- #1 Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 2018
97% 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 60.5%, Simulation 20.8%, Strategy 15.9%, Indie 2.8%
- #2 Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 2023
96% matchMixed63% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 2023 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: Basketball 46.6% ★, Sports 31.5%, Simulation 11.1%, Strategy 8.3%, 2D 1.3%
- #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 39.4%, Basketball 32% ★, Simulation 15%, Strategy 11.7%, Indie 1.9%
- #4 Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 2022
95% matchMixed69% of 26 reviews2022
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 2022 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: Basketball 46.1% ★, Sports 31.2%, Simulation 11.8%, Strategy 8.3%, 2D 1.3%
- #5 Bowl Bound College Football
94% matchMixed57% of 124 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 61.8%, Simulation 20.4%, Strategy 17.8%
- #6 Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2023
94% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2023 puts you in the role of general manager of your favorite 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: Basketball 46.3% ★, Sports 32%, Simulation 10.9%, Strategy 8.2%, 2D 1.3%
- #7 Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2022
93% matchMixed60% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2022 puts you in the role of general manager of your favorite 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: Basketball 45.9% ★, Sports 33.4%, Simulation 10.8%, Strategy 8.5%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #8 Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 2024
92% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Lead your college basketball team in Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 2024. Recruit stars, coach for success, and make key decisions with an improved UI, player reveals, enhanced player control, and a revamped transfer portal. The ultimate coaching simulation game!
Why similar: Basketball 46.4% ★, Sports 32.8%, Simulation 11%, Strategy 8.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #9 Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2026
91% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Take control of your franchise in Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 26! Draft, trade, and build your dynasty with smarter AI, new player archetypes, refreshed UI, and full customization options that let you create your perfect basketball universe.
Why similar: Basketball 46.7% ★, Sports 32.4%, Simulation 11%, Strategy 8.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #10 Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 2025
91% matchMostly Positive67% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Lead your college basketball team in Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 2025. Recruit stars, coach for success, and make key decisions that will lead your team to the tournament. Navigate recruiting, the transfer portal and NIL options to build a winner. The ultimate coaching simulation game!
Why similar: Basketball 46.7% ★, Sports 32.4%, Simulation 11%, Strategy 8.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #11 Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2025
90% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2025 puts you in the role of general manager of your favorite 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: Basketball 46.7% ★, Sports 32.4%, Simulation 11%, Strategy 8.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #12 Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 2026
89% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Build your college basketball dynasty in Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 26. Recruit elite talent, manage NIL strategy, dominate the transfer portal, and guide your team through March. The deepest and most realistic college basketball simulation yet.
Why similar: Basketball 46.7% ★, Sports 32.6%, Simulation 10.9%, Strategy 8.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #13 Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2024
89% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2024 puts you in the role of general manager of your favorite 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: Basketball 46.6% ★, Sports 32.4%, Simulation 11%, Strategy 8.5%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #14 Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 27
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Take control of a professional basketball franchise in Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 27. Build through the draft, trades and free agency, manage contracts and rotations, develop your players and create the strategy that will turn your team into a dynasty.
Why similar: Basketball 47.1% ★, Sports 31.1%, Simulation 11.8%, Strategy 8.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #15 Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2021
86% matchMixed60% of 45 reviews2020
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2021 puts you in the role of general manager of your favorite 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: Basketball 48% ★, Sports 31%, Simulation 11.5%, Strategy 8.1%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #16 Pro Basketball Manager 2024
84% 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 43.3% ★, Sports 38.7%, Simulation 9.4%, Strategy 5.5%, 2D 1.5%
- #17 Geeked-Out Basketball
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Geeked-Out Games
Windows
Think you have the coaching chops to build a dynasty? Prove it. Recruit and develop your players, scout opponents and craft your game plans — then call every possession live. The basketball management sim with depth you can actually see and feel.
Why similar: Basketball 47.4% ★, Sports 32.4%, Simulation 10.5%, Strategy 7.9%, 2D 1%
- #18 Basketball Legacy Manager 26
83% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Basketball Legacy Manager
Windows · Mac
Build the ultimate legacy as the general manager of a professional basketball team!
Why similar: Basketball 47.5% ★, Sports 32.5%, Simulation 10.5%, Strategy 7.9%, 2D 1%
- #19 Basketball Pro Management 2015
86% 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 45.1% ★, Sports 34.1%, Simulation 11.4%, Strategy 9.4%
- #20 Pro Basketball Manager 2023
79% 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 43.1% ★, Sports 37.2%, Simulation 8.6%, Strategy 8.5%, 2D 1.4%
- #21 Pro Basketball Manager 2016
82% 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 46.5%, Basketball 37.2% ★, Simulation 16.3%
- #22 Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2018
81% 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 59%, Simulation 21.2%, Strategy 17%, Indie 2.8%
- #23 Basketball Legacy Manager 27
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Basketball Legacy Manager
Windows · Mac
Build the ultimate legacy as the general manager of a professional basketball team!
