- #1 Football Academy Director
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Merla Interactive
Windows
Take charge of a football academy, from U11 prospects to the U19 academy team. Scout and recruit young talent, choose youth camps and training camps, shape squads and tactics, climb the Youth League pyramid, and chase league title and World Youth Cup glory.
Why similar: Sports 35.2%, Football (Soccer) 21.2% ★, Simulation 10.7%, Strategy 9.2%, Text-Based 7.7%
- #2 The Chairman
96% 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 39.9%, Football (Soccer) 21.5% ★, Simulation 13.4%, Strategy 10.3%, Management 5.7%
- #3 Matchday Manager
96% 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: Sports 27.7%, Football (Soccer) 23.4% ★, Simulation 16.3%, Text-Based 8.7%, Strategy 8.6%
- #4 FC Tycoon 2027
95% 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) 20.5% ★, Simulation 14.9%, Text-Based 10.6%, Strategy 9.2%
- #5 Empire Eleven 2026
94% 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 36.7%, Football (Soccer) 20.7% ★, Simulation 14.6%, Strategy 11.5%, Text-Based 6.3%
- #6 Mini Soccer Manager
93% matchPositive94% of 18 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 41.6%, Football (Soccer) 17% ★, Simulation 16.2%, Economy 10.2%, Casual 8.1%
- #7 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2019
94% matchMostly Negative36% of 14 reviews2019
Dev: Forever Young Games
Windows
In Global Soccer: A Management Game 2019 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: Sports 25.3%, Football (Soccer) 22.1% ★, Economy 11%, Text-Based 10.9%, Strategy 7%
- #8 BFM 26
92% 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 40.5%, Football (Soccer) 19.2% ★, Simulation 13.6%, Strategy 11.1%, Text-Based 7.6%
- #9 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 363 reviews2020
Dev: Trophy Games ApS
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Become the best football manager. Join Pro 11 and claim the championship!
Why similar: Sports 47.7%, Football (Soccer) 21.2% ★, Simulation 14.3%, Strategy 13.4%, Management 3.4%
- #10 Sim: World Cup Manager
89% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Jfsimgames
Windows
Take charge of your nation from a world of 202 teams and chase international glory. Build your squad, master deep tactics and live sideline shouts, unearth wonderkids in your national youth academy, and battle through the World Cup and Continental Championships in a deep football management sim.
Why similar: Sports 39.4%, Simulation 16%, Football (Soccer) 15.1% ★, Strategy 12.5%, Text-Based 9.3%
- #11 Lords of Football
91% matchMixed52% of 353 reviews2013
Dev: Geniaware SrlPub: Fish Eagle
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.5 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 51.1%, Football (Soccer) 17.6% ★, Simulation 15.4%, Strategy 11.1%, Indie 2.5%
- #12 Foosball Manager
90% 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 41.9%, Football (Soccer) 23.5% ★, Simulation 16.5%, Strategy 11.4%, Management 6.2%
- #13 UltFoot: Football Manager
89% 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 37.2%, Football (Soccer) 23% ★, Simulation 15%, Strategy 11.8%, Text-Based 6.2%
- #14 Football Owner 2025
88% 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 39.5%, Football (Soccer) 20.5% ★, Simulation 11.3%, Strategy 8.3%, Economy 7.4%
- #15 Fifth Tier
87% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: HS GAMES
Windows
You're not just the manager — you own the club. Start in the fifth tier with a broke squad and a crumbling ground: set tactics, sign players, build the stadium, keep the board happy. Then sell up, buy a bigger club, and climb again. Five leagues. One long road to the top.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 29.3% ★, Sports 27.9%, Economy 10.2%, Simulation 9.9%, Strategy 8.2%
- #16 Kevin Toms Football Star Manager
85% 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: Sports 35.8%, Football (Soccer) 27.2% ★, Simulation 11.5%, Management 6.3%, Economy 5.4%
- #17 Non-League Football Manager
86% 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 36.6%, Football (Soccer) 25.1% ★, Simulation 15.7%, Strategy 11.6%, Text-Based 7.4%
- #18 Pro Soccer Manager 27
84% 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 41.6%, Football (Soccer) 22.8% ★, Simulation 17.3%, Strategy 13.2%, Management 4.8%
- #19 Gladiator Manager
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 116 reviews2021
Dev: Eternity Games
Windows
Gladiator Manager is a sports management and tactical battle simulation game.
