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  1. #1 BFM 26
    97% 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: Football (Soccer) 28.6%, Sports 28.2%, Simulation 13.8%, Management 9.8%, Strategy 7.6%

  2. #2 Football Academy Director
    96% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Merla Interactive
    Windows

    Take charge of a football academy, from U11 prospects to the U19 academy team. Scout and recruit young talent, choose youth camps and training camps, shape squads and tactics, climb the Youth League pyramid, and chase league title and World Youth Cup glory.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 34.6%, Sports 26.8%, Simulation 11.8%, Management 9.3%, Strategy 6.8%

  3. #3 FC Tycoon 2027
    96% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Darkwave Studios
    Windows

    A data-driven football management simulation where you control every aspect of your club’s journey — from tactics, scouting, and player development to finances, facilities, and legacy. Build your philosophy, shape your destiny, and lead your team to greatness.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 31.3%, Sports 24.8%, Simulation 15.4%, Management 10.7%, Text-Based 8.1%

  4. #4 Empire Eleven 2026
    95% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: NextStation Games
    Windows

    Build your football empire. Scout talent, manage finances, develop tactics and lead your club from obscurity to glory in a deep football management simulation.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 31.8%, Sports 26.3%, Simulation 15.2%, Management 8.5%, Strategy 8.1%

  5. #5 Foosball Manager
    94% 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) 35.5%, Sports 29.5%, Simulation 16.9%, Management 9.4%, Strategy 7.9%

  6. #6 Club Chairman
    94% matchNo user 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 27.7%, Football (Soccer) 23.4%, Simulation 16.3%, Text-Based 8.7%, Strategy 8.6%

  7. #7 Football Manager 26
    93% matchMostly Negative35% of 35,190 reviews2025
    Dev: Sports InteractivePub: SEGA
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 57.8 hrsMean: 153.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%

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

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 41.1%, Sports 26.7%, Simulation 14%, Management 9.4%, Strategy 7.9%

  8. #8 Retro Football Boss
    92% 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) 46.6%, Sports 21.3%, Simulation 16.6%, Management 7.7%, Strategy 7%

  9. #9 UltFoot: Football Manager
    91% 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) 34.9%, Sports 26.3%, Simulation 15.5%, Management 9.4%, Strategy 8.2%

  10. #10 Underdog Futsal
    91% 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) 43.3%, Sports 23.8%, Management 13.4%, Simulation 10.1%, Strategy 6.5%

  11. #11 Ultimate Club Manager 26
    89% 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) 38.2%, Sports 31.4%, Simulation 18.7%, Management 10.1%, Singleplayer 1.1%

  12. #12 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) 42.5%, Sports 23.2%, Simulation 13.5%, Management 13.3%, Strategy 6.2%

  13. #13 Player's Eleven - A Football Manager Game
    88% 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) 35.3%, Sports 30.5%, Simulation 13.3%, Management 11.4%, Text-Based 6.1%

  14. #14 The Chairman
    87% 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) 35.5%, Sports 30.6%, Simulation 14.9%, Management 9.5%, Strategy 7.7%

  15. #15 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018
    86% matchMixed67% of 27 reviews2018
    Dev: Forever Young Games
    Windows

    In Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018 there are no restrictions, the whole world becomes playable! The 210 playable nations and the 4000+ playable clubs guarantees truly infinite hours to play.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 46.9%, Sports 20.6%, Management 11.3%, Simulation 7.1%, Strategy 6.4%

  16. #16 Pro Soccer Manager 27
    85% 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) 34.9%, Sports 29.8%, Simulation 17.9%, Strategy 9.2%, Management 7.3%

  17. #17 Kevin Toms Football Star Manager
    84% 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) 42.1%, Sports 25.8%, Simulation 12%, Management 9.7%, Text-Based 4%

  18. #18 New Star™ Manager
    84% matchVery Positive87% of 525 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) 41.3%, Sports 29.6%, Simulation 17.8%, Management 10.1%, Indie 1.2%

  19. #19 Player's Eleven
    83% 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) 47.3%, Sports 21.6%, Management 14.9%, Simulation 14%, Singleplayer 1.4%

  20. #20 Non-League Football Manager
    82% 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) 38.8%, Sports 26.5%, Simulation 16.4%, Strategy 8.2%, Text-Based 5.8%

  21. #21 Football Club Manager 26 LIVE
    81% 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) 46.7%, Sports 26%, Simulation 11.3%, Management 8.3%, Strategy 7.7%

  22. #22 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
    82% 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 35.5%, Football (Soccer) 33.9%, Simulation 15.4%, Strategy 9.8%, Management 5.4%

