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  1. #1 ReDraft: The Fantasy Football Simulator
    97% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: bodickerdev
    Windows

    Fantasy football, any time of year — no off-season, no waiting. Draft your team, outsmart your friends, play sneaky trick cards, wheel clever trades and dodge the injury curse. Experience the best fantasy Football simulator and lift the trophy.

    Why similar: Sports 37.4%, Football (American) 35.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Singleplayer 0.3%

  2. #2 Pro Football Dynasty
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: SidelineSim Studios
    Windows · Mac

    The ultimate American football management sim. Call plays, sign free agents, scout prospects, draft superstars, and dive into deep stats for every player and team. Take control as a coach or GM, chase championships, and build a storied dynasty.

    Why similar: Football (American) 52.8%, Sports 30.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.8%, Management 5.6%, Tactical 2.5%

  3. #3 Football Dynasty Manager
    96% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Nekolitch Games
    Windows

    Take command of an entire football world. Recruit high-school prospects and portal prospects, build a college dynasty, then follow your players into the pros. Draft, trades, contracts, and championships. College and pro in one connected universe, where every snap, signing, and decision is your call.

    Why similar: Football (American) 57%, Sports 33.4%, Management 5.9%, Tactical 3.2%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  4. #4 Axis Football 2015
    95% matchMixed69% of 383 reviews2015
    Dev: Axis Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    Axis Football is a 3D American Football Simulation Game that features a unique aimed passing system. Play in a single match, season mode, or local multiplayer! Offers basic mod support for team rosters.

    Why similar: Football (American) 59%, Sports 35.3%, Management 2.8%, Tactical 2.6%, Singleplayer 0.3%

  5. #5 4th & Goal
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: JustinSane Games
    Windows

    4th & Goal combines roguelite deckbuilding with American football. Make cuts, additions, and upgrades to your team through the Gauntlet Challenge, or build 2 decks to compete in the Season and win the Mega Bowl!

    Why similar: Football (American) 44.5%, Sports 33.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.5%, Top-Down 2.6%, Singleplayer 0.2%

  6. #6 Fantasy Franchise
    93% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: Xavier Begerow
    Windows

    Own and manage your own football team! Set your lineup, train your players, hire coaches, and improve your stadium to create a franchise that can go all the way!

    Why similar: Football (American) 48.6%, Sports 36.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%, Management 5.4%, Singleplayer 0.2%

  7. #7 Gridiron Football GM
    92% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Gridiron Games
    Windows

    Run the front office of an American football franchise. Build a dynasty across decades. Multi-season draft, free agency, trades, salary cap, and pre-snap play-calling on every snap. Calibrated to real pro football statistics. Single player. No microtransactions.

    Why similar: Football (American) 47.4%, Sports 35.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%, Management 5.3%, Tactical 2.3%

  8. #8 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2021
    91% matchMixed62% of 29 reviews2021
    Dev: Wolverine Studios
    Windows

    Draft Day Sports: College Football 2021 puts you in the role of head coach for your favorite college football team. Recruit, gameplan and make the right calls on the field to lead your team to the top of the ranks and the college football championship.

    Why similar: Football (American) 59.5%, Sports 35.5%, Management 4.7%, Singleplayer 0.3%

  9. #9 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2018
    91% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2018
    Dev: Wolverine Studios
    Windows

    Draft Day Sports: College Football 2018 puts you in the role of head coach for your favorite college football team. Recruit, gameplan and make the right calls on the field to lead your team to the top of the ranks and the college football championship.

    Why similar: Football (American) 71%, Sports 29%

  10. #10 Pro Football Legacy
    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ruthenia Games
    Windows

    Pro Football Legacy is a franchise simulation built around the decisions that define a dynasty — Manage your roster, scout new talent, set your strategy, build your dynasty.

    Why similar: Football (American) 52.1%, Sports 41.7%, Management 5.7%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  11. #11 Backyard Football '99
    88% matchVery Positive95% of 166 reviews2025
    Dev: Mega Cat StudiosPub: Playground Productions
    Windows

    Backyard Football 1999 is back and now enhanced to run on modern systems. Whether you're picking Jerry Rice or Barry Sanders for your dream team, scoring TDs with Pablo Sanchez, or enjoying the witty banter between Sunny Day and Chuck Downfield, simple controls let anyone pick up and play football!

