- #1 Football Coach: College Dynasty
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,501 reviews2025
Dev: SidelineSim Studios
Windows · Mac
A true college football management game. Play as a coach or a school, recruit players, develop your team, and compete for national championships. Build a college football dynasty and become a coaching legend!
Why similar: Sports 55.3%, Simulation 14.6%, Text-Based 14%, Management 13.7%, Strategy 1.8%
- #2 Hoop Land
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 691 reviews2025
Dev: Koality Game
Windows · Mac
Experience the ultimate hoops sim in Hoop Land, a retro-inspired basketball manager with modernized gameplay and fully customizable leagues. Build your legacy, lead a dynasty, or simulate endless seasons from college tournaments to championship trophies!
Why similar: Basketball 44.6% ★, Sports 41.7%, Simulation 7.1%, Management 6.1%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #3 Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 2020
96% matchMixed68% of 59 reviews2020
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 2020 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 46%, Basketball 35.9% ★, Simulation 12.6%, Strategy 5.4%
- #4 Pro Basketball Manager 2025
95% matchMostly Positive70% of 177 reviews2024
Dev: Umix Studios
Windows · Mac
Suit up and become the manager of a basketball team. You’ll have all the managerial tools you’ve come to expect in a manager game, scouting, facilities, training and more. Will you put emphasis on coaching or player development? Success is only the result of your decisions both on and off the court.
Why similar: Basketball 42.5% ★, Sports 33.5%, Management 9.3%, Text-Based 6.2%, Simulation 5.5%
- #5 Pro Basketball Manager 2026
94% matchMostly Positive70% of 131 reviews2025
Dev: Umix Studios
Windows · Mac
Lead your club to greatness in Pro Basketball Manager 2026! The Basketball Champions League arrives with 53 licensed teams, putting you in charge of every decision as you aim to dominate both domestic and continental basketball.
Why similar: Basketball 44.5% ★, Sports 25.4%, Management 10%, Text-Based 9.8%, Simulation 6.7%
- #6 Pro Basketball Manager 2024
94% matchMostly Positive70% of 166 reviews2023
Dev: Umix Studios
Windows · Mac
Welcome to Pro Basketball Manager 2024 - the best basketball management experience, offering unparalleled depth and authenticity across 175 elite basketball competitions. Show the world you're the ultimate basketball manager!
Why similar: Basketball 42.2% ★, Sports 39.4%, Management 8.9%, Simulation 6.8%, Strategy 2.2%
- #7 Pro Basketball Manager 2016
93% matchMixed52% of 77 reviews2016
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In this comprehensive and realistic basketball management game, take control of all aspects of a coach's life such as recruitment, finances and training, as well as direct charge of games, in order to lead your team to the top of more than 70 championships that have been faithfully reproduced!
Why similar: Sports 49.6%, Basketball 38% ★, Simulation 12.5%
- #8 Pro Basketball Manager 2023
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 167 reviews2022
Dev: Umix Studios
Windows · Mac
Pro Basketball Manager 2023 features more than 160 basketball competitions with the most depth and authenticity ever found in a basketball management game.
Why similar: Basketball 42.3% ★, Sports 38.2%, Management 9.2%, Simulation 6.4%, Strategy 3.4%
- #9 Basketball Club Story
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 208 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Basketball Team Management Sim Coach a custom team and dunk your way to glory!
Why similar: Basketball 46.8% ★, Sports 40.1%, Simulation 11.4%, Strategy 1.3%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #10 NBA 2K25
89% matchMixed59% of 42,897 reviews2024
Dev: Visual ConceptsPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 34.4 hrsMean: 101.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Command every court with authenticity and realism Powered by ProPLAY™, giving you ultimate control over how you play in NBA 2K25. Define your legacy in MyCAREER, MyTEAM, MyNBA, and The W.
Why similar: Basketball 54% ★, Sports 30.6%, Management 8.4%, Simulation 6.9%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #11 International Basketball Manager 23
90% matchVery Positive86% of 200 reviews2022
Dev: UPLAY BasketballPub: UPLAY Online
Windows · Mac
Become the basketball manager of the moment and leave your mark by leading your own dynasty. Control all the management tools that International Basketball Manager 23 puts at your fingertips to take your team to the top. Manager, your time has come!
