Lucky Loser

Tennis Career Manager

You're 14, you have talent and no money. Every tournament week is an investment.

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Genre
Sports management
Status
In development
Platform
PC · Steam (planned)
Players
Single-player

A tennis manager that starts at the bottom

A lucky loser loses in qualifying and still gets into the main draw. That's the career this game is about: juniors, ITF Futures and Challengers, long before the big stadiums. At world No. 250 you barely cover your costs. A travelling coach only pays off around No. 120 to 150.

For players of Football Manager, Out of the Park Baseball and Pro Cycling Manager, and for tennis fans who wanted Tennis Elbow's engine and a real management layer in one game.

What makes it different

  1. A match engine that explains itself

    Every point comes from a model calibrated on real ATP data by surface. After the match you see the win probability over time and the three factors that decided it.

  2. The economics of the grind

    Real prize money tables, travel, coaching, hotels and taxes. Every week has its own profit and loss. Sponsors come with conditions.

  3. Body and time as resources

    Manage load, injury risk, jet lag and form. Plan your season around what your body can take.

  4. A world that does business

    Around 2,500 AI pros age, improve and run their own budgets. Whoever goes broke quits. A full 52-week ranking with entry lists and cut-offs decides who plays where.

Questions

Another question? Write to info@snakedocgames.com

  1. Do I control the matches?

    No. You make the decisions around the match. The match itself is simulated point by point and shown in a 2D view.

  2. Are real players or tournaments in the game?

    No licenses. Players are fictional, and tournaments are named after their cities.

  3. Is it on Steam?

    Lucky Loser is planned for Steam on PC. There's no store page yet. Subscribe below to hear first.

  4. Does it have microtransactions or yearly editions?

    No. One-time purchase, no microtransactions, no timers, no yearly reskin.

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