- #1 Ultimate Club Manager 26
97% 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 42.6%, Football (Soccer) 37.2% ★, Simulation 10.1%, Management 9.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #2 Premier Manager 10
96% 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 50.1%, Football (Soccer) 30.9% ★, Simulation 10.1%, Management 8.9%
- #3 New Star™ Manager
95% 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: Football (Soccer) 40.3% ★, Sports 40.3%, Management 9.7%, Simulation 9.7%
- #4 Football Club Manager 26 LIVE
94% 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) 45.3% ★, Sports 35.1%, Management 7.9%, Simulation 6.1%, PvP 5.6%
- #5 Player's Eleven
93% 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) 47% ★, Sports 30%, Management 14.6%, Simulation 7.8%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #6 Foosball Manager
92% 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 43%, Football (Soccer) 37.1% ★, Simulation 9.8%, Management 9.7%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #7 TriFute - Online Button Soccer
91% 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 48.8%, Football (Soccer) 42.5% ★, PvP 8.7%
- #8 WE ARE FOOTBALL
91% 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) 47.6% ★, Sports 31.7%, Management 7.7%, PvP 5.9%, Simulation 4.5%
- #9 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) 42.9% ★, Sports 38.8%, Management 9.7%, Simulation 8.2%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #10 LemonFC - Der Fußball-Manager
90% 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 40.3%, Football (Soccer) 36.9% ★, Management 9.7%, Simulation 9.5%, Choices Matter 3.3%
- #11 UltFoot: Football Manager
88% 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 38.3%, Football (Soccer) 36.5% ★, Management 9.7%, Simulation 9%, PvP 6.1%
- #12 Premier Manager 09
87% 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) 39.6% ★, Sports 28.4%, Management 10.6%, Life Sim 10.1%, Simulation 5.5%
- #13 Total Futsal Manager
86% matchNo user 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) 41.9% ★, Sports 34.3%, Management 10.5%, Simulation 7%, Resource Management 3.3%
- #14 Underdog Futsal
86% 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) 45.2% ★, Sports 34.6%, Management 13.7%, Simulation 5.9%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #15 New Star™ Soccer 5
85% 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 48.9%, Football (Soccer) 41.1% ★, Simulation 10%
- #16 Player's Eleven - A Football Manager Game
84% 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 43.9%, Football (Soccer) 36.5% ★, Management 11.6%, Simulation 7.7%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #17 Boss Of FCs
84% 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) 39% ★, Sports 28.7%, Life Sim 12%, Management 11.6%, Choices Matter 4.4%
- #18 Football Academy Director
83% 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 41.2%, Football (Soccer) 38.2% ★, Management 10.1%, Simulation 7.3%, Resource Management 2.9%
- #19 Kevin Toms Football Star Manager
82% 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) 43.4% ★, Sports 37.1%, Management 9.9%, Simulation 6.9%, Resource Management 2.5%
- #20 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) 44.2% ★, Sports 33.7%, Management 13.7%, Simulation 7.8%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #21 The Chairman
81% 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 44.4%, Football (Soccer) 36.9% ★, Management 9.7%, Simulation 8.6%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #22 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
81% 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 51.2%, Football (Soccer) 34.5% ★, Simulation 8.9%, Management 5.4%
- #23 Slammer Soccer: Football Management
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rich Smalley
Windows
Manage a prison football team, trade inmates, develop your squad, survive prison politics, and lead your team from the yard to glory.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 38.6% ★, Sports 36.9%, Management 11.9%, Simulation 9.6%, Choices Matter 2.8%
- #24 99Managers Futsal Edition
78% 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) 47.2% ★, Sports 34.1%, Management 12.9%, Simulation 5.2%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #25 Empire Eleven 2026
77% 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 40.7%, Football (Soccer) 35.7% ★, Management 9.4%, Simulation 9.4%, Resource Management 2.5%
- #26 Retro Football Boss
79% 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) 50% ★, Sports 31.9%, Simulation 9.9%, Management 8.1%
- #27 WFO World Football Online
78% 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 45.3%, Football (Soccer) 38.7% ★, Asynchronous Multiplayer 8.5% ★, Simulation 7.6%
- #28 Matchday Manager
76% 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) 40.4% ★, Sports 31.2%, Management 10.7%, Simulation 10.6%, Choices Matter 3.6%
- #29 Eye of the Match: The VAR Game
75% 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 47.1%, Football (Soccer) 42% ★, Choices Matter 4.3%, Simulation 3.5%, Stylized 2.6%
- #30 Pocket League Story
