- #1 PyPuck
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Discombobulated
Windows
A hockey ecosystem simulator built for analysis. Draft prospects, manage assets, make trades, track careers, and watch franchises rise and fall across decades. Sim a hockey season in under a minute, or dive into the data and analyse details. Play your way and skip anything you don't care about.
Why similar: Sports 31.6%, Hockey 24.9% ★, Simulation 10.1%, Text-Based 8.2%, Strategy 7.2%
- #2 Franchise Hockey Manager 10
96% matchVery Positive80% of 207 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: Hockey 36% ★, Sports 20.9%, Text-Based 7.9%, Moddable 7.4%, Management 7.4%
- #3 Franchise Hockey Manager 11
96% matchMostly Positive70% of 152 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: Hockey 34.5% ★, Sports 21.1%, Text-Based 8.1%, Management 7.7%, Moddable 7.6%
- #4 Franchise Hockey Manager 7
95% 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: Hockey 45.4% ★, Sports 23.7%, Management 7.7%, Simulation 6.5%, Strategy 6.3%
- #5 Hockey Legacy Manager 26
94% matchVery Positive91% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: Hockey Legacy Manager
Windows · Mac
Build the ultimate legacy as the general manager of a professional hockey team!
Why similar: Hockey 43.2% ★, Sports 29.6%, Management 8.7%, Simulation 7.3%, Strategy 5.3%
- #6 Hockey Legacy Manager 27
93% matchPositive94% of 33 reviews2026
Dev: Hockey Legacy Manager
Windows · Mac
A full hockey season simulates in under a minute. Draft, trade, scout and build a dynasty across decades, from junior and college hockey to the pros, starting anywhere from 1917 to today. The only hockey GM sim you can play on your PC and on your phone.
Why similar: Sports 37.3%, Hockey 28.3% ★, Simulation 12%, Strategy 8.4%, Management 6.5%
- #7 Lancers Cup
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sanaryco Games
Windows
Manage an amateur hockey club where jobs, shifts, money, personalities, and ambitions shape every lineup. Plan practices, build detailed tactics, recruit players, and choose your own path – from playing for fun to chasing national-team tournaments.
Why similar: Hockey 45.5% ★, Sports 29.7%, Management 9.9%, Simulation 8.2%, Strategy 3.7%
- #8 Hockey Legacy Manager 24
92% matchPositive91% of 43 reviews2023
Dev: Hockey Legacy Manager
Windows
Build the ultimate legacy as the general manager of a professional hockey team!
Why similar: Hockey 45.5% ★, Sports 31.9%, Management 9.4%, Simulation 8.3%, Sandbox 3.8%
- #9 Coastal Summit Sports: College Hockey 26
91% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Coastal Summit Sports
Windows · Mac
College Hockey 26 is a deep college hockey management simulator where you recruit top prospects, build your roster, and chase national championships.
Why similar: Hockey 37.6% ★, Sports 31.2%, Management 7.5%, Simulation 7.5%, Text-Based 7%
- #10 Franchise Hockey Manager 12
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 138 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: Hockey 28.7% ★, Sports 24.2%, Text-Based 10%, Simulation 6.7%, Management 6.5%
- #11 Hockey Legacy Manager 25
90% 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: Hockey 43.3% ★, Sports 30.2%, Management 10.1%, Sandbox 7.8%, Simulation 7.4%
- #12 Eishockey Manager Legacy
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jodelsoft
Windows · Mac
Leading 2:0? Trailing late? Set a game plan for every scoreline, then step in live: call a timeout, pull the goalie, switch to attack. Build your roster, face the press and see what the club newspaper makes of it. Big ambitions. Small budget.
Why similar: Hockey 39% ★, Sports 33%, Management 9.1%, Simulation 6.3%, Strategy 6.1%
- #13 Franchise Hockey Manager 6
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 333 reviews2019
Dev: Out of the Park Developments
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 74.3 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 44.1%, Hockey 25.7% ★, Simulation 11.5%, Strategy 9.6%, Management 6.9%
- #14 Crossbar Cards
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CS27 Studios LLC
Windows
Crossbar Cards is a card-based hockey management game. Rise through the league ranks by building your team to perfection. Bring glory to your city and fanbase by winning trophies and cement your spot in history as a hockey dynasty.
Why similar: Hockey 41.7% ★, Sports 34.7%, Management 9.1%, Strategy 6.5%, Simulation 5.9%
- #15 Eastside Hockey Manager
86% matchVery Positive86% of 1,388 reviews2015
Dev: Sports InteractivePub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 39.0 hrs≥1hr: 47%
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: Hockey 59.3% ★, Sports 25.5%, Management 7.7%, Simulation 7.2%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #16 College Hockey 27
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Coastal Summit Studios
Windows · Mac
Run a college hockey program. Work recruits week by week, build a system and identity, and watch the games from above. Develop every player, win national championships, and your own campus to build. Leave your legacy.
