- #1 Cage Legacy
97% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Werner Viljoen
Windows · Linux
Build a struggling MMA gym into a title-winning empire. Scout fighters, negotiate contracts, run training camps, survive the drama, balance every dollar, and work the corner live during fully simulated fight nights. A single-player pixel-art management sim.
Why similar: Sports 29%, Martial Arts 28.9% ★, Management 12.5%, Strategy 8.3%, Simulation 7.1%
- #2 OPEN GUARD
96% match4 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Goyski
Windows
The first Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gym management simulation. Build an academy, sign fighters, develop them through the belt ranks, and compete from local opens to world championships. Every save tells a different story.
Why similar: Martial Arts 35.3% ★, Sports 32.3%, Simulation 14.9%, Procedural Generation 11%, Strategy 4.1%
- #3 MMA Executive
96% matchMixed55% of 11 reviews2019
Dev: Vectormatrix Limited
Windows
Welcome to MMA Executive, where styles make fights, and where brute force meets technical precision. You will need to build up a powerful gym filled with the best prospects, experienced veterans and inspirational coaches to establish your reputation and succeed within the MMA economy.
Why similar: Martial Arts 33.2% ★, Sports 27.1%, Simulation 11.3%, Management 10.4%, Strategy 9.9%
- #4 World of Mixed Martial Arts 3
95% matchMostly Positive71% of 158 reviews2015
Dev: Grey Dog SoftwarePub: Viva Media
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 26.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Step into the world of MMA in World of Mixed Martial Arts 3. In this simulation title, you control every aspect of the MMA world. Take control of an MMA company and run it the way you want. Decide who to hire, what matches will take place, and who doesn't make the cut!
Why similar: Sports 43.8%, Martial Arts 27.6% ★, Simulation 16.6%, Management 12.1%
- #5 Bodybuilder Simulator
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yadu Games
Windows
Bodybuilder Simulator is a simulation game where you try to build muscle and earn money. You can train using various machines in the gym. Outside the gym, you can explore places like the market, hospital, and casino. You can also open and manage your own gym to multiply your earnings.
Why similar: Sports 26.2%, Martial Arts 23.5% ★, Life Sim 16.8%, Management 13.9%, Simulation 11.7%
- #6 MMA Empire
94% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2026
Dev: Satchmoe Studios
Windows · Mac
Unique MMA Management-Style Game. Compete against rival promotions, expand your roster, and build your Empire!
Why similar: Martial Arts 37.6% ★, Sports 28.5%, Management 16.3%, Simulation 15.5%, Indie 1.1%
- #7 Cage Empire: MMA Manager
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RedBit Labs
Windows
Cage Empire: MMA Manager is a deep MMA promotion sim. Sign and develop fighters, book fight cards, and watch round-by-round bouts unfold with live cornering. Manage contracts, sponsors, and the books as you outgrow rival promotions and build a local show into a global fight empire.
Why similar: Sports 34.5%, Martial Arts 22.1% ★, Simulation 15.8%, Strategy 11.9%, Management 9.7%
- #8 Lane 4: Track and Field Coach Simulator
91% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Urban Legend Games
Windows
Take over a high school track program and build a statewide powerhouse through recruiting, training, and championship strategy.
Why similar: Sports 29.1%, Management 19.8%, Procedural Generation 15%, Simulation 10.8%, Resource Management 10%
- #9 World Boxing Manager
92% 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 43.5%, Management 21.3%, Simulation 17.5%, Strategy 15.8%, Indie 1.9%
- #10 Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2018
91% 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 44%, Simulation 18.3%, Management 17.6%, Strategy 16%, Indie 4.1%
- #11 World Basketball Manager 2
90% 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 47.7%, Management 19.6%, Simulation 17.5%, Strategy 15.2%
- #12 Irish Sport Manager
89% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Loophead Labs
Windows
The first management sim for Gaelic football, hurling, camogie and ladies football. Take a county, name your fifteen from the parishes that produced them, and answer to a board that remembers everything. Four codes on one calendar, and a September that stops the country.
Why similar: Sports 24.7%, Management 19.4%, Procedural Generation 12.3%, Simulation 9.9%, Resource Management 9.5%
- #13 Corner King: Boxing Tycoon
88% matchPositive96% of 27 reviews2026
Dev: Temporal Lure
Windows
Run your own boxing gym in a deep sports management sim. Scout talent, build champions, handle contracts, rivalries, injuries, and title shots — then guide your fighter live from the corner when the bell rings.
Why similar: Martial Arts 33.1% ★, Sports 22.5%, Management 18.9%, Simulation 9.7%, Strategy 7.8%
- #14 Taekwondo Demonstration Team Simulator
89% matchMixed50% of 14 reviews2021
Dev: Studio Odin inc.
