- #1 Franchise Hockey Manager 5
97% 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 59.9%, Simulation 17%, Strategy 16.4%, Indie 6.6%
- #2 Pro Strategy Football 2020
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 34 reviews2019
Dev: Kerry BattsPub: Pro Strategy Games
Windows · Mac
Why similar: Sports 59.5%, Strategy 17%, Simulation 16.8%, Indie 6.7%
- #3 Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 2018
96% 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 59%, Simulation 17.5%, Strategy 16.9%, Indie 6.7%
- #4 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2019
95% 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 59%, Simulation 17.5%, Strategy 16.9%, Indie 6.7%
- #5 Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2019
94% 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 59%, Simulation 17.5%, Strategy 16.9%, Indie 6.7%
- #6 Franchise Hockey Manager 3
94% matchMixed58% of 98 reviews2016
Dev: Out of the Park Developments
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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 61.9%, Strategy 16.6%, Simulation 15.8%, Indie 5.7%
- #7 Digital Diamond Baseball V8
92% 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 58.9%, Simulation 17.4%, Strategy 16.8%, Indie 6.9%
- #8 Franchise Hockey Manager 4
93% matchMixed65% of 146 reviews2017
Dev: Out of the Park Developments
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 7.8 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 61.3%, Strategy 17.2%, Simulation 15.7%, Indie 5.7%
- #9 Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2020
91% 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 58.8%, Strategy 17.3%, Simulation 17.1%, Indie 6.8%
- #10 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2020
91% 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 58%, Strategy 17.6%, Simulation 17.4%, Indie 7%
- #11 Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 2017
90% 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 57.9%, Strategy 18.1%, Simulation 17.1%, Indie 6.8%
- #12 Very Real Chess
89% 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 57.8%, Simulation 17.9%, Strategy 17.2%, Indie 7.1%
- #13 Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2017
89% 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 57.3%, Strategy 17.9%, Simulation 17.7%, Indie 7.1%
- #14 Game club "Waka-Waka"
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 98 reviews2019
Dev: FastGame
Windows
Game Club "Waka Waka" [/] - computer club simulator!
Why similar: Sports 55.6%, Strategy 18.6%, Simulation 18.4%, Indie 7.3%
- #15 Australian Football Coach 2020
86% 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 58.7%, Simulation 17.3%, Strategy 17.1%, Indie 6.9%
- #16 Executive Hockey
82% 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 61.6%, Strategy 19.3%, Simulation 19.1%
- #17 Handball Manager - TEAM
84% matchMixed61% of 18 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 63.3%, Simulation 18.7%, Strategy 18%
- #18 Total Esports Action Manager
83% 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 63.3%, Strategy 18.9%, Simulation 17.8%
- #19 Futuball - Future Football Manager Game
80% matchMostly Positive71% of 77 reviews2020
Dev: Trophy Games
Windows
Clone the best football stars and manage your dream team.
Why similar: Sports 61.5%, Simulation 19.3%, Strategy 19.2%
- #20 Bowl Bound College Football
82% matchMixed58% of 123 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 62.6%, Strategy 19.6%, Simulation 17.8%
- #21 QB Sim
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WIS..
Windows
Advanced Quarterback Simulator in VR. Design and create any play in seconds. Suitable for professional teams through to anyone who wants to experience the complexities and nuances of QB play.
Why similar: Sports 70.7%, Simulation 20.9%, Indie 8.3%
- #22 Starters Orders Classic Horse Racing
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 29 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 61.7%, Simulation 19.3%, Strategy 19%
- #23 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2017
81% matchMixed54% of 26 reviews2017
Dev: Forever Young Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 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 58.9%, Strategy 17.7%, Simulation 17.5%, Indie 5.9%
- #24 Gladiator Manager
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 116 reviews2021
Dev: Eternity Games
Windows
Gladiator Manager is a sports management and tactical battle simulation game.
