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Games Like Pitchside Empire

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Sports, Football (Soccer), Simulation, Management.

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Start with one five-a-side pitch. Answer the phone, haggle over the price, fill the hours. Reinvest: more pitches, more land, more staff. Grow enough and the neighbourhood league plays its season on your grass.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: 2026-08-30
Developer: Bombastik Studio
Genres: Indie, Simulation, Sports, Strategy, Free To Play
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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    97% 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: Sports 48.3%, Football (Soccer) 37.5%, Simulation 12%, Indie 2.2%

  2. #2 Football Agent
    96% matchMostly Positive75% of 20 reviews2026
    Dev: ATERO GAMES
    Windows

    You're not the manager, you're the agent. Scout hidden gems across 26,000 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) 38.8%, Sports 25.7%, Shop Keeper 25%, Simulation 6.4%, Strategy 2.8%

  3. #3 Lords of Football
    96% matchMixed52% of 353 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 55%, Football (Soccer) 26.9%, Simulation 11.7%, Strategy 4.6%, Indie 1.8%

  4. #4 Foosball Manager
    95% 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: Sports 44.5%, Football (Soccer) 35.4%, Simulation 12.4%, Strategy 4.7%, 3D 2.4%

  5. #5 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
    94% 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 51.5%, Football (Soccer) 32%, Simulation 10.9%, Strategy 5.5%

  6. #6 Super Arcade Soccer
    93% 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 53.1%, Football (Soccer) 31.2%, Simulation 13.1%, Indie 2.6%

  7. #7 Ultimate Club Manager 26
    92% 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: Sports 46.9%, Football (Soccer) 37.7%, Simulation 13.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%, Indie 0.9%

  8. #8 Premier Manager 10
    91% 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 55.1%, Football (Soccer) 31.4%, Simulation 13.6%

  9. #9 New Star™ Manager
    91% matchVery Positive87% of 526 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: Sports 44.1%, Football (Soccer) 40.7%, Simulation 13%, Indie 2.3%

  10. #10 Football Manager 26
    89% matchMostly Negative35% of 35,447 reviews2025
    Dev: Sports InteractivePub: SEGA
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 56.5 hrsMean: 154.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%

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

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 42.3%, Sports 41.5%, Simulation 10.6%, Strategy 4.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%

  11. #11 Retro Football Boss
    88% 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) 48.1%, Sports 33.3%, Simulation 12.7%, Strategy 4.3%, Indie 1.7%

  12. #12 Pro Soccer Manager 27
    87% 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: Sports 45.3%, Football (Soccer) 35.2%, Simulation 13.3%, Strategy 5.6%, Singleplayer 0.7%

  13. #13 Footy Ball Tournament 2018
    86% 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: Sports 44.4%, Football (Soccer) 37.3%, Simulation 10.1%, Strategy 5%, Indie 3.2%

  14. #14 Backstage Football
    86% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Infrangible Devs
    Windows

    Manage transfers, staff, and finances like a real sporting director. Backstage Football takes you behind the scenes of professional football. Football isn’t just a game — it’s an empire to build. Take control of the club and decide everything… except the score.

    Why similar: Sports 39.5%, Shop Keeper 25.9%, Football (Soccer) 19.7%, Simulation 11.3%, 3D 2.4%

  15. #15 The Chairman
    85% 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: Sports 46.9%, Football (Soccer) 35.9%, Simulation 11.1%, Strategy 4.7%, Indie 0.8%

  16. #16 Tacball
    84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Georg Stejskal
    Windows · Linux

    Tacball is a 2D soccer game in which the goal is to decide for each baller move by move in such a way that the opponent is outplayed and a goal is scored. The process is similar to board games such as chess, a checkers or Go, but according to the rules and movement sequences of soccer.

    Why similar: Sports 43.6%, Football (Soccer) 36.7%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Strategy 2%

  17. #17 Balance of Soccer
    84% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2018
    Dev: Stepiral Studio
    Windows

    This is a 3D soccer simulation game. Includes the 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 48, wildcard matches, and a pure penalty shootout mode. You can freely set the team's formation and tactics, and you can also control the players in real time.

