- #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 59.7%, Simulation 21.3%, Strategy 16.2%, Indie 2.8%
- #2 Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 2023
96% matchMixed61% of 18 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 46.4% ★, Sports 31.1%, Simulation 11.4%, Strategy 8.4%, 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 38.9%, Basketball 31.9% ★, Simulation 15.4%, Strategy 11.9%, 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% ★, Sports 30.8%, Simulation 12.1%, Strategy 8.5%, 2D 1.3%
- #5 Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2022
94% matchMixed63% of 19 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 45.8% ★, Sports 33%, Simulation 11.1%, Strategy 8.7%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #6 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%, Simulation 20.8%, Strategy 18.2%
- #7 Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2023
93% 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 46.1% ★, Sports 31.6%, Simulation 11.2%, Strategy 8.4%, 2D 1.3%
- #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 46.3% ★, Sports 32.5%, Simulation 11.2%, Strategy 8.5%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #9 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 46.5% ★, Sports 32.1%, Simulation 11.3%, Strategy 8.5%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #10 Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2026
91% matchPositive90% of 10 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 46.5% ★, Sports 32.1%, Simulation 11.3%, Strategy 8.5%, 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 46.5% ★, Sports 32.1%, Simulation 11.3%, Strategy 8.5%, 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 46.5% ★, Sports 32.3%, Simulation 11.1%, Strategy 8.6%, 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 46.5% ★, Sports 32%, Simulation 11.3%, Strategy 8.7%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #14 Basketball Legacy Manager 26
85% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Basketball Legacy Manager
Windows
Build the ultimate legacy as the general manager of a professional basketball team!
Why similar: Basketball 47.4% ★, Sports 32.1%, Simulation 10.7%, Strategy 8.1%, 2D 1%
- #15 Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2021
87% 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 47.9% ★, Sports 30.7%, Simulation 11.8%, Strategy 8.3%, 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 43.2% ★, Sports 38.4%, Simulation 9.6%, Strategy 5.6%, 2D 1.6%
- #17 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% ★, Sports 33.7%, Simulation 11.7%, Strategy 9.6%
- #18 Pro Basketball Manager 2023
82% 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% ★, Sports 36.9%, Simulation 8.8%, Strategy 8.7%, 2D 1.4%
- #19 Pro Basketball Manager 2016
84% 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 46.1%, Basketball 37.2% ★, Simulation 16.7%
- #20 Campus Legends College Basketball
78% matchVery Positive91% of 79 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%, Simulation 11.2%, Strategy 3.7%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #21 Basket Manager
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Basket Manager Studio
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 43.7%, Basketball 28.2% ★, Simulation 16.3%, Strategy 8.7%, Indie 2.3%
- #22 Court Vision
79% 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 42.1% ★, Sports 36.1%, Simulation 11.4%, Strategy 9.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #23 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 58.2%, Simulation 21.7%, Strategy 17.3%, Indie 2.9%
- #24 Perimeter, Paint & Process
78% 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 48.2% ★, Sports 30.2%, Simulation 10.2%, Strategy 8.6%, Indie 1.2%
- #25 International Basketball Manager 26
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 29 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 42.5%, Basketball 30.4% ★, Simulation 13.4%, Strategy 11.3%, 2D 1.7%
- #26 Hoop Land
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 511 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 47% ★, Sports 40.3%, Simulation 10%, 2D 2%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #27 World Basketball Manager 2010
81% matchMostly Negative31% of 126 reviews2010
Dev: Icehole GamesPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.7 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 47.4% ★, Sports 27%, Simulation 25.6%
- #28 Basketball Legacy Manager 25
75% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Basketball Legacy Manager
Windows
Build the ultimate legacy as the general manager of a professional basketball team!
Why similar: Sports 40.9%, Basketball 39.5% ★, Simulation 16.8%, 2D 1.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #29 Pro Basketball Manager 2022
76% 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 49.6% ★, Sports 31.9%, Simulation 12.7%, Strategy 3.4%, 2D 1%
- #30 Statto Complete Basketball
75% 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 37.6%, Basketball 37% ★, Simulation 15.4%, Strategy 7.2%, 2D 2%
- #31 Hoops VR
77% 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 42.7%, Basketball 41.3% ★, Simulation 15.9%
- #32 Slam Dunk Basketball
74% 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 49.9% ★, Sports 43.5%, Simulation 5.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #33 Backyard Basketball '01
70% matchVery Positive89% of 122 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 50.6% ★, Sports 42.4%, Simulation 6.5%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #34 Clash of Peaks: Dynasty in Your Grasp
70% matchPositive100% 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 57% ★, Sports 37.4%, Simulation 4.8%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #35 Fast Break
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 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 34.7%, Simulation 9.6%, 2D 1.8%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #36 Nothin' But Net
73% 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 40.5%, Simulation 9.2%, Indie 1.3%
- #37 Basketball Club Story
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 198 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 23.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Basketball Team Management Sim Coach a custom team and dunk your way to glory!
