- #1 Pocket League Story
97% 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) 63% ★, Sports 16.3%, Life Sim 12.8%, Simulation 5.3%, Character Customization 1.5%
- #2 NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager
96% matchVery Positive92% of 317 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) 51.1% ★, Deckbuilding 20.7%, Sports 12.5%, Card Battler 9.3%, Simulation 5.1%
- #3 Legendary Eleven: Epic Football
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 129 reviews2019
Dev: Eclipse GamesPub: Eclipse Gamse
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Legendary Eleven is an epic arcade football game inspired by the golden age of football spanning the 70's to the 90's. Choose from 36 teams full of glorious haircuts, moustaches and legends in short shorts. Lead them to glory and win the World Cup!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 79.3% ★, Sports 20.7%
- #4 Penalty Shooters 2
95% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: NUSPEKO
Windows
A fast-paced football penalty shootout game where you pick from 360 teams across 12 leagues, aim with the mouse, and click to dive as the keeper. Outsmart smart AI goalkeepers and climb from group stage to knockout glory.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 73.4% ★, Sports 24.1%, 2D 1.8%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #5 FLS
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: trld
Windows
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) 50.8% ★, Life Sim 19.9%, Sports 16.6%, Character Customization 4.8%, Simulation 4.8%
- #6 Boss Of FCs
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Altair Games
Windows
Boss Of FCs is a text-based game that includes strategy, simulation and football/soccer. You will start on this path with a certain budget and move towards success and wealth by making the right moves. Make the best deals and the best transfers, buy and sell clubs and move towards the top...
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 55.1% ★, Life Sim 19.3%, Sports 16.8%, Simulation 3.7%, Choices Matter 3.5%
- #7 Pro Football Agent
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Harmoni Technology
Windows · Mac
Welcome to our thrilling football agent game, where you have the opportunity to build a successful agency and manage the talented players on their journey to stardom. You'll have the power to attract players to your agency, negotiate contracts, and guide them to the top of the football world.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 53.5% ★, Sports 23.7%, Life Sim 14.9%, Simulation 5.1%, Choices Matter 2.6%
- #8 Premier Manager 05/06
92% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: ZOO Digital PublishingPub: Funbox Media Ltd
Windows
Premier Manager returns for another season, with overhauled presentation and an enhanced interface that makes the world of football management even more accessible.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 57.2% ★, Life Sim 19%, Sports 17%, Simulation 5.1%, 2D 1.2%
- #9 Goalkeeper Journey
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 73 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: Football (Soccer) 42.4% ★, Life Sim 24.7%, Sports 22.9%, Simulation 7.9%, 2D 1.8%
- #10 Premier Manager 04/05
91% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: ZOO Digital PublishingPub: Funbox Media Ltd
Windows
You’ll experience all the emotions of football management in Premier Manager 2004-2005. Find out if you’ve got what it takes…
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 57.1% ★, Life Sim 19.1%, Sports 17%, Simulation 5.1%, 2D 1.3%
- #11 INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road
89% matchVery Positive90% of 11,558 reviews2025
Dev: LEVEL5 Inc.
Windows
Median: 50.6 hrsMean: 121.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
The latest entry in the character collection and football simulation RPG series, "Inazuma Eleven!" With an original story featuring new main characters, over 5,400 players from across the series' history to collect and train, as well as exciting online tournaments, you can play the game your way!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 55.9% ★, Sports 16.5%, Deckbuilding 12.1%, Collectathon 8%, Character Customization 4.2%
- #12 Premier Manager 06/07
90% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: ZOO Digital PublishingPub: Funbox Media Ltd
Windows
Playability is central to the ethos of Premier Manager and 06/07 offers all football fans, young and old, the most accessible entry point to the management genre.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 57% ★, Life Sim 19.1%, Sports 17.1%, Simulation 5.1%, 2D 1.3%
- #13 Premier Manager 03/04
89% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: ZOO Digital PublishingPub: Funbox Media Ltd
Windows
Indulge in pan-European fantasy football by taking control of any club from the four English divisions, or simultaneously from the top two divisions of the continent’s premier leagues (Spain, Italy, France and Germany).