    Why similar: Football (American) 54.6%, Sports 39.7%, Cute 3.6%, Colorful 1.8%, Singleplayer 0.2%

  12. #12 Pure Football 2018
    89% matchMixed61% of 18 reviews2018
    Dev: PureFootball
    Windows

    Pure Football 2018 is an American Football Simulator where you play GM, Coach, and Player. Play through endless seasons as you master player contracts, assembling your coaching staff, free agency, and the draft. Lead your players come game time or use the advanced game simulation system.

    Why similar: Football (American) 56%, Sports 44%

  13. #13 Doug Flutie's Maximum Football 2020
    89% matchMixed52% of 73 reviews2020
    Dev: Canuck Play Inc
    Windows

    Achieve Gridiron Greatness as Doug Flutie and Maximum Football 2020, bring you the ultimate football sandbox.

    Why similar: Football (American) 54.6%, Sports 41.7%, 3D 3.3%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  14. #14 Desktop Dynasties 3
    87% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Head Coach Games
    Windows

    Football coaching and GM simulation game.

    Why similar: Football (American) 56.1%, Sports 31.7%, Management 6%, Third Person 2.5%, 3D 2%

  15. #15 Front Office Football Nine
    86% matchMostly Positive79% of 167 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: Football (American) 58.3%, Sports 33.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%, Singleplayer 0.3%

  16. #16 Front Office Football Seven
    86% matchVery Positive82% of 143 reviews2015
    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: Football (American) 74.6%, Sports 21.2%, Management 4.3%

  17. #17 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2026
    84% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
    Dev: Wolverine Studios
    Windows

    Start as a coordinator and rise to head coach in Draft Day Sports: College Football 26! Build playbooks, recruit stars, manage team cohesion, and outsmart adaptive AI. Create your dynasty with unmatched depth and strategy.

    Why similar: Football (American) 61.4%, Sports 38.1%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  18. #18 Axis Football 2017
    85% matchMixed64% of 171 reviews2017
    Dev: Axis Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Axis Football is an American football simulation featuring massive customization and a complete franchise mode

    Why similar: Football (American) 70.8%, Sports 23.4%, Management 3%, Tactical 2.6%, Singleplayer 0.3%

  19. #19 Football Commissioner
    82% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
    Dev: Atreus Interactive
    Windows

    The definitive, first-of-its-kind American football league management sim. Take control of the newest spring football league by customizing the structure, teams, ticket prices, salaries, and more. Sim games week by week to grow your league from a startup into a thriving sports empire.

    Why similar: Football (American) 50%, Sports 37.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.4%, Management 5.6%, Singleplayer 0.3%

  20. #20 Cornerstone: College Football
    84% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: WBTStudios
    Windows

    Take command of a college football program and build a dynasty from the sidelines. Recruit elite talent, scheme against rivals, survive the coaching carousel, and chase national titles across decades of seasons. A deep college football management sim.

    Why similar: Football (American) 52.4%, Sports 41.9%, Management 5.7%

  21. #21 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2026
    81% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
    Dev: Wolverine Studios
    Windows

    Take control of your favorite football franchise in Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 26. Draft stars, manage the cap, build gameplans, and shape your dynasty with deep strategy, smart AI, and endless customization.

    Why similar: Football (American) 61.4%, Sports 38.1%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  22. #22 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2018
    83% matchMixed50% of 14 reviews2018
    Dev: Wolverine Studios
    Windows

    Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2018 puts you in the role of general manager of your favorite professional football team. Every decision can be made by you from drafting, trading, signing free agents and calling each play to lead your team to championship glory and becoming a dynasty.

    Why similar: Football (American) 54%, Sports 40.5%, Management 5.5%

  23. #23 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2025
    81% matchMixed46% of 13 reviews2024
    Dev: Wolverine Studios
    Windows

    Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2025 puts you in the role of general manager of your favorite football team. Every decision can be made by you from drafting, trading, signing free agents right down to creating and calling your own plays to lead your team to championship glory and becoming a dynasty.

