- #1 eFootball™
97% matchMixed50% of 109,940 reviews2021
Dev: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 50.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Step up and experience the exhilarating soccer game that has now surpassed 1 billion downloads! Play eFootball™ with users around the world!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 62.3% ★, Sports 24.9%, Multiplayer 8.7%, Online Co-Op 2.2%, Simulation 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct successor to the PES series, this title continues the legacy of realistic, physics-driven football simulation.
- #2 EA SPORTS FC™ 25
96% matchMixed53% of 105,761 reviews2024
Dev: EA CanadaPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 71.1 hrsMean: 150.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
EA SPORTS FC™ 25 gives you more ways to win for the club. Team up with friends in your favourite modes with the new 5v5 Rush, and manage your club to victory as FC IQ delivers more tactical control than ever before.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 51.5% ★, Sports 36.8%, Multiplayer 8.3%, Online Co-Op 1.6%, Simulation 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: This is the current industry standard for high-fidelity, realistic football simulation with deep team-building mechanics.
- #3 Pro Soccer Online
95% matchVery Positive82% of 27,071 reviews2025
Dev: Skywall Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 44.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Pro Soccer Online is a 1st/3rd person, highly skill based, online multiplayer soccer game. It offers a sports game experience unlike any other with smooth, physics based, input driven gameplay that is competitive and rewarding with no pay to win mechanics.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 55.9% ★, Sports 34%, Multiplayer 8.7%, Simulation 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: A competitive, physics-based multiplayer football game that emphasizes skill-based movement and team coordination.
- #4 IOSoccer
94% matchVery Positive81% of 2,865 reviews2018
Dev: IOSoccer Team
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 44.1 hrs≥1hr: 45%
IOSoccer is a free non-commercial competitive third-person online multiplayer soccer game that offers unparalleled freedom in ball control and gameplay depth.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 50.5% ★, Sports 39%, Multiplayer 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A realistic, community-driven football simulation that focuses on authentic movement and team-based gameplay.
- #5 Soccer Online: Ball 3D
93% matchVery Positive84% of 10,577 reviews2017
Dev: Unusualsoft
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Multiplayer soccer simulator. Control one player. Play online or with bots.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 51.5% ★, Sports 37%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Online Co-Op 1.7%, Simulation 0.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, physics-driven multiplayer experience that captures the core excitement of competitive football matches.
- #6 Supraball
92% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,243 reviews2019
Dev: Supra Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Play football in first person view and develop your own tactics and tricks. Play with up to 9 of your friends or join alone. No Pay2Win!
Why similar: Sports 51.8%, Football (Soccer) 34.8% ★, Multiplayer 13.2%, Singleplayer 0.2%
Why You'll Like It: A unique, high-speed first-person take on football mechanics that rewards precision and teamwork.
- #7 Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 6,448 reviews2020
Dev: TAMSOFT CORPORATIONPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions is an arcade football game bringing a refreshing look to the football genre with the exhilarating action and over the top shots that made the license famous. Defy The Laws of Football Become Legend
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 54.1% ★, Sports 35%, Multiplayer 8.7%, Online Co-Op 1.6%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style football game that features deep mechanics and spectacular special moves.
- #8 Football, Tactics & Glory
91% matchVery Positive88% of 4,187 reviews2018
Dev: Creoteam
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 45.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
XCOM meets Football Manager. Develop your club, earn experience in turn-based matches, learn new skills, achieve new classes, upgrade your facilities, buy and sell footballers, grow your youth academy, make difficult choices. It's a deep strategy game that respects your time.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 58% ★, Sports 30.7%, Multiplayer 8.5%, Simulation 1.7%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines turn-based strategy with deep football management for a unique tactical experience.
- #9 WE ARE FOOTBALL 2024
90% matchVery Positive80% of 1,010 reviews2024
Dev: Winning Streak GamesPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 50.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Welcome to WE ARE FOOTBALL 2024! Dive into the world of football like never before. Choose an existing club or start your own. Manage either men or women, lead your club to new heights, and become the next manager legend!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 56.3% ★, Sports 32.4%, Multiplayer 8.6%, Simulation 1.7%, Singleplayer 1%
Why You'll Like It: A modern, accessible management simulation that allows players to take full control of their favorite football clubs.