Why similar: Hockey 38.5% ★, Sports 34%, Simulation 9.1%, Text-Based 7.8%, Strategy 6.7%
- #17 Franchise Hockey Manager 8
86% 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 44.4%, Hockey 16.8% ★, Strategy 9%, Text-Based 8%, Management 7.2%
- #18 Mini Lax Sim 24
85% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: CescosGames
Windows · Mac
Small But Powerful Lacrosse Simulator + Auto-Battler Game. Draft your team, upgrade your players, set your strategies and win the championship!
Why similar: Sports 45.4%, Hockey 32.9% ★, Management 12.3%, Simulation 8%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #19 Franchise Hockey Manager 9
84% 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%, Hockey 11.7% ★, Text-Based 10.9%, Simulation 8.8%, Management 8.3%
- #20 Skills Hockey VR
84% matchMostly Negative20% of 10 reviews2017
Dev: Justin Jimmo
Windows
Discover the world of VR Hockey! Shoot some pucks, make some saves, and play the body hard!
Why similar: Sports 58.2%, Hockey 41.8% ★
- #21 Backyard Hockey '02
81% matchVery Positive81% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: Mega Cat StudiosPub: Playground Productions
Windows
Return to the ice with your favorite Backyard athletes! The original Backyard Hockey 2002 is back and now enhanced to run on Steam. Skate, pass, shoot, and score in this classic game!
Why similar: Hockey 50.1% ★, Sports 41.3%, Simulation 8.1%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #22 Club Chairman
81% match3 user reviews0% of 3 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 43.4%, Simulation 13.8%, Text-Based 13.5%, Strategy 9.9%, Management 7.8%
- #23 VR Hockey League
82% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2018
Dev: MadskillzVR
Windows
VR Hockey League - the most realistic hockey training simulator for virtual reality. Challenges, physics, realism, trophies and speed! Gooooooal!
Why similar: Hockey 46.8% ★, Sports 39.5%, Simulation 11.5%, Indie 2.2%
- #24 Gladiator Manager
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 117 reviews2021
Dev: Eternity Games
Windows
Gladiator Manager is a sports management and tactical battle simulation game.
Why similar: Sports 52.8%, Simulation 15.6%, Strategy 12.8%, Management 8.1%, Text-Based 7.7%
- #25 Hockey Game
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Adam Ferguson
Windows · Mac
Fast 2D hockey arcade style game. Pick light, medium, or heavy skaters, throw checks, win fights, and bury one-timers. Build custom teams, chase a season title, and play a friends online or locally.
Why similar: Sports 51.9%, Hockey 47.2% ★, 2D 0.9%
- #26 NetStars - VR Goalie Trainer
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 22 reviews2018
Dev: Josh BeattyPub: Anchor Reality
Windows
From the creators of Goalie Challenge VR comes the Ultimate Goalie Experience! Feel the thrill of goaltending while honing your hockey skills in the most realistic goalie simulator available. NetStars is a virtual reality goalie game designed to improve performance through fun, fast and informed play.
Why similar: Sports 56.3%, Hockey 43.7% ★
- #27 Track Star
76% matchPositive86% of 43 reviews2026
Dev: Goose Hollow Games
Windows
Four years of high school track & field is just the start. Earn a college scholarship, compete at the highest level, and define your legacy. Choose your specialty, build your athlete, and beat your rivals on the way to greatness.
Why similar: Sports 48%, Text-Based 16.5%, Simulation 15.3%, Management 9.9%, Character Customization 4.8%
- #28 World Boxing Manager
78% 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 53.6%, Management 17.3%, Simulation 15%, Strategy 12.8%, Indie 1.3%
- #29 DOMFC: Run a Complete Football Empire
75% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Rusthorn
Windows
Regions break away. Economies boom and crash. Conspiracies, lawsuits, and personal lives shape the game. Lead as Club Director, Club Owner, Federation Executive, or First Team Manager in a world that moves without you.
Why similar: Sports 55%, Simulation 17.7%, Management 12.8%, Strategy 12.4%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #30 World Basketball Manager 2
77% matchMixed55% of 38 reviews2017
Dev: Icehole GamesPub: Strategy First
Windows · Mac
Start an international career as a basketball manager in the ultimate old school sport management game! WBM2 is not just the latest addition to the successful series of basketball management games, but a completely new game, based on a super fast engine and a friendly and simple interface!
Why similar: Sports 57.6%, Management 15.6%, Simulation 14.7%, Strategy 12.1%
- #31 Hockey Pong
78% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Rayner Games Co
Windows
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to play pong on ice? Welcome to Hockey Pong ladies and gentleman. Hockey Pong is a fun mix between the game "Pong" and the game of hockey. If you love Pong and hockey this game was made for you eh!
