- #1 Front Office Football Nine
97% 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: Football (American) 55.9% ★, Sports 25.9%, Simulation 8.3%, Strategy 4.5%, Text-Based 4.5%
- #2 Football Coach: College Dynasty
96% 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: Football (American) 46.9% ★, Sports 30.6%, Simulation 10.4%, Text-Based 8.9%, Strategy 2.8%
- #3 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) 72.8% ★, Sports 16.7%, Simulation 5.5%, Strategy 4.4%, Indie 0.7%
- #4 Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 2020
95% 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 58.2%, Simulation 20.4%, Strategy 18.4%, Indie 3%
- #5 Front Office Football Eight
94% 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 55.6%, Football (American) 39% ★, Simulation 5.3%
- #6 Axis Football 2021
94% matchMixed63% of 139 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) 50.4% ★, Sports 31.4%, Simulation 9.4%, Strategy 7.7%, Indie 0.8%
- #7 Pro Strategy Football 2021
93% matchVery Positive87% of 111 reviews2020
Dev: Kerry BattsPub: Pro Strategy Games
Windows · Mac
[NOT THE LATEST VERSION!! See Pro Strategy Football 2022]
Why similar: Football (American) 61% ★, Sports 23.7%, Simulation 8%, Strategy 7.2%, Singleplayer 0.1%
- #8 Axis Football 2017
92% 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) 71.4% ★, Sports 19%, Simulation 6.3%, Strategy 2.9%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #9 Maximum Football
90% matchMixed63% of 1,302 reviews2025
Dev: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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) 51.9% ★, Sports 39%, Simulation 8.3%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #10 Axis Football 2023
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 269 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) 50.1% ★, Sports 31.3%, Simulation 9.2%, Strategy 8.3%, Indie 0.8%
- #11 Front Page Sports Football
91% 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 78.6%, Strategy 21.4%
- #12 Axis Football 2020
89% 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) 52.6% ★, Sports 30.2%, Simulation 8.7%, Strategy 7.3%, Indie 0.8%
- #13 Axis Football 2026
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 96 reviews2025
Dev: Axis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Axis Football 2026 is a complete American Football Simulation featuring fluid gameplay, endless customization, and the industry's best franchise mode.
Why similar: Football (American) 61.4% ★, Sports 23.4%, Simulation 8%, Strategy 7%, Singleplayer 0.1%
- #14 Axis Football 2016
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 125 reviews2016
Dev: Axis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Axis Football is a an American football simulation featuring innovative aimed passing and massive customization.
Why similar: Football (American) 42% ★, Sports 41.5%, Simulation 11.4%, Strategy 4.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #15 Axis Football 2019
84% matchMixed69% of 117 reviews2019
Dev: Axis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Axis Football is an American football simulation featuring immersive gameplay, a deep franchise mode, and extensive customization.
Why similar: Sports 42.7%, Football (American) 31.7% ★, Simulation 14.1%, Strategy 8.8%, Indie 2.2%
- #16 Axis Football 2024
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 210 reviews2023
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) 51.9% ★, Sports 29.4%, Simulation 9.9%, Strategy 8.7%, Singleplayer 0.1%
- #17 Axis Football 2015
84% matchMixed69% of 381 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) 64.9% ★, Sports 31.3%, Strategy 3.2%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #18 Pro Basketball Manager 2025
81% 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 60.2%, Strategy 13.5%, Simulation 12.6%, Text-Based 12.2%, Indie 1%
- #19 Football Academy Manager
74% 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 63.2%, Simulation 13.6%, Text-Based 12.8%, Strategy 5.8%, Indie 2.6%
- #20 Gladiator Manager
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 116 reviews2021
Dev: Eternity Games
Windows
Gladiator Manager is a sports management and tactical battle simulation game.
Why similar: Sports 54.2%, Simulation 18.2%, Strategy 16.9%, Text-Based 7.8%, Indie 2.9%
- #21 FFFL: Brutalball Manager
75% matchVery Positive92% of 84 reviews2023
Dev: Stout Kassel Games
Windows
FFFL: Brutalball Manager is a Franchise Management Simulation game, based mostly on American Football in a Fantasy setting. Take full control of the entire league. Tons of customization, deep stat tracking and unique rules.
Why similar: Football (American) 64% ★, Sports 26.3%, Simulation 9.1%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #22 Pro Rugby Manager 2015
79% 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 65.8%, Simulation 17.4%, Strategy 16.8%
- #23 Doug Flutie's Maximum Football 2020
77% 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) 57.3% ★, Sports 35.3%, Simulation 6.3%, Indie 0.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #24 Football Manager 26
73% matchMostly Negative32% of 30,190 reviews2025
Dev: Sports InteractivePub: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 56.1 hrsMean: 110.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Step into the dugout and experience the future of football management.
