- #1 Player's Eleven
97% 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: Football (Soccer) 65.9% ★, Sports 13.6%, Simulation 13.1%, 2D 4.4%, Indie 1.7%
- #2 Balance of Soccer
96% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2018
Dev: Stepiral Studio
Windows
This is a 3D soccer simulation game. Including the 2022 World Cup and the 2021 European Cup. You can freely set the team's formation and tactics, and you can also control the players in real time.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 55.2% ★, Sports 19.1%, Simulation 15.3%, Casual 7.4%, Indie 3%
- #3 Retro Football Boss
96% matchMixed56% of 39 reviews2016
Dev: 1888 GamesPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Retro Football Boss is a historical football management simulation featuring the English professional leagues from 1888 to 1998 (with German leagues coming soon). This is your chance to take a trip down memory lane or right the wrongs of the past.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 67.9% ★, Simulation 16.2%, Sports 14%, Indie 2%
- #4 Football Pitch Simulator
94% matchVery Positive93% of 170 reviews2025
Dev: Incipient Day
Windows · Mac
Build your own football pitch business. Make repairs, expand your facilities, and attract the interest of football fans.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 52.1% ★, Simulation 19.1%, Sports 17%, Casual 9.6%, Indie 1.2%
- #5 New Star™ Soccer 5
95% matchMostly Positive70% of 852 reviews2012
Dev: New Star Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Live the life of an up-and-coming superstar in this unique football career game. Start out as a 16 year old lad and work your way to the top to become a footballing legend!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 58.6% ★, Sports 21.9%, Simulation 16.6%, Indie 2.8%
- #6 Football tournament
94% matchMixed55% of 11 reviews2021
Dev: Phoenixxx Games
Windows
Football has united all the countries of the world on the football field, and numerous football tournaments are held every year. This time there is a place for your team in the standings, choose it and play football.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 62.7% ★, Sports 17%, Simulation 10.1%, Casual 6.4%, 2D 2.5%
- #7 New Star™ Manager
93% matchVery Positive87% of 514 reviews2018
Dev: New Star Games Ltd.Pub: Five Aces Publishing Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 99.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
This is soccer management like you’ve never experienced it - Be more than just a player, be the head, the heart, and backbone of New Star FC. Be the Manager.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 60.6% ★, Sports 19.2%, Simulation 17.5%, Indie 2.8%
- #8 Penalty Shooters 2
92% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: NUSPEKO
Windows
A fast-paced football penalty shootout game where you pick from 360 teams across 12 leagues, aim with the mouse, and click to dive as the keeper. Outsmart smart AI goalkeepers and climb from group stage to knockout glory.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 74.4% ★, Sports 19%, 2D 5%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #9 Football Star Life 23/24
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Seb Quilici
Windows
Become a football player and lead the career of your dreams. Be precise, score as many goals as possible, make the right choices during the transfer window, win numerous prestigious trophies, and become a legend!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 49.5% ★, Sports 21.3%, Simulation 17.6%, Casual 9.5%, Indie 1.2%
- #10 Legendary Eleven: Epic Football
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 128 reviews2019
Dev: Eclipse GamesPub: Eclipse Gamse
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Legendary Eleven is an epic arcade football game inspired by the golden age of football spanning the 70's to the 90's. Choose from 36 teams full of glorious haircuts, moustaches and legends in short shorts. Lead them to glory and win the World Cup!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 81.2% ★, Sports 16.5%, Indie 2.2%
- #11 Pocket League Story
90% matchVery Positive90% of 181 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Train your team to battle to the top in this sensational soccer team simulation!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 67.1% ★, Sports 13.5%, Simulation 10.3%, Casual 4.3%, 2D 2.5%
- #12 My Football Growth Story
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FootballGrowth.com
Windows · Mac · Linux
Click cards to train your team and improve players. Buy skills that help you and your teammates grow stronger. After unlocking auto-training, players train automatically while you focus on strategy: choosing development paths and unlocking skills.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 55.1% ★, Clicker 18.1%, Sports 15.1%, Simulation 8.9%, 2D 1.7%
