- #1 Franchise Hockey Manager 6
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 333 reviews2019
Dev: Out of the Park Developments
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 75.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Franchise Hockey Manager returns for the 2019-20 season with plenty of additions to the deepest, most authentic hockey strategy gaming experience you can find. Choose one of 32 leagues around the globe and select a team to guide to glory, including a chance at the ultimate prize, the Stanley Cup®.
Why similar: Sports 59.4%, Strategy 16.8%, Hockey 13.3% ★, Simulation 5.3%, Management 5.1%
- #2 Franchise Hockey Manager 3
96% matchMixed58% of 98 reviews2016
Dev: Out of the Park Developments
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Franchise Hockey Manager 3 is the deepest, most authentic hockey strategy game you can find! Now officially licensed by the NHL®, so you can take the reins of your favorite franchise, FHM3 includes real 2016-2017 rosters for 22 playable leagues, a new gameplay mode that makes the game much more approachable, and tons of other new...
Why similar: Sports 74.3%, Strategy 19.7%, Simulation 6%
- #3 Franchise Hockey Manager 10
95% matchVery Positive80% of 206 reviews2023
Dev: Out of the Park Developments
Windows · Mac
Franchise Hockey Manager returns for the 2023-24 season with plenty of additions to the deepest, most authentic hockey strategy gaming experience you can find. Choose from teams around the globe and select a team to guide to glory, including a chance at the ultimate prize, the Stanley Cup®.
Why similar: Sports 27.3%, Hockey 18.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%, Sandbox 8.6%, Strategy 7.8%
- #4 Franchise Hockey Manager 4
96% matchMixed65% of 146 reviews2017
Dev: Out of the Park Developments
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
The Most Hockey Ever! Franchise Hockey Manager 4 is the deepest, most authentic hockey strategy game available. FHM 4 is officially licensed by the NHL®, includes real 2017-18 rosters, packs even more features than any of its predecessors, and takes the series to a whole new level in terms of realism and gameplay.
Why similar: Sports 73.6%, Strategy 20.4%, Simulation 6%
- #5 Franchise Hockey Manager 9
94% matchVery Positive83% of 235 reviews2022
Dev: Out of the Park Developments
Windows · Mac
Franchise Hockey Manager returns for the 2022-23 season with plenty of additions to the deepest, most authentic hockey strategy gaming experience you can find. Choose from teams around the globe and select a team to guide to glory, including a chance at the ultimate prize, the Stanley Cup®.
Why similar: Sports 30.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Sandbox 9.8%, Strategy 8.9%, Immersive Sim 7.1%
- #6 Franchise Hockey Manager 12
94% matchVery Positive81% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: game54 SoftwarePub: Out of the Park Developments
Windows · Mac
Franchise Hockey Manager returns for the 2025-26 season with plenty of additions to the deepest, most authentic hockey strategy gaming experience you can find. Choose from teams around the globe and select a team to guide to glory, including a chance at the ultimate prize, the Stanley Cup®.
Why similar: Sports 28.3%, Hockey 12.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Sandbox 9.3%, Strategy 8.2%
- #7 Franchise Hockey Manager 11
93% matchMixed70% of 145 reviews2024
Dev: game54 SoftwarePub: Out of the Park Developments
Windows · Mac
Franchise Hockey Manager returns for the 2024-25 season with plenty of additions to the deepest, most authentic hockey strategy gaming experience you can find. Choose from teams around the globe and select a team to guide to glory, including a chance at the ultimate prize, the Stanley Cup®.
Why similar: Sports 27.3%, Hockey 17.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%, Sandbox 8.6%, Strategy 8.1%
- #8 Franchise Hockey Manager 7
92% matchMostly Positive78% of 257 reviews2020
Dev: Out of the Park Developments
Windows · Mac
Franchise Hockey Manager returns for the 2020-21 season with plenty of additions to the deepest, most authentic hockey strategy gaming experience you can find. Choose one of 32 leagues around the globe and select a team to guide to glory, including a chance at the ultimate prize, the Stanley Cup®.