    Why similar: Sports 46%, Football (Soccer) 39.4%, Simulation 12%, Indie 2.6%

  18. #18 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) 47.2%, Sports 39.7%, Simulation 8.5%, Strategy 4.7%

  19. #19 Foosball - Street Edition
    82% matchMostly Positive71% of 182 reviews2014
    Dev: Yuisy
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 36 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 39%

    Foosball - Street Edition is a 5 VS 5 arcade football game, that puts you in the control of 9 teams of foosball players, each one with unique skills and abilities. Enjoy playing football with awesome characters in crazy locations!

    Why similar: Sports 62.8%, Football (Soccer) 34.7%, Indie 2.4%

  20. #20 Football Star Life 23/24
    81% 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: Sports 50%, Football (Soccer) 34.6%, Simulation 13.6%, Indie 1%, Singleplayer 0.8%

  21. #21 Eye of the Match: The VAR Game
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Mix and Jam
    Windows · Mac

    Yellow Card? Red Card? That's up to you. As a Virtual Referee it is your responsibility to inspect football replays, identify infringements and punish those who are not following the regulations.

    Why similar: Sports 49.8%, Football (Soccer) 41%, Simulation 4.6%, 3D 3%, Indie 1%

  22. #22 WFO World Football Online
    79% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2022
    Dev: Cagatay GuvenPub: Eren Aydin
    Windows

    WFO World Football Online is an online football management game with a non-scripted match engine on a virtual football world continuously developed by AI.

    Why similar: Sports 48.5%, Football (Soccer) 38.2%, Simulation 10%, Strategy 3.3%

  23. #23 Footy Manager
    78% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Marajo Games
    Windows

    Take charge of a football club and answer for everything: sign players in a market where clubs haggle for days, balance the wage bill against the board's demands, and steer matches live from the touchline. 27 leagues, 690 clubs, one season at a time.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 43.4%, Sports 41.2%, Simulation 10.2%, Strategy 4.5%, Singleplayer 0.7%

  24. #24 Penalty Shooters 2
    77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: NUSPEKO
    Windows

    A fast-paced football penalty shootout game where you pick from 360 teams across 12 leagues, aim with the mouse, and click to dive as the keeper. Outsmart smart AI goalkeepers and climb from group stage to knockout glory.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 53.1%, Sports 45.7%, Singleplayer 1.3%

  25. #25 Football Pitch Simulator
    75% matchVery Positive92% of 195 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: Sports 41.2%, Football (Soccer) 37.5%, Simulation 15.2%, 3D 4.3%, Indie 1%

  26. #26 Club Soccer Director 2022
    77% 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 48.2%, Football (Soccer) 31.2%, Simulation 13.4%, Strategy 5.6%, Indie 0.8%

  27. #27 Non-League Football Manager
    76% 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: Sports 41.5%, Football (Soccer) 40.3%, Simulation 12.6%, Strategy 5.1%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  28. #28 Football Academy Director
    76% 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: Sports 45.2%, Football (Soccer) 38.6%, Simulation 9.7%, Strategy 4.6%, Indie 1.2%

  29. #29 TriFute - Online Button Soccer
    74% match5 user reviews83% of 5 reviews2024
    Dev: Douglas Maieski
    Windows

    TriFute, a unique button soccer game, allows you to play dynamic matches against online opponents or local multiplayer.

    Why similar: Sports 55.5%, Football (Soccer) 44.5%

  30. #30 Super Foosball
    75% matchMostly Positive71% of 21 reviews2020
    Dev: DenyingProduct
    Windows

    Super Foosball is an arcade inspired Foosball game. Play with a friend or against a bot!

    Why similar: Sports 65.6%, Football (Soccer) 17.5%, Simulation 16.9%

  31. #31 Legendary Eleven: Epic Football
    73% matchMostly Positive72% of 131 reviews2019
    Dev: Eclipse GamesPub: Eclipse Gamse
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Legendary Eleven is an ​epic arcade football game inspired by the golden age of football spanning the 70's to the 90's. Choose from 36 teams full of glorious haircuts, moustaches and legends in short shorts. Lead them to glory and win the World Cup!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 58.2%, Sports 39.9%, Indie 1.9%

  32. #32 Soccer Rage
    73% matchVery Positive81% of 647 reviews2015
    Dev: Stamina-Games
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 24%

    Soccer Rage is a sport/action game that features: a hybrid engine of soccer and fighting. This game has a dynamic and fast paced soccer gameplay. There are no red cards, no off-sides, no outside balls, no substitutions, brutal fouls are allowed along with fighting.

