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  1. #1 New Star™ Soccer 5
    97% 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: Football (Soccer) 43.7%, Sports 42.1%, Simulation 12.6%, Indie 1.6%

  2. #2 Ultimate Club Manager 26
    96% 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: Football (Soccer) 43.9%, Sports 40.7%, Simulation 14.3%, Indie 0.7%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  3. #3 New Star™ Manager
    96% matchVery Positive87% of 526 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: Football (Soccer) 46.9%, Sports 38%, Simulation 13.5%, Indie 1.6%

  4. #4 Super Arcade Soccer
    95% 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 47.1%, Football (Soccer) 37%, Simulation 14%, Indie 2%

  5. #5 Premier Manager 10
    94% 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 48.6%, Football (Soccer) 37%, Simulation 14.4%

  6. #6 Football tournament
    93% matchMixed55% of 11 reviews2021
    Dev: Phoenixxx Games
    Windows

    Football has united all the countries of the world on the football field, and numerous football tournaments are held every year. This time there is a place for your team in the standings, choose it and play football.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 50%, Sports 34%, Simulation 8%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.4%, 2D 0.9%

  7. #7 Penalty Shooters 2
    92% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: NUSPEKO
    Windows

    A fast-paced football penalty shootout game where you pick from 360 teams across 12 leagues, aim with the mouse, and click to dive as the keeper. Outsmart smart AI goalkeepers and climb from group stage to knockout glory.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 59.4%, Sports 38.2%, 2D 1.8%, Singleplayer 0.6%

  8. #8 Balance of Soccer
    91% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2018
    Dev: Stepiral Studio
    Windows

    This is a 3D soccer simulation game. Includes the 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 48, wildcard matches, and a pure penalty shootout mode. You can freely set the team's formation and tactics, and you can also control the players in real time.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 45.7%, Sports 39.9%, Simulation 12.6%, Indie 1.8%

  9. #9 Retro Football Boss
    91% matchMixed55% of 40 reviews2016
    Dev: 1888 GamesPub: Plug In Digital
    Windows · Mac

    Retro Football Boss is a historical football management simulation featuring the English professional leagues from 1888 to 1998 (with German leagues coming soon). This is your chance to take a trip down memory lane or right the wrongs of the past.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 56.3%, Sports 29.1%, Simulation 13.3%, Indie 1.2%

  10. #10 Legendary Eleven: Epic Football
    89% matchMostly Positive72% of 131 reviews2019
    Dev: Eclipse GamesPub: Eclipse Gamse
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Legendary Eleven is an ​epic arcade football game inspired by the golden age of football spanning the 70's to the 90's. Choose from 36 teams full of glorious haircuts, moustaches and legends in short shorts. Lead them to glory and win the World Cup!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 65.3%, Sports 33.4%, Indie 1.3%

  11. #11 Eleven Legends
    89% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: HillRock Studio
    Windows

    Eleven Legends blends football management, character growth, and strategic matches. You are not just a manager on the sidelines, nor just one player on the pitch. Plan each week, build bonds, find mentors, and lead your team to victory.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 50.8%, Sports 31.4%, Simulation 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.7%, 2D 0.9%

  12. #12 Pitch Girls
    88% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
    Windows

    《Pitch Girls》 is a football FMV. You lead a women’s football team to compete against diverse top women’s teams worldwide. It features retro command-based battles with dribbling, breaks, passes, feints, charged shots and aerial duels. Every offensive and defensive call shapes match results.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 44.5%, Sports 30.4%, Tactical RPG 7.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.2%

  13. #13 Foosball Manager
    87% 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: Football (Soccer) 44.3%, Sports 41.5%, Simulation 14%, Singleplayer 0.3%

  14. #14 Lords of Football
    86% matchMixed52% of 353 reviews2013
    Dev: Geniaware SrlPub: Fish Eagle
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.6 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 51.6%, Football (Soccer) 33.8%, Simulation 13.3%, Indie 1.4%