- #10 Kopanito All-Stars Soccer
89% matchVery Positive85% of 2,760 reviews2016
Dev: Merixgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Fast-paced football game without a referee on the pitch and with crazy super-powers! It may not look serious, but we guarantee, that it is. Kopanito’s match engine is well-balanced and entirely skill-based.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 53.9% ★, Sports 40.3%, Multiplayer 5.4%, Singleplayer 0.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, arcade-style soccer game featuring special abilities that add a layer of tactical variety.
- #11 Pixel Cup Soccer - Ultimate Edition
88% matchVery Positive85% of 959 reviews2022
Dev: BATOVI Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Pixel Cup Soccer is a retro-style arcade game. Play friendly matches, tournaments or create your team and lead it to glory in career mode! You can play it alone or with up to 8 friends, locally or through Steam remote, you can choose whether to play competitively, cooperatively, or even both!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 58.4% ★, Sports 33%, Multiplayer 7.5%, Simulation 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled but mechanically deep football game that offers a surprisingly authentic match experience.
- #12 Super Arcade Football
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 206 reviews2021
Dev: OutOfTheBit Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fast-paced, arcade-style football fun with a humorous story mode, local & online multiplayer, global leaderboards, custom tournaments, and crazy modifiers like meteor showers and bears on the pitch... Simple controls will keep you focused on excitement! OST by the great Barry Leitch!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 58.8% ★, Sports 28.1%, Multiplayer 12%, Singleplayer 1%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, fun take on the sport that prioritizes arcade-style action and local multiplayer chaos.
- #13 Pro Eleven
86% matchNo user reviews54% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: DONTEL
Windows
PRO ELEVEN is an online football game supporting full 11v11 matches. Train your player, build your team, and enjoy real-time football together.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 45.7% ★, Sports 45%, Multiplayer 7.2%, Online Co-Op 2%
Why You'll Like It: A team-based, multiplayer-focused football game that emphasizes esports-style competition.
- #14 Behold the Kickmen
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 524 reviews2017
Dev: Size Five Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
BEHOLD THE KICKMEN is a football game made by someone who has no understanding of, or interest in, what is affectionately known as "The Wonderful Game". Start at the bottom of the Big Boring Football Spreadsheet and grind your way up to become the best at the football anyone's ever seen.
Why similar: Sports 56.7%, Football (Soccer) 43.3% ★
Why You'll Like It: A humorous, satirical take on football rules and mechanics that provides a refreshing perspective on the sport.
- #15 Club Soccer Director 2021
85% matchMixed61% of 155 reviews2020
Dev: Go Play Games Ltd
Windows
Take control of a Real Football Club or create your very own club in Club Soccer Director 2021 a new super realistic football club management game.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 58.5% ★, Sports 40.7%, Singleplayer 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep dive into the administrative and boardroom responsibilities of running a football club.
- #16 Soccer Story
84% matchMixed58% of 136 reviews2022
Dev: PanicBarnPub: No More Robots
Windows
The world might as well be over - Soccer Inc. has closed down every local stadium, team and tournament. What kind of world can survive without the beautiful game? Thankfully a magical soccer ball has chosen you, our Savior of Soccer!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 60.4% ★, Sports 37%, Simulation 1.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: An RPG-infused football game that blends exploration with physics-based soccer challenges.
- #17 Super Blood Hockey
83% matchVery Positive92% of 1,104 reviews2017
Dev: Loren Lemcke
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Create and manage your team in a violent, dystopic world of no-rules, fast-paced, arcade-style, ice hockey action. Adjust training regimens, control diets, administer black market pharmaceuticals, and provide healthcare (or not) to a ragtag team of convicts at the mercy of your underhanded tactics.
Why similar: Sports 100%
Why You'll Like It: Though it is hockey, it captures the same brutal, physics-based, and competitive team-sport energy found in classic sports sims.
- #18 Football Drama
84% matchMixed64% of 84 reviews2019
Dev: Open Lab Games
Windows · Mac
There is a story behind every goal. You're Rocco Galliano, the existentially troubled manager of a struggling football team. Train players, choose your own narrative, survive the drama, and play turn-based football matches via tactical cards and hard choices.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 56% ★, Sports 43.1%, Simulation 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven management game that focuses on the high-stakes decisions of a football manager.
