- #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) 28.1% ★, Sports 26.5%, Management 10.1%, Grand Strategy 9.7%, Immersive Sim 7.1%
- #2 Redraft FC
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Seahawk Studios
Windows
A football management game about hindsight. Inherit a real club exactly as it was, tear the squad up, and sign the players you now know were going to be great - at what they cost then. Play it forward season by season. Seven ways to play, from managing a club to being a pundit.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 33.6% ★, Sports 19%, Grand Strategy 13.4%, Management 9.5%, Immersive Sim 6.8%
- #3 Football Academy Director
96% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Merla Interactive
Windows
Build and lead a football academy from U11 to U19. Scout and recruit young talent, develop your squads, set tactics, compete for promotion and trophies, improve your academy, and follow your graduates throughout their senior careers.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 34.4% ★, Sports 25.4%, Management 9.7%, Economy 8.5%, Text-Based 7.4%
- #4 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2019
95% 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) 33.5% ★, Sports 17.1%, Economy 15.8%, Management 11%, Text-Based 9.8%
- #5 Fifth Tier
94% 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) 42.7% ★, Sports 18.2%, Economy 14.1%, Management 11%, Text-Based 4.6%
- #6 Calcio Totale
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Eleòra
Windows · Linux
A football management game with an old-school spirit but a fresh perspective: choose from 100 Italian clubs and build your career as a chief executive. Oversee finances, transfers, staff, facilities and marketing; delegate the sporting side or take Full Control.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 38.3% ★, Sports 19.7%, Management 11.1%, Economy 8.4%, Strategy 5.2%
- #7 Football Agent
93% matchVery Positive82% of 114 reviews2026
Dev: ATERO GAMES
Windows
You're not the manager, you're the agent. Scout hidden gems across 47,500 players, win them over face to face, build their careers, and sell them for millions. A deep football agency career sim where every contract has your name on it.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 39.5% ★, Sports 16.8%, Immersive Sim 12.9%, Economy 11.5%, Management 8.4%
- #8 Empire Eleven 2026
92% matchMostly Positive77% of 31 reviews2026
Dev: NextStation Games
Windows · Mac
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) 32.4% ★, Sports 25.4%, Immersive Sim 9.5%, Management 9.1%, Strategy 6.6%
- #9 Football Ambition 27
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mega Games
Windows
5,998 clubs. 473 competitions across 221 nations. Step in as an owner or manager, take your club from the bottom to the top, and build your own footballing empire in a massive living database.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 27.9% ★, Sports 23.6%, Immersive Sim 16%, Economy 13.8%, Management 7%
- #10 Club Chairman
91% match3 user reviews0% of 3 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 26.6%, Football (Soccer) 23.5% ★, Economy 11.5%, Text-Based 10.4%, Strategy 7%
- #11 Football Academy Manager
90% matchNo user reviews92% of 296 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) 39.6% ★, Sports 19.1%, Economy 17%, Management 13.6%, Text-Based 4.9%
- #12 LemonFC - Der Fußball-Manager
89% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Lemoncookie Studios
Windows
A football manager like they used to make: negotiate with clubs, players and sponsors, keep your dressing room, your board and your private life from falling apart — and follow every match in a live ticker with drama and a wink. Deep simulation with humour and heart. German language only.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 35.6% ★, Sports 26.7%, Economy 10.8%, Management 9.9%, Text-Based 6.6%
- #13 Offside Deal: Football At Any Cost
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vibekontroll Gaming
Windows
The match is only half the job. Build a squad that fits the way you want to play, keep the dressing room together and make the right calls when matchday arrives. Egos, rivalries and loyalties can make or break your season.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 38.6% ★, Sports 15.9%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Management 11%, Text-Based 7.8%
- #14 Flipping Football Clubs
88% 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) 38.4% ★, Sports 22.5%, Economy 10.9%, Management 9.8%, Immersive Sim 6.3%
- #15 Marvelous Soccer Management
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: JV Interactive
Windows
Climb from the lower divisions to glory. Marvelous Soccer Simulation is a single-player football management sim — fast seasons, leagues and cups, tactics, transfers, and match nights built for drama. Early Access.