Why similar: Sports 49.4%, Simulation 18.6%, Strategy 16.8%, Text-Based 6.8%, Management 4.4%
- #20 Football Manager 26
81% matchMostly Negative35% of 35,190 reviews2025
Dev: Sports InteractivePub: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 57.8 hrsMean: 153.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Step into the dugout and experience the future of football management.
Why similar: Sports 39%, Football (Soccer) 28.1% ★, Simulation 14.1%, Strategy 11.8%, Management 6.4%
- #21 Footy Ball Tournament 2018
84% 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 41%, Football (Soccer) 24.4% ★, Simulation 13.2%, Strategy 11.9%, Management 5.1%
- #22 Player's Eleven - A Football Manager Game
82% 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 43.4%, Football (Soccer) 23.4% ★, Simulation 13.1%, Text-Based 8.1%, Management 7.6%
- #23 Flipping Football Clubs
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Michael Maiden
Windows · Mac · Linux
Buy, build, and flip football clubs in a fast-paced roguelite management sim. Sign players, hire staff, survive FFP, unlock Club DNA modifiers, and grow club value across 1-2 hour seasonal runs.
Why similar: Sports 34%, Football (Soccer) 25.8% ★, Simulation 11.2%, Strategy 9.6%, Economy 7.7%
- #24 Futuball - Future Football Manager Game
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 78 reviews2020
Dev: Trophy Games
Windows
Clone the best football stars and manage your dream team.
Why similar: Sports 54.4%, Simulation 20.3%, Strategy 18.2%, Football (Soccer) 5.5% ★, Management 1.6%
- #25 Club Soccer Director 2022
80% matchMixed66% of 115 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 43.7%, Football (Soccer) 20% ★, Simulation 17.2%, Strategy 13%, Management 4.5%
- #26 Ultimate Club Manager 26
77% 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 46.1%, Football (Soccer) 26.1% ★, Simulation 18.9%, Management 6.9%, Indie 1.4%
- #27 Underdog Futsal
79% 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 34.9%, Football (Soccer) 29.6% ★, Simulation 10.2%, Strategy 9.7%, Management 9.1%
- #28 Ultimate Futsal Manager
78% 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 45.9%, Football (Soccer) 18.2% ★, Simulation 16.1%, Casual 8.5%, Management 4.9%
- #29 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2017
79% matchMixed54% of 26 reviews2017
Dev: Forever Young Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
In Global Soccer: A Management Game 2017 there are no restrictions, the whole world becomes playable! The 210 playable nations and the 4000+ playable clubs guarantees truely infinite hours to play.
Why similar: Sports 53.2%, Simulation 18.9%, Strategy 17.1%, Casual 7.2%, Indie 3.5%
- #30 Premier Manager 10
78% 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 53.6%, Football (Soccer) 21.5% ★, Simulation 18.6%, Management 6.3%
- #31 Desktop Dynasties: Pro Football
76% matchMixed69% of 16 reviews2019
Dev: GoldenCrest Games
Windows
Desktop Dynasties: Pro Football is an 8-on-8 version of American Football where players must play on both offense and defense. Build your franchise over multiple seasons with full career play. Call the plays, pick the players, and guide your team to the championship.
Why similar: Sports 51.3%, Simulation 19%, Strategy 16.6%, Casual 8.9%, Indie 4.2%
- #32 Football Mogul 15
76% matchMixed67% of 33 reviews2016
Dev: Sports Mogul, Inc.
