- #1 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018
94% matchMixed67% of 27 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) 37.2% ★, Sports 21.7%, Football (American) 13.3% ★, Management 7.7%, Strategy 7.5%
- #2 Pro Football Dynasty
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SidelineSim Studios
Windows · Mac
The ultimate American football management sim. Call plays, sign free agents, scout prospects, draft superstars, and dive into deep stats for every player and team. Take control as a coach or GM, chase championships, and build a storied dynasty.
Why similar: Football (American) 38% ★, Sports 24.6%, Simulation 8.5%, Management 6.9%, Text-Based 6.2%
- #3 Football Academy Director
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Merla Interactive
Windows
Take charge of a football academy, from U11 prospects to the U19 academy team. Scout and recruit young talent, choose youth camps and training camps, shape squads and tactics, climb the Youth League pyramid, and chase league title and World Youth Cup glory.
Why similar: Sports 31.2%, Football (Soccer) 30.4% ★, Simulation 9.8%, Strategy 8.8%, Management 7%
- #4 Pro Soccer Manager 27
87% matchNo user reviews2026
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: Sports 33.3%, Football (Soccer) 29.5% ★, Simulation 14.3%, Strategy 11.4%, Tactical 6.1%
- #5 Sim: World Cup Manager
86% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Jfsimgames
Windows
Take charge of your nation from a world of 202 teams and chase international glory. Build your squad, master deep tactics and live sideline shouts, unearth wonderkids in your national youth academy, and battle through the World Cup and Continental Championships in a deep football management sim.
Why similar: Sports 32.5%, Football (Soccer) 20.1% ★, Simulation 13.7%, Strategy 11.2%, Sandbox 7.1%
- #6 FC Tycoon 2027
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Darkwave Studios
Windows
A data-driven football management simulation where you control every aspect of your club’s journey — from tactics, scouting, and player development to finances, facilities, and legacy. Build your philosophy, shape your destiny, and lead your team to greatness.
Why similar: Sports 29.6%, Football (Soccer) 28.2% ★, Simulation 13.1%, Strategy 8.5%, Management 8.2%
- #7 Football Coach: College Dynasty
83% 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: Football (American) 33.5% ★, Sports 31.8%, Simulation 12.5%, Management 7.4%, Text-Based 6.5%
- #8 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2022
84% matchMixed57% of 28 reviews2021
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2022 puts you in the role of general manager of your favorite football team. Every decision can be made by you from drafting, trading, signing free agents right down to creating and calling your own plays to lead your team to championship glory and becoming a dynasty.
Why similar: Sports 33.2%, Football (American) 28.9% ★, Simulation 13.8%, Strategy 11.4%, Text-Based 6.9%
- #9 Pure College Football
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Reck-it Warehouse
Windows
Build your college football dynasty and compete for control. Master NIL recruiting, develop your coaching staff, and manage demanding boosters. Play solo or battle in online dynasties with up to 32 real players.
Why similar: Sports 32.7%, Football (American) 31% ★, Simulation 10.9%, Strategy 9.7%, Management 7.9%
- #10 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2022
81% matchMixed50% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: College Football 2022 puts you in the role of head coach for your favorite college football team. Recruit, gameplan and make the right calls on the field to lead your team to the top of the ranks and the college football championship.
Why similar: Sports 34.9%, Football (American) 33.1% ★, Simulation 14.3%, Strategy 12%, Management 5.7%
- #11 Foosball Manager
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: machnikl
Windows · Mac
Foosball Manager is a table football management sim. Scout, sign, and train your squad. Set your tactics, then call the shots from the sideline as your players act on their own across a physics-driven table. Climb the divisions and become a foosball legend.
Why similar: Sports 35.5%, Football (Soccer) 32.2% ★, Simulation 14.5%, Strategy 10.5%, Management 7.3%
- #12 Football Commissioner
79% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Atreus Interactive
Windows
The definitive, first-of-its-kind American football league management sim. Take control of the newest spring football league by customizing the structure, teams, ticket prices, salaries, and more. Sim games week by week to grow your league from a startup into a thriving sports empire.
Why similar: Football (American) 36.3% ★, Sports 30.9%, Simulation 9.8%, Strategy 7.7%, Management 7%
- #13 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2021
80% matchMixed62% of 29 reviews2021
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: College Football 2021 puts you in the role of head coach for your favorite college football team. Recruit, gameplan and make the right calls on the field to lead your team to the top of the ranks and the college football championship.
Why similar: Football (American) 44.2% ★, Sports 29.8%, Simulation 10.5%, Strategy 9.5%, Management 6%
- #14 Football Dynasty Manager
78% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Nekolitch Games
Windows
Take command of an entire football world. Recruit high-school prospects and portal prospects, build a college dynasty, then follow your players into the pros. Draft, trades, contracts, and championships. College and pro in one connected universe, where every snap, signing, and decision is your call.
