The Club Dynasty app icon: a football on a dark green pitch.

Club Dynasty

Take a club nobody rates, and spend the next twenty seasons proving everybody wrong.

Football manager Android and browser Plays offline

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Closed test, Android only

Play it before anybody else, and tell me what is wrong with it

Club Dynasty is in closed testing on Google Play. I am looking for people who actually play football management games, because a bug report from someone who knows the genre is worth ten installs from someone who does not. It takes three steps and the second one is the slow bit.

  1. Step 1

    Join the tester group

    Google needs your Gmail address on the tester list before the Play Store will show you the test. Joining the group does that.

    Join the group
  2. Step 2

    Opt in on Google Play

    Open the opt-in page with the same Google account, accept the test, and install. Give it an hour after step 1 if the page says you are not a tester yet.

    Open the opt-in page
  3. Step 3

    Say what you found

    Anything: a crash, a number that looks wrong, a screen you could not read, or the season you stopped playing and why.

    Send your feedback

The test runs for two weeks at a time and I ship fixes while it is running, so what you report can be in your hands a few days later. Testers cannot leave a public review, which is exactly why the form matters. Leaving is one tap on the same opt-in page, no hard feelings.

One matchday at a time

You are the manager and the owner. There are no buttons to press during play, only decisions that decide how the match goes before it kicks off. A single turn takes a few minutes.

  1. Step 1

    Read the squad

    Check form, fitness and morale, then pick the eleven that fits the opponent.

  2. Step 2

    Train players

    Develop the young talents you own instead of buying your way out of trouble.

  3. Step 3

    Work the market

    Scout, bid, sell. Every fee you pay comes out of a budget the board is watching.

  4. Step 4

    Play the match

    The game simulates it minute by minute. You can change tactics while it runs.

  5. Step 5

    Live with the result

    Money, reputation and board confidence all move. Then the next fixture arrives.

What it looks like

Screens from a first season in League Two with Thumbwork FC.

  • The club home screen for Thumbwork FC: fourteenth of eighteen in League Two, squad rating 31, an eight million budget, board confidence 60, and the first fixture away at Stockport Rovers.
    Your club, in one glance Position, squad rating, budget and board confidence, with the club paper carrying the week's headlines underneath.
  • The line-up screen showing a 4-3-3 formation on a green pitch, with bench and reserve players listed below.
    Pick the eleven Set the shape yourself, or let the squad sort itself by rating or by potential.
  • The transfer market with the filters open and 6888 players found, listing names, clubs, ages, ratings and asking prices with a bid button beside each.
    Sift the market Filter by league, position, age and availability, then bid against clubs with deeper pockets.
  • A match in progress at six minutes, Wrexham Rovers one up against Thumbwork FC, with a minute-by-minute report underneath reporting the goal.
    Watch it unfold The match plays out position by position. Change tactics while it runs, or skip to the final whistle.
  • An illustrated map of the club grounds with the training pitch, buildings and paths between them.
    Build the grounds Training facilities, youth setup and stadium all grow with the club, and you can see them do it.
  • The boardroom with the directors at the table, board confidence at 60 and fan support at 55, a request from the technical director to play two youth players, and a button to ask for a budget increase.
    Answer to the board Confidence, fan mood and your own standing, plus somewhere to ask for a bigger budget when results earn it.

How it is built

A few things worth knowing before you install it.

  • No connection required

    The whole simulation runs on your phone. On a train, on a plane, or with mobile data switched off, it plays exactly the same.

  • Nothing to sign up for

    There is no login, no profile and no password. Your save lives on your device and goes away with the app.

  • Made for five spare minutes

    A matchday fits in a coffee break. The game is built around coming back often, not around long sittings.

  • English and Dutch

    Switch language from the title screen at any point, including partway through a career.

Questions, bugs, ideas

Club Dynasty is made by one person. A save file or a screenshot helps enormously when something has gone wrong, and I read everything that comes in.

Your message goes straight to my inbox and nothing is kept on this site. If the form gives you trouble, mail kkylian33@gmail.com instead.