  23. #23 Fifth Tier
    81% 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) 46%, Sports 20.5%, Management 11.3%, Simulation 10.6%, Strategy 5.9%

  24. #24 99Managers Futsal Edition
    79% 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) 45.9%, Sports 23.8%, Management 12.8%, Simulation 9.1%, Strategy 6.6%

  25. #25 Footy Ball Tournament 2018
    79% 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) 38%, Sports 29.9%, Simulation 13.9%, Strategy 8.5%, Management 7.9%

  26. #26 Retro Manager
    77% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
    Dev: Mark StablesPub: Metaguard Studios LLC
    Windows · Mac

    A fast-paced retro football management game inspired by the 90s. Build your squad, tweak tactics, and watch matches unfold minute-by-minute.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 42.5%, Sports 19.1%, Simulation 14%, Management 10.1%, Old School 4.6%

  27. #27 Premier Manager 10
    78% 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 38.2%, Football (Soccer) 32.9%, Simulation 19.3%, Management 9.6%

  28. #28 WE ARE FOOTBALL 2027
    78% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Winning Streak Games GmbH
    Windows

    WE ARE FOOTBALL 2027 is the ultimate challenge for manager fans and anyone who wants to become one! Accessible, with great depth of play, a focus on tactics and more than 200 simulated countries. Now with a new creative mode that lets you tailor the game perfectly to your preferences!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 41.5%, Sports 21.8%, Simulation 13%, Management 10.7%, Moddable 9.8%

  29. #29 Forever World Cup Simulator
    76% 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) 40%, Sports 22.5%, Simulation 13.1%, Text-Based 12.1%, Management 10.4%

  30. #30 LeManager
    77% 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) 55.8%, Simulation 16%, Management 13.9%, Sports 12.7%, Singleplayer 1%

  31. #31 Sim: World Cup Manager
    75% 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 30.1%, Football (Soccer) 24.8%, Simulation 17.7%, Strategy 9.4%, Text-Based 7.6%

  32. #32 Slammer Soccer: Football Management
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Rich Smalley
    Windows

    Manage a prison football team, trade inmates, develop your squad, survive prison politics, and lead your team from the yard to glory.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 38.2%, Sports 26.3%, Simulation 17.1%, Management 12%, Strategy 3.1%

  33. #33 Boss Of FCs
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Altair Games
    Windows

    Boss Of FCs is a text-based game that includes strategy, simulation and football/soccer. You will start on this path with a certain budget and move towards success and wealth by making the right moves. Make the best deals and the best transfers, buy and sell clubs and move towards the top...

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 39.5%, Sports 20.9%, Management 11.9%, Text-Based 8.8%, Simulation 7.3%

  34. #34 Club Soccer Director 2022
    74% matchMixed66% of 115 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 32.2%, Football (Soccer) 31.6%, Simulation 18.4%, Strategy 9.4%, Management 7%

  35. #35 Lords of Football
    74% matchMixed52% of 353 reviews2013
    Dev: Geniaware SrlPub: Fish Eagle
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.5 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 39.9%, Football (Soccer) 29.5%, Simulation 17.4%, Strategy 8.4%, Management 3.7%

  36. #36 Footballogy
    73% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: BRANEPub: BRANE Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Focused football management: play a full season in one evening. Scout players whose traits reinforce each other, build real chemistry, and outsmart richer clubs with a squad that clicks.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 37.2%, Sports 19.9%, Management 12.7%, Strategy 8.5%, Moddable 7.9%

  37. #37 WE ARE FOOTBALL
    72% 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) 50.4%, Sports 24.1%, Simulation 8.6%, Management 8.3%, Strategy 5.6%

  38. #38 Flipping Football Clubs
    73% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Michael Maiden
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Buy, build, and flip football clubs in a fast-paced roguelite management sim. Sign players, hire staff, survive FFP, unlock Club DNA modifiers, and grow club value across 1-2 hour seasonal runs.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 41.6%, Sports 25.6%, Simulation 12.2%, Management 10.2%, Strategy 7.1%

  39. #39 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2019
    73% matchMostly Negative36% of 14 reviews2019
    Dev: Forever Young Games
    Windows

    In Global Soccer: A Management Game 2019 there are no restrictions, the whole world becomes playable! The 210 playable nations and the 4000+ playable clubs guarantees truly infinite hours to play.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 37.7%, Sports 20.2%, Management 11.8%, Text-Based 9.3%, Simulation 7.9%

  40. #40 Football Owner 2025
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Harmonia Games
    Windows

    Take charge of your football club in Football Owner 2025! Build your dream team, manage finances, make key transfers, and lead your club to glory. Can you handle the pressure and become the ultimate football owner?

