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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Management, Simulation, Sports, Football (Soccer).

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There is a story behind every goal. You're Rocco Galliano, the existentially troubled manager of a struggling football team. Train players, choose your own narrative, survive the drama, and play turn-based football matches via tactical cards and hard choices.

Reviews: Mixed — 64% — of 84 reviews
Released: 2019-09-18
Developer: Open Lab Games
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Sports, Strategy
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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    97% matchMostly Positive74% of 82 reviews2025
    Dev: dicehit
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Reign Your Football Club! Be the owner of your football club, make strategic choices, and climb through the amateur league to the first while making hard decisions to set everything in line for your club.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 36%, Sports 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%, Management 5.8%, Card Game 5.6%

  2. #2 Football Manager 26
    95% 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) 47.2%, Sports 32.8%, Strategy 9.6%, Management 6%, Simulation 4.5%

  3. #3 Football, Tactics & Glory
    91% matchVery Positive88% of 4,156 reviews2018
    Dev: Creoteam
    Windows
    Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 45.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    XCOM meets Football Manager. Develop your club, earn experience in turn-based matches, learn new skills, achieve new classes, upgrade your facilities, buy and sell footballers, grow your youth academy, make difficult choices. It's a deep strategy game that respects your time.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 43.6%, Sports 20.6%, Turn-Based 11.8%, Management 7.2%, Strategy 7%

  4. #4 WE ARE FOOTBALL
    91% 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) 54.2%, Sports 28.8%, Strategy 6.8%, Management 5%, Simulation 2.6%

  5. #5 Football Academy Manager
    87% 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: Football (Soccer) 52.5%, Sports 28.9%, Management 9.9%, Indie 3.2%, Strategy 2.9%

  6. #6 Boeckham's Football Manager
    88% matchVery Positive93% of 54 reviews2025
    Dev: Bitbeast Games
    Windows

    An old-school football manager in the style of the management games of the 90s. Lead your team through the seasons, shaped by dynamic story events. Develop your club and yourself to gain reputation and conquer your league and the world.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 34%, Sports 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Strategy 8.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 7%

  7. #7 New Star™ Manager
    89% 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) 46.7%, Sports 36%, Management 6.5%, Simulation 5.7%, Indie 5.1%

  8. #8 Lords of Football
    89% 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 46.7%, Football (Soccer) 31.6%, Strategy 10.1%, Simulation 5.2%, Indie 4.1%

  9. #9 Pocket League Story
    86% 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) 55.2%, Sports 26.9%, Strategy 7.4%, Simulation 3.6%, Management 3.5%

  10. #10 GOAL! The Club Manager
    86% matchMostly Negative32% of 510 reviews2022
    Dev: 2tainment
    Windows

    You are more than a coach. You are the undisputed club boss. Are you ready to dominate the league with your team in this re-imagining of the classic sports management franchise? Could you be the next manager sensation? Prove it!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 46.6%, Sports 26.6%, Strategy 8.3%, Management 7.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.1%

  11. #11 Squiggle Football
    83% 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 65.5%, Card Game 11.7%, Management 11.5%, Simulation 8%, Indie 3.2%

  12. #12 Player's Eleven
    85% 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) 54.8%, Sports 27.4%, Management 9.9%, Simulation 4.6%, Indie 3.3%

  13. #13 Football Coach: College Dynasty
    82% 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: Sports 62.6%, Management 11.2%, Simulation 8.8%, Strategy 6.3%, Choices Matter 5.9%

  14. #14 Football School
    84% matchMostly Positive75% of 89 reviews2020
    Dev: Raptor Claw Games
    Windows

    Football School - Take control of a sports club in a small town. Train your team, compete and climb the world ranking. Management game made by the developers of Boxing School.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 38.8%, Sports 18.3%, Strategy 16.3%, Indie 6.9%, Simulation 6.4%

  15. #15 Football Club Management 2023
    84% 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) 55.3%, Sports 28.4%, Management 7.6%, Strategy 3.8%, Simulation 3.2%

  16. #16 Soccer Manager 2026
    80% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,230 reviews2024
    Dev: Invincibles Studio Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    Manage elite football clubs and lead your dream team as a football manager!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 53.7%, Sports 26.1%, Management 8.1%, Multiple Endings 5.2%, Simulation 3.6%

  17. #17 NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager
    78% matchVery Positive91% of 141 reviews2026
    Dev: Sumo DigitalPub: Secret Mode
    Windows

    NUTMEG! is a nostalgic football manager game with a deckbuilding twist, set in the '80s and '90s. Relive the days when the tackles were as hard as the mullets were long and football was about football.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 52.1%, Sports 24.8%, Strategy 7.4%, Management 6.3%, Card Game 5.3%

