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Games Like Esports Godfather

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Strategy, Singleplayer, Roguelite, Deckbuilding.

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E-sports Godfather is a Deck-building game simulating MOBA e-sports. You will play a role as team coach and build your team. You need to train players and make strategies in various game versions, beat other teams and finally, take the Champion of the World. Be nobody, or lead your team to dominate!

Reviews: Very Positive — 91% — of 4,402 reviews
Released: 2024-05-23
Developer: Asteroid Game Studio
Genres: Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Sports, Strategy
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 16.0 hrs
Mean playtime: 35.9 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 85%

Overview

Esports Godfather is a sophisticated blend of MOBA-style team management and intricate card-based tactical combat. These recommendations focus on games that capture the tension of esports management, the strategic depth of deckbuilding, and the tactical satisfaction of turn-based decision-making. Whether you want to build a championship roster or master complex card synergies, these titles offer deep, rewarding gameplay loops.

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    97% matchVery Positive87% of 5,795 reviews2021
    Dev: Team Samoyed
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    Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Teamfight Manager is a simulation game where you are the coach of an e-sports team. You must manage players to set them up for matches. Make the best of pick & ban by evaluating the characteristics of the champions/players! A smart strategy can make up for a lack of individual player skills.

    Why similar: eSports 35.4%, Management 30.7%, Simulation 11.9%, Auto Battler 7.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.1%

    Why You'll Like It: This game is the closest direct competitor to the esports management and auto-battler aspects of the seed game.

  2. #2 Gladiator Guild Manager
    96% matchVery Positive81% of 3,874 reviews2024
    Dev: Entertainment ForgePub: GrabTheGames
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    A strategic autobattler sim where you build a team of gladiators, compete in arenas, plan fight tactics, and form alliances. Combine fighters, beasts, and mages, develop and equip them to optimize your well-oiled fighting machine, dominate the championships, and leave your mark on the world.

    Why similar: Management 27.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.2%, Auto Battler 14.2%, Strategy 12.3%, Tactical 11.6%

    Why You'll Like It: This title combines team management with tactical auto-battler combat, mirroring the core loop of building and deploying a squad.

  3. #3 Esports Life Tycoon
    96% matchMixed61% of 711 reviews2020
    Dev: UPLAY Online
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Manage your own esports squad, expand your gaming house, and defeat legendary teams to become the best in the world!

    Why similar: eSports 41.4%, Management 22.1%, Strategy 9.6%, Character Customization 8.6%, Simulation 7.9%

    Why You'll Like It: It captures the day-to-day life and team management struggles of running a professional esports organization.

  4. #4 Dicefolk
    94% matchVery Positive90% of 990 reviews2024
    Dev: LEAP Game StudiosPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Wield magical dice and build a team of powerful Chimeras to stop a mysterious evil in this tactical roguelite adventure. As a Chimera Summoner, recruit and create your perfect team of mythical beasts and command them to victory using unique dice mechanics.

    Why similar: Deckbuilding 32.8%, Strategy 27.6%, Tactical 19.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Casual 4.9%

    Why You'll Like It: It features unique turn-based tactical combat with deckbuilding elements that emphasize strategic control over the battlefield.

  5. #5 Fights in Tight Spaces
    93% matchVery Positive90% of 3,799 reviews2021
    Dev: Ground ShatterPub: Balor Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    A stylish blend of deck-building, turn-based tactics, and thrilling animated fight sequences in classic action-movie settings. Learn to balance your hand, momentum, and positioning to overcome the odds to defeat your adversaries. Build your deck, control the space and live to fight another day.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 27.4%, Deckbuilding 20.7%, Strategy 19.6%, Card Game 19.3%, Tactical 7.1%

    Why You'll Like It: It offers a masterclass in tactical deckbuilding where positioning and card synergy are essential for success.

