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Manage your team to glory in this text-based football manager. Win trophies, master the transfer market, and live the life of a real coach. Balance locker room egos, manage your personal wealth, and work your way up to buying your own club. Your life off the pitch matters!

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: 2027
Developer: IronGlitch Studios
Genres: Simulation, Sports
Platforms: Windows

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  1. #1 Football Boardroom
    97% 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 41.2%, Life Sim 16.3%, Tactical RPG 15.6%, Football (Soccer) 12.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.2%

  2. #2 Boss Of FCs
    96% 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: Sports 29.5%, Football (Soccer) 22.6%, Life Sim 16.5%, Text-Based 8.3%, Simulation 7.1%

  3. #3 Premier Manager 10
    96% 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 55.7%, Football (Soccer) 19.4%, Simulation 19.4%, Management 5.6%

  4. #4 Ultimate Club Manager 26
    95% 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: Sports 49%, Football (Soccer) 24.1%, Simulation 20.1%, Management 6.3%, Singleplayer 0.6%

  5. #5 Sprint Star - A Running Manager
    94% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
    Dev: 3KnightsDevelopment
    Windows

    We present a running management simulation. Train your hero in different running disciplines, keep an eye on his health and energy level and race against the best in city or hill runs!

    Why similar: Sports 32.5%, Strategy RPG 19.9%, Tactical RPG 19%, Simulation 17.6%, Management 3.7%

  6. #6 Goalkeeper Journey
    94% matchMostly Positive80% of 103 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: Sports 41.4%, Life Sim 21.8%, Football (Soccer) 17.9%, Simulation 15.6%, 2D 2.9%

  7. #7 FC Tycoon 2027
    93% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Darkwave Studios
    Windows

    A data-driven football management simulation where you control every aspect of your club’s journey — from tactics, scouting, and player development to finances, facilities, and legacy. Build your philosophy, shape your destiny, and lead your team to greatness.

    Why similar: Sports 40.8%, Football (Soccer) 20.8%, Simulation 17.4%, Text-Based 8.9%, Management 7%

  8. #8 Player's Eleven - A Football Manager Game
    91% 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: Sports 47.8%, Football (Soccer) 22.4%, Simulation 14.4%, Management 7.1%, Text-Based 6.4%

  9. #9 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: Sports 31.5%, Football (Soccer) 24.7%, Life Sim 17.3%, Simulation 10.4%, Text-Based 8.2%

  10. #10 Pro Football Agent
    90% 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: Sports 44.1%, Football (Soccer) 23.2%, Life Sim 13.5%, Simulation 10.4%, Management 6%

  11. #11 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: Sports 31.2%, Football (Soccer) 24.6%, Life Sim 16.9%, Simulation 10.3%, Text-Based 8.7%

  12. #12 Super Foosball
    88% matchMostly Positive71% of 21 reviews2020
    Dev: DenyingProduct
    Windows

    Super Foosball is an arcade inspired Foosball game. Play with a friend or against a bot!

    Why similar: Sports 65.5%, Simulation 23.8%, Football (Soccer) 10.7%

  13. #13 Pro Soccer Manager 27
    87% matchNo user reviews2026
    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: Sports 47.3%, Football (Soccer) 22.4%, Simulation 19.6%, Tactical 5.6%, Management 4.6%

  14. #14 Football Academy Director
    86% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Merla Interactive
    Windows

    Take charge of a football academy, from U11 prospects to the U19 academy team. Scout and recruit young talent, choose youth camps and training camps, shape squads and tactics, climb the Youth League pyramid, and chase league title and World Youth Cup glory.

    Why similar: Sports 45.5%, Football (Soccer) 23.7%, Simulation 13.8%, Text-Based 7.1%, Management 6.3%

  15. #15 New Star™ Manager
    85% matchVery Positive87% of 525 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: Sports 47.3%, Football (Soccer) 26.6%, Simulation 19.6%, Management 6.4%

  16. #16 Premier Manager 06/07
    84% 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: Sports 32%, Football (Soccer) 24.8%, Life Sim 17.3%, Simulation 10.4%, Text-Based 8.2%

  17. #17 New Star™ Soccer 5
    83% matchMostly Positive70% of 876 reviews2012
    Dev: New Star Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 13.5 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: Sports 54.8%, Football (Soccer) 26%, Simulation 19.2%

