- #1 Empire Eleven 2026
97% 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) 33.7% ★, Sports 27.2%, Simulation 10.7%, Management 8.6%, Strategy 7.5%
- #2 BFM 26
96% 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) 31.1% ★, Sports 30.4%, Management 10.2%, Simulation 10%, Strategy 7.2%
- #3 The Chairman
95% 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) 36.4% ★, Sports 31.1%, Simulation 10.2%, Management 9.3%, Strategy 6.9%
- #4 Matchday Manager
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lucky Conker Games
Windows
Pure football management stripped to its essence. Build your squad, develop talent, and dominate the league. No press conferences, no social media just tactical decisions that matter. Inspired by the golden age of text-based management sims.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 39.1% ★, Sports 21.4%, Simulation 12.3%, Management 10%, Strategy 5.7%
- #5 Kevin Toms Football Star Manager
94% matchPositive91% of 35 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) 43.1% ★, Sports 26.2%, Management 9.5%, Simulation 8.2%, Economy 4.6%
- #6 Foosball Manager
93% 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) 38.2% ★, Sports 31.4%, Simulation 12%, Management 9.7%, Strategy 7.3%
- #7 Football Manager 26
92% matchMostly Negative34% of 33,498 reviews2025
Dev: Sports InteractivePub: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 60.7 hrsMean: 139.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Step into the dugout and experience the future of football management.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 44.1% ★, Sports 28.3%, Simulation 10%, Management 9.7%, Strategy 7.4%
- #8 Flipping Football Clubs
91% 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) 40.5% ★, Sports 24.7%, Management 9.5%, Simulation 7.9%, Economy 6.5%
- #9 Retro Football Boss
91% 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) 50% ★, Sports 22.7%, Simulation 11.8%, Management 7.9%, Strategy 6.5%
- #10 FC Tycoon 2027
90% 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) 34.9% ★, Sports 27.4%, Management 11.4%, Simulation 11.4%, Strategy 6.3%
- #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) 41.3% ★, Sports 33.6%, Simulation 13.4%, Management 10.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #12 New Star™ Manager
88% matchVery Positive87% of 520 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) 44.1% ★, Sports 31.3%, Simulation 12.7%, Management 10.4%, Indie 1.5%
- #13 Player's Eleven
87% 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) 50.3% ★, Sports 22.8%, Management 15.2%, Simulation 9.9%, Indie 1%
- #14 Non-League Football Manager
86% 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) 41.5% ★, Sports 28%, Simulation 11.7%, Strategy 7.6%, Immersive Sim 5.3%
- #15 Football Club Manager 26 LIVE
86% 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) 49.4% ★, Sports 27.2%, Management 8.4%, Simulation 8%, Strategy 7.1%
- #16 Football Academy Manager
84% matchNo user reviews92% of 216 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) 43.5% ★, Sports 21.7%, Management 13.8%, Economy 10.6%, Simulation 5.1%
- #17 Underdog Futsal
85% 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) 36.7% ★, Sports 34.3%, Simulation 11.2%, Management 9.3%, Strategy 6.7%
- #18 Club Soccer Director 2022
84% 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: Sports 32.7%, Football (Soccer) 32.3% ★, Simulation 12.5%, Strategy 8.4%, Management 6.9%
- #19 PIX Football Manager
83% 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) 40.8% ★, Sports 24.1%, Management 9.2%, Simulation 8.8%, Economy 6.6%
- #20 99Managers Futsal Edition
82% 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) 48.4% ★, Sports 24.9%, Management 12.9%, Simulation 6.4%, Strategy 6%
- #21 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2019
82% 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) 38.6% ★, Sports 20.4%, Management 11.6%, Economy 10.3%, Simulation 5.4%
- #22 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 361 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 37.9%, Football (Soccer) 36.4% ★, Simulation 11%, Strategy 9.1%, Management 5.6%
- #23 Pro Soccer Manager 27
80% 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) 38.1% ★, Sports 32.1%, Simulation 13%, Strategy 8.8%, Management 7.6%
- #24 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018
81% matchMixed64% of 25 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) 51% ★, Sports 22.2%, Management 11.8%, Strategy 6.1%, Simulation 5.1%
- #25 UltFoot: Football Manager
79% 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) 38.8% ★, Sports 29%, Simulation 11.4%, Management 10%, Strategy 7.9%
- #26 Football Owner 2025
79% 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) 34.6% ★, Sports 30.8%, Management 10.5%, Simulation 8.6%, Economy 6.7%
- #27 Player's Eleven - A Football Manager Game
78% 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) 38.9% ★, Sports 33.3%, Management 12.1%, Simulation 9.8%, Text-Based 2.9%
- #28 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) 40.5% ★, Sports 31.5%, Simulation 9.9%, Management 8.1%, Strategy 7.9%
- #29 Offside Deal: Football At Any Cost
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vibekontroll.Gaming
Windows
A football management game about building a squad, shaping tactics and surviving dramatic dressing room events where chemistry, results and narrative events decide your fate.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 45.7% ★, Sports 27.6%, Management 9.7%, Immersive Sim 5.3%, Strategy 5.1%
- #30 WE ARE FOOTBALL 2027
76% 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) 44.5% ★, Sports 23.1%, Management 10.9%, Simulation 9.2%, Economy 8.8%
- #31 WE ARE FOOTBALL
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,454 reviews2021
Dev: Winning Streak GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 32.7 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) 52.5% ★, Sports 25.2%, Management 8.1%, Simulation 6%, Strategy 5.1%
- #32 International Football Manager 27
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: UPLAY Online
Windows · Mac
Football doesn't follow a script… and neither does International Football Manager 27. Make decisions, face the consequences, and experience a more exciting, authentic, and unpredictable simulation as you lead your soccer team to the top.
