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  1. #1 New Star™ Soccer 5
    97% matchMostly Positive70% of 852 reviews2012
    Dev: New Star Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 13.4 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) 45.1%, Sports 40.7%, Simulation 12.6%, Indie 1.6%

  2. #2 Ultimate Club Manager 26
    96% matchNo user 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) 44.6%, Sports 39.8%, Simulation 14.4%, Indie 0.7%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  3. #3 New Star™ Manager
    96% matchVery Positive87% of 514 reviews2018
    Dev: New Star Games Ltd.Pub: Five Aces Publishing Ltd.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 99.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    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) 48%, Sports 36.7%, Simulation 13.7%, 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 46.1%, Football (Soccer) 37.7%, Simulation 14.2%, Indie 2%

  5. #5 Football tournament
    94% 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) 50.7%, Sports 33.1%, Simulation 8.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.5%, 2D 0.9%

  6. #6 Premier Manager 10
    93% matchMixed57% of 28 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 47.6%, Football (Soccer) 37.8%, Simulation 14.7%

  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) 60.3%, Sports 37.3%, 2D 1.8%, Singleplayer 0.6%

  8. #8 Balance of Soccer
    91% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2018
    Dev: Stepiral Studio
    Windows

    This is a 3D soccer simulation game. Including the 2022 World Cup and the 2021 European Cup. You can freely set the team's formation and tactics, and you can also control the players in real time.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 46.5%, Sports 38.9%, Simulation 12.7%, Indie 1.9%

  9. #9 Retro Football Boss
    91% matchMixed56% of 39 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) 57%, Sports 28.3%, Simulation 13.5%, Indie 1.2%

  10. #10 Football Manager 26
    89% 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: Football (Soccer) 52.1%, Sports 35.9%, Simulation 11.6%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  11. #11 Legendary Eleven: Epic Football
    89% matchMostly Positive73% of 128 reviews2019
    Dev: Eclipse GamesPub: Eclipse Gamse
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    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) 66.1%, Sports 32.5%, Indie 1.4%

  12. #12 Foosball Manager
    88% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: machnikl
    Windows

    Build your table football club from nothing. Scout, train, and manage players, set your lineup and tactics, and watch matches unfold on a physics-driven table. Climb the divisions and become a foosball legend.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 45.6%, Sports 39.7%, Simulation 14.4%, Singleplayer 0.3%

  13. #13 Player's Eleven
    86% matchVery Positive83% of 52 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) 57.1%, Sports 28.3%, Simulation 11.2%, 2D 1.7%, Indie 1.1%

  14. #14 Lords of Football
    87% matchMixed52% of 352 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 50.6%, Football (Soccer) 34.5%, Simulation 13.5%, Indie 1.4%

  15. #15 Football Club Manager 26 LIVE
    85% 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) 56.2%, Sports 33.8%, Simulation 9%, 2D 0.9%

  16. #16 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
    84% matchMostly Positive75% of 359 reviews2020
    Dev: Trophy Games ApS
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%

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

    Why similar: Sports 47.3%, Football (Soccer) 40.2%, Simulation 12.5%

  17. #17 Football Star Life 23/24
    84% 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 42.9%, Football (Soccer) 41.4%, Simulation 14.6%, Indie 0.7%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  18. #18 TriFute - Online Button Soccer
    82% match4 user reviews80% 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) 52.8%, Sports 47.2%

  19. #19 Underdog Futsal
    82% 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: Sports 43.1%, Football (Soccer) 42.2%, Simulation 12.8%, Indie 1.7%, Singleplayer 0.3%

  20. #20 Football Referee Simulator
    79% matchVery Positive91% of 482 reviews2024
    Dev: Vladimir Pliashkun
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 6.0 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) 48.1%, Sports 40.2%, Simulation 9.4%, 2D 1.4%, Indie 0.6%

  21. #21 MicroProse™ Soccer
    81% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 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) 54.5%, Sports 35.6%, Simulation 8.7%, 2D 1%, Singleplayer 0.2%

  22. #22 TableTop Soccer
    81% matchVery Positive80% of 122 reviews2016
    Dev: Dancing Developers
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 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 37.8%, Football (Soccer) 36.4%, Simulation 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.3%

  23. #23 The Chairman
    80% 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) 44.3%, Sports 41.5%, Simulation 12.3%, 2D 1%, Indie 0.6%

  24. #24 IOSoccer
    79% matchVery Positive81% of 2,851 reviews2018
    Dev: IOSoccer Team
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 43.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%

    IOSoccer is a free non-commercial competitive third-person online multiplayer soccer game that offers unparalleled freedom in ball control and gameplay depth.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 58.7%, Sports 40%, Indie 1.3%

