- #1 Retro Football Boss
97% 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) 45% ★, Sports 24.3%, Simulation 12.3%, Management 9.1%, Strategy 4.9%
- #2 Retro Club Manager
96% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: TECH NIN9
Windows
Manage your club through fast-paced football seasons in a retro-inspired management simulation. Build your squad, scout the transfer market, manage finances, shape your tactics and experience procedurally generated stories in every career.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 40.5% ★, Sports 25.3%, Management 12.7%, Simulation 9.9%, Strategy 5.4%
- #3 Underdog Futsal
96% 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: Football (Soccer) 41.8% ★, Sports 27.2%, Management 15.9%, Simulation 7.5%, Strategy 4.5%
- #4 Foosball Manager
95% 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: Football (Soccer) 35.1% ★, Sports 34.4%, Simulation 12.8%, Management 11.5%, Strategy 5.6%
- #5 Player's Eleven
94% matchVery Positive81% of 53 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) 44.6% ★, Sports 24.1%, Management 17.4%, Simulation 10.2%, 2D 1.5%
- #6 Ultimate Club Manager 26
94% 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: Football (Soccer) 36.8% ★, Sports 35.8%, Simulation 13.9%, Management 12%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #7 Football Manager 26
92% matchMostly Negative36% of 36,287 reviews2025
Dev: Sports InteractivePub: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 59.1 hrsMean: 163.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Step into the dugout and experience the future of football management.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 40.5% ★, Sports 31%, Management 11.5%, Simulation 10.6%, Strategy 5.6%
- #8 New Star™ Manager
91% matchVery Positive87% of 527 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: Football (Soccer) 39.6% ★, Sports 33.6%, Simulation 13.2%, Management 12%, Indie 1.7%
- #9 Eleven Legends
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HillRock Studio
Windows
Eleven Legends blends football management, character growth, and strategic matches. You are not just a manager on the sidelines, nor just one player on the pitch. Plan each week, build bonds, find mentors, and lead your team to victory.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 41.2% ★, Sports 26.6%, Management 16%, Simulation 10.1%, Strategy 4.4%
- #10 The Chairman
90% 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 35%, Football (Soccer) 34.3% ★, Management 11.3%, Simulation 11.1%, Strategy 5.4%
- #11 99Managers Futsal Edition
89% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Simon Dalvai
Windows · Mac · Linux
A futsal management game with a 2D match engine and integrated editor. Can you find the next wonderkid and become the best manager? Proudly open source.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 43.7% ★, Sports 26.8%, Management 15%, Simulation 6.7%, Strategy 4.5%
- #12 FC Tycoon 2027
89% 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: Football (Soccer) 32.5% ★, Sports 30.4%, Management 13.7%, Simulation 12.3%, 2.5D 4.9%
- #13 Retro Club Dynasty Season 92/93
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mezko Games
Windows
1992.... The top flight has a new name, the money is coming, and the old rules are about to change. Build a dynasty across the seasons as fees, wages, tactics, deals and grounds all grow with the decade. Poach kids. Tap up targets. Fill the stands. Survive the boom. Build your dynasty !
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 36.9% ★, Sports 34.1%, Management 12.3%, Simulation 8.2%, Strategy 3.7%
- #14 Ultimate Futsal Manager
87% 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 36.8%, Football (Soccer) 26.5% ★, Simulation 12.2%, Management 8.7%, 2.5D 8.1%
- #15 Football Club Manager 26 LIVE
86% 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) 45.5% ★, Sports 29.8%, Management 9.9%, Simulation 8.5%, Strategy 5.4%
- #16 Premier Manager 10
86% 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 43.1%, Football (Soccer) 31.4% ★, Simulation 14.2%, Management 11.3%
- #17 Kevin Toms Football Star Manager
84% 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: Football (Soccer) 41.6% ★, Sports 30.1%, Management 11.8%, Simulation 9.1%, Retro 3.2%
- #18 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018
84% 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) 46.7% ★, Sports 24.3%, Management 13.9%, Simulation 5.4%, Strategy 4.6%
- #19 Slammer Soccer: Football Management
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Big Gun Blazing
Windows
Manage a prison football team, trade inmates, develop your squad, survive prison politics, and lead your team from the yard to glory.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 36.6% ★, Sports 29.7%, Management 14.2%, Simulation 12.6%, Comedy 3.4%
- #20 LeManager
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LudoCar
Windows · Mac
LeManager is a fast football management simulation where you build squads, scout and negotiate transfers, train players, set tactics, handle player egos and incidents, and play endless seasons without losing the speed of classic management games.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 53.9% ★, Management 16.6%, Sports 14.5%, Simulation 11.9%, 2D 1.6%
- #21 LemonFC - Der Fußball-Manager
81% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Lemoncookie Studios
Windows
A football manager like they used to make: negotiate with clubs, players and sponsors, keep your dressing room, your board and your private life from falling apart — and follow every match in a live ticker with drama and a wink. Deep simulation with humour and heart. German language only.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 36.5% ★, Sports 33.8%, Simulation 13%, Management 12%, Retro 4.1%
- #22 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 363 reviews2020
Dev: Trophy Games ApS
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Become the best football manager. Join Pro 11 and claim the championship!