74% 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) 48.3% ★, Sports 30%, Life Sim 8.7%, Simulation 6.2%, Management 5.2%
- #31 Pro Soccer Manager 27
75% 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 44.2%, Football (Soccer) 37.2% ★, Simulation 10.6%, Management 7.7%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #32 Football Club Management 2023
73% matchMixed51% of 163 reviews2022
Dev: Go Play Games Ltd
Windows
Take control of a Real Football Club or create your own club, in Football Club Manager 2023 a fast-paced Football Club Management Game. Download Football Club Manager 2023 now for FREE & start your Football management journey.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 47.1% ★, Sports 30.9%, Management 11.2%, Simulation 5.4%, Life Sim 5.1%
- #33 Retro Club Manager
73% 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) 46% ★, Sports 33.9%, Management 11.5%, Simulation 8.1%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #34 Lords of Football
74% 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 56.4%, Football (Soccer) 30% ★, Simulation 9.9%, Management 3.7%
- #35 LeManager
73% 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) 57.8% ★, Sports 18.3%, Management 14.2%, Simulation 9.2%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #36 Simple Football League Manager
72% 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. Build your team and guide it through leagues, cups and continental competitions. Featuring 5,909 clubs from 218 countries, 2 difficulty modes, local multiplayer and an easily customizable database.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 46.8% ★, Sports 28.3%, Management 14.6%, Simulation 6.4%, Resource Management 3.6%
- #37 HALFTIME Manager
70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Lazybraindev
Windows
A classic football manager in a modern guise: take charge of a club, fine-tune your tactics and experience every matchday as a compact TV broadcast with a 2D pitch, live ticker and half-time dressing room. Six nations, three leagues per country, one shared European cup.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 41.5% ★, Sports 31.6%, Management 10.6%, Simulation 7.1%, Life Sim 7%
- #38 FC Tycoon 2027
71% 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: Sports 39.5%, Football (Soccer) 35.7% ★, Management 12%, Simulation 9.8%, Resource Management 2.8%
- #39 SEGA FOOTBALL CLUB CHAMPIONS
70% matchMostly Negative34% of 714 reviews2026
Dev: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Powered by Football Manager ™, featuring more than 5,000 real player data from FIFPRO™. Allowing you to compete in J League, K League, and more! Become the manager of your club and bring your team to global superstars.
Why similar: Sports 41.4%, Football (Soccer) 37.8% ★, Simulation 9.3%, PvP 5.6%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 5.5% ★
- #40 Super Arcade Soccer
71% 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 54.4%, Football (Soccer) 34.6% ★, Simulation 11%
- #41 Penalty Shooters 2
69% 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) 55.4% ★, Sports 43.9%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #42 Retro Soccer
68% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Plastic Cow Games
Windows
Retro Soccer is a highly playable well paced arcade action soccer game inspired by classics from the 90s with a visual upgrade. Compete in classic tournaments from the 86 World Cup to Euro 96 with teams having their own skill level based on FIFA world rankings of the time.
Why similar: Sports 46.6%, Football (Soccer) 43.2% ★, PvP 9.9%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #43 PIX Football Manager
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PeytonParrishGames
Windows
In this retro football management sim, you’ll watch players from over 350 clubs in fully simulated matches, trust your eye to uncover hidden gems, and outbid rival managers to sign them. Shape your tactics and lead your club season after season to build your dynasty.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 41.2% ★, Sports 34.2%, Management 9.5%, Simulation 7.4%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 5.9% ★
- #44 Footy Ball Tournament 2018
71% 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 43.7%, Football (Soccer) 39.9% ★, Management 8.2%, Simulation 8.2%
- #45 BFM 26
69% 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 45.9%, Football (Soccer) 33.4% ★, Management 11.3%, Simulation 9%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #46 Premier Manager 04/05
69% 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) 42.1% ★, Sports 30.2%, Life Sim 12.5%, Management 9%, Simulation 5.8%
- #47 Premier Manager 03/04
68% 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) 42% ★, Sports 30%, Life Sim 12.2%, Management 9.4%, Simulation 5.8%
- #48 Fifth Tier
67% 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) 50% ★, Sports 31%, Management 12.1%, Simulation 6.4%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #49 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018
68% 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) 51.5% ★, Sports 31.6%, Management 12.2%, Simulation 4.3%, Singleplayer 0.3%