- #13 Ultimate Club Manager 26
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alpex Studio
Windows
Become the president of your club and make decisions that change its destiny. Manage transfers, staff, finances, media, facilities, and the president's personal life in a deep and dynamic football management experience.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 57.6% ★, Sports 21.3%, Simulation 18.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%, Indie 1.1%
- #14 Football Director
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Syra Games
Windows
A football management game where you're not the coach, you're the club owner. Hire and fire the coaching staff, sign players, negotiate with sponsors, control the finances and build a winning organisation from the boardroom.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 67.3% ★, Simulation 14.3%, Sports 13.5%, 2D 3.6%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #15 Football Club Manager 26 LIVE
87% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Halfspace Games
Windows
Multiplayer football management built on fair competition. Outsmart rivals with skill and strategy - no random packs, no pay-to-win gameplay. Take charge of your club, build your squad, and prove yourself on the world stage.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 69.1% ★, Sports 17.2%, Simulation 11.2%, 2D 2.5%
- #16 99Managers Futsal Edition
86% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Simon Dalvai
Windows · Mac · Linux
Manage a futsal team and lead it to success by scouting players and choosing the best tactic and line up for every match. Customize teams and players with the in-game editor. Proudly open source.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 67.6% ★, Sports 13%, Simulation 12.5%, 2D 3.8%, Indie 2%
- #17 Backyard Soccer '98
85% matchVery Positive96% of 209 reviews2024
Dev: Mega Cat StudiosPub: Playground Productions
Windows
Return to the soccer field with your favorite Backyard athletes! The original Backyard Soccer 1998 is back and now enhanced to run on Steam. Build your roster from among the iconic Backyard Kids. Kick, pass, and score in this classic game that made soccer fun for everyone!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 68.2% ★, Sports 19.3%, Simulation 6.4%, Casual 5.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #18 Football Manager 26
84% 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: Football (Soccer) 65.6% ★, Sports 18.7%, Simulation 14.8%, Singleplayer 1%
- #19 Kevin Toms Football Star Manager
83% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: Kevin TomsPub: Curveball Games
Windows
The original retro-styled football management game remade and re-released in 2025. It's a faithful recreation of the original groundbreaking 1982 Football Manager, the title that launched the football-management genre!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 63.6% ★, Sports 17.4%, Simulation 12.6%, 2D 3.6%, Casual 2.3%
- #20 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018
84% matchMixed63% of 24 reviews2018
Dev: Forever Young Games
Windows
In Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018 there are no restrictions, the whole world becomes playable! The 210 playable nations and the 4000+ playable clubs guarantees truly infinite hours to play.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 72% ★, Sports 14.2%, Simulation 7.3%, Casual 4.1%, Indie 1.8%
- #21 Underdog Futsal
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Havenarc
Windows
Become the manager of a small neighborhood futsal club, recruit players on a tight budget, and build your tactics. Manage morale through team activities, shift the momentum with substitutions and tactical changes in tense text-based matches, and grow your team step by step.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 52.5% ★, Sports 22.2%, Simulation 16.1%, Casual 5.6%, Indie 2.8%
- #22 MicroProse™ Soccer
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2021
Dev: MicroProsePub: Ziggurat
Windows
MicroProse™ Soccer is an accessible and engaging classic soccer game that lets you compete against a friend or CPU opponent at world class level in the World Cup, International Challenge, or in the indoor league.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 67.5% ★, Sports 18.3%, Simulation 10.9%, 2D 2.8%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #23 Master RNG
81% matchMixed61% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: Nine Volt Design
Windows
A simple 2d game where you roll for different items! These items you get will become rarer and rarer as you collect them.