Why similar: Sports 38.5%, Hockey 28.2% ★, Strategy 13.2%, Management 7%, Text-Based 5.4%
- #9 Pro Cycling Manager 2021
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 628 reviews2021
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Manage one of 80 teams in over 260 races and 700 stages. From strategy to recruitment, it's up to you alone to make the best decisions. Experience more realism and authenticity with the new features added for 2021.
Why similar: Sports 59.2%, Strategy 16.1%, Management 15.7%, Simulation 6.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #10 Franchise Hockey Manager 5
88% matchMixed60% of 154 reviews2018
Dev: Out of the Park Developments
Windows · Mac
Franchise Hockey Manager 5 is the only sports strategy game licensed by the NHL ® , including the real clubs, awards, and trophies associated with the greatest hockey league in the world. FHM 5 allows you to build your hockey franchise into a perennial Stanley Cup winner YOUR way, in the current 2018-19 season or back through the entire...
Why similar: Sports 73.4%, Strategy 19.9%, Simulation 6.7%
- #11 Hockey Manager 20|20
87% matchMixed67% of 93 reviews2020
Dev: netmin games
Windows
Enjoy the state of the art hockey management. Prove yourself as a manager and coach in the day-to-day business of ice hockey and lead your favorite club to fame and fortune.
Why similar: Sports 34.2%, Hockey 23.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.1%, Management 8.9%
- #12 Hockey Legacy Manager 26
80% matchVery Positive94% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Hockey Legacy Manager
Windows
Build the ultimate legacy as the general manager of a professional hockey team!
Why similar: Sports 43.4%, Hockey 24.2% ★, Sandbox 10.1%, Strategy 10%, Management 7.1%
- #13 Eastside Hockey Manager
82% matchVery Positive86% of 1,363 reviews2015
Dev: Sports InteractivePub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 39.5 hrs≥1hr: 46%
EHM offers fans the most realistic, in-depth and immersive simulation of hockey management available, giving them the chance to manage either club or country in any of the world’s top hockey-playing nations.
Why similar: Sports 46.4%, Hockey 41.2% ★, Management 7.8%, Simulation 4.4%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #14 Handball Manager 2021
81% matchVery Positive87% of 82 reviews2021
Dev: netmin games
Windows
Finally state of the art handball management. Prove yourself as a manager and trainer in the daily business of professional handball.
Why similar: Sports 49.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%, Management 10.1%, Strategy 8.6%
- #15 F1® Manager 2024
78% matchVery Positive82% of 6,233 reviews2024
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 35.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lead your team to glory in F1® Manager 2024. A new Formula 1® season has arrived, and with it, the most comprehensive F1® management experience to date. Build a legacy with one of 10 official F1® constructors or create your own team for the very first time.
Why similar: Sports 41.1%, Strategy 15%, Immersive Sim 14.6%, Management 12.4%, Resource Management 7%
- #16 Hockey Legacy Manager 25
78% matchVery Positive93% of 73 reviews2024
Dev: Hockey Legacy Manager
Windows
Build the ultimate legacy as the general manager of a professional hockey team!
Why similar: Sports 44.9%, Hockey 24.7% ★, Sandbox 15.8%, Management 8.4%, Simulation 3.8%
- #17 Out of the Park Baseball 26
75% matchVery Positive82% of 788 reviews2025
Dev: Out of the Park Developments
Windows · Mac
26 years of sports gaming excellence! Out of the Park Baseball 26 is here - officially licensed by MLB, the MLB Players Inc. and KBO! This year's brand new version puts you firmly in charge of your favorite baseball franchise. Your team, your way, your rules.
Why similar: Sports 45.7%, Sandbox 14.8%, Strategy 13.3%, Management 10.4%, Simulation 4.6%
- #18 Pro Cycling Manager 2022
76% matchVery Positive85% of 705 reviews2022
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 46.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Recruitment, budget, strategy: you make all the decisions. Explore the new system for detecting young potential, new options for customising your experience, a peloton that is more aggressive and much more.
