- #1 Football Referee Simulator
97% matchVery Positive91% of 514 reviews2024
Dev: Vladimir Pliashkun
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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 29%, Football (Soccer) 28.4% ★, eSports 25.7% ★, Text-Based 9.5%, Simulation 4.2%
- #2 Backstage Football
96% 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: eSports 28.3% ★, Sports 26.4%, Grand Strategy 23.5% ★, Football (Soccer) 15.4% ★, Simulation 6%
- #3 Striker Manager 3 - Online Football Manager
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: UPLAY Online
Windows
Join the online Football Revolution and become the best Manager ever. Striker Manager 3 represents the nextgen of Football Manager games. Control all the management tools that Striker Manager 3 puts at your fingertips to take your team to the top.
Why similar: Sports 27.2%, eSports 24.9% ★, Grand Strategy 21.4% ★, Football (Soccer) 16.6% ★, Strategy 5.1%
- #4 Master Manager
95% match6 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Hasbeen Games
Windows
You are the manager of a football club, determine its future by making the best decisions regarding tactics, training, player contracts, sponsorship deals and infrastructure. Watch your players performing on our amazing 2d match engine.
Why similar: eSports 29.2% ★, Sports 27%, Football (Soccer) 25.5% ★, Text-Based 6.4%, Simulation 6.1%
- #5 Pro Football Referee
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nutshell
Windows
Pro Football Referee is a football referee simulation game.Start as an unknown grassroots referee and experience the full career of a football official. Officiate matches, make crucial calls, build reputation, and climb the ranks.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 30.8% ★, eSports 24.6% ★, Sports 22.8%, Text-Based 8.8%, Time Management 4.6%
- #6 International Football Manager 27
94% 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 34.8%, Grand Strategy 28.2% ★, Football (Soccer) 20.9% ★, Strategy 6.6%, Simulation 6.2%
- #7 Football Owner 2025
93% 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: Sports 31.4%, Football (Soccer) 27.2% ★, eSports 23.5% ★, Text-Based 6.6%, Simulation 5%
- #8 Soccer Boss
92% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Alternative Software Ltd
Windows · Mac
Be the Boss of your own soccer club, choosing from clubs from the biggest leagues across Europe. Make decisions based on tactics, training, staff recruitment and player selection. Spend your transfer budget wisely during the transfer window whilst keeping the board satisfied with your performance.
Why similar: eSports 39% ★, Sports 25.5%, Football (Soccer) 21% ★, Simulation 5.5%, Strategy 5.1%
- #9 Favela Kick: The Final Goal
91% matchPositive84% of 49 reviews2025
Dev: Vladimir Pliashkun
Windows
From favela streets to global superstardom! Live a young Brazilian's dream of football glory. Rise through leagues, face challenges, & chase ultimate victory. Will your final kick define a generation? Your legend starts now!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 38.2% ★, eSports 37.2% ★, Sports 16.9%, 2D 3.5%, Simulation 3%
- #10 F11 Football Manager
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: Factotum
Windows · Mac
Manage your own club in F11 Football Manager. Sign players, upgrade the stadium, negotiate sponsorships and devise tactics to lead your team to glory. Do you have what it takes to be the best football manager?
Why similar: Sports 35.2%, eSports 30.7% ★, Football (Soccer) 20.5% ★, Simulation 6.8%, Strategy 4%
- #11 Countryball Football Online
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team K6
Windows
Pick your country and step up to field! Control one player on your team or control all team and compete. Play 5v5 matches with your favorite countryball and show your football skills.
Why similar: eSports 34.9% ★, Sports 34.5%, Football (Soccer) 30.3% ★, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #12 American Football Coach
89% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Andrew Ward
Windows
An American football management simulation video game. The game allows players to take charge of any club, with responsibility for tactics and signings. You faces a full roster of teams throughout the season and can arrange friendlies against teams from outside the United States in the off-season.
Why similar: eSports 28.8% ★, Sports 27.4%, Grand Strategy 24.8% ★, Text-Based 6.9%, Strategy 5.4%
- #13 PC Futbol 8
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Una partida más
Windows · Mac
The wait is over! The legendary Spanish football management video game, PC Fútbol, is back after many years with new dynamics and the classic spirit!
Why similar: Sports 32.7%, eSports 30% ★, Football (Soccer) 17.7% ★, 1990's 7.2%, Simulation 6.2%
- #14 Soccer Fan - Online Multiplayer Football
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: UnikhGames
Windows
Fast-paced, action-packed soccer fun with Soccer Fan - Online Multiplayer! Enjoy dynamic gameplay and intense competition. Perfect for both football fans and casual gamers!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 37.6% ★, eSports 36.1% ★, Sports 25.3%, Casual 0.6%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #15 Battle Arena Soccer
87% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Tuga Studios
Windows
Incredible Arcade Soccer and Football Game.
