- #1 Premier Manager 05/06
97% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: ZOO Digital PublishingPub: Funbox Media Ltd
Windows
Premier Manager returns for another season, with overhauled presentation and an enhanced interface that makes the world of football management even more accessible.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 31.9% ★, Sports 15.4%, Time Management 11.4%, Life Sim 11.4%, Text-Based 7.8%
- #2 Premier Manager 06/07
96% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: ZOO Digital PublishingPub: Funbox Media Ltd
Windows
Playability is central to the ethos of Premier Manager and 06/07 offers all football fans, young and old, the most accessible entry point to the management genre.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 31.9% ★, Sports 15.6%, Time Management 11.5%, Life Sim 11.5%, Text-Based 7.9%
- #3 Premier Manager 03/04
96% 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) 32.4% ★, Sports 15.6%, Time Management 11.8%, Life Sim 11.5%, Text-Based 8.5%
- #4 Premier Manager 04/05
95% 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) 32.8% ★, Sports 15.9%, Time Management 12.1%, Life Sim 11.8%, Text-Based 8.1%
- #5 Premier Manager 09
94% matchMixed42% of 12 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) 36.5% ★, Sports 17.6%, Time Management 11.7%, Life Sim 11.3%, Management 5%
- #6 Premier Manager 02/03
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 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) 34.2% ★, Sports 16.4%, Time Management 13.1%, Life Sim 12.6%, Retro 5.2%
- #7 Boss Of FCs
93% 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) 38.8% ★, Sports 19.3%, Life Sim 14.6%, Text-Based 10.7%, Management 5.9%
- #8 WE ARE FOOTBALL
92% 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) 49.7% ★, Sports 22.3%, Time Management 15.3%, Simulation 4.4%, Management 4.1%
- #9 Agent Pro
91% 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) 36.7% ★, Sports 29.1%, Life Sim 13.1%, Simulation 9.5%, Text-Based 8.7%
- #10 Eleven Legends
91% 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) 45.9% ★, Sports 23.6%, Time Management 8%, Simulation 7.6%, Management 7.3%
- #11 Football Story
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: fructus temporumPub: Polden Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Football Story is a cozy football RPG and life sim about growing up, friendship, and a dream. Develop your skills, explore the town of Lumen Bay, help its residents, and build your own street football team. Rise from your first neighborhood matches to victory over the pros!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 35% ★, Sports 15.9%, Life Sim 14.3%, Time Management 14.2%, Retro 5.8%
- #12 Kevin Toms Football Star Manager
89% 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) 45.7% ★, Sports 26.4%, Simulation 6.8%, Text-Based 5.4%, Retro 5.4%
- #13 LemonFC - Der Fußball-Manager
88% 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) 40% ★, Sports 29.5%, Simulation 9.7%, Text-Based 7.8%, Retro 6.9%
- #14 Retro Football Boss
89% 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) 52.4% ★, Sports 22.5%, Simulation 9.8%, Retro 5.7%, Strategy 5.3%
- #15 My Scout Life
86% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Rakun Interactive
Windows
Discover hidden gems, develop their potential, and sell them for profit. In My Scout Life, you're the scout — finding young talents before anyone else does. Build your reputation, grow your network, and dominate the transfer market!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 30.9% ★, Sports 23.5%, Time Management 16.9%, Life Sim 10.9%, Text-Based 8.5%
- #16 Crazy Fußball-Manager
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crazy Coffee and Cookie Creations
Windows
