- #1 Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2018
97% 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 51.2%, Simulation 18.3%, Strategy 16.8%, Management 9.2%, Indie 4.4%
- #2 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2018
96% 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: Sports 36.6%, Football (American) 34.3% ★, Simulation 13.1%, Management 6.3%, Strategy 6.3%
- #3 Bowl Bound College Football
96% 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 60.3%, Strategy 19.9%, Simulation 19.8%
- #4 Football Mogul 18
95% matchMostly Negative35% of 20 reviews2017
Dev: Sports Mogul, Inc.
Windows
Football Mogul 18 is the 16th version of the addictive football simulation game from the makers of Baseball Mogul.This version includes rosters and player ratings for opening weekend of the 2017-2018 season.
Why similar: Sports 43.3%, Football (American) 22.5% ★, Simulation 15%, Strategy 13.8%, Management 5.4%
- #5 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2022
94% 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: Sports 37%, Football (American) 28% ★, Simulation 14.1%, Strategy 11.6%, Management 5.1%
- #6 Pure College Football
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Reck-it Warehouse
Windows
Build your college football dynasty and compete for control. Master NIL recruiting, develop your coaching staff, and manage demanding boosters. Play solo or battle in online dynasties with up to 32 real players.
Why similar: Sports 35.5%, Football (American) 26.9% ★, Simulation 11.1%, Strategy 9.6%, Management 7.2%
- #7 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2021
93% 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) 39.1% ★, Sports 33.2%, Simulation 10.9%, Strategy 9.6%, Management 5.6%
- #8 Football Coach: College Dynasty
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,513 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: Sports 36.5%, Football (American) 30.5% ★, Simulation 13.2%, Text-Based 8.9%, Management 7.2%
- #9 Australian Football Coach
92% match9 user reviews33% of 9 reviews2017
Dev: Statto Software
Windows
Coach your team to the premiership flag! Australian Football Coach is the premier Aussie Rules Football management game. Coach in one of eight different leagues, create your own footy world or even pit the different states against each other in State of Origin mode.
Why similar: Sports 41.1%, Football (American) 22.1% ★, Simulation 14.7%, Strategy 13.5%, Management 4.8%
- #10 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2021
91% 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) 38.3% ★, Sports 31.9%, Simulation 10.8%, Strategy 8.9%, Text-Based 8.6%
- #11 Football Commissioner
90% 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: Sports 34.1%, Football (American) 31.9% ★, Simulation 10.1%, Text-Based 8.4%, Strategy 7.8%
- #12 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2020
89% 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: Sports 43.4%, Football (American) 23.8% ★, Simulation 15.5%, Strategy 13.4%, Indie 3.8%
- #13 Football Legend
89% 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) 33.1% ★, Sports 32.6%, Simulation 14.4%, Strategy 10.1%, Management 8.3%
- #14 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2023
87% 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) 40.6% ★, Sports 32.9%, Simulation 12.5%, Strategy 10.2%, 2D 2.2%
- #15 Gridiron Manager
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Coolissimo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Sports 39.7%, Football (American) 35.3% ★, Strategy 11.2%, Simulation 10.8%, 2D 2.5%
- #16 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 27
86% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows · Mac
Take control of a professional football franchise and build it your way. Draft players, negotiate contracts, manage the salary cap, hire your coaching staff, build your playbooks and make the decisions that turn a contender into a dynasty.