  18. #18 Football Referee Simulator
    77% 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) 50.9%, Sports 42.9%, Simulation 4.2%, Indie 2%

  19. #19 New Star™ Soccer 5
    81% 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) 46.7%, Sports 42.4%, Simulation 5.5%, Indie 5.4%

  20. #20 Club Manager 2016
    81% matchMixed54% of 99 reviews2015
    Dev: BigBlaze GamesPub: 2tainment GmbH
    Windows

    In Club Manager, you will take on the role of an up-and-coming football manager. Start with a team in the 8th league or take over an existing team from the higher leagues and lead your team towards victory. Club Manager returns to the virtues of classic soccer managers with a focus on the essentials.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 44.9%, Sports 25.9%, Strategy 8%, Management 7.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.8%

  21. #21 TableTop Soccer
    79% matchVery Positive80% of 122 reviews2016
    Dev: Dancing Developers
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Online, Single/Multiplayer tactical, simultaneous turn-based soccer strategy game. Play live games or play resumable games over a few days. Level up your team, unlock abilities and dominate the leaderboards. Or just embarrass your friends with your superior skills.

    Why similar: Sports 33.3%, Football (Soccer) 31.9%, Strategy 10.9%, Turn-Based 9.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.8%

  22. #22 Football Life Simulator
    76% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,459 reviews2025
    Dev: Ludu Arts
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Live the life of a professional footballer both on and off the field. Train, play matches, manage your social life, climb the career ladder, and spend your earned money. Decorate your life with luxury while managing your relationships and finances.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 73.6%, Management 9.3%, Choices Matter 6.2%, Simulation 5.6%, Indie 5.4%

  23. #23 Club Soccer Director 2021
    76% 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: Football (Soccer) 59.1%, Sports 36.5%, Multiple Endings 4.3%

  24. #24 Club Soccer Director 2022
    75% 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 40%, Football (Soccer) 35.8%, Strategy 11.9%, Simulation 5.8%, Management 4.6%

  25. #25 Football Game
    74% matchVery Positive91% of 316 reviews2018
    Dev: Cloak and Dagger Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    You are Tommy, a local high school football hero in the town of East Bend. It’s game night for the Purchase County Turbines and your sweetheart is waiting in the bleachers. Join Tommy for a night you won’t forget...

    Why similar: Drama 45.3%, Story Rich 29%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Adventure 12.5%

  26. #26 Goalgetter
    73% matchVery Positive83% of 98 reviews2023
    Dev: netmin games
    Windows

    In the first-person football career simulator, you can make your dream of becoming a top striker in one of the major European leagues come true. You are a young, talented striker. Now, you have the opportunity to play professional football.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 46.8%, Sports 25%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.9%, Choices Matter 5.7%, Management 5.7%

  27. #27 WE ARE FOOTBALL 2024
    71% matchVery Positive80% of 1,002 reviews2024
    Dev: Winning Streak GamesPub: HandyGames
    Windows
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 48.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Welcome to WE ARE FOOTBALL 2024! Dive into the world of football like never before. Choose an existing club or start your own. Manage either men or women, lead your club to new heights, and become the next manager legend!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 53.2%, Sports 27.2%, Strategy 8%, Management 7.9%, Simulation 3.7%

  28. #28 Bang Average Football – Play, Manage, Create
    71% matchVery Positive96% of 348 reviews2024
    Dev: ruairi dxPub: Secret Mode
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Celebrate the beautiful game in Bang Average Football, a fast-paced, easy-to-learn arcade football game for 1-4 players. Play with friends in co-op and PvP multiplayer, turn an underdog team into champions as player-manager in Story mode, or design your own teams, leagues, and tournaments.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 59.4%, Sports 29.6%, Story Rich 4.5%, Indie 3.6%, Management 2.9%

  29. #29 Teamfight Manager
    71% matchVery Positive87% of 5,795 reviews2021
    Dev: Team Samoyed
    Windows · Mac
    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: Management 30.5%, Sports 28.4%, Simulation 14.2%, Strategy 9.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.5%

  30. #30 Esports Godfather: The Legend Begins
    70% matchVery Positive85% of 622 reviews2024
    Dev: Asteroid Game Studio
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    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!

    Why similar: Sports 42%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.3%, Card Game 12.1%, Management 12%, Strategy 10.8%

  31. #31 Esports Godfather
    68% matchVery Positive91% of 4,402 reviews2024
    Dev: Asteroid Game Studio
    Windows
    Median: 16.0 hrsMean: 35.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    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!