Why similar: Basketball 51.3% ★, Sports 28%, Management 8.9%, Simulation 8.2%, Strategy 3.5%
- #12 Pro Basketball Manager 2022
88% matchMostly Positive73% of 135 reviews2021
Dev: Umix Studios
Windows · Mac
Pro Basketball Manager 2022 features more than 160 basketball competitions with the most depth and authenticity ever found in a basketball management game.
Why similar: Basketball 48.3% ★, Sports 32.7%, Simulation 9%, Management 8.1%, Strategy 1.3%
- #13 International Basketball Manager 22
87% matchVery Positive86% of 222 reviews2021
Dev: UPLAY BasketballPub: UPLAY Online
Windows · Mac
Take control of world basketball with International Basketball Manager 22. The game is officially licensed by EuroLeague Basketball as well as by the most important international leagues.
Why similar: Basketball 50% ★, Sports 30.1%, Management 9.1%, Simulation 7.5%, Strategy 3.1%
- #14 Basketball Pro Management 2015
89% matchMostly Negative37% of 62 reviews2014
Dev: Umix StudiosPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Basketball Pro Management is the ultimate basketball management simulation with a multitude of parameters. Each of your choices will have a direct influence on each game! NOW includes complete North American league system (recruitment, salary cap, luxury tax,...) .
Why similar: Basketball 45.8% ★, Sports 36.1%, Simulation 8.7%, Management 5.4%, Strategy 3.9%
- #15 Esports Manager 2026
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 3,791 reviews2026
Dev: Neurona GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Build and lead your own professional esports organization. Scout players, manage contracts, develop talent, hire staff, grow your brand, and compete for championship titles in a deep and realistic management simulation.
Why similar: Management 34.6%, Sports 34.3%, Simulation 20.2%, Strategy 8.5%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #16 Football Academy Manager
84% matchNo user reviews92% of 271 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: Sports 53.5%, Management 24.3%, Text-Based 9.9%, Simulation 9%, Strategy 1.8%
- #17 World Basketball Manager 2010
85% matchMostly Negative31% of 126 reviews2010
Dev: Icehole GamesPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 22%
World Basketball Manager (WBM) is a basketball strategy game. It uses the same game-play principles as most soccer management games do. Entering the game, the player creates his manager profile and he is hired as the general manager of a basketball club and his task is to improve the team’s performance by analyzing the facts and making...
Why similar: Basketball 50.2% ★, Sports 30%, Simulation 19.8%
- #18 Pound for Pound: MMA Promotion Simulator
80% matchVery Positive96% of 133 reviews2026
Dev: Pound for Pound Games
Windows
Run your own MMA promotion. Sign fighters, book cards, manage contracts, and build a combat sports empire in a deep, procedurally generated MMA management sim.
Why similar: Sports 58.1%, Management 13.1%, Simulation 12.9%, Text-Based 12.4%, Strategy 2.7%
- #19 Tennis Manager 25
81% matchMixed69% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: Rebound
Windows · Mac
Dive into the most advanced tennis management experience to date. Manage your academy, develop your staff and facilities, and recruit the best players from junior to pro, across both men's and women's circuits. Forge the champions of tomorrow and shape the future of tennis!
Why similar: Sports 46.2%, Text-Based 18.8%, Simulation 16.2%, Management 11.3%, Strategy 6.7%
- #20 World Boxing Manager
83% 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 60.9%, Management 17.1%, Simulation 15.2%, Strategy 6.9%
- #21 Clutchtime™: Basketball Deckbuilder
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 205 reviews2025
Dev: Bigosaur
Windows
Build your perfect deck and become a Champion.
Why similar: Basketball 62.2% ★, Sports 32.8%, Strategy 3.6%, Simulation 1%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #22 League Manager 2023
78% matchMixed42% of 150 reviews2023
Dev: AG SOFTPub: AG SOFT
Windows
Complete your own squad, try to win the league, and experience a thrilling win in the World Championship. The journey to E-Sport League glory awaits.