Why similar: Hockey 52.1% ★, Sports 46.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%, 2D 0.8%
- #32 Irish Sport Manager
77% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Loophead Labs
Windows · Mac
A management sim for the Gaelic games: football, hurling, camogie and ladies' football. Take a county, pick your fifteen from the clubs inside it, and answer to a board that remembers everything.
Why similar: Sports 29.9%, Management 15.5%, Moddable 14.2%, Simulation 8.4%, Strategy 6.5%
- #33 Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2018
76% matchMixed50% of 16 reviews2017
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2018 puts you in the role of general manager of your favorite professional basketball team. Every decision can be made by you from drafting, trading, signing free agents all the way to making each substitution to lead your team to championship glory and becoming a dynasty.
Why similar: Sports 54.2%, Simulation 15.8%, Management 14.3%, Strategy 12.9%, Indie 2.9%
- #34 Pro Endurance Series: Running Manager
75% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Onyric Games
Windows
Pro Endurance Series Running manager: take your athlete from prospect to legend. Plan training, nutrition, gear and staff, pick your 5K, 10K, half-marathon and marathon races, and live every event in a real-time simulator where you set the pace and tactics.
Why similar: Sports 41.1%, Management 16.6%, Simulation 11.5%, Strategy 9.1%, Economy 6.9%
- #35 Sim: World Cup Manager
73% 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 45.1%, Simulation 14.4%, Text-Based 11.2%, Strategy 10.2%, Sandbox 7.9%
- #36 Marvelous Soccer Management
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: JV Interactive
Windows
Climb from the lower divisions to glory. Marvelous Soccer Simulation is a single-player football management sim — fast seasons, leagues and cups, tactics, transfers, and match nights built for drama. Early Access.
Why similar: Sports 45.5%, Text-Based 17.9%, Simulation 16.3%, Management 8%, Economy 5.9%
- #37 Statto Complete Basketball
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Statto Software
Windows · Linux
Take control of your own basketball world where you are the head coach, general manager, and commissioner!
Why similar: Sports 44%, Text-Based 14.4%, Simulation 14.1%, Moddable 10.5%, Management 8.6%
- #38 BFM 26
73% 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 47.1%, Management 13%, Simulation 12.5%, Text-Based 9.3%, Strategy 9.3%
- #39 Goalie Madness
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gamer Moose Studios
Windows
Can you be in the right place at the right time to stop the puck? Cover your angles properly against increasingly strong forward attackers. They will skate faster and shoot a meaner puck as you climb levels. Unlock special moves and keep track of your stamina - you might need it.
Why similar: Hockey 51.2% ★, Sports 43.3%, Strategy 3%, Indie 1.2%, 2D 0.7%
- #40 Pound for Pound: MMA Promotion Simulator
69% matchVery Positive97% of 143 reviews2026
Dev: Pound for Pound Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Run your own MMA promotion. Sign fighters, book cards, manage contracts, and build a combat sports empire in a deep, procedurally generated MMA management sim.
Why similar: Sports 43.9%, Sandbox 12%, Management 11.5%, Simulation 11%, Text-Based 10.3%
- #41 Hockey Shooter VR
72% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: VRdevelopmentPub: Phone Software Ltd
Windows
Have you ever dreamed of being alone in a hockey stadium? Is the rink just yours for unlimited fun and practice? Put on your VR headset and step into a virtual reality, where the new Hockey Shooter VR game gives you the chance to try yourself.
Why similar: Hockey 52% ★, Sports 38.3%, Simulation 8.7%, Singleplayer 1%
- #42 Advance Rise Basketball Manager
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Quantel Jackson
Windows
AR Basketball is a long-term basketball franchise simulator where team chemistry, economics, fan growth, player personalities, and league history matter just as much as winning championships. Build your organization across 100 seasons and chase multiple paths to greatness.
Why similar: Sports 44.5%, Simulation 14.2%, Text-Based 10.7%, Strategy 10.1%, Sandbox 7.9%
- #43 Hockeysplit
71% matchMixed64% of 33 reviews2020
Dev: Slavomír Jurkovský
Windows
This game is fast-paced arcade hockey style game about learning the mistakes and techniques!
Why similar: Sports 56.9%, Hockey 42.1% ★, Singleplayer 1%
- #44 箱庭小駅伝2
70% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Shin Tomura
Windows
箱庭感覚の駅伝シミュレーションゲームの第二弾、高校駅伝も加わりました!
Why similar: Sports 50.7%, Text-Based 16.1%, Simulation 15.5%, Sandbox 8.9%, Procedural Generation 4.8%
- #45 Hockey: Strategy Of Success
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Winter Legend
Windows · Mac
You like hockey, don’t you? Then experience how does it feel to be a hockey team manager.
