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  1. #1 Hockey Manager 20|20
    97% 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 15.7%, Political Sim 13.1%, Economy 11.4%, Life Sim 10%, Management 9.1%

  2. #2 Franchise Hockey Manager 8
    96% matchVery Positive80% of 203 reviews2021
    Dev: Out of the Park Developments
    Windows · Mac

    Franchise Hockey Manager returns for the 2021-22 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 49.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%, Management 10.1%, Strategy 8.6%

  3. #3 Tennis Manager 2021
    95% 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 49.5%, Management 26.5%, Simulation 13.7%, Strategy 8.6%, Singleplayer 1.7%

  4. #4 Franchise Hockey Manager 3
    94% 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 67.7%, Simulation 16.4%, Strategy 11.7%, Indie 4.3%

  5. #5 Franchise Hockey Manager 6
    91% 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 58.1%, Simulation 15.4%, Management 11.3%, Strategy 10.7%, Indie 4.5%

  6. #6 Tennis Manager 2022
    90% 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 41.1%, Management 22.9%, Simulation 12.3%, Strategy 7.5%, Life Sim 7.2%

  7. #7 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 45.7%, Management 27.3%, Simulation 15.1%, Strategy 8.1%, Singleplayer 2.2%

  8. #8 Handball 21
    89% matchMixed42% of 129 reviews2020
    Dev: Eko SoftwarePub: Nacon
    Windows

    Experience the intensity of one of the most complete sports! With accurately reproduced handball motions, the most lifelike players and tactics management deeply integrated into the gameplay, this is the most realistic handball simulation ever made.

    Why similar: Sports 58.9%, Management 30%, Simulation 9.2%, Singleplayer 1.8%

  9. #9 Pro Strategy Football 2021
    86% matchVery Positive87% of 111 reviews2020
    Dev: Kerry BattsPub: Pro Strategy Games
    Windows · Mac

    [NOT THE LATEST VERSION!! See Pro Strategy Football 2022]

    Why similar: Sports 25.9%, Moddable 19.8%, Management 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.7%

  10. #10 Football, Tactics & Glory
    84% 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 19.8%, Moddable 18.1%, Economy 16.8%, Management 13.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%

  11. #11 Club Manager 2016
    85% matchMixed54% of 99 reviews2015
    Dev: BigBlaze GamesPub: 2tainment GmbH
    Windows

    In Club Manager, you will take on the role of an up-and-coming football manager. Start with a team in the 8th league or take over an existing team from the higher leagues and lead your team towards victory. Club Manager returns to the virtues of classic soccer managers with a focus on the essentials.

    Why similar: Sports 25.2%, Management 13.4%, Economy 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%

  12. #12 GOAL! The Club Manager
    84% matchMostly Negative32% of 510 reviews2022
    Dev: 2tainment
    Windows

    You are more than a coach. You are the undisputed club boss. Are you ready to dominate the league with your team in this re-imagining of the classic sports management franchise? Could you be the next manager sensation? Prove it!

    Why similar: Sports 27.5%, Economy 17.6%, Management 14.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.8%

  13. #13 Football Manager 26
    81% 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 54.5%, Management 18.9%, Simulation 15.9%, Strategy 9.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%

  14. #14 Franchise Hockey Manager 11
    81% 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 29.6%, Moddable 15.5%, Management 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Simulation 8.5%

  15. #15 Franchise Hockey Manager 12
    80% 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 31%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Moddable 12%, Economy 11.9%, Management 10.4%

  16. #16 Football Academy Manager
    79% 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: Sports 36.9%, Economy 26.3%, Management 24%, Simulation 7%, Indie 2.4%

  17. #17 Pro Basketball Manager 2025
    79% 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 47.8%, Management 19.1%, Moddable 11.3%, Simulation 8.9%, Strategy 7.1%

  18. #18 Franchise Hockey Manager 4
    82% 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 67.2%, Simulation 16.4%, Strategy 12.1%, Indie 4.3%

  19. #19 Hockey Legacy Manager 26
    76% 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 56%, Management 20.7%, Simulation 14%, Strategy 8.4%, Singleplayer 1%

  20. #20 International Basketball Manager 23
    77% matchVery Positive86% of 199 reviews2022
    Dev: UPLAY BasketballPub: UPLAY Online
    Windows · Mac

    Become the basketball manager of the moment and leave your mark by leading your own dynasty. Control all the management tools that International Basketball Manager 23 puts at your fingertips to take your team to the top. Manager, your time has come!

