- #1 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2021
97% 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) 46.5% ★, Sports 26.9%, Simulation 10%, Management 7.8%, Strategy 7.7%
- #2 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2018
96% 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) 41.6% ★, Sports 30.3%, Simulation 12.3%, Management 9.1%, Strategy 5.2%
- #3 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2022
96% 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: Football (American) 35.5% ★, Sports 32%, Simulation 13.9%, Strategy 9.9%, Management 7.6%
- #4 Sideline to Sideline Football
95% 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) 46.1% ★, Sports 26%, Management 10.3%, Simulation 8.3%, Strategy 8%
- #5 Pro Football Legacy
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ruthenia Games
Windows
Pro Football Legacy is a franchise simulation built around the decisions that define a dynasty — Manage your roster, scout new talent, set your strategy, build your dynasty.
Why similar: Football (American) 42.1% ★, Sports 32.6%, Simulation 14.8%, Management 9.9%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #6 Football Dynasty Manager
92% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: Nekolitch Games
Windows
A football management sim that does not cut corners. Recruiting, NIL, the portal, contracts and the cap, the draft, and an engine you can sim or call play by play. Eight connected leagues from high school to the pros, four rules eras back to 1950, and an editor for all of it
Why similar: Football (American) 48.3% ★, Sports 27.5%, Management 10.7%, Strategy 8%, Simulation 4.2%
- #7 Cornerstone: College Football
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: WBTStudios
Windows
Take command of a college football program and build a dynasty from the sidelines. Recruit elite talent, scheme against rivals, survive the coaching carousel, and chase national titles across decades of seasons. A deep college football management sim.
Why similar: Football (American) 41.8% ★, Sports 32.4%, Simulation 14.6%, Management 9.8%, Indie 1.4%
- #8 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2024
91% 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) 49.6% ★, Sports 28.3%, Simulation 12.2%, Strategy 8.7%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #9 Australian Football Coach
91% 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 36%, Football (American) 28.3% ★, Simulation 14.7%, Strategy 11.8%, Management 7.3%
- #10 Draft Day Sports: College Football 27
90% match1 user reviews100% of 1 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) 49.1% ★, Sports 29.7%, Simulation 11.4%, Strategy 8.6%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #11 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 27
89% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows · Mac
Take control of a professional football franchise and build it your way. Draft players, negotiate contracts, manage the salary cap, hire your coaching staff, build your playbooks and make the decisions that turn a contender into a dynasty.
Why similar: Football (American) 49.1% ★, Sports 29.7%, Simulation 11.4%, Strategy 8.6%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #12 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2025
89% 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) 49.2% ★, Sports 29.6%, Simulation 11.4%, Strategy 8.6%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #13 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2026
88% 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) 49.2% ★, Sports 29.6%, Simulation 11.4%, Strategy 8.6%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #14 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2026
87% 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) 49.4% ★, Sports 29.7%, Simulation 11.5%, Strategy 8.1%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #15 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2025
86% 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) 49.2% ★, Sports 29.6%, Simulation 10.8%, Strategy 9.1%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #16 Football Commissioner
86% 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) 40.4% ★, Sports 29.5%, Simulation 9.9%, Management 9.7%, Strategy 6.6%
- #17 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2023
85% 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) 50.4% ★, Sports 27.9%, Simulation 12%, Strategy 8.6%, Indie 0.6%
- #18 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2024
84% 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) 50.6% ★, Sports 28.9%, Simulation 10.5%, Strategy 8.9%, Indie 0.6%
- #19 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: Football (American) 33.1% ★, Sports 32.6%, Simulation 14.4%, Strategy 10.1%, Management 8.3%
- #20 Football Mogul 18
83% 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 37.2%, Football (American) 28.4% ★, Simulation 14.7%, Strategy 11.8%, Management 8%
- #21 Gridiron Manager
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Coolissimo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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) 44.8% ★, Sports 34.4%, Simulation 10.7%, Strategy 9.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #22 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: Football (American) 35.6% ★, Sports 32.2%, Simulation 11.4%, Management 11.4%, Strategy 8.6%
- #23 Axis Football 2020
81% matchMixed67% of 178 reviews2020
Dev: Axis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Axis Football features football gaming's deepest Franchise Mode and massively improved simulation-style gameplay.
Why similar: Football (American) 42.3% ★, Sports 29.3%, Simulation 10.4%, Management 9.3%, Strategy 7.6%
- #24 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2021
80% 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) 50.9% ★, Sports 28.9%, Simulation 11.2%, Strategy 8%, Indie 0.5%
- #25 EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 25
78% matchMixed56% of 5,132 reviews2024
Dev: TiburonPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 21.8 hrsMean: 67.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Hit like you mean it with FieldSENSE™ powered by BOOM Tech. Experience how the new physics-informed dynamic tackling system unlocks realistic collisions & new gameplay animations on both sides of the ball.