Windows
Football Mogul 15 is the 12th version of the addictive football simulation game from the makers of Baseball Mogul.This version includes rosters and player ratings for opening weekend of the 2015-2016 season. Enjoy controlling your football franchise in any year from 1970 to 2015.
Why similar: Sports 54.2%, Simulation 20.8%, Strategy 17.4%, Casual 7.6%
- #33 Track Star
70% matchPositive84% of 38 reviews2026
Dev: Goose Hollow Games
Windows
Four years of high school track & field. One shot at a college scholarship. Choose your specialty, build your athlete, and beat the rival who's been faster than you since day one.
Why similar: Sports 45.9%, Simulation 18.7%, Text-Based 15%, Casual 7.3%, Management 5.5%
- #34 Elysium: Blood Games
75% matchMixed61% of 212 reviews2016
Dev: SimProse StudiosPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.9 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 53.1%, Simulation 14.1%, Strategy 12.4%, Casual 6.4%, Text-Based 6.4%
- #35 Football Mogul 2014
75% matchMixed66% of 47 reviews2015
Dev: Sports Mogul, Inc.
Windows
Football Mogul 2014 is the 11th version of the addictive football simulation game from the makers of Baseball Mogul.This version includes rosters and player ratings for opening weekend of the 2013-2014 season. Enjoy controlling your football franchise in any year from 1970 to 2013.
Why similar: Sports 56.2%, Simulation 19.1%, Strategy 16.5%, Casual 8.3%
- #36 PIX Football Manager
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PeytonParrishGames
Windows
In this retro football management sim, you’ll watch players from over 350 clubs in fully simulated matches, trust your eye to uncover hidden gems, and outbid rival managers to sign them. Shape your tactics and lead your club season after season to build your dynasty.
Why similar: Sports 33.1%, Football (Soccer) 25.9% ★, Simulation 12.4%, Strategy 9.8%, Economy 7.8%
- #37 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018
74% 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) 32% ★, Sports 30.2%, Strategy 9.6%, Management 7.7%, Text-Based 7.2%
- #38 Retro Football Boss
74% 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) 32.5% ★, Sports 31.9%, Simulation 17.1%, Strategy 10.7%, Management 5.3%
- #39 New Star™ Manager
72% matchVery Positive87% of 525 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: Sports 43.4%, Football (Soccer) 28.2% ★, Simulation 18%, Management 6.9%, Indie 3.4%
- #40 Beer and Skittls VR
73% matchPositive82% of 33 reviews2018
Dev: Soyhan Yazgan
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Beer and Skittls is a strategic VR game that will challenge your skill level of throwing.
Why similar: Sports 51.5%, Simulation 19.1%, Strategy 17%, Casual 8.4%, Indie 4.1%
- #41 Director of Management: Football Club
68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Rusthorn
Windows
Choose your place in football. Play as a First Team Manager, Club Director, Club Owner, or Federation Executive in a living football world spanning 890+ territories, 60,000+ clubs, and more than 2,000,000 players and staff. Manage the team. Build the club. Own the institution. Govern the game.
Why similar: Sports 53.3%, Simulation 21.8%, Strategy 16.9%, Management 7.3%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #42 3 Coins At School
73% matchMixed49% of 166 reviews2016
Dev: 89AM Studio
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
3 Coins at School is a turn-based game similar to soccer but played with coins on a desk.
Why similar: Sports 49.3%, Simulation 18.2%, Strategy 16.5%, Casual 11.8%, Indie 4.2%
- #43 Ultimate Truco
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ultimate Interactive
Windows
UltimateTruco is a competitive online game that brings the thrill of classic truco to the digital world. With real-time matches, player rankings, and a modern visual experience, it combines strategy, fun, and table rivalry in one place. Challenge your friends and prove who is the King of Truco!
