- #1 World of Mixed Martial Arts 3
97% matchMostly Positive71% of 158 reviews2015
Dev: Grey Dog SoftwarePub: Viva Media
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Step into the world of MMA in World of Mixed Martial Arts 3. In this simulation title, you control every aspect of the MMA world. Take control of an MMA company and run it the way you want. Decide who to hire, what matches will take place, and who doesn't make the cut!
Why similar: Sports 58.8%, Martial Arts 21.3% ★, Simulation 10.3%, Management 9.6%
- #2 Martial Arts Tycoon: Brazil
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Good Dog Studios
Windows
Martial Arts Tycoon: Brazil invites players to inherit a Jiu-jitsu gym in the favelas of Rio De Janeiro. Develop your gym, design your classes, and teach your students. As your business grows, unlock new gym policies, and expand into new gyms throughout the city and build a martial arts empire.
Why similar: Sports 29.2%, Martial Arts 29.2% ★, Management 12.3%, Strategy 8.2%, Simulation 7%
- #3 OPEN GUARD
96% match4 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Goyski
Windows
The first Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gym management simulation. Build an academy, sign fighters, develop them through the belt ranks, and compete from local opens to world championships. Every save tells a different story.
Why similar: Sports 47.3%, Martial Arts 29.7% ★, Simulation 10.1%, Procedural Generation 6.6%, Strategy 4.5%
- #4 Pro Endurance Series: Running Manager
95% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Onyric Games
Windows
Pro Endurance Series Running manager: take your athlete from prospect to legend. Plan training, nutrition, gear and staff, pick your 5K, 10K, half-marathon and marathon races, and live every event in a real-time simulator where you set the pace and tactics.
Why similar: Sports 40.6%, Economy 15%, Management 14.8%, Strategy 10.3%, Simulation 7.6%
- #5 MMA Executive
94% matchMixed55% of 11 reviews2019
Dev: Vectormatrix Limited
Windows
Welcome to MMA Executive, where styles make fights, and where brute force meets technical precision. You will need to build up a powerful gym filled with the best prospects, experienced veterans and inspirational coaches to establish your reputation and succeed within the MMA economy.
Why similar: Sports 40.7%, Martial Arts 28.5% ★, Strategy 11.1%, Management 9.3%, Simulation 7.9%
- #6 World Boxing Manager
94% 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 56.2%, Management 16.3%, Strategy 15.3%, Simulation 10.5%, Indie 1.7%
- #7 World Basketball Manager 2
93% 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 60.4%, Management 14.8%, Strategy 14.5%, Simulation 10.3%
- #8 Hockey: Strategy Of Success
92% 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 66.5%, Management 13.3%, Strategy 7.3%, Simulation 5.6%, Indie 4.3%
- #9 DOMFC: Run a Complete Football Empire
91% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Rusthorn
Windows
Regions break away. Economies boom and crash. Conspiracies, lawsuits, and personal lives shape the game. Lead as Club Director, Club Owner, Federation Executive, or First Team Manager in a world that moves without you.
Why similar: Sports 57.5%, Strategy 14.8%, Simulation 12.4%, Management 12.1%, 2D 2.6%
- #10 MMA Empire
90% matchPositive80% of 25 reviews2026
Dev: Satchmoe Studios
Windows · Mac
Unique MMA Management-Style Game. Compete against rival promotions, expand your roster, and build your Empire!
Why similar: Sports 41.9%, Martial Arts 31.7% ★, Management 14.2%, Simulation 10.6%, Indie 1.1%
- #11 Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2018
91% 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 56.6%, Strategy 15.4%, Management 13.5%, Simulation 11%, Indie 3.6%
- #12 Club Chairman
89% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Ashina Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're not the manager, you're the CHAIRMAN. Hire and fire managers, survive transfer windows, and keep the ultras out of the boardroom. Bankroll Barcalana, dodge bankruptcy, and try not to get voted out. It's football without all that annoying running.