Why similar: Sports 27.6%, Football (Soccer) 24.4% ★, Text-Based 13.6%, Economy 12.1%, Simulation 6.9%
- #16 Non-League Manager
85% matchPositive91% of 46 reviews2026
Dev: Black Cannon Studios
Windows · Mac
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) 38.7% ★, Sports 25.2%, Immersive Sim 11.9%, Text-Based 6.8%, Strategy 6.6%
- #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) 42.3% ★, Sports 24.8%, Management 10.2%, Economy 8%, Text-Based 4.8%
- #18 GOAL! The Club Manager
86% matchMostly Negative31% of 523 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) 33.1% ★, Grand Strategy 17.1%, Sports 16.5%, Economy 13.2%, Management 9.6%
- #19 Total Futsal Manager
84% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: IAA Games
Windows
Take control of a futsal club and build your career season after season. Manage your squad, transfers, contracts, training, tactics, finances, and dressing room as you compete to take your team all the way to the top.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 41.5% ★, Sports 23.3%, Management 11%, Economy 9%, Simulation 4.5%
- #20 Matchday Manager
83% 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) 38.8% ★, Sports 20.5%, Management 10.8%, Text-Based 8.6%, Simulation 6.6%
- #21 PIX Football Manager
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PeytonParrishGames
Windows
Build your club by scouting talent from 350+ clubs, trust your eye to find the right players, and outbid rival managers in live auctions. Build squad chemistry, shape your tactics, and watch it all play out in fully simulated matches.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 38.7% ★, Sports 22.1%, Economy 11.1%, Management 9.5%, Strategy 5.4%
- #22 Retro Club Manager
82% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: TECH NIN9
Windows
Manage your club through fast-paced football seasons in a retro-inspired management simulation. Build your squad, scout the transfer market, manage finances, shape your tactics and experience procedurally generated stories in every career.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 44.4% ★, Sports 22.4%, Management 11.7%, Economy 8.6%, Strategy 6.6%
- #23 Simple Football League Manager
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ChaoStar
Windows · Mac · Linux
A football management game for people who love football but don't want to spend hours on every detail. Choose from 5,909 clubs, build your team, play in leagues and cups, and get insights from your assistant Rob. Includes 2 difficulty modes, local multiplayer and a customizable database.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 45.1% ★, Sports 18.7%, Management 14.9%, Text-Based 7.2%, Strategy 4.9%
- #24 Football Owner 2025
81% 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) 32.8% ★, Sports 28.1%, Economy 11.3%, Management 10.8%, Text-Based 5.7%
- #25 Sim: World Cup Manager
79% 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 28.5%, Football (Soccer) 24.5% ★, Immersive Sim 13%, Text-Based 8.9%, Strategy 7.5%
- #26 International Football Manager 27
80% 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 31.4%, Football (Soccer) 25% ★, Grand Strategy 22.9%, Strategy 7.9%, Management 6.9%
- #27 The Chairman
79% 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) 36.8% ★, Sports 30.4%, Management 10.2%, Economy 9.3%, Strategy 6.5%
- #28 Forever World Cup Simulator
78% matchPositive94% of 33 reviews2024
Dev: Simcups
Windows · Mac · Linux
Are you ready for the World Cup 2030? Lead hundreds of club and 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) 40.2% ★, Sports 21.6%, Text-Based 14.4%, Management 10.9%, Immersive Sim 7.6%
- #29 President FC: Football Club Owner
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Komochigame
Windows · Mac
Build your own football club from the lower leagues up. Scout signings, develop young talent and shape the club's future. Let your manager handle matchday, or step in yourself. Take your time with the details, or move quickly through the season.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 40.4% ★, Sports 15.6%, Economy 13.5%, Management 11.4%, Resource Management 5.7%
- #30 FC Tycoon 2027
77% 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) 34.7% ★, Sports 26.3%, Management 12.3%, Text-Based 10.6%, Simulation 6.2%
- #31 Total Club Manager
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Floresta Studios
Windows · Mac
A love letter to the football management games that stole your nights. Sign players, build tactics, run the youth academy and the finances, and live every match minute by minute. Take a club from nothing to the top of Europe.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 31.3% ★, Sports 20.7%, Economy 14.7%, Management 9.1%, Grand Strategy 8.2%
- #32 WE ARE FOOTBALL 2027
75% matchVery Positive82% of 180 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) 42.9% ★, Sports 21.5%, Economy 14.9%, Management 11.5%, Simulation 4.8%
- #33 Soccer Manager 2027
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,129 reviews2024
Dev: Invincibles Studio Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Manage elite football clubs and lead your dream team as a football manager!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 41.6% ★, Sports 16.6%, Immersive Sim 12.2%, Management 11.3%, Text-Based 8.1%
- #34 Club Soccer Director 2022
76% matchMixed66% of 116 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 31.1%, Football (Soccer) 30.9% ★, Immersive Sim 14.8%, Strategy 7.7%, Management 7.4%
- #35 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018
76% 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) 49.9% ★, Sports 21%, Management 12.6%, Text-Based 6.7%, Strategy 5.5%
- #36 Foosball Manager
73% 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) 40% ★, Sports 31.7%, Management 11.1%, Strategy 7.2%, Simulation 6.9%
- #37 Club Manager 2016
75% matchMixed54% of 102 reviews2015
Dev: BigBlaze GamesPub: 2tainment GmbH
Windows
In Club Manager, you will take on the role of an up-and-coming football manager. Start with a team in the 8th league or take over an existing team from the higher leagues and lead your team towards victory. Club Manager returns to the virtues of classic soccer managers with a focus on the essentials.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 32.9% ★, Grand Strategy 19.3%, Sports 16.5%, Economy 9.9%, Management 9.6%
- #38 Agent Pro
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LKD studioPub: LKD Studio
Windows
Agent Pro is a first-person action game where you play as an elite agent. Complete dangerous missions, fight enemies, and use strategy, skill, and precision to overcome every challenge and become the ultimate professional operative.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 37.3% ★, Sports 30.1%, Immersive Sim 16.2%, Text-Based 8.5%, Simulation 6.7%
- #39 Underdog Futsal
73% 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) 47.8% ★, Sports 25.1%, Management 15.4%, Strategy 5.8%, Simulation 4%
- #40 Football Manager 26
71% matchMostly Negative36% of 36,287 reviews2025
Dev: Sports InteractivePub: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 59.1 hrsMean: 163.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Step into the dugout and experience the future of football management.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 46.4% ★, Sports 28.8%, Management 11.1%, Strategy 7.2%, Simulation 5.7%
- #41 Boss Of FCs
72% 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) 41% ★, Sports 20.7%, Management 12.9%, Text-Based 10.8%, Choices Matter 5.7%
- #42 Miranza Futebol Clube
71% matchNo user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Porto Inc.
