- #1 Rugby Union Team Manager 4
97% matchMostly Positive70% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: Alternative Software Ltd
Windows · Mac
The fourth instalment of “The Number 1 Rugby Union Management Game”. Rugby Union Team Manager 4 gives you full control of managing your own Rugby Union team. Training schedules, coaches, physios, scouting, finances, sponsors, facilities and more. MUCH MORE!
Why similar: Sports 64.5%, Strategy 18%, Simulation 17.4%
Why You'll Like It: This is the most modern and comprehensive management simulation available for rugby union fans.
- #2 Rugby Union Team Manager 3
96% matchMixed69% of 61 reviews2020
Dev: Alternative Software Ltd
Windows · Mac
The third instalment of “The Number 1 Rugby Union Management Game”. Rugby Union Team Manager 3 gives you full control of managing your own Rugby Union team. Training schedules, coaches, physios, scouting, finances, sponsors, facilities and more. MUCH MORE!
Why similar: Sports 73.6%, Simulation 15%, Strategy 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers deep tactical control and a realistic database that closely mirrors the management experience of the seed game.
- #3 Rugby Union Team Manager 2015
96% matchMixed57% of 81 reviews2014
Dev: Alternative Software Ltd
Windows
Rugby Union Team Manager 2015 immerses you in the world of Rugby management. Battle your way through season after season; securing success both on and off the field. Pleasing the fans, and the star players whilst maintaining the backing of the boardroom. You are in complete control!
Why similar: Sports 55.8%, Strategy 29.6%, Simulation 14.7%
Why You'll Like It: As a direct contemporary, it shares the same core focus on rugby-specific management and team development.
- #4 Rugby 22
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 491 reviews2022
Dev: Eko SoftwarePub: Nacon
Windows
Crouch, bind, set! Discover the true rugby experience. Play with best clubs and top nations, enjoy dynamic gameplay that stays faithful to the sport, and experience the intensity of big matches.
Why similar: Sports 79.8%, Simulation 20.2%
Why You'll Like It: While more action-oriented, it provides the most authentic rugby gameplay experience to complement your management duties.
- #5 Rugby Union Team Manager 2017
95% matchMixed54% of 102 reviews2016
Dev: Alternative Software Ltd
Windows · Mac
“The Number 1 Rugby Union Management Game”. Immerse yourself fully into the thrilling and dynamic world of Rugby Union management. Featuring players from the best leagues, and competitions from around the World. Have you got what it takes to steer your club to glory?
Why similar: Sports 58.5%, Strategy 26%, Simulation 15.6%
Why You'll Like It: A solid entry in the series that refines the management mechanics found in earlier iterations.
- #6 Rugby League Team Manager 2015
94% matchMixed70% of 53 reviews2015
Dev: Alternative Software Ltd
Windows
Rugby League Team Manager 2015 puts you, the player, in the heart of the action, of managing your own Rugby League club. The season is long, and the challenges aplenty, as you navigate your way through domestic campaigns and international competitions, within officially licensed leagues.
Why similar: Sports 55.6%, Strategy 30.2%, Simulation 14.1%
Why You'll Like It: It applies the same management philosophy to the rugby league code, offering a familiar interface and depth.
- #7 National Rugby Manager
93% matchMixed67% of 54 reviews2018
Dev: Biological Systems ModelingPub: Alternative Software
Windows
With the best match engine ever seen in a rugby manager, combined with the best rugby teams and players in the French Leagues at your fingertips, National Rugby Manager gives you the chance to lead your team to glory and conquer French rugby.
Why similar: Sports 62.2%, Simulation 19%, Strategy 18.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the administrative and tactical side of rugby, making it a natural fit for fans of the genre.
- #8 RUGBY 20
92% matchMostly Positive71% of 217 reviews2020
Dev: Eko SoftwarePub: Nacon
Windows
Rugby 20 gives you the complete rugby experience! With overhauled tactics management, optimised graphics and more realistic player behaviour, the game is a true reflection of modern rugby.
Why similar: Sports 79.2%, Simulation 20.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes tactical playbooks and team management, allowing for significant control over match outcomes.
- #9 Rugby Champions
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 92 reviews2019
Dev: Biological Systems ModelingPub: Alternative Software Ltd
Windows
Rugby Champions brings the thrill and physicality of rugby right to your fingertips. Fight for every meter of ground in the most intense rugby game ever. Guide your team to glory and create history to become the Rugby Champions.
