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  1. #1 Empire Eleven 2026
    97% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: NextStation Games
    Windows

    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 35.2%, Football (Soccer) 24.8%, Simulation 12.1%, Strategy 9.9%, Management 8.6%

  2. #2 Foosball Manager
    96% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: machnikl
    Windows

    Build your table football club from nothing. Scout, train, and manage players, set your lineup and tactics, and watch matches unfold on a physics-driven table. Climb the divisions and become a foosball legend.

    Why similar: Sports 38.8%, Football (Soccer) 27.8%, Simulation 13.5%, Strategy 9.7%, Management 9.6%

  3. #3 Club Soccer Director 2022
    96% matchMixed67% of 114 reviews2022
    Dev: Go Play Games LtdPub: Go Play Games Ltd
    Windows

    Take control of a Real Football Club or create your own club, in Club Soccer Director 2022 a fast-paced Football Club Management Game. Download Club Soccer Director 2022 now for FREE & start your Football management journey.

    Why similar: Sports 40.1%, Football (Soccer) 22.6%, Simulation 13.4%, Strategy 10.5%, Management 6.5%

  4. #4 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
    95% matchMostly Positive76% of 360 reviews2020
    Dev: Trophy Games ApS
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    Become the best football manager. Join Pro 11 and claim the championship!

    Why similar: Sports 46.6%, Football (Soccer) 24.7%, Simulation 11.8%, Strategy 11.5%, Management 5.3%

  5. #5 Matchday Manager
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lucky Conker Games
    Windows

    Pure football management stripped to its essence. Build your squad, develop talent, and dominate the league. No press conferences, no social media just tactical decisions that matter. Inspired by the golden age of text-based management sims.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 28.8%, Sports 27.7%, Simulation 13.8%, Management 10%, Strategy 7.6%

  6. #6 Underdog Futsal
    94% 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: Sports 42.5%, Football (Soccer) 25.9%, Simulation 12.1%, Management 8.9%, Strategy 8.5%

  7. #7 FC Tycoon 2027
    93% 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 34.8%, Football (Soccer) 25.2%, Simulation 12.6%, Management 11.1%, Strategy 8.1%

  8. #8 UltFoot: Football Manager
    92% 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 35.6%, Football (Soccer) 27.2%, Simulation 12.2%, Strategy 10%, Management 9.5%

  9. #9 Football Manager 26
    91% matchMostly Negative33% of 32,312 reviews2025
    Dev: Sports InteractivePub: SEGA
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 60.7 hrsMean: 128.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Step into the dugout and experience the future of football management.

    Why similar: Sports 36.4%, Football (Soccer) 32.3%, Simulation 11.2%, Strategy 9.7%, Management 9.6%

  10. #10 The Chairman
    91% 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 40.6%, Football (Soccer) 27.1%, Simulation 11.6%, Management 9.4%, Strategy 9.2%

  11. #11 Player's Eleven - A Football Manager Game
    89% 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 41%, Football (Soccer) 27.3%, Management 11.4%, Simulation 10.5%, Text-Based 5%

  12. #12 Lords of Football
    90% matchMixed52% of 352 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 50.8%, Football (Soccer) 21.6%, Simulation 13%, Strategy 9.7%, Management 3.5%

  13. #13 Pro Soccer Manager 27
    89% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Catoo Games
    Windows

    Become the manager of a football team and take full control of your club. Manage scouting, training, facilities, and squad development. Choose your philosophy: focus on coaching and tactics, or invest in developing the next generation of stars. Success depends on your decisions.

    Why similar: Sports 40.5%, Football (Soccer) 26.5%, Simulation 14%, Strategy 11.3%, Management 7.1%

  14. #14 Ultimate Club Manager 26
    88% matchNo user 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 43%, Football (Soccer) 30.1%, Simulation 15%, Management 10.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%

  15. #15 Premier Manager 10
    87% 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 50.6%, Football (Soccer) 25%, Simulation 14.9%, Management 9.4%

  16. #16 Footy Ball Tournament 2018
    86% 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 39.7%, Football (Soccer) 29.1%, Simulation 10.8%, Strategy 10.2%, Management 7.8%

  17. #17 Non-League Football Manager
    85% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Black Cannon Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Manage one of over 1,000 real non-league clubs through the English football pyramid. Day jobs, ground grading, gate receipts, cup runs, and a world where clubs can fold around you. Football management at its most real.