Why similar: eSports 37.5% ★, Sports 36.2%, Football (Soccer) 22.5% ★, 2D 3.5%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #16 BFM 26
86% 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 34.7%, Football (Soccer) 27.4% ★, Grand Strategy 13.9% ★, Text-Based 9%, Simulation 6.5%
- #17 Pro Eleven
85% matchNo user reviews54% of 84 reviews2026
Dev: DONTEL
Windows
PRO ELEVEN is an online football game supporting full 11v11 matches. Train your player, build your team, and enjoy real-time football together.
Why similar: eSports 39.6% ★, Sports 30.5%, Football (Soccer) 29.6% ★, Indie 0.3%
- #18 Proper Football Boss
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Boot Room Games
Windows
Remember when football was proper? Let us take you back 40 years — to when naming two subs was still a luxury and the only seven-figure salaries were in Italian lira.
Why similar: Sports 31.5%, Football (Soccer) 31.3% ★, eSports 21% ★, Text-Based 8%, Strategy 4.3%
- #19 Premier Manager 04/05
84% 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) 35.2% ★, Sports 23.3%, Time Management 18.9%, Text-Based 11.8%, Simulation 4.3%
- #20 Premier Manager 03/04
84% 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) 35% ★, Sports 23.1%, Time Management 18.5%, Text-Based 12.5%, Simulation 4.3%
- #21 FD 27: Direct Your Football Club
82% 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) 41.2% ★, Sports 23.7%, eSports 18% ★, Strategy 6.9%, Simulation 6.5%
- #22 Premier Manager 05/06
83% 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) 35.5% ★, Sports 23.5%, Time Management 18.5%, Text-Based 11.7%, Simulation 4.3%
- #23 Eleven Legends
82% 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) 39.2% ★, Sports 32%, Time Management 15.6%, Strategy 6.3%, Simulation 4.6%
- #24 Premier Manager 06/07
81% 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) 35.3% ★, Sports 23.7%, Time Management 18.6%, Text-Based 11.8%, Simulation 4.3%
- #25 Premier Manager 08
80% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: ZOO Digital PublishingPub: Funbox Media Ltd
Windows
Premier Manager 08 is the definitive pick up and play football management experience. Whether you want to start at the top with one of the big boys and go for instant glory, or whether you want to guide a minnow to the top flight, Premier Manager will put you in the management hotseat.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 34.3% ★, Sports 22.5%, Time Management 18.9%, Text-Based 13.1%, Simulation 4.2%
- #26 Club Soccer Director 2021
79% 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) 40.6% ★, Sports 29.5%, eSports 27.4% ★, 2D 2%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #27 Supraball
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,244 reviews2019
Dev: Supra Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Play football in first person view and develop your own tactics and tricks. Play with up to 9 of your friends or join alone. No Pay2Win!
Why similar: Sports 38.5%, eSports 34.2% ★, Football (Soccer) 24.6% ★, Strategy 1.5%, Casual 0.5%
- #28 Soccer 2.0
78% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Artisoft
Windows
Dive into the immersive world of VR soccer (football)! Experience the thrill of a full match with three difficulty levels and various formations. Refine your skills in dedicated practice modes, including penalties, free kicks, curved shots, cross finishing, and ball smashing.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 37.9% ★, Sports 29%, eSports 26.8% ★, Simulation 5.7%, Casual 0.4%
- #29 Football Stars Legend 24
77% matchMixed54% of 26 reviews2023
Dev: Yusuf Islam SeyhanPub: Inspector Studios
Windows
Step onto the football field with Football Stars Legend 24, full of exciting football matches, realistic graphics and gripping tactics! Choose your favourite team, feel the fans' enthusiasm and start the match to embrace the victory.
Why similar: eSports 34.7% ★, Sports 32%, Football (Soccer) 24% ★, Simulation 6.9%, Casual 1.3%
- #30 WE ARE FOOTBALL
77% 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) 44.2% ★, Sports 27.6%, Time Management 20.1%, Strategy 4%, Simulation 3.8%
- #31 500 CrossBar Challenge
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: tdk19
Windows
Test your precision in 500 CrossBar Challenge! A physics-based football game where only perfect shots matter. Multiple shot types, progressive difficulty, and local multiplayer elimination mode. One target, infinite possibilities. Can you master the crossbar?