Why similar: Sports 58.9%, Management 15.5%, Strategy 15%, Simulation 6.3%, Resource Management 3.1%
- #19 Tennis Manager 2021
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 232 reviews2021
Dev: Rebound
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Do you have what it takes to become the greatest tennis manager? Enter your academy, manage your team, plan your training, schedule your tournaments, change your game plans and discover the new young guns. Take the reins, make the right decisions, become the very best!
Why similar: Sports 60.6%, Strategy 16.2%, Management 14.4%, Simulation 5.7%, Resource Management 2.2%
- #20 Football Coach: College Dynasty
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,422 reviews2025
Dev: Coach Apps
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: Sports 58.5%, Text-Based 9.8%, Management 8.8%, Simulation 5.9%, Strategy 5.4%
- #21 F1® Manager 2023
74% matchVery Positive80% of 3,186 reviews2023
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 11.9 hrsMean: 43.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The intense world of Formula 1® comes alive for a new season in F1® Manager 2023. 23 races, six F1® Sprint events, new cars, new circuits including the Las Vegas Strip Circuit, new drivers, new challenges… Your legacy begins here.
Why similar: Sports 48.4%, Strategy 16.2%, Immersive Sim 14.2%, Management 10.3%, Simulation 5.4%
- #22 Football Manager 26
74% 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: Sports 65.3%, Strategy 17.6%, Management 10.1%, Simulation 6.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #23 Football, Tactics & Glory
75% matchVery Positive88% of 4,156 reviews2018
Dev: Creoteam
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 45.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
XCOM meets Football Manager. Develop your club, earn experience in turn-based matches, learn new skills, achieve new classes, upgrade your facilities, buy and sell footballers, grow your youth academy, make difficult choices. It's a deep strategy game that respects your time.
Why similar: Sports 33.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Strategy 10.6%, Management 9.9%
- #24 Pro Cycling Manager 2020
72% matchVery Positive87% of 947 reviews2020
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Become the manager of a cycling team and take them to the top! You will need to manage finances and recruitment, plan your training, implement your strategy and, new for this edition, look after your cyclists and their morale!
Why similar: Sports 59.9%, Strategy 16.9%, Management 15.6%, Simulation 6.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #25 Tour de France 2021
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 108 reviews2021
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Win the yellow jersey with the official game of the Tour de France 2021. All 21 stages and the biggest Classics are included. Experience a new objective system, a redesigned My Tour mode and other new features!
Why similar: Sports 60.1%, Strategy 16.5%, Management 15.9%, Simulation 6.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #26 Pro Cycling Manager 2018
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 417 reviews2018
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Step into the shoes of sports manager and lead your pro cycling team through a challenge-packed 2018 season. Compete in over 200 races across 500 stages around the world, including famous Tours such as La Vuelta and the iconic Tour de France.
Why similar: Sports 84.6%, Management 7.8%, Simulation 7.5%
- #27 Tennis Manager 2022
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 151 reviews2022
Dev: Rebound
Windows · Mac
Become a tennis manager. Manage your tennis academy and train the next tennis super stars. Even more realistic, with new players and updated potentials. Take the reins in 2022.
Why similar: Sports 47.5%, Strategy 13.3%, Management 11.8%, Immersive Sim 8.7%, Text-Based 8.5%
- #28 Blackthorn Arena: Reforged
70% matchMixed67% of 968 reviews2024
Dev: PersonaeGame StudioPub: Light Up Games
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Re-experience the thrill and challenges of managing a Gladiator arena in this management/simulation game. With new content, new graphics, Quality of Life updates, and all DLCs packed into this new experience, this is how Blackthorn Arena was meant to be experienced.
