- #1 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2021
97% 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) 48.9% ★, Sports 30.5%, Simulation 8.8%, Strategy 6.7%, Management 4.6%
- #2 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2018
96% matchMixed50% of 14 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) 43.7% ★, Sports 34.4%, Simulation 10.8%, Management 5.4%, Strategy 4.5%
- #3 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2022
96% 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) 37.1% ★, Sports 36.1%, Simulation 12.1%, Strategy 8.5%, Management 4.5%
- #4 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2025
95% 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) 50.1% ★, Sports 32.5%, Simulation 9.7%, Strategy 7.2%, Indie 0.5%
- #5 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2026
94% match7 user reviews71% of 7 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) 50.1% ★, Sports 32.5%, Simulation 9.7%, Strategy 7.2%, Indie 0.5%
- #6 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2026
94% 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) 50.3% ★, Sports 32.7%, Simulation 9.7%, Strategy 6.8%, Indie 0.5%
- #7 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2024
93% 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) 51% ★, Sports 31.4%, Simulation 8.8%, Strategy 7.4%, 2D 0.9%
- #8 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2023
92% 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) 51% ★, Sports 30.4%, Simulation 10.1%, Strategy 7.1%, 2D 0.9%
- #9 Pure College Football
91% 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: Football (American) 35.3% ★, Sports 34.4%, Simulation 9.4%, Strategy 7%, Management 6.3%
- #10 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2025
91% 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) 50.2% ★, Sports 32.6%, Simulation 9.1%, Strategy 7.7%, Indie 0.5%
- #11 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2024
90% 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) 50.7% ★, Sports 31.1%, Simulation 10.4%, Strategy 7.3%, Indie 0.5%
- #12 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) 42.6% ★, Sports 30.8%, Simulation 11.9%, Strategy 7.2%, Management 7%
- #13 Cornerstone: College Football
89% 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) 43.7% ★, Sports 36.6%, Simulation 12.8%, Management 5.7%, Indie 1.2%
- #14 Pure Football 2018
88% 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) 48% ★, Sports 39.5%, Simulation 12.4%
- #15 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2021
86% 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) 51.7% ★, Sports 31.7%, Simulation 9.5%, Strategy 6.7%, Indie 0.4%
- #16 Australian Football Coach
86% 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%, Football (American) 29.9% ★, Simulation 12.9%, Strategy 10.2%, Management 4.3%
- #17 Axis Football 2020
85% 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) 43.5% ★, Sports 32.5%, Simulation 8.9%, Strategy 6.4%, Management 5.4%
- #18 EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 25
83% matchMixed56% of 5,106 reviews2024
Dev: TiburonPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 23.3 hrsMean: 69.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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) 56.2% ★, Sports 24%, Simulation 12%, Strategy 7.8%
- #19 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2022
84% 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: Sports 36.9%, Football (American) 34.8% ★, Simulation 12.6%, Strategy 8.7%, Management 4.9%
- #20 Fantasy Franchise
82% 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) 44% ★, Sports 34.7%, Simulation 9%, Management 5.9%, Character Customization 2.9%
- #21 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2020
84% 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 42.9%, Football (American) 32% ★, Simulation 13.5%, Strategy 10%, Indie 1.6%
- #22 Front Office Football Seven
82% 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) 65.3% ★, Sports 19.4%, Simulation 6.1%, Management 4.5%, Strategy 4.2%
- #23 Football Legacy Manager 26
79% 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) 41.5% ★, Sports 39.1%, Simulation 13.6%, Management 4.6%, 2D 1.2%
- #24 Hard Count
80% matchNo user reviews
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) 42.7% ★, Sports 33.7%, Deckbuilding 17.4%, Card Game 5.5%, 2D 0.8%
- #25 Axis Football 2021
81% 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) 42.3% ★, Sports 34.1%, Simulation 9.7%, Strategy 6.7%, Management 3.6%
- #26 War Room Football
76% matchVery Positive95% of 55 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) 41.4% ★, Sports 34.4%, Simulation 9.9%, Management 5.7%, Tactical 4%
- #27 Football Mogul 18
81% 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 42.3%, Football (American) 29.9% ★, Simulation 12.9%, Strategy 10.2%, Management 4.7%
- #28 Pro Football Dynasty
78% 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) 49.6% ★, Sports 29.7%, Simulation 8.4%, Management 6.3%, Tactical 3.5%
- #29 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2018
79% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: College Football 2018 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) 63.6% ★, Sports 27.2%, Simulation 8.2%, Indie 1%
- #30 Football Commissioner
77% matchNo user 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) 44% ★, Sports 34.7%, Simulation 9%, Strategy 6%, Management 5.9%
