Apple’s next Arcade lineup has a clear headliner. Football Manager 26 Touch arrives on November 4, bringing official Premier League licensing and the long-awaited debut of women’s football.
That timing and feature set were highlighted in Apple’s November update, which calls out FM26 Touch as the big drop for the first week of the month.
Built for the sofa and the dugout
FM26 Touch is the streamlined take on Sports Interactive’s iconic football sim, now tuned for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV with a cleaner interface and faster navigation.
The idea is to get you into transfers, tactics, and match-day decisions without wrestling through the deep and often complicated menus that have become a stalwart of the series.
It also benefits from the series’ broader jump to new tech this year, which promises smoother animation and a more modern look.
What’s new this season
Two additions stand out. First, the Premier League is fully licensed, so kits, badges, and player details are all present and correct.
Second, women’s football is finally playable, expanding the universe of careers you can build. Those updates pair with the usual management loop: scouting a wonderkid, tweaking a press, or riding out a nervy stoppage-time corner.
FM’s Touch edition has found a home on Apple Arcade before, as noted when Touch returned to Apple Arcade in 2022.
Saves, seasons, and where you’ll play
The game spans Apple devices, which means you can jump from your phone to an Apple TV and keep the same season rolling.
The broader FM26 lineup lands the same week on PC and consoles, although the Touch version playable on Apple Arcade, is very different and designed for the more casual player.
This feels like the right kind of Arcade release, a deep game trimmed for quick sessions and now paired with the licenses fans keep asking for. If the interface clean-up delivers and cross-device play holds steady, FM26 Touch could be the sports sim people actually stick with.
Other titles included in the November batch include MySims and MySims Kingdom, along with Toca Boca Jr Classics.