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 30.8% ★, Sports 30.5%, eSports 30.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 6.2%, Simulation 2.1%
- #32 Driving Strikers
76% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Luke BensteadPub: Reality Jump
Windows · Linux
Driving Strikers is a 2.5D car football extravaganza in a 90s-style! Play 4-player matches across 5 different stadiums with wildly different and beautiful environments!
Why similar: eSports 35.4% ★, Sports 31.5%, Football (Soccer) 21.8% ★, 1990's 10.8%, Casual 0.4%
- #33 Sociable Soccer Champions
74% matchMixed54% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Sporty Games UKPub: Tower Studios
Windows
Sociable Soccer Champions is the fastest, most exciting way to recreate the thrill of the world’s most popular sport. Created by legendary designer Jon Hare, it features his signature fast-paced, arcade-style gameplay, ‘couch’ head-to-head matches, and 14,000+ FIFPRO player cards.
Why similar: Sports 34.9%, eSports 34.3% ★, Football (Soccer) 21.6% ★, Simulation 7.5%, Casual 1.5%
- #34 Noyan: Club Chairman
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Skeb StudiosPub: Red Card Sports
Windows
In Noyan: Club Chairman, you’re the president, not the manager. Leave tactics to the coach; your job is to manage finances, lock down sponsors, and win over the fans. Remember: matches are played on the pitch, but the club’s future is won in the presidential office!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 31.9% ★, Grand Strategy 28.3% ★, Sports 21.3%, Text-Based 11.7%, Strategy 3.6%
- #35 Footy Strategy
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ToniGames
Windows
Footy Strategy is a turn-based tactical football game where positioning, passing lanes and smart use of space matter more than reflexes. Create your club, outthink opponents in focused online matches, and climb the rankings one carefully planned turn at a time.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 32.7% ★, Sports 32.3%, eSports 23.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 6.6%, Strategy 4.6%
- #36 PIX Football Manager
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PeytonParrishGames
Windows
PIX Football Manager is a casual retro football management sim where scouting is everything. Find hidden gems, outbid rival managers, and build a dynasty from the ground up.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 36.7% ★, Sports 28.1%, eSports 13% ★, 1990's 8.4%, Simulation 5.9%
- #37 Global Football
71% matchPositive96% of 49 reviews2026
Dev: Giovanni MarinPub: Global Football Studios
Windows
Global Football is a multiplayer football game focused on real skill, teamwork, and identity. Here, each player controls a single athlete on the field — not an entire team. No pay-to-win. No scripts. Victory depends solely on your game awareness, technique, and team chemistry.
Why similar: eSports 36.1% ★, Sports 34.4%, Football (Soccer) 29.2% ★, Singleplayer 0.2%, Indie 0.1%
- #38 Soccer Footballers Tactics
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TinCity Games
Windows
A real-time tactical football Management game focused on deep football/Soccer Knowledge where you create the type of players you want in a team and lead them to glory focusing on only match Tactics. No match simulation, no match fast-forwarding ,No Scouting , pure match tactics.
Why similar: eSports 45.4% ★, Sports 30.2%, Football (Soccer) 21.8% ★, Simulation 2.1%, Indie 0.6%
- #39 VR Basketball Hoops
74% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Saturn VR
Windows
Attention basketball fanatics! Test your basketball practice and shot techniques in our Virtual reality basketball game - VR Basketball Hoops, a fun way to play Basketball!
Why similar: eSports 35.4% ★, Sports 34.1%, Grand Strategy 21.6% ★, Simulation 7.1%, Casual 1.4%
- #40 Football Club Inside
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vladimir Pliashkun
Windows
Lead a small football club through one unforgettable season. Make tough choices, face the media, manage morale and ambition — every decision shapes your story in this cinematic, story-driven football management drama.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 38.9% ★, eSports 38.5% ★, Sports 17.8%, 2D 2%, Simulation 1.6%
- #41 Whistle1 - Retro Football Manager
71% matchPositive83% of 23 reviews2026
Dev: Digitale Manufaktur Rudolstadt
Windows · Linux
Whistle1 is a retro football manager in the style of the 90s. Take charge of a club in Germany, England, Turkey, Italy, France or Spain and lead them to the top of European football.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 31% ★, eSports 25.8% ★, Sports 19.8%, Text-Based 13.6%, Strategy 3.5%
- #42 Soccer Penalty Kick
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Hard Shark Games
Windows
In Soccer Penalty Kick, feel the pressure, the roar of the crowd, and the thrill of the shot! Smash in impossible goals, outsmart the keeper, and rise as your team’s hero. Every kick counts—become a legend on the field!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 38.7% ★, Sports 28.6%, eSports 25.7% ★, Simulation 6.1%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #43 Club Manager 2016
73% matchMixed53% of 101 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) 30% ★, Grand Strategy 26% ★, Sports 20.3%, 1990's 8.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.1%
- #44 Total Football Online
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 911 reviews2026
Dev: GALA SPORTS
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Build your All-Star lineup in Total Football Online! Easy to pick up, it lets you dive into pure football fun at your fingertips. With events and player updates syncing with real-world tournaments, get ready for a truly immersive football experience.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 32.7% ★, eSports 29.3% ★, Sports 27.9%, Simulation 5%, Strategy 4%
- #45 Street Soccer Simulator
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hard Shark Games
Windows
Street Soccer Simulator throws you into chaotic, messy matches where the rules don’t matter. Just you, the ball, and the streets—slide, smash, and score in the most fun and unpredictable soccer brawls you’ve ever played!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 39.2% ★, Sports 30.1%, eSports 24.1% ★, Simulation 5.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #46 Animal Games
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Christopher V. CostelloPub: ChristopherCgaming llc 2021
Windows
Animal Games is a fast-paced cartoon sports game where cute animal athletes compete across 10 unique maps, each with its own music, for nonstop fun and excitement!
