- #1 College Bowl
97% matchVery Positive85% of 271 reviews2024
Dev: Super Pixel Games
Windows
College Bowl is a beautifully pixelated on-field simulation of American Football! Challenge college rivals on your way to winning a National title! Take on various game modes, including a deep Dynasty mode with in-depth recruiting, scouting, stat tracking, ranking, bowl games, yearly goals and more!
Why similar: Football (American) 36% ★, Sports 11.9%, eSports 10.5% ★, Immersive Sim 7.2%, Team-Based 6.6%
- #2 Maximum Football
96% matchMixed60% of 1,383 reviews2025
Dev: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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) 44.5% ★, Sports 28.4%, Local Multiplayer 12.4%, Character Customization 5.5%, Simulation 4.5%
- #3 Sunday Rivals
96% matchVery Positive91% of 312 reviews2022
Dev: 26k
Windows
Easy to pickup, hard hitting, fully customizable arcade football is back with Sunday Rivals! Battle high-octane offenses and bone crushing tacklers in the harshest weather conditions to bring home championship glory!
Why similar: Football (American) 50.9% ★, Sports 14.6%, Character Customization 8.3%, Local Multiplayer 8.1%, PvP 6.1%
- #4 Backyard Football '99
94% matchVery Positive95% of 173 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) 51.9% ★, Sports 26.2%, Arcade 4.7%, 1990's 4.3%, Pixel Graphics 2.8%
- #5 Pro Strategy Football 2021
94% 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) 49.3% ★, Sports 16.5%, eSports 15.4% ★, Strategy 4.4%, Simulation 4.2%
- #6 Tiny Football
92% matchMostly Positive74% of 95 reviews2023
Dev: Martyn BissettPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Tiny Football is a throwback to classic top-down football games of the 80’s and 90's. Compete with over 200 national and club teams in a variety of tournaments against your friends or the computer.
Why similar: Sports 32.9%, PvP 15.9%, 1990's 12.5%, Character Customization 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
- #7 Football Coach: College Dynasty
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,501 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) 56% ★, Sports 32.7%, Simulation 8.3%, Strategy 2.5%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #8 Axis Football 2021
91% 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) 47% ★, Sports 25.2%, Local Multiplayer 5.8%, Simulation 5.6%, Strategy 5.4%
- #9 Axis Football 2023
91% 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) 46% ★, Sports 24.8%, Character Customization 6.8%, Strategy 5.8%, Simulation 5.5%
- #10 Pixel Cup Soccer - Ultimate Edition
89% matchVery Positive84% of 996 reviews2022
Dev: BATOVI Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Pixel Cup Soccer is a retro-style arcade game. Play friendly matches, tournaments or create your team and lead it to glory in career mode! You can play it alone or with up to 8 friends, locally or through Steam remote, you can choose whether to play competitively, cooperatively, or even both!
Why similar: Sports 23.7%, eSports 23.1% ★, Local Multiplayer 16.6%, PvP 13%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #11 Mutant Football League 2
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 149 reviews2025
Dev: Digital Dreams Entertainment
Windows
Mutant Football League 2 is a hard-hitting, arcade-style football game that combines intense gameplay, wisecracking mutants, weapons, deep strategy, and outrageous humor. Prepare yourself for the most insanely brutal football you’ll ever experience.
Why similar: Football (American) 51.4% ★, Sports 18.3%, PvP 9.7%, Character Customization 9%, Arcade 4.6%
- #12 Axis Football 2026
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 114 reviews2025
Dev: Axis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Axis Football 2026 is a complete American Football Simulation featuring fluid gameplay, endless customization, and the industry's best franchise mode.
Why similar: Football (American) 53.4% ★, Sports 17.5%, Character Customization 7.2%, Immersive Sim 6.6%, Strategy 4.6%
- #13 Hoop Land
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 691 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 48.5%, Character Customization 8.9%, Local Multiplayer 8.5%, Retro 8.3%, Simulation 8%
- #14 Mutant Football League
86% matchVery Positive93% of 859 reviews2017
Dev: Digital Dreams Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 65.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Mutants and monsters unleash maniacal carnage on the gridiron in this crazy gore fest of arcade-style football. Packed full of humor, intense online multiplayer action, and strategy.
Why similar: Football (American) 59.1% ★, Sports 19.4%, Local Multiplayer 14.5%, Arcade 4.8%, Indie 2.3%
- #15 Axis Football 2019
87% matchMixed69% of 117 reviews2019
Dev: Axis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Axis Football is an American football simulation featuring immersive gameplay, a deep franchise mode, and extensive customization.