Why similar: Basketball 44% ★, Sports 35.9%, Simulation 14.7%, Strategy 3.2%, 2D 1.1%
- #38 Hardwood Basketball Manager
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mythic Flux Foundry
Windows
Hardwood Basketball Manager is a basketball simulation where you build and manage a professional franchise. Set detailed tactics for every possession, scout prospects through the Foundry draft combine, negotiate trades and free agent signings, and watch it all unfold in a 2D tactical visualizer.
Why similar: Basketball 49.2% ★, Sports 29.7%, Simulation 10.3%, Strategy 7.9%, 2D 1.7%
- #39 Pro Basketball Manager 2025
68% matchMixed70% 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: Basketball 46.8% ★, Sports 35.1%, Simulation 8.3%, Strategy 7.6%, 2D 1.2%
- #40 Hoop City Manager
70% 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 38.6%, Simulation 12.5%, 2D 1.2%, Indie 0.6%
- #41 VireFit
72% 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 49.4%, Basketball 32.8% ★, Simulation 17.8%
- #42 OlympicVR
71% 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 70.2%, Simulation 26.2%, Indie 3.6%
- #43 FIRE HEAT
68% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: Max PedroPub: Louie Inc
Windows
FIRE HEAT is a 2D simulation sports game! Immerse yourself in the world of sports and entertainment. You will have a completely unusual approach to sports games, knock down skittles with a butterfly knife throw, throw glass bottles into rings or kick a cake instead of a ball.
Why similar: Sports 45%, Basketball 34.8% ★, Simulation 18.5%, Singleplayer 0.9%, Indie 0.8%
- #44 Indoor Rock Climbing VR
71% 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 70.2%, Simulation 26.2%, Indie 3.6%
- #45 The Daily Baller
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pierce Games
Windows
A physics-based basketball platformer where every shot matters. Navigate creative levels, master precision movement, and sink the perfect shot.
Why similar: Basketball 52.9% ★, Sports 45.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%, Indie 0.7%
- #46 Basketball Classics
67% matchVery Positive92% of 185 reviews2019
Dev: Namo GamoPub: Acclaim, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
5 on 5 Pro Basketball born from the golden era of sports games. This spiritual successor to the 8-bit ballers bridges the gap between retro and today’s simulation games. Side-scrolling, sweaty arcade action with simplified 3-button gameplay and retro vibes galore.
Why similar: Sports 51.9%, Basketball 44.6% ★, Indie 2.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #47 StackHoops
66% match7 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: LiterallyDevs
Windows
A casual multiplayer basketball-like game. Play against your friends, random matchmaking, or against the computer. Customize your ball, court, and more to showoff to the world and win in style. Complete challenges and prove your skills!
Why similar: Basketball 56.7% ★, Sports 37.9%, Strategy 3.8%, Singleplayer 0.9%, Indie 0.7%
- #48 Final Buzzer : Idle Basketball Manager 🏀
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ahmet Babagil
Windows
Pixel-art basketball manager where every AI player has a soul. Climb from a 1v1 neighborhood pickup to a 5v5 dynasty, train an idle Practice Court roster — then let broadcast-cinema matches do the rest.
Why similar: Basketball 52% ★, Sports 29.3%, Simulation 9.8%, Strategy 6.1%, Indie 1.2%
- #49 Basketball Hoop
69% matchMixed56% of 43 reviews2018
Dev: Laush Dmitriy SergeevichPub: Laush Studio
Windows
Basketball Hoop - Is a game in which the player needs to hit the basketball Hoop with a soccer ball! In this game you will not throw the ball and kick it! To get the ball into the basketball Hoop - you need to properly control the computer mouse!
Why similar: Basketball 60.5% ★, Sports 33.7%, Indie 4.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #50 Midnight Hoops
60% matchVery Positive88% of 129 reviews2026
Dev: netshrub
Windows · Mac
The court is peaceful after dark. Just you, a ball, and a whole lot of crickets. You put in the hours every evening. While your friends are out partying, you're on the grind. But tonight... you don't feel quite so alone.
Why similar: Basketball 53.9% ★, Sports 32.1%, Simulation 12.5%, Indie 0.8%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #51 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 70.2%, Simulation 26.2%, Indie 3.6%