- #1 Ultimate Club Manager 26
97% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Alpex Studio
Windows
Become the president of your club and make decisions that change its destiny. Manage transfers, staff, finances, media, facilities, and the president's personal life in a deep and dynamic football management experience.
Why similar: Sports 42.6%, Football (Soccer) 37.3% ★, Management 9.9%, Simulation 9.3%, Indie 0.6%
- #2 New Star™ Manager
96% matchVery Positive87% of 527 reviews2018
Dev: New Star Games Ltd.Pub: Five Aces Publishing Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 96.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
This is soccer management like you’ve never experienced it - Be more than just a player, be the head, the heart, and backbone of New Star FC. Be the Manager.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 40% ★, Sports 39.8%, Management 9.9%, Simulation 8.8%, Indie 1.5%
- #3 Premier Manager 10
96% matchMixed59% of 29 reviews2020
Dev: Zushi GamesPub: Funbox Media Ltd
Windows
With improved playability from previous versions, and ease of use, Premier Manager ‘10 is the ideal game for those who love the high-pressure world of topflight football management. PLEASE NOTE: You will start from the 2009/10 season.
Why similar: Sports 50.4%, Football (Soccer) 31.2% ★, Simulation 9.3%, Management 9.1%
- #4 Total Futsal Manager
94% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: IAA Games
Windows
Take control of a futsal club and build your career season after season. Manage your squad, transfers, contracts, training, tactics, finances, and dressing room as you compete to take your team all the way to the top.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 40.6% ★, Sports 33.1%, Management 10.4%, Team-Based 6.9%, Simulation 6.2%
- #5 Foosball Manager
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: machnikl
Windows · Mac
Foosball Manager is a table football management sim. Scout, sign, and train your squad. Set your tactics, then call the shots from the sideline as your players act on their own across a physics-driven table. Climb the divisions and become a foosball legend.
Why similar: Sports 42.3%, Football (Soccer) 36.7% ★, Management 9.8%, Simulation 8.8%, 3D 2.2%
- #6 Player's Eleven
92% matchVery Positive81% of 53 reviews2020
Dev: Green Pitch Gaming
Windows
You're the manager and it's your team. Play Player's Eleven now! Run the club of your choice or work your way up from the bottom to the top. Extensive editing options available.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 46.8% ★, Sports 29.8%, Management 14.9%, Simulation 7.1%, Indie 1%
- #7 Heroic Sports Football : Enhanced Edition
91% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Whiskeybarrel StudiosPub: eGames.com
Windows
With very few rules, on field fatalities and quick, hectic matches, Heroic Sports Football : Enhanced Edition is the remedy against stat-heavy, lumbering football simulations. It’s football the way it should be played. Pure brutal adrenaline charged fun.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 41.2% ★, Sports 34.7%, Management 9.3%, Team-Based 6%, Character Customization 5%
- #8 Underdog Futsal
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Havenarc
Windows
Become the manager of a small neighborhood futsal club, recruit players on a tight budget, and build your tactics. Manage morale through team activities, shift the momentum with substitutions and tactical changes in tense text-based matches, and grow your team step by step.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 44.5% ★, Sports 34%, Management 13.8%, Simulation 5.3%, Casual 1.2%
- #9 Football Manager 26
89% matchMostly Negative36% of 36,287 reviews2025
Dev: Sports InteractivePub: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 59.1 hrsMean: 163.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Step into the dugout and experience the future of football management.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 43.3% ★, Sports 38.9%, Management 10%, Simulation 7.5%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #10 Retro Club Manager
90% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: TECH NIN9
Windows
Manage your club through fast-paced football seasons in a retro-inspired management simulation. Build your squad, scout the transfer market, manage finances, shape your tactics and experience procedurally generated stories in every career.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 43.9% ★, Sports 32.2%, Management 11.2%, Simulation 7%, Procedural Generation 4.9%
- #11 New Star™ Soccer 5
89% matchMostly Positive70% of 882 reviews2012
Dev: New Star Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 48.4%, Football (Soccer) 40.9% ★, Simulation 9%, Indie 1.7%
- #12 Crazy Fußball-Manager
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crazy Coffee and Cookie Creations
Windows
Crazy! After an accident involving a coffee-obsessed superhero, you end up in a parallel football world. Lead your club from the third division to the top, discover absurd super talents, and experience crazy live matches – developed by a solo developer with extensive AI support.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 40.9% ★, Sports 36.4%, Management 13.7%, Simulation 7.5%, Casual 0.7%
- #13 The Chairman
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mateo Jaramillo
Windows
The Chairman is a football management sim built that lives in the bottom corner of your screen. Matches simulate automatically while you work, study, or do anything else. Check in when you have a moment. Make your decisions. Let the season run. You choose the time lap.