Why similar: Sports 36.9%, eSports 36.4% ★, Football (Soccer) 24.6% ★, Casual 1.4%, Indie 0.4%
- #47 My Scout Life
69% match5 user reviews80% of 5 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: Sports 28.9%, Football (Soccer) 27.7% ★, Time Management 22%, Text-Based 10.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.2%
- #48 Soccer Squad
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Amarcode Studios
Windows
Be the best and bring your football team to the first division. Combine team management with 3d action.
Why similar: eSports 37.6% ★, Football (Soccer) 24.9% ★, Sports 18.7%, Grand Strategy 11% ★, Simulation 5.2%
- #49 THE NEW BOSS: FOOTBALL CLUB
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Void256
Windows
Save a failing club in this text-based football management sim. Scout talent, design tactics, and manage board expectations to stabilize your squad. Navigate tense match-days where your strategic adjustments are the only thing standing between a return to glory and total relegation.
Why similar: Time Management 25.1%, eSports 24.8% ★, Sports 15.6%, Football (Soccer) 13.7% ★, Simulation 8%
- #50 Tennis Manager 26
67% matchPositive83% of 46 reviews2026
Dev: Rebound
Windows · Mac
Step into the most advanced tennis management experience ever. Run your academy, develop top talent, upgrade your staff and facilities, and dominate the junior and pro circuits. A new chapter begins, are you ready to take control?
Why similar: Sports 34.8%, eSports 32.2% ★, Time Management 12.4%, Text-Based 7.5%, Simulation 6.6%
- #51 Earth Legends
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Picknicken
Windows · Linux
A physics-driven football adventure where every touch, pass, and strike is yours to control. Experience true freedom on the pitch – just pure football shaped by skill, rivalry, and friendship.
Why similar: eSports 37.6% ★, Sports 37%, Football (Soccer) 22% ★, 2D 2.9%, Indie 0.3%
- #52 TOTALLY BASKETBALL
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZEVO GAMES
Windows
TOTALLY BASKETBALL lets you play the full sport of Basketball in VR!
Why similar: eSports 35.8% ★, Grand Strategy 31% ★, Sports 18.5%, Simulation 7.3%, Strategy 6.8%
- #53 Footballogy
67% matchNo user reviews2027
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) 35.1% ★, Sports 24.1%, Time Management 20.2%, Text-Based 10.8%, Strategy 6.5%
- #54 EA SPORTS FC™ 25
65% matchMixed53% of 106,510 reviews2024
Dev: EA CanadaPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 71.4 hrsMean: 150.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
EA SPORTS FC™ 25 gives you more ways to win for the club. Team up with friends in your favourite modes with the new 5v5 Rush, and manage your club to victory as FC IQ delivers more tactical control than ever before.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 40.6% ★, Sports 30.2%, eSports 24.6% ★, Simulation 4.2%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #55 Esports History: Prologue
66% matchVery Positive88% of 51 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.
Why similar: eSports 34.8% ★, Sports 25.6%, Time Management 15.1%, 1990's 5.5%, Simulation 5.2%
- #56 Tennis Manager 25
66% matchMixed69% of 93 reviews2025
Dev: Rebound
Windows · Mac
Dive into the most advanced tennis management experience to date. Manage your academy, develop your staff and facilities, and recruit the best players from junior to pro, across both men's and women's circuits. Forge the champions of tomorrow and shape the future of tennis!
Why similar: eSports 28.7% ★, Sports 18.9%, Time Management 17.5%, Grand Strategy 12.9% ★, Text-Based 11.3%