- #1 Regista: Reign Your Football Club
97% matchMostly Positive74% of 85 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) 35.2% ★, Sports 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%, Management 5.5%, Card Game 5.4%
- #2 Football Manager 26
96% matchMostly Negative36% of 36,287 reviews2025
Dev: Sports InteractivePub: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 59.1 hrsMean: 163.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Step into the dugout and experience the future of football management.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 45.3% ★, Sports 34.8%, Strategy 9.8%, Management 5.8%, Simulation 4.3%
- #3 Football, Tactics & Glory
93% matchVery Positive87% of 4,384 reviews2018
Dev: Creoteam
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 45.3 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) 42.6% ★, Sports 21.9%, Turn-Based 12.3%, Strategy 6.9%, Management 6.8%
- #4 Boeckham's Football Manager
89% matchVery Positive92% of 65 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) 33.1% ★, Sports 27.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Strategy 8.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.9%
- #5 Lords of Football
91% matchMixed52% of 354 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 48.6%, Football (Soccer) 30.4% ★, Strategy 9.8%, Simulation 5.1%, Indie 4%
- #6 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) 53.3% ★, Sports 30.2%, Strategy 6.6%, Management 4.9%, Simulation 2.5%
- #7 Football Academy Manager
87% matchNo user reviews92% of 296 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) 51.3% ★, Sports 30.7%, Management 9.5%, Indie 3.2%, Strategy 2.8%
- #8 New Star™ Manager
88% matchVery Positive87% of 527 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) 45.1% ★, Sports 38.3%, Management 6.2%, Simulation 5.5%, Indie 5%
- #9 Pocket League Story
86% matchVery Positive90% of 189 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% ★, Sports 28.5%, Strategy 7.3%, Simulation 3.5%, Indie 3.4%
- #10 FD 27: Direct Your Football Club
85% matchMixed57% of 122 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) 53.8% ★, Sports 29.1%, Strategy 12.3%, Simulation 4.8%
- #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) 53.7% ★, Sports 29.1%, Management 9.5%, Simulation 4.5%, Indie 3.2%
- #12 Football Coach: College Dynasty
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,513 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 64.9%, Management 11.1%, Simulation 8.4%, Strategy 5.7%, Choices Matter 5.3%
- #13 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) 38.2% ★, Sports 19.4%, Strategy 16.1%, Indie 6.8%, Simulation 6.3%
- #14 Squiggle Football
81% matchVery Positive94% of 145 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 67.5%, Card Game 11%, Management 10.7%, Simulation 7.7%, Indie 3.1%
- #15 Football Club Management 2023
83% matchMixed51% of 165 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) 54.1% ★, Sports 30.1%, Management 7.3%, Strategy 3.7%, Simulation 3.1%
- #16 GOAL! The Club Manager
84% matchMostly Negative31% of 523 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) 45.7% ★, Sports 28.2%, Strategy 8.2%, Management 7.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 5%
- #17 NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager
79% matchVery Positive89% of 471 reviews2026
Dev: Sumo DigitalPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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% ★, Sports 26.7%, Strategy 7.1%, Management 6.1%, Card Game 5.1%
- #18 Soccer Manager 2027
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,129 reviews2024
Dev: Invincibles Studio Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Manage elite football clubs and lead your dream team as a football manager!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 54% ★, Sports 26.6%, Management 7.8%, Multiple Endings 4.8%, Simulation 3.6%
- #19 New Star™ Soccer 5
82% matchMostly Positive70% of 882 reviews2012
Dev: New Star Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 13.6 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: Sports 44.9%, Football (Soccer) 44.5% ★, Simulation 5.4%, Indie 5.2%
- #20 Football Referee Simulator
76% matchVery Positive90% of 529 reviews2024
Dev: Vladimir Pliashkun
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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) 48.5% ★, Sports 45.5%, Simulation 4.1%, Indie 1.9%
- #21 Football Rising:Zero to Hero
76% matchVery Positive91% of 56 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) 67.5% ★, Sports 26.1%, Simulation 3.3%, Choices Matter 3.1%
- #22 TableTop Soccer
78% matchMostly 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 34.8%, Football (Soccer) 30.8% ★, Strategy 10.5%, Turn-Based 9.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.6%
- #23 Football Life Simulator
74% matchMixed68% of 1,618 reviews2025
Dev: Ludu Arts