Why similar: Sports 38.3%, Football (American) 33% ★, Simulation 9.5%, Local Multiplayer 7.5%, Strategy 6.9%
- #16 Axis Football 2020
86% 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) 47.9% ★, Sports 23.7%, Local Multiplayer 8.3%, Simulation 5.1%, Strategy 5%
- #17 Bang Average Football – Play, Manage, Create
83% matchVery Positive94% of 454 reviews2024
Dev: ruairi dxPub: Secret Mode
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Celebrate the beautiful game in Bang Average Football, a fast-paced, easy-to-learn arcade football game for 1-4 players. Play with friends in co-op and PvP multiplayer, turn an underdog team into champions as player-manager in Story mode, or design your own teams, leagues, and tournaments.
Why similar: Sports 29.1%, Local Multiplayer 17%, Character Customization 11.5%, PvP 11.5%, Arcade 7.5%
- #18 Axis Football 2024
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 210 reviews2023
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) 43.4% ★, Sports 21.1%, Immersive Sim 10.9%, Character Customization 6.9%, Strategy 5.4%
- #19 Doug Flutie's Maximum Football 2020
84% 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) 52.9% ★, Sports 28.1%, Local Multiplayer 7.5%, PvP 6.1%, Simulation 3.7%
- #20 Pro Strategy Football 2023
82% matchVery Positive85% of 74 reviews2022
Dev: Kerry BattsPub: Pro Strategy Games
Windows · Mac
NOT THE LATEST VERSION - Be sure to also look for Pro Strategy Football 2024!
Why similar: Football (American) 52.2% ★, Sports 14.6%, eSports 8.4% ★, Local Multiplayer 8.3%, Retro 3.9%
- #21 Football Simulator
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 924 reviews2022
Dev: Refactor Games
Windows
Step onto the gridiron with Football Simulator and experience the most dynamic and physics-driven football game ever made. Break through tackles, juggle tipped passes, and dive for interceptions to lead your team to victory. Features a fully moddable environment.
Why similar: Football (American) 51.4% ★, Sports 17.1%, Local Multiplayer 12.5%, PvP 9.8%, Arcade 4.2%
- #22 EA SPORTS™ College Football 27
79% matchMixed40% of 2,451 reviews2026
Dev: TiburonPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 31.2 hrsMean: 53.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Step into the modern era of college football, where personal ambition meets program pride. Balance expectations, identity, and everything Saturday demands while immersed in traditions and pageantry of game day.
Why similar: Football (American) 44.9% ★, Sports 27.6%, Local Multiplayer 8.6%, PvP 7.9%, Simulation 7.5%
- #23 War Room Football
77% matchVery Positive95% of 66 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) 45.2% ★, Sports 25%, eSports 13.1% ★, Simulation 5.7%, Pixel Graphics 3.2%
- #24 Axis Football 2015
81% 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) 62.9% ★, Sports 26.2%, Local Multiplayer 7.9%, Strategy 2.3%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #25 Axis Football 2016
78% 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: Football (American) 42.1% ★, Sports 35.9%, Local Multiplayer 10.4%, Simulation 7.4%, Strategy 3.3%
- #26 EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 25
75% matchMixed56% of 5,121 reviews2024
Dev: TiburonPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 22.7 hrsMean: 68.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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) 66.9% ★, Sports 19%, Simulation 7.5%, Strategy 6.7%
- #27 RetroMania Wrestling
76% matchVery Positive83% of 320 reviews2021
Dev: Retrosoft Studios
Windows
RetroMania Wrestling is a throwback arcade game inspired by classics of the past, with great 2D action and an eclectic roster of wrestlers past and present!
Why similar: Sports 40.8%, Retro 13%, PvP 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Arcade 10.2%
- #28 Axis Football 2017
78% 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 16.3%, Local Multiplayer 6.2%, Simulation 4%, Strategy 2.2%
- #29 Floorball League 2010
73% matchVery Positive89% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Prodigium Game StudiosPub: FIJOY Games
Windows
The first official floorball video game is back! Play real teams, enter tournaments, and relive the fast-paced action of 2010.