Why similar: Football (American) 54.9% ★, Sports 21.8%, Simulation 14.1%, Strategy 9.3%
- #26 Football Coach: College Dynasty
77% 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: Football (American) 39.7% ★, Sports 32.4%, Simulation 13.4%, Management 11.1%, Strategy 3%
- #27 Pocket Dynasty
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Voxel Pulse Games
Windows
You're the head coach. Call the plays, make the 4th-down gamble, or trust your coordinators. Build a multi-season football dynasty with sixteen fictional clubs, solo or against a friend.
Why similar: Football (American) 51.4% ★, Sports 20.6%, Management 12.3%, Simulation 8%, Strategy 6.1%
- #28 PlayCard Football
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cormisys
Windows
Don't sim the games. Play every snap. You are the coach, build the profile YOU want. Develop your team roster unit by unit, and take both onto the field with a deck of plays you call yourself. A football coaching career from Friday-night lights to the pro playoffs.
Why similar: Football (American) 51.8% ★, Sports 21.6%, Management 11.3%, Simulation 8.4%, Strategy 5.2%
- #29 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2020
78% matchMixed59% of 22 reviews2020
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: College Football 2020 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 38.9%, Football (American) 31.4% ★, Simulation 15.9%, Strategy 11.9%, Indie 2%
- #30 Football Legacy Manager 26
76% 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: Football (American) 40.4% ★, Sports 35.2%, Simulation 15.8%, Management 8%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #31 Front Office Football Nine
76% 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: Football (American) 50.4% ★, Sports 28.1%, Simulation 11.1%, Strategy 5.2%, Immersive Sim 4.4%
- #32 Pure Football 2018
77% matchMixed61% of 18 reviews2018
Dev: PureFootball
Windows
Pure Football 2018 is an American Football Simulator where you play GM, Coach, and Player. Play through endless seasons as you master player contracts, assembling your coaching staff, free agency, and the draft. Lead your players come game time or use the advanced game simulation system.
Why similar: Football (American) 48.2% ★, Sports 36.8%, Simulation 15%
- #33 Football Legacy Manager 25
75% 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: Football (American) 39.6% ★, Sports 35.7%, Simulation 16.1%, Management 8.1%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #34 Simhaus: Football
73% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Simhaus
Windows
Rise from high school assistant to the top of the sport in one fully-simulated, connected football universe — from high school to college to the pros. Manage a roster, call every play, and watch it play out in a realism-based broadcast-style game engine.
Why similar: Football (American) 48.9% ★, Sports 24.1%, Management 12%, Simulation 7.7%, Strategy 6.5%
- #35 War Room Football
72% matchVery Positive95% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: Tanish Jagtap
Windows · Mac
Build a dynasty from the front office. Draft, trade, sign, and develop players across unlimited seasons. Scout prospects, manage the cap, hire coaches, then watch the league evolve around you.
Why similar: Football (American) 41% ★, Sports 31.5%, Simulation 11.8%, Management 10.1%, Strategy 2.8%
- #36 Ultimate Pro Football Coach
73% matchMixed67% of 36 reviews2025
Dev: Games2rk
Windows · Mac
A strategic franchise mode football sim where you run the front office and call all the shots —build your roster, manage the franchise and handle the play calling to guide your team to glory across seasons of immersive franchise-building.
Why similar: Football (American) 47% ★, Sports 35.1%, Immersive Sim 9.7%, Simulation 7.7%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #37 Axis Football 2021
74% matchMixed62% of 140 reviews2021
Dev: Axis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Axis Football is a simulation-style football game featuring the industry's best franchise mode, massive customization, and realistic gameplay.
Why similar: Football (American) 41.7% ★, Sports 31.2%, Simulation 11.5%, Strategy 8.1%, Management 6.4%
- #38 Football Legacy Manager 27
75% 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: Football (American) 39.2% ★, Sports 36%, Simulation 16.2%, Management 8%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #39 Pro Football Dynasty
74% 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) 48.7% ★, Sports 27%, Management 11%, Simulation 9.9%, Strategy 3%
- #40 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2023
73% matchMixed59% of 17 reviews2022
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: College Football 2023 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) 49.6% ★, Sports 29.9%, Simulation 10.6%, Strategy 8.9%, Indie 0.5%
- #41 EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 26
70% matchMixed53% of 5,929 reviews2025
Dev: TiburonPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 74.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 26 leverages a new AI-powered machine learning system to convert thousands of plays from nearly a decade of real NFL data into more explosive gameplay.