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 57.3% ★, Life Sim 18.8%, Sports 17%, Simulation 5.1%, 2D 1.3%
- #14 Retro Football Boss
88% matchMixed55% of 40 reviews2016
Dev: 1888 GamesPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Retro Football Boss is a historical football management simulation featuring the English professional leagues from 1888 to 1998 (with German leagues coming soon). This is your chance to take a trip down memory lane or right the wrongs of the past.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 71.8% ★, Sports 18.9%, Simulation 9.3%
- #15 Match Deck: Football
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: One Joyful DayPub: Ugalabugala Oy
Windows
Build a deck, play against AI opponents - Win the Football (soccer) League! Get XP, and buy upgrades for next runs. Buy permanent cards between matches. This is at prototype stage only yet, and Final direction, story, graphics, have not been decided yet.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 49.6% ★, Sports 22.7%, Deckbuilding 20%, Card Battler 6.8%, 2D 0.7%
- #16 New Star™ Soccer 5
87% matchMostly Positive70% of 855 reviews2012
Dev: New Star Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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) 61.2% ★, Sports 29.4%, Simulation 9.4%
- #17 Player's Eleven
86% 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) 71.2% ★, Sports 18.8%, Simulation 7.7%, 2D 1.7%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #18 Football Club Manager 26 LIVE
84% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Halfspace Games
Windows
Multiplayer football management built on fair competition. Outsmart rivals with skill and strategy - no random packs, no pay-to-win gameplay. Take charge of your club, build your squad, and prove yourself on the world stage.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 70.3% ★, Sports 22.5%, Simulation 6.2%, 2D 0.9%
- #19 Premier Manager 09
85% matchMixed45% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: ZOO Digital PublishingPub: Funbox Media Ltd
Windows
Highlighting playability and ease of use, Premier Manager® 09 is the ideal game for younger gamers or players looking for a casual introduction to the high pressure, high stakes world of football management. PLEASE NOTE: You will start from the 2008/09 season.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 58.7% ★, Sports 17.4%, Life Sim 16.9%, Simulation 5.3%, 2D 1.2%
- #20 Football Club Management 2023
84% matchMixed51% of 162 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) 67.8% ★, Sports 18.4%, Life Sim 8.3%, Simulation 5%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #21 Premier Manager 08
83% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: ZOO Digital PublishingPub: Funbox Media Ltd
Windows
Premier Manager 08 is the definitive pick up and play football management experience. Whether you want to start at the top with one of the big boys and go for instant glory, or whether you want to guide a minnow to the top flight, Premier Manager will put you in the management hotseat.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 57% ★, Life Sim 19.3%, Sports 16.8%, Simulation 5.1%, 2D 1.4%
- #22 Premier Manager 02/03
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: ZOO Digital PublishingPub: Funbox Media Ltd
Windows
Indulge in pan-European fantasy football by taking control of any club from the four English divisions, or simultaneously from the top two divisions of the continent’s premier leagues (Spain, Italy, France and Germany).