    Why similar: Football (American) 61.4%, Sports 38.1%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  24. #24 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2025
    80% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
    Dev: Wolverine StudiosPub: Wolverine Studios
    Windows

    Draft Day Sports: College Football 2025 puts you in the role of head coach for your favorite college football team. Recruit, gameplan, hire a successful staff and make the right calls on the field to lead your team to the top of the ranks and the college football championship.

    Why similar: Football (American) 61.4%, Sports 38.1%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  25. #25 Football Coach: College Dynasty
    77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,481 reviews2025
    Dev: SidelineSim Studios
    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: Football (American) 47.7%, Sports 39.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.6%, Management 6%, Singleplayer 0.3%

  26. #26 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2024
    79% matchMixed50% of 10 reviews2023
    Dev: Wolverine Studios
    Windows

    Draft Day Sports: College Football 2023=4 puts you in the role of head coach for your favorite college football team. Recruit, gameplan and make the right calls on the field to lead your team to the top of the ranks and the college football championship.

    Why similar: Football (American) 62.7%, Sports 36.9%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  27. #27 Varsity High School Football
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Spear Interactive
    Windows

    Immerse yourself in true-to-life realistic gameplay, officially licensed gear, and all the high-stakes drama of leading your team to victory. Whether you’re a coach masterminding strategies or a player chasing the dream, Varsity puts you in control of every heart-pounding moment on the field.

    Why similar: Football (American) 57.6%, Sports 30.6%, Third Person 4.6%, Management 3.7%, 3D 3.3%

  28. #28 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2024
    78% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2023
    Dev: Wolverine Studios
    Windows

    Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2024 puts you in the role of general manager of your favorite football team. Every decision can be made by you from drafting, trading, signing free agents right down to creating and calling your own plays to lead your team to championship glory and becoming a dynasty.

    Why similar: Football (American) 62.7%, Sports 36.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  29. #29 Front Office Football Eight
    78% 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 63.9%, Football (American) 36.1%

  30. #30 War Room Football
    74% matchVery Positive95% of 59 reviews2026
    Dev: Tanish Jagtap
    Windows · Mac

    Build a dynasty from the front office. Draft, trade, sign, and develop players across unlimited seasons. Scout prospects, manage the cap, hire coaches, then watch the league evolve around you.

    Why similar: Football (American) 49%, Sports 38.9%, Management 5.6%, Tactical 3.1%, Top-Down 3.1%

  31. #31 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2023
    77% matchMixed63% of 16 reviews2022
    Dev: Wolverine Studios
    Windows

    Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2023 puts you in the role of general manager of your favorite football team. Every decision can be made by you from drafting, trading, signing free agents right down to creating and calling your own plays to lead your team to championship glory and becoming a dynasty.

    Why similar: Football (American) 63.4%, Sports 36.2%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  32. #32 Ultimate Pro Football Coach
    75% matchMixed68% of 34 reviews2025
    Dev: Games2rk
    Windows · Mac

    A strategic franchise mode football sim where you run the front office and call all the shots —build your roster, manage the franchise and handle the play calling to guide your team to glory across seasons of immersive franchise-building.

    Why similar: Football (American) 56.3%, Sports 43.4%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  33. #33 Gridiron Manager
    76% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Coolissimo Games
    Windows

    Step off the field and into the front office. Gridiron Manager is an uncompromising, data-driven American Football simulation. Take total control of a College or Professional program, build your roster, and call the plays on a real-time tactical chalkboard. No stick skills required.

    Why similar: Football (American) 55.6%, Sports 44%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  34. #34 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2021
    75% matchMixed59% of 54 reviews2020
    Dev: Wolverine Studios
    Windows

    Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2021 puts you in the role of general manager of your favorite football team. Every decision can be made by you from drafting, trading, signing free agents right down to creating and calling your own plays to lead your team to championship glory and becoming a dynasty.