Why similar: Football (American) 44.5% ★, Sports 29.5%, Strategy 9.5%, Management 7.9%, Tactical 4.4%
- #15 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2021
79% matchMixed59% of 54 reviews2020
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2021 puts you in the role of general manager of your favorite football team. Every decision can be made by you from drafting, trading, signing free agents right down to creating and calling your own plays to lead your team to championship glory and becoming a dynasty.
Why similar: Football (American) 44.3% ★, Sports 29.4%, Simulation 10.7%, Strategy 9%, Text-Based 6.7%
- #16 Football Legend
78% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Beefware
Windows
Take over a professional American football team, in this single-player football management simulator. As both general manager and head coach, build a football dynasty that will last for decades to come. Trade, draft, sign free agents, and coach your way into the hall of fame!
Why similar: Football (American) 37.7% ★, Sports 29.5%, Simulation 13.9%, Strategy 10.1%, Management 8.9%
- #17 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
77% 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 41.1%, Football (Soccer) 29.6% ★, Simulation 12.7%, Strategy 12.5%, Management 4%
- #18 The Chairman
76% 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: Sports 36%, Football (Soccer) 31.5% ★, Simulation 12.5%, Strategy 10%, Management 7.2%
- #19 Football Manager 26
74% matchMostly Negative35% of 35,190 reviews2025
Dev: Sports InteractivePub: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 57.8 hrsMean: 153.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Step into the dugout and experience the future of football management.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 37.6% ★, Sports 32.3%, Simulation 12.1%, Strategy 10.6%, Management 7.4%
- #20 Club Chairman
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ashina Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're not the manager, you're the CHAIRMAN. Hire and fire managers, survive transfer windows, and keep the ultras out of the boardroom. Bankroll Barcalana, dodge bankruptcy, and try not to get voted out. It's football without all that annoying running.
Why similar: Sports 33.8%, Football (Soccer) 21.5% ★, Simulation 14.2%, Strategy 11.6%, Text-Based 7.6%
- #21 99Managers Futsal Edition
74% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Simon Dalvai
Windows · Mac · Linux
A futsal management game with a 2D match engine and integrated editor. Can you find the next wonderkid and become the best manager? Proudly open source.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 40% ★, Sports 27.5%, Management 9.6%, Strategy 8.4%, Simulation 7.5%
- #22 Empire Eleven 2026
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NextStation Games
Windows
Build your football empire. Scout talent, manage finances, develop tactics and lead your club from obscurity to glory in a deep football management simulation.
Why similar: Sports 32.5%, Football (Soccer) 29.7% ★, Simulation 13.4%, Strategy 11%, Management 6.8%
- #23 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2018
76% matchMixed47% of 15 reviews2018
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2018 puts you in the role of general manager of your favorite professional football team. Every decision can be made by you from drafting, trading, signing free agents and calling each play to lead your team to championship glory and becoming a dynasty.
Why similar: Football (American) 39.8% ★, Sports 33.8%, Simulation 13%, Management 7%, Strategy 6.4%
- #24 Football Legacy Manager 26
73% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Football Legacy Manager
Windows · Mac
Build the ultimate legacy as the general manager of a professional American football team!
Why similar: Sports 35.8%, Football (American) 35.2% ★, Simulation 15.1%, Sandbox 8.2%, Management 5.6%
- #25 Football Legacy Manager 25
72% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Football Legacy Manager
Windows
Build the ultimate legacy as the general manager of a professional American football team!
Why similar: Sports 36.3%, Football (American) 34.5% ★, Simulation 15.3%, Sandbox 8.3%, Management 5.7%
- #26 UltFoot: Football Manager
73% 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) 32% ★, Sports 32%, Simulation 13.4%, Strategy 11%, Management 7.4%
- #27 Australian Football Coach
73% match9 user reviews33% of 9 reviews2017
Dev: Statto Software
Windows
Coach your team to the premiership flag! Australian Football Coach is the premier Aussie Rules Football management game. Coach in one of eight different leagues, create your own footy world or even pit the different states against each other in State of Origin mode.
Why similar: Sports 39.1%, Football (American) 26.4% ★, Simulation 15%, Strategy 14.2%, Management 5.5%
- #28 Football Legacy Manager 27
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Football Legacy Manager
Windows · Mac
Build the ultimate legacy as the general manager of a professional American football team!
Why similar: Sports 36.6%, Football (American) 34.1% ★, Simulation 15.5%, Sandbox 8.3%, Management 5.6%
- #29 Matchday Manager
71% 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) 34.2% ★, Sports 25.1%, Simulation 15.3%, Strategy 8.5%, Management 7.9%
- #30 BFM 26
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Believr Games Pub: Believr Interactive
Windows
A deep football management simulation where you control tactics, transfers, training, and club development. Build your squad, outsmart rivals, and lead your team to glory.