Why similar: Sports 44%, Football (Soccer) 36.7% ★, Management 9.9%, Simulation 7.8%, Casual 0.7%
- #14 Football Club Management 2023
85% matchMixed51% of 165 reviews2022
Dev: Go Play Games Ltd
Windows
Take control of a Real Football Club or create your own club, in Football Club Manager 2023 a fast-paced Football Club Management Game. Download Football Club Manager 2023 now for FREE & start your Football management journey.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 45.7% ★, Sports 29.8%, Management 11.1%, Team-Based 7.9%, Simulation 4.7%
- #15 Sunday League Manager: Horse and Spoon
83% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: christianosway
Windows · Mac
A Sunday League football management sim about a down-and-out pub team in Bannockshire. Guide veteran plumbers and aging shop attendants from car park pitches to regional glory. Sunday League football management at its most beautifully chaotic.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 38.1% ★, Sports 26.7%, Management 10.7%, Character Customization 8.7%, Team-Based 8.4%
- #16 Player's Eleven - A Football Manager Game
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Green Pitch Gaming
Windows
No unnecessary complexity, no endless menus: Startelf is a football management game focused on transfers, squad building, and the decisions that truly matter.
Why similar: Sports 44%, Football (Soccer) 36.7% ★, Management 11.9%, Simulation 7%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #17 Football Academy Director
82% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Merla Interactive
Windows
Build and lead a football academy from U11 to U19. Scout and recruit young talent, develop your squads, set tactics, compete for promotion and trophies, improve your academy, and follow your graduates throughout their senior careers.
Why similar: Sports 41.3%, Football (Soccer) 38.4% ★, Management 10.4%, Simulation 6.7%, Resource Management 2%
- #18 Kevin Toms Football Star Manager
81% matchPositive92% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: Kevin TomsPub: Curveball Games
Windows
The original retro-styled football management game remade and re-released in 2025. It's a faithful recreation of the original groundbreaking 1982 Football Manager, the title that launched the football-management genre!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 43.7% ★, Sports 37.3%, Management 10.1%, Simulation 6.3%, Resource Management 1.7%
- #19 Retro Football Boss
82% matchMixed55% of 40 reviews2016
Dev: 1888 GamesPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Retro Football Boss is a historical football management simulation featuring the English professional leagues from 1888 to 1998 (with German leagues coming soon). This is your chance to take a trip down memory lane or right the wrongs of the past.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 49.9% ★, Sports 31.7%, Simulation 9%, Management 8.2%, Indie 1.2%
- #20 Eleven Legends
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HillRock Studio
Windows
Eleven Legends blends football management, character growth, and strategic matches. You are not just a manager on the sidelines, nor just one player on the pitch. Plan each week, build bonds, find mentors, and lead your team to victory.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 44.5% ★, Sports 33.8%, Management 14.1%, Simulation 7.2%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #21 Bit Footballer: The Career
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gaboo Arts Entertainment
Windows
You're the player — not the manager. Start on the bench at a fourth-division village ground and play your way up to the title. Every career runs in its own generated world: 74 clubs, four divisions, and a scout who sees everything.
Why similar: Sports 46.4%, Football (Soccer) 41.1% ★, Character Customization 9.4%, 3D 2.9%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #22 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 363 reviews2020
Dev: Trophy Games ApS
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Become the best football manager. Join Pro 11 and claim the championship!
Why similar: Sports 51.4%, Football (Soccer) 34.8% ★, Simulation 8.2%, Management 5.6%
- #23 Football Club Manager 26 LIVE
77% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Halfspace Games
Windows
Multiplayer football management built on fair competition. Outsmart rivals with skill and strategy - no random packs, no pay-to-win gameplay. Take charge of your club, build your squad, and prove yourself on the world stage.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 48.3% ★, Sports 37.2%, Management 8.6%, Simulation 5.9%
- #24 99Managers Futsal Edition
77% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Simon Dalvai
Windows · Mac · Linux
A futsal management game with a 2D match engine and integrated editor. Can you find the next wonderkid and become the best manager? Proudly open source.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 47% ★, Sports 33.9%, Management 13.2%, Simulation 4.7%, Indie 0.8%
- #25 LemonFC - Der Fußball-Manager
76% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Lemoncookie Studios
Windows
A football manager like they used to make: negotiate with clubs, players and sponsors, keep your dressing room, your board and your private life from falling apart — and follow every match in a live ticker with drama and a wink. Deep simulation with humour and heart. German language only.