  25. #25 Backyard Soccer '98
    77% matchVery Positive96% of 209 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) 56.2%, Sports 38.4%, Simulation 5.2%, Singleplayer 0.2%

  26. #26 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) 46.6%, Sports 39.7%, Simulation 11.3%, Indie 2.4%

  27. #27 Foosball - Street Edition
    78% matchMostly Positive71% of 181 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 55.4%, Football (Soccer) 42.7%, Indie 1.8%

  28. #28 Football Pitch Simulator
    74% matchVery Positive93% of 170 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) 46%, Sports 36.2%, Simulation 16.7%, Indie 0.8%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  29. #29 Pro Soccer Manager 27
    77% matchNo user reviews
    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) 43.4%, Sports 41.4%, Simulation 15%, Singleplayer 0.3%

  30. #30 Soccer Rage
    76% matchVery Positive81% of 647 reviews2015
    Dev: Stamina-Games
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 1.3 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: Football (Soccer) 49.9%, Sports 48.4%, Indie 1.7%

  31. #31 WFO World Football Online
    75% 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) 46.6%, Sports 42.5%, Simulation 10.9%

  32. #32 Kevin Toms Football Star Manager
    72% matchPositive93% of 29 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) 53%, Sports 35%, Simulation 10.4%, 2D 1.3%, Singleplayer 0.2%

  33. #33 Player's Eleven - A Football Manager Game
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Green Pitch Gaming
    Windows

    A football manager like there has never been before. Play Player's Eleven the way you want, as a youth coach, sports director, head coach or club director. Choose your role and lead your club to titles and glory.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 45.1%, Sports 42.2%, Simulation 11.3%, 2D 1.1%, Singleplayer 0.3%

  34. #34 Forever World Cup Simulator
    72% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2024
    Dev: Simcups
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Simulate over 40 events, including the World Cup and continental cups. Enjoy high replayability with 220+ national teams evolving dynamically over the years. Use powerful in-game editors to create new teams and edit tournament formats, while tracking detailed statistics for every team and event!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 49.4%, Sports 30.1%, Simulation 10.7%, Sandbox 9.4%, Singleplayer 0.3%

  35. #35 Non-League Football Manager
    73% 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) 49.4%, Sports 36.5%, Simulation 13.8%, Singleplayer 0.3%

  36. #36 Foot Simulator
    70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 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) 55.5%, Sports 35.5%, Simulation 8%, Indie 0.6%, Singleplayer 0.3%

  37. #37 Football Director
    71% matchNo user 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) 57.9%, Sports 28.1%, Simulation 12.2%, 2D 1.4%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  38. #38 WE ARE FOOTBALL
    70% 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: Football (Soccer) 60.8%, Sports 32%, Simulation 6.9%, Singleplayer 0.2%

  39. #39 SEGA FOOTBALL CLUB CHAMPIONS
    68% matchMostly Negative32% of 637 reviews2026
    Dev: SEGA
    Windows

    Powered by Football Manager ™, featuring more than 5,000 real player data from FIFPRO™. Allowing you to compete in J League, K League, and more! Become the manager of your club and bring your team to global superstars.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 45.5%, Sports 38.9%, Simulation 13.6%, 2D 1.6%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  40. #40 Super Foosball
    69% matchMostly Positive71% of 21 reviews2020
    Dev: DenyingProduct
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Sports 59%, Football (Soccer) 22%, Simulation 19%

  41. #41 Pocket League Story
    67% matchVery Positive90% of 181 reviews2022
    Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
    Windows

    Train your team to battle to the top in this sensational soccer team simulation!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 59.6%, Sports 28.9%, Simulation 9.1%, Indie 1.2%, 2D 1%

  42. #42 UltFoot: Football Manager
    69% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Scarlett GameStudio
    Windows

    Manage your football team and take on challenging, realistic tournaments. Develop your squad, trade players, play real-time multiplayer matches, and customize every detail of your club to make it truly unique.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 46.7%, Sports 38.2%, Simulation 13.7%, 2D 1%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  43. #43 99Managers Futsal Edition
    68% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Simon Dalvai
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Manage a futsal team and lead it to success by scouting players and choosing the best tactic and line up for every match. Customize teams and players with the in-game editor. Proudly open source.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 58.7%, Sports 27.3%, Simulation 10.7%, 2D 1.5%, Indie 1.3%

  44. #44 Club Soccer Director 2022
    67% matchMixed66% of 110 reviews2022
    Dev: Go Play Games LtdPub: Go Play Games Ltd
    Windows

    Take control of a Real Football Club or create your own club, in Club Soccer Director 2022 a fast-paced Football Club Management Game. Download Club Soccer Director 2022 now for FREE & start your Football management journey.

    Why similar: Sports 44%, Football (Soccer) 39.7%, Simulation 15.3%, Indie 0.7%, Singleplayer 0.4%

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