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

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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 — 65% — of 85 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 84 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) 35.4%, Sports 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%, Management 5.6%, Card Game 5.4%

  2. #2 Football Manager 26
    96% matchMostly Negative35% of 35,447 reviews2025
    Dev: Sports InteractivePub: SEGA
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 56.5 hrsMean: 154.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Step into the dugout and experience the future of football management.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 45.5%, Sports 34.5%, Strategy 9.8%, Management 5.9%, Simulation 4.4%

  3. #3 Football, Tactics & Glory
    93% matchVery Positive87% of 4,369 reviews2018
    Dev: Creoteam
    Windows
    Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 45.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    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) 42.8%, Sports 21.7%, Turn-Based 12.2%, Strategy 6.9%, Management 6.9%

  4. #4 WE ARE FOOTBALL
    89% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,455 reviews2021
    Dev: Winning Streak GamesPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 32.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    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) 53.5%, Sports 29.9%, Strategy 6.6%, Management 4.9%, Simulation 2.6%

  5. #5 Lords of Football
    91% matchMixed52% of 353 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 48.3%, Football (Soccer) 30.6%, Strategy 9.8%, Simulation 5.1%, Indie 4%

  6. #6 Boeckham's Football Manager
    89% matchVery Positive92% of 63 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) 33.3%, Sports 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Strategy 8.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.9%

  7. #7 Football Academy Manager
    87% matchNo user reviews92% of 271 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) 51.5%, Sports 30.4%, Management 9.6%, Indie 3.2%, Strategy 2.9%

  8. #8 New Star™ Manager
    88% matchVery Positive87% of 526 reviews2018
    Dev: New Star Games Ltd.Pub: Five Aces Publishing Ltd.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 96.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    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) 45.3%, Sports 38%, Management 6.2%, Simulation 5.5%, Indie 5%

  9. #9 Pocket League Story
    86% matchVery Positive90% of 188 reviews2022
    Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
    Windows

    Train your team to battle to the top in this sensational soccer team simulation!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 54.2%, Sports 28.3%, Strategy 7.3%, Simulation 3.5%, Indie 3.4%

  10. #10 FD 27: Direct Your Football Club
    85% matchMixed58% of 106 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) 54%, Sports 28.9%, Strategy 12.3%, Simulation 4.8%

  11. #11 Player's Eleven
    86% matchVery Positive81% of 53 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) 53.9%, Sports 28.8%, Management 9.6%, Simulation 4.5%, Indie 3.2%

  12. #12 Football Coach: College Dynasty
    82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,501 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 64.3%, Management 11.1%, Simulation 8.5%, Strategy 5.9%, Choices Matter 5.4%

  13. #13 GOAL! The Club Manager
    84% matchMostly Negative31% of 520 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) 45.8%, Sports 27.9%, Strategy 8.2%, Management 7.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 5%

  14. #14 Football School
    84% matchMostly Positive76% of 91 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) 38.3%, Sports 19.2%, Strategy 16.2%, Indie 6.8%, Simulation 6.4%

  15. #15 Squiggle Football
    81% matchVery Positive94% of 143 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 67.2%, Card Game 11.1%, Management 10.9%, Simulation 7.7%, Indie 3.1%

  16. #16 Football Club Management 2023
    83% matchMixed51% of 163 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) 54.3%, Sports 29.8%, Management 7.4%, Strategy 3.7%, Simulation 3.1%

  17. #17 Soccer Manager 2026
    80% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,898 reviews2024
    Dev: Invincibles Studio Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 49%

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

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 54.8%, Sports 26%, Management 7.9%, Multiple Endings 4.7%, Simulation 3.5%

  18. #18 NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager
    79% matchVery Positive90% of 447 reviews2026
    Dev: Sumo DigitalPub: Secret Mode
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    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) 51.1%, Sports 26.4%, Strategy 7.1%, Management 6.2%, Card Game 5.1%

  19. #19 Football Rising:Zero to Hero
    79% matchVery Positive92% of 50 reviews2026
    Dev: Den Spade
    Windows

    A lifestyle football RPG where you rise from the 4th division to world glory. Build a deck from over 100 skill cards, romance 22 unique characters, compete across 8 countries, and pass your legacy to the next generation. Your football life begins now.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 67.8%, Sports 25.9%, Simulation 3.3%, Choices Matter 3.1%

  20. #20 New Star™ Soccer 5
    82% matchMostly Positive70% of 876 reviews2012
    Dev: New Star Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 13.5 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) 44.8%, Sports 44.6%, Simulation 5.5%, Indie 5.2%

  21. #21 Football Referee Simulator
    76% matchVery Positive90% of 526 reviews2024
    Dev: Vladimir Pliashkun
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.8 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) 48.8%, Sports 45.2%, Simulation 4.1%, Indie 1.9%

  22. #22 TableTop Soccer
    78% matchVery Positive80% of 123 reviews2016
    Dev: Dancing Developers
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 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 34.6%, Football (Soccer) 31%, Strategy 10.6%, Turn-Based 9.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.6%