Why similar: Strategy 23.7%, Immersive Sim 20.7%, Management 18.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.3%, Simulation 7.8%
- #29 Front Office Football Nine
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 165 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: Sports 55.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Strategy 9.7%, Immersive Sim 7.9%, Text-Based 5.5%
- #30 Pro Basketball Manager 2025
68% matchMostly Positive70% of 177 reviews2024
Dev: Umix Studios
Windows · Mac
Suit up and become the manager of a basketball team. You’ll have all the managerial tools you’ve come to expect in a manager game, scouting, facilities, training and more. Will you put emphasis on coaching or player development? Success is only the result of your decisions both on and off the court.
Why similar: Sports 51.1%, Immersive Sim 12.6%, Strategy 11.6%, Management 9.1%, Text-Based 6%
- #31 Axis Football 2018
71% matchMixed65% of 137 reviews2018
Dev: Axis Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Axis Football is an American football simulation featuring a deep Franchise Mode and full customization.
Why similar: Sports 67.3%, Strategy 10%, Management 8.6%, Local Multiplayer 6.7%, Simulation 6.7%
- #32 WE ARE FOOTBALL
69% 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: Sports 65.3%, Strategy 14.2%, Management 9.6%, Simulation 4.3%, Choices Matter 3.3%
- #33 Tape to Tape
66% matchVery Positive92% of 3,463 reviews2023
Dev: Excellent Rectangle
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Tape to Tape is a roguelite hockey game where every choice matters on your journey to build the best hockey team. Choose your path, hire unique players, discover synergies between them, pick unique abilities, bribe the referees or visit the Blademaster on your way to restore hockey's former glory.
Why similar: Sports 46.9%, Hockey 34.2% ★, Management 11.6%, Choices Matter 6.5%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #34 Floorball League 2010
66% matchVery Positive89% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Prodigium Game StudiosPub: FIJOY Games
Windows
The first official floorball video game is back! Play real teams, enter tournaments, and relive the fast-paced action of 2010.
Why similar: Sports 41.8%, Hockey 26.6% ★, Strategy 8.6%, Local Multiplayer 8%, Immersive Sim 6.4%
- #35 Pro Cycling Manager 2023
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 634 reviews2023
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Manage a team of professional cyclists: control the budget, recruit young talent, train riders and devise race strategies. Jostle for position to reach the top of the world rankings!
Why similar: Sports 69.8%, Management 11.9%, Strategy 9.5%, Simulation 7.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #36 Front Office Football Eight
69% matchVery Positive84% of 282 reviews2016
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: Sports 97.2%, Simulation 2.8%
- #37 Basketball Pro Management 2015
71% matchMostly Negative37% of 62 reviews2014
Dev: Umix StudiosPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Basketball Pro Management is the ultimate basketball management simulation with a multitude of parameters. Each of your choices will have a direct influence on each game! NOW includes complete North American league system (recruitment, salary cap, luxury tax,...) .
Why similar: Sports 67.4%, Strategy 19.9%, Management 6.4%, Simulation 6.2%
- #38 Pro Cycling Manager 25
64% matchMostly Positive75% of 640 reviews2025
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
New graphics for an even more realistic simulation. Become a team manager and lead your riders to the top. Choosing sponsors, recruiting riders, managing the race, it's all up to you.
Why similar: Sports 63.2%, Management 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%, Strategy 7.6%, Simulation 5.7%
- #39 Boeckham's Football Manager
64% matchVery Positive93% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Bitbeast Games
Windows
An old-school football manager in the style of the management games of the 90s. Lead your team through the seasons, shaped by dynamic story events. Develop your club and yourself to gain reputation and conquer your league and the world.
Why similar: Sports 34.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Sandbox 12%, Strategy 10.3%, Immersive Sim 9.4%
- #40 Out of the Park Baseball 27
63% matchMostly Positive77% of 168 reviews2026
Dev: Out of the Park Developments
Windows · Mac
27 years of sports gaming excellence! Out of the Park Baseball 27 is here - officially licensed by MLB, the MLB Players Inc. and KBO! You are firmly in charge of your favorite baseball franchise - today or at any point in history! Your team, your way, your rules.
Why similar: Sports 53.1%, Strategy 15.3%, Sandbox 13.7%, Simulation 5.7%, Management 5.6%