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  1. #1 Empire Eleven 2026
    75% 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 34.8%, Football (Soccer) 24.9%, Simulation 12.1%, Strategy 9.9%, Management 8.7%

  2. #2 Football Manager 26
    72% matchMostly Negative32% of 29,954 reviews2025
    Dev: Sports InteractivePub: SEGA
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 54.7 hrsMean: 108.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%

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

    Why similar: Sports 35.9%, Football (Soccer) 32.8%, Simulation 11.3%, Management 9.7%, Strategy 9.5%

  3. #3 Foosball Manager
    74% 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 38.5%, Football (Soccer) 28%, Simulation 13.5%, Strategy 9.7%, Management 9.7%

  4. #4 Club Soccer Director 2022
    74% matchMixed66% of 110 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 39.7%, Football (Soccer) 22.7%, Simulation 13.4%, Strategy 10.6%, Management 6.6%

  5. #5 Matchday Manager
    73% 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) 28.9%, Sports 27.4%, Simulation 13.9%, Management 10.1%, Strategy 7.7%

  6. #6 Underdog Futsal
    73% 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 42.1%, Football (Soccer) 26%, Simulation 12.2%, Management 9%, Strategy 8.5%

  7. #7 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
    73% matchMostly Positive75% of 357 reviews2020
    Dev: Trophy Games ApS
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%

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

    Why similar: Sports 46.3%, Football (Soccer) 24.9%, Simulation 11.9%, Strategy 11.6%, Management 5.4%

  8. #8 The Chairman
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Mateo Jaramillo
    Windows

    The Chairman is a football management sim built that lives in the bottomo 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 40.3%, Football (Soccer) 27.2%, Simulation 11.6%, Management 9.5%, Strategy 9.3%

  9. #9 UltFoot: Football Manager
    73% 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 35.2%, Football (Soccer) 27.3%, Simulation 12.3%, Strategy 10.1%, Management 9.6%

  10. #10 Player's Eleven - A Football Manager Game
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Green Pitch Gaming
    Windows

    A football manager like there has never been before. Play Player's Eleven the way you want, as a youth coach, sports director, head coach or club director. Choose your role and lead your club to titles and glory.

    Why similar: Sports 40.6%, Football (Soccer) 27.4%, Management 11.6%, Simulation 10.5%, Text-Based 5%

  11. #11 Pro Soccer Manager 27
    72% matchNo user reviews
    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 40.1%, Football (Soccer) 26.6%, Simulation 14.1%, Strategy 11.4%, Management 7.2%

  12. #12 Football Club Manager 26 LIVE
    69% 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) 36.8%, Sports 35.1%, Strategy 9.5%, Simulation 9.1%, Management 8.5%

  13. #13 Ultimate Club Manager 26
    71% 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 42.7%, Football (Soccer) 30.2%, Simulation 15.1%, Management 10.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%

  14. #14 Non-League Football Manager
    70% 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 35.7%, Football (Soccer) 30.5%, Simulation 13.2%, Strategy 10.1%, Immersive Sim 5.1%

  15. #15 Kevin Toms Football Star Manager
    67% matchPositive93% of 29 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 35.8%, Football (Soccer) 34.3%, Management 10.7%, Simulation 10.4%, Text-Based 3.6%

  16. #16 Premier Manager 10
    71% matchMixed57% of 28 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 50.2%, Football (Soccer) 25.2%, Simulation 15%, Management 9.6%

  17. #17 New Star™ Manager
    70% matchVery Positive87% of 514 reviews2018
    Dev: New Star Games Ltd.Pub: Five Aces Publishing Ltd.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 99.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    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%, Football (Soccer) 33.1%, Simulation 14.6%, Management 10.6%, Indie 1.7%

  18. #18 Lords of Football
    72% 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 50.4%, Football (Soccer) 21.7%, Simulation 13.1%, Strategy 9.8%, Management 3.6%

  19. #19 Footy Ball Tournament 2018
    71% 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 39.4%, Football (Soccer) 29.2%, Simulation 10.9%, Strategy 10.3%, Management 7.9%

  20. #20 Forever World Cup Simulator
    66% matchPositive95% of 22 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 31.3%, Management 11%, Simulation 10.9%, Text-Based 10.4%

  21. #21 Football Owner 2025
    68% 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 40.2%, Football (Soccer) 26.1%, Management 10.8%, Simulation 9.9%, Strategy 7.6%

  22. #22 99Managers Futsal Edition
    68% matchNo user 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) 36.4%, Sports 26.8%, Management 13.1%, Simulation 10.3%, Strategy 9.9%

  23. #23 Retro Football Boss
    70% matchMixed56% of 39 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) 38%, Sports 29.8%, Simulation 13.8%, Strategy 8.9%, Management 8.2%

  24. #24 Player's Eleven
    68% 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) 38.4%, Sports 30.1%, Management 15.8%, Simulation 11.6%, 2D 1.7%

  25. #25 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018
    68% 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%, Management 12.1%, Strategy 8.3%, Simulation 5.9%

