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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) 28.8%, Sports 27.7%, Simulation 13.8%, Management 10%, Strategy 7.6%

  2. #2 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) 31.5%, Sports 24.4%, Simulation 15.4%, Management 10.8%, Text-Based 8.1%

  3. #3 Empire Eleven 2026
    96% 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) 32.1%, Sports 25.6%, Simulation 15.3%, Management 8.7%, Strategy 8.1%

  4. #4 Foosball Manager
    95% 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) 36.1%, Sports 28.3%, Simulation 17.1%, Management 9.7%, Strategy 8%

  5. #5 Football Manager 26
    94% matchMostly Negative33% of 32,312 reviews2025
    Dev: Sports InteractivePub: SEGA
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 60.7 hrsMean: 128.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%

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

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 41.4%, Sports 26.2%, Simulation 14.1%, Management 9.6%, Strategy 7.9%

  6. #6 Retro Football Boss
    94% 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) 46.8%, Sports 20.9%, Simulation 16.7%, Management 7.8%, Strategy 7%

  7. #7 UltFoot: Football Manager
    93% 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) 35.2%, Sports 25.9%, Simulation 15.5%, Management 9.6%, Strategy 8.2%

  8. #8 Ultimate Club Manager 26
    91% 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) 38.5%, Sports 30.9%, Simulation 18.8%, Management 10.3%, Singleplayer 1.1%

  9. #9 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) 33.9%, Sports 31.2%, Simulation 15.5%, Management 9.1%, Strategy 7.1%

  10. #10 Player's Eleven - A Football Manager Game
    90% 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) 35.5%, Sports 30%, Simulation 13.4%, Management 11.6%, Text-Based 6.1%

  11. #11 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018
    89% matchMixed63% of 24 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) 47.1%, Sports 20.3%, Management 11.5%, Simulation 7.1%, Strategy 6.4%

  12. #12 The Chairman
    89% 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) 35.7%, Sports 30.1%, Simulation 15%, Management 9.6%, Strategy 7.7%

  13. #13 New Star™ Manager
    87% matchVery Positive87% of 516 reviews2018
    Dev: New Star Games Ltd.Pub: Five Aces Publishing Ltd.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 96.4 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) 41.7%, Sports 28.7%, Simulation 18%, Management 10.3%, Indie 1.2%

  14. #14 Kevin Toms Football Star Manager
    86% matchPositive93% of 30 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%, Simulation 12.2%, Management 10%, Text-Based 4.1%

  15. #15 Pro Soccer Manager 27
    86% 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) 34.7%, Sports 29.8%, Simulation 18%, Strategy 9.4%, Management 7.2%

  16. #16 Player's Eleven
    85% 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) 47.5%, Sports 21.2%, Management 15.1%, Simulation 14%, Singleplayer 1.4%

  17. #17 99Managers Futsal Edition
    84% match3 user reviews100% of 3 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) 44.8%, Sports 23.5%, Management 13.7%, Simulation 10.7%, Strategy 6.2%

  18. #18 Non-League Football Manager
    84% 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) 39.1%, Sports 26.1%, Simulation 16.5%, Strategy 8.2%, Text-Based 5.8%

  19. #19 Football Club Manager 26 LIVE
    82% 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) 47%, Sports 25.5%, Simulation 11.4%, Management 8.4%, Strategy 7.7%

  20. #20 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
    83% matchMostly Positive76% of 360 reviews2020
    Dev: Trophy Games ApS
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%

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

    Why similar: Sports 35.4%, Football (Soccer) 33.4%, Simulation 15.7%, Strategy 9.9%, Management 5.6%

  21. #21 Retro Manager
    80% match2 user reviews100% of 2 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) 42.7%, Sports 18.7%, Simulation 14%, Management 10.2%, Old School 4.6%

  22. #22 Footy Ball Tournament 2018
    81% 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) 38.3%, Sports 29.4%, Simulation 14%, Strategy 8.5%, Management 8%

  23. #23 Premier Manager 10
    81% 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 37.7%, Football (Soccer) 33.2%, Simulation 19.4%, Management 9.8%

  24. #24 Forever World Cup Simulator
    79% matchPositive92% of 25 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) 40.2%, Sports 22.1%, Simulation 13.2%, Text-Based 12.1%, Management 10.6%

  25. #25 WE ARE FOOTBALL 2027
    79% 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) 41.8%, Sports 21.4%, Simulation 13%, Management 10.8%, Moddable 9.7%

  26. #26 Boss Of FCs
    78% 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) 39.7%, Sports 20.5%, Management 12.1%, Text-Based 8.8%, Simulation 7.3%

  27. #27 Club Soccer Director 2022
    77% matchMixed67% of 114 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: Football (Soccer) 31.8%, Sports 31.7%, Simulation 18.5%, Strategy 9.4%, Management 7.2%

  28. #28 Lords of Football
    78% 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 39.3%, Football (Soccer) 29.8%, Simulation 17.6%, Strategy 8.5%, Management 3.8%

  29. #29 WE ARE FOOTBALL
    76% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,451 reviews2021
    Dev: Winning Streak GamesPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 33.5 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) 50.4%, Sports 23.9%, Simulation 8.7%, Management 8.3%, Strategy 5.6%