Why similar: Sports 56.9%, Strategy 18.1%, Simulation 17.9%, Indie 7%
- #25 This is Pool
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VooFoo StudiosPub: Double Eleven
Windows
Welcome to This Is Pool, a genre-defining cue sports simulation from the makers of Hustle Kings™ and Pure Pool.
Why similar: Sports 70.7%, Simulation 21%, Indie 8.4%
- #26 Pro Rugby Manager 2015
84% matchMostly Negative20% of 168 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 66.3%, Strategy 17.3%, Simulation 16.4%
- #27 Extreme flight
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YangShumin
Windows
A game of flying in a hole.You must avoid all obstacles and get as high a score as possible.This game has no end.Map is randomly generated.The control is reality.
Why similar: Sports 70.5%, Simulation 20.8%, Indie 8.7%
- #28 TableTop Soccer: Redux
66% matchNo user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Dancing Developers
Windows · Mac · Linux
A cross between Football and Speed Chess, with a few twists thrown in. Compete with players around the world in this strategy and tactics focused take on football. Build, customize and upgrade the ultimate team and climb the leaderboards. Easy to play, hard to master.
Why similar: Sports 57.3%, Strategy 17.9%, Simulation 17.7%, Indie 7.1%
- #29 Desktop Dynasties: Pro Football
78% 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 57.6%, Simulation 17.8%, Strategy 17.4%, Indie 7.1%
- #30 Beer and Skittls VR
78% matchPositive81% of 32 reviews2018
Dev: Soyhan Yazgan
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 29.2 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Beer and Skittls is a strategic VR game that will challenge your skill level of throwing.
Why similar: Sports 57.5%, Simulation 17.8%, Strategy 17.7%, Indie 7%
- #31 2D Paintball
76% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2019
Dev: 2Dio
Windows
2D Paintball is a competitive, high-speed, real-time, online multiplayer, speedball game, in 2D! 2D Paintball has "sim" roots and is meant to be difficult (yet rewarding), is skill-based, and much more than meets the eye; read below for more info!
Why similar: Sports 58%, Simulation 17.4%, Strategy 17%, Indie 7.6%
- #32 Victory Road
73% matchVery Positive90% of 191 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 58.1%, Simulation 17.8%, Strategy 17.4%, Indie 6.8%
- #33 Dance Reality
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dance Reality
Windows
Learn to Dance in Virtual Reality
Why similar: Sports 68.8%, Simulation 22.3%, Indie 8.9%
- #34 Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2018
77% 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 57.4%, Strategy 18%, Simulation 17.8%, Indie 6.8%
- #35 Tournament Paintball VR
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sidebrain Interactive
Windows
Tournament style speedball in VR focusing on realism, and fun.
Why similar: Sports 57.3%, Strategy 17.9%, Simulation 17.7%, Indie 7.1%
- #36 MOBA GM
75% matchMixed61% of 41 reviews2018
Dev: Zen GM Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The premier single-player MOBA eSports management simulation game. Customize players, teams, and champions. Unlimited number of leagues and seasons. Choose to do your own in game drafting or just sign, cut, and trade players. Build a dynasty or get fired trying.
Why similar: Sports 55.4%, Simulation 19.9%, Strategy 17.9%, Indie 6.8%
- #37 Ultimate Truco
65% 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 61.3%, Strategy 19.7%, Simulation 19%
- #38 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 61.6%, Simulation 19.9%, Strategy 18.5%
- #39 Social Club VR : Casino Nights
74% 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 57.9%, Strategy 17.9%, Simulation 17.5%, Indie 6.8%
- #40 Chessсakе
73% match8 user reviews63% of 8 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 56.8%, Strategy 18.4%, Simulation 17.6%, Indie 7.2%
- #41 Director of Management: Football Club
63% 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 61%, Simulation 20.9%, Strategy 18.1%
- #42 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 64.2%, Simulation 18.2%, Strategy 17.6%
- #43 Hockey Camp - Goaltender
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2019
Dev: FlagmanJeremy
Windows
Hockey Camp - Goaltender presents the opportunity to compete through a competitive goalie hockey camp. Compete against other goalies on the leaderboard to prove that you are the best at making saves! Experience high speed hockey pucks, dramatic save streaks, and desperation saves!