Why similar: Sports 41.9%, Football (Soccer) 38.5% ★, Management 10.3%, Simulation 9%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #26 WE ARE FOOTBALL 2027
74% matchVery Positive82% of 180 reviews2026
Dev: Winning Streak Games GmbH
Windows
WE ARE FOOTBALL 2027 is the ultimate challenge for manager fans and anyone who wants to become one! Accessible, with great depth of play, a focus on tactics and more than 200 simulated countries. Now with a new creative mode that lets you tailor the game perfectly to your preferences!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 42.8% ★, Sports 31.2%, Management 11%, Simulation 6.8%, Character Customization 6.4%
- #27 Retro Club Dynasty Season 92/93
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mezko Games
Windows
1992.... The top flight has a new name, the money is coming, and the old rules are about to change. Build a dynasty across the seasons as fees, wages, tactics, deals and grounds all grow with the decade. Poach kids. Tap up targets. Fill the stands. Survive the boom. Build your dynasty !
Why similar: Sports 43%, Football (Soccer) 39.7% ★, Management 10.8%, Simulation 5.8%, Indie 0.5%
- #28 Backyard Soccer '98
74% matchVery Positive96% of 219 reviews2024
Dev: Mega Cat StudiosPub: Playground Productions
Windows
Return to the soccer field with your favorite Backyard athletes! The original Backyard Soccer 1998 is back and now enhanced to run on Steam. Build your roster from among the iconic Backyard Kids. Kick, pass, and score in this classic game that made soccer fun for everyone!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 47.4% ★, Sports 41.4%, Cute 3.7%, Simulation 3.4%, Casual 1.6%
- #29 Footy Ball Tournament 2018
75% match4 user reviews0% of 4 reviews2018
Dev: Heroic Games Studio
Windows
The auto-run football tournament soccer game. Be the player, be the manager.
Why similar: Sports 42.9%, Football (Soccer) 39.3% ★, Management 8.2%, Simulation 7.3%, Indie 2.3%
- #30 Lords of Football
75% matchMixed52% of 354 reviews2013
Dev: Geniaware SrlPub: Fish Eagle
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lords of Football is a whole new sports lifestyle simulator, played in God Mode.The everyday routine of football is brought to life, simulating footballers' training to improve their skills and all the drama and real-life distractions that unfold during a normal season.
Why similar: Sports 56%, Football (Soccer) 29.9% ★, Simulation 9%, Management 3.8%, Indie 1.4%
- #31 LeManager
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LudoCar
Windows · Mac
LeManager is a fast football management simulation where you build squads, scout and negotiate transfers, train players, set tactics, handle player egos and incidents, and play endless seasons without losing the speed of classic management games.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 57.8% ★, Sports 18.3%, Management 14.5%, Simulation 8.4%, Indie 0.7%
- #32 Slammer Soccer: Football Management
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Big Gun Blazing
Windows
Manage a prison football team, trade inmates, develop your squad, survive prison politics, and lead your team from the yard to glory.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 39.4% ★, Sports 37.6%, Management 12.4%, Simulation 8.9%, Colorful 1.5%
- #33 Super Arcade Soccer
73% matchMixed56% of 57 reviews2019
Dev: Ruben Alcañiz
Windows · Mac
Classic Football is back with Super Arcade Soccer. Super Arcade Soccer is a fun soccer game with arcade playability; direct, accessible control; and a wide range of actions, such as passing, centering, skill shots…
Why similar: Sports 53.7%, Football (Soccer) 34.3% ★, Simulation 9.9%, Indie 2%
- #34 Pocket League Story
70% matchVery Positive90% of 189 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Train your team to battle to the top in this sensational soccer team simulation!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 49.2% ★, Sports 30.5%, Simulation 5.8%, Management 5.5%, Character Customization 2.9%
- #35 Foosball - Street Edition
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 182 reviews2014
Dev: Yuisy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Foosball - Street Edition is a 5 VS 5 arcade football game, that puts you in the control of 9 teams of foosball players, each one with unique skills and abilities. Enjoy playing football with awesome characters in crazy locations!
Why similar: Sports 60%, Football (Soccer) 36.1% ★, Casual 2.2%, Indie 1.7%
- #36 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018
71% matchMixed67% of 27 reviews2018
Dev: Forever Young Games
Windows
In Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018 there are no restrictions, the whole world becomes playable! The 210 playable nations and the 4000+ playable clubs guarantees truly infinite hours to play.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 50.5% ★, Sports 30.9%, Management 12.3%, Simulation 3.9%, Casual 1.2%
- #37 WE ARE FOOTBALL
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,455 reviews2021
Dev: Winning Streak GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 32.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Lead your football club through national championships and to international stardom. Take over an established men’s or women’s team of your choice as its manager or bring a small team into the big league.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 51.2% ★, Sports 34%, Management 8.4%, Simulation 4.4%, 3D 1.8%
- #38 UltFoot: Football Manager
70% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Scarlett GameStudio
Windows
Manage your football team and take on challenging, realistic tournaments. Develop your squad, trade players, play real-time multiplayer matches, and customize every detail of your club to make it truly unique.