Crazy! After an accident involving a coffee-obsessed superhero, you end up in a parallel football world. Lead your club from the third division to the top, discover absurd super talents, and experience crazy live matches – developed by a solo developer with extensive AI support.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 43.7% ★, Sports 26.3%, Simulation 8.3%, Management 7.4%, Retro 4.9%
- #17 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018
87% 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) 51.7% ★, Sports 21.4%, Text-Based 7.2%, Management 6.3%, Strategy 4.7%
- #18 Goalkeeper Journey
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 114 reviews2026
Dev: drikdrok
Windows
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.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 31.9% ★, Sports 28%, Life Sim 20%, Simulation 8.5%, Arcade 6.9%
- #19 FC Tycoon 2027
85% 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) 37.1% ★, Sports 27.6%, Text-Based 11.9%, Simulation 9.5%, Management 6.4%
- #20 Football Academy Director
84% 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) 41.3% ★, Sports 30%, Text-Based 9.3%, Simulation 7.4%, Management 5.7%
- #21 Retro Club Manager
83% 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) 48.4% ★, Sports 24.1%, Simulation 8%, Management 6.2%, Strategy 6%
- #22 Player's Eleven - A Football Manager Game
82% 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) 39.8% ★, Sports 32.3%, Text-Based 8.5%, Simulation 7.9%, Management 6.5%
- #23 China Youth Academy
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JZHL
Windows
Run a broke grassroots youth academy and keep its players moving while contracts, parents, paperwork, and temporary rules pile up around the pitch.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 44.8% ★, Sports 25.2%, Time Management 13.8%, Simulation 5.7%, Strategy 5.4%
- #24 Footballogy
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BRANEPub: BRANE Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Focused football management: play a full season in one evening. Scout players whose traits reinforce each other, build real chemistry, and outsmart richer clubs with a squad that clicks.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 39.5% ★, Sports 19.9%, Time Management 15.6%, Text-Based 8.9%, Management 6.9%
- #25 Pocket League Story
80% matchVery Positive90% of 189 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Train your team to battle to the top in this sensational soccer team simulation!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 51.4% ★, Sports 21.6%, Life Sim 11.3%, Simulation 6.2%, Strategy 4.1%
- #26 UltFoot: Football Manager
81% 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) 40.4% ★, Sports 28.6%, Simulation 9.4%, Text-Based 6.7%, Strategy 6.4%
- #27 Footy Manager
79% 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) 47.7% ★, Sports 28.1%, Text-Based 8.2%, Simulation 8%, Strategy 5.6%
- #28 Empire Eleven 2026
78% 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) 38.8% ★, Sports 29.8%, Simulation 9.6%, Text-Based 7.1%, Strategy 6.6%
- #29 Football Manager 26
77% 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) 48.7% ★, Sports 29.6%, Simulation 8.7%, Strategy 6.3%, Management 5.7%
- #30 BFM 26
78% 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) 35.1% ★, Sports 32.5%, Simulation 8.8%, Text-Based 8.6%, Strategy 6.3%
- #31 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) 58.5% ★, Sports 31.3%, Arcade 4.6%, 2D 4%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #32 Retro Club Dynasty Season 92/93
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mezko Games
Windows
1992.... The top flight has a new name, the money is coming, and the old rules are about to change. Build a dynasty across the seasons as fees, wages, tactics, deals and grounds all grow with the decade. Poach kids. Tap up targets. Fill the stands. Survive the boom. Build your dynasty !