Why similar: Sports 77.5%, Strategy 22.5%
Why You'll Like It: It balances team management with on-field tactical decisions, providing a similar scope to the seed game.
- #10 Blackout Rugby - World Cup Edition
91% matchMixed66% of 128 reviews2022
Dev: Blackout Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Blackout Rugby is a modern, multiplayer, social, world-class Rugby Manager Game! Take control of a novice club and sidestep and fend your way to glory. Take on people all around the world as you strategise, conquer the league, battle your way up the ladder, and build up your club infrastructure.
Why similar: Sports 65.1%, Strategy 17.8%, Simulation 17.1%
Why You'll Like It: A modern, accessible approach to rugby management that keeps the focus on squad building and competition.
- #11 Pro Cycling Manager 2023
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 634 reviews2023
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Manage a team of professional cyclists: control the budget, recruit young talent, train riders and devise race strategies. Jostle for position to reach the top of the world rankings!
Why similar: Sports 69%, Simulation 21.9%, Strategy 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Like rugby management, this requires balancing complex team logistics and real-time tactical decisions during races.
- #12 Motorsport Manager
89% matchVery Positive92% of 14,004 reviews2016
Dev: Playsport GamesPub: Miniclip
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 41.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Have you got what it takes to become the manager of a high-performance motorsport team? Motorsport Manager is a highly detailed, best-in-class management game for fans of motorsport. You’ll hire the drivers, build the cars and embed yourself in the dynamic world of racing.
Why similar: Sports 57.1%, Simulation 22%, Strategy 20.9%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the high-stakes pressure of team management and race-day strategy with a polished, user-friendly interface.
- #13 Front Office Football Eight
86% matchVery Positive84% of 282 reviews2016
Dev: Solecismic Software
Windows
Put yourself in the Front Office with Front Office Football, the professional football simulation from Solecismic Software. Manage your roster through trading, free agency and the amateur draft. Create game plans, organize depth charts and watch your franchise thrive for decades.
Why similar: Sports 92.5%, Simulation 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a hardcore simulation of American football management, perfect for those who value data and strategy over graphics.
- #14 Pro Gamer Manager 2
87% matchVery Negative14% of 166 reviews2017
Dev: Millenway
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 54 min≥1hr: 17%
Pro Gamer Manager 2 is an e-sport simulator game. Create, manage and compete with your own team of Pro Gamers. Conquer all obstacles and become the number one team in the world!
Why similar: Sports 62.1%, Simulation 19.1%, Strategy 18.8%
Why You'll Like It: A unique management sim that replaces traditional sports with esports, maintaining the same focus on team and facility management.
- #15 Cricket Captain 2024
84% matchMixed64% of 47 reviews2024
Dev: Childish Things Ltd
Windows
Build your own dream team with Cricket Captain 2024. New commentary from Daniel Norcross tells the story of your matches. Honours boards showing every international century and five-wicket hall across all formats at every ground. Score predictor helps you manage your matches.
Why similar: Sports 78.4%, Strategy 21.6%
Why You'll Like It: A highly detailed management sim that focuses on the nuances of a niche sport, much like rugby management.
- #16 Gladiator Manager
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 116 reviews2021
Dev: Eternity Games
Windows
Gladiator Manager is a sports management and tactical battle simulation game.
Why similar: Sports 62.8%, Strategy 19.3%, Simulation 17.8%
Why You'll Like It: It applies sports management mechanics to a fantasy setting, focusing on training and team composition.
- #17 World Boxing Manager
84% matchMixed59% of 136 reviews2016
Dev: Aggroblakh
Windows · Mac · Linux
World Boxing Manager is a game in which you develop and manage the careers of young, hungry boxers desperate for glory. You scout and recruit fighters from a pool of amateurs who come to train at your gym - it's up to you to decide who to mold into championship material.
Why similar: Sports 63.6%, Strategy 19.3%, Simulation 17.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title shares the management and development focus, requiring you to train fighters and manage their careers.
- #18 Tennis Elbow Manager 2
82% matchVery Positive91% of 211 reviews2021
Dev: Mana Games
Windows · Mac
Become a tennis coach and manage up to 9 players: take care of training sessions, planning, sponsors, team members, and take control of them on the tennis court if you wish so! Will you be able to lead your players to the top of the world hierarchy?
Why similar: Sports 78.3%, Simulation 21.7%
Why You'll Like It: It brings the same level of career-focused management to the individual sport of tennis, requiring careful player development.
