- #1 Premier Manager 05/06
97% match5 user reviews80% of 5 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) 35.8% ★, Sports 16.1%, Life Sim 14.4%, Time Management 13.7%, Retro 5.3%
- #2 Premier Manager 06/07
96% 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) 35.6% ★, Sports 16.3%, Life Sim 14.4%, Time Management 13.7%, Management 6.8%
- #3 Premier Manager 03/04
96% 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) 36.5% ★, Sports 16.4%, Life Sim 14.5%, Time Management 14.2%, Management 8.4%
- #4 Premier Manager 08
95% 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) 35.1% ★, Sports 15.7%, Life Sim 14.3%, Time Management 14.3%, Retro 5.7%
- #5 Premier Manager 04/05
94% 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) 37.1% ★, Sports 16.7%, Life Sim 15%, Time Management 14.7%, Management 8.1%
- #6 Premier Manager 09
94% matchMixed42% of 12 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) 37.1% ★, Sports 16.7%, Life Sim 12.9%, Time Management 12.7%, Management 10.2%
- #7 Pocket League Story
93% 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) 44.8% ★, Sports 17.5%, Life Sim 11%, Simulation 5.5%, Management 5%
- #8 Premier Manager 02/03
92% 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) 35.9% ★, Sports 16.1%, Life Sim 14.8%, Time Management 14.8%, Retro 5.2%
- #9 Eleven Legends
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HillRock Studio
Windows
Eleven Legends blends football management, character growth, and strategic matches. You are not just a manager on the sidelines, nor just one player on the pitch. Plan each week, build bonds, find mentors, and lead your team to victory.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 43.6% ★, Sports 20.9%, Management 13.8%, Time Management 8.1%, Simulation 7.4%
- #10 Bang Average Football – Play, Manage, Create
91% 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) 42.3% ★, Sports 17.4%, Character Customization 7.4%, RPG 6%, Retro 5%
- #11 WE ARE FOOTBALL
90% 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) 49.6% ★, Sports 20.8%, Time Management 16.4%, Management 8.2%, Simulation 4.5%
- #12 Underdog Futsal
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Havenarc
Windows
Become the manager of a small neighborhood futsal club, recruit players on a tight budget, and build your tactics. Manage morale through team activities, shift the momentum with substitutions and tactical changes in tense text-based matches, and grow your team step by step.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 46.5% ★, Sports 22.4%, Management 14.4%, Simulation 5.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
- #13 Player's Eleven
89% 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) 49.6% ★, Sports 19.9%, Management 15.8%, Simulation 7.8%, 2D 3.7%
- #14 FLS
88% 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) 37.3% ★, Sports 18.5%, Life Sim 17.7%, Character Customization 8.8%, Time Management 7%
- #15 Kevin Toms Football Star Manager
87% 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) 45.2% ★, Sports 24.3%, Management 10.5%, Simulation 6.9%, Retro 5%
- #16 LeManager
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LudoCar
Windows · Mac
LeManager is a fast football management simulation where you build squads, scout and negotiate transfers, train players, set tactics, handle player egos and incidents, and play endless seasons without losing the speed of classic management games.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 58.6% ★, Management 14.7%, Sports 11.7%, Simulation 9%, 2D 3.7%
- #17 New Star™ Manager
86% 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) 44.9% ★, Sports 28.2%, Management 11.1%, Simulation 10.3%, Indie 2.9%
- #18 HALFTIME Manager
84% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Lazybraindev
Windows
A classic football manager in a modern guise: take charge of a club, fine-tune your tactics and experience every matchday as a compact TV broadcast with a 2D pitch, live ticker and half-time dressing room. Six nations, three leagues per country, one shared European cup.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 42.9% ★, Sports 20.5%, Management 11.2%, Life Sim 9.9%, Simulation 7%
- #19 Boss Of FCs
84% 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) 41.6% ★, Sports 19.3%, Life Sim 17.6%, Management 12.6%, Simulation 4.1%
- #20 Retro Football Boss
85% 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) 52.6% ★, Sports 21.1%, Simulation 10%, Management 8.7%, Retro 5.4%
- #21 Footballogy
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BRANEPub: BRANE Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Focused football management: play a full season in one evening. Scout players whose traits reinforce each other, build real chemistry, and outsmart richer clubs with a squad that clicks.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 39% ★, Sports 18.2%, Time Management 16.5%, Management 13.4%, Relaxing 6.9%
- #22 Ultimate Club Manager 26
82% match1 user reviews0% of 1 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) 43.4% ★, Sports 31.3%, Management 11.5%, Simulation 11.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #23 Retro Club Manager
81% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: TECH NIN9
Windows
Manage your club through fast-paced football seasons in a retro-inspired management simulation. Build your squad, scout the transfer market, manage finances, shape your tactics and experience procedurally generated stories in every career.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 48.7% ★, Sports 22.6%, Management 12.4%, Simulation 8.2%, Retro 4.5%
- #24 Pro Football Agent
81% 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) 41.2% ★, Sports 27.7%, Life Sim 13.8%, Management 11%, Simulation 5.8%
- #25 99Managers Futsal Edition
79% 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) 50.7% ★, Sports 23.1%, Management 14.2%, Simulation 5.4%, 2D 3.8%
- #26 WE ARE FOOTBALL 2027
79% matchNo user 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) 45.9% ★, Sports 21.1%, Management 11.9%, Simulation 7.6%, Character Customization 6.9%
- #27 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018
80% 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) 53.3% ★, Sports 20.6%, Management 13%, Simulation 4.3%, Retro 3.9%
- #28 Football Boardroom
77% matchNo user reviews50% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: TheHydraFlash
Windows
Football Boardroom is a football management sim from the boardroom, not the dugout. Run your club in weekly turns: hire managers, sign players, manage finances, and climb a four-tier English pyramid. Watch matchday unfold, step in when it counts, and fund the club with your hard-earned cash.