Why similar: Sports 41.6%, Football (Soccer) 33.1% ★, Simulation 11.8%, Strategy 6.9%, Management 6.5%
- #23 Football Academy Director
79% 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: Football (Soccer) 37.1% ★, Sports 33.9%, Management 12.4%, Simulation 9.8%, Strategy 5.3%
- #24 Footy Ball Tournament 2018
80% 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: Football (Soccer) 37.1% ★, Sports 34.4%, Simulation 10.5%, Management 9.5%, Strategy 6%
- #25 Player's Eleven - A Football Manager Game
79% 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 36.3%, Football (Soccer) 35.6% ★, Management 14.2%, Simulation 10.3%, Strategy 2%
- #26 UltFoot: Football Manager
78% 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: Football (Soccer) 36% ★, Sports 32%, Simulation 12.2%, Management 12%, Strategy 6.1%
- #27 BFM 26
78% 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 36.2%, Football (Soccer) 31.1% ★, Management 13.2%, Simulation 11.5%, Strategy 6%
- #28 Empire Eleven 2026
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 31 reviews2026
Dev: NextStation Games
Windows · Mac
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: Football (Soccer) 34.7% ★, Sports 33.5%, Simulation 12.6%, Management 11.5%, Strategy 6.3%
- #29 Flipping Football Clubs
77% 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: Football (Soccer) 39.6% ★, Sports 28.8%, Management 12%, Simulation 8.9%, Strategy 4.9%
- #30 Eastfold Club Manager
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Victus Fatis
Windows
Relive the golden days of football manager games in the 90’s. Take control of a low league team in Europe or an established super club. Control the squad, your staff, finances, transfers. Get talent from abroad and grow your youth to superstars.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 37.3% ★, Sports 29.6%, Management 14.4%, Simulation 12.4%, Minimalist 2%
- #31 Fifth Tier
75% 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) 46.5% ★, Sports 24.4%, Management 14.2%, Simulation 8.2%, Strategy 4.3%
- #32 Calcio Totale
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Eleòra
Windows · Linux
A football management game with an old-school spirit but a fresh perspective: choose from 100 Italian clubs and build your career as a chief executive. Oversee finances, transfers, staff, facilities and marketing; delegate the sporting side or take Full Control.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 41.8% ★, Sports 26.6%, Management 14.3%, Simulation 10.1%, Strategy 5.1%
- #33 Lords of Football
75% matchMixed52% of 354 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 46.1%, Football (Soccer) 28.9% ★, Simulation 13.1%, Strategy 6%, Management 4.5%
- #34 Simple Football League Manager
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ChaoStar
Windows · Mac · Linux
A football management game for people who love football but don't want to spend hours on every detail. Choose from 5,909 clubs, build your team, play in leagues and cups, and get insights from your assistant Rob. Includes 2 difficulty modes, local multiplayer and a customizable database.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 45.4% ★, Sports 23.2%, Management 17.8%, Simulation 8.5%, Strategy 4.4%
- #35 Total Futsal Manager
72% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: IAA Games
Windows
Take control of a futsal club and build your career season after season. Manage your squad, transfers, contracts, training, tactics, finances, and dressing room as you compete to take your team all the way to the top.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 43.1% ★, Sports 29.9%, Management 13.5%, Simulation 9.9%, Strategy 2%
- #36 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) 39.7% ★, Sports 25.9%, Simulation 14.4%, Management 13.1%, Strategy 4.9%
- #37 Football Club Management 2023
73% matchMixed51% of 165 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) 46.2% ★, Sports 25.7%, Management 13.8%, Simulation 7.3%, 2.5D 3.8%
- #38 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 39.7%, Football (Soccer) 29.4% ★, Simulation 14.6%, Management 9.6%, Casual 3.1%
- #39 New Star™ Soccer 5
72% matchMostly Positive70% of 882 reviews2012