Why similar: Sports 47.8%, Economy 13.5%, Strategy 12.4%, Simulation 10.2%, Management 7.7%
- #13 Australian Football Coach 2020
89% 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 62.9%, Strategy 15.9%, Simulation 11.6%, Management 5.6%, Indie 4%
- #14 Elite MMA Manager
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Digital Realms Studio
Windows
Can you shape the careers of future MMA Legends? Start with nothing. Build a dynasty. Navigate the politics, egos, and brutal economics of professional MMA. Management game where you sign fighters as clients, and your job is to maximize their success.
Why similar: Sports 36.3%, Economy 19.1%, Martial Arts 18.4% ★, Strategy 8.7%, Management 6%
- #15 Cage Empire: MMA Manager
86% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: RedBit Labs
Windows
Cage Empire: MMA Manager is a deep MMA promotion sim. Sign and develop fighters, book fight cards, and watch round-by-round bouts unfold with live cornering. Manage contracts, sponsors, and the books as you outgrow rival promotions and build a local show into a global fight empire.
Why similar: Sports 49.1%, Martial Arts 18.1% ★, Strategy 12.7%, Simulation 10.5%, Management 8.2%
- #16 Media Basket Manager
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FR1D
Windows
Take control of every aspect of your club: transfers, tactics, finances, youth academy, facilities, and sponsors. Experience full seasons with real-time simulated matches, make key decisions, and lead your team to victory in the league and other competitions. Single-player game.
Why similar: Sports 67.4%, Strategy 16.5%, Simulation 11.2%, 2D 2.7%, Indie 1.5%
- #17 Gladiator Manager
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 117 reviews2021
Dev: Eternity Games
Windows
Gladiator Manager is a sports management and tactical battle simulation game.
Why similar: Sports 59.6%, Strategy 16.5%, Simulation 11.8%, Management 8.2%, Indie 4%
- #18 Renz Soccer Sim
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Logan Renz
Windows · Mac
Build your squad, develop players, manage your club, and watch every match unfold in this 2D soccer management simulator. Chase trophies and build a dynasty.
Why similar: Sports 43.3%, Economy 15.5%, Simulation 12%, Strategy 10.6%, Management 8.9%
- #19 Franchise Hockey Manager 3
84% matchMixed58% of 98 reviews2016
Dev: Out of the Park Developments
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Franchise Hockey Manager 3 is the deepest, most authentic hockey strategy game you can find! Now officially licensed by the NHL®, so you can take the reins of your favorite franchise, FHM3 includes real 2016-2017 rosters for 22 playable leagues, a new gameplay mode that makes the game much more approachable, and tons of other new...
Why similar: Sports 69.3%, Strategy 16.2%, Simulation 11%, Indie 3.5%
- #20 Franchise Hockey Manager 4
84% matchMixed65% of 146 reviews2017
Dev: Out of the Park Developments
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
The Most Hockey Ever! Franchise Hockey Manager 4 is the deepest, most authentic hockey strategy game available. FHM 4 is officially licensed by the NHL®, includes real 2017-18 rosters, packs even more features than any of its predecessors, and takes the series to a whole new level in terms of realism and gameplay.
Why similar: Sports 68.7%, Strategy 16.8%, Simulation 11%, Indie 3.5%
- #21 Futuball - Future Football Manager Game
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 78 reviews2020
Dev: Trophy Games
Windows
Clone the best football stars and manage your dream team.
Why similar: Sports 66.1%, Strategy 18%, Simulation 13%, Management 3%
- #22 The Chairman
81% 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 53.6%, Management 11.9%, Strategy 11.2%, Economy 10.7%, Simulation 9.4%
- #23 Club Soccer Director PRO 2020
82% matchMostly Negative38% of 26 reviews2019
Dev: Go Play Games Ltd
Windows
Be more than just a football manager in Club Soccer Director PRO 2020. Take on the role of a Director and manage the day-to-day running of an established soccer club or create your very own club. Club Soccer Director PRO 2020 puts you in charge of the whole club, can you handle the pressure?