- #19 FIFA 22
76% matchVery Positive81% of 120,504 reviews2021
Dev: EA Canada & EA RomaniaPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 83.8 hrsMean: 194.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Powered by Football™, EA SPORTS™ FIFA 22 brings the game even closer to the real thing with fundamental gameplay advances and a new season of innovation across every mode.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 64% ★, Sports 24.6%, Multiplayer 7.6%, Online Co-Op 2.1%, Simulation 1%
- #20 Soccer Manager 2026
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,500 reviews2024
Dev: Invincibles Studio Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Manage elite football clubs and lead your dream team as a football manager!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 60.5% ★, Sports 31.7%, Multiplayer 5.1%, Simulation 1.7%, Singleplayer 1%
- #21 EA SPORTS FC™ 26
71% matchMixed47% of 66,172 reviews2025
Dev: EA CanadaPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 50.0 hrsMean: 102.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
The Club is Yours in EA SPORTS FC™ 26. Play your way with an overhauled gameplay experience powered by community feedback, Manager Live Challenges that bring fresh storylines to the new season, and Archetypes inspired by greats of the game.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 54.5% ★, Sports 29.9%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Online Co-Op 3.1%, Simulation 1.5%
- #22 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 360 reviews2020
Dev: Trophy Games ApS
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Become the best football manager. Join Pro 11 and claim the championship!
Why similar: Sports 53.5%, Football (Soccer) 40.1% ★, Multiplayer 4.1%, Simulation 2.3%
- #23 SEGA FOOTBALL CLUB CHAMPIONS
69% matchMostly Negative33% of 670 reviews2026
Dev: SEGA
Windows
Powered by Football Manager ™, featuring more than 5,000 real player data from FIFPRO™. Allowing you to compete in J League, K League, and more! Become the manager of your club and bring your team to global superstars.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 46.5% ★, Sports 44.2%, Multiplayer 6.2%, Simulation 2.5%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #24 REMATCH
65% matchMixed68% of 48,244 reviews2025
Dev: Sloclap
Windows
Median: 23.2 hrsMean: 57.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Rematch is an online multiplayer football game. Control one player and compete with your team in fast-paced 5v5 matches from an immersive third-person perspective. Team up with your friends and join the action.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 53.8% ★, Sports 33.2%, Multiplayer 9.4%, Online Co-Op 2.6%, Simulation 1%
- #25 New Star™ Soccer 5
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 855 reviews2012
Dev: New Star Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Live the life of an up-and-coming superstar in this unique football career game. Start out as a 16 year old lad and work your way to the top to become a footballing legend!
Why similar: Sports 49.3%, Football (Soccer) 48.2% ★, Simulation 2.4%
- #26 Head Goal: Soccer Online
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 820 reviews2017
Dev: Unusualsoft
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Play with your friends an online multiplayer soccer game with 100% physics-based gameplay where you control one player.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 56.5% ★, Sports 31%, Multiplayer 8.9%, Online Co-Op 2.6%, Simulation 0.9%
- #27 Football Referee Simulator
66% matchVery Positive91% of 495 reviews2024
Dev: Vladimir Pliashkun
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Football Referee Simulator—the groundbreaking game that puts you in the referee's shoes! Are you ready to kickstart your career in the lower divisions and ascend to legendary status by overseeing thrilling finals?
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 49.8% ★, Sports 47.8%, Simulation 1.8%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #28 Football Heroes League
68% matchMostly Negative38% of 739 reviews2025
Dev: Run Games
Windows
Football Heroes League is a high-octane multiplayer soccer game where superhuman abilities meet precise controls.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 54.3% ★, Sports 35.4%, Multiplayer 9.6%, Online Co-Op 0.8%
- #29 Legendary Eleven: Epic Football
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 129 reviews2019
Dev: Eclipse GamesPub: Eclipse Gamse
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Legendary Eleven is an epic arcade football game inspired by the golden age of football spanning the 70's to the 90's. Choose from 36 teams full of glorious haircuts, moustaches and legends in short shorts. Lead them to glory and win the World Cup!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 61.8% ★, Sports 34.4%, Multiplayer 3.7%