    Why similar: Football (American) 62.8%, Sports 36.8%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  35. #35 Football Legacy Manager 26
    73% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Football Legacy Manager
    Windows · Mac

    Build the ultimate legacy as the general manager of a professional American football team!

    Why similar: Football (American) 50%, Sports 45%, Management 4.6%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  36. #36 EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 26
    72% matchMixed53% of 5,695 reviews2025
    Dev: TiburonPub: Electronic Arts
    Windows
    Median: 14.9 hrsMean: 75.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 26 leverages a new AI-powered machine learning system to convert thousands of plays from nearly a decade of real NFL data into more explosive gameplay.

    Why similar: Football (American) 62.4%, Sports 37.6%

  37. #37 Super Kickmen
    74% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Reeecook StudioPub: Crico,inc.
    Windows

    A deck-building roguelike and turn-based soccer game that brings soccer to a 7×5 grid. Aim for the top of the world with the ultimate team you’ve built!

    Why similar: Football (American) 40.4%, Sports 26.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%, Grid-Based Movement 3.7%

  38. #38 HandPass VR
    76% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2016
    Dev: Constructive Media
    Windows

    Put on your VR headset and see if you can beat the record! A handpass is a fundamental skill in the sport of Australian Rules Football - hold the ball in one hand and punch it with the other! Handpass VR will test the accuracy of your handpasses with moving targets - and in a variety of environments from a stadium to outer space!

    Why similar: Football (American) 53%, Sports 47%

  39. #39 Why Do Boys Play Games?
    72% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Colin Swords
    Windows

    A 2D turn-based tactical strategy game where you create a character, join a fantasy football league, draft a team, and compete for the league championship. Make friends with your league-mates and defeat those same friends in battle to earn upgrades for your team as you also solve a greater mystery.

    Why similar: Football (American) 44.7%, Sports 21.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Top-Down 3.7%

  40. #40 Football Legend
    73% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2023
    Dev: Beefware
    Windows

    Take over a professional American football team, in this single-player football management simulator. As both general manager and head coach, build a football dynasty that will last for decades to come. Trade, draft, sign free agents, and coach your way into the hall of fame!

    Why similar: Football (American) 54.5%, Sports 37.6%, Management 7.5%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  41. #41 Axis Football 2020
    73% matchMixed67% of 178 reviews2020
    Dev: Axis Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Axis Football features football gaming's deepest Franchise Mode and massively improved simulation-style gameplay.

    Why similar: Football (American) 53.8%, Sports 38.3%, Management 5.5%, 3D 2.2%, Singleplayer 0.3%

  42. #42 Football Legacy Manager 25
    71% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2024
    Dev: Football Legacy Manager
    Windows

    Build the ultimate legacy as the general manager of a professional American football team!

    Why similar: Football (American) 49.2%, Sports 45.7%, Management 4.7%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  43. #43 Retro Rugby
    69% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
    Dev: Lombard Games
    Windows

    Step onto the pixelated pitch in Retro Rugby—a fast-paced 2D rugby game with smart AI, physics-based collisions, and smooth controls. Build your dream team in Career Mode, compete in global tournaments, and experience dynamic, strategic gameplay. Relive rugby’s golden era—game on!

    Why similar: Football (American) 49.1%, Sports 42.2%, Top-Down 4.8%, Management 3.6%, Singleplayer 0.3%

  44. #44 EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 25
    69% matchMixed56% of 5,107 reviews2024
    Dev: TiburonPub: Electronic Arts
    Windows
    Median: 23.3 hrsMean: 69.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Hit like you mean it with FieldSENSE™ powered by BOOM Tech. Experience how the new physics-informed dynamic tackling system unlocks realistic collisions & new gameplay animations on both sides of the ball.

    Why similar: Football (American) 71%, Sports 29%

  45. #45 Pro Strategy Football 2021
    70% matchVery Positive87% of 111 reviews2020
    Dev: Kerry BattsPub: Pro Strategy Games
    Windows · Mac

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

    Why similar: Football (American) 49.5%, Sports 23.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%, Management 4.9%

  46. #46 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2022
    70% matchMixed50% of 18 reviews2022
    Dev: Wolverine Studios
    Windows

    Draft Day Sports: College Football 2022 puts you in the role of head coach for your favorite college football team. Recruit, gameplan and make the right calls on the field to lead your team to the top of the ranks and the college football championship.