Why similar: Sports 35.2%, Football (Soccer) 27.4% ★, Simulation 10.9%, Grand Strategy 10% ★, Strategy 9.2%
- #33 Premier Manager 10
76% 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 40.8%, Football (Soccer) 35.5% ★, Simulation 13.8%, Management 9.9%
- #34 Pocket League Story
74% matchVery Positive90% of 182 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Train your team to battle to the top in this sensational soccer team simulation!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 50.9% ★, Sports 22.5%, Simulation 7.8%, Management 5.4%, Strategy 5.3%
- #35 Football Club Management 2023
73% 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) 50.7% ★, Sports 23.6%, Management 11.7%, Simulation 6.9%, Immersive Sim 3.4%
- #36 Forever World Cup Simulator
72% matchPositive92% of 25 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) 44.6% ★, Sports 24.8%, Management 11.1%, Simulation 9.7%, Text-Based 5.8%
- #37 Lords of Football
74% 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 42.6%, Football (Soccer) 31.8% ★, Simulation 12.5%, Strategy 7.9%, Management 3.9%
- #38 Pro Football Agent
71% 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) 42.3% ★, Sports 32.1%, Management 10.7%, Simulation 7.4%, Resource Management 4.5%
- #39 New Star™ Soccer 5
72% matchMostly Positive70% of 862 reviews2012
Dev: New Star Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 13.3 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) 46.1% ★, Sports 38.9%, Simulation 13.3%, Indie 1.7%
- #40 Retro Manager
70% match4 user reviews100% of 4 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) 49.2% ★, Sports 21.9%, Management 11.2%, Simulation 10.8%, Strategy 2.7%
- #41 Boss Of FCs
71% 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) 44.1% ★, Sports 23.1%, Management 12.7%, Strategy 5.6%, Simulation 5.4%
- #42 GOAL! The Club Manager
71% matchMostly Negative32% of 516 reviews2022
Dev: 2tainment
Windows
You are more than a coach. You are the undisputed club boss. Are you ready to dominate the league with your team in this re-imagining of the classic sports management franchise? Could you be the next manager sensation? Prove it!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 38.7% ★, Sports 20%, Management 10.4%, Economy 8.8%, Grand Strategy 7.9% ★
- #43 Eleven Legends
69% 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) 51.1% ★, Sports 32.1%, Strategy 8.7%, Simulation 8.1%
- #44 Premier Manager 09
69% matchMixed45% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: ZOO Digital PublishingPub: Funbox Media Ltd
Windows
Highlighting playability and ease of use, Premier Manager® 09 is the ideal game for younger gamers or players looking for a casual introduction to the high pressure, high stakes world of football management. PLEASE NOTE: You will start from the 2008/09 season.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 46.2% ★, Sports 23.6%, Management 12%, Resource Management 9.9%, Simulation 7.6%
- #45 FD 27: Direct Your Football Club
68% 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) 54.2% ★, Sports 24%, Simulation 11.4%, Strategy 9.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #46 Retro Football
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Laevum Games
Windows
Retro Fútbol is a football management game inspired by the classics of the 1990s. Manage your squad, transfers, tactics, stadium, and finances, and lead your club to the top season after season.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 47.8% ★, Sports 21.5%, Management 9.9%, Simulation 9.3%, Economy 6.2%
- #47 Football Life
68% 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) 49.2% ★, Sports 17.3%, Management 13.2%, Simulation 9.1%, Resource Management 5.6%
- #48 Soccer Manager 2026
66% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,611 reviews2024
Dev: Invincibles Studio Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Manage elite football clubs and lead your dream team as a football manager!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 47.7% ★, Sports 19.6%, Management 11.7%, Simulation 7.4%, Immersive Sim 6%
- #49 Foot Simulator
66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 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) 52.3% ★, Sports 30.6%, Simulation 7.6%, Immersive Sim 7.6%, 3D 1%
- #50 Football Club Builder
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TheLaughingThird
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build, manage, and grow your own football club from Division 4 to European glory. Expand your stadium and facilities in 3D, compete in league and cup competitions, and create a football dynasty by making the right decisions in this fast-paced football manager game.
Why similar: Sports 42.3%, Football (Soccer) 29.7% ★, Simulation 10.1%, Management 8.3%, Strategy 8.1%
- #51 Super Arcade Soccer
67% 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 43.8%, Football (Soccer) 39.3% ★, Simulation 14.8%, Indie 2.1%