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 55.9% ★, Life Sim 19.1%, Sports 16.5%, Simulation 5%, Anime 1.7%
- #23 New Star™ Manager
82% matchVery Positive87% of 516 reviews2018
Dev: New Star Games Ltd.Pub: Five Aces Publishing Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 96.7 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) 64% ★, Sports 26%, Simulation 10%
- #24 Ultimate Club Manager 26
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Alpex Studio
Windows
Become the president of your club and make decisions that change its destiny. Manage transfers, staff, finances, media, facilities, and the president's personal life in a deep and dynamic football management experience.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 60.2% ★, Sports 28.6%, Simulation 10.7%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #25 WE ARE FOOTBALL
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,453 reviews2021
Dev: Winning Streak GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 33.5 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) 72.8% ★, Sports 20.4%, Simulation 4.5%, Choices Matter 2.1%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #26 Football Manager 26
78% matchMostly Negative33% of 32,555 reviews2025
Dev: Sports InteractivePub: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 60.7 hrsMean: 131.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Step into the dugout and experience the future of football management.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 66.5% ★, Sports 24.9%, Simulation 8.2%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #27 Arcade World Cups
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NicoSoftArg
Windows
Pure arcade football, inspired by an unforgettable classic. Fast matches, goals, and nonstop excitment.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 73.1% ★, Sports 25.1%, 2D 1.5%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #28 IOSoccer
78% matchVery Positive81% of 2,865 reviews2018
Dev: IOSoccer Team
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 44.1 hrs≥1hr: 45%
IOSoccer is a free non-commercial competitive third-person online multiplayer soccer game that offers unparalleled freedom in ball control and gameplay depth.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 73.4% ★, Sports 26.6%
- #29 Backyard Soccer '98
76% matchVery Positive96% of 211 reviews2024
Dev: Mega Cat StudiosPub: Playground Productions
Windows
Return to the soccer field with your favorite Backyard athletes! The original Backyard Soccer 1998 is back and now enhanced to run on Steam. Build your roster from among the iconic Backyard Kids. Kick, pass, and score in this classic game that made soccer fun for everyone!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 70.5% ★, Sports 25.6%, Simulation 3.6%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #30 Haramball
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: A2B Games
Windows
Haramball is a multiplayer football tactics card strategy game where you pick the players, merge their attributes, set up the best formations and then watch your tactics unfold in real-time. Will you play beautiful football or become the football terrorist you were always meant to be ? You decide.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 60% ★, Sports 15.4%, Deckbuilding 14.1%, Card Battler 5.3%, Simulation 4.6%
- #31 MicroProse™ Soccer
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 16 reviews2021
Dev: MicroProsePub: Ziggurat
Windows
MicroProse™ Soccer is an accessible and engaging classic soccer game that lets you compete against a friend or CPU opponent at world class level in the World Cup, International Challenge, or in the indoor league.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 68.8% ★, Sports 23.9%, Simulation 6%, 2D 1%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #32 Faceball Captain
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Odd Spider
Windows
Faceball Captain is a sports management deckbuilder, where victory is dirty and rules can be bent. Draft your squad, juice their stats, and keep them upright through the grind. Hire eccentric staff, exploit broken combos, and claw your way to the top of the Faceball pyramid!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 53% ★, Deckbuilding 25.2%, Card Battler 9.8%, Sports 8.6%, Simulation 2.6%
- #33 Foot Simulator
75% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Tunderhead
Windows
A physics-based football simulation where you directly control a character’s leg articulation to move, balance, and kick, emphasizing skill, precision, and mastery over unconventional controls.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 68.1% ★, Sports 23.2%, Simulation 5.4%, Character Customization 2.9%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #34 Football Director
75% matchNo user 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) 71.4% ★, Sports 18.4%, Simulation 8.2%, 2D 1.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #35 My Football Growth Story
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FootballGrowth.com
Windows · Mac · Linux
Click cards to train your team and improve players. Buy skills that help you and your teammates grow stronger. After unlocking auto-training, players train automatically while you focus on strategy: choosing development paths and unlocking skills.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 59.5% ★, Sports 20.9%, Card Battler 9.8%, Simulation 5.2%, Character Customization 2.3%
- #36 TriFute - Online Button Soccer
73% match4 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Douglas Maieski