Windows
The Taekwondo Demonstration Team Simulator brings you a new experience. You can decorate the demonstration team by configuring the cool Taekwondo movements as a show stage.
Why similar: Martial Arts 44.9% ★, Management 22.8%, Simulation 21.5%, Strategy 6.2%, 3D 3.2%
- #15 Director of Management: Football Club
87% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Rusthorn
Windows
Run football from the dugout, director's office, boardroom, or federation. Choose from four careers in a living football world. The demo is the full current game with no limits during Early Access. Free to play. Pay to keep.
Why similar: Sports 45.7%, Simulation 21.1%, Management 16.2%, Strategy 15.7%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #16 MMA Sim King
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cyan Sun
Windows
Run your own MMA promotion! Sign fighters, book events, build stars, and compete against rival promotions in a deep mixed martial arts simulation world.
Why similar: Martial Arts 46.8% ★, Sports 27.5%, Simulation 15.4%, Resource Management 5.8%, Choices Matter 3.7%
- #17 Australian Football Coach 2020
86% 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 50.6%, Simulation 20%, Strategy 17.1%, Management 7.5%, Indie 4.7%
- #18 Boxing Gym Story
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Create your own gym, train boxers, and aim for the championship!
Why similar: Martial Arts 34.6% ★, Sports 25.6%, Life Sim 16.4%, Simulation 10.5%, Management 8%
- #19 Hockey: Strategy Of Success
84% 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 55.9%, Management 18.8%, Simulation 10.1%, Strategy 8.2%, Indie 5.4%
- #20 Gladiator Manager
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 116 reviews2021
Dev: Eternity Games
Windows
Gladiator Manager is a sports management and tactical battle simulation game.
Why similar: Sports 47.1%, Simulation 20%, Strategy 17.4%, Management 10.9%, Indie 4.7%
- #21 Bar Master
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NoBrain Studio
Windows
Bar Master is a management game where you play as a bar owner and must develop your business. Start by serving beers in a simple bar, hire waiters, unlock new drinks, expand your bar, and buy new bars in the city!
Why similar: Management 24.7%, Life Sim 17.8%, Simulation 17.5%, Strategy 11.5%, Resource Management 8.9%
- #22 Futuball - Future Football Manager Game
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 78 reviews2020
Dev: Trophy Games
Windows
Clone the best football stars and manage your dream team.
Why similar: Sports 53.7%, Simulation 22.7%, Strategy 19.5%, Management 4.1%
- #23 Boxing Tycoon
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BLLN Sports Group
Windows
Become the ultimate boxing promoter. Sign and develop fighters, negotiate contracts, create major fight nights and build a promotion worthy of the Boxing Tycoon name.
Why similar: Sports 32.1%, Martial Arts 20.9% ★, Management 14.8%, Simulation 14.1%, Stylized 4.2%
- #24 Pro Gamer Manager 2
81% matchVery Negative14% of 166 reviews2017
Dev: Millenway
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 54 min≥1hr: 17%
Pro Gamer Manager 2 is an e-sport simulator game. Create, manage and compete with your own team of Pro Gamers. Conquer all obstacles and become the number one team in the world!
Why similar: Sports 42.9%, Simulation 19.7%, Management 17.3%, Strategy 15.6%, Indie 4.5%
- #25 Elite MMA Manager
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Digital Realms Studio
Windows
Can you shape the careers of future MMA Legends? Start with nothing. Build a dynasty. Navigate the politics, egos, and brutal economics of professional MMA. Management game where you sign fighters as clients, and your job is to maximize their success.
Why similar: Sports 33.9%, Martial Arts 27.7% ★, Strategy 10.8%, Simulation 10.1%, Management 8.4%
- #26 Franchise Hockey Manager 6
78% 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 49.2%, Simulation 18.4%, Strategy 16.3%, Management 11.6%, Indie 4.4%
- #27 Ironblood
77% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Jack Wilds
Windows
Rule a dark fantasy MMA promotion. Scout and sign gladiators, negotiate contracts and build Blood Nights across five weight divisions. Rival houses hunt the same talent, champions age and die, and every campaign writes a new history.
Why similar: Martial Arts 21.3% ★, Sports 19.9%, Management 17.7%, Procedural Generation 11.1%, Resource Management 10.1%
- #28 Australian Football Coach
79% match9 user reviews33% of 9 reviews2017
Dev: Statto Software
Windows
Coach your team to the premiership flag! Australian Football Coach is the premier Aussie Rules Football management game. Coach in one of eight different leagues, create your own footy world or even pit the different states against each other in State of Origin mode.
