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

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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: Very Positive — 88% — of 74 reviews
Released: 2026-09-05
Developer: Bombastik Studio
Genres: Indie, Simulation, Sports, Strategy, Free To Play
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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    Dev: Incipient DayPub: PlayWay S.A.
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    Step into the gloves of a rising goalkeeper, starting your journey at local clubs and working your way to the world’s biggest football stages.

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    Windows

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    Dev: Syra Games
    Windows

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    Windows

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    89% 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.

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    89% matchVery Positive90% of 529 reviews2024
    Dev: Vladimir Pliashkun
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%

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    90% matchMixed51% of 165 reviews2022
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    Windows

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  12. #12 Lazy Kickers
    87% matchVery Positive89% of 94 reviews2026
    Dev: Sos Sosowski
    Windows

    Lazy Kickers is an incremental soccer manager! Manage your team, grow balls from plants and shoot goals for coins! Start small and climb the leaderboards, unlocking new upgrades! Score millions and plunge the playing field into total chaos.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 59.2% ★, Sports 36%, Strategy 2.1%, Indie 1.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%

  13. #13 Regista: Reign Your Football Club
    86% matchMostly Positive74% of 85 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.

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    86% matchMostly Positive70% of 882 reviews2012
    Dev: New Star Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%

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    82% matchVery Positive96% of 114 reviews2026
    Dev: Business Tycoon
    Windows

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    Why similar: Shop Keeper 49.9% ★, Sports 39.1%, Simulation 10.2%, Singleplayer 0.8%

  16. #16 Grocery Store Tycoon - First Store
    82% matchVery Positive82% of 124 reviews2025
    Dev: Spyder Lab Gaming
    Windows

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    Dev: Bitbeast Games
    Windows

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    78% matchMixed68% of 1,618 reviews2025
    Dev: Ludu Arts
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%

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    Windows
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    Dev: DeadDevsTellNoLies
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%

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    Windows

    Take on the role of a one-man renovation team tasked with restoring various sports facilities to their former glory. Many of them have been destroyed as a result of time or lack of care. Don't let them go into complete oblivion - roll up your sleeves and breathe new life into them!

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    Windows

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    77% matchVery Positive88% of 56 reviews2024
    Dev: Quantum Gear Studios
    Windows

    Esports History: Prologue is a free RPG simulator about the era of the birth of eSports. Start from scratch and work your way up to an eSports career. Use your resources and time wisely to develop a unique character and win tournaments.

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    Windows

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    Dev: Red Shore Games
    Windows

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    Dev: Han GAMES
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%

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  28. #28 New Star™ Manager
    75% matchVery Positive87% of 527 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.

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    Dev: Neurona GamesPub: indie.io
    Windows
    Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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  30. #30 Gym Manager
    73% matchVery Positive80% of 346 reviews2024
    Dev: Han GAMESPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%

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    Dev: Quantum Gear Studios
    Windows

    Esports History is an RPG sim where you start as a regular guy, and work your way up to the very top of esports. Defeat bosses in tournaments, make a name for yourself within the esports community, and become a real pro!

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    73% matchMostly Positive76% of 363 reviews2020
    Dev: Trophy Games ApS
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%

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    Dev: OverPowered TeamPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
    Windows

    Open packs, search for rare cards, and build the best sports card shop. Hunt for holos, autos, and numbered variants to satisfy your collection obsession. Design custom cards and enjoy the thrill of pulling those creations from a fresh pack!

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    69% matchVery Positive87% of 199 reviews2025
    Dev: Business Tycoon
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%

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    69% matchVery Positive94% of 145 reviews2025
    Dev: Max BarryPub: NationStates Pty Ltd
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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  36. #36 Shopping Empire Tycoon
    71% matchVery Positive96% of 72 reviews2021
    Dev: Musa GUNGOR
    Windows

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  37. #37 Football, Tactics & Glory
    69% matchVery Positive87% of 4,384 reviews2018
    Dev: Creoteam
    Windows
    Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 45.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 51.1% ★, Sports 34%, Simulation 9.2%, Strategy 4.4%, Singleplayer 1.3%

  38. #38 Sports: Renovations
    70% matchMixed63% of 70 reviews2025
    Dev: Goat GamezPub: Dear Villagers
    Windows

    Give sports facilities a second life in this relaxing story-driven simulator! Restore the glory of old gyms, courts and pitches, and add a sprinkle of your own style.

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  39. #39 Road to your City
    71% matchMixed63% of 76 reviews2019
    Dev: Yheeky Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Road to your City is a city building and management game with a heavy emphasis on football. Slipping into the role of mayor, you are tasked with establishing a successful football club and developing it from grassroots to world class powerhouse.

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    70% 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!

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  41. #41 Club Soccer Director 2021
    70% matchMixed61% of 155 reviews2020
    Dev: Go Play Games Ltd
    Windows

    Take control of a Real Football Club or create your very own club in Club Soccer Director 2021 a new super realistic football club management game.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 51.9% ★, Sports 45%, 3D 2.1%, Singleplayer 1%

  42. #42 Megastore Simulator: Prologue
    65% matchVery Positive91% of 169 reviews2026
    Dev: Yolo Games Studio
    Windows

    Expand from a small shop to a two-floor giant with Bakery, Clothing, Electronics, and more. Bake your own dough, hire staff, serve customers, and use forklifts and pallet jacks to keep the store running smoothly.

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  43. #43 Grocery Store Tycoon
    66% matchVery Positive83% of 126 reviews2025
    Dev: Spyder Lab Gaming
    Windows

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    67% matchMixed69% of 376 reviews2024
    Dev: Nesalis GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Take on the role of a one-man renovation team tasked with restoring various sports facilities to their former glory. Many of them have been destroyed as a result of time or lack of care. Don't let them go into complete oblivion - roll up your sleeves and breathe new life into them!

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  45. #45 Goal Idle
    65% matchMostly Positive73% of 102 reviews2026
    Dev: Royue Games
    Windows

    Goal Idle is a relaxing incremental game focused on scoring goals and earning money. Click to shoot balls into the goal, upgrade to better balls, unlock powerful skills, and hire Helpers that auto-score goals. Start with rubber balls and work your way up to golden balls. Satisfying and addictive.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 55.7% ★, Sports 42%, Indie 1.8%, Singleplayer 0.6%

  46. #46 Farm Empire
    68% matchMixed56% of 196 reviews2023
    Dev: Superpog ApSPub: Playtopia.com
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    65% matchMixed59% of 338 reviews2026
    Dev: Merrill Lines
    Windows · Mac

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