Why similar: Sports 24.1%, Local Multiplayer 18.5%, Team-Based 17.6%, PvP 12.2%, eSports 11.7% ★
- #30 Super Arcade Soccer 2021
77% matchMixed53% of 66 reviews2021
Dev: Ruben Alcañiz
Windows · Mac
SUPER ARCADE SOCCER 2021 combines the best of today’s technology and classic retro games.Use your best skills and tailor your strategy to beat the competition.If you loved games like Sensible Soccer or Kick-Off, this game is a must-have.
Why similar: Sports 27.7%, Team-Based 19.9%, Local Multiplayer 16.2%, PvP 9.6%, 1990's 9%
- #31 Super Mega Baseball™ 4
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,481 reviews2023
Dev: Metalhead Software Inc.Pub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Super Mega Baseball™ 4 is where the Legends play. The signature combo of arcade-inspired style and immersive gameplay returns with over 200 baseball Legends and a grand slam of presentation upgrades.
Why similar: Sports 51.9%, eSports 19.9% ★, PvP 15.7%, Simulation 11.1%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #32 XP Soccer
75% matchVery Positive83% of 123 reviews2022
Dev: Dave XP
Windows · Mac · Linux
XP Soccer is a love letter to the classic soccer games from the NES era!
Why similar: Sports 45%, PvP 10.5%, eSports 9.2% ★, Retro 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
- #33 2MD: VR Football Classic
76% matchVery Positive92% of 148 reviews2017
Dev: Truant pixel, LLCPub: Truant Pixel, LLC
Windows
2MD VR Football Classic is a room-scale two-minute drill VR arcade experience that allows players to become a virtual quarterback! Draw your own plays before taking them on the road to victory. Featuring customization, fast-paced gameplay, an action packed bonus game, and more.
Why similar: Football (American) 46.3% ★, Sports 36.9%, Character Customization 8.4%, Indie 4.3%, Arcade 4.1%
- #34 Fire Pro Wrestling World
74% matchVery Positive90% of 3,332 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 51.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The greatest grappling game returns to take on the world! Customize every aspect of the match, from your wrestler to the ring itself, in your fight for the championship belt.
Why similar: Sports 57.5%, Character Customization 19.7%, Simulation 14.8%, Retro 5%, 2D 3.1%
- #35 World of Football
73% matchVery Positive82% of 220 reviews2024
Dev: Vault Game Studio
Windows
A physics-based football game, where matches are won not by randomness or luck, but pure skill! Easy to learn, yet difficult to master, World of Football lets you bring up to ten players together to test your skills on the pitch! Then go pro and fight for the title of GOAT!
Why similar: Sports 26.6%, eSports 25.4% ★, Team-Based 17.5%, PvP 14.3%, Character Customization 5.4%
- #36 Pro Strategy Football 2024
73% matchVery Positive80% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Kerry BattsPub: Pro Strategy Games
Windows · Mac
NOT the latest version, please check out PSF 2026!
Why similar: Football (American) 49.8% ★, Sports 15.4%, eSports 12.8% ★, Local Multiplayer 10.5%, Simulation 4.1%
- #37 Front Office Football Nine
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 168 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) 58.4% ★, Sports 23.3%, Immersive Sim 6.6%, Simulation 5.6%, Strategy 3.6%
- #38 Boeckham's Football Manager
71% matchVery Positive92% of 63 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 29.3%, Immersive Sim 15.6%, 1990's 14.3%, Retro 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #39 Backyard Baseball '97
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,276 reviews2024
Dev: Mega Cat StudiosPub: Playground Productions
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Rediscover the joy of the original Backyard Baseball 1997, now updated for modern systems! Build your roster from among the iconic Backyard Kids, aim for those home runs, and various game modes. Relive the magic of this classic baseball game!
Why similar: Sports 45.1%, 1990's 14.3%, Arcade 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Retro 8.3%
- #40 Gnomeball
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Gnomeball is a fast-paced soccer game for 1-4 players, set in a charming miniature garden. Become a goal-scoring machine, pass like a maestro, and channel your inner Messi as you gracefully dribble past defenders!
Why similar: Sports 32.8%, eSports 21.8% ★, Team-Based 13.5%, Local Multiplayer 10.3%, PvP 7.8%
- #41 PBA Pro Bowling 2026
68% matchVery Positive93% of 431 reviews2025
Dev: FarSight Studios
Windows
Rise from amateur to PBA legend in the most realistic bowling simulation ever made, featuring advanced physics, realistic oil pattern transition, licensed PBA pros, deep career progression, and multiple competitive game modes.