- #19 Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2024
82% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2024 puts you in the role of general manager of your favorite basketball team. Every decision can be made by you from drafting, trading, signing free agents all the way to making each substitution to lead your team to championship glory and becoming a dynasty.
Why similar: Sports 64.9%, Strategy 17.9%, Simulation 17.1%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep, text-heavy management experience that appeals to players who enjoy the administrative side of sports.
- #20 WE ARE FOOTBALL
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,447 reviews2021
Dev: Winning Streak GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 34.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Sports 71.5%, Strategy 15.3%, Simulation 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: A streamlined but deep football management experience that focuses on the core aspects of running a club.
- #21 Handball Manager 2021
81% matchVery Positive87% of 82 reviews2021
Dev: netmin games
Windows
Finally state of the art handball management. Prove yourself as a manager and trainer in the daily business of professional handball.
Why similar: Sports 71.3%, Simulation 16.8%, Strategy 12%
Why You'll Like It: A niche sports management title that mirrors the tactical depth and team-building requirements of rugby management.
- #22 Pro Cycling Manager 2020
79% matchVery Positive87% of 947 reviews2020
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Become the manager of a cycling team and take them to the top! You will need to manage finances and recruitment, plan your training, implement your strategy and, new for this edition, look after your cyclists and their morale!
Why similar: Sports 63.4%, Simulation 19%, Strategy 17.5%
Why You'll Like It: An excellent entry point for those interested in the tactical management of cycling teams and race strategy.
- #23 Franchise Hockey Manager 10
78% matchVery Positive80% of 206 reviews2023
Dev: Out of the Park Developments
Windows · Mac
Franchise Hockey Manager returns for the 2023-24 season with plenty of additions to the deepest, most authentic hockey strategy gaming experience you can find. Choose from teams around the globe and select a team to guide to glory, including a chance at the ultimate prize, the Stanley Cup®.
Why similar: Sports 64.6%, Strategy 18.1%, Simulation 17.3%
Why You'll Like It: It provides an incredibly detailed simulation of hockey management, ideal for players who enjoy complex data-driven decisions.
- #24 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 359 reviews2020
Dev: Trophy Games ApS
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Become the best football manager. Join Pro 11 and claim the championship!
Why similar: Sports 67.6%, Strategy 17.2%, Simulation 15.2%
- #25 World Basketball Manager 2
79% matchMixed55% of 38 reviews2017
Dev: Icehole GamesPub: Strategy First
Windows · Mac
Start an international career as a basketball manager in the ultimate old school sport management game! WBM2 is not just the latest addition to the successful series of basketball management games, but a completely new game, based on a super fast engine and a friendly and simple interface!
Why similar: Sports 66.1%, Strategy 17.6%, Simulation 16.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the global aspects of basketball management, including international scouting and team finance.
- #26 Basketball Pro Management 2015
80% matchMostly Negative37% of 62 reviews2014
Dev: Umix StudiosPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Basketball Pro Management is the ultimate basketball management simulation with a multitude of parameters. Each of your choices will have a direct influence on each game! NOW includes complete North American league system (recruitment, salary cap, luxury tax,...) .
Why similar: Sports 64.5%, Strategy 18.7%, Simulation 16.8%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational management sim that shares the same era and design philosophy as the seed game.
- #27 Pro Cycling Manager 2019
76% matchVery Positive81% of 726 reviews2019
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 47.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Manage your own team of professional cyclists in the new 2019 season. Take the lead in over 200 races and 600 stages around the world and try to win legendary races like La Vuelta and the Tour de France.
Why similar: Sports 78.4%, Simulation 21.6%
- #28 Pro Basketball Manager 2016
77% matchMixed52% of 77 reviews2016
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In this comprehensive and realistic basketball management game, take control of all aspects of a coach's life such as recruitment, finances and training, as well as direct charge of games, in order to lead your team to the top of more than 70 championships that have been faithfully reproduced!
Why similar: Sports 78.7%, Simulation 21.3%
- #29 Football Manager 26
72% matchMostly Negative32% of 30,190 reviews2025
Dev: Sports InteractivePub: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 56.1 hrsMean: 110.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Step into the dugout and experience the future of football management.
Why similar: Sports 64.9%, Simulation 17.9%, Strategy 17.1%
- #30 Pro Cycling Manager 2015
75% matchMixed60% of 406 reviews2015
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Home Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Become the sporting director of one of the pro cycling circuit's 90 teams, and compete in a thrilling 2015 season. Participate in over 200 competitions (550 stages) and the ultimate challenge: the prestigious Tour de France 2015 and its official route.