  15. #15 Player's Eleven
    86% matchVery Positive81% of 53 reviews2020
    Dev: Green Pitch Gaming
    Windows

    You're the manager and it's your team. Play Player's Eleven now! Run the club of your choice or work your way up from the bottom to the top. Extensive editing options available.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 56.4%, Sports 29.2%, Simulation 11.1%, 2D 1.7%, Indie 1.1%

  16. #16 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
    85% 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 47.9%, Football (Soccer) 39.8%, Simulation 12.3%

  17. #17 Football Manager 26
    84% matchMostly Negative35% of 35,447 reviews2025
    Dev: Sports InteractivePub: SEGA
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 56.5 hrsMean: 154.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Step into the dugout and experience the future of football management.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 50.9%, Sports 37.2%, Simulation 11.5%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  18. #18 Football Club Manager 26 LIVE
    83% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
    Dev: Halfspace Games
    Windows

    Multiplayer football management built on fair competition. Outsmart rivals with skill and strategy - no random packs, no pay-to-win gameplay. Take charge of your club, build your squad, and prove yourself on the world stage.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 55.4%, Sports 34.7%, Simulation 8.9%, 2D 0.9%

  19. #19 Football Star Life 23/24
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Seb Quilici
    Windows

    Become a football player and lead the career of your dreams. Be precise, score as many goals as possible, make the right choices during the transfer window, win numerous prestigious trophies, and become a legend!

    Why similar: Sports 43.9%, Football (Soccer) 40.6%, Simulation 14.4%, Indie 0.7%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  20. #20 The Chairman
    81% 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: Football (Soccer) 43.5%, Sports 42.4%, Simulation 12.1%, 2D 1%, Indie 0.6%

  21. #21 TriFute - Online Button Soccer
    81% match5 user reviews83% of 5 reviews2024
    Dev: Douglas Maieski
    Windows

    TriFute, a unique button soccer game, allows you to play dynamic matches against online opponents or local multiplayer.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 51.8%, Sports 48.2%

  22. #22 Football Referee Simulator
    79% matchVery Positive90% of 526 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: Football (Soccer) 46.7%, Sports 41.8%, Simulation 9.3%, 2D 1.3%, Indie 0.6%

  23. #23 MicroProse™ Soccer
    80% matchMostly Positive75% of 16 reviews2021
    Dev: MicroProsePub: Ziggurat
    Windows

    MicroProse™ Soccer is an accessible and engaging classic soccer game that lets you compete against a friend or CPU opponent at world class level in the World Cup, International Challenge, or in the indoor league.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 53.7%, Sports 36.5%, Simulation 8.6%, 2D 1%, Singleplayer 0.2%

  24. #24 TableTop Soccer
    79% matchVery Positive80% of 123 reviews2016
    Dev: Dancing Developers
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Online, Single/Multiplayer tactical, simultaneous turn-based soccer strategy game. Play live games or play resumable games over a few days. Level up your team, unlock abilities and dominate the leaderboards. Or just embarrass your friends with your superior skills.

    Why similar: Sports 38.7%, Football (Soccer) 35.8%, Simulation 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.2%

  25. #25 Footy Manager
    78% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Marajo Games
    Windows

    Take charge of a football club and answer for everything: sign players in a market where clubs haggle for days, balance the wage bill against the board's demands, and steer matches live from the touchline. 27 leagues, 690 clubs, one season at a time.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 51.5%, Sports 36.5%, Simulation 10.9%, 2D 0.7%, Singleplayer 0.3%

  26. #26 Backyard Soccer '98
    76% matchVery Positive96% of 218 reviews2024
    Dev: Mega Cat StudiosPub: Playground Productions
    Windows

    Return to the soccer field with your favorite Backyard athletes! The original Backyard Soccer 1998 is back and now enhanced to run on Steam. Build your roster from among the iconic Backyard Kids. Kick, pass, and score in this classic game that made soccer fun for everyone!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 55.3%, Sports 39.3%, Simulation 5.1%, Singleplayer 0.2%