  18. #18 Lords of Football
    84% matchMixed52% of 353 reviews2013
    Dev: Geniaware SrlPub: Fish Eagle
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.5 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 61.1%, Simulation 18.4%, Football (Soccer) 18.3%, Management 2.3%

  19. #19 Premier Manager 05/06
    82% 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: Sports 32.1%, Football (Soccer) 25.3%, Life Sim 17.5%, Simulation 10.6%, Text-Based 8.2%

  20. #20 Road To Glory
    81% 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: Sports 41%, Football (Soccer) 22.9%, Strategy RPG 16.4%, Tactical RPG 12.5%, Management 2.2%

  21. #21 BFM 26
    82% 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: Sports 48.7%, Football (Soccer) 20%, Simulation 16.4%, Management 6.8%, Text-Based 6.5%

  22. #22 Sim: World Cup Manager
    79% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: Jfsimgames
    Windows

    Take charge of your nation from a world of 202 teams and chase international glory. Build your squad, master deep tactics and live sideline shouts, unearth wonderkids in your national youth academy, and battle through the World Cup and Continental Championships in a deep football management sim.

    Why similar: Sports 47%, Simulation 19.1%, Football (Soccer) 15.6%, Text-Based 7.9%, Management 4.1%

  23. #23 Foosball Manager
    81% 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: Sports 49.6%, Football (Soccer) 24.1%, Simulation 19.5%, Management 6.3%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  24. #24 Super Arcade Soccer
    80% 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 58.6%, Football (Soccer) 21%, Simulation 20.3%

  25. #25 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
    78% matchMostly Positive76% of 363 reviews2020
    Dev: Trophy Games ApS
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%

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

    Why similar: Sports 57.3%, Football (Soccer) 22.1%, Simulation 17.1%, Management 3.5%

  26. #26 Empire Eleven 2026
    78% 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: Sports 45.1%, Football (Soccer) 22%, Simulation 18%, Management 5.8%, Text-Based 5.6%

  27. #27 Cricket Captain 2015
    77% matchMixed65% of 63 reviews2015
    Dev: Childish ThingsPub: KISS ltd
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Cricket Captain has long been hailed as the best cricket simulation game ever created and the upcoming launch of Cricket Captain 2015 will take the experience to an all-new level.

    Why similar: Sports 70.4%, Simulation 23.8%, Management 5.9%

  28. #28 Football Referee Simulator
    73% matchVery Positive90% of 525 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: Sports 50.2%, Football (Soccer) 25.6%, Simulation 13.1%, Text-Based 8.5%, 2D 2.3%

  29. #29 UltFoot: Football Manager
    77% 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: Sports 44.5%, Football (Soccer) 23.9%, Simulation 18%, Management 6.3%, Text-Based 5.3%

  30. #30 Illegal Football
    76% 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: Sports 41.6%, Football (Soccer) 27.1%, Simulation 14.4%, Tactical RPG 9.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.9%

  31. #31 The Chairman
    76% 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: Sports 50.8%, Football (Soccer) 23.8%, Simulation 17%, Management 6.3%, 2D 1.7%

  32. #32 Club Chairman
    75% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Ashina Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You're not the manager, you're the CHAIRMAN. Hire and fire managers, survive transfer windows, and keep the ultras out of the boardroom. Bankroll Barcalana, dodge bankruptcy, and try not to get voted out. It's football without all that annoying running.

    Why similar: Sports 47.5%, Simulation 19.2%, Football (Soccer) 16.2%, Text-Based 10%, Management 4.3%

  33. #33 Premier Manager 08
    74% 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: Sports 31.4%, Football (Soccer) 24.9%, Life Sim 17.6%, Simulation 10.5%, Text-Based 9.4%

  34. #34 Virtual-O
    72% matchVery Positive89% of 139 reviews2016
    Dev: Contours
    Windows

    Virtual-O is a new game that brings you the adventures of Orienteering without the need of going to faraway places. Nature will be your only enemy as you will try to navigate the Unknown using map and compass.

    Why similar: Sports 72.2%, Simulation 27.8%

  35. #35 Matchday Manager
    73% 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: Sports 35.3%, Football (Soccer) 25.8%, Simulation 20.7%, Text-Based 7.9%, Management 6.8%

  36. #36 Don Bradman Cricket 17 Demo
    73% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2016
    Dev: Big Ant Studios
    Windows

    The Don Bradman Cricket Academy allows gamers to build their dream cricket team and get prepared for when the full game launches in December 2016. Create and customise players with an unprecedented level of control, alter players' roles, mentalities and numerous skills to create the ultimate superstar.