- #31 Football Legacy Manager 25
76% 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) 40.7% ★, Sports 39.6%, Simulation 13.8%, Management 4.7%, 2D 1.2%
- #32 Brutal Ball Manager 2
77% 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) 43.3% ★, Sports 34.1%, Simulation 8.8%, Management 5.8%, Auto Battler 3.8%
- #33 EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 26
74% matchMixed53% of 5,657 reviews2025
Dev: TiburonPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 14.9 hrsMean: 75.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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) 52% ★, Sports 32.9%, Simulation 10.7%, Strategy 4.4%
- #34 Football Coach: College Dynasty
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,475 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) 42.5% ★, Sports 36.5%, Simulation 12%, Management 6.3%, Strategy 2.7%
- #35 Axis Football 2017
78% 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) 62.4% ★, Sports 21.5%, Simulation 6.8%, Tactical 3.4%, Management 3.2%
- #36 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2023
75% 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) 50.5% ★, Sports 32.7%, Simulation 8.9%, Strategy 7.5%, Indie 0.4%
- #37 Axis Football 2023
73% 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) 40.8% ★, Sports 33.1%, Simulation 9.3%, Strategy 7.1%, Management 5.1%
- #38 Gridiron Football GM
74% 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) 43.5% ★, Sports 34%, Simulation 6.5%, Strategy 5.9%, Management 5.9%
- #39 Front Office Football Nine
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 166 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) 53% ★, Sports 31.9%, Simulation 9.7%, Strategy 4.5%, 2D 0.5%
- #40 Axis Football 2015
75% 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) 55.5% ★, Sports 34.7%, Tactical 3.7%, Management 3.2%, Strategy 2.9%
- #41 sportive
69% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Ausome LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sportive is a online deck building card game with a sports theme. You compete against a Bot or other players, building up your playbook, gaining points, and redeeming them for trophies. The person with the most trophies at the end of the game wins.
Why similar: Football (American) 38.9% ★, Sports 31.7%, Deckbuilding 15%, Card Game 8.1%, Strategy 6.2%
- #42 4th & Goal
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JustinSane Games
Windows
4th & Goal combines roguelite deckbuilding with American football. Make cuts, additions, and upgrades to your team through the Gauntlet Challenge, or build 2 decks to compete in the Season and win the Mega Bowl!
Why similar: Football (American) 42.2% ★, Sports 33%, Deckbuilding 6.9%, Simulation 6.3%, Strategy 5.8%
- #43 Backyard Football '99
67% matchVery Positive95% of 166 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) 53.3% ★, Sports 40.5%, Simulation 4.9%, 2D 1.2%
- #44 Axis Football 2016
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 125 reviews2016
Dev: Axis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Axis Football is a an American football simulation featuring innovative aimed passing and massive customization.
Why similar: Sports 42.6%, Football (American) 33.2% ★, Simulation 11.1%, Tactical 5.2%, Management 4.4%
- #45 Ultimate Pro Football Coach
68% matchMixed68% of 34 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) 51.5% ★, Sports 41.5%, Simulation 7%
- #46 Australian Football Coach 2023-24
69% 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 41.5%, Football (American) 37.3% ★, Simulation 8.6%, Management 7.7%, Strategy 3.2%
- #47 Maximum Football
67% matchMixed61% of 1,352 reviews2025
Dev: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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) 45% ★, Sports 42.7%, Simulation 8.6%, Character Customization 3.7%
- #48 Axis Football 2026
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 105 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) 47.2% ★, Sports 23.3%, Simulation 7.6%, Management 6.5%, Strategy 5.7%
- #49 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 61.3%, Football (American) 33.1% ★, Simulation 5.6%
- #50 Axis Football 2019
70% 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 46%, Football (American) 26.4% ★, Simulation 14.5%, Strategy 7.7%, Management 3.8%
- #51 Draft Fever Bowl
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: PeytonParrishGames
Windows
Draft Fever Bowl is a competitive multiplayer football management game focused on scouting and the draft. Study prospects, outsmart rivals on draft day, and trade with real teams. With no visible attributes, success depends entirely on your eye for talent. Enter the war room.
Why similar: Football (American) 51.3% ★, Sports 26.5%, Simulation 7.5%, Management 7.3%, Character Customization 3.7%
- #52 Doug Flutie's Maximum Football 2020
70% 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) 51.4% ★, Sports 41.1%, Simulation 6.9%, Indie 0.5%
- #53 Desktop Dynasties 3
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Head Coach Games
Windows
Football coaching and GM simulation game.
Why similar: Football (American) 54.1% ★, Sports 32%, Management 6.9%, Strategy 5%, Character Customization 2%
- #54 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) 50% ★, Sports 30.9%, Simulation 9.3%, Tactical 6.6%, Strategy 2.4%