Windows
Parabéns, você é o novo presidente de um clube de futebol — agora o problema é seu 🎉 Em Miranza FC, um simulador de gestão e estratégia, você não escala o time: negocia contratos, administra o caixa, responde à diretoria e enfrenta uma eleição que pode te tirar do cargo se os resultados não vierem.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 37% ★, Sports 20.3%, Management 12%, Economy 10.1%, Text-Based 9.1%
- #43 FC Mafioso: Football Dynasty Manager
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Uncultured Games
Windows
A text-based football management game with procedural storytelling, derby drama, and underworld influence. Build your club, shape your manager, and decide how far you’re willing to go to win.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 37.4% ★, Text-Based 12%, Sports 12%, Economy 10.9%, Management 10.6%
- #44 Player's Eleven - A Football Manager Game
71% 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) 38.7% ★, Sports 32%, Management 13.1%, Text-Based 7.9%, Simulation 5.3%
- #45 Calcio 98
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vertigo srl
Windows
Calcio 98 is a single-player football management game set in the 1998/99 season and created by longtime fans of the classics like Premier Manager 98 or PC Fútbol 7. Lead your club across 18 leagues and 14 cups through tactics, transfers, squad development and finances.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 45.5% ★, Sports 23.8%, Management 12.1%, Text-Based 6.5%, Strategy 6.2%
- #46 UltFoot: Football Manager
70% 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) 39.5% ★, Sports 28.5%, Management 11.1%, Strategy 7.5%, Simulation 6.3%
- #47 Potrero - Football life sim
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Realoid Games
Windows
You are a footballer, straight from the youth ranks until your last season. One decision at a time: when to shoot, when to pass, what to say to the press. A whole career decided by what you choose, and a little by your luck.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 48.1% ★, Sports 27.3%, Text-Based 14%, Choices Matter 6.4%, Simulation 3%
- #48 Retro Soccer Manager Sim 89
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: NEXUS ODYSSEY HOLDINGS LLC
Windows
Retro Soccer Manager Sim 89 is a tribute to the golden age of management sims, a love letter to text-based immersion. Every week presents a new set of challenges and a deeply satisfying gameplay loop where your decisions truly matter.
Why similar: Sports 28.1%, Football (Soccer) 18.7% ★, Immersive Sim 13.6%, Economy 9.9%, Text-Based 8.9%
- #49 Eleven Legends
68% 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) 47.5% ★, Sports 24.8%, Management 15.6%, Strategy 5.6%, Simulation 5.5%
- #50 99Managers Futsal Edition
67% 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) 49.7% ★, Sports 24.6%, Management 14.4%, Strategy 5.8%, Simulation 3.6%
- #51 Football Club Manager 26 LIVE
67% 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) 51.6% ★, Sports 27.4%, Management 9.5%, Strategy 6.9%, Simulation 4.5%
- #52 Mini Soccer Manager
66% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Pedro Verpha
Windows
Take charge of the league’s weakest club and lead it to glory. Build your squad, develop players, set formations, adjust tactics, and fight your way from last place to champions.
Why similar: Sports 33.8%, Football (Soccer) 30.9% ★, Economy 17.7%, Management 8.6%, Simulation 7.2%
- #53 Player's Eleven
69% 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) 52.1% ★, Sports 22.8%, Management 17.2%, Simulation 5.6%, Indie 1.2%
- #54 Renz Soccer Sim
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Logan Renz
Windows · Mac
Build your squad, develop players, manage your club, and watch every match unfold in this 2D soccer management simulator. Chase trophies and build a dynasty.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 29.8% ★, Sports 26.7%, Economy 14.6%, Management 8.3%, Simulation 7.7%
- #55 Retro Football Boss
69% 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) 53% ★, Sports 23.2%, Management 9.1%, Simulation 6.9%, Strategy 6.4%