Why similar: Football (American) 40.1% ★, Sports 35.6%, Simulation 12.1%, Strategy 10.4%, Indie 1.2%
- #17 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2024
86% 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) 40.6% ★, Sports 34%, Simulation 10.9%, Strategy 10.6%, 2D 2.1%
- #18 Draft Day Sports: College Football 27
85% match1 user reviews100% of 1 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) 40.1% ★, Sports 35.6%, Simulation 12.1%, Strategy 10.4%, Indie 1.2%
- #19 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2025
84% 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) 40.2% ★, Sports 35.5%, Simulation 12%, Strategy 10.4%, Indie 1.2%
- #20 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2026
84% 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) 40.2% ★, Sports 35.5%, Simulation 12%, Strategy 10.4%, Indie 1.2%
- #21 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2025
83% 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) 40.2% ★, Sports 35.5%, Simulation 11.4%, Strategy 11.1%, Indie 1.2%
- #22 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2026
82% 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) 40.4% ★, Sports 35.7%, Simulation 12.1%, Strategy 9.9%, Indie 1.2%
- #23 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2024
82% 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) 40.7% ★, Sports 34%, Simulation 12.9%, Strategy 10.6%, Indie 1.2%
- #24 Australian Football Coach 2023-24
81% matchPositive87% of 38 reviews2023
Dev: Statto Software
Windows · Linux
Coach your way to the premiership flag! Australian Football Coach 2023 comes packed with new features including local multiplayer and a database update.
Why similar: Sports 39.3%, Football (American) 26% ★, Simulation 9.3%, Text-Based 9.3%, Management 8%
- #25 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2023
80% 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) 37.9% ★, Sports 33.4%, Simulation 10.4%, Strategy 10.1%, Text-Based 6.8%
- #26 Cornerstone: College Football
81% 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: Sports 39.6%, Football (American) 34.8% ★, Simulation 15.7%, Management 6.9%, Indie 3%
- #27 Football Dynasty Manager
77% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: Nekolitch Games
Windows
A football management sim that does not cut corners. Recruiting, NIL, the portal, contracts and the cap, the draft, and an engine you can sim or call play by play. Eight connected leagues from high school to the pros, four rules eras back to 1950, and an editor for all of it
Why similar: Football (American) 41.2% ★, Sports 34.4%, Strategy 10%, Management 7.7%, Simulation 4.7%
- #28 Sideline to Sideline Football
79% 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) 38.9% ★, Sports 32.2%, Strategy 10%, Simulation 9%, Management 7.3%
- #29 EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 25
76% matchMixed56% of 5,132 reviews2024
Dev: TiburonPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 21.8 hrsMean: 67.8 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) 46.3% ★, Sports 26.9%, Simulation 15.3%, Strategy 11.6%
- #30 Axis Football 2019
78% 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 45.7%, Football (American) 19.3% ★, Simulation 16.4%, Strategy 10.1%, Management 4.2%
- #31 Pro Football Legacy
78% 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: Sports 40.5%, Football (American) 35.6% ★, Simulation 16.1%, Management 7%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #32 Fantasy Franchise
76% 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: Sports 37.1%, Football (American) 34.7% ★, Simulation 11%, Text-Based 7.5%, Management 7%
- #33 Pro Football Dynasty
77% 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) 38.3% ★, Sports 31.2%, Simulation 10%, Text-Based 9.4%, Management 7.3%
- #34 Football Legacy Manager 26
74% 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: Sports 41.8%, Football (American) 32.7% ★, Simulation 16.5%, Management 5.5%, 2D 2.9%
- #35 Front Office Football Nine
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 169 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) 40.9% ★, Sports 33.5%, Simulation 11.6%, Strategy 6.3%, Text-Based 5.1%
- #36 Pure Football 2018
75% 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: Sports 44.4%, Football (American) 39.7% ★, Simulation 15.9%
- #37 Football Legacy Manager 25
73% 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: Sports 42.3%, Football (American) 31.9% ★, Simulation 16.7%, Management 5.5%, 2D 3%
- #38 EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 26
72% matchMixed53% of 5,929 reviews2025
Dev: TiburonPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 74.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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) 42.9% ★, Sports 36.9%, Simulation 13.6%, Strategy 6.6%
- #39 Axis Football 2020
74% 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: Sports 35.7%, Football (American) 35.3% ★, Simulation 11.2%, Strategy 9.3%, Management 6.5%
- #40 Football Legacy Manager 27
75% 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: Sports 42.6%, Football (American) 31.6% ★, Simulation 16.9%, Management 5.4%, 2D 2.9%
- #41 Brick and Banner: College Football Dynasty
71% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Brick and Banner Sims
Windows
A college football dynasty sim where you grow your coaching tree, not just the program. Start at a 3,000-seat Division III school, see your game plan execute or call the plays yourself. Your coordinators become your future head coaches, and grow one living world across three divisions.
