- #1 Campus Legends College Basketball
96% matchVery Positive94% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Breakaway Interactive
Windows
Experience the ultimate college basketball management game. Take charge as a coach, recruit top talent, develop your team, and compete for national championships. Manage one of 192 teams (or up to 384 when using custom leagues), making strategic decisions to build your basketball dynasty
Why similar: Sports 45.5%, Basketball 36.1% ★, Simulation 12.9%, Strategy 5.5%
- #2 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: Sports 40.6%, Basketball 37.1% ★, Strategy 11.1%, Simulation 9.5%, Indie 1.7%
- #3 Pro Basketball Manager 2016
96% matchMixed52% of 77 reviews2016
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.4 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 52.3%, Basketball 28.9% ★, Simulation 18.8%
- #4 Basketball Club Story
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 196 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Basketball Team Management Sim Coach a custom team and dunk your way to glory!
Why similar: Sports 41.7%, Basketball 35% ★, Simulation 16.9%, Strategy 4.6%, Indie 1.9%
- #5 Basketball Pro Management 2015
94% 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: Sports 38.2%, Basketball 34.9% ★, Strategy 13.7%, Simulation 13.2%
- #6 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2021
93% 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 58.2%, Simulation 20.4%, Strategy 18.4%, Indie 3%
- #7 Pro Basketball Manager 2024
91% matchMostly Positive70% of 165 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: Sports 44.1%, Basketball 34% ★, Simulation 10.9%, Strategy 8.1%, Indie 2.9%
- #8 Pro Basketball Manager 2023
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 166 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: Sports 42.1%, Basketball 33.6% ★, Strategy 12.5%, Simulation 10%, Indie 1.7%
- #9 World Basketball Manager 2010
92% matchMostly Negative31% of 125 reviews2010
Dev: Icehole GamesPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.8 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 38.3% ★, Sports 31.8%, Simulation 29.9%
- #10 International Basketball Manager 22
90% 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 41% ★, Sports 34.4%, Simulation 12.2%, Strategy 11.8%, Indie 0.6%
- #11 International Basketball Manager 23
89% matchVery Positive86% of 199 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 41.7% ★, Sports 31.8%, Simulation 13.3%, Strategy 13.2%
- #12 Hoop Land
87% matchVery Positive97% of 384 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: Sports 48.5%, Basketball 39.6% ★, Simulation 11.9%
- #13 Pro Basketball Manager 2026
88% matchMostly Positive76% of 84 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 41.2% ★, Sports 32.7%, Simulation 12.4%, Strategy 11.8%, Indie 1.9%
- #14 Football Coach: College Dynasty
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,422 reviews2025
Dev: Coach Apps
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 67.1%, Simulation 25.4%, Strategy 7.5%
- #15 Pro Basketball Manager 2022
85% 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 40.3% ★, Sports 37.9%, Simulation 14.9%, Strategy 5.1%, Indie 1.8%
- #16 NBA 2K25
81% matchMixed59% of 42,427 reviews2024
Dev: Visual ConceptsPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 34.1 hrsMean: 99.0 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 49.3% ★, Sports 38.3%, Simulation 12.4%
- #17 World Boxing Manager
84% 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 55.7%, Strategy 20.9%, Simulation 19.8%, Indie 3.6%
- #18 Teamfight Manager
81% matchVery Positive87% of 5,795 reviews2021
Dev: Team Samoyed
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Simulation 47.8%, Sports 35.5%, Strategy 12.8%, Indie 3.8%
- #19 Franchise Hockey Manager 5
84% 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 55.7%, Simulation 18.9%, Strategy 18.2%, Indie 7.2%
- #20 Franchise Hockey Manager 6
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 333 reviews2019
Dev: Out of the Park Developments
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 75.9 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 55.4%, Strategy 19%, Simulation 18.4%, Indie 7.3%
- #21 Pro Rugby Manager 2015
83% 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 62.2%, Strategy 19.4%, Simulation 18.4%
- #22 Hockey Manager 20|20
80% matchMixed67% of 93 reviews2020
Dev: netmin games
Windows
Enjoy the state of the art hockey management. Prove yourself as a manager and coach in the day-to-day business of ice hockey and lead your favorite club to fame and fortune.
Why similar: Sports 61.6%, Simulation 17.6%, Strategy 13.6%, Indie 7.2%
- #23 Franchise Hockey Manager 3
79% 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 57.7%, Strategy 18.5%, Simulation 17.5%, Indie 6.2%
- #24 Esports Godfather
74% matchVery Positive91% of 4,402 reviews2024
Dev: Asteroid Game Studio
Windows
Median: 16.0 hrsMean: 35.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Strategy 35.5%, Simulation 29.9%, Sports 26.6%, Indie 8%
- #25 Clutchtime™: Basketball Deckbuilder
73% matchVery Positive81% of 188 reviews2025
Dev: Bigosaur
Windows
Build your perfect deck and become a Champion.
Why similar: Basketball 49.3% ★, Sports 36.2%, Strategy 12.9%, Simulation 1.6%
- #26 Cyber Team Manager
78% matchMostly Negative34% of 82 reviews2016
Dev: The TambourinePub: The Tambourine
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Do you ever dreamed of creating a cyber sports team? Or dreamed of when yourself play your favorite video game at the professional level? You will be able to experience all these feelings in our game and gain experience in manage activities. Create yourself as a eSport’s pro team manager.