Why similar: Sports 35.9%, Football (Soccer) 27.5% ★, Simulation 12.6%, Strategy 10.7%, Management 8.1%
- #31 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2026
69% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Take control of your favorite football franchise in Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 26. Draft stars, manage the cap, build gameplans, and shape your dynasty with deep strategy, smart AI, and endless customization.
Why similar: Football (American) 45.8% ★, Sports 32.1%, Simulation 11.7%, Strategy 10.4%
- #32 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2025
70% matchMixed46% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2025 puts you in the role of general manager of your favorite football team. Every decision can be made by you from drafting, trading, signing free agents right down to creating and calling your own plays to lead your team to championship glory and becoming a dynasty.
Why similar: Football (American) 45.8% ★, Sports 32.1%, Simulation 11.7%, Strategy 10.4%
- #33 Draft Day Sports: College Football 27
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows · Mac
Recruit elite talent, build your coaching staff, develop future stars, and lead your program from opening kickoff to the national championship in the deepest college football management simulation available.
Why similar: Football (American) 45.7% ★, Sports 32.2%, Simulation 11.7%, Strategy 10.4%
- #34 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2025
69% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Wolverine StudiosPub: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: College Football 2025 puts you in the role of head coach for your favorite college football team. Recruit, gameplan, hire a successful staff and make the right calls on the field to lead your team to the top of the ranks and the college football championship.
Why similar: Football (American) 45.8% ★, Sports 32.1%, Strategy 11%, Simulation 11%
- #35 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2026
68% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Start as a coordinator and rise to head coach in Draft Day Sports: College Football 26! Build playbooks, recruit stars, manage team cohesion, and outsmart adaptive AI. Create your dynasty with unmatched depth and strategy.
Why similar: Football (American) 46.1% ★, Sports 32.3%, Simulation 11.7%, Strategy 9.8%
- #36 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2024
69% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2024 puts you in the role of general manager of your favorite football team. Every decision can be made by you from drafting, trading, signing free agents right down to creating and calling your own plays to lead your team to championship glory and becoming a dynasty.
Why similar: Football (American) 46.3% ★, Sports 30.7%, Simulation 12.4%, Strategy 10.5%
- #37 Kevin Toms Football Star Manager
66% matchPositive92% of 38 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) 38.3% ★, Sports 31.2%, Simulation 10.4%, Management 7.6%, Text-Based 3.5%
- #38 Gridiron Manager
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Coolissimo Games
Windows
Step off the field and into the front office. Gridiron Manager is an uncompromising, data-driven American Football simulation. Take total control of a College or Professional program, build your roster, and call the plays on a real-time tactical chalkboard. No stick skills required.
Why similar: Football (American) 41.1% ★, Sports 36.8%, Strategy 11.4%, Simulation 10.7%
- #39 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2023
67% matchMixed63% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2023 puts you in the role of general manager of your favorite football team. Every decision can be made by you from drafting, trading, signing free agents right down to creating and calling your own plays to lead your team to championship glory and becoming a dynasty.
Why similar: Football (American) 47% ★, Sports 30.3%, Simulation 12.3%, Strategy 10.4%
- #40 Sideline to Sideline Football
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blake Whitney
Windows · Mac
A deep football dynasty sim. Scout prospects, manage contracts, call plays live, and build a championship franchise from the ground up. Every decision matters. Every season tells a story.
Why similar: Football (American) 44.3% ★, Sports 29.1%, Strategy 10%, Simulation 8.7%, Management 7.9%
- #41 Football Mogul 18
68% matchMostly Negative35% of 20 reviews2017
Dev: Sports Mogul, Inc.
Windows
Football Mogul 18 is the 16th version of the addictive football simulation game from the makers of Baseball Mogul.This version includes rosters and player ratings for opening weekend of the 2017-2018 season.
Why similar: Sports 39.6%, Football (American) 25.9% ★, Simulation 14.7%, Strategy 13.9%, Management 5.9%
- #42 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2024
67% matchMixed50% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: College Football 2023=4 puts you in the role of head coach for your favorite college football team. Recruit, gameplan and make the right calls on the field to lead your team to the top of the ranks and the college football championship.
Why similar: Football (American) 47.1% ★, Sports 31.4%, Strategy 10.8%, Simulation 10.8%
- #43 Forever World Cup Simulator
66% matchPositive94% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: Simcups
Windows · Mac · Linux
The World Cup finals are here—are you ready to win it all? Lead 220+ dynamically evolving national teams to glory in this deep soccer simulation. Simulate 40+ global events, from continental cups to the grand stage. Perfect for fans of international football management and endless replayability!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 35.3% ★, Sports 26.3%, Simulation 11%, Text-Based 10.2%, Sandbox 9.4%