- #1 Pure Football 2018
97% matchMixed61% of 18 reviews2018
Dev: PureFootball
Windows
Pure Football 2018 is an American Football Simulator where you play GM, Coach, and Player. Play through endless seasons as you master player contracts, assembling your coaching staff, free agency, and the draft. Lead your players come game time or use the advanced game simulation system.
Why similar: Football (American) 62.6% ★, Sports 28.3%, Simulation 9.1%
- #2 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2021
96% matchMixed62% of 29 reviews2021
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: College Football 2021 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: Football (American) 68.5% ★, Sports 23.5%, Simulation 6.9%, Indie 1.1%
- #3 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2026
95% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Start as a coordinator and rise to head coach in Draft Day Sports: College Football 26! Build playbooks, recruit stars, manage team cohesion, and outsmart adaptive AI. Create your dynasty with unmatched depth and strategy.
Why similar: Football (American) 67.5% ★, Sports 24%, Simulation 7.3%, Indie 1.2%
- #4 Front Office Football Seven
96% 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: Football (American) 81.2% ★, Sports 13.2%, Simulation 4.2%, Indie 1.4%
- #5 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2024
94% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2024 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: Football (American) 68.1% ★, Sports 22.9%, Simulation 7.8%, Indie 1.2%
- #6 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2025
94% matchMixed46% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2025 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: Football (American) 67.5% ★, Sports 24%, Simulation 7.3%, Indie 1.2%
- #7 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2026
93% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Take control of your favorite football franchise in Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 26. Draft stars, manage the cap, build gameplans, and shape your dynasty with deep strategy, smart AI, and endless customization.
Why similar: Football (American) 67.5% ★, Sports 24%, Simulation 7.3%, Indie 1.2%
- #8 Draft Day Sports: College Football 27
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows · Mac
Recruit elite talent, build your coaching staff, develop future stars, and lead your program from opening kickoff to the national championship in the deepest college football management simulation available.
Why similar: Football (American) 67.4% ★, Sports 24.1%, Simulation 7.3%, Indie 1.2%
- #9 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2023
91% matchMixed63% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2023 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: Football (American) 68.7% ★, Sports 22.5%, Simulation 7.6%, Indie 1.2%
- #10 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2024
91% matchMixed50% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: College Football 2023=4 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: Football (American) 68.9% ★, Sports 23.3%, Simulation 6.7%, Indie 1.2%
- #11 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2025
90% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Wolverine StudiosPub: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: College Football 2025 puts you in the role of head coach for your favorite college football team. Recruit, gameplan, hire a successful staff 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: Football (American) 67.7% ★, Sports 24.1%, Simulation 6.9%, Indie 1.2%
- #12 Axis Football 2017
89% matchMixed64% of 171 reviews2017
Dev: Axis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Axis Football is an American football simulation featuring massive customization and a complete franchise mode
Why similar: Football (American) 80% ★, Sports 15.2%, Simulation 4.9%
- #13 Indoor Football Manager 2
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Statline Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Indoor Football Manager 2 puts you in control of an 8-on-8 indoor football team. Design your own plays, call them yourself or let the sim engine handle it, and manage a league solo or with friends — no account, no server, no live-service strings attached.
Why similar: Football (American) 68.9% ★, Sports 22.4%, Simulation 6.5%, Indie 2.1%
- #14 EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 25
87% matchMixed56% of 5,121 reviews2024
Dev: TiburonPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 22.7 hrsMean: 68.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Hit like you mean it with FieldSENSE™ powered by BOOM Tech. Experience how the new physics-informed dynamic tackling system unlocks realistic collisions & new gameplay animations on both sides of the ball.
Why similar: Football (American) 73.9% ★, Sports 17.3%, Simulation 8.8%
- #15 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2021
88% 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: Football (American) 68.7% ★, Sports 23.1%, Simulation 7%, Indie 1.1%
- #16 Cornerstone: College Football
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: WBTStudios
Windows
Take command of a college football program and build a dynasty from the sidelines. Recruit elite talent, scheme against rivals, survive the coaching carousel, and chase national titles across decades of seasons. A deep college football management sim.
