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Games Like Forever World Cup Simulator

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Sports, Simulation, Football (Soccer), Management.

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Simulate over 40 events, including the World Cup and continental cups. Enjoy high replayability with 220+ national teams evolving dynamically over the years. Use powerful in-game editors to create new teams and edit tournament formats, while tracking detailed statistics for every team and event!

Reviews: Positive — 91% — of 23 reviews
Released: 2024-08-22
Developer: Simcups
Genres: Casual, Simulation, Sports
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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    97% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Green Pitch Gaming
    Windows

    A football manager like there has never been before. Play Player's Eleven the way you want, as a youth coach, sports director, head coach or club director. Choose your role and lead your club to titles and glory.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 36.7%, Sports 31.1%, Management 11.7%, Text-Based 10.4%, Simulation 9.6%

  2. #2 BFM 26
    96% 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: Football (Soccer) 32.4%, Sports 31.3%, Management 11%, Simulation 10.9%, Text-Based 10.4%

  3. #3 Matchday Manager
    96% 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) 40.2%, Sports 21.8%, Simulation 13.2%, Text-Based 12.2%, Management 10.7%

  4. #4 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018
    95% 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) 49.7%, Sports 21.5%, Management 11.9%, Text-Based 9.1%, Simulation 5.2%

  5. #5 Ultimate Club Manager 26
    94% 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) 41.2%, Sports 33.2%, Simulation 14%, Management 10.7%, Singleplayer 0.8%

  6. #6 Empire Eleven 2026
    93% 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: Football (Soccer) 36%, Sports 28.7%, Simulation 12%, Management 9.5%, Text-Based 9%

  7. #7 Player's Eleven
    92% 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) 50.3%, Sports 22.6%, Management 15.7%, Simulation 10.4%, Singleplayer 1%

  8. #8 New Star™ Manager
    91% matchVery Positive87% of 514 reviews2018
    Dev: New Star Games Ltd.Pub: Five Aces Publishing Ltd.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 99.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    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) 44.8%, Sports 30.9%, Simulation 13.4%, Management 10.8%

  9. #9 Kevin Toms Football Star Manager
    90% matchPositive93% of 29 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) 44.7%, Sports 26.7%, Management 10.6%, Simulation 9.2%, Text-Based 7.3%

  10. #10 UltFoot: Football Manager
    88% 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) 39.2%, Sports 29%, Simulation 12.1%, Management 10.4%, Text-Based 8.6%

  11. #11 Premier Manager 10
    87% matchMixed57% of 28 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 40.2%, Football (Soccer) 35.3%, Simulation 14.4%, Management 10.2%

  12. #12 Football Manager 26
    86% matchMostly Negative32% of 30,190 reviews2025
    Dev: Sports InteractivePub: SEGA
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 56.1 hrsMean: 110.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Step into the dugout and experience the future of football management.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 47.8%, Sports 29.8%, Simulation 11.2%, Management 10.5%, Singleplayer 0.7%

  13. #13 Non-League Football Manager
    86% 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) 42.7%, Sports 28.6%, Simulation 12.6%, Text-Based 10.4%, Immersive Sim 5.3%

  14. #14 Foosball Manager
    85% 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) 41.8%, Sports 32.9%, Simulation 13.8%, Management 11%, Singleplayer 0.6%

  15. #15 Football Referee Simulator
    83% matchVery Positive91% of 482 reviews2024
    Dev: Vladimir Pliashkun
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 6.0 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) 43.5%, Sports 32.8%, Text-Based 14.2%, Simulation 8.9%, Singleplayer 0.6%

  16. #16 Retro Football Boss
    84% matchMixed56% of 39 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) 53.8%, Sports 24.1%, Simulation 13.3%, Management 8.7%

  17. #17 Underdog Futsal
    84% 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) 38.5%, Sports 35.5%, Simulation 12.3%, Management 10.1%, Casual 3.2%

  18. #18 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2019
    82% matchMostly Negative36% of 14 reviews2019
    Dev: Forever Young Games
    Windows

    In Global Soccer: A Management Game 2019 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) 40.4%, Sports 21.2%, Text-Based 16.2%, Management 12.5%, Simulation 5.9%

  19. #19 Boss Of FCs
    82% 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) 43.1%, Sports 22.3%, Text-Based 15.7%, Management 12.8%, Simulation 5.5%

  20. #20 Football Club Manager 26 LIVE
    79% 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) 53%, Sports 28.8%, Management 9.3%, Simulation 8.9%

  21. #21 The Chairman
    81% 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) 40.8%, Sports 34.5%, Simulation 11.9%, Management 10.8%, Casual 1.5%

  22. #22 FootCareer ULT
    79% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
    Dev: Matas Wasilewski
    Windows

    FootCareer ULT is the brand new retro style football career simulator where you can become the greatest player possible. Rise to the top, make your own decisions, and solidify your place in football history.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 30.8%, Sports 19.4%, Sandbox 16.7%, Simulation 10.1%, Management 7.7%

  23. #23 Premier Manager 03/04
    80% 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) 44.2%, Sports 22.2%, Text-Based 15.4%, Management 10%, Simulation 7.5%

  24. #24 Soccer Manager 2026
    76% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,230 reviews2024
    Dev: Invincibles Studio Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    Manage elite football clubs and lead your dream team as a football manager!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 43.4%, Sports 18.9%, Text-Based 12.7%, Management 11.3%, Simulation 7.3%

  25. #25 Football Academy Manager
    76% matchNo user reviews93% of 168 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) 46.9%, Sports 23.2%, Management 15.3%, Text-Based 8%, Simulation 5.7%

  26. #26 Premier Manager 04/05
    78% 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) 44.7%, Sports 22.6%, Text-Based 14.6%, Management 9.7%, Simulation 7.7%

  27. #27 Football Owner 2025
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Harmonia Games
    Windows

    Take charge of your football club in Football Owner 2025! Build your dream team, manage finances, make key transfers, and lead your club to glory. Can you handle the pressure and become the ultimate football owner?