Why similar: Sports 40.2%, Basketball 30.5% ★, Simulation 15.9%, Strategy 10.9%, 2D 1.7%
- #24 Hoop Empire
77% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Scotsmore Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Draft rookies, negotiate trades, manage your cap, and create your dream franchise in this deep basketball management sim. Choose your path as a coach or an owner of one of 30 teams and build a championship dynasty one decision at a time. Customize rosters or draft classes for a unique experience.
Why similar: Basketball 44.3% ★, Sports 32.2%, Simulation 13.3%, Strategy 8.8%, 2D 0.9%
- #25 Campus Legends College Basketball
76% matchVery Positive91% of 82 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: Basketball 45.3% ★, Sports 39.4%, Simulation 10.9%, Strategy 3.7%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #26 Basket Manager
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Veleta Interactive
Windows
Manage the club and build a winning project: control lineups, signings, contracts, and finances; handle injuries and locker room morale. Compete to reach the playoffs and win the league. Meet the club’s objectives while improving the roster and maintaining fan support.
Why similar: Sports 44.2%, Basketball 28.3% ★, Simulation 15.9%, Strategy 8.5%, Indie 2.2%
- #27 Court Vision
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Off Tempo Games
Windows · Mac
Court Vision is a deep basketball GM sim manager. Build a championship dynasty across multiple seasons through scouting, the draft, free agency, trades, and player development, all driven by a simulation engine calibrated against real basketball data.
Why similar: Basketball 42.2% ★, Sports 36.5%, Simulation 11.1%, Strategy 9.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #28 International Basketball Manager 26
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: UPLAY Basketball
Windows · Mac
Basketball is back in your hands. In International Basketball Manager 26, take full control of your team and lead it to the top. Manage your players, master the tactics, plan every training, and make key signings to shape your club’s future. Every decision counts. Your journey starts here.
Why similar: Sports 43%, Basketball 30.5% ★, Simulation 13.1%, Strategy 11%, 2D 1.6%
- #29 World Basketball Manager 2010
79% matchMostly Negative31% of 126 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 47.7% ★, Sports 27.3%, Simulation 25%
- #30 Perimeter, Paint & Process
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Level Process Studios
Windows
From a community court to a championship organisation. Become the GM/coach, even player. Scout and build your roster, staff, facilities and tactics. Every possession resolves through a detailed basketball simulation engine. Story arc or pure sandbox.
Why similar: Basketball 48.3% ★, Sports 30.5%, Simulation 9.9%, Strategy 8.4%, Indie 1.2%
- #31 Basketball Legacy Manager 25
74% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Basketball Legacy Manager
Windows
Build the ultimate legacy as the general manager of a professional basketball team!
Why similar: Sports 41.3%, Basketball 39.6% ★, Simulation 16.4%, 2D 1.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #32 Pro Basketball Manager 2022
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 136 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 49.7% ★, Sports 32.3%, Simulation 12.4%, Strategy 3.3%, 2D 1%
- #33 Hoop Land
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 727 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 46.2% ★, Sports 41.4%, Simulation 9.9%, 2D 1.9%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #34 Hoops VR
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 66 reviews2016
Dev: Wizard Games Inc
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Hoops VR is specially designed for the HTC Vive so you can live out the ultimate basketball free-throw challenge. Use the motion controls and shoot hoops as naturally as you would out on the basketball court. Compete online for the top of the global leaderboards as well as locally against your friends.
Why similar: Sports 43.1%, Basketball 41.4% ★, Simulation 15.5%
- #35 Statto Complete Basketball
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Statto Software
Windows · Linux
Take control of your own basketball world where you are the head coach, general manager, and commissioner!
Why similar: Sports 38.1%, Basketball 37.1% ★, Simulation 15.1%, Strategy 7%, 2D 1.9%
- #36 Slam Dunk Basketball
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: 3DI LLC
Windows
Elevate your basketball game with Slam Dunk Basketball. Precision controls, Perspectacles' 3D views, and strategic gameplay redefine virtual sports. Customize, rise through ranks and experience the fusion of tech and hoops excitement. Lace up, don Perspectacles, and revolutionize your virtual game!
Why similar: Basketball 49.8% ★, Sports 43.8%, Simulation 5.7%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #37 Backyard Basketball '01
68% matchVery Positive88% of 165 reviews2025
Dev: Mega Cat StudiosPub: Playground Productions
Windows
Return to the blacktop with your favorite Backyard athletes! The original Backyard Basketball 2001 is back and now enhanced to run on Steam. Dribble, shoot, and take that ball to the hoop!
Why similar: Basketball 50.5% ★, Sports 42.7%, Simulation 6.3%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #38 Clash of Peaks: Dynasty in Your Grasp
69% match9 user reviews100% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Developers
Windows
This is a PC basketball game. Its core features are fast-paced battles and diverse gameplay, allowing players of all skill levels to experience the thrill of basketball. It primarily features fast-paced 1v1 matches with freely controllable game length, suitable for fragmented entertainment.
