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New Star™ Soccer 5

Single-player soccer career sim balancing matches and off-field choices

New Star Games · Released Sep 27, 2012

IndieSimulationSports

Reviews
Mostly Positive
70% of 880
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
6
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
7 years ago
Jul 30, 2019
Minimum PC
128 MB of memory
1 GB RAM · 0.3 GB disk
Full requirements

What is New Star™ Soccer 5?

You play as a teenage soccer player trying to rise through the professional ranks. You play matches, train skills, negotiate transfers and contracts, give interviews, and manage relationships with your boss, fans, and sponsors.

For you if...

  • +you like shaping a soccer player's career across clubs
  • +you enjoy balancing matches with off-field decisions

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer managing a club rather than one player
  • −you want soccer matches without off-field life management

What players say

70% of 880 reviews are positive

Players praise the freedom to shape a player's career and make choices beyond matches. The most common complaint is awkward match controls; players also criticize the match AI.

Screenshots and trailer

New Star™ Soccer 5 screenshot 1

New Star™ Soccer 5 system requirements

Minimum: 128 MB of memory, 1 GB RAM, 0.3 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP
Processor
1 GHz
Graphics
128 MB of video memory
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
256 MB HD space
Notes
Broadband Internet connection

Recommended

OS
Windows 7
Processor
2 GHz
Graphics
256 MB of video memory
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
256 MB HD space
Notes
Broadband Internet connection

Does New Star™ Soccer 5 have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does New Star™ Soccer 5 run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
100
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, Italian, Polish, Dutch, Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil, French, German, Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Spain.

Does New Star™ Soccer 5 use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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