Why similar: Sports 65.3%, Management 14.5%, Simulation 8.2%, Strategy 6.3%, Indie 3.5%
- #46 Street Hockey '27
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Snow Day Software
Windows
Street Hockey '27 is a fast-paced arcade hockey game inspired by the sports games of the 90s and 2000s. Throw huge hits, massive slap shots, spins, dekes and insane hockey action. Create a player, create a team, crush the competition online, and play hockey where we all started from.
Why similar: Hockey 50.4% ★, Sports 45.8%, Character Customization 2.1%, Indie 0.9%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #47 Australian Football Coach 2020
70% matchMixed66% of 35 reviews2020
Dev: Statto Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Coach your team to the premiership flag! Australian Football Coach is the premier Aussie Rules Football management game. Manage your players, tactics, and salary cap as you fight for glory!
Why similar: Sports 60.6%, Simulation 16.7%, Strategy 13.5%, Management 6%, Indie 3.2%
- #48 Australian Football Coach 2023-24
69% matchPositive87% of 38 reviews2023
Dev: Statto Software
Windows · Linux
Coach your way to the premiership flag! Australian Football Coach 2023 comes packed with new features including local multiplayer and a database update.
Why similar: Sports 47.8%, Management 14.3%, Text-Based 13%, Moddable 9.9%, Simulation 9.2%
- #49 Hockey Computer League
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 1/2ofOctahedron
Windows · Linux
Hockey Computer League is a skill based, competitive ice hockey game. In which you control one player in a team from the first or third person perspective and compete against other players or bots. Be a part of the team!
Why similar: Sports 43.4%, Hockey 42.9% ★, Simulation 13.7%
- #50 Center Ice Hockey
67% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: Joonas Kaunisto
Windows
Fast, physical ice hockey game. Launch blistering slapshots, saucer passes, hit opponents down on to the ice, then drop your gloves to answer the call. Play exhibition, a full season, or a multi-season career with your friends sharing one team.
Why similar: Hockey 56.7% ★, Sports 38.3%, Character Customization 3.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%, Indie 0.7%
- #51 Boxing World Simulator
67% matchPositive93% of 26 reviews2026
Dev: Al & AlPub: Sim Games
Windows
Build a boxing empire from the ground up in Boxing World Simulator — sign fighters, book gyms, and work your way to pay-per-view glory. With 900 boxers across 9 divisions and a fully moddable world you can edit anytime, it’s yours to shape.
Why similar: Sports 41.4%, Text-Based 16%, Simulation 15.7%, Sandbox 9.8%, Management 8.8%
- #52 Pure College Football
69% 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: Sports 45.9%, Management 13.7%, Simulation 11.6%, Text-Based 9.9%, Strategy 9%
- #53 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2022
68% matchMixed57% of 28 reviews2021
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2022 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: Sports 47.3%, Simulation 14.9%, Text-Based 13.6%, Strategy 10.7%, Management 10.1%
- #54 FuturePuck Manager
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Drudeshore
Windows
FuturePuck Manager™ is a sci-fi sports management simulator set in a humanity-settled star system in the year 3037, putting players in the hotseat to guide their team to glory. Assemble your squad from an array of species in your bid to conquer the Alpha League or claim victory in the Wondrous Cup.
Why similar: Sports 54.8%, Management 15.9%, Text-Based 11.8%, Strategy 11.3%, Simulation 4.9%
- #55 Tropical Air Hockey
68% matchMixed69% of 26 reviews2020
Dev: ITC Studio
Windows
Air Hockey game provides you with the best VR experience! Feel like you are on a lovely tropical beach. Have fun and chill out playing this addicting arcade game. If you like classical air hockey, you will love this one even more!
Why similar: Sports 60.2%, Hockey 18.9% ★, Simulation 17.5%, Indie 3.3%
- #56 Elysium: Blood Games
68% matchMixed61% of 212 reviews2016
Dev: SimProse StudiosPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Enter a world of blood, influence and secrets in this easy to learn, yet deep strategy sim where you control a group of Gladiators, guiding them through combat and competition. Bribe, gamble and slash your way to an arena championship!
Why similar: Sports 59.2%, Simulation 12.4%, Strategy 9.8%, Management 8.7%, Text-Based 7.5%
- #57 Football Academy Director
65% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Merla Interactive
Windows
Build and lead a football academy from U11 to U19. Scout and recruit young talent, develop your squads, set tactics, compete for promotion and trophies, improve your academy, and follow your graduates throughout their senior careers.
Why similar: Sports 46.9%, Management 13%, Simulation 11.3%, Text-Based 10.9%, Strategy 8.7%