  27. #27 Pro Soccer Manager 27
    77% 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: Football (Soccer) 43.3%, Sports 41.6%, Simulation 14.7%, Singleplayer 0.3%

  28. #28 Footy Ball Tournament 2018
    78% match4 user reviews0% of 4 reviews2018
    Dev: Heroic Games Studio
    Windows

    The auto-run football tournament soccer game. Be the player, be the manager.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 45.8%, Sports 40.6%, Simulation 11.1%, Indie 2.4%

  29. #29 Foosball - Street Edition
    77% matchMostly Positive71% of 182 reviews2014
    Dev: Yuisy
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 36 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 39%

    Foosball - Street Edition is a 5 VS 5 arcade football game, that puts you in the control of 9 teams of foosball players, each one with unique skills and abilities. Enjoy playing football with awesome characters in crazy locations!

    Why similar: Sports 56.4%, Football (Soccer) 41.8%, Indie 1.8%

  30. #30 LeManager
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: LudoCar
    Windows · Mac

    LeManager is a fast football management simulation where you build squads, scout and negotiate transfers, train players, set tactics, handle player egos and incidents, and play endless seasons without losing the speed of classic management games.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 67.1%, Sports 17.3%, Simulation 12.8%, 2D 1.7%, Indie 0.8%

  31. #31 Eye of the Match: The VAR Game
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Mix and Jam
    Windows · Mac

    Yellow Card? Red Card? That's up to you. As a Virtual Referee it is your responsibility to inspect football replays, identify infringements and punish those who are not following the regulations.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 49.3%, Sports 44.7%, Simulation 5%, Indie 0.7%, Singleplayer 0.3%

  32. #32 Soccer Rage
    74% matchVery Positive81% of 647 reviews2015
    Dev: Stamina-Games
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 24%

    Soccer Rage is a sport/action game that features: a hybrid engine of soccer and fighting. This game has a dynamic and fast paced soccer gameplay. There are no red cards, no off-sides, no outside balls, no substitutions, brutal fouls are allowed along with fighting.

    Why similar: Sports 49.4%, Football (Soccer) 48.9%, Indie 1.7%

  33. #33 Kevin Toms Football Star Manager
    73% 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: Football (Soccer) 52.3%, Sports 36.3%, Simulation 9.9%, 2D 1.3%, Singleplayer 0.2%

  34. #34 WFO World Football Online
    74% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2022
    Dev: Cagatay GuvenPub: Eren Aydin
    Windows

    WFO World Football Online is an online football management game with a non-scripted match engine on a virtual football world continuously developed by AI.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 45.8%, Sports 43.4%, Simulation 10.8%

  35. #35 LemonFC - Der Fußball-Manager
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lemoncookie Studios
    Windows

    A football manager like they used to make: negotiate with clubs, players and sponsors, keep your dressing room, your board and your private life from falling apart — and follow every match in a live ticker with drama and a wink. Deep simulation with humour and heart. German language only.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 45.5%, Sports 40.2%, Simulation 14%, Singleplayer 0.3%

  36. #36 Arcade World Cups
    72% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
    Dev: NicoSoftArg
    Windows

    Pure arcade football, inspired by an unforgettable classic. Fast matches, goals, and nonstop excitment.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 58.4%, Sports 39.2%, 2D 1.5%, Indie 0.6%, Singleplayer 0.3%

  37. #37 Fifth Tier
    72% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: HS GAMES
    Windows

    You're not just the manager — you own the club. Start in the fifth tier with a broke squad and a crumbling ground: set tactics, sign players, build the stadium, keep the board happy. Then sell up, buy a bigger club, and climb again. Five leagues. One long road to the top.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 56.5%, Sports 28.4%, Simulation 8.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 4.6%, Indie 0.8%

  38. #38 Player's Eleven - A Football Manager Game
    71% 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: Football (Soccer) 44.3%, Sports 43.2%, Simulation 11.1%, 2D 1%, Singleplayer 0.3%