Why similar: Football (American) 51.7% ★, Sports 30.2%, Simulation 12.7%, Strategy 5.3%
- #42 Rox Solid Pro Football
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Rox Solid Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Choose your role (Owner, General Manager, Head Coach, Off/Def/ST Coordinator, or Position Coach), choose what you want to control (24 different settings across Scouting, Coaching, Front Office, and Game Management groupings), and play as many seasons as you want.
Why similar: Football (American) 50.4% ★, Sports 21.3%, Simulation 12%, Immersive Sim 6.7%, Management 6.2%
- #43 Axis Football 2023
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 270 reviews2022
Dev: Axis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Axis Football is a simulation-style football game featuring the industry's best franchise mode, massive customization, and realistic gameplay.
Why similar: Football (American) 40.2% ★, Sports 30.2%, Simulation 11%, Management 9%, Strategy 8.5%
- #44 Fantasy Franchise
70% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Xavier Begerow
Windows
Own and manage your own football team! Set your lineup, train your players, hire coaches, and improve your stadium to create a franchise that can go all the way!
Why similar: Football (American) 44.7% ★, Sports 32.7%, Simulation 11%, Management 10.7%, Indie 0.5%
- #45 Gridiron Football GM
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gridiron Games
Windows
Run the front office of an American football franchise. Build a dynasty across decades. Multi-season draft, free agency, trades, salary cap, and pre-snap play-calling on every snap. Calibrated to real pro football statistics. Single player. No microtransactions.
Why similar: Football (American) 43% ★, Sports 31.1%, Management 10.3%, Simulation 7.7%, Strategy 7.1%
- #46 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2018
71% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: College Football 2018 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) 63.7% ★, Sports 25.3%, Simulation 9.8%, Indie 1.3%
- #47 Indoor Football Manager 2
68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Statline Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Draw your own plays, then watch them work. An 8-on-8 indoor football management sim — design a playbook, build a roster nobody else wanted, and turn a broke arena team into a dynasty. Solo or with friends. No account, no server.
Why similar: Football (American) 50.3% ★, Sports 24.4%, Management 11.7%, Simulation 6.7%, Strategy 5.6%
- #48 Axis Football 2019
70% matchMixed69% of 117 reviews2019
Dev: Axis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Axis Football is an American football simulation featuring immersive gameplay, a deep franchise mode, and extensive customization.
Why similar: Sports 40.5%, Football (American) 25.1% ★, Simulation 16.5%, Strategy 8.9%, Management 6.5%
- #49 Brick and Banner: College Football Dynasty
67% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Brick and Banner Sims
Windows
A college football dynasty sim where you grow your coaching tree, not just the program. Start at a 3,000-seat Division III school, see your game plan execute or call the plays yourself. Your coordinators become your future head coaches, and grow one living world across three divisions.
Why similar: Football (American) 51.5% ★, Sports 20.9%, Management 10.9%, Simulation 8.8%, Strategy 6.6%
- #50 Brutal Ball Manager 2
66% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2026
Dev: Stout Kassel Games
Windows
Brutalball Manager 2 is the sequel to the Football Franchise Management Simulation game. Based on American Football in a Fantasy setting with unique rules. Take full control of the entire league. Tons of customization and deep stat tracking.
Why similar: Football (American) 45% ★, Sports 32.9%, Simulation 11%, Management 10.8%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #51 Axis Football 2017
69% matchMixed64% of 171 reviews2017
Dev: Axis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Axis Football is an American football simulation featuring massive customization and a complete franchise mode
Why similar: Football (American) 62.5% ★, Sports 20%, Simulation 8.2%, Management 5.7%, Strategy 3.3%
- #52 Desktop Dynasties 3
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Head Coach Games
Windows
Football coaching and GM simulation game.
Why similar: Football (American) 50.2% ★, Sports 27.5%, Management 11.4%, Strategy 5.6%, Immersive Sim 4.8%
- #53 Australian Football Coach 2023-24
67% matchPositive87% of 38 reviews2023
Dev: Statto Software
Windows · Linux
Coach your way to the premiership flag! Australian Football Coach 2023 comes packed with new features including local multiplayer and a database update.
Why similar: Sports 36.7%, Football (American) 35.6% ★, Management 13%, Simulation 9.9%, Strategy 3.7%
- #54 Axis Football 2016
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 125 reviews2016
Dev: Axis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Axis Football is a an American football simulation featuring innovative aimed passing and massive customization.
Why similar: Sports 39.9%, Football (American) 33.5% ★, Simulation 13.5%, Management 7.9%, Strategy 4.5%