Why similar: Sports 70.7%, Simulation 20.9%, Indie 8.3%
- #44 Hockey: Strategy Of Success
62% 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 72.4%, Simulation 9.7%, Strategy 9.2%, Indie 8.7%
- #45 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2019
70% matchMixed64% of 14 reviews2019
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: College Football 2019 puts you in the role of head coach for your favorite college football team. Recruit, gameplan and make the right calls on the field to lead your team to the top of the ranks and the college football championship.
Why similar: Sports 69.9%, Simulation 21.7%, Indie 8.4%
- #46 Tactical Soccer The New Season
73% matchMixed40% of 30 reviews2015
Dev: EGCLPub: KISS ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Tactical Soccer The New Season is a turn-based soccer simulation. Control all 11 players at the same time - instead of shouting at your left back to ‘get forward’ you control them and can build up an attack exactly how you want. You are the coach and have real control of the team.
Why similar: Sports 61.1%, Strategy 16.2%, Simulation 16%, Indie 6.7%
- #47 Foosball VR
69% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2018
Dev: Coduar
Windows
Play the VR first table football simulator and feel close to real-world foosball sensation or... have fun with exploding balls! It's all up to you. The advanced physics ensures correct ball behaviour while smart AI delivers a fair dose of a challenge to keep you entertained.
Why similar: Sports 69.8%, Simulation 21.6%, Indie 8.6%
- #48 Draft Day Sports: Pro Golf
71% matchMostly Negative29% of 14 reviews2018
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Prepare for your journey to becoming one of golf's all-time greats in this career based golf game. Choose one of six tours to start on and develop your golfer as you battle the rest of the tour for the tournament cup chases or just to stay alive on the tour without going broke!
Why similar: Sports 70%, Simulation 21.7%, Indie 8.2%
- #49 SkydiVeR
70% matchMostly Negative21% of 14 reviews2019
Dev: KR GamesPub: Star Consult S.r.l.
Windows
"All you need is 20 seconds of insane courage and I promise you something great will come of it" - B. Mee SkydiVeR is the first parachuting simulator specifically made for VR. Launch yourself into the sky like never before!
Why similar: Sports 69.9%, Simulation 21.7%, Indie 8.4%
- #50 Esport Test Toolkit (ETT)
68% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2019
Dev: Ahlman Game Studio
Windows
Esport Test Toolkit (ETT) is a set of testing tools for competitive gamers. Esport Test Toolkit includes ten different tests that will measure your audiovisual reaction time, memory and cognitive capabilities.
Why similar: Sports 69.8%, Simulation 21.6%, Indie 8.6%
- #51 No Seat?
69% matchMixed64% of 39 reviews2016
Dev: khos85
Windows
No Seat? is a unique trial bike game.
Why similar: Sports 69.8%, Simulation 21.6%, Indie 8.6%
- #52 Fight Sparring VR
69% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2017
Dev: Chun Y.
Windows
Room-scale boxing vs kickboxing action -- you punch, they punch and kick. Pick your virtual opponent and spar in either 1-minute or 2-minute rounds!
Why similar: Sports 69.8%, Simulation 21.6%, Indie 8.6%
- #53 Tabletop Basketball VR
67% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2018
Dev: RedZone Studios LLC
Windows
Tabletop Basketball VR brings a basketball experience that you're use to from the TV down on to a virtual table. It's like having little toy basketball players come to life. This is a semi-simulation style basketball game. We designed our own smart AI technology around your game play.
Why similar: Sports 69.8%, Simulation 21.6%, Indie 8.6%