    Why similar: Football (American) 49%, Sports 45.6%, Management 4.9%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  47. #47 Maximum Football
    68% matchMixed61% of 1,356 reviews2025
    Dev: Maximum Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 50%

    Forge your legacy in Maximum Football, where you can play both college and pro football in one shared universe. Recruit the next college superstar and take them into the pros to become a future Hall of Famer. Build your team with unparalleled in-game customization that gives you ultimate control.

    Why similar: Football (American) 50.9%, Sports 46.2%, 3D 2.3%, Singleplayer 0.6%

  48. #48 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2023
    70% matchMixed59% of 17 reviews2022
    Dev: Wolverine Studios
    Windows

    Draft Day Sports: College Football 2023 puts you in the role of head coach for your favorite college football team. Recruit, gameplan and make the right calls on the field to lead your team to the top of the ranks and the college football championship.

    Why similar: Football (American) 61.5%, Sports 38.1%, Singleplayer 0.3%

  49. #49 Axis Football 2021
    69% matchMixed62% of 140 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: Football (American) 52.8%, Sports 40.7%, Management 3.8%, 3D 2.5%, Singleplayer 0.3%

  50. #50 Brutal Ball Manager 2
    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Stout Kassel Games
    Windows

    Brutalball Manager 2 is the sequel to the Football Franchise Management Simulation game. Based on American Football in a Fantasy setting with unique rules. Take full control of the entire league. Tons of customization and deep stat tracking.

    Why similar: Football (American) 53.5%, Sports 40.3%, Management 6%, Singleplayer 0.2%

  51. #51 4th & Inches
    68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
    Dev: AccoladePub: Ziggurat
    Windows

    4th & Inches gives you all of the hard-hitting action of real football: the bombs, the blitzing, the goal line stands. Winning at 4th & Inches will take all the moves of a #1 draft choice plus the tactical genius of a veteran head coach.

    Why similar: Football (American) 56.2%, Sports 39.7%, Management 2.4%, Colorful 1.5%, Singleplayer 0.2%

  52. #52 Axis Football 2023
    66% matchMostly Positive77% of 270 reviews2022
    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: Football (American) 51.8%, Sports 40.1%, Management 5.4%, 3D 2.5%, Singleplayer 0.2%

  53. #53 Pure College Football
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Reck-it Warehouse
    Windows

    Build your college football dynasty and compete for control. Master NIL recruiting, develop your coaching staff, and manage demanding boosters. Play solo or battle in online dynasties with up to 32 real players.

    Why similar: Football (American) 48%, Sports 44.6%, Management 7.1%, Singleplayer 0.2%

  54. #54 NFL Pro Era II
    66% matchMixed59% of 90 reviews2023
    Dev: StatusPRO Inc
    Windows

    Show off your QB skills in the latest NFL-licensed VR experience, NFL PRO ERA II. Suit up in the new multi-player where you and your friend, or a player from around the world, can compete online against each other. This year, it’s all about you. Are you built for it?

    Why similar: Football (American) 48.9%, Sports 46.8%, 3D 3.9%, Singleplayer 0.3%

  55. #55 Draft Fever Bowl
    67% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: PeytonParrishGames
    Windows

    Draft Fever Bowl is a competitive multiplayer football management game focused on scouting and the draft. Study prospects, outsmart rivals on draft day, and trade with real teams. With no visible attributes, success depends entirely on your eye for talent. Enter the war room.

    Why similar: Football (American) 60.2%, Sports 29.7%, Management 7.1%, 3D 2.6%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  56. #56 Axis Football 2016
    67% matchMostly Positive75% of 125 reviews2016
    Dev: Axis Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Axis Football is a an American football simulation featuring innovative aimed passing and massive customization.

    Why similar: Sports 50%, Football (American) 40.8%, Management 4.5%, Tactical 4.2%, Singleplayer 0.5%

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