    Why similar: Sports 72.2%, Simulation 27.8%

  37. #37 TendyTrainer
    71% matchMixed65% of 20 reviews2018
    Dev: SmallBois Productions
    Windows

    TendyTrainer is a VR app made for goalies to refine their skills in VR space. The goal of TendyTrainer is to provide the most realistic off-ice training environment possible. It is designed to build good habits that directly translate to the ice.

    Why similar: Sports 73%, Simulation 27%

  38. #38 Beasts of Ephesus
    72% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Beff Inc.
    Windows

    Lead Dawn from Division 5. Scout prospects, negotiate transfers and personal terms. Train 21 attributes; manage condition, injuries, and wages. Build 5v5, 3v3, and 2v2 plans, make live calls and lead 5- or 10-person raids for gear and mastery. Turn winnings into freedom, then reinvest in the squad.

    Why similar: Sports 33.9%, Tactical RPG 14%, Simulation 13.7%, Strategy RPG 13.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.4%

  39. #39 Clazer
    71% matchMostly Positive75% of 32 reviews2016
    Dev: SynapticSwitch, LLC
    Windows

    Clazer is a simulation that allows you to experience the art of sport shooting from the comfort and convenience of virtual reality.

    Why similar: Sports 73%, Simulation 27%

  40. #40 HALFTIME Manager
    68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 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: Sports 35.2%, Football (Soccer) 26.1%, Simulation 13.6%, Life Sim 10.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.4%

  41. #41 Shooting Sports Gun Club
    71% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2018
    Dev: Smart Integrations, LLC
    Windows

    A shooting sports moving target simulation experience at a beautiful lake-side gun club. Play the regulation standard shotgun games of Trap, Skeet & Five Stand, and a fun variation we've created called Crazy Targets! Includes a realistic wing shooting experience.

    Why similar: Sports 73%, Simulation 27%

  42. #42 All-Star Fielding Challenge VR
    70% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2017
    Dev: 8-Bit Development Inc.
    Windows

    All-Star Fielding Challenge VR is an exciting baseball fielding simulator that puts you at shortstop as you attempt to field line-drives, pop-ups, and ground balls. Catch enough balls to progress through each round and achieve greatness as you climb the leaderboard.

    Why similar: Sports 73%, Simulation 27%

  43. #43 VR Boxing Workout
    70% matchMostly Negative27% of 11 reviews2016
    Dev: Wenkly Studio
    Windows

    Welcome to VR Boxing Workout, the virtual reality gym in your living room.

    Why similar: Sports 73%, Simulation 27%

  44. #44 Mini Soccer Manager
    65% matchPositive94% of 18 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 52.7%, Simulation 20.5%, Football (Soccer) 18.6%, Management 4.9%, 2D 2.8%

  45. #45 Ski Sport: Jumping VR
    69% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2017
    Dev: Ramotion Inc.
    Windows

    Ski jumping VR simulator. Immersive winter environment and realistic physics.

    Why similar: Sports 73%, Simulation 27%

  46. #46 Kevin Toms Football Star Manager
    64% 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: Sports 43.7%, Football (Soccer) 28.8%, Simulation 14%, Management 6.5%, Text-Based 4.6%

  47. #47 Cricket Captain 2016
    68% matchMixed66% of 62 reviews2016
    Dev: Childish ThingsPub: KISS ltd
    Windows

    It’s time for cricket fans from around the world to put their cricketing expertise to the test with the most in-depth Cricket Captain game ever made.

    Why similar: Sports 73.9%, Simulation 26.1%

  48. #48 VR Soccer Training
    67% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2018
    Dev: Digitalzone
    Windows

    Must be connect Kinect and Oculus and play. When you are ready to play, please enjoy the VR Soccer Training!

    Why similar: Sports 73.9%, Simulation 26.1%

  49. #49 Truefish
    67% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2019
    Dev: TiProgPub: -
    Windows

    The most realistic fishing simulator game with beautiful Italian venues!

    Why similar: Sports 73.9%, Simulation 26.1%

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