Why similar: Sports 62%, Simulation 20.3%, Strategy 16.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #25 Lords of Football
76% matchMixed52% of 352 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 66.6%, Simulation 18%, Strategy 13.2%, Indie 2.2%
- #26 Campus Legends College Basketball
71% 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 60.1%, Text-Based 17.6%, Simulation 15.3%, Strategy 6%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #27 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 359 reviews2020
Dev: Trophy Games ApS
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Become the best football manager. Join Pro 11 and claim the championship!
Why similar: Sports 65.6%, Simulation 17.5%, Strategy 16.9%
- #28 Astonishing Baseball Manager
72% 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 47.2%, Text-Based 25.5%, Strategy 13.8%, Simulation 13.5%
- #29 Pro Basketball Manager 2026
70% 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: Sports 47.2%, Text-Based 20%, Simulation 16%, Strategy 14%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #30 Axis Football 2018
73% matchMixed65% of 137 reviews2018
Dev: Axis Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Axis Football is an American football simulation featuring a deep Franchise Mode and full customization.
Why similar: Sports 66.7%, Simulation 22.1%, Strategy 9.8%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #31 Football Referee Simulator
68% matchVery Positive91% of 482 reviews2024
Dev: Vladimir Pliashkun
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Football Referee Simulator—the groundbreaking game that puts you in the referee's shoes! Are you ready to kickstart your career in the lower divisions and ascend to legendary status by overseeing thrilling finals?
Why similar: Sports 65.7%, Text-Based 16.7%, Simulation 15.5%, Indie 1.1%, Singleplayer 1%
- #32 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 66.8%, Simulation 18.6%, Strategy 11.4%, Indie 2%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #33 Franchise Hockey Manager 7
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 257 reviews2020
Dev: Out of the Park Developments
Windows · Mac
Franchise Hockey Manager returns for the 2020-21 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 52.2%, Strategy 17.7%, Simulation 16.2%, Text-Based 12.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #34 Player's Eleven
71% matchVery Positive83% of 52 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: Sports 67.5%, Simulation 27%, Indie 3%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #35 Franchise Hockey Manager 5
72% 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 61.7%, Simulation 18.7%, Strategy 16.6%, Indie 3%
- #36 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 65.5%, Simulation 18.4%, Strategy 15%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #37 CFS (Chinese Football Simulator)
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 221 reviews2026
Dev: 悟空实验室Pub: Wise Games
Windows
"Chinese Football Simulator" is a management game themed around Chinese football. As both club owner and head coach, you'll develop and manage teams—either existing or custom—immersed in authentic Chinese football culture.
Why similar: Sports 84.8%, Simulation 14.8%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #38 WE ARE FOOTBALL
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,447 reviews2021
Dev: Winning Streak GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 34.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Sports 69.1%, Simulation 15.1%, Strategy 14.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #39 Squiggle Football
66% matchVery Positive95% of 128 reviews2025
Dev: Max BarryPub: NationStates Pty Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Squiggle Football is a deck-building football management roguelike, where you create a team and form powerful combinations of players, coaches, tactics and culture. Recruit, trade & innovate through nail-biting matches to reach & conquer the National League. Inspired by Australian Rules Football.
Why similar: Sports 75.2%, Simulation 22.2%, Indie 1.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #40 Club Soccer Director 2022
69% 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 60.3%, Simulation 21.2%, Strategy 16.5%, Indie 1.1%, Singleplayer 1%
- #41 Pro Wrestling Sim
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 623 reviews2021
Dev: Pro Wrestling Sim
Windows · Mac · Linux
Pro Wrestling Sim is a text-based pro-wrestling booking simulator. Control a wrestling promotion, decide your roster, and create storylines, feuds and matches where the winners and losers are in your hands.
Why similar: Sports 42.5%, Text-Based 24.6%, Simulation 18.2%, Strategy 14.1%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #42 Franchise Hockey Manager 8
68% matchVery Positive80% of 203 reviews2021
Dev: Out of the Park Developments
Windows · Mac
Franchise Hockey Manager returns for the 2021-22 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 64.9%, Strategy 17%, Text-Based 11.6%, Simulation 6.1%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #43 PRO ERA
68% matchMixed65% of 155 reviews2022
Dev: StatusPRO Inc
Windows
Lead your team to a Super Bowl, improve your QB skills by participating in drills, or play catch virtually with your friends in your favorite NFL stadium. As a NFL QB you’ll feel the excitement of what it’s like to compete under the bright lights with thousands of screaming fans.
Why similar: Football (American) 64.9% ★, Sports 20.9%, Simulation 13.5%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #44 Club Soccer Director 2021
69% matchMixed61% of 154 reviews2020
Dev: Go Play Games Ltd
Windows
Take control of a Real Football Club or create your very own club in Club Soccer Director 2021 a new super realistic football club management game.
Why similar: Sports 97.7%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #45 Hockey Legacy Manager 25
65% matchVery Positive93% of 73 reviews2024
Dev: Hockey Legacy Manager
Windows
Build the ultimate legacy as the general manager of a professional hockey team!
Why similar: Sports 77.1%, Simulation 21.6%, Singleplayer 1.4%