Why similar: Sports 29.6%, Football (Soccer) 25.9% ★, Life Sim 19.1%, Time Management 15.4%, Management 7%
- #29 Football Life
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Dupee Studio
Windows
Beyond tactics and transfers, build and run your club as the manager—facility expansion and upgrades, staff, budgets, board relations, and youth recruitment and academy intake.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 46.6% ★, Sports 14.5%, Management 13.1%, Simulation 6.9%, Pixel Graphics 6%
- #30 Slammer Soccer: Football Management
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rich Smalley
Windows
Manage a prison football team, trade inmates, develop your squad, survive prison politics, and lead your team from the yard to glory.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 42.3% ★, Sports 25.4%, Management 13.3%, Simulation 10.1%, Relaxing 5.9%
- #31 Backyard Soccer '98
76% matchVery Positive96% of 218 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) 51.3% ★, Sports 28.3%, Cute 5.7%, Pixel Graphics 3.9%, Simulation 3.8%
- #32 LemonFC - Der Fußball-Manager
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lemoncookie Studios
Windows
A football manager like they used to make: negotiate with clubs, players and sponsors, keep your dressing room, your board and your private life from falling apart — and follow every match in a live ticker with drama and a wink. Deep simulation with humour and heart. German language only.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 41.9% ★, Sports 28.8%, Management 11.3%, Simulation 10.3%, Retro 6.9%
- #33 Regista: Reign Your Football Club
75% 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) 44% ★, Sports 17.4%, Management 12.4%, Simulation 5.7%, Life Sim 5.5%
- #34 XP Soccer
76% matchVery Positive83% of 123 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) 50.7% ★, Sports 26.2%, Retro 7.3%, Pixel Graphics 6%, Cute 3.4%
- #35 Sunday League Manager: Horse and Spoon
74% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: christianosway
Windows · Mac
A Sunday League football management sim about a down-and-out pub team in Bannockshire. Guide veteran plumbers and aging shop attendants from car park pitches to regional glory. Sunday League football management at its most beautifully chaotic.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 42.6% ★, Sports 18.8%, Management 12%, Character Customization 9.8%, Life Sim 5.3%
- #36 Goalkeeper Journey
73% 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: Football (Soccer) 33.4% ★, Sports 27.3%, Life Sim 23.5%, Simulation 9.1%, 2D 4.3%
- #37 Arcade World Cups
73% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: NicoSoftArg
Windows
Pure arcade football, inspired by an unforgettable classic. Fast matches, goals, and nonstop excitment.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 54.8% ★, Sports 28.6%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%, Retro 4.8%, 2D 3.5%
- #38 MicroProse™ Soccer
75% 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) 50.4% ★, Sports 26.6%, Retro 7.9%, Simulation 6.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
- #39 Fifth Tier
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: HS GAMES
Windows
You're not just the manager — you own the club. Start in the fifth tier with a broke squad and a crumbling ground: set tactics, sign players, build the stadium, keep the board happy. Then sell up, buy a bigger club, and climb again. Five leagues. One long road to the top.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 52.8% ★, Sports 20.6%, Management 13.1%, Simulation 6.4%, Relaxing 2.9%
- #40 Football Club Management 2023
74% 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) 51.4% ★, Sports 21.2%, Management 12.5%, Life Sim 7.6%, Simulation 5.6%
- #41 Football Manager 26
71% 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) 49.9% ★, Sports 28.4%, Management 11.6%, Simulation 9.1%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #42 The Chairman
72% 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: Football (Soccer) 41.8% ★, Sports 31.7%, Management 11.2%, Simulation 9.4%, 2D 2.5%
- #43 Football Club Manager 26 LIVE
71% 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) 54.5% ★, Sports 26.5%, Management 9.7%, Simulation 7.1%, 2D 2.2%
- #44 PIX Football Manager
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PeytonParrishGames
Windows
In this retro football management sim, you’ll watch players from over 350 clubs in fully simulated matches, trust your eye to uncover hidden gems, and outbid rival managers to sign them. Shape your tactics and lead your club season after season to build your dynasty.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 44.7% ★, Sports 23.3%, Management 10.6%, Simulation 7.7%, Retro 5.7%