    Why similar: Sports 56.1%, Football (Soccer) 41.5%, Indie 2.4%

  33. #33 Underdog Futsal
    72% 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) 46.7%, Sports 38.8%, Simulation 8%, Strategy 4.2%, Indie 1.2%

  34. #34 Soccer Kick-ups
    72% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Super PowerUp Games
    Windows

    Take on the challenge and become the king of kick-ups. Put your skill and precision to the test in Soccer Kick-ups.

    Why similar: Sports 59.4%, Football (Soccer) 25.3%, Simulation 9.3%, 3D 4.3%, Indie 1%

  35. #35 FD 27: Direct Your Football Club
    69% matchMixed58% of 106 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) 48.3%, Sports 33.4%, Simulation 11.3%, Strategy 5.9%, Singleplayer 1.1%

  36. #36 Football Referee Simulator
    69% matchVery Positive90% of 526 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: Sports 48.8%, Football (Soccer) 40.7%, Simulation 9%, Indie 0.8%, Singleplayer 0.7%

  37. #37 UltFoot: Football Manager
    71% 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: Sports 43.3%, Football (Soccer) 38%, Simulation 12.4%, Strategy 5.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%

  38. #38 黑哨 DirtyRef
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: y²game
    Windows

    This is not just a football game! As the referee, we don't need fairness! We only want money! Buy lottery tickets, use dirty off-field tactics and contacts, and use your status as referee to become a billionaire! "It's not personal, it's business."

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 35.4%, Shop Keeper 34.4%, Sports 20.1%, Simulation 4.7%, Strategy 4.1%

  39. #39 Empire Eleven 2026
    69% matchPositive82% of 11 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: Sports 44.9%, Football (Soccer) 36.3%, Simulation 12.7%, Strategy 5.5%, Singleplayer 0.6%

  40. #40 Retro Club Manager
    71% 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) 45.9%, Sports 36.8%, Simulation 10.7%, Strategy 5.1%, Singleplayer 0.8%

  41. #41 Player's Eleven - A Football Manager Game
    70% 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: Sports 49.3%, Football (Soccer) 37.8%, Simulation 10.5%, Strategy 1.8%, Singleplayer 0.6%

  42. #42 BFM 26
    70% 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: Sports 48.8%, Football (Soccer) 32.7%, Simulation 11.6%, Strategy 5.2%, Singleplayer 0.8%

  43. #43 Pocket League Story
    67% matchVery Positive90% of 188 reviews2022
    Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 48.9%, Sports 33.1%, Simulation 8.3%, 2D Platformer 4.1%, Strategy 3.5%

  44. #44 WE ARE FOOTBALL
    67% 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) 50.9%, Sports 36.9%, Simulation 6.4%, Strategy 3.4%, 3D 2%

  45. #45 Soccerboy vs Aliens
    66% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
    Dev: Red Marmoset Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Play as Soccerboy, a plucky little soccer fanatic in this 2D action, puzzle platformer. Honing your ball skills, you must take on an alien invasion to save the galaxy and your soccer idol Bro-naldo, in this fun take on the platforming genre.

    Why similar: Sports 45.5%, Football (Soccer) 36.7%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Indie 0.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  46. #46 Backyard Soccer '98
    66% matchVery Positive96% of 218 reviews2024
    Dev: Mega Cat StudiosPub: Playground Productions
    Windows

    Return to the soccer field with your favorite Backyard athletes! The original Backyard Soccer 1998 is back and now enhanced to run on Steam. Build your roster from among the iconic Backyard Kids. Kick, pass, and score in this classic game that made soccer fun for everyone!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 48.4%, Sports 46.1%, Simulation 5%, Singleplayer 0.5%

  47. #47 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) 46%, Sports 38%, Simulation 10.8%, Strategy 4.1%, Singleplayer 1.1%

  48. #48 LemonFC - Der Fußball-Manager
    68% matchNo user reviews
    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: Sports 46.6%, Football (Soccer) 39.3%, Simulation 13.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%

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