Why similar: Sports 51.8%, Management 16.7%, Simulation 13.3%, Text-Based 11.2%, Strategy 5.7%
- #23 Astonishing Baseball Manager
77% matchVery Positive82% of 87 reviews2022
Dev: AerilysPub: Studio Zero
Windows · Mac
Build your dream lineup, manage a baseball team, sign contracts and live the exciting life of a baseball manager!
Why similar: Sports 45.5%, Text-Based 22.5%, Management 16.9%, Simulation 10.2%, Strategy 4.9%
- #24 World Basketball Tycoon
81% matchVery Negative16% of 108 reviews2013
Dev: Icehole GamesPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 40%
WBM Tycoon is a fresh look in sports strategy games that combines the classic manager game with the financial management and development of a Tycoon type game. As the Club Owner you must generate (or loan) the necessary funds in order to expand the club's facilities, raise the financial level and improve the team's roster.
Why similar: Simulation 58%, Management 42%
- #25 Pro Gamer Manager
79% matchMixed49% of 685 reviews2016
Dev: Raptor Claw GamesPub: 501 Industries
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Compete for stardom in this Esport management tycoon.
Why similar: Sports 50%, Management 23.5%, Simulation 22.8%, Strategy 3.7%
- #26 Tennis Manager 2023
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 195 reviews2023
Dev: Rebound
Windows · Mac
Immerse yourself in the ultimate tennis simulation, where your decisions both on and off the court will shape the destiny of your academy. Be the number 1 manager and become a national Team Captain to lead your team to greatness. Serve your colors and win the World Cup of Tennis!
Why similar: Sports 58.9%, Text-Based 18.1%, Simulation 15.2%, Strategy 6.2%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #27 Speedway Club Manager 25
74% matchVery Positive91% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Marcin DopierałaPub: Speedway Club Manager
Windows
Take on the role of a speedway club manager and lead your team to championship glory! Sign your dream riders, secure sponsorship deals, upgrade your facilities, and develop young speedway talents!
Why similar: Sports 79.2%, Text-Based 20%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #28 Pro Wrestling Sim
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 677 reviews2021
Dev: Pro Wrestling Sim
Windows · Mac · Linux
Pro Wrestling Sim is a text-based pro-wrestling booking simulator. Control a wrestling promotion, decide your roster, and create storylines, feuds and matches where the winners and losers are in your hands.
Why similar: Sports 42%, Text-Based 22.1%, Management 15.9%, Simulation 14.3%, Strategy 5.1%
- #29 GOAL! The Club Manager
77% matchMostly Negative31% of 520 reviews2022
Dev: 2tainment
Windows
You are more than a coach. You are the undisputed club boss. Are you ready to dominate the league with your team in this re-imagining of the classic sports management franchise? Could you be the next manager sensation? Prove it!
Why similar: Sports 57.4%, Management 21.3%, Simulation 13.5%, Strategy 6.1%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #30 Tennis Manager 26
73% matchVery Positive80% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Rebound
Windows · Mac
Step into the most advanced tennis management experience ever. Run your academy, develop top talent, upgrade your staff and facilities, and dominate the junior and pro circuits. A new chapter begins, are you ready to take control?
Why similar: Sports 67.4%, Simulation 16.1%, Text-Based 10%, Strategy 6.5%
- #31 Ludus Magnatus: Gladiator Manager Simulator
71% matchVery Positive82% of 588 reviews2026
Dev: Contec Games
Windows
Ludus Magnatus: Gladiator Manager Simulator is a classic management experience set in an alternate Ancient Rome. Start in Division VII with one of sixteen clubs, recruit fighters, equip them from the market, and climb the ladder through fully simulated seasons and matches.
Why similar: Simulation 46.4%, Management 34.3%, Strategy 19.3%
- #32 Esports Life Tycoon
75% matchMixed61% of 715 reviews2020
Dev: UPLAY Online
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Manage your own esports squad, expand your gaming house, and defeat legendary teams to become the best in the world!