- #45 Foosball Manager
70% 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: Football (Soccer) 44.1% ★, Sports 32%, Management 11.8%, Simulation 11.2%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #46 Road To Glory
68% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: UPLAY Online
Windows · Mac
Take the reins of a Football club and step into the role of a respected (or controversial) General Manager as you swipe left or right to make the decisions that will shape your team's fate.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 42.6% ★, Sports 27%, RPG 9.3%, Adventure 6%, Relaxing 4.8%
- #47 Mini Soccer Manager
67% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Pedro Verpha
Windows
Take charge of the league’s weakest club and lead it to glory. Build your squad, develop players, set formations, adjust tactics, and fight your way from last place to champions.
Why similar: Sports 33.4%, Football (Soccer) 33.3% ★, Simulation 11.5%, Management 8.9%, Casual 5.9%
- #48 Player's Eleven - A Football Manager Game
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Green Pitch Gaming
Windows
No unnecessary complexity, no endless menus: Startelf is a football management game focused on transfers, squad building, and the decisions that truly matter.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 42.3% ★, Sports 32%, Management 13.8%, Simulation 8.5%, 2D 2.5%
- #49 Flipping Football Clubs
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Michael Maiden
Windows · Mac · Linux
Buy, build, and flip football clubs in a fast-paced roguelite management sim. Sign players, hire staff, survive FFP, unlock Club DNA modifiers, and grow club value across 1-2 hour seasonal runs.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 47.3% ★, Sports 25.5%, Management 11.6%, Simulation 7.4%, Retro 2.5%
- #50 Premier Manager 10
70% matchMixed59% of 29 reviews2020
Dev: Zushi GamesPub: Funbox Media Ltd
Windows
With improved playability from previous versions, and ease of use, Premier Manager ‘10 is the ideal game for those who love the high-pressure world of topflight football management. PLEASE NOTE: You will start from the 2009/10 season.
Why similar: Sports 38.8%, Football (Soccer) 38.1% ★, Simulation 11.9%, Management 11.2%
- #51 Super Kick Off (Game Boy/Game Gear/Master System/Mega Drive/SNES)
69% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Enigma VariationsPub: Pixel Games UK
Windows
Experience the thrill of the beautiful game in this collection of editions of the acclaimed 'Kick Off' series developed for home and handheld consoles in the early 1990s. Includes 40 fully-customizable teams, and a variety of game modes, from friendlies to leagues to international cups.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 47.5% ★, Sports 31.4%, Retro 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%, 2D 3.7%
- #52 Bunnies & Ballgames!
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Snoware Solutions
Windows
Play ballgames as adorable bunnies and squirrels in this whimsical, mysterious world where you must navigate tricky obstacles, dodge slippery hazards, and explore hidden areas to find power-up foods and uncover the meadow’s secrets!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 49.5% ★, Sports 18.2%, Relaxing 7.9%, Retro 6.5%, Cute 6.2%
- #53 Kungfu Football Captain
69% matchMixed50% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: DICROL
Windows
Pixel style, violent football, class rouguelike, football manager.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 50.4% ★, Sports 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Simulation 7.3%, Management 5.7%
- #54 Football Rising:Zero to Hero
65% 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) 52.8% ★, Life Sim 20.2%, Sports 15.1%, Character Customization 5.1%, Simulation 4.8%
- #55 My Scout Life
66% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Rakun Interactive
Windows
Discover hidden gems, develop their potential, and sell them for profit. In My Scout Life, you're the scout — finding young talents before anyone else does. Build your reputation, grow your network, and dominate the transfer market!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 34.1% ★, Sports 24.2%, Time Management 20%, Life Sim 13.5%, Simulation 5.1%
- #56 Penalty Shooters 2
66% 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) 62.4% ★, Sports 31.1%, 2D 4.7%, Singleplayer 1.8%