    Why similar: Sports 36.1%, Football (Soccer) 30.4%, Simulation 13.1%, Strategy 10.1%, Immersive Sim 5.1%

  18. #18 Football Club Manager 26 LIVE
    83% 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) 36.7%, Sports 35.4%, Strategy 9.5%, Simulation 9.1%, Management 8.4%

  19. #19 New Star™ Manager
    84% matchVery Positive87% of 516 reviews2018
    Dev: New Star Games Ltd.Pub: Five Aces Publishing Ltd.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 96.4 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: Sports 40.4%, Football (Soccer) 33%, Simulation 14.5%, Management 10.5%, Indie 1.7%

  20. #20 99Managers Futsal Edition
    82% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
    Dev: Simon Dalvai
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Manage a futsal team and lead it to success by scouting players and choosing the best tactic and line up for every match. Customize teams and players with the in-game editor. Proudly open source.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 35.2%, Sports 32.8%, Management 13.8%, Simulation 8.6%, Strategy 7.7%

  21. #21 Retro Football Boss
    84% 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) 37.9%, Sports 30.1%, Simulation 13.8%, Strategy 8.9%, Management 8.1%

  22. #22 Kevin Toms Football Star Manager
    79% matchPositive93% of 30 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: Sports 36.3%, Football (Soccer) 34.4%, Management 10.5%, Simulation 10.2%, Text-Based 3.5%

  23. #23 Football Owner 2025
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Harmonia Games
    Windows

    Take charge of your football club in Football Owner 2025! Build your dream team, manage finances, make key transfers, and lead your club to glory. Can you handle the pressure and become the ultimate football owner?

    Why similar: Sports 40.6%, Football (Soccer) 26%, Management 10.7%, Simulation 9.8%, Strategy 7.5%

  24. #24 Player's Eleven
    81% matchVery Positive83% of 52 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) 38.3%, Sports 30.5%, Management 15.7%, Simulation 11.6%, 2D 1.7%

  25. #25 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018
    80% matchMixed63% of 24 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) 38.4%, Sports 29.4%, Management 12%, Strategy 8.2%, Simulation 5.9%

  26. #26 Forever World Cup Simulator
    76% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2024
    Dev: Simcups
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Simulate over 40 events, including the World Cup and continental cups. Enjoy high replayability with 220+ national teams evolving dynamically over the years. Use powerful in-game editors to create new teams and edit tournament formats, while tracking detailed statistics for every team and event!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 32.4%, Sports 31.6%, Management 10.9%, Simulation 10.8%, Text-Based 10.3%

  27. #27 Futuball - Future Football Manager Game
    77% matchMostly Positive72% of 78 reviews2020
    Dev: Trophy Games
    Windows

    Clone the best football stars and manage your dream team.

    Why similar: Sports 56.1%, Simulation 17.8%, Strategy 16.6%, Football (Soccer) 7%, Management 2.6%

  28. #28 New Star™ Soccer 5
    78% 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) 34.1%, Simulation 14.7%, Indie 1.8%

  29. #29 Sports Betting Simulator
    75% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2021
    Dev: Ashina Games
    Windows

    This is a sports betting simulation game. You have to make bets and earn money in order to achieve set goals and advance in your adventure.

    Why similar: Sports 43.8%, Football (Soccer) 24.4%, Simulation 11.5%, Strategy 8.1%, Management 7.1%

  30. #30 Director of Management: Football Club
    75% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Rusthorn
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The deepest football management sim ever built. 577 territories. 15,000+ competitions. 20,000+ clubs. 500,000+ players and staff. Men's and women's football simulated equally. No microtransactions. Steam Deck ready.

    Why similar: Sports 52.7%, Simulation 18.3%, Strategy 14.7%, Management 11.5%, 2D 1.8%

  31. #31 World Boxing Manager
    74% matchMixed59% of 136 reviews2016
    Dev: Aggroblakh
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    World Boxing Manager is a game in which you develop and manage the careers of young, hungry boxers desperate for glory. You scout and recruit fighters from a pool of amateurs who come to train at your gym - it's up to you to decide who to mold into championship material.

    Why similar: Sports 52.1%, Management 15.8%, Simulation 15.7%, Strategy 15.4%, Indie 1%

  32. #32 World Basketball Manager 2
    74% matchMixed55% of 38 reviews2017
    Dev: Icehole GamesPub: Strategy First
    Windows · Mac

    Start an international career as a basketball manager in the ultimate old school sport management game! WBM2 is not just the latest addition to the successful series of basketball management games, but a completely new game, based on a super fast engine and a friendly and simple interface!