Why similar: Football (American) 59.7% ★, Sports 27.4%, Simulation 9.8%, Indie 3.1%
- #17 EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 26
84% matchMixed53% of 5,844 reviews2025
Dev: TiburonPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 14.6 hrsMean: 74.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 26 leverages a new AI-powered machine learning system to convert thousands of plays from nearly a decade of real NFL data into more explosive gameplay.
Why similar: Football (American) 68.4% ★, Sports 23.7%, Simulation 7.9%
- #18 Pro Football Legacy
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ruthenia Games
Windows
Pro Football Legacy is a franchise simulation built around the decisions that define a dynasty — Manage your roster, scout new talent, set your strategy, build your dynasty.
Why similar: Football (American) 61.6% ★, Sports 28.3%, Simulation 10.1%
- #19 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2018
86% matchMixed47% of 15 reviews2018
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2018 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: Football (American) 61.4% ★, Sports 26.5%, Simulation 8.5%, Indie 3.6%
- #20 Front Office Football Nine
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 168 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: Football (American) 69.1% ★, Sports 22.8%, Simulation 7.1%, Indie 1%
- #21 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2022
84% matchMixed50% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: College Football 2022 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: Football (American) 57.4% ★, Sports 30.7%, Simulation 10.5%, Indie 1.5%
- #22 Football Dynasty Manager
81% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Nekolitch Games
Windows
Take command of an entire football world. Recruit high-school prospects and portal prospects, build a college dynasty, then follow your players into the pros. Draft, trades, contracts, and championships. College and pro in one connected universe, where every snap, signing, and decision is your call.
Why similar: Football (American) 71.7% ★, Sports 24.2%, Simulation 2.9%, Indie 1.2%
- #23 Gridiron Manager
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Coolissimo Games
Windows
Step off the field and into the front office. Gridiron Manager is an uncompromising, data-driven American Football simulation. Take total control of a College or Professional program, build your roster, and call the plays on a real-time tactical chalkboard. No stick skills required.
Why similar: Football (American) 63.9% ★, Sports 29%, Simulation 7.1%
- #24 Doug Flutie's Maximum Football 2020
82% matchMixed52% of 73 reviews2020
Dev: Canuck Play Inc
Windows
Achieve Gridiron Greatness as Doug Flutie and Maximum Football 2020, bring you the ultimate football sandbox.
Why similar: Football (American) 65.2% ★, Sports 28.6%, Simulation 4.9%, Indie 1.2%
- #25 Sideline to Sideline Football
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blake Whitney
Windows · Mac
A deep football dynasty sim. Scout prospects, manage contracts, call plays live, and build a championship franchise from the ground up. Every decision matters. Every season tells a story.
Why similar: Football (American) 69% ★, Sports 23%, Simulation 5.8%, Indie 2.2%
- #26 Ultimate Pro Football Coach
78% matchMixed69% of 35 reviews2025
Dev: Games2rk
Windows · Mac
A strategic franchise mode football sim where you run the front office and call all the shots —build your roster, manage the franchise and handle the play calling to guide your team to glory across seasons of immersive franchise-building.
Why similar: Football (American) 65.9% ★, Sports 29.1%, Simulation 5%
- #27 Backyard Football '99
76% matchVery Positive95% of 173 reviews2025
Dev: Mega Cat StudiosPub: Playground Productions
Windows
Backyard Football 1999 is back and now enhanced to run on modern systems. Whether you're picking Jerry Rice or Barry Sanders for your dream team, scoring TDs with Pablo Sanchez, or enjoying the witty banter between Sunny Day and Chuck Downfield, simple controls let anyone pick up and play football!
Why similar: Football (American) 68.1% ★, Sports 28.4%, Simulation 3.5%
- #28 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2023
79% matchMixed59% of 17 reviews2022
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: College Football 2023 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: Football (American) 67.9% ★, Sports 24.2%, Simulation 6.7%, Indie 1.2%
- #29 Axis Football 2015
79% matchMixed69% of 383 reviews2015
Dev: Axis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Axis Football is a 3D American Football Simulation Game that features a unique aimed passing system. Play in a single match, season mode, or local multiplayer! Offers basic mod support for team rosters.
Why similar: Football (American) 74.4% ★, Sports 25.6%
- #30 Football Legend
76% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Beefware
Windows
Take over a professional American football team, in this single-player football management simulator. As both general manager and head coach, build a football dynasty that will last for decades to come. Trade, draft, sign free agents, and coach your way into the hall of fame!