Why similar: Football (American) 40% ★, Sports 23.8%, Simulation 8.8%, Text-Based 8.3%, Strategy 7.5%
- #42 DOMFC: Run a Complete Football Empire
70% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Rusthorn
Windows
Regions break away. Economies boom and crash. Conspiracies, lawsuits, and personal lives shape the game. Lead as Club Director, Club Owner, Federation Executive, or First Team Manager in a world that moves without you.
Why similar: Sports 51.3%, Simulation 20.3%, Strategy 16%, Management 8.1%, 2D 3.5%
- #43 OlympicVR
73% 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 69%, Simulation 24.7%, Indie 6.3%
- #44 Gladiator Manager
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 117 reviews2021
Dev: Eternity Games
Windows
Gladiator Manager is a sports management and tactical battle simulation game.
Why similar: Sports 49.5%, Simulation 18%, Strategy 16.6%, Text-Based 6.3%, Management 5.2%
- #45 Axis Football 2021
71% 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: Sports 37.5%, Football (American) 34.2% ★, Simulation 12.2%, Strategy 9.8%, Management 4.4%
- #46 Indoor Rock Climbing VR
72% 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 69%, Simulation 24.7%, Indie 6.3%
- #47 War Room Football
67% matchVery Positive95% of 78 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: Sports 38.9%, Football (American) 34.4% ★, Simulation 12.7%, Management 7.1%, Strategy 3.5%
- #48 Axis Football 2023
68% 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: Sports 36.6%, Football (American) 33.2% ★, Simulation 11.7%, Strategy 10.4%, Management 6.3%
- #49 Pocket Dynasty
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Voxel Pulse Games
Windows
You're the head coach. Call the plays, make the 4th-down gamble, or trust your coordinators. Build a multi-season football dynasty with sixteen fictional clubs, solo or against a friend.
Why similar: Football (American) 43.7% ★, Sports 25.7%, Management 8.8%, Simulation 8.8%, Strategy 7.7%
- #50 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: Sports 37.6%, Football (American) 35.4% ★, Strategy 8.6%, Simulation 8.2%, Management 7.2%
- #51 PlayCard Football
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cormisys
Windows
Don't sim the games. Play every snap. You are the coach, build the profile YOU want. Develop your team roster unit by unit, and take both onto the field with a deck of plays you call yourself. A football coaching career from Friday-night lights to the pro playoffs.
Why similar: Football (American) 44.5% ★, Sports 27.1%, Simulation 9.3%, Management 8.2%, Strategy 6.6%
- #52 Simhaus: Football
65% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Simhaus
Windows
Rise from high school assistant to the top of the sport in one fully-simulated, connected football universe — from high school to college to the pros. Manage a roster, call every play, and watch it play out in a realism-based broadcast-style game engine.
Why similar: Football (American) 42.6% ★, Sports 30.7%, Management 8.8%, Simulation 8.7%, Strategy 8.4%
- #53 Axis Football 2016
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 125 reviews2016
Dev: Axis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Axis Football is a an American football simulation featuring innovative aimed passing and massive customization.
Why similar: Sports 47.3%, Football (American) 27.1% ★, Simulation 14%, Management 5.4%, Strategy 5.4%
- #54 Australian Football Coach 2020
67% matchMixed66% of 35 reviews2020
Dev: Statto Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Coach your team to the premiership flag! Australian Football Coach is the premier Aussie Rules Football management game. Manage your players, tactics, and salary cap as you fight for glory!
Why similar: Sports 55.5%, Simulation 18.9%, Strategy 17%, Indie 4.8%, Management 3.7%
- #55 Rox Solid Pro Football
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Rox Solid Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Choose your role (Owner, General Manager, Head Coach, Off/Def/ST Coordinator, or Position Coach), choose what you want to control (24 different settings across Scouting, Coaching, Front Office, and Game Management groupings), and play as many seasons as you want.
Why similar: Football (American) 42.1% ★, Sports 26.1%, Simulation 12.9%, Text-Based 7.9%, Management 4.4%