    Why similar: Strategy 20.6%, Management 20.1%, Sports 17.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.5%, Card Game 13.1%

  32. #32 Soccer Story
    72% matchMixed59% of 135 reviews2022
    Dev: PanicBarnPub: No More Robots
    Windows

    The world might as well be over - Soccer Inc. has closed down every local stadium, team and tournament. What kind of world can survive without the beautiful game? Thankfully a magical soccer ball has chosen you, our Savior of Soccer!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 55.5%, Sports 30.2%, Adventure 5.5%, Story Rich 4.9%, Simulation 3.9%

  33. #33 Suzerain
    69% matchVery Positive93% of 11,092 reviews2020
    Dev: Torpor Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Drama 14.9%, Multiple Endings 11.1%

  34. #34 Super Button Soccer
    73% matchMixed67% of 98 reviews2016
    Dev: LIGA - Laboratório de Inovação de Games e AppsPub: Smyowl
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Super Button Soccer is a fast paced action/strategy game where you compete against human or CPU players in exciting online and offline soccer matches, collect cards and build your ultimate fantasy team!

    Why similar: Sports 46.3%, Football (Soccer) 29.8%, Strategy 6%, Funny 5.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.6%

  35. #35 Front Office Football Nine
    70% 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: Sports 66.1%, Strategy 12.6%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Simulation 8.8%, Indie 3.2%

  36. #36 Football Pitch Simulator
    67% 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) 50%, Sports 39.6%, Simulation 7.7%, Indie 2.7%

  37. #37 CFS (Chinese Football Simulator)
    66% 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: Football (Soccer) 58.3%, Sports 31.2%, Management 8.3%, Simulation 2.3%

  38. #38 Front Page Sports Football
    73% 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 77.1%, Strategy 22.9%

  39. #39 Tennis Elbow Manager 2
    67% matchVery Positive91% of 211 reviews2021
    Dev: Mana Games
    Windows · Mac

    Become a tennis coach and manage up to 9 players: take care of training sessions, planning, sponsors, team members, and take control of them on the tennis court if you wish so! Will you be able to lead your players to the top of the world hierarchy?

    Why similar: Sports 62.7%, Management 19.4%, Adventure 9.3%, Simulation 8.6%

  40. #40 This Is the Police
    67% matchVery Positive82% of 11,036 reviews2016
    Dev: Weappy StudioPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    This Is the Police is a strategy/adventure game set in a city spiraling the drain. Taking the role of gritty Police Chief Jack Boyd, you'll dive into a deep story of crime and intrigue. Will Jack reach his retirement with a nice stack of bills, or will he end up broken ... or worse?

    Why similar: Strategy 24.5%, Management 21.2%, Story Rich 16%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Indie 5.4%

  41. #41 despelote
    64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 901 reviews2025
    Dev: Julián CorderoPub: Panic
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    A slice-of-life adventure about childhood and the magical grip soccer held over the people of Quito, Ecuador in 2001.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 57.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Story Rich 7.8%, Sports 6%, Adventure 5.7%

  42. #42 Goalkeeper Journey
    67% matchMostly Positive73% of 62 reviews2024
    Dev: Christian Schwenger
    Windows

    Step into the gloves of a rising goalkeeper, starting your journey at local clubs and working your way to the world’s biggest football stages.

    Why similar: Sports 45.8%, Football (Soccer) 44.7%, Simulation 6.4%, Indie 3.1%

  43. #43 Football Club Simulator - FCS #21
    70% matchMixed65% of 287 reviews2016
    Dev: Dinamic GamesPub: FX Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 48%

    Casual football & strategy videogame. Real-time simulation of your favourite football Club. Agile, intuitive, fast... allows you to play seasons in hours, not days: line-up, training, tactics, youth squad, scout, transfers, stadium, highlights, Strategic match... From the Premier Manager creators.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 48.8%, Sports 24.6%, Funny 8.4%, Strategy 8.1%, Management 7.2%

  44. #44 Sultan's Game
    62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 32,886 reviews2025
    Dev: Double CrossPub: 2P Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Survive a mad Sultan's reign in this brutal resource management RPG. Draw a card every seven days and complete its challenge. Make dreadful choices to stay alive: will you die a loyal servant, become a kingslayer, or call down the gods' judgement?

    Why similar: Dark Humor 22.5%, Drama 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Card Game 9.9%, Strategy 9.8%

  45. #45 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
    68% 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 43.2%, Football (Soccer) 36.4%, Strategy 12.1%, Simulation 4.8%, Management 3.4%

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