  23. #23 Football Life Simulator
    74% matchMixed70% of 1,597 reviews2025
    Dev: Ludu Arts
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.0 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) 73.7%, Management 9.1%, Choices Matter 6.1%, Simulation 5.6%, Indie 5.4%

  24. #24 Club Soccer Director 2021
    75% matchMixed61% of 155 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) 57.7%, Sports 38.1%, Multiple Endings 4.3%

  25. #25 WE ARE FOOTBALL 2024
    72% matchVery Positive80% of 1,046 reviews2024
    Dev: Winning Streak Games GmbHPub: HandyGames
    Windows
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 48.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    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) 52.2%, Sports 28.6%, Strategy 7.9%, Management 7.6%, Simulation 3.6%

  26. #26 The Beautiful Game - Book One
    71% matchNo user reviews92% of 52 reviews2026
    Dev: Daggum Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Step into the seductive world of women’s football as Ocean City FC’s new assistant sports scientist and professional masseur. Meet elite athletes and irresistible staff in this choice-driven adult visual novel. Build relationships on and off the pitch and decide how far you’ll go for victory.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 41.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%, Choices Matter 7.2%

  27. #27 Club Soccer Director 2022
    74% matchMixed66% of 115 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 41.5%, Football (Soccer) 34.9%, Strategy 11.7%, Simulation 5.7%, Management 4.4%

  28. #28 Club Manager 2016
    76% matchMixed53% of 101 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) 44.2%, Sports 27.2%, Strategy 7.9%, Management 7%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.7%

  29. #29 Suzerain
    70% matchVery Positive92% of 11,790 reviews2020
    Dev: Torpor Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 18.4 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 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Story Rich 8.2%

  30. #30 Football Game
    72% matchVery Positive92% of 331 reviews2018
    Dev: Cloak and Dagger Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    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: Story Rich 52.8%, Atmospheric 23.8%, Adventure 23.4%

  31. #31 Goalgetter
    70% matchVery Positive81% of 102 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%, Sports 26.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.8%, Story Rich 5.6%, Choices Matter 5.6%

  32. #32 Bang Average Football – Play, Manage, Create
    69% matchVery Positive94% of 454 reviews2024
    Dev: ruairi dxPub: Secret Mode
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    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) 57.6%, Sports 31.6%, Story Rich 4.4%, Indie 3.5%, Management 2.8%

  33. #33 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: 94%

    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 47.8%, Football (Soccer) 28.9%, Strategy 5.9%, Funny 5.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.4%

  34. #34 Esports Godfather: The Legend Begins
    69% matchVery Positive85% of 623 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 43.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, Card Game 11.6%, Management 11.5%, Strategy 10.6%

  35. #35 CFS (Chinese Football Simulator)
    68% matchMixed70% of 309 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) 57%, Sports 32.9%, Management 7.9%, Simulation 2.2%

  36. #36 Esports Godfather
    67% matchVery Positive91% of 4,542 reviews2024
    Dev: Asteroid Game Studio
    Windows
    Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 35.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    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 19.6%, Sports 17.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.8%, Card Game 12.9%

  37. #37 Front Office Football Nine
    69% matchMostly Positive79% of 168 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 67.5%, Strategy 12.2%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Simulation 8.5%, Indie 3.1%

  38. #38 despelote
    66% matchVery Positive95% of 1,142 reviews2025
    Dev: Julián CorderoPub: Panic
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    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) 57.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Story Rich 7.8%, Sports 6.4%, Adventure 5.9%

  39. #39 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 77.6%, Strategy 22.4%

  40. #40 Soccer Story
    70% matchMixed58% of 141 reviews2022
    Dev: PanicBarnPub: No More Robots
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    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) 54%, Sports 31.7%, Adventure 5.6%, Story Rich 4.9%, Simulation 3.8%

  41. #41 Goalkeeper Journey
    66% matchMostly Positive79% of 105 reviews2026
    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 47.4%, Football (Soccer) 43.4%, Simulation 6.3%, Indie 3%

  42. #42 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
    68% matchMostly Positive76% of 363 reviews2020
    Dev: Trophy Games ApS
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    Become the best football manager. Join Pro 11 and claim the championship!

    Why similar: Sports 44.6%, Football (Soccer) 35.9%, Strategy 11.6%, Simulation 4.7%, Management 3.2%

  43. #43 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 64.1%, Management 18.2%, Adventure 9.4%, Simulation 8.3%

  44. #44 Teamfight Manager
    65% matchVery Positive87% of 5,888 reviews2021
    Dev: Team Samoyed
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    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 29.8%, Sports 29.2%, Simulation 14.1%, Strategy 9.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.6%

  45. #45 Fantasista Asuka
    63% matchVery Positive87% of 172 reviews2026
    Dev: qureate
    Windows

    In this real-time soccer sim, play as the coach of a women's soccer team tasked with guiding your eccentric players towards victory! Unlock new players and power up your team by winning heated matches against your rivals! Draft your convention-busting dream team and shoot for the win!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 73.6%, Simulation 14.5%, Adventure 6.6%, Indie 5.3%

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