Why similar: Sports 68.4%, Strategy 16%, Simulation 11.8%, Indie 3.8%
- #24 Franchise Hockey Manager 5
80% matchMixed60% of 154 reviews2018
Dev: Out of the Park Developments
Windows · Mac
Franchise Hockey Manager 5 is the only sports strategy game licensed by the NHL ® , including the real clubs, awards, and trophies associated with the greatest hockey league in the world. FHM 5 allows you to build your hockey franchise into a perennial Stanley Cup winner YOUR way, in the current 2018-19 season or back through the entire...
Why similar: Sports 67.8%, Strategy 16.1%, Simulation 12.1%, Indie 4.1%
- #25 Pro Strategy Football 2020
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 34 reviews2019
Dev: Kerry BattsPub: Pro Strategy Games
Windows · Mac
Why similar: Sports 67.3%, Strategy 16.7%, Simulation 11.9%, Indie 4.1%
- #26 Pro Rugby Manager 2015
81% matchMostly Negative21% of 169 reviews2014
Dev: CyanidePub: 505 Games
Windows
Take the lead of your favourite rugby union team.Pro Rugby Manager 2015 covers all aspects of the challenges of a real rugby union manager: guarantee sporting success on the field and financial success off it and be the next Champion!
Why similar: Sports 72.4%, Strategy 16.4%, Simulation 11.2%
- #27 Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 2018
79% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2018
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 2018 puts you in the role of head coach of your favorite college basketball team. Every decision can be made by you from staff hiring, recruiting, scouting and all the way to making each substitution to lead your team to tournament glory and becoming a dynasty.
Why similar: Sports 66.9%, Strategy 16.6%, Simulation 12.4%, Indie 4.1%
- #28 Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2019
78% matchMostly Negative30% of 10 reviews2018
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2019 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 66.9%, Strategy 16.6%, Simulation 12.4%, Indie 4.1%
- #29 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2019
78% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2018
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2019 puts you in the role of general manager of your favorite professional football team. Every decision can be made by you from drafting, trading, signing free agents and calling each play to lead your team to championship glory and becoming a dynasty.
Why similar: Sports 66.9%, Strategy 16.6%, Simulation 12.4%, Indie 4.1%
- #30 Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2020
77% matchMixed54% of 13 reviews2019
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2020 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 66.6%, Strategy 17%, Simulation 12.1%, Indie 4.2%
- #31 Digital Diamond Baseball V8
77% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2019
Dev: Curiosity ComputingPub: Cass Consulting Inc
Windows · Mac
Digital Diamond Baseball is a computerized baseball simulator that allows gamers to play individual games, series, or entire seasons, using players from any baseball season in history. Never pay for a new season again!
Why similar: Sports 66.8%, Strategy 16.5%, Simulation 12.4%, Indie 4.3%
- #32 Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 2017
76% matchMixed50% of 12 reviews2017
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 2017 puts you in the role of head coach of your favorite college basketball team. Every decision can be made by you from staff hiring, recruiting, scouting and all the way to making each substitution to lead your team to tournament glory and becoming a dynasty.
Why similar: Sports 65.7%, Strategy 17.9%, Simulation 12.2%, Indie 4.2%
- #33 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2020
76% matchMixed42% of 24 reviews2019
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2020 puts you in the role of general manager of your favorite professional football team. Every decision can be made by you from drafting, trading, signing free agents right down to creating and calling your own plays to lead your team to championship glory and becoming a dynasty.
Why similar: Sports 65.9%, Strategy 17.4%, Simulation 12.4%, Indie 4.3%
- #34 Total Esports Action Manager
75% matchMostly Negative38% of 16 reviews2019
Dev: Mighty Games
Windows · Mac
YOU are the manager of a rookie Esports team! Only you can lead them to fame and glory! Recruit star players, balance your budget, train the team to be the best they can be, and become Esports League Champions! Work as a T.E.A.M.!