  26. #26 Football Academy Manager
    60% matchNo user reviews93% of 165 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 31.5%, Management 15.8%, Simulation 6.5%, Text-Based 4%

  27. #27 Football Referee Simulator
    62% matchVery Positive91% of 477 reviews2024
    Dev: Vladimir Pliashkun
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    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 45.3%, Football (Soccer) 34.3%, Simulation 10.3%, Text-Based 7.3%, 2D 1.5%

  28. #28 Director of Management: Football Club
    65% matchNo user reviews
    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 52.3%, Simulation 18.4%, Strategy 14.8%, Management 11.7%, 2D 1.8%

  29. #29 Soccer Boss
    62% 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%, Football (Soccer) 21.6%, Management 12.6%, Simulation 11.7%, Strategy 10.1%

  30. #30 F11 Football Manager
    62% matchMostly Positive78% of 23 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 48.5%, Football (Soccer) 19.4%, Simulation 14.1%, Management 8.1%, Strategy 8%

  31. #31 Futuball - Future Football Manager Game
    66% matchMostly Positive71% of 77 reviews2020
    Dev: Trophy Games
    Windows

    Clone the best football stars and manage your dream team.

    Why similar: Sports 55.7%, Simulation 17.9%, Strategy 16.7%, Football (Soccer) 7%, Management 2.7%

  32. #32 Master Manager
    63% 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 38.3%, Football (Soccer) 27.1%, Simulation 13.4%, Strategy 8%, Management 7.7%

  33. #33 Sports Betting Simulator
    65% 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 43.4%, Football (Soccer) 24.5%, Simulation 11.6%, Strategy 8.2%, Management 7.2%

  34. #34 New Star™ Soccer 5
    66% matchMostly Positive70% of 851 reviews2012
    Dev: New Star Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 13.4 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 49%, Football (Soccer) 34.3%, Simulation 14.8%, Indie 1.9%

  35. #35 Football Career Mode 26
    60% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2025
    Dev: 44games
    Windows

    Football Career Mode 26 is a straightforward football manager game. Choose a club, choose a sponsor and start your football manager career! Lead your club to the top through transfers, scouting, infrastructure updates and much more and win as many titles as possible!

    Why similar: Sports 41.1%, Football (Soccer) 31%, Simulation 12.1%, Strategy 7.8%, Management 6.4%

  36. #36 Boss Of FCs
    63% 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) 32.9%, Sports 29.9%, Management 13%, Text-Based 7.8%, Strategy 7.5%

  37. #37 PIX Football Manager
    63% 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: Football (Soccer) 33.3%, Sports 33.1%, Simulation 11%, Management 10.2%, Strategy 9.1%

  38. #38 Gladiator Manager
    63% matchMostly Positive78% of 116 reviews2021
    Dev: Eternity Games
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Sports 52.3%, Simulation 16.9%, Strategy 16%, Management 7.7%, Text-Based 4.8%

  39. #39 WE ARE FOOTBALL
    62% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,447 reviews2021
    Dev: Winning Streak GamesPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 34.3 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) 41.6%, Sports 34.6%, Management 8.8%, Strategy 7.3%, Simulation 7.3%

  40. #40 World Basketball Manager 2
    65% 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 55.5%, Simulation 15.5%, Strategy 14.6%, Management 14.4%

  41. #41 World Boxing Manager
    65% 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 51.7%, Management 16%, Simulation 15.8%, Strategy 15.5%, Indie 1%

  42. #42 Retro Soccer Manager Sim 89
    59% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: NEXUS ODYSSEY HOLDINGS LLC
    Windows

    Retro Soccer Manager Sim 89 is a tribute to the golden age of management sims, a love letter to text-based immersion. Every week presents a new set of challenges and a deeply satisfying gameplay loop where your decisions truly matter.

    Why similar: Sports 42%, Football (Soccer) 15.5%, Simulation 12.3%, Strategy 11.1%, Text-Based 6.6%

  43. #43 Super Arcade Soccer
    64% 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 53.9%, Football (Soccer) 27.8%, Simulation 16.1%, Indie 2.2%

  44. #44 Hockey: Strategy Of Success
    61% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Winter Legend
    Windows · Mac

    You like hockey, don’t you? Then experience how does it feel to be a hockey team manager.

    Why similar: Sports 64.1%, Management 13.6%, Simulation 8.8%, Strategy 7.8%, Indie 2.7%

  45. #45 Football Club Management 2023
    62% matchMixed51% of 158 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) 39.3%, Sports 31.7%, Management 12.4%, Simulation 8.2%, Strategy 3.8%

  46. #46 Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2018
    64% 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 52.3%, Simulation 16.6%, Strategy 15.7%, Management 13.2%, Indie 2.2%

  47. #47 WFO World Football Online
    61% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2022
    Dev: Cagatay GuvenPub: Eren Aydin
    Windows

    WFO World Football Online is an online football management game with a non-scripted match engine on a virtual football world continuously developed by AI.

    Why similar: Sports 47.6%, Football (Soccer) 33%, Simulation 11.9%, Strategy 7.5%

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