Why similar: Basketball 56.9% ★, Sports 37.7%, Simulation 4.7%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #39 Chinese Basketball Manager
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DaiFire
Windows
Manage your team, train your players, build your dynasty, and watch young prospects with a passion for singing, dancing, rapping, and basketball live up to their talent!
Why similar: Basketball 60.7% ★, Sports 26.1%, Simulation 9.9%, 2D 2%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #40 American High School Basketball Dynasty
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Westfall and Sons Studios
Windows
Take the clipboard and build a high school basketball dynasty. Out-scheme your rivals, develop your players, and climb from a small program to a 5A powerhouse across a living world of three divisions, where the right game plan can win you a state title one possession at a time.
Why similar: Sports 40.7%, Basketball 29.8% ★, Simulation 16%, Strategy 11.1%, 2D 1.8%
- #41 Fast Break
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: AccoladePub: Ziggurat
Windows
The 1989 basketball game in Accolade™'s classic series of sports games features one or two player action, 15 offensive and 5 defensive pro-style plays, and the ability to design your own plays.
Why similar: Basketball 53.3% ★, Sports 35%, Simulation 9.4%, 2D 1.7%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #42 Advance Rise Basketball Manager
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Quantel Jackson
Windows
AR Basketball is a long-term basketball franchise simulator where team chemistry, economics, fan growth, player personalities, and league history matter just as much as winning championships. Build your organization across 100 seasons and chase multiple paths to greatness.
Why similar: Sports 40.7%, Basketball 29.8% ★, Simulation 16%, Strategy 11.1%, 2D 1.8%
- #43 Nothin' But Net
71% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2018
Dev: What Up Games, LLC
Windows
Enjoy a realistic and fun basketball game in VR! In NBN, you can play different variations of basketball on a life-sized gymnasium, challenging your friends in up to six different online games or practicing solo.
Why similar: Basketball 49.1% ★, Sports 40.8%, Simulation 8.9%, Indie 1.3%
- #44 Street Basketball Online
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: MrVanity
Windows
Bring the thrill of street basketball to the digital court! Street Basketball Online invites you and your friends to competitive multiplayer basketball matches. Experience fast-paced gameplay, show off your skills, and dominate the court in intense PvP matchups!
Why similar: Basketball 52.3% ★, Sports 46.9%, Indie 0.8%
- #45 Basketball Club Story
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 213 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Basketball Team Management Sim Coach a custom team and dunk your way to glory!
Why similar: Basketball 44.1% ★, Sports 36.3%, Simulation 14.3%, Strategy 3.1%, 2D 1.1%
- #46 Pro Basketball Manager 2025
66% matchMixed70% of 178 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 46.9% ★, Sports 35.4%, Simulation 8.1%, Strategy 7.5%, 2D 1.2%
- #47 Hoop City Manager
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Texas Athanas
Windows
In this basketball simulation card game, you create your own team and try to defeat superstar-turned-manager LeMonathan Johnathan!
Why similar: Basketball 46.6% ★, Sports 39%, Simulation 12.2%, 2D 1.1%, Indie 0.6%
- #48 VireFit
70% match8 user reviews25% of 8 reviews2019
Dev: Daemon Cat
Windows
LOAD THE WORLD OF GREAT SPORT. Box, tennis and basketball try it in virtual reality. Get ready for the real training, practice strikes and throws, develop agility and accuracy, set records and compete with friends.
Why similar: Sports 49.8%, Basketball 32.8% ★, Simulation 17.3%
- #49 OlympicVR
69% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2017
Dev: Anarkica Games
Windows
OlympicVR is a singleplayer/party game for HTC Vive. Get yourself in action and challenge friends in different disciplines to find out who will win. Three difficulty modes (easy, normal and extreme) will change the experience adding unique elements to the game.
Why similar: Sports 70.9%, Simulation 25.5%, Indie 3.6%
- #50 Pro Basketball Manager 2027
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Umix Studios
Windows · Mac
Take charge of a basketball club and oversee every aspect of its development. Build your roster, discover emerging talent, develop future stars, and implement the tactical vision that will define your team's identity.
Why similar: Basketball 49.8% ★, Sports 28.2%, Simulation 11%, Strategy 7.8%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #51 Indoor Rock Climbing VR
69% match8 user reviews25% of 8 reviews2017
Dev: Builder7
Windows
Fun and simple indoor Virtual Reality rock climbing center for both casual and avid gamers. Precise hands-on movement. Music included.
Why similar: Sports 70.9%, Simulation 25.5%, Indie 3.6%
- #52 NBA 2K27
63% matchMixed50% of 2,997 reviews2026
Dev: Visual ConceptsPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 42.4 hrsMean: 65.0 hrs≥1hr: 99%
The hustle doesn’t stop and the run never ends in NBA 2K27. Chase greatness around the clock in MyCAREER, MyTEAM, and MyNBA, and make your hoop dreams a reality.
Why similar: Basketball 46.9% ★, Sports 42.3%, Simulation 10%, Singleplayer 0.9%