Windows
TriFute, a unique button soccer game, allows you to play dynamic matches against online opponents or local multiplayer.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 67.8% ★, Sports 32.2%
- #37 99Managers Futsal Edition
72% match3 user reviews100% of 3 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) 70.9% ★, Sports 21.9%, Simulation 6.1%, 2D 0.8%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #38 Football tournament
73% matchMixed55% of 11 reviews2021
Dev: Phoenixxx Games
Windows
Football has united all the countries of the world on the football field, and numerous football tournaments are held every year. This time there is a place for your team in the standings, choose it and play football.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 68.8% ★, Sports 23.9%, Simulation 6%, 2D 1%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #39 Kevin Toms Football Star Manager
71% matchPositive93% of 30 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) 67.6% ★, Sports 23.7%, Simulation 7.1%, 2D 1.4%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #40 Non-League Football Manager
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Black Cannon Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Manage one of over 1,000 real non-league clubs through the English football pyramid. Day jobs, ground grading, gate receipts, cup runs, and a world where clubs can fold around you. Football management at its most real.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 62.4% ★, Sports 24.5%, Simulation 9.6%, Choices Matter 3.2%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #41 Eye of the Match
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mix and Jam
Windows · Mac
Yellow Card? Red Card? That's up to you. As a Virtual Referee it is your responsibility to inspect football replays, identify infringements and punish those who are not following the regulations.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 71.4% ★, Sports 24%, Choices Matter 4.2%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #42 Balance of Soccer
73% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2018
Dev: Stepiral Studio
Windows
This is a 3D soccer simulation game. Including complete 2026 FIFA World Cup schedule. You can freely set the team's formation and tactics, and you can also control the players in real time.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 62.6% ★, Sports 27.9%, Simulation 9.4%
- #43 Football Referee Simulator
69% matchVery Positive91% of 495 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) 62.9% ★, Sports 28.4%, Simulation 6.9%, 2D 1.4%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #44 Foosball Manager
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: machnikl
Windows
Build your table football club from nothing. Scout, train, and manage players, set your lineup and tactics, and watch matches unfold on a physics-driven table. Climb the divisions and become a foosball legend.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 60.9% ★, Sports 28.2%, Simulation 10.5%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #45 Illegal Football
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CyberJack
Windows
This is a surrealistic football game. You will form a national football team composed of super heroes, use some unusual ways (such as match-fixing, bribing the refree), and lead them to challenge the top teams in the world to win the world championship.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 66.3% ★, Sports 23.8%, Simulation 7.5%, Anime 1.5%, 2D 0.7%
- #46 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018
70% matchMixed63% of 24 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) 76.2% ★, Sports 19.4%, Simulation 4.2%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #47 Club Legend
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mallat Entertainment
Windows
Make your dreams come true and become a professional football player: Create your player, sign for your favorite clubs and score bangers against their biggest rivals. Play your ultimate football career you want to have in the most realistic first person football career mode game!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 55.4% ★, Life Sim 16.7%, Sports 15.2%, Simulation 4.9%, Character Customization 4.9%
- #48 Golden Right
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Gmath
Windows
Forge a 'Golden Right' capable of rewriting the fate of the World Championship in a sanctuary far from the noise. Master deeply immersive third-person set-pieces within a living world of dynamic seasons and authentic physics—and strike those 'impossible' moments into reality.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 70.3% ★, Sports 14.3%, Life Sim 9.4%, Simulation 5.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #49 Football Academy Clicker
67% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: Ege Sayın
Windows
Football Academy Clicker is a clicker game where you train footballers and lead your team to glory. Transfer new players and train them. Sell your players at high prices to increase your budget. Upgrade your stadium and hire coaches. 5 leagues waiting for you to conquer!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 77.3% ★, Sports 11.5%, Simulation 8.9%, 2D 1.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #50 XP Soccer
66% matchVery Positive83% of 120 reviews2022
Dev: Dave XP
Windows · Mac · Linux
XP Soccer is a love letter to the classic soccer games from the NES era!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 73.5% ★, Sports 25%, 2D 1%, Singleplayer 0.5%