  6. #6 Cross Blitz
    92% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,591 reviews2025
    Dev: Tako Boy Studios LLCPub: The Arcade Crew
    Windows
    Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Cross Blitz is a unique RPG deckbuilder featuring fast-paced tactical combat with loads of cards to collect and synergies to wield. Explore, level up, craft new cards and build the perfect decks as you carve your own path to victory!

    Why similar: Card Battler 32.6%, Card Game 17.8%, Deckbuilding 15.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.1%, Strategy 9%

    Why You'll Like It: This RPG-infused deckbuilder offers deep tactical combat and character customization similar to managing professional players.

  7. #7 eSports Legend
    94% matchMixed62% of 1,209 reviews2018
    Dev: 90GamesPub: Coconut Island Games
    Windows
    Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Esports Legend is a Esports club simulator. You are here to make a unknown amateur team world-famous within several seasons!

    Why similar: eSports 47%, Management 19.4%, Strategy 13.5%, Simulation 12.3%, Indie 3.2%

    Why You'll Like It: A classic esports management simulation that focuses on the growth and training of a professional team.

  8. #8 Griftlands
    91% matchVery Positive94% of 14,297 reviews2021
    Dev: Klei Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Griftlands is a deck-building roguelite where you negotiate, fight, steal or otherwise persuade others to get your way. Every decision is important, be it the jobs you take, the friends you make, or the cards you collect.

    Why similar: Card Battler 45.6%, Card Game 20.5%, Deckbuilding 18.8%, Strategy 9.9%, RPG 4.3%

    Why You'll Like It: This game blends narrative-driven management with complex deckbuilding and tactical turn-based combat.

  9. #9 Looper Tactics
    91% matchVery Positive89% of 515 reviews2023
    Dev: Inkstone AtelierPub: 2P Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Welcome again, wandering soul. Will this be the time of your success? Watch your steps as you advance in this roguelike-deck builder and engage in auto-battler card encounters of increasing difficulty. Get stronger in each battle, rise from the ashes, and break free from endless reincarnation!

    Why similar: Card Battler 30%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.9%, Card Game 15.7%, Deckbuilding 13.6%, Auto Battler 9.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A card-based tactical game that requires careful planning and deck management to overcome challenging opponents.

  10. #10 Monster Train
    90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,754 reviews2020
    Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 28.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.

    Why similar: Card Battler 38.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.2%, Card Game 17.7%, Deckbuilding 13.7%, Strategy 7.2%

    Why You'll Like It: Its lane-based tactical deckbuilding provides a similar sense of strategic positioning found in MOBA-inspired combat.

  11. #11 Rune Coliseum
    89% matchVery Positive88% of 892 reviews2024
    Dev: Rafale Software
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    A deck-building roguelike game with unique semi-real-time combat system. Step into the shoes of an ancient gladiator and do your best to survive in the coliseum. Combine various skills and equipment, develop your own fighting style, and defeat all the enemies to become the next champion!

    Why similar: Card Battler 30.8%, Deckbuilding 16.6%, Card Game 16.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 16%, Strategy 10.7%

    Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the management of fighters and deckbuilding, creating a strong thematic link to the seed game.

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    89% matchVery Positive83% of 8,624 reviews2023
    Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Chucklefish
    Windows
    Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…

    Why similar: Card Battler 37.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.2%, Card Game 18.2%, Deckbuilding 13.7%, Strategy 7.1%

    Why You'll Like It: The focus on tactical card placement and turn-based synergy makes it a great fit for fans of the seed game's combat system.

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    88% matchVery Positive81% of 188 reviews2025
    Dev: Bigosaur
    Windows

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    Why You'll Like It: It directly applies the deckbuilding genre to a sports setting, mirroring the seed game's unique fusion of mechanics.

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    85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 210,878 reviews2019
    Dev: Mega Crit
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 67.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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    Why similar: Card Battler 41.9%, Card Game 22.5%, Deckbuilding 19.2%, Strategy 12.3%, Indie 3.1%

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    86% matchMixed42% of 150 reviews2023
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    Windows

    Complete your own squad, try to win the league, and experience a thrilling win in the World Championship. The journey to E-Sport League glory awaits.