Why similar: Sports 46.7%, Simulation 19.5%, Strategy 17%, Management 12.2%, Indie 4.6%
- #29 Cricket Captain 2015
78% matchMixed65% of 63 reviews2015
Dev: Childish ThingsPub: KISS ltd
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Cricket Captain has long been hailed as the best cricket simulation game ever created and the upcoming launch of Cricket Captain 2015 will take the experience to an all-new level.
Why similar: Sports 61.2%, Simulation 23.4%, Management 15.4%
- #30 Fight Life Legacy
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blade games
Windows
Rise through the MMA ranks in this turn-based fighting RPG. Train key stats, manage your career, and face ruthless rivals as you uncover the dark truth behind your father’s mysterious disappearance and fight to build your own legacy as a champion.
Why similar: Sports 29.4%, Martial Arts 22% ★, Strategy 14.8%, Simulation 13.6%, Management 9.6%
- #31 Game club "Waka-Waka"
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 98 reviews2019
Dev: FastGame
Windows
Game Club "Waka Waka" [/] - computer club simulator!
Why similar: Sports 51.6%, Simulation 23%, Strategy 20%, Indie 5.4%
- #32 Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2017
76% matchMixed41% of 27 reviews2016
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2017 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 53.2%, Simulation 22.2%, Strategy 19.3%, Indie 5.3%
- #33 Very Real Chess
74% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2016
Dev: Zachary Geier
Windows
Play one of the most popular games of all time in Virtual Reality. Sharpen your skills against powerful AI, throw pieces against your opponent, or just teleport around -- all of this and more in Very Real Chess!
Why similar: Sports 53.7%, Simulation 22.4%, Strategy 18.6%, Indie 5.3%
- #34 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2019
74% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2018
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2019 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: Sports 54.9%, Simulation 21.9%, Strategy 18.2%, Indie 5%
- #35 Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 2018
73% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2018
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 2018 puts you in the role of head coach of your favorite college basketball team. Every decision can be made by you from staff hiring, recruiting, scouting and all the way to making each substitution to lead your team to tournament glory and becoming a dynasty.
Why similar: Sports 54.9%, Simulation 21.9%, Strategy 18.2%, Indie 5%
- #36 Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2019
73% matchMostly Negative30% of 10 reviews2018
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2019 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 54.9%, Simulation 21.9%, Strategy 18.2%, Indie 5%
- #37 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2020
73% matchMixed42% of 24 reviews2019
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2020 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 right down to creating and calling your own plays to lead your team to championship glory and becoming a dynasty.
Why similar: Sports 54%, Simulation 21.9%, Strategy 19%, Indie 5.2%
- #38 Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 2017
72% matchMixed50% of 12 reviews2017
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 2017 puts you in the role of head coach of your favorite college basketball team. Every decision can be made by you from staff hiring, recruiting, scouting and all the way to making each substitution to lead your team to tournament glory and becoming a dynasty.
Why similar: Sports 53.9%, Simulation 21.5%, Strategy 19.6%, Indie 5.1%
- #39 Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2020
72% matchMixed54% of 13 reviews2019
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2020 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 54.8%, Simulation 21.5%, Strategy 18.7%, Indie 5.1%
- #40 Digital Diamond Baseball V8
71% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2019
Dev: Curiosity ComputingPub: Cass Consulting Inc
Windows · Mac
Digital Diamond Baseball is a computerized baseball simulator that allows gamers to play individual games, series, or entire seasons, using players from any baseball season in history. Never pay for a new season again!
Why similar: Sports 54.9%, Simulation 21.9%, Strategy 18.1%, Indie 5.2%
- #41 Pro Strategy Football 2020
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 34 reviews2019
Dev: Kerry BattsPub: Pro Strategy Games
Windows · Mac
Why similar: Sports 55.5%, Simulation 21.1%, Strategy 18.4%, Indie 5%
- #42 Esports History: Prologue
69% matchVery Positive89% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Quantum Gear Studios
Windows
Esports History: Prologue is a free RPG simulator about the era of the birth of eSports. Start from scratch and work your way up to an eSports career. Use your resources and time wisely to develop a unique character and win tournaments.
Why similar: Sports 28.3%, Management 19.7%, Life Sim 12.7%, Simulation 11.7%, Resource Management 11.1%
- #43 Franchise Hockey Manager 5
71% matchMixed60% of 154 reviews2018
Dev: Out of the Park Developments
Windows · Mac
Franchise Hockey Manager 5 is the only sports strategy game licensed by the NHL ® , including the real clubs, awards, and trophies associated with the greatest hockey league in the world. FHM 5 allows you to build your hockey franchise into a perennial Stanley Cup winner YOUR way, in the current 2018-19 season or back through the entire...