Why similar: Sports 53.1%, Simulation 19.6%, Strategy 18.2%, Casual 9%
- #44 Australian Football Coach 2020
71% 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 55.6%, Simulation 19.5%, Strategy 17.4%, Indie 4.3%, Management 3.2%
- #45 Football Academy Manager
66% matchNo user reviews92% of 266 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 30.6%, Football (Soccer) 28.3% ★, Economy 12.8%, Management 9.4%, Simulation 7.4%
- #46 Football Club Builder
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TheLaughingThird
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build, manage, and grow your own football club from Division 4 to European glory. Expand your stadium and facilities in 3D, compete in league and cup competitions, and create a football dynasty by making the right decisions in this fast-paced football manager game.
Why similar: Sports 51.5%, Football (Soccer) 16.7% ★, Simulation 12.7%, Strategy 11.5%, Management 4.9%
- #47 Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2018
72% 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 51.6%, Simulation 19.1%, Strategy 17.3%, Management 8%, Indie 4%
- #48 The Referee Committee
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: New Page Interactive
Windows
Football isn't only played on the pitch. Manage the dark side of football! Control the referee committee, give secret instructions, use the VAR room to dictate scores, deal with the betting mafia, and shape the season's fate. Keeping this powerful seat is harder than getting it.
Why similar: Sports 32.6%, Football (Soccer) 23.6% ★, Text-Based 13.9%, Simulation 13%, Strategy 10.3%
- #49 Forever World Cup Simulator
67% matchPositive94% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: Simcups
Windows · Mac · Linux
The World Cup finals are here—are you ready to win it all? Lead 220+ dynamically evolving national teams to glory in this deep soccer simulation. Simulate 40+ global events, from continental cups to the grand stage. Perfect for fans of international football management and endless replayability!
Why similar: Sports 32.4%, Football (Soccer) 26.9% ★, Text-Based 16.3%, Simulation 13%, Management 7%
- #50 Football Star Life 23/24
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Seb Quilici
Windows
Become a football player and lead the career of your dreams. Be precise, score as many goals as possible, make the right choices during the transfer window, win numerous prestigious trophies, and become a legend!
Why similar: Sports 47.5%, Football (Soccer) 23.2% ★, Simulation 18.2%, Casual 9.1%, Indie 1.4%
- #51 World Boxing Manager
70% 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 52.2%, Simulation 18.6%, Strategy 17.5%, Management 9.9%, Indie 1.9%
- #52 New Star™ Soccer 5
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 876 reviews2012
Dev: New Star Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 13.5 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 50.8%, Football (Soccer) 27.8% ★, Simulation 17.9%, Indie 3.5%
- #53 World Basketball Manager 2
69% 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 56.2%, Simulation 18.3%, Strategy 16.6%, Management 8.9%
- #54 Balance of Soccer
68% 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 44.9%, Football (Soccer) 27.1% ★, Simulation 16.6%, Casual 7.5%, Indie 3.8%
- #55 Social Club VR : Casino Nights
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 51 reviews2018
Dev: Perilous Orbit
Windows
When you enter Social Club VR : Casino Nights you enter into a high-class Casino, where you can play your favorite casino table games, like Blackjack, Texas Hold'em Poker and Roulette. Play a private game with friends you know, or get to know people from around the world.
Why similar: Sports 51.8%, Simulation 18.6%, Strategy 17.1%, Casual 8.6%, Indie 4%
- #56 Chessсakе
67% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2020
Dev: Kedexa
Windows
Classic board game in a computer version. A variant of English drafts. The goal of the game is to collect all enemy checkers.
Why similar: Sports 50.7%, Simulation 18.7%, Strategy 17.5%, Casual 8.8%, Indie 4.2%
- #57 Sports Betting Simulator
66% 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 44.7%, Football (Soccer) 20.2% ★, Simulation 13.8%, Strategy 9.4%, Text-Based 7%