Dev: New Star Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 13.6 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 42.2%, Football (Soccer) 41.9% ★, Simulation 14%, Indie 1.9%
- #40 PIX Football Manager
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PeytonParrishGames
Windows
Build your club by scouting talent from 350+ clubs, trust your eye to find the right players, and outbid rival managers in live auctions. Build squad chemistry, shape your tactics, and watch it all play out in fully simulated matches.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 39.9% ★, Sports 28.1%, Management 11.6%, Simulation 9.9%, Strategy 5%
- #41 Club Soccer Director 2022
71% matchMixed66% of 116 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 38.2%, Football (Soccer) 30.6% ★, Simulation 14.2%, Management 8.7%, Strategy 6.9%
- #42 WE ARE FOOTBALL
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,455 reviews2021
Dev: Winning Streak GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 32.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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) 50.4% ★, Sports 28.4%, Management 10.2%, Simulation 6.6%, Strategy 4%
- #43 HALFTIME Manager
70% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Lazybraindev
Windows · Linux
Take charge of a club, pick your lineup, and experience every matchday as a TV broadcast: 2D pitch, live ticker, halftime locker room. Six game worlds from Europe to Oceania, up to 3,054 clubs, 29 languages. Your decisions matter, not luck.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 41.5% ★, Sports 26.7%, Management 13.3%, Simulation 9.8%, Retro 3.5%
- #44 Calcio 98
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vertigo srl
Windows
Calcio 98 is a single-player football management game set in the 1998/99 season and created by longtime fans of the classics like Premier Manager 98 or PC Fútbol 7. Lead your club across 18 leagues and 14 cups through tactics, transfers, squad development and finances.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 44% ★, Sports 28.4%, Management 13.9%, Simulation 6.9%, Strategy 5.4%
- #45 Football Owner 2025
69% 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 36.4%, Football (Soccer) 34.3% ★, Management 13.4%, Simulation 9.8%, Strategy 4.6%
- #46 PERSONAL COMPUTER SOCCER by David Minayo
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: David Minayo
Windows
A football manager inspired by the classics of the 90s. Manage your club, sign and sell players, prepare tactics and experience matches through results, watch or interactive modes. Play solo or with up to four human managers and customize the game with the editor and patches.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 39.9% ★, Sports 29.6%, Management 16.3%, Simulation 10.9%, Strategy 2%
- #47 No Stars Football
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yak2000
Windows · Mac · Linux
A retro pixel-art soccer game with old-school arcade action on the pitch and a deep management sim underneath - play or simulate every match, build a squad, and take a club from the lower divisions to the title over a full multi-season career.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 43.1% ★, Sports 40.2%, Simulation 9.6%, Retro 2.7%, Casual 1.8%
- #48 Pocket League Story
67% matchVery Positive90% of 189 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Train your team to battle to the top in this sensational soccer team simulation!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 49.7% ★, Sports 26.2%, Simulation 8.8%, Management 6.8%, Strategy 4.3%
- #49 Football Academy Manager
66% matchNo user reviews92% of 296 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) 44.7% ★, Sports 26.6%, Management 18.3%, Simulation 6%, Strategy 1.6%
- #50 WE ARE FOOTBALL 2027
66% matchVery Positive82% of 180 reviews2026
Dev: Winning Streak Games GmbH
Windows
WE ARE FOOTBALL 2027 is the ultimate challenge for manager fans and anyone who wants to become one! Accessible, with great depth of play, a focus on tactics and more than 200 simulated countries. Now with a new creative mode that lets you tailor the game perfectly to your preferences!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 44.4% ★, Sports 27.5%, Management 14.1%, Simulation 10.6%, Strategy 2.1%