Why similar: Sports 69.6%, Strategy 18.1%, Simulation 12.3%
- #35 Mini Soccer Manager
70% 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 55.3%, Economy 18.9%, Simulation 11.3%, Management 9.2%, 2D 2.8%
- #36 Bowl Bound College Football
75% matchMixed57% of 124 reviews2015
Dev: Grey Dog SoftwarePub: Viva Meda
Windows
One of the best college football simulation engines available, Bowl Bound College Football is the simulation game college football fans have been waiting for!
Why similar: Sports 69%, Strategy 18.8%, Simulation 12.3%
- #37 Very Real Chess
74% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2016
Dev: Zachary Geier
Windows
Play one of the most popular games of all time in Virtual Reality. Sharpen your skills against powerful AI, throw pieces against your opponent, or just teleport around -- all of this and more in Very Real Chess!
Why similar: Sports 65.8%, Strategy 17%, Simulation 12.8%, Indie 4.4%
- #38 Handball Manager - TEAM
74% matchMixed63% of 19 reviews2017
Dev: UniqueGames
Windows
Your know how and feeling decides about win or loss. Send your team out for trainingscamps or increase the bonus and motivate your guys for unbelieveable performances. Maintain and enlarge your hall, negotiate with ad partners and if everything runs smoothly enjoy your fame.
Why similar: Sports 69.8%, Strategy 17.3%, Simulation 12.9%
- #39 Racing Series Manager
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ivan Wolf
Windows
A fresh take on classic racing management games. Gameplay focuses on off-track team leadership—tune your car, negotiate with drivers and staff, secure sponsors, and engage in tech espionage.
Why similar: Sports 49.4%, Strategy 12.8%, Economy 12.6%, Simulation 10.5%, Management 9.2%
- #40 Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2017
73% matchMixed41% of 27 reviews2016
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2017 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 65.2%, Strategy 17.7%, Simulation 12.7%, Indie 4.4%
- #41 Lane 4: Track and Field Coach Simulator
68% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Urban Legend Games
Windows
Take over a high school track program and build a statewide powerhouse through recruiting, training, and championship strategy.
Why similar: Sports 41.9%, Management 16.9%, Strategy 9.3%, Procedural Generation 8.8%, Simulation 7.2%
- #42 Cricket Captain 2015
73% matchMixed65% of 63 reviews2015
Dev: Childish ThingsPub: KISS ltd
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Cricket Captain has long been hailed as the best cricket simulation game ever created and the upcoming launch of Cricket Captain 2015 will take the experience to an all-new level.
Why similar: Sports 75.4%, Simulation 13.4%, Management 11.3%
- #43 Football Academy Director
68% 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 51.4%, Management 12.9%, Economy 11.3%, Strategy 10.9%, Simulation 8.2%
- #44 Executive Hockey
71% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: Rally Call Software
Windows
Rally Call Software presents Executive Hockey, a brand new hockey management sim. Be the GM. Be the coach. Be the champion.
Why similar: Sports 68.2%, Strategy 18.6%, Simulation 13.2%
- #45 Irish Sport Manager
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Loophead Labs
Windows · Mac
A management sim for the Gaelic games: football, hurling, camogie and ladies' football. Take a county, pick your fifteen from the clubs inside it, and answer to a board that remembers everything.
Why similar: Sports 34.5%, Management 16.2%, Economy 13.7%, Strategy 8.6%, Procedural Generation 7.1%
- #46 Game club "Waka-Waka"
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 98 reviews2019
Dev: FastGame
Windows
Game Club "Waka Waka" [/] - computer club simulator!
