FreeStyle Football 2 System Requirements and Steam Deck Verdict

FreeStyle Football 2 needs a 64-bit Windows PC with 16 GB of RAM and 60 GB of free space, and Valve rates it Verified on the Steam Deck. The requirement list on the Steam store page is short: Windows 10 64-bit, an Intel Core i5-9400 or AMD Ryzen 5 3500X, 16 GB of RAM, an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 or AMD Radeon RX 6400, and 60 GB of free storage. The number worth planning around is the 60 GB. The other fact worth knowing is that the PC build is the only build on Steam: there is no macOS or Linux version listed.

JOYCITY launches the game on December 3, 2026, and the Deluxe and Ultimate editions open 72 hours early on November 30 at 10:00 UTC. Our release time page has the unlock time in every time zone, and our editions guide compares the three paid packs.

What are the FreeStyle Football 2 system requirements?

Here is what Steam itself lists, minimum and recommended, straight from the store page:

Two things stand out. The memory requirement is 16 GB in both columns, so 8 GB machines are out regardless of the graphics card. And Steam’s recommended-specs line has a typo in the operating system field, where it reads “Window11 64bit”. That is Windows 11 64-bit.

How much storage space does FreeStyle Football 2 need?

60 GB. Steam asks for the same figure in the minimum and the recommended column, so there is no separate “recommended install size” to plan around. Clear it before December 3 if you are on a small SSD.

On price, Steam lists the Standard Edition at $29.99 with a 10% pre-purchase discount that takes it to $26.99. JOYCITY’s own pre-order announcement sets the pre-order window from 01:00 UTC on October 14 until 00:59 UTC on December 3. Console and Steam prices are listed store by store in our editions guide, so check there before you buy.

Steam’s store page does not list a PC pre-download date for FreeStyle Football 2. It carries the December 3 release stamp and the pre-purchase discount, and nothing about a download window. Our release time page tracks the unlock time itself.

How does it compare with the other December PC launches?

The three big PC launches we track for December ask for very different things, and the difference is worth knowing before you clear a drive or count RAM sticks:

Path of Exile 2 carries the note that a graphics card with at least 3 GB of VRAM is required, and VRAM is the video memory sitting on the card itself. Two patterns jump out. FreeStyle Football 2 has the newest graphics floor of the three, so a GTX 1650 or an RX 6400 is the cheapest card that works. It also has the strictest memory floor at 16 GB, while the other two let an 8 GB machine play. On disk, it sits in the middle: 40 GB lighter than Path of Exile 2 and 10 GB heavier than Ashes of the Singularity II.

Can you play FreeStyle Football 2 on Steam Deck?

Valve rates it Verified on the Steam Deck. Valve’s rating has three tiers, Unsupported, Playable and Verified, and FreeStyle Football 2 comes back Verified for Deck hardware. The official compatibility report lists four passes: the default controller configuration is fully functional, the on-screen glyphs match the Deck, the interface text is legible, and the default configuration is performant.

The one note in Valve’s report is a warning and not a problem: single-player gameplay requires an active internet connection. That tracks with the game itself. Valve’s report also covers desktop Linux separately, where the SteamOS verdict is Playable and the game starts fine. Steam lists Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Co-op and Online Co-op among its features, and also lists Full controller support with DualShock and DualSense support, so a handheld works with the official pads.

Player reports are still thin. ProtonDB has a single report so far and no settled tier, so there is no community consensus to read yet. Valve’s Verified rating is the stronger signal here, and it is a good one.

Does FreeStyle Football 2 run on Mac or Linux?

Not on Steam. The store page lists Windows only, with no macOS or Linux build. With one ProtonDB report and no settled tier, treat Linux as untested rather than unsupported, and treat macOS as a no.

That leaves the console versions as the alternative for anyone without a Windows PC. The game launches on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on the same December 3 date, and our cross-platform guide covers what carries over between them.

What should I do before the December 3 launch?

1. Clear 60 GB. It is the only requirement with a deadline attached to it.
2. Pre-order if you want the early start. JOYCITY’s own pre-order announcement puts the window at 01:00 UTC on October 14 until 00:59 UTC on December 3, and the Deluxe and Ultimate editions carry 72-hour early access that opens November 30 at 10:00 UTC. The Standard Edition launches with everyone else.
3. Pick your edition before you pay. The editions guide compares Standard, Deluxe and Ultimate, and what each one adds.
4. Check your friends are on the same side. Whether your PC copy can group up with console players, and what carries over between the versions, is in our cross-platform guide.

JOYCITY also marked 100,000 Steam wishlists with a set of profile icons, emotes and an outfit, and the announcement says those rewards go into the in-game mailbox after the official launch.

Is my PC good enough?

• 8 GB of RAM. That is the one hard gate in the list, because Steam asks for 16 GB in the minimum column and 16 GB again in the recommended one.
• A card older than a GTX 1650. The minimum tier names the GTX 1650 and the RX 6400, which are newer than the GTX 960 that Path of Exile 2 asks for, so the floor is the most recent of the three December launches.
• A mechanical drive. Steam asks for 60 GB of space and says nothing about the type of drive, but on a spinning disk an always-online game with constant downloads is the wrong kind of wait.
• No Windows PC. Use the PS5 or Xbox version, or check ProtonDB again once players have filed more reports.

We compared the three requirement lists on their own store pages, and the numbers point somewhere specific. FreeStyle Football 2 asks for the newest graphics card of the December launches and the second-smallest disk space, but it is the only one of the three with a 16 GB memory floor at minimum rather than 8 GB. That combination points at a PC release built for players who already own a gaming PC with a fast card in it, such as a machine that already runs the recommended RTX 2070 or RX 5700, instead of a game trying to pull in a wider audience. It also reorders the storage question: 60 GB is a weekend of downloading, not the 100 GB marathon that Path of Exile 2 asks for.

Release dates move, and they sometimes differ by region and storefront. Our Release Calendar carries the live versions, and the game’s PC page keeps the dates and platforms together.

Edited by Kerwin Stewart, Editor-in-Chief · How we report