Why similar: Sports 50.8%, Management 25.4%, Simulation 15.6%, Strategy 6.8%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #33 Hockey Legacy Manager 26
72% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Hockey Legacy Manager
Windows · Mac
Build the ultimate legacy as the general manager of a professional hockey team!
Why similar: Sports 63.5%, Management 16.3%, Simulation 13.9%, Strategy 5.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #34 Gladiator Manager
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 116 reviews2021
Dev: Eternity Games
Windows
Gladiator Manager is a sports management and tactical battle simulation game.
Why similar: Sports 60.9%, Simulation 16%, Management 8.1%, Text-Based 8%, Strategy 7%
- #35 Hockey Legacy Manager 25
71% matchVery Positive93% of 73 reviews2024
Dev: Hockey Legacy Manager
Windows
Build the ultimate legacy as the general manager of a professional hockey team!
Why similar: Sports 65.5%, Management 19.1%, Simulation 14.3%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #36 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2021
74% matchMixed59% of 54 reviews2020
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2021 puts you in the role of general manager of your favorite 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 61.1%, Text-Based 17.2%, Simulation 15%, Strategy 5.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #37 Maximum Football
71% matchMixed60% of 1,383 reviews2025
Dev: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Forge your legacy in Maximum Football, where you can play both college and pro football in one shared universe. Recruit the next college superstar and take them into the pros to become a future Hall of Famer. Build your team with unparalleled in-game customization that gives you ultimate control.
Why similar: Sports 84.5%, Simulation 13.8%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #38 War Room Football
69% matchVery Positive95% of 66 reviews2026
Dev: Tanish Jagtap
Windows · Mac
Build a dynasty from the front office. Draft, trade, sign, and develop players across unlimited seasons. Scout prospects, manage the cap, hire coaches, then watch the league evolve around you.
Why similar: Sports 66.2%, Simulation 15.7%, Management 15.5%, Strategy 2%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #39 Teamfight Manager 2
69% matchMixed60% of 2,268 reviews2026
Dev: Team Samoyed
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Teamfight Manager returns with more detailed tactics and management, a new MOBA-style match format, and a Deathmatch mode reminiscent of the previous title. Take charge of a fictional esports team, build the strongest roster, and become the best manager!
Why similar: Sports 45.1%, Management 29.5%, Simulation 24.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #40 Elysium: Blood Games
73% matchMixed61% of 212 reviews2016
Dev: SimProse StudiosPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Enter a world of blood, influence and secrets in this easy to learn, yet deep strategy sim where you control a group of Gladiators, guiding them through combat and competition. Bribe, gamble and slash your way to an arena championship!
Why similar: Sports 66.4%, Simulation 12.3%, Management 8.5%, Text-Based 7.6%, Strategy 5.2%
- #41 Eastside Hockey Manager
70% matchVery Positive86% of 1,383 reviews2015
Dev: Sports InteractivePub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 39.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
EHM offers fans the most realistic, in-depth and immersive simulation of hockey management available, giving them the chance to manage either club or country in any of the world’s top hockey-playing nations.
Why similar: Sports 65.7%, Management 17.2%, Simulation 16.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #42 CS Manager
67% matchVery Positive84% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: Crumana
Windows
CS Manager is a deep and tactical esports manager game. Make key decisions on rosters, strategies, and practice, and take on your opponents in real time matches. Rise to the top of the circuit in a simulation where every decision has impact
Why similar: Sports 52.8%, Management 24.7%, Simulation 14.5%, Strategy 6.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #43 Horse Racing Manager
67% matchVery Positive89% of 194 reviews2025
Dev: Sheep Meadow Road Games
Windows · Mac
Manage your own horse racing stables, breed and train future champions. Compete across diverse tracks, balance finances, manage staff, and expand your reach in the world of horse racing. Turn ambition into legacy, one choice at a time.
