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| Major update | Time To Crack On – The Cupdate Is Here. NUTMEG! Update 1.3 and Patch Notes Hello Gaffers! The board has heard your calls and answered in style. Between months two and nine of every season, you’ll be tasked with taking your team to glory in the Egg Cup, as we add knockout football to the game in today’s free update. Alongside this cracking new bit of content, we’ve also introduced seven scenarios – five of which are iconic international games from the 80s and 90s. A pe… | — | |
| Community | Introducing the ‘Cupdate!’ - NUTMEG! Update 1.3. Launching June 11. What’s a football game without the magic of the cup? Some eagle-eyed gaffers may have spotted the “Egg Board”, and we’re able to announce that the Egg Cup is coming to NUTMEG! - alongside a host of changes based on your feedback – on Thursday June 11th. It’s our own knockout bonanza, to go alongside another tournament kicking off on the same day... Seven rounds, one trophy and a whole lot of pr… | — | |
| Community | Gaffers, we need YOUR help testing new features! Hey Gaffers! The Board have requested your help with a very special assignment - to test a couple of brand-new features. This is open to anyone who has NUTMEG! PLEASE NOTE: WE RECOMMEND MAKING A COPY OF YOUR SAVES, AS WELL AS TO START A NEW CAREER RATHER THAN USE YOUR PRE-EXISTING SAVES TO AVOID INCOMPABILITY/OVERWRITING. THIS BUILD MAY ALSO CONTAIN BUGS. All you need to do is enter the followi… | — | |
| Game update | Hotfix Patch 1.2.1 Hello Gaffers! We have released 1.2.1, a Hotfix patch, to fix the following issue: · An issue that caused the game to crash when 11 or fewer players were available to play in a match has been fixed. Thank you so much for your support! | 23306420 | |
| Game update | NUTMEG! Patch 1.2 has arrived! Hello Gaffers! Today, we’ve halted play to release a brand new bugfix update – Patch 1.2. This update fixes some key issues around crashes and achievements not correctly triggering. Please read the Patch Notes below: Crashes: · Game no longer crashes when there are no audio devices are available. · Game no longer crashes when changing formation with an empty sub slot while using the Flexible pe… | 23213659 | |
| Community | NUTMEG! Scouting Report – Patch Details and New Content Incoming Hello Gaffers! Can you believe it’s already been a month and a half since NUTMEG! kicked off? It’s been a joy to hear of your successes (and nearly moments), and the adrenaline of signing footballing legends to turn your minnows into world-beaters. We’d like to bring you a scouting report on what’s coming up in NUTMEG! - as the game continues to improve and expand. PATCH 1.2 On Monday May 18th,… | — | |
| Sale | In the Mix: NUTMEG! Is In Deckbuilders Fest Listen Up Gaffers! This is not a drill. NUTMEG! Has been added to the hand in Deckbuilders Fest running from *checks watch* right now until Monday May 11th at 6pm BST! Deckbuilding features heavily in NUTMEG! On two levels – a base level with the Boost Cards you gain, combine, and play in our card-based match engine, and on a higher level where you build your ‘deck’ through the staff you hire a… | — | |
| Game update | NUTMEG! Patch 1.1 Release Notes Hello Gaffers! The Board are pleased with your work so far in NUTMEG!. As such, they have rewarded you with this bug fix patch - isn't that nice of them? Please see the Patch Notes Below: General: · Fixed a crash when launching NUTMEG! on some laptops which resulted in a white screen. · Fixed an issue that caused a crash when an Own Goal was scored. · Reduced 'loading screen' duration on the Fi… | 22604387 | |
| Community | Meet the Team Behind the Team in NUTMEG! Can you believe it’s already been a week since NUTMEG! kicked off? Today we want to introduce you to three of the key players in the early development of NUTMEG!, a nostalgic deckbuilding football manager where getting cards is a good thing! ⚽ When the Sumo Academy started working on NUTMEG!, Programming Apprentice Ricky-Lee Carpenter was heavily involved in the prototyping stage for NUTMEG!, i… | — | |
