  • God mode: changes apply instantly in your running career
  • One-time purchase

10-SEASON CAREER


  • Collect titles, expand your stadium, switch clubs or become a national coach
  • Fight your way to the top of the worldwide leaderboard
  • Championships, cups and promotions count as weighted points
  • Five difficulty levels, from a gentle start to a real test

COMPETITIONS


  • 15 domestic cups with amateur teams
  • 3 European cups with league phase and knockout rounds, South America's cups with group stage

MANAGEMENT


  • International transfer market with computer teams that act on their own
  • 9 training areas, stadium expansion block by block, event calendar, half-time talks, perimeter advertising and fan shop
  • Finances, sponsoring and attendance system
  • Staff: physio, fitness coach, assistant, goalkeeper coach, scout

MATCH SIMULATION


  • Live commentary with emotional highlights
  • Lineup, tactics and 5 effort levels

CAREER & STATISTICS


  • Season tables, home, away and all-time tables, player and manager of the year
  • Cloud save: continue on PC, phone and Steam

USER FILES


  • Import community databases: the community creates, you play

FOR EVERY KIND OF SESSION


  • Playable offline. No forced internet

PRIVACY AND TRANSPARENCY


  • Your data stays with you: no tracking, no advertising IDs, no profiling
  • Cloud save can be switched off at any time, online high score is voluntary
  • Privacy policy:

LANGUAGES


Available in 49 languages, many of them machine translated. Found a mistake? Write to us from the main menu.

DEVELOPMENT


Indie project from Rudolstadt, Thuringia. Passion over perfection.

No ads in the game. The editor is the only add-on purchase.

For Windows and Linux, with Steam Cloud and achievements.

Website: anpfiff1.de Discord: Support: support@anpfiff1.de
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