  39. #39 FD 27: Direct Your Football Club
    69% matchMixed58% of 106 reviews2026
    Dev: Syra Games
    Windows

    A football management game where you're not the coach, you're the club owner. Hire and fire the coaching staff, sign players, negotiate with sponsors, control the finances and build a winning organisation from the boardroom.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 56.8%, Sports 29.4%, Simulation 11.9%, 2D 1.3%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  40. #40 Nonsense Football Club
    71% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: SoloDevTeam
    Windows

    Nonsense Football Club is a 3D action football game where core football fundamentals become combat mechanics! Master the timing of slide tackles, precision passing, and skill moves to defeat defeat unconventional teams like robots, fantastical creatures, and insane bosses!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 55.8%, Sports 38.6%, Action-Adventure 5%, Singleplayer 0.6%

  41. #41 Football Pitch Simulator
    68% matchVery Positive92% of 195 reviews2025
    Dev: Incipient Day
    Windows · Mac

    Build your own football pitch business. Make repairs, expand your facilities, and attract the interest of football fans.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 45.3%, Sports 37.1%, Simulation 16.5%, Indie 0.8%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  42. #42 Underdog Futsal
    70% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Havenarc
    Windows

    Become the manager of a small neighborhood futsal club, recruit players on a tight budget, and build your tactics. Manage morale through team activities, shift the momentum with substitutions and tactical changes in tense text-based matches, and grow your team step by step.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 55.5%, Sports 34.5%, Simulation 8.6%, Indie 0.9%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  43. #43 99Managers Futsal Edition
    69% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: Simon Dalvai
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A futsal management game with a 2D match engine and integrated editor. Can you find the next wonderkid and become the best manager? Proudly open source.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 56.4%, Sports 33%, Simulation 7.4%, 2D 1.7%, Indie 0.9%

  44. #44 Non-League Football Manager
    70% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Black Cannon Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Manage one of over 1,000 real non-league clubs through the English football pyramid. Day jobs, ground grading, gate receipts, cup runs, and a world where clubs can fold around you. Football management at its most real.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 48.6%, Sports 37.4%, Simulation 13.7%, Singleplayer 0.3%

  45. #45 Retro Club Manager
    69% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: TECH NIN9
    Windows

    Manage your club through fast-paced football seasons in a retro-inspired management simulation. Build your squad, scout the transfer market, manage finances, shape your tactics and experience procedurally generated stories in every career.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 54.4%, Sports 32.5%, Simulation 11.4%, 2D 0.7%, Indie 0.6%

  46. #46 Forever World Cup Simulator
    68% matchPositive94% of 32 reviews2024
    Dev: Simcups
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The World Cup finals are here—are you ready to win it all? Lead 220+ dynamically evolving national teams to glory in this deep soccer simulation. Simulate 40+ global events, from continental cups to the grand stage. Perfect for fans of international football management and endless replayability!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 48.7%, Sports 30.9%, Simulation 10.6%, Sandbox 9.4%, Singleplayer 0.3%

  47. #47 The Referee Committee
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: New Page Interactive
    Windows

    Football isn't only played on the pitch. Manage the dark side of football! Control the referee committee, give secret instructions, use the VAR room to dictate scores, deal with the betting mafia, and shape the season's fate. Keeping this powerful seat is harder than getting it.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 43.5%, Sports 31.6%, Simulation 10.8%, Sandbox 9.2%, Story Rich 2%

  48. #48 WE ARE FOOTBALL
    66% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,455 reviews2021
    Dev: Winning Streak GamesPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 32.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    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: Football (Soccer) 60.4%, Sports 32.6%, Simulation 6.8%, Singleplayer 0.2%

  49. #49 Foot Simulator
    66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: Tunderhead
    Windows

    A physics-based football simulation where you directly control a character’s leg articulation to move, balance, and kick, emphasizing skill, precision, and mastery over unconventional controls.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 54.7%, Sports 36.5%, Simulation 7.9%, Indie 0.6%, Singleplayer 0.3%

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