Why similar: Sports 40.5%, Football (Soccer) 38.7% ★, Management 10.5%, Simulation 8.7%, Colorful 1.3%
- #39 Balance of Soccer
71% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2018
Dev: Stepiral Studio
Windows
This is a 3D soccer simulation game. Includes the 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 48, wildcard matches, and a pure penalty shootout mode. You can freely set the team's formation and tactics, and you can also control the players in real time.
Why similar: Sports 45%, Football (Soccer) 42% ★, Simulation 8.8%, Casual 2.3%, Indie 1.9%
- #40 Super Senseless Soccer
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nerdook Productions
Windows
The best football rogue-lite ever made! Super Senseless Soccer has a unique twist: start with a normal football game, then add a large variety of illegal modifiers and game-changing Upgrade Tickets in order to trigger ridiculous combos. It's super! It's senseless! It's SOCCER!!!
Why similar: Sports 40.8%, Football (Soccer) 39.3% ★, Character Customization 4.9%, Procedural Generation 4.8%, Cartoony 3.5%
- #41 HALFTIME Manager
68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Lazybraindev
Windows · Linux
Take charge of a club, pick your lineup, and experience every matchday as a TV broadcast: 2D pitch, live ticker, halftime locker room. Six game worlds from Europe to Oceania, up to 3,054 clubs, 29 languages. Your decisions matter, not luck.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 42.1% ★, Sports 31.9%, Management 11%, Simulation 6.5%, Cozy 5.1%
- #42 Simple Football League Manager
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ChaoStar
Windows · Mac · Linux
A football management game for people who love football but don't want to spend hours on every detail. Choose from 5,909 clubs, build your team, play in leagues and cups, and get insights from your assistant Rob. Includes 2 difficulty modes, local multiplayer and a customizable database.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 47.5% ★, Sports 28.6%, Management 15.2%, Simulation 5.9%, Resource Management 2.5%
- #43 Penalty Shooters 2
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: NUSPEKO
Windows
A fast-paced football penalty shootout game where you pick from 360 teams across 12 leagues, aim with the mouse, and click to dive as the keeper. Outsmart smart AI goalkeepers and climb from group stage to knockout glory.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 55.5% ★, Sports 43.9%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #44 Calcio Totale
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Eleòra
Windows · Linux
A football management game with an old-school spirit but a fresh perspective: choose from 100 Italian clubs and build your career as a chief executive. Oversee finances, transfers, staff, facilities and marketing; delegate the sporting side or take Full Control.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 44.1% ★, Sports 32.9%, Management 12.3%, Simulation 7%, Resource Management 2.5%
- #45 Empire Eleven 2026
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 31 reviews2026
Dev: NextStation Games
Windows · Mac
Build your football empire. Scout talent, manage finances, develop tactics and lead your club from obscurity to glory in a deep football management simulation.
Why similar: Sports 42.1%, Football (Soccer) 37% ★, Management 10%, Simulation 8.9%, Resource Management 1.8%
- #46 Pro Football Agent
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Harmoni Technology
Windows · Mac
Welcome to our thrilling football agent game, where you have the opportunity to build a successful agency and manage the talented players on their journey to stardom. You'll have the power to attract players to your agency, negotiate contracts, and guide them to the top of the football world.
Why similar: Sports 42.4%, Football (Soccer) 39.8% ★, Management 10.6%, Simulation 5.3%, Resource Management 1.8%
- #47 FC Tycoon 2027
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Darkwave Studios
Windows
A data-driven football management simulation where you control every aspect of your club’s journey — from tactics, scouting, and player development to finances, facilities, and legacy. Build your philosophy, shape your destiny, and lead your team to greatness.
Why similar: Sports 40%, Football (Soccer) 36.3% ★, Management 12.5%, Simulation 9.1%, Resource Management 1.9%
- #48 Eastfold Club Manager
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Victus Fatis
Windows
Relive the golden days of football manager games in the 90’s. Take control of a low league team in Europe or an established super club. Control the squad, your staff, finances, transfers. Get talent from abroad and grow your youth to superstars.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 39.9% ★, Sports 37.2%, Management 12.5%, Simulation 8.8%, Indie 1.4%
- #49 Mini Soccer Manager
65% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Pedro Verpha
Windows
Take charge of the league’s weakest club and lead it to glory. Build your squad, develop players, set formations, adjust tactics, and fight your way from last place to champions.
Why similar: Sports 47.8%, Football (Soccer) 30.1% ★, Simulation 9.9%, Management 8%, Casual 2.9%
- #50 BFM 26
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Believr Games Pub: Believr Interactive
Windows
A deep football management simulation where you control tactics, transfers, training, and club development. Build your squad, outsmart rivals, and lead your team to glory.
Why similar: Sports 45.8%, Football (Soccer) 33.5% ★, Management 11.6%, Simulation 8.2%, Indie 0.5%