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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) 73.8% ★, Management 9%, Choices Matter 6.2%, Simulation 5.6%, Indie 5.4%
- #24 Football Agent
73% matchVery Positive82% of 114 reviews2026
Dev: ATERO GAMES
Windows
You're not the manager, you're the agent. Scout hidden gems across 47,500 players, win them over face to face, build their careers, and sell them for millions. A deep football agency career sim where every contract has your name on it.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 53% ★, Sports 27.8%, Strategy 7.2%, Management 6%, Simulation 3.3%
- #25 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) 57.4% ★, Sports 38.4%, Multiple Endings 4.3%
- #26 WE ARE FOOTBALL 2027
71% matchVery Positive82% of 180 reviews2026
Dev: Winning Streak Games GmbH
Windows
WE ARE FOOTBALL 2027 is the ultimate challenge for manager fans and anyone who wants to become one! Accessible, with great depth of play, a focus on tactics and more than 200 simulated countries. Now with a new creative mode that lets you tailor the game perfectly to your preferences!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 52% ★, Sports 32.3%, Management 7.4%, Simulation 4.6%, Strategy 3.8%
- #27 Club Soccer Director 2022
73% matchMixed66% of 116 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 42.4%, Football (Soccer) 33.9% ★, Strategy 11.7%, Simulation 5.7%, Management 4.4%
- #28 The Beautiful Game - Book One
70% matchNo user reviews94% of 62 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) 40.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%, Choices Matter 7.1%
- #29 Club Manager 2016
75% matchMixed54% of 102 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% ★, Sports 27.5%, Strategy 7.9%, Management 6.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.7%
- #30 Suzerain
70% matchVery Positive92% of 11,925 reviews2020
Dev: Torpor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 18.5 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 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #31 Football Game
71% matchVery Positive92% of 332 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 23.6%, Adventure 23.6%
- #32 WE ARE FOOTBALL 2024
69% matchVery Positive81% of 1,060 reviews2024
Dev: Winning Streak Games GmbHPub: THQ Nordic Mobile
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 49.4 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% ★, Sports 28.9%, Strategy 7.9%, Management 7.6%, Simulation 3.6%
- #33 Super Button Soccer
72% 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 48.1%, Football (Soccer) 28.7% ★, Strategy 5.8%, Funny 5.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.4%
- #34 Esports Godfather: The Legend Begins
68% matchVery Positive85% of 624 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 44.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, Card Game 11.5%, Management 11.3%, Strategy 10.6%
- #35 Goalgetter
69% 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) 45.8% ★, Sports 26.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.8%, Story Rich 5.6%, Choices Matter 5.6%
- #36 Esports Godfather
66% matchVery Positive91% of 4,552 reviews2024
Dev: Asteroid Game Studio
Windows
Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 35.7 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 19.5%, Sports 17.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.8%, Card Game 12.9%
- #37 CFS (Chinese Football Simulator)
68% matchMixed68% of 320 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) 56.8% ★, Sports 33.2%, Management 7.8%, Simulation 2.2%
- #38 Bang Average Football – Play, Manage, Create
67% matchVery Positive95% of 474 reviews2024
Dev: ruairi dxPub: Secret Mode
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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) 57.4% ★, Sports 31.9%, Story Rich 4.5%, Indie 3.5%, Management 2.8%
- #39 despelote
66% matchVery Positive95% of 1,168 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) 56.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Story Rich 7.9%, Sports 6.5%, Adventure 6%
- #40 Front Office Football Nine
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 169 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 67.8%, Strategy 12%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Simulation 8.4%, Indie 3%
- #41 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 77.8%, Strategy 22.2%
- #42 Fantasista Asuka
65% matchVery Positive87% of 178 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) 73.4% ★, Simulation 14.4%, Adventure 6.8%, Indie 5.3%
- #43 Soccer Story
68% 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) 53.7% ★, Sports 31.9%, Adventure 5.7%, Story Rich 4.9%, Simulation 3.8%
- #44 Goalkeeper Journey
65% matchMostly Positive80% of 114 reviews2026
Dev: drikdrok
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 47.7%, Football (Soccer) 43.1% ★, Simulation 6.2%, Indie 3%