Why similar: Sports 63.7%, Strategy 18.5%, Simulation 13.2%, Indie 4.6%
- #47 Franchise Hockey Manager 6
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 333 reviews2019
Dev: Out of the Park Developments
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 74.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Franchise Hockey Manager returns for the 2019-20 season with plenty of additions to the deepest, most authentic hockey strategy gaming experience you can find. Choose one of 32 leagues around the globe and select a team to guide to glory, including a chance at the ultimate prize, the Stanley Cup®.
Why similar: Sports 61.5%, Strategy 15.3%, Simulation 10.7%, Management 8.6%, Indie 3.8%
- #48 Ultimate Futsal Manager
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FGregory
Windows · Mac
Take full control of a futsal team as head coach. Manage the squad, set tactics, handle transfers, and build your legacy across multiple seasons. Experience realistic match simulation and deep career management in the fast-paced world of futsal.
Why similar: Sports 57%, 2.5D 14.3%, Simulation 10.5%, Management 9.3%, Strategy 4.7%
- #49 Play Pocket Manager
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Buckminster Interactive
Windows
A pocket-sized six-a-side football management game. Open packs, collect 260 players, pick your best six, and manage chemistry and formation across a full career of league seasons, cup runs and promotions. No adverts, no paid packs, no in-game purchases, and it plays entirely offline.
Why similar: Sports 65%, Strategy 14.3%, Simulation 10.8%, Management 9%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #50 LocoSoccer Classic
69% matchMixed64% of 274 reviews2015
Dev: Startreming GamesPub: TheGamePublisher.com
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
LocoSoccer is a fun, crazy physics-based soccer game where you must do a lot of goals to win cups and accesories for your team. Your objective is easy: win all cups with your goals. How awesome is that?
Why similar: Sports 81.5%, Strategy 12.7%, Indie 3.9%, 2D 2%
- #51 THE FIGHT BUSINESS: BOXING MANAGER
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Digital Bluebell Games
Windows
Build a boxing promotion from small halls to huge stadiums. Sign fighters, negotiate fights, build cards, manage broadcasting and finances, and compete in an evolving boxing world. Play as a Promoter, or control both gym and promotion as a Trainer + Promoter.
Why similar: Sports 42.5%, Management 15.9%, Economy 13.3%, Strategy 10.9%, Simulation 8.7%
- #52 Corner King: Boxing Tycoon
63% matchPositive93% of 40 reviews2026
Dev: Temporal Lure
Windows
Run your own boxing gym in a deep sports management sim. Scout talent, build champions, handle contracts, rivalries, injuries, and title shots — then guide your fighter live from the corner when the bell rings.
Why similar: Sports 32.5%, Martial Arts 27.5% ★, Management 16.2%, Strategy 8.4%, Simulation 6.5%
- #53 Victory Road
66% matchVery Positive89% of 192 reviews2020
Dev: Strange Journey
Windows
Victory Road is a boxing simulator that uniquely puts you in the role of the coach, not the boxer! As a coach, the fate of your boxer’s career, and potentially his life, is in your hands. Raise your boxer and utilize various strategies to climb up the ranking board.
Why similar: Sports 62.4%, Strategy 16.2%, Simulation 12%, Indie 3.9%, Management 3.7%
- #54 Starters Orders Classic Horse Racing
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 30 reviews2020
Dev: Strategic Designs Ltd.
Windows
Starters Orders Classic is a new horse racing management game that simulates owning, breeding and racing your own string around the globe. Based on the highly acclaimed Starters Orders 7 simulation engine Starters Orders Classic features a retro style 2D race sequence for both flat and jumps racing!
Why similar: Sports 68.4%, Strategy 18.3%, Simulation 13.4%
- #55 Pure College Football
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Reck-it Warehouse
Windows
Build your college football dynasty and compete for control. Master NIL recruiting, develop your coaching staff, and manage demanding boosters. Play solo or battle in online dynasties with up to 32 real players.
Why similar: Sports 51.5%, Management 13.9%, Strategy 11.5%, Economy 11.3%, Simulation 8.7%