Why similar: Sports 44%, Management 19.7%, Text-Based 18.9%, Simulation 12.3%, Strategy 5.1%
- #44 Teamfight Manager
67% matchVery Positive87% of 5,888 reviews2021
Dev: Team Samoyed
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Teamfight Manager is a simulation game where you are the coach of an e-sports team. You must manage players to set them up for matches. Make the best of pick & ban by evaluating the characteristics of the champions/players! A smart strategy can make up for a lack of individual player skills.
Why similar: Management 41%, Sports 27.9%, Simulation 27%, Strategy 3.2%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #45 Franchise Hockey Manager 12
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 134 reviews2025
Dev: game54 SoftwarePub: Out of the Park Developments
Windows · Mac
Franchise Hockey Manager returns for the 2025-26 season with plenty of additions to the deepest, most authentic hockey strategy gaming experience you can find. Choose from teams around the globe and select a team to guide to glory, including a chance at the ultimate prize, the Stanley Cup®.
Why similar: Sports 50.9%, Text-Based 19%, Simulation 12.6%, Management 11.9%, Strategy 5.4%
- #46 Tennis Elbow Manager 2
68% matchVery Positive91% of 211 reviews2021
Dev: Mana Games
Windows · Mac
Become a tennis coach and manage up to 9 players: take care of training sessions, planning, sponsors, team members, and take control of them on the tennis court if you wish so! Will you be able to lead your players to the top of the world hierarchy?
Why similar: Sports 48.3%, Management 19.8%, Text-Based 17.8%, Simulation 12.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #47 Tennis Manager 2021
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 232 reviews2021
Dev: Rebound
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Do you have what it takes to become the greatest tennis manager? Enter your academy, manage your team, plan your training, schedule your tournaments, change your game plans and discover the new young guns. Take the reins, make the right decisions, become the very best!
Why similar: Sports 57.4%, Management 21.4%, Simulation 14%, Strategy 5.6%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #48 Esports Godfather: The Legend Begins
66% matchVery Positive85% of 623 reviews2024
Dev: Asteroid Game Studio
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
E-sports Godfather is a Deck-building game simulating MOBA e-sports. You will play a role as team coach and build your team. You need to train players and make strategies in various game versions, beat other teams and finally, take the Champion of the World. Be nobody, or lead your team to dominate!
Why similar: Sports 62.4%, Management 23.6%, Simulation 8.2%, Strategy 5.4%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #49 eSports Legend
69% matchMixed62% of 1,211 reviews2018
Dev: 90GamesPub: Coconut Island Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Esports Legend is a Esports club simulator. You are here to make a unknown amateur team world-famous within several seasons!
Why similar: Simulation 32.6%, Management 30.1%, Sports 24.5%, Strategy 12.8%
- #50 Age of Gladiators
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 768 reviews2016
Dev: Creative Storm Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"Age of Gladiators" is a single-player strategy/management sim set at the height of the bloody gladiatorial games in ancient Rome. As your fighters increase in level, it will be up to you to decide how to forge their attributes and abilities.
Why similar: Sports 42.6%, Management 21%, Text-Based 16.1%, Simulation 12.8%, Strategy 6%
- #51 Pro Gamer Manager 2
72% matchVery Negative14% of 166 reviews2017
Dev: Millenway
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 54 min≥1hr: 17%
Pro Gamer Manager 2 is an e-sport simulator game. Create, manage and compete with your own team of Pro Gamers. Conquer all obstacles and become the number one team in the world!
Why similar: Sports 61.4%, Simulation 17.5%, Management 14.2%, Strategy 7%
- #52 Franchise Hockey Manager 10
66% matchVery Positive80% of 207 reviews2023
Dev: Out of the Park Developments
Windows · Mac
Franchise Hockey Manager returns for the 2023-24 season with plenty of additions to the deepest, most authentic hockey strategy gaming experience you can find. Choose from teams around the globe and select a team to guide to glory, including a chance at the ultimate prize, the Stanley Cup®.
Why similar: Sports 49.3%, Text-Based 16.7%, Management 15.3%, Simulation 12.3%, Strategy 5.2%