    Why similar: eSports 40.9%, Management 17.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Strategy 9.9%, Simulation 8.3%

    Why You'll Like It: This simulation focuses specifically on the management of esports teams, providing a realistic look at the industry.

  17. #17 ESport Manager
    86% matchMixed41% of 179 reviews2018
    Dev: InImagesPub: Manager Games S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 45%

    Would you like to try your hand as a manager of this e-sport? eSport Manager is a game based on the idea of e-sports competitions, especially the most popular - FPS AND MOBA.

    Why similar: eSports 46.8%, Management 20.5%, Simulation 10.5%, Strategy 10.3%, Sports 7.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A straightforward management sim that allows players to build their own esports organization from the ground up.

  18. #18 Pro Gamer Manager 2
    87% matchVery Negative14% of 166 reviews2017
    Dev: Millenway
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 12 minMean: 54 min≥1hr: 17%

    Pro Gamer Manager 2 is an e-sport simulator game. Create, manage and compete with your own team of Pro Gamers. Conquer all obstacles and become the number one team in the world!

    Why similar: eSports 35.3%, Management 19.4%, Strategy 15.5%, Simulation 14%, Sports 11.9%

    Why You'll Like It: A dedicated esports management simulation that focuses on the logistics and training of a professional gaming team.

  19. #19 Across the Obelisk
    82% matchVery Positive81% of 12,790 reviews2022
    Dev: Dreamsite GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 20.8 hrsMean: 53.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Set forth in a co-op roguelite deckbuilder where every choice matters! Craft decks of breathtaking power. Journey alone or with up to three friends. Plot your party’s path to glory and face powerful enemies in deep tactical combat on your quest to save the kingdom of Senenthia in Across the Obelisk!

    Why similar: Card Battler 34.8%, Card Game 19%, Deckbuilding 15.1%, Tactical 10.8%, Strategy 9.7%

    Why You'll Like It: A party-based deckbuilder that requires managing multiple characters with distinct roles, much like a MOBA team.

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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 20.6 hrsMean: 46.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.

    Why similar: Card Game 30.8%, Card Battler 28.9%, Deckbuilding 20%, Strategy 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 2.8%

    Why You'll Like It: While different in theme, its deep strategic management and card-based mechanics appeal to the same analytical mindset.

  21. #21 Great eSports Manager
    84% matchVery Positive83% of 128 reviews2017
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 98%

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    Why similar: Management 35.6%, Strategy 20%, Simulation 16.3%, Sports 12.7%, RPG 6.5%

    Why You'll Like It: This title offers a casual approach to the esports management genre, perfect for players looking for a lighter experience.

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    81% matchVery Positive94% of 344 reviews2023
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    80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 143,157 reviews2021
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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    Why similar: Card Battler 47.5%, Card Game 24.1%, Deckbuilding 18.5%, Strategy 9%, 3D 0.9%

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    83% matchMixed70% of 128 reviews2020
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    Windows

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    Why similar: eSports 66.9%, Simulation 18.7%, Sports 6%, Casual 5.1%, Indie 2.1%

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    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%

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    77% matchVery Positive85% of 622 reviews2024
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    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%

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    Windows

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    69% matchVery Positive82% of 2,479 reviews2026
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    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 29,013 reviews2022
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    Why similar: Management 27.8%, Simulation 23.2%, Sports 22.2%, Strategy 11.7%, Auto Battler 7.5%

  49. #49 Pro Wrestler Story
    67% matchMostly Positive80% of 88 reviews2025
    Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
    Windows

    Pro Wrestling Team Management Sim, Face off with fearsome foes!