Why similar: Clicker 54.3%, Simulation 23.7%, Casual 12.2%, 2D 7.9%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #24 Score a goal (Physical football)
81% matchMixed66% of 279 reviews2016
Dev: BulatHard
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
It's a physical game, whose main task is to score the ball into the goal. On your side and against you, only the laws of physics. All the controls in the game by using the computer mouse. Depending on the level will be various conditions of interaction of the player with the surrounding world.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 57% ★, Clicker 18.7%, Sports 11.5%, Casual 4.2%, 2D 3.6%
- #25 The Chairman
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mateo Jaramillo
Windows
The Chairman is a football management sim built that lives in the bottom corner of your screen. Matches simulate automatically while you work, study, or do anything else. Check in when you have a moment. Make your decisions. Let the season run. You choose the time lap.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 55.5% ★, Sports 21.5%, Simulation 15.6%, 2D 2.9%, Casual 2.6%
- #26 Foosball Manager
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: machnikl
Windows
Build your table football club from nothing. Scout, train, and manage players, set your lineup and tactics, and watch matches unfold on a physics-driven table. Climb the divisions and become a foosball legend.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 59.1% ★, Sports 21.3%, Simulation 18.7%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #27 Football Referee Simulator
78% 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: Football (Soccer) 61.1% ★, Sports 21.1%, Simulation 12%, 2D 3.9%, Indie 1%
- #28 Super Arcade Soccer
78% matchMixed56% of 57 reviews2019
Dev: Ruben Alcañiz
Windows · Mac
Classic Football is back with Super Arcade Soccer. Super Arcade Soccer is a fun soccer game with arcade playability; direct, accessible control; and a wide range of actions, such as passing, centering, skill shots…
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 51.1% ★, Sports 25.9%, Simulation 19.4%, Indie 3.6%
- #29 Ultimo Soccer UDC
77% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: Ultimo Games
Windows
Dribble past all the obstacles in this skill-based soccer game.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 70% ★, Sports 16.4%, Simulation 7%, 2D 2.9%, Casual 2.3%
- #30 WE ARE FOOTBALL
76% 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: Football (Soccer) 74.6% ★, Sports 16.3%, Simulation 8.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #31 8 Ball Goal
75% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: One Buck
Windows
Kick the white ball as best you can and score the goal before time runs out.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 74.5% ★, Sports 15.1%, Casual 7.9%, Singleplayer 1.5%, Indie 1%
- #32 VR Table Sports
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2017
Dev: Happy Bat
Windows
Three table sports simulator in one game! Play Foosball, Ping pong and Air hockey with your friends and other people from around the world. Meet them in different places with various avatars and have fun together :)
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 52.2% ★, Sports 19.6%, Simulation 17.1%, Casual 8%, Indie 3%
- #33 Illegal Football
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CyberJack
Windows
This is a surrealistic football game. You will form a national football team composed of super heroes, use some unusual ways (such as match-fixing, bribing the refree), and lead them to challenge the top teams in the world to win the world championship.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 65% ★, Sports 18.2%, Simulation 13.6%, 2D 2%, Indie 0.8%
- #34 Matchday Manager
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lucky Conker Games
Windows
Pure football management stripped to its essence. Build your squad, develop talent, and dominate the league. No press conferences, no social media just tactical decisions that matter. Inspired by the golden age of text-based management sims.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 61.3% ★, Simulation 19.3%, Sports 15.2%, Casual 2.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #35 Kungfu Football Captain
74% matchMixed50% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: DICROL
Windows
Pixel style, violent football, class rouguelike, football manager.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 67.9% ★, Sports 13.5%, Simulation 12.3%, 2D 2.8%, Casual 2.2%
- #36 Non-League Football Manager
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Black Cannon Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Manage one of over 1,000 real non-league clubs through the English football pyramid. Day jobs, ground grading, gate receipts, cup runs, and a world where clubs can fold around you. Football management at its most real.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 62.5% ★, Sports 19.1%, Simulation 17.7%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #37 Foot Simulator
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Tunderhead
Windows
A physics-based football simulation where you directly control a character’s leg articulation to move, balance, and kick, emphasizing skill, precision, and mastery over unconventional controls.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 69.6% ★, Sports 18.5%, Simulation 10.1%, Indie 1%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #38 Footy Ball Tournament 2018
73% match4 user reviews0% of 4 reviews2018
Dev: Heroic Games Studio
Windows
The auto-run football tournament soccer game. Be the player, be the manager.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 59.9% ★, Sports 21.2%, Simulation 14.7%, Indie 4.2%
- #39 IOSoccer
71% matchVery Positive81% of 2,851 reviews2018
Dev: IOSoccer Team
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 43.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%
IOSoccer is a free non-commercial competitive third-person online multiplayer soccer game that offers unparalleled freedom in ball control and gameplay depth.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 76.2% ★, Sports 21.5%, Indie 2.3%