    Why similar: Sports 55.9%, Simulation 15.4%, Strategy 14.5%, Management 14.2%

  33. #33 WE ARE FOOTBALL 2027
    72% matchNo user 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) 34.6%, Sports 31.6%, Management 11.5%, Simulation 11%, Moddable 6.6%

  34. #34 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 54.2%, Football (Soccer) 27.6%, Simulation 16%, Indie 2.2%

  35. #35 Soccer Boss
    70% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2025
    Dev: Alternative Software Ltd
    Windows · Mac

    Be the Boss of your own soccer club, choosing from clubs from the biggest leagues across Europe. Make decisions based on tactics, training, staff recruitment and player selection. Spend your transfer budget wisely during the transfer window whilst keeping the board satisfied with your performance.

    Why similar: Sports 35.4%, Football (Soccer) 21.5%, Management 12.5%, Simulation 11.6%, Strategy 10.1%

  36. #36 Football Referee Simulator
    69% matchVery Positive91% of 493 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: Sports 46%, Football (Soccer) 33.8%, Simulation 10.3%, Text-Based 7.1%, 2D 1.5%

  37. #37 Gladiator Manager
    71% matchMostly Positive78% of 116 reviews2021
    Dev: Eternity Games
    Windows

    Gladiator Manager is a sports management and tactical battle simulation game.

    Why similar: Sports 52.8%, Simulation 16.8%, Strategy 15.8%, Management 7.6%, Text-Based 4.7%

  38. #38 F11 Football Manager
    69% matchPositive80% of 25 reviews2025
    Dev: Factotum
    Windows · Mac

    Manage your own club in F11 Football Manager. Sign players, upgrade the stadium, negotiate sponsorships and devise tactics to lead your team to glory. Do you have what it takes to be the best football manager?

    Why similar: Sports 48.4%, Football (Soccer) 20%, Simulation 14%, Strategy 7.9%, Management 7.9%

  39. #39 Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2018
    73% matchMixed50% of 16 reviews2017
    Dev: Wolverine Studios
    Windows

    Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2018 puts you in the role of general manager of your favorite professional basketball team. Every decision can be made by you from drafting, trading, signing free agents all the way to making each substitution to lead your team to championship glory and becoming a dynasty.

    Why similar: Sports 52.7%, Simulation 16.5%, Strategy 15.6%, Management 13%, Indie 2.1%

  40. #40 Boss Of FCs
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Altair Games
    Windows

    Boss Of FCs is a text-based game that includes strategy, simulation and football/soccer. You will start on this path with a certain budget and move towards success and wealth by making the right moves. Make the best deals and the best transfers, buy and sell clubs and move towards the top...

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 32.8%, Sports 30.2%, Management 12.8%, Text-Based 7.7%, Strategy 7.5%

  41. #41 PIX Football Manager
    70% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: PeytonParrishGames
    Windows

    PIX Football Manager is a nostalgic, casual football management simulator focused on scouting. Set your tactics, find hidden gems, and improve your facilities as you build a dynasty. With no visible player stats, you must spot talent yourself. Grab your clipboard, the game starts now.

    Why similar: Sports 33.5%, Football (Soccer) 33.2%, Simulation 11%, Management 10.1%, Strategy 9%

  42. #42 Master Manager
    69% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2024
    Dev: Hasbeen Games
    Windows

    You are the manager of a football club, determine its future by making the best decisions regarding tactics, training, player contracts, sponsorship deals and infrastructure. Watch your players performing on our amazing 2d match engine.

    Why similar: Sports 38.6%, Football (Soccer) 27%, Simulation 13.3%, Strategy 7.9%, Management 7.6%

  43. #43 WE ARE FOOTBALL
    68% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,451 reviews2021
    Dev: Winning Streak GamesPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 33.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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) 41.4%, Sports 34.9%, Management 8.7%, Strategy 7.3%, Simulation 7.3%

  44. #44 Football Academy Manager
    64% matchNo user reviews92% of 193 reviews2026
    Dev: Hubi
    Windows

    Run your own football academy. Scout and discover young talents, evaluate their potential, manage their development through training, and negotiate transfers with clubs to grow your prestige and influence.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 36.4%, Sports 31.9%, Management 15.6%, Simulation 6.5%, Text-Based 4%

  45. #45 Football Club Management 2023
    68% matchMixed51% of 162 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) 39.2%, Sports 32%, Management 12.3%, Simulation 8.1%, Strategy 3.8%

  46. #46 Australian Football Coach 2020
    67% matchMixed66% of 35 reviews2020
    Dev: Statto Software
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Coach your team to the premiership flag! Australian Football Coach is the premier Aussie Rules Football management game. Manage your players, tactics, and salary cap as you fight for glory!

    Why similar: Sports 58.6%, Simulation 17.5%, Strategy 16.1%, Management 5.4%, Indie 2.4%

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