| Community | Gaffer’s Guide – The Ultimate NUTMEG! 101 Taking on a new job is daunting – even more so when you’re managing a Division 4 football club with the expectation of leading them to the title. Below we have a couple of video guides on the fundamentals of NUTMEG! to help you get started on your journey through the pyramid. These cover your first decision of choosing a team, an overview of some of the club-level choices you'll need to make, s… | — | |
| Steam news | Kick-off - NUTMEG! Is Out Now! The referee checks his watch... and we’re off! Are you ready to jump back in time and start your nostalgic managerial career, Gaffer? If so, get your notebook ready, as NUTMEG! is now available right here on Steam! In case you missed the fax, NUTMEG! is a nostalgic football manager game with a deckbuilding twist, set in the '80s and '90s. Relive the days when the tackles were as hard as the mul… | — | |
| Community | Pre Match Briefing – NUTMEG! FAQ’s Ahead of kick-off on Thursday, we wanted to release a dossier of all the pre-match briefing notes you may need to make your journey in NUTMEG! has every chance of success.. Q) What is NUTMEG!? A) NUTMEG! is a nostalgic football manager game with a deckbuilding twist, set in the 1980s and '90s. Relive the days when the tackles were as hard as the mullets were long and football was about football… | — | |
| Community | NUTMEG! In Real Life?! – Featuring Jim Rosenthal Ever wondered what NUTMEG! would look like in real life? Well, we wanted to find out – so join us at this muddy field theatre of dreams to see the most electrifying, high stakes football match played in front of your eyes. The crowd are bored beyond excited; the atmosphere is palpable and joining us is a very special guest in legendary sports broadcaster , Jim Rosenthal! Over to you, Jim... Wan… | — | |
| Community | Roguelite Football Management – Perks and Challenges in NUTMEG! Football is an unpredictable game, where moments and opportunities define seasons. In NUTMEG!, your actions not only influence these opportunities but create new ones in the form of perks and challenges. Perks There are two types of perks that you receive in NUTMEG! - Club Culture perks and Managerial perks. Club Culture perks are based on how a particular club plays – such as extra defensive t… | — | |
| Major update | GOAL! NUTMEG! Is Steam Deck Verified “There’s been a cheer at the office, but why, Mr Gaffer?” “Because I can continue my career now on-the-go. Outside, at the game on a Saturday, and even on the-” “Ahem, okay, we didn’t need to know that!” We’re thrilled to announce that NUTMEG! is officially Steam Deck verified, from launch on March 26! For those who are not in the know, this means NUTMEG! is fully functional on Steam Deck out o… | — | |
| Community | A footy throwback: play through different eras in NUTMEG! Time is a scary thing. Managers want more of it, while fans want results quicker. As tactics evolve, so does the world around us – from our technology to the players available in our club. The same is true in NUTMEG! Familiar Faces As you progress through the seasons and climb the football pyramid, some familiar names will pop up. Traditionally, you’ll need scout networks, spreadsheets, and per… | — | |
| Community | NUTMEG! Team Talk - Dev Diary and Retro Football Stories “NUTMEG! was not just ‘Let’s recreate a modern thing with old bits’, it’s more ‘How can we go back and give someone that vibe that they’re there, at that moment in time.’” We recently sat down with Secret Mode’s Chief Publishing Officer, James Schall, as well as Game Director of NUTMEG! Jacob Habgood, Development Director Kari Koivistoinen, and a special guest in former Chelsea and Oxford winge… | — | |
| Steam news | Tackle a whole season in the updated NUTMEG! demo – available now! Are you up for the challenge of an interim season before your managerial career properly kicks off next month? Take on the task of leading Blackburn on their charge to promotion into Division 1 in an updated NUTMEG! Demo. The board has pledged their full support and unlocked the financial firepower needed to surprise the opposition and rise to the top. Will you give them the success they desire… | — | |