    Why similar: Sports 36.2%, Economy 22.6%, Management 16.5%, Simulation 12.1%, Strategy 8.1%

  21. #21 Tennis Manager 25
    77% matchMixed68% of 82 reviews2025
    Dev: Rebound
    Windows · Mac

    Dive into the most advanced tennis management experience to date. Manage your academy, develop your staff and facilities, and recruit the best players from junior to pro, across both men's and women's circuits. Forge the champions of tomorrow and shape the future of tennis!

    Why similar: Sports 35.6%, Life Sim 27.6%, Simulation 14.2%, Management 12.5%, Strategy 9.3%

  22. #22 Gladiator Manager
    78% matchMostly Positive78% of 116 reviews2021
    Dev: Eternity Games
    Windows

    Gladiator Manager is a sports management and tactical battle simulation game.

    Why similar: Sports 56.2%, Simulation 16.8%, Strategy 11.5%, Management 10.8%, Indie 4.8%

  23. #23 Hoop Land
    72% matchVery Positive97% of 384 reviews2025
    Dev: Koality Game
    Windows · Mac

    Experience the ultimate hoops sim in Hoop Land, a retro-inspired basketball manager with modernized gameplay and fully customizable leagues. Build your legacy, lead a dynasty, or simulate endless seasons from college tournaments to championship trophies!

    Why similar: Sports 52.5%, Old School 11.8%, Management 11%, Simulation 10.3%, Retro 8.3%

  24. #24 Esports History
    74% matchMostly Positive78% of 383 reviews2024
    Dev: Quantum Gear Studios
    Windows

    Esports History is an RPG sim where you start as a regular guy, and work your way up to the very top of esports. Defeat bosses in tournaments, make a name for yourself within the esports community, and become a real pro!

    Why similar: Sports 27.4%, Management 17.9%, Life Sim 14.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, Simulation 8.4%

  25. #25 International Basketball Manager 22
    75% matchVery Positive86% of 222 reviews2021
    Dev: UPLAY BasketballPub: UPLAY Online
    Windows · Mac

    Take control of world basketball with International Basketball Manager 22. The game is officially licensed by EuroLeague Basketball as well as by the most important international leagues.

    Why similar: Sports 39.2%, Economy 22.5%, Management 16.9%, Simulation 11.1%, Strategy 7.3%

  26. #26 Basketball Pro Management 2015
    78% 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 59.4%, Simulation 16.3%, Management 12.8%, Strategy 11.5%

  27. #27 Hockey Legacy Manager 25
    73% 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 59.3%, Management 24.8%, Simulation 14.8%, Singleplayer 1.1%

  28. #28 Franchise Hockey Manager 9
    73% 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 33.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.2%, Moddable 11.4%, Management 10.5%

  29. #29 Out of the Park Baseball 26
    71% 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 46.4%, Management 23.8%, Simulation 13.8%, Strategy 8.8%, Choices Matter 6.8%

  30. #30 Pro Basketball Manager 2026
    72% matchMostly Positive76% of 84 reviews2025
    Dev: Umix Studios
    Windows · Mac

    Lead your club to greatness in Pro Basketball Manager 2026! The Basketball Champions League arrives with 53 licensed teams, putting you in charge of every decision as you aim to dominate both domestic and continental basketball.

    Why similar: Sports 35.3%, Management 19.9%, Moddable 18.1%, Simulation 10.7%, Strategy 6.9%

  31. #31 Franchise Hockey Manager 10
    73% 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 29.9%, Moddable 15.5%, Management 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Simulation 8.5%

  32. #32 Axis Football 2021
    74% matchMixed63% of 139 reviews2021
    Dev: Axis Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Axis Football is a simulation-style football game featuring the industry's best franchise mode, massive customization, and realistic gameplay.

    Why similar: Sports 44.6%, Moddable 19.9%, Simulation 11.9%, Management 9.6%, Strategy 7.1%

  33. #33 Boeckham's Football Manager
    69% 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 28.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Old School 11.2%, Management 10.7%

  34. #34 Goalgetter
    70% matchVery Positive83% of 98 reviews2023
    Dev: netmin games
    Windows

    In the first-person football career simulator, you can make your dream of becoming a top striker in one of the major European leagues come true. You are a young, talented striker. Now, you have the opportunity to play professional football.