Why similar: Football (American) 63.6% ★, Sports 25.2%, Simulation 10%, Indie 1.3%
- #31 Football Legacy Manager 26
75% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Football Legacy Manager
Windows · Mac
Build the ultimate legacy as the general manager of a professional American football team!
Why similar: Football (American) 58.9% ★, Sports 30.4%, Simulation 10.8%
- #32 Fantasy Franchise
73% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Xavier Begerow
Windows
Own and manage your own football team! Set your lineup, train your players, hire coaches, and improve your stadium to create a franchise that can go all the way!
Why similar: Football (American) 63.9% ★, Sports 27.6%, Simulation 7.3%, Indie 1.2%
- #33 Football Commissioner
73% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Atreus Interactive
Windows
The definitive, first-of-its-kind American football league management sim. Take control of the newest spring football league by customizing the structure, teams, ticket prices, salaries, and more. Sim games week by week to grow your league from a startup into a thriving sports empire.
Why similar: Football (American) 63.9% ★, Sports 27.6%, Simulation 7.3%, Indie 1.1%
- #34 Football Legacy Manager 25
74% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Football Legacy Manager
Windows
Build the ultimate legacy as the general manager of a professional American football team!
Why similar: Football (American) 58% ★, Sports 31%, Simulation 11%
- #35 Football Coach: College Dynasty
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,501 reviews2025
Dev: SidelineSim Studios
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: Football (American) 61% ★, Sports 29.4%, Simulation 9.7%
- #36 HandPass VR
77% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2016
Dev: Constructive Media
Windows
Put on your VR headset and see if you can beat the record! A handpass is a fundamental skill in the sport of Australian Rules Football - hold the ball in one hand and punch it with the other! Handpass VR will test the accuracy of your handpasses with moving targets - and in a variety of environments from a stadium to outer space!
Why similar: Football (American) 63.3% ★, Sports 32.3%, Indie 4.4%
- #37 Pro Football Dynasty
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SidelineSim Studios
Windows · Mac
The ultimate American football management sim. Call plays, sign free agents, scout prospects, draft superstars, and dive into deep stats for every player and team. Take control as a coach or GM, chase championships, and build a storied dynasty.
Why similar: Football (American) 70.3% ★, Sports 23.1%, Simulation 6.6%
- #38 EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 27
72% matchMostly Negative34% of 533 reviews2026
Dev: TiburonPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Run the league one decision at a time. EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 27, powered by the all-new Persona Engine.
Why similar: Football (American) 73.2% ★, Sports 19.6%, Simulation 7.2%
- #39 Football Legacy Manager 27
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Football Legacy Manager
Windows · Mac
Build the ultimate legacy as the general manager of a professional American football team!
Why similar: Football (American) 57.6% ★, Sports 31.3%, Simulation 11.1%
- #40 War Room Football
69% matchVery Positive95% of 66 reviews2026
Dev: Tanish Jagtap
Windows · Mac
Build a dynasty from the front office. Draft, trade, sign, and develop players across unlimited seasons. Scout prospects, manage the cap, hire coaches, then watch the league evolve around you.
Why similar: Football (American) 62.2% ★, Sports 28.4%, Simulation 8.3%, Indie 1.1%
- #41 Axis Football 2020
73% matchMixed67% of 178 reviews2020
Dev: Axis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Axis Football features football gaming's deepest Franchise Mode and massively improved simulation-style gameplay.
Why similar: Football (American) 64.4% ★, Sports 26.4%, Simulation 7.4%, Indie 1.8%
- #42 Maximum Football
70% matchMixed60% of 1,383 reviews2025
Dev: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Forge your legacy in Maximum Football, where you can play both college and pro football in one shared universe. Recruit the next college superstar and take them into the pros to become a future Hall of Famer. Build your team with unparalleled in-game customization that gives you ultimate control.
Why similar: Football (American) 61.2% ★, Sports 32.3%, Simulation 6.6%
- #43 Axis Football 2021
72% matchMixed62% of 140 reviews2021
Dev: Axis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Axis Football is a simulation-style football game featuring the industry's best franchise mode, massive customization, and realistic gameplay.