| Community | Flip the script with Boost Cards in NUTMEG! It’s the 89th minute, the score locked at 0-0. You need three points for the title; your team is on the charge. A long ball gets held up by the target man, who flicks on a coy ball through to your star striker, a one-on-one situation... But then, disaster – only a 42% chance to score. You look on helplessly, before a silver glint catches your eye – your Goal Plated card. You play it, rocketing… | — | |
| Community | The Boot Room - Interview with NUTMEG!’s Game Director Recently, Social and Community Lead Chris Groves sat down with NUTMEG’s Game Director, Jacob Habgood, to discuss all things around the development of NUTMEG! - including how feedback given from Gaffers on both the Demo and the VIP Playtest Program have improved the game - as well as answering some questions from the community. Watch the video down below. Thank you to members of the Playtest Pro… | — | |
| Community | Launch Date! Begin Your NUTMEG! Career on March 26, 2026 Put down your inflatable bananas and pick up that Parker pen, for the contract of your first managerial job has arrived. Start Date? March 26th, 2026. Revealed in the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted Showcase, NUTMEG!’s release date falls just before the critical Easter weekend, giving you the perfect chance to experience the pressure and elation of being a football manager with the nostalgic retro… | — | |
| Community | NUTMEG! Announces Two Official Charity Partners Secret Mode and the NUTMEG! Team is delighted to announce both the Joey Beauchamp Foundation and Dalian Atkinson Legacy Trust as our official charity partners. As part of this partnership, 5 pence from every sale of NUTMEG! will be donated to each charity to support their endeavors. Named in honour of former Oxford United player Joey Beauchamp, The Joey Beauchamp Foundation aims to address the… | — | |
| Community | Game Modes: Two Ways to Tackle the Season in NUTMEG! Like football itself, NUTMEG! truly is a game of two halves. There are two ways to play out a season - either one game at a time in Hardcore Mode, or going all out on one key match every month and delegating the rest to your assistant manager in Broadcast Mode. You’ll start in the Fourth Division, unlocking teams season by season via the KIT you receive until you reach the big time in Division… | — | |
| Steam news | Experience a Matchday in the NUTMEG! Demo – Available Now! The time has come to relive history, or reshape it. The opportunity to claim glory or suffer the sheer humiliation of defeat. A chance to write the perfect ending to an underdog’s fairytale story, or snuff out any remaining embers of hope. That’s right – The NUTMEG! Matchday Experience Demo is live. The prep work at the training ground is over, and now it’s time to take to the grass for the big… | — | |
| Community | Matchday in NUTMEG! - A Deckbuilding Take on Football Management Saturday, 3PM. The stadium is full of over-excited spectators, each chanting to their own tune. A cacophony of noise fills the air as the players walk out of the tunnel and onto the pitch. Matchday. Traditionally, a manager has little power once the whistle blows. But in NUTMEG! , the cards are in your hand… literally. In this dossier, we’ll break down the specifics of a matchday so you can avo… | — | |
| Community | Money, Merchandise & More - Club Management in NUTMEG! In NUTMEG! , your responsibilities don’t end with the playing squad. When you take over your team of choice, a whole host of the club’s key departments are in your hands. How will you deal with the responsibility of both performing well on the pitch while progressing the club in a stable manner off it? Wind up that big computer and dig out that fancy calculator - let’s take a closer look at how… | — | |
| Community | Your Squad, Your Way - Transfers & Contracts in NUTMEG! Managing a football club is a daunting task. As such, we’re giving you the scouting report on the different features and mechanics of NUTMEG! so when you take over your first club, you’ll have the knowledge to achieve greatness. Train your team A club lives and dies by their squad. As a manager, it's your job to make sure you have not only the best players for the money, but ones that can grow… | — |
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