- #40 Favela Kick: The Final Goal
69% matchPositive83% of 47 reviews2025
Dev: Vladimir Pliashkun
Windows
From favela streets to global superstardom! Live a young Brazilian's dream of football glory. Rise through leagues, face challenges, & chase ultimate victory. Will your final kick define a generation? Your legend starts now!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 71.6% ★, Sports 11.1%, Simulation 7.5%, 2D 4.5%, Casual 3.8%
- #41 Soccer 2.0
70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Artisoft
Windows
Dive into the immersive world of VR soccer (football)! Experience the thrill of a full match with three difficulty levels and various formations. Refine your skills in dedicated practice modes, including penalties, free kicks, curved shots, cross finishing, and ball smashing.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 66% ★, Sports 17.6%, Simulation 13.3%, Casual 2.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #42 XP Soccer
70% matchVery Positive83% of 120 reviews2022
Dev: Dave XP
Windows · Mac · Linux
XP Soccer is a love letter to the classic soccer games from the NES era!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 72% ★, Sports 19.1%, Casual 4.2%, 2D 2.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #43 Premier Manager 10
70% matchMixed57% of 28 reviews2020
Dev: Zushi GamesPub: Funbox Media Ltd
Windows
With improved playability from previous versions, and ease of use, Premier Manager ‘10 is the ideal game for those who love the high-pressure world of topflight football management. PLEASE NOTE: You will start from the 2009/10 season.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 52.3% ★, Sports 27.3%, Simulation 20.5%
- #44 SEGA FOOTBALL CLUB CHAMPIONS
68% matchMostly Negative32% of 637 reviews2026
Dev: SEGA
Windows
Powered by Football Manager ™, featuring more than 5,000 real player data from FIFPRO™. Allowing you to compete in J League, K League, and more! Become the manager of your club and bring your team to global superstars.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 57.1% ★, Sports 20.2%, Simulation 17.2%, 2D 4.4%, Singleplayer 1%
- #45 UltFoot: Football Manager
69% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Scarlett GameStudio
Windows
Manage your football team and take on challenging, realistic tournaments. Develop your squad, trade players, play real-time multiplayer matches, and customize every detail of your club to make it truly unique.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 58.9% ★, Sports 19.9%, Simulation 17.4%, 2D 2.7%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #46 FFS: Football Freekick Simulator
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TDSoftwareZ
Windows
This is a simple free-kick game in which you kick the ball by literally choosing the contact point, power, and direction between the foot and the ball. There are no hidden stats that magically assist the trajectory for you, so it's actually your skill that matters!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 69.3% ★, Sports 13.8%, Simulation 10.1%, Casual 3.7%, Indie 1.8%
- #47 Football Club Management 2023
68% matchMixed51% of 158 reviews2022
Dev: Go Play Games Ltd
Windows
Take control of a Real Football Club or create your own club, in Football Club Manager 2023 a fast-paced Football Club Management Game. Download Football Club Manager 2023 now for FREE & start your Football management journey.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 72.9% ★, Sports 15.4%, Simulation 9.9%, Indie 0.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #48 Player's Eleven - A Football Manager Game
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Green Pitch Gaming
Windows
A football manager like there has never been before. Play Player's Eleven the way you want, as a youth coach, sports director, head coach or club director. Choose your role and lead your club to titles and glory.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 58.6% ★, Sports 22.7%, Simulation 14.8%, 2D 3.1%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #49 Pro Soccer Manager 27
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Catoo Games
Windows
Become the manager of a football team and take full control of your club. Manage scouting, training, facilities, and squad development. Choose your philosophy: focus on coaching and tactics, or invest in developing the next generation of stars. Success depends on your decisions.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 56.8% ★, Sports 22.5%, Simulation 19.8%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #50 Forever World Cup Simulator
66% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: Simcups
Windows · Mac · Linux
Simulate over 40 events, including the World Cup and continental cups. Enjoy high replayability with 220+ national teams evolving dynamically over the years. Use powerful in-game editors to create new teams and edit tournament formats, while tracking detailed statistics for every team and event!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 64.2% ★, Sports 16.2%, Simulation 14.1%, Casual 4.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #51 Soccer Puzzle
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hard Shark Games
Windows
In Soccer Puzzle, every line you draw is a clever shot at victory. Feel the thrill of solving tricky paths, bending physics to your will, and watching the ball roll perfectly into the goal. It’s all about smart moves, sweet goals, and satisfying wins.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 46.7% ★, Sports 20.1%, Clicker 17.9%, Casual 8.2%, 2D 3.3%
- #52 PIX Football Manager
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PeytonParrishGames
Windows
PIX Football Manager is a nostalgic, casual football management simulator focused on scouting. Set your tactics, find hidden gems, and improve your facilities as you build a dynasty. With no visible player stats, you must spot talent yourself. Grab your clipboard, the game starts now.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 63.6% ★, Sports 16.5%, Simulation 13.8%, Casual 2.9%, 2D 2.5%