Why similar: Football (American) 62.5% ★, Sports 27.7%, Simulation 8%, Indie 1.8%
- #44 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2020
71% matchMixed59% of 22 reviews2020
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: College Football 2020 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: Football (American) 48.4% ★, Sports 35.5%, Simulation 11.4%, Indie 4.7%
- #45 4th & Inches
71% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: AccoladePub: Ziggurat
Windows
4th & Inches gives you all of the hard-hitting action of real football: the bombs, the blitzing, the goal line stands. Winning at 4th & Inches will take all the moves of a #1 draft choice plus the tactical genius of a veteran head coach.
Why similar: Football (American) 67.4% ★, Sports 27.4%, Simulation 5.2%
- #46 Brutal Ball Manager 2
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Stout Kassel Games
Windows
Brutalball Manager 2 is the sequel to the Football Franchise Management Simulation game. Based on American Football in a Fantasy setting with unique rules. Take full control of the entire league. Tons of customization and deep stat tracking.
Why similar: Football (American) 64.7% ★, Sports 28%, Simulation 7.4%
- #47 Front Office Football Eight
70% matchVery Positive84% of 282 reviews2016
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 48.1%, Football (American) 47.4% ★, Simulation 4.5%
- #48 Desktop Dynasties 3
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Head Coach Games
Windows
Football coaching and GM simulation game.
Why similar: Football (American) 75.5% ★, Sports 24.5%
- #49 Gridiron Football GM
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gridiron Games
Windows
Run the front office of an American football franchise. Build a dynasty across decades. Multi-season draft, free agency, trades, salary cap, and pre-snap play-calling on every snap. Calibrated to real pro football statistics. Single player. No microtransactions.
Why similar: Football (American) 65.4% ★, Sports 28%, Simulation 5.5%, Indie 1.1%
- #50 Varsity High School Football
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spear Interactive
Windows
Immerse yourself in true-to-life realistic gameplay, officially licensed gear, and all the high-stakes drama of leading your team to victory. Whether you’re a coach masterminding strategies or a player chasing the dream, Varsity puts you in control of every heart-pounding moment on the field.
Why similar: Football (American) 76.6% ★, Sports 23.4%
- #51 Speed NFL
67% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Chris Prince
Windows
Guide your team through the 17 week regular season and potentially the Play-offs. Select your team before using the NFL rankings to decide on your offensive tactics.
Why similar: Football (American) 69.3% ★, Sports 23.5%, Simulation 7.2%
- #52 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2022
68% matchMixed57% of 28 reviews2021
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2022 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: Football (American) 54.5% ★, Sports 31.7%, Simulation 11%, Indie 2.8%
- #53 xvorogue
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: aerbuf
Windows
Roguelike deckbuilder football. Call plays from hand of cards. Our sim built on 18+ trillion plays and 56 years of real NFL data produces the outcome. Build your team, fix your deck, run the gauntlet. Retire in glory or it's back to square one. Which team will you lead to the promised land?
Why similar: Football (American) 75.9% ★, Sports 15.8%, Simulation 7.2%, Indie 1.1%
- #54 Axis Football 2023
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 270 reviews2022
Dev: Axis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Axis Football is a simulation-style football game featuring the industry's best franchise mode, massive customization, and realistic gameplay.
Why similar: Football (American) 62.5% ★, Sports 27.8%, Simulation 8%, Indie 1.8%
- #55 Gridiron Football League
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PeligroAmigoPub: Danger Friends
Windows
Call plays and take control on the field in a retro American football game backed by a deep franchise simulation. Draft, trade, and develop players, build custom teams and rosters, and chase championships across multiple seasons.
Why similar: Football (American) 73.9% ★, Sports 17.5%, Simulation 7.8%, Indie 0.9%
- #56 Hard Count
63% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Goin' Yumbo Games
Windows
Build your deck of players. Place those players in the grid to make plays. Run plays to score points. Score points to move the ball. Score a touchdown to win the game.
Why similar: Football (American) 69.8% ★, Sports 30.2%
- #57 Dynasty!
63% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: newberry94005
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unlock your players. Build your playbook. Grow your stadium. In this American Football deckbuilder, every win is shaped by your Play Cards, Player Cards, and stadium upgrades. With over 1.3 billion possible team combinations, win championships your way and build a true Dynasty!
Why similar: Football (American) 63.5% ★, Sports 27.4%, Simulation 8.1%, Indie 1%