Why similar: Sports 65%, Simulation 25.2%, Indie 9.8%
- #27 Astonishing Baseball Manager
74% matchVery Positive83% of 83 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 59.7%, Strategy 21.2%, Simulation 19.1%
- #28 World Basketball Tycoon
78% matchVery Negative16% of 108 reviews2013
Dev: Icehole GamesPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 14.5 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 100%
- #29 Pro Gamer Manager 2
77% 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 51.8%, Simulation 21.1%, Strategy 19.4%, Indie 7.8%
- #30 Tennis Manager 2023
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 194 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 55.6%, Simulation 20.6%, Strategy 19.4%, Indie 4.4%
- #31 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 53.8%, Simulation 19.7%, Strategy 19.2%, Indie 7.3%
- #32 Football Academy Manager
69% matchNo user reviews93% of 168 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 68.4%, Simulation 16.4%, Strategy 7.6%, Indie 7.5%
- #33 Front Page Sports Football
77% matchVery Negative11% of 66 reviews2014
Dev: Cyanide Studio
Windows
Step into the Manager's Shoes with Front Page Sports Football! Recruit, train, and coach your players to victory. Delve into the opposition's strategy with replays and stats, create a customized gameplan from thousands of plays, and push your players' skills to new limits.
Why similar: Sports 75%, Strategy 25%
- #34 Club Soccer Director 2022
73% matchMixed66% of 110 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 56.4%, Simulation 22.2%, Strategy 18.8%, Indie 2.7%
- #35 Esports Godfather: The Legend Begins
70% matchVery Positive85% of 622 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 66.2%, Strategy 19.1%, Simulation 12.4%, Indie 2.3%
- #36 Handball Manager 2021
71% matchVery Positive87% of 82 reviews2021
Dev: netmin games
Windows
Finally state of the art handball management. Prove yourself as a manager and trainer in the daily business of professional handball.
Why similar: Sports 62.4%, Simulation 19.5%, Strategy 13%, Indie 5.1%
- #37 Front Office Football Nine
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 165 reviews2023
Dev: Solecismic Software
Windows
Put yourself in the Front Office with Front Office Football, the professional football simulation from Solecismic Software. Manage your roster through trading, free agency and the amateur draft. Create game plans, organize depth charts and watch your franchise thrive for decades.
Why similar: Sports 61.7%, Simulation 22.1%, Strategy 13.2%, Indie 3%
- #38 Hockey Legacy Manager 26
67% matchVery Positive94% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Hockey Legacy Manager
Windows
Build the ultimate legacy as the general manager of a professional hockey team!
Why similar: Sports 62.8%, Simulation 19.7%, Strategy 17.5%
- #39 Front Office Football Seven
71% matchVery Positive82% of 143 reviews2015
Dev: Solecismic Software
Windows
Put yourself in the Front Office with Front Office Football, the professional football simulation from Solecismic Software. Manage your roster through trading, free agency and the amateur draft. Create game plans, organize depth charts and watch your franchise thrive for decades.
Why similar: Sports 55.6%, Simulation 20.5%, Strategy 17.9%, Indie 6%
- #40 Game Builder Tycoon
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 137 reviews2024
Dev: AM PlayhousePub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
In Game Builder Tycoon, begin as an indie game developer. Personalize your character, craft hit games, manage marketing, research stuff and manage a skilled team. Overcome competition to guide your game development studio to global recognition and dominate the gaming industry.
Why similar: Simulation 54%, Strategy 42.2%, Indie 3.8%
- #41 eSports Legend
70% matchMixed62% of 1,209 reviews2018
Dev: 90GamesPub: Coconut Island Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 22.1 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 36%, Strategy 32.6%, Sports 18.9%, Indie 12.5%
- #42 Esports History
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 383 reviews2024
Dev: Quantum Gear Studios
Windows
Esports History is an RPG sim where you start as a regular guy, and work your way up to the very top of esports. Defeat bosses in tournaments, make a name for yourself within the esports community, and become a real pro!
Why similar: Sports 53.1%, Simulation 20.6%, Strategy 19.2%, Indie 7.1%
- #43 Tennis Manager 25
67% matchMixed68% of 82 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 50.4%, Simulation 25.3%, Strategy 24.3%
- #44 Home Run High
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 160 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Train your baseball players and create a winning team!
Why similar: Sports 55.6%, Simulation 22.8%, Strategy 17.9%, Indie 3.7%
- #45 College Bowl
66% matchVery Positive85% of 264 reviews2024
Dev: Super Pixel Games
Windows
College Bowl is a beautifully pixelated on-field simulation of American Football! Challenge college rivals on your way to winning a National title! Take on various game modes, including a deep Dynasty mode with in-depth recruiting, scouting, stat tracking, ranking, bowl games, yearly goals and more!
Why similar: Sports 100%
- #46 World of Mixed Martial Arts 3
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 156 reviews2015
Dev: Grey Dog SoftwarePub: Viva Media
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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 75%, Simulation 25%
- #47 Franchise Hockey Manager 10
67% matchVery Positive80% of 206 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 58.7%, Simulation 20.9%, Strategy 20.4%