Why similar: Sports 80%, Simulation 20%
- #31 Rugby League 26
71% matchMostly Negative35% of 468 reviews2025
Dev: Big Ant StudiosPub: Nacon
Windows
GET READY FOR GREATNESS Step onto the pitch in the most authentic Rugby League experience ever! Whether you're chasing club glory, building a custom ‘Pro Team’, or rising through the ranks with a self-made superstar, Rugby League 26 puts YOU at the heart of the action.
Why similar: Sports 84.4%, Simulation 15.6%
- #32 Pro Cycling Manager 25
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 640 reviews2025
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
New graphics for an even more realistic simulation. Become a team manager and lead your riders to the top. Choosing sponsors, recruiting riders, managing the race, it's all up to you.
Why similar: Sports 72.9%, Simulation 18.5%, Strategy 8.6%
- #33 RUGBY 18
73% matchMixed51% of 123 reviews2017
Dev: Eko SoftwarePub: Nacon
Windows
Live the intensity of the greatest matches. Play as the most prestigious teams and championships: Aviva Premiership Rugby, PRO14, National Teams... Master all the game phases, face other players online and build up your dream team in My Squad mode.
Why similar: Sports 100%
- #34 Front Page Sports Football
74% matchVery Negative11% of 66 reviews2014
Dev: Cyanide Studio
Windows
Step into the Manager's Shoes with Front Page Sports Football! Recruit, train, and coach your players to victory. Delve into the opposition's strategy with replays and stats, create a customized gameplan from thousands of plays, and push your players' skills to new limits.
Why similar: Sports 78.8%, Strategy 21.2%
- #35 Pro Cycling Manager 2018
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 417 reviews2018
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Step into the shoes of sports manager and lead your pro cycling team through a challenge-packed 2018 season. Compete in over 200 races across 500 stages around the world, including famous Tours such as La Vuelta and the iconic Tour de France.
Why similar: Sports 80%, Simulation 20%
- #36 Franchise Hockey Manager 5
70% matchMixed60% of 154 reviews2018
Dev: Out of the Park Developments
Windows · Mac
Franchise Hockey Manager 5 is the only sports strategy game licensed by the NHL ® , including the real clubs, awards, and trophies associated with the greatest hockey league in the world. FHM 5 allows you to build your hockey franchise into a perennial Stanley Cup winner YOUR way, in the current 2018-19 season or back through the entire...
Why similar: Sports 65.8%, Strategy 17.4%, Simulation 16.8%
- #37 IHF Handball Challenge 14
71% matchMixed51% of 71 reviews2014
Dev: Neutron Games GmbHPub: Nacon
Windows
Discover the best handball simulation! Become a handball champion playing the first simulation with 120 official teams from the 3 most prestigious leagues. Play as your favourite players and experience breathless matches with up to 4 players at the same time!
Why similar: Sports 100%
- #38 Soccer Manager 2026
64% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,230 reviews2024
Dev: Invincibles Studio Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Manage elite football clubs and lead your dream team as a football manager!
Why similar: Sports 78%, Simulation 22%
- #39 Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 2020
69% matchMixed68% of 59 reviews2020
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 2020 puts you in the role of head coach of your favorite college basketball team. Every decision can be made by you from staff hiring, recruiting, scouting and all the way to making each substitution to lead your team to tournament glory and becoming a dynasty.
Why similar: Sports 62.2%, Strategy 19.4%, Simulation 18.4%
- #40 Pro Basketball Manager 2025
65% matchMostly Positive70% of 177 reviews2024
Dev: Umix Studios
Windows · Mac
Suit up and become the manager of a basketball team. You’ll have all the managerial tools you’ve come to expect in a manager game, scouting, facilities, training and more. Will you put emphasis on coaching or player development? Success is only the result of your decisions both on and off the court.
Why similar: Sports 71.5%, Strategy 15.9%, Simulation 12.6%
- #41 Rugby League Team Manager 3
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 77 reviews2020
Dev: Alternative Software Ltd
Windows · Mac
The third instalment of “The Number 1 Rugby League Management Game”. The biggest leagues and competitions. Take full control of managing your own Rugby League club. Training schedules, coaches, physios, scouting, finances, sponsors and more. MUCH MORE!
Why similar: Sports 64.7%, Strategy 17.8%, Simulation 17.5%