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 36.9%, Sports 32.6%, Management 11.6%, Simulation 9.6%, Text-Based 8.8%

  28. #28 New Star™ Soccer 5
    77% matchMostly Positive70% of 852 reviews2012
    Dev: New Star Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 13.4 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: Football (Soccer) 47.4%, Sports 38.7%, Simulation 14%

  29. #29 Club Soccer Director 2022
    75% matchMixed66% of 110 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 35.3%, Football (Soccer) 35.3%, Simulation 14.3%, Management 7.8%, Immersive Sim 6.6%

  30. #30 Football Club Management 2023
    74% matchMixed51% of 158 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) 52.1%, Sports 24%, Management 12.5%, Simulation 7.4%, Immersive Sim 3.4%

  31. #31 99Managers Futsal Edition
    75% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Simon Dalvai
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Manage a futsal team and lead it to success by scouting players and choosing the best tactic and line up for every match. Customize teams and players with the in-game editor. Proudly open source.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 52.6%, Sports 22.1%, Management 14.4%, Simulation 10.1%, Singleplayer 0.8%

  32. #32 Premier Manager 06/07
    74% 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) 45.2%, Sports 23.1%, Text-Based 14.7%, Management 8.5%, Simulation 7.7%

  33. #33 Pro Soccer Manager 27
    73% matchNo user reviews
    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: Football (Soccer) 40.9%, Sports 35.3%, Simulation 14.8%, Management 8.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%

  34. #34 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
    73% matchMostly Positive75% of 359 reviews2020
    Dev: Trophy Games ApS
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Become the best football manager. Join Pro 11 and claim the championship!

    Why similar: Sports 41.6%, Football (Soccer) 39.2%, Simulation 12.8%, Management 6.4%

  35. #35 Balance of Soccer
    73% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2018
    Dev: Stepiral Studio
    Windows

    This is a 3D soccer simulation game. Including the 2022 World Cup and the 2021 European Cup. You can freely set the team's formation and tactics, and you can also control the players in real time.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 46.5%, Sports 35.2%, Simulation 13.4%, Casual 4.9%

  36. #36 WE ARE FOOTBALL
    71% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,447 reviews2021
    Dev: Winning Streak GamesPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 34.3 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) 56.7%, Sports 27%, Management 9.1%, Simulation 6.8%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  37. #37 Football Pitch Simulator
    69% matchVery Positive93% of 170 reviews2025
    Dev: Incipient Day
    Windows · Mac

    Build your own football pitch business. Make repairs, expand your facilities, and attract the interest of football fans.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 44.4%, Sports 31.6%, Simulation 16.9%, Casual 6.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%

  38. #38 Premier Manager 05/06
    72% 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) 46.4%, Sports 23.4%, Text-Based 14.9%, Simulation 7.9%, Management 6.6%

  39. #39 Football Star Life 23/24
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Seb Quilici
    Windows

    Become a football player and lead the career of your dreams. Be precise, score as many goals as possible, make the right choices during the transfer window, win numerous prestigious trophies, and become a legend!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 40.4%, Sports 37.9%, Simulation 14.9%, Casual 6%, Singleplayer 0.8%

  40. #40 Sports Betting Simulator
    71% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2021
    Dev: Ashina Games
    Windows

    This is a sports betting simulation game. You have to make bets and earn money in order to achieve set goals and advance in your adventure.

    Why similar: Sports 35.5%, Football (Soccer) 35%, Simulation 11.3%, Text-Based 9.9%, Management 7.8%

  41. #41 Footy Ball Tournament 2018
    71% match4 user reviews0% of 4 reviews2018
    Dev: Heroic Games Studio
    Windows

    The auto-run football tournament soccer game. Be the player, be the manager.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 44.8%, Sports 34.5%, Simulation 11.4%, Management 9.2%

  42. #42 Illegal Football
    70% 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) 49.4%, Sports 30.1%, Simulation 10.7%, Sandbox 9.4%, Singleplayer 0.3%

  43. #43 Master Manager
    69% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2024
    Dev: Hasbeen Games
    Windows

    You are the manager of a football club, determine its future by making the best decisions regarding tactics, training, player contracts, sponsorship deals and infrastructure. Watch your players performing on our amazing 2d match engine.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 38.2%, Sports 30.9%, Simulation 12.9%, Text-Based 9.3%, Management 8.3%

  44. #44 Foot Simulator
    67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 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) 53.1%, Sports 30.8%, Simulation 8.1%, Immersive Sim 7.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%

  45. #45 Premier Manager 08
    68% 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) 45.5%, Sports 22.8%, Text-Based 17%, Simulation 7.8%, Management 6.2%

  46. #46 Penalty Shooters 2
    67% 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) 63.4%, Sports 35.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%

  47. #47 Backyard Soccer '98
    65% matchVery Positive96% of 209 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) 56%, Sports 34.6%, Simulation 5.4%, Casual 3.6%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  48. #48 Super Arcade Soccer
    67% matchMixed56% of 57 reviews2019
    Dev: Ruben Alcañiz
    Windows · Mac

    Classic Football is back with Super Arcade Soccer. Super Arcade Soccer is a fun soccer game with arcade playability; direct, accessible control; and a wide range of actions, such as passing, centering, skill shots…

    Why similar: Sports 44.2%, Football (Soccer) 40%, Simulation 15.8%

  49. #49 Lords of Football
    68% matchMixed52% of 352 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 46.3%, Football (Soccer) 34.9%, Simulation 14.4%, Management 4.4%

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