    Why similar: Auto Battler 30.9%, Simulation 28%, Sports 25.6%, Casual 7.4%, Character Customization 6.4%

  50. #50 DICEOMANCER
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,441 reviews2024
    Dev: 超厚皮猪猪 Ultra Piggy StudioPub: Gamirror Games
    Windows
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    DICEOMANCER is a roguelike deck-building game. Though you long for a peaceful life, you're forced to embark on an adventure. In this world of swords, magic, and guns, make good use of your dice and deck to find a way back to tranquility! What can the dice be used for? To change... anything.

    Why similar: Card Battler 39.2%, Card Game 24.3%, Strategy 18.8%, Deckbuilding 13.8%, Indie 1.7%

  51. #51 Game Builder Tycoon
    68% matchMostly Positive78% of 137 reviews2024
    Dev: AM PlayhousePub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    In Game Builder Tycoon, begin as an indie game developer. Personalize your character, craft hit games, manage marketing, research stuff and manage a skilled team. Overcome competition to guide your game development studio to global recognition and dominate the gaming industry.

    Why similar: Management 41.2%, Character Customization 19.4%, Simulation 16.9%, Strategy 15.9%, Casual 3.6%

  52. #52 Age of Gladiators II: Death League
    71% matchMixed66% of 98 reviews2017
    Dev: Creative Storm Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Age of Gladiators II: Death League is a single-player strategy game set in the futuristic 3000AD, during the rebirth of the violent and hyper-competitive gladiatorial games. Manage your franchise while forging the attributes and abilities of your warriors. Build your story. Build your empire.

    Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 22.2%, Management 16.8%, Strategy 13.4%, Simulation 11.3%, Tactical 11.1%

  53. #53 Boxing Club Manager
    69% matchMixed54% of 92 reviews2022
    Dev: Alternative Software Ltd
    Windows · Mac

    You've waited long enough. Boxing management is now in your gloves. Winning fights is your goal. Running the best gym is your future. Take control. Train and steer your boxers to glory in the ring! Build up your gym, make it World class!

    Why similar: Management 26.8%, eSports 24.3%, Strategy 15.6%, Sports 12.7%, Simulation 11.6%

  54. #54 Brawl To The West
    66% matchMostly Positive74% of 169 reviews2025
    Dev: GagaRush
    Windows

    "Join this hilarious auto-battler! Equip gear, grow fruit trees, and tame monsters to build your team. Choose unique characters or battle others in ranked mode—every run is fresh! Weaklings perish; victors take all. Will you go the farthest? Dive in now!"

    Why similar: Card Battler 25.6%, Card Game 18%, Management 14.4%, Deckbuilding 14.1%, Auto Battler 11.6%

  55. #55 酒馆战争
    66% matchVery Positive86% of 59 reviews2025
    Dev: 战魂工作室
    Windows

    经典军团自走棋来了,这是一款多人PVP策略游戏,融入了类Rogue和自走棋元素。玩家需要为自动战斗的军团搭配合适的英雄指挥官,神器和法术,最终击败所有玩家夺得冠军

    Why similar: Card Battler 24.4%, eSports 16.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.2%, Card Game 13.3%, Deckbuilding 11.5%

  56. #56 Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue
    67% matchVery Positive93% of 1,551 reviews2020
    Dev: Entertainment ForgePub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 32%

    Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue is a battle sim about managing your own Gladiator Guild in an epic fantasy world. Build and run your own guild, hire and train gladiators, develop unique tactics, manage resources, compete for the rank in the arena, and much more.

    Why similar: Management 30.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.6%, Auto Battler 15.8%, Strategy 13.6%, Simulation 11.6%

  57. #57 Alpha League HD
    64% matchVery Positive88% of 895 reviews2025
    Dev: Beaveroid Entertainment
    Windows

    Alpha League HD is a free-to-play, hero based Autobattler. In Alpha League, simply pick and build your favorite hero in a Roguelike fashion with 12 different combat genres, and then battle the other 7 Bots or Players to be the winner.

    Why similar: Card Battler 21.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.3%, Card Game 18.6%, Auto Battler 12.8%, Strategy 8.8%

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