  30. #30 Football Owner 2025
    76% 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) 34.2%, Sports 30%, Simulation 12.7%, Management 11%, Strategy 6.3%

  31. #31 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2019
    77% 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) 37.9%, Sports 19.8%, Management 12%, Text-Based 9.3%, Simulation 7.9%

  32. #32 Pocket League Story
    74% 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) 50.4%, Sports 22%, Simulation 11.6%, Strategy 6%, Management 5.6%

  33. #33 New Star™ Soccer 5
    75% matchMostly Positive70% of 855 reviews2012
    Dev: New Star Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    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) 44.1%, Sports 35.9%, Simulation 18.6%, Indie 1.3%

  34. #34 Football Life
    75% matchNo user reviews2026
    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) 44%, Sports 15.3%, Management 12.4%, Simulation 12.2%, Choices Matter 5.9%

  35. #35 PIX Football Manager
    74% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: PeytonParrishGames
    Windows

    PIX Football Manager is a nostalgic, casual football management simulator focused on scouting. Set your tactics, find hidden gems, and improve your facilities as you build a dynasty. With no visible player stats, you must spot talent yourself. Grab your clipboard, the game starts now.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 42.2%, Sports 23.9%, Simulation 13.6%, Management 10%, Strategy 7.3%

  36. #36 Football Academy Manager
    71% matchNo user reviews92% of 193 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) 45.5%, Sports 22.4%, Management 15.2%, Simulation 8%, Text-Based 4.7%

  37. #37 Sports Betting Simulator
    73% 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 32.5%, Football (Soccer) 32.2%, Simulation 14.9%, Management 7.3%, Strategy 6.8%

  38. #38 Pro Football Agent
    73% 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) 40.7%, Sports 30.5%, Management 10.9%, Simulation 10.7%, Choices Matter 3.6%

  39. #39 Football Director
    73% 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) 50.4%, Sports 22%, Simulation 16%, Strategy 10.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%

  40. #40 Premier Manager 03/04
    72% 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) 43.2%, Sports 21.6%, Simulation 10.6%, Management 9.9%, Text-Based 9.2%

  41. #41 Soccer Boss
    70% 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) 27.8%, Sports 25.7%, Simulation 14.7%, Management 12.6%, Moddable 9.4%

  42. #42 Football Referee Simulator
    69% matchVery Positive91% of 493 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) 43.6%, Sports 33.3%, Simulation 13.1%, Text-Based 8.7%, Singleplayer 0.9%

  43. #43 Premier Manager 04/05
    71% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2020
    Dev: ZOO Digital PublishingPub: Funbox Media Ltd
    Windows

    You’ll experience all the emotions of football management in Premier Manager 2004-2005. Find out if you’ve got what it takes…

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 43.6%, Sports 21.9%, Simulation 10.8%, Management 9.6%, Text-Based 8.7%

  44. #44 Football Club Management 2023
    70% matchMixed51% of 162 reviews2022
    Dev: Go Play Games Ltd
    Windows

    Take control of a Real Football Club or create your own club, in Football Club Manager 2023 a fast-paced Football Club Management Game. Download Football Club Manager 2023 now for FREE & start your Football management journey.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 50.2%, Sports 23.1%, Management 12.2%, Simulation 10.2%, Strategy 3.1%

  45. #45 Balance of Soccer
    70% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2018
    Dev: Stepiral Studio
    Windows

    This is a 3D soccer simulation game. Including complete 2026 FIFA World Cup schedule. You can freely set the team's formation and tactics, and you can also control the players in real time.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 44.3%, Sports 33.5%, Simulation 18.3%, Casual 2.4%, Indie 1.5%

  46. #46 Master Manager
    68% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2024
    Dev: Hasbeen Games
    Windows

    You are the manager of a football club, determine its future by making the best decisions regarding tactics, training, player contracts, sponsorship deals and infrastructure. Watch your players performing on our amazing 2d match engine.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 35%, Sports 28.1%, Simulation 16.9%, Management 7.7%, Strategy 6.5%

  47. #47 Regista: Reign Your Football Club
    66% matchMostly Positive73% of 83 reviews2025
    Dev: dicehit
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Reign Your Football Club! Be the owner of your football club, make strategic choices, and climb through the amateur league to the first while making hard decisions to set everything in line for your club.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 44.3%, Sports 19.5%, Management 12.6%, Simulation 10.8%, Choices Matter 6.2%

  48. #48 Football Pitch Simulator
    66% matchVery Positive92% of 182 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) 42.2%, Sports 29.9%, Simulation 23.1%, Casual 3.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%

  49. #49 Super Arcade Soccer
    68% 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 40.6%, Football (Soccer) 36.9%, Simulation 20.9%, Indie 1.6%

  50. #50 Football Star Life 23/24
    67% 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: Football (Soccer) 38.7%, Sports 36.1%, Simulation 20.5%, Casual 3%, Singleplayer 1.1%

  51. #51 Football Career Mode 26
    65% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2025
    Dev: 44games
    Windows

    Football Career Mode 26 is a straightforward football manager game. Choose a club, choose a sponsor and start your football manager career! Lead your club to the top through transfers, scouting, infrastructure updates and much more and win as many titles as possible!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 40%, Sports 30.2%, Simulation 15.4%, Management 6.4%, Strategy 6.4%

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