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 43.4% ★, Sports 31.9%, Simulation 6.5%, Management 5.9%, Retro 4.8%
- #33 Football Club Manager 26 LIVE
75% 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) 53% ★, Sports 27.7%, Simulation 6.7%, Strategy 5.9%, Management 4.8%
- #34 Player's Eleven
76% 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) 54.3% ★, Sports 23.3%, Management 8.7%, Simulation 8.4%, 2D 3.6%
- #35 Matchday Manager
75% 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) 44% ★, Sports 22.9%, Simulation 10.9%, Text-Based 10.1%, Management 6%
- #36 No Stars Football
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yak2000
Windows · Mac · Linux
A retro pixel-art soccer game with old-school arcade action on the pitch and a deep management sim underneath - play or simulate every match, build a squad, and take a club from the lower divisions to the title over a full multi-season career.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 45.8% ★, Sports 33.9%, Simulation 6.9%, Arcade 5.1%, Retro 4.5%
- #37 Fifth Tier
74% 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) 52.4% ★, Sports 21.9%, Management 6.5%, Simulation 6.3%, Text-Based 5.8%
- #38 Final Whistle
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Plagued Games
Windows
Final Whistle is a football management and simulation game where you control a club, manage squads, tactics and transfers, and experience detailed matches. Follow live commentary, player ratings, injuries, cards and statistics while building your club and competing across multiple competitions.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 46.1% ★, Sports 23.8%, Text-Based 14.2%, Simulation 7.7%, 2D 3.8%
- #39 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) 42.9% ★, Sports 33.4%, Simulation 10.7%, Strategy 6.4%, Management 5.8%
- #40 99Managers Futsal Edition
72% 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) 52% ★, Sports 25.3%, Management 7.4%, Simulation 5.4%, Strategy 5%
- #41 Simple Football League Manager
73% 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) 50.8% ★, Sports 20.7%, Text-Based 8.5%, Management 8.2%, Simulation 6.5%
- #42 Forever World Cup Simulator
72% 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) 45% ★, Sports 23.7%, Text-Based 16.8%, Simulation 7.7%, Management 5.9%
- #43 Arcade World Cups
71% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: NicoSoftArg
Windows
Pure arcade football, inspired by an unforgettable classic. Fast matches, goals, and nonstop excitment.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 54.7% ★, Sports 30.6%, Arcade 5.8%, Retro 5%, 2D 3.2%
- #44 Non-League Manager
70% 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) 45.4% ★, Sports 29.1%, Simulation 10%, Text-Based 8.3%, Strategy 6.4%
- #45 Calcio 98
71% 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) 48.4% ★, Sports 24.9%, Text-Based 7.3%, Management 6.3%, Strategy 5.5%
- #46 Ultimate Club Manager 26
70% 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) 45.6% ★, Sports 35.2%, Simulation 11.7%, Management 6.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #47 The Chairman
70% 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) 41.9% ★, Sports 34%, Simulation 9.2%, Strategy 6.1%, Management 5.7%
- #48 Football Referee Simulator
68% matchVery Positive90% of 529 reviews2024
Dev: Vladimir Pliashkun
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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) 44.8% ★, Sports 33.4%, Text-Based 11.1%, Simulation 7%, 2D 2.8%
- #49 Potrero - Football life sim
69% 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) 51% ★, Sports 28.5%, Text-Based 15.5%, Simulation 4.6%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #50 Underdog Futsal
69% 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) 52.1% ★, Sports 26.9%, Management 8.1%, Simulation 6.4%, Strategy 5.2%
- #51 Backyard Soccer '98
67% matchVery Positive96% of 219 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) 52.9% ★, Sports 31.3%, Arcade 4.8%, Simulation 3.9%, Retro 3.5%
- #52 LeManager
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LudoCar
Windows · Mac
LeManager is a fast football management simulation where you build squads, scout and negotiate transfers, train players, set tactics, handle player egos and incidents, and play endless seasons without losing the speed of classic management games.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 63.9% ★, Sports 13.7%, Simulation 9.6%, Management 8.1%, 2D 3.6%
- #53 Calcio Totale
68% 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) 47.9% ★, Sports 24.2%, Simulation 7.8%, Management 6.7%, Text-Based 6%
- #54 Pro Football Agent
67% 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) 43.4% ★, Sports 31.3%, Life Sim 13%, Simulation 6%, Management 5.8%
- #55 Marvelous Soccer Management
67% 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 32.8%, Football (Soccer) 29.5% ★, Text-Based 17.2%, Simulation 12.1%, Management 3.9%
- #56 Football Academy Simulator
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kiki Games
Windows
Run your own football academy! Create personalized training programs, improve your players' skills, rent out equipment, keep your facilities clean, and manage your sports shop. Build a squad from your best trainees and take your academy to the top of the Fantasy League.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 41.1% ★, Sports 16.8%, Life Sim 15.2%, Time Management 14.4%, Simulation 8.1%