    Why similar: Sports 18.4%, Political Sim 16.7%, Economy 13%, Life Sim 12.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.8%

  35. #35 Pro Basketball Manager 2024
    70% matchMostly Positive70% of 165 reviews2023
    Dev: Umix Studios
    Windows · Mac

    Welcome to Pro Basketball Manager 2024 - the best basketball management experience, offering unparalleled depth and authenticity across 175 elite basketball competitions. Show the world you're the ultimate basketball manager!

    Why similar: Sports 59.7%, Management 19.4%, Simulation 11.8%, Strategy 5.9%, Indie 2.3%

  36. #36 Tour de France 2021
    70% 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 47%, Management 27.9%, Simulation 14.5%, Strategy 8.4%, Singleplayer 2.2%

  37. #37 Esports Life Tycoon
    71% matchMixed61% of 711 reviews2020
    Dev: UPLAY Online
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Manage your own esports squad, expand your gaming house, and defeat legendary teams to become the best in the world!

    Why similar: Sports 23%, Economy 18.3%, Management 16.5%, Life Sim 11.7%, Building 9.9%

  38. #38 World Boxing Manager
    71% matchMixed59% of 136 reviews2016
    Dev: Aggroblakh
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    World Boxing Manager is a game in which you develop and manage the careers of young, hungry boxers desperate for glory. You scout and recruit fighters from a pool of amateurs who come to train at your gym - it's up to you to decide who to mold into championship material.

    Why similar: Sports 51.9%, Management 20.9%, Simulation 14.7%, Strategy 10.5%, Indie 2%

  39. #39 Franchise Hockey Manager 7
    69% 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 49.2%, Management 20%, Simulation 13.6%, Strategy 11%, Choices Matter 5%

  40. #40 Rugby League Team Manager 3
    69% matchMostly Positive78% of 77 reviews2020
    Dev: Alternative Software Ltd
    Windows · Mac

    The third instalment of “The Number 1 Rugby League Management Game”. The biggest leagues and competitions. Take full control of managing your own Rugby League club. Training schedules, coaches, physios, scouting, finances, sponsors and more. MUCH MORE!

    Why similar: Sports 36.7%, Management 23.3%, Simulation 10.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.8%, Character Customization 8.9%

  41. #41 Pro Basketball Manager 2023
    68% matchMostly Positive73% of 166 reviews2022
    Dev: Umix Studios
    Windows · Mac

    Pro Basketball Manager 2023 features more than 160 basketball competitions with the most depth and authenticity ever found in a basketball management game.

    Why similar: Sports 54.7%, Management 19%, Simulation 10.4%, Strategy 8.8%, Choices Matter 5.1%

  42. #42 WE ARE FOOTBALL
    67% 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 56.4%, Management 18.7%, Simulation 11%, Strategy 8%, Choices Matter 5.2%

  43. #43 Open Wheel Manager 2
    66% matchVery Positive76% of 107 reviews2024
    Dev: Paprikash GamesPub: MicroProse Software
    Windows

    The ultimate racing management sim - Strategize, customize, refine to create your racing edge. Hire, research, win sponsors and attract the best drivers all while managing every aspect of your 90’s race team.

    Why similar: Sports 33.6%, Management 20.8%, Moddable 16%, Old School 10.8%, Simulation 6.7%

  44. #44 Horse Racing Manager
    63% matchVery Positive88% of 136 reviews2025
    Dev: Sheep Meadow Road Games
    Windows · Mac

    Manage your own horse racing stables, breed and train future champions. Compete across diverse tracks, balance finances, manage staff, and expand your reach in the world of horse racing. Turn ambition into legacy, one choice at a time.

    Why similar: Sports 27%, Economy 24%, Management 18.9%, Building 9.5%, Simulation 9.5%

  45. #45 Franchise Hockey Manager 5
    68% 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 65.7%, Simulation 17.7%, Strategy 11.6%, Indie 5%

  46. #46 Eastside Hockey Manager
    66% 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 59.8%, Management 22.5%, Simulation 17%, Singleplayer 0.6%

  47. #47 Tennis Manager 2023
    65% matchMostly Positive79% of 194 reviews2023
    Dev: Rebound
    Windows · Mac

    Immerse yourself in the ultimate tennis simulation, where your decisions both on and off the court will shape the destiny of your academy. Be the number 1 manager and become a national Team Captain to lead your team to greatness. Serve your colors and win the World Cup of Tennis!

    Why similar: Sports 55.7%, Simulation 16.4%, Strategy 10.5%, Life Sim 7.1%, Character Customization 6.1%

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