Why similar: Sports 55.9%, Simulation 21.4%, Strategy 17.8%, Indie 4.9%
- #44 Club Soccer Director PRO 2020
70% matchMostly Negative38% of 26 reviews2019
Dev: Go Play Games Ltd
Windows
Be more than just a football manager in Club Soccer Director PRO 2020. Take on the role of a Director and manage the day-to-day running of an established soccer club or create your very own club. Club Soccer Director PRO 2020 puts you in charge of the whole club, can you handle the pressure?
Why similar: Sports 56.6%, Simulation 21%, Strategy 17.7%, Indie 4.7%
- #45 Franchise Hockey Manager 4
70% matchMixed65% of 146 reviews2017
Dev: Out of the Park Developments
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
The Most Hockey Ever! Franchise Hockey Manager 4 is the deepest, most authentic hockey strategy game available. FHM 4 is officially licensed by the NHL®, includes real 2017-18 rosters, packs even more features than any of its predecessors, and takes the series to a whole new level in terms of realism and gameplay.
Why similar: Sports 57.3%, Simulation 19.8%, Strategy 18.6%, Indie 4.3%
- #46 Media Basket Manager
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FR1D
Windows
Take control of every aspect of your club: transfers, tactics, finances, youth academy, facilities, and sponsors. Experience full seasons with real-time simulated matches, make key decisions, and lead your team to victory in the league and other competitions. Single-player game.
Why similar: Sports 57.3%, Simulation 20.4%, Strategy 18.8%, Indie 1.9%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #47 Franchise Hockey Manager 3
70% matchMixed58% of 98 reviews2016
Dev: Out of the Park Developments
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Franchise Hockey Manager 3 is the deepest, most authentic hockey strategy game you can find! Now officially licensed by the NHL®, so you can take the reins of your favorite franchise, FHM3 includes real 2016-2017 rosters for 22 playable leagues, a new gameplay mode that makes the game much more approachable, and tons of other new...
Why similar: Sports 57.9%, Simulation 19.8%, Strategy 18%, Indie 4.3%
- #48 Executive Hockey
69% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: Rally Call Software
Windows
Rally Call Software presents Executive Hockey, a brand new hockey management sim. Be the GM. Be the coach. Be the champion.
Why similar: Sports 56.2%, Simulation 23.4%, Strategy 20.4%
- #49 Esports Team Manager
67% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: The Brain Trust
Windows
Lead your own professional esports team: sign players, play drafts, secure sponsors, and battle through full seasons in this stat-driven sim.
Why similar: Sports 36%, Simulation 17.7%, Management 16%, Strategy 13.7%, Resource Management 7.1%
- #50 Club Chairman
67% match2 user reviews0% of 2 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 42.1%, Simulation 19.3%, Strategy 14.5%, Management 11.5%, Resource Management 6.2%
- #51 Track Star
66% matchPositive85% of 40 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 45.8%, Simulation 21%, Management 14.3%, Resource Management 7.2%, Character Customization 7%
- #52 Handball Manager - TEAM
68% matchMixed63% of 19 reviews2017
Dev: UniqueGames
Windows
Your know how and feeling decides about win or loss. Send your team out for trainingscamps or increase the bonus and motivate your guys for unbelieveable performances. Maintain and enlarge your hall, negotiate with ad partners and if everything runs smoothly enjoy your fame.
Why similar: Sports 57.9%, Simulation 23%, Strategy 19.1%
- #53 Heya! Sumo Manager
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Houseman Games
Windows
Heya! Sumo Manager allows you to manage a sumo stable and develop the skills of your rikishi on their road to Yokozuna! Climb from Jonokuchi to Sekitori by organizing the diet, training and tactics of your wrestlers and see them compete in 3D matches.
Why similar: Sports 41.1%, Management 23.1%, Simulation 16.3%, Strategy 13.4%, Choices Matter 3%
- #54 Bowl Bound College Football
68% matchMixed57% of 124 reviews2015
Dev: Grey Dog SoftwarePub: Viva Meda
Windows
One of the best college football simulation engines available, Bowl Bound College Football is the simulation game college football fans have been waiting for!
Why similar: Sports 57.3%, Simulation 21.9%, Strategy 20.8%
- #55 Total Esports Action Manager
67% matchMostly Negative38% of 16 reviews2019
Dev: Mighty Games
Windows · Mac
YOU are the manager of a rookie Esports team! Only you can lead them to fame and glory! Recruit star players, balance your budget, train the team to be the best they can be, and become Esports League Champions! Work as a T.E.A.M.!
Why similar: Sports 57.9%, Simulation 22%, Strategy 20.1%