Why similar: Sports 45.9%, Immersive Sim 14.5%, Local Multiplayer 14%, Character Customization 11.7%, PvP 7.2%
- #42 Super Arcade Football
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 206 reviews2021
Dev: OutOfTheBit Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fast-paced, arcade-style football fun with a humorous story mode, local & online multiplayer, global leaderboards, custom tournaments, and crazy modifiers like meteor showers and bears on the pitch... Simple controls will keep you focused on excitement! OST by the great Barry Leitch!
Why similar: Sports 23.6%, Local Multiplayer 21.9%, 1990's 13.1%, Retro 10%, PvP 9.2%
- #43 Total Football Online
68% matchMixed69% of 1,078 reviews2026
Dev: GALA SPORTS
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Build your All-Star lineup in Total Football Online! Easy to pick up, it lets you dive into pure football fun at your fingertips. With events and player updates syncing with real-world tournaments, get ready for a truly immersive football experience.
Why similar: Sports 35.5%, eSports 23.6% ★, Team-Based 13.6%, PvP 12%, Simulation 7.6%
- #44 HyperBrawl Tournament
71% matchVery Positive87% of 157 reviews2020
Dev: Milky Tea Studios
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
HyperBrawl Tournament is the ultimate arena combat sport. Assemble your team of intergalactic heroes, arm them with outrageous weapons and score your way to victory in classic single player campaigns, couch or online play for up to four players.
Why similar: Sports 20.3%, Team-Based 17%, Local Multiplayer 16%, eSports 12.9% ★, PvP 11.9%
- #45 Legendary Eleven: Epic Football
71% 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: Sports 66.6%, Local Multiplayer 18.6%, Arcade 7.7%, Indie 7.1%
- #46 Pocket League Story
69% matchVery Positive90% of 188 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Train your team to battle to the top in this sensational soccer team simulation!
Why similar: Sports 47.6%, Simulation 11.3%, Strategy 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Character Customization 6.8%
- #47 Wrestling Empire
67% matchVery Positive94% of 3,138 reviews2021
Dev: MDickie
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 25.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The lightweight champion of wrestling comes full circle with higher resolution visuals and a smoother frame rate - whilst still retaining the retro style that puts the fun first! Now featuring whole other booking & roaming modes at no extra cost for the biggest Triple Threat in wrestling.
Why similar: Sports 38.3%, Character Customization 21.4%, Immersive Sim 18.8%, Local Multiplayer 12.4%, Simulation 8.2%
- #48 Backyard Soccer '98
66% 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: Sports 57.5%, Arcade 9.8%, 1990's 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%, Cute 6.2%
- #49 REMATCH
64% matchMixed69% of 52,878 reviews2025
Dev: Sloclap
Windows
Median: 22.2 hrsMean: 58.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Rematch is an online multiplayer football game. Control one player and compete with your team in fast-paced 5v5 matches from an immersive third-person perspective. Team up with your friends and join the action.
Why similar: Sports 29.1%, eSports 23.4% ★, Team-Based 16.9%, PvP 13.5%, Character Customization 7.5%
- #50 NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager
64% matchVery Positive90% of 447 reviews2026
Dev: Sumo DigitalPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
NUTMEG! is a nostalgic football manager game with a deckbuilding twist, set in the '80s and '90s. Relive the days when the tackles were as hard as the mullets were long and football was about football.
Why similar: Sports 48.5%, Simulation 14.1%, 1990's 11.1%, Strategy 11.1%, Retro 7.4%
- #51 NBA 2K25
65% matchMixed59% of 42,897 reviews2024
Dev: Visual ConceptsPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 34.4 hrsMean: 101.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Command every court with authenticity and realism Powered by ProPLAY™, giving you ultimate control over how you play in NBA 2K25. Define your legacy in MyCAREER, MyTEAM, MyNBA, and The W.
Why similar: Sports 25.8%, eSports 21.5% ★, Team-Based 12.5%, PvP 10%, Character Customization 9.2%
- #52 Street Power Football
70% matchMixed40% of 90 reviews2020
Dev: SFL InteractivePub: Microids
Windows
Sick style and high-energy action come together in this arcade-style football experience. Face off against street football legends or friends in a variety of over-the-top game modes and playgrounds, unleashing tricks and crushing Super Powers as you grow your status to become Street King.
Why similar: Sports 52.4%, Local Multiplayer 19.8%, Simulation 13.8%, Arcade 10.4%, Cute 3.5%