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 34%, Sports 30.5%, Simulation 12.7%, Management 10.8%, Strategy 6.3%

  41. #41 Football Life
    71% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Dupee Studio
    Windows

    Beyond tactics and transfers, build and run your club as the manager—facility expansion and upgrades, staff, budgets, board relations, and youth recruitment and academy intake.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 43.9%, Sports 15.6%, Management 12.2%, Simulation 12.2%, Choices Matter 5.9%

  42. #42 New Star™ Soccer 5
    71% 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) 43.1%, Sports 36.8%, Simulation 18.8%, Indie 1.3%

  43. #43 PIX Football Manager
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: PeytonParrishGames
    Windows

    In this retro football management sim, you’ll watch players from over 350 clubs in fully simulated matches, trust your eye to uncover hidden gems, and outbid rival managers to sign them. Shape your tactics and lead your club season after season to build your dynasty.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 41.7%, Sports 24.8%, Simulation 13.5%, Management 9.8%, Strategy 7.2%

  44. #44 FD 27: Direct Your Football Club
    69% matchMixed57% of 90 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) 49.9%, Sports 22.8%, Simulation 15.8%, Strategy 10.1%, Singleplayer 1.4%

  45. #45 Pocket League Story
    70% matchVery Positive90% of 187 reviews2022
    Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 50.2%, Sports 22.4%, Simulation 11.6%, Strategy 6%, Management 5.5%

  46. #46 Offside Deal: Football At Any Cost
    70% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Vibekontroll.Gaming
    Windows

    Give your team its own identity, watch your tactics come alive on matchday and manage the victories, setbacks and ego clashes that follow.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 45.5%, Sports 27.8%, Management 10.1%, Strategy 5.9%, Text-Based 5.5%

  47. #47 Football Academy Manager
    67% matchNo user reviews92% of 266 reviews2026
    Dev: Hubi
    Windows

    Run your own football academy. Scout and discover young talents, evaluate their potential, manage their development through training, and negotiate transfers with clubs to grow your prestige and influence.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 45.3%, Sports 22.9%, Management 15%, Simulation 8%, Text-Based 4.7%

  48. #48 Sports Betting Simulator
    70% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2021
    Dev: Ashina Games
    Windows

    This is a sports betting simulation game. You have to make bets and earn money in order to achieve set goals and advance in your adventure.

    Why similar: Sports 33%, Football (Soccer) 31.9%, Simulation 14.8%, Management 7.2%, Strategy 6.8%

  49. #49 The Referee Committee
    69% 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) 37.9%, Sports 24.4%, Simulation 14.1%, Text-Based 11.1%, Strategy 7.6%

  50. #50 Pro Football Agent
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Harmoni Technology
    Windows · Mac

    Welcome to our thrilling football agent game, where you have the opportunity to build a successful agency and manage the talented players on their journey to stardom. You'll have the power to attract players to your agency, negotiate contracts, and guide them to the top of the football world.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 40.5%, Sports 31.1%, Management 10.7%, Simulation 10.6%, Choices Matter 3.6%

  51. #51 Ultimate Futsal Manager
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: FGregory
    Windows · Mac

    Take full control of a futsal team as head coach. Manage the squad, set tactics, handle transfers, and build your legacy across multiple seasons. Experience realistic match simulation and deep career management in the fast-paced world of futsal.

    Why similar: Sports 35.7%, Football (Soccer) 30.3%, Simulation 18.2%, Management 8.1%, Strategy 3.6%

  52. #52 Premier Manager 03/04
    68% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2020
    Dev: ZOO Digital PublishingPub: Funbox Media Ltd
    Windows

    Indulge in pan-European fantasy football by taking control of any club from the four English divisions, or simultaneously from the top two divisions of the continent’s premier leagues (Spain, Italy, France and Germany).

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 43%, Sports 22.1%, Simulation 10.6%, Management 9.8%, Text-Based 9.1%

  53. #53 Soccer Boss
    66% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2025
    Dev: Alternative Software Ltd
    Windows · Mac

    Be the Boss of your own soccer club, choosing from clubs from the biggest leagues across Europe. Make decisions based on tactics, training, staff recruitment and player selection. Spend your transfer budget wisely during the transfer window whilst keeping the board satisfied with your performance.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 27.6%, Sports 26.1%, Simulation 14.7%, Management 12.3%, Moddable 9.5%

  54. #54 Football Referee Simulator
    65% matchVery Positive90% of 525 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) 43%, Sports 34.2%, Simulation 12.9%, Text-Based 8.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%

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