In Hot Take FC you are a football pundit. You start as a reporter at a small local paper; say the right thing at the right time and you make it to the studio, and from there to a show of your own.
You don't watch the matches. Results, rumours and crises land on your agenda every week, and you can't cover all of them. You choose what to talk about and when to stay quiet. You can play it in your browser on this site and add it to your phone's home screen. The game used to be called Mikrofon.
Every word has a consequence
Criticise a manager and the stands may cheer you while the club revokes your press pass. Break a transfer story without checking it and you are the talk of the night; if it turns out wrong, the screenshot follows you for years. Every prediction you make goes into an archive, and at the end of the season it is put in front of you.
Players with real personalities
Every club has its own squad, manager and president. Criticise a sensitive player harshly and his morale drops, and the team really plays worse on the pitch. A hot-headed one answers you on social media right away; a proud one says he will reply on the pitch. Whether you escalate, defuse it with a joke or step back is up to you.
A living league
Matches are played in the background: the table, form, the scoring race, sacked managers and relegated teams. Agenda cards follow what happens in the league, from a team on a winning run to a giant in crisis or a small club writing a fairy tale.
Six languages, six leagues
Hot Take FC is playable in English, Turkish, German, French, Italian and Spanish. Each language comes with its own fictional league set in that country, and each keeps its own career save. Change it any time under Settings → Language and league.
Decide who you become
Popularity comes fast and goes fast. Credibility builds slowly and can be shaken by one mistake. Maxing both at the same time is close to impossible. When you move to the studio you choose your path: Analyst, Journalist, Showman or the voice of a club.
How to play
- Enter your name, choose where you start (local paper reporter, sports site editor or fan YouTuber) and, if you like, the team you secretly support.
- Each week, agenda cards land on your desk. You have a limited number of moves.
- Pick the cards you want to talk about and choose what to say. Each answer changes your popularity, credibility, stress, followers and money.
- Press End week. The matches are played, and the league, the players and the fans react to what you said.
- Build your career over seasons: get promoted to the studio, choose your path and keep an eye on your prediction archive.
Questions
Is this the game that used to be called Mikrofon?
Yes. Mikrofon is now Hot Take FC. If you played it in this browser before, your Turkish career is still there.
Which languages can I play in?
English, Turkish, German, French, Italian and Spanish. Each language has its own fictional league and its own save.
Is it free?
Yes. The browser version is free to play, with a small banner at the bottom of the screen.
Are the clubs and players real?
No. All clubs, people and events in the game are fictional.
Where is my career saved?
Your career is saved in your browser on your device. The game does not need an account or an internet connection once loaded.
