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  1. #1 Kevin Toms Football Star Manager
    97% matchPositive91% of 35 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) 46.9%, Sports 23.2%, Management 8.7%, Simulation 8.3%, Economy 4.4%

  2. #2 Rogue Striker
    96% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Zyg Studios
    Windows

    Draft. Play. Upgrade. Win. Combine fast-paced football action with roguelite drafting strategy to build the perfect team and reach the World Finals.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 42.1%, Sports 22%, Roguelite 12%, Arcade 6.8%, Management 6.4%

  3. #3 PIX Football Manager
    96% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: PeytonParrishGames
    Windows

    PIX Football Manager is a nostalgic, casual football management simulator focused on scouting. Set your tactics, find hidden gems, and improve your facilities as you build a dynasty. With no visible player stats, you must spot talent yourself. Grab your clipboard, the game starts now.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 42.6%, Sports 20.5%, Simulation 8.5%, Management 8.1%, Economy 6.1%

  4. #4 Flipping Football Clubs
    95% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Michael Maiden
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Buy, build, and flip football clubs in a fast-paced roguelite management sim. Sign players, hire staff, survive FFP, unlock Club DNA modifiers, and grow club value across 1-2 hour seasonal runs.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 43.9%, Sports 21.8%, Management 8.7%, Simulation 7.9%, Roguelite 6.4%

  5. #5 Football Academy Manager
    94% matchNo user reviews92% of 216 reviews2026
    Dev: Hubi
    Windows

    Run your own football academy. Scout and discover young talents, evaluate their potential, manage their development through training, and negotiate transfers with clubs to grow your prestige and influence.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 46.5%, Sports 18.9%, Management 12.4%, Economy 9.9%, Tactical 5.3%

  6. #6 Player's Eleven
    94% 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) 53.3%, Sports 19.7%, Management 13.6%, Simulation 9.8%, 2D 2.7%

  7. #7 Retro Football Boss
    93% 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) 55.3%, Sports 20.4%, Simulation 12.2%, Management 7.4%, Retro 3.8%

  8. #8 Football Club Management 2023
    92% matchMixed51% of 162 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) 51.3%, Sports 19.5%, Management 10%, Team-Based 7.7%, Simulation 6.5%

  9. #9 99Managers Futsal Edition
    91% 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) 51.9%, Sports 21.7%, Management 11.7%, Simulation 6.4%, Tactical 4.9%

  10. #10 New Star™ Manager
    90% matchVery Positive87% of 520 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) 48.2%, Sports 27.9%, Simulation 12.9%, Management 9.6%, Indie 1.4%

  11. #11 Noyan: Club Chairman
    89% 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) 47.8%, Sports 21.5%, Management 9.9%, Simulation 9.3%, Economy 6.2%

  12. #12 Ultimate Club Manager 26
    89% 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 30.3%, Simulation 13.8%, Management 9.7%, Indie 0.6%

  13. #13 The Chairman
    88% 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) 42.3%, Sports 29.5%, Simulation 11%, Management 9.1%, Economy 5.3%

  14. #14 Backyard Soccer '98
    86% matchVery Positive96% of 213 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) 53.5%, Sports 27.2%, Arcade 7.4%, Simulation 4.6%, 1990's 3%

  15. #15 WE ARE FOOTBALL 2027
    85% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Winning Streak Games GmbH
    Windows

    WE ARE FOOTBALL 2027 is the ultimate challenge for manager fans and anyone who wants to become one! Accessible, with great depth of play, a focus on tactics and more than 200 simulated countries. Now with a new creative mode that lets you tailor the game perfectly to your preferences!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 48.3%, Sports 20.5%, Management 10%, Simulation 9.3%, Economy 8.3%

  16. #16 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018
    86% matchMixed64% of 25 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) 56.4%, Sports 20%, Management 11%, Simulation 5.3%, Retro 2.8%

  17. #17 Penalty Shooters 2
    84% 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) 61.4%, Sports 28.2%, Arcade 7.3%, 2D 3.1%

  18. #18 Arcade World Cups
    83% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
    Dev: NicoSoftArg
    Windows

    Pure arcade football, inspired by an unforgettable classic. Fast matches, goals, and nonstop excitment.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 56.7%, Sports 27.3%, Arcade 9.1%, Retro 3.3%, 2D 2.5%

  19. #19 Torchance 6
    84% matchMixed65% of 23 reviews2020
    Dev: Big Blaze Games
    Windows

    In Torchance 6, up to 4 players can take on the task of managing all aspects of a football club. Unlike other football management games, you can easily complete a season in less than 60 minutes if you wish. This makes this game ideal for a quick round or two when you only have a few spare minutes.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 42%, Sports 17.1%, Management 9.2%, Team-Based 7.5%, Simulation 7.1%

  20. #20 Football Life
    82% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Dupee Studio
    Windows

    Beyond tactics and transfers, build and run your club as the manager—facility expansion and upgrades, staff, budgets, board relations, and youth recruitment and academy intake.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 49.7%, Sports 14.3%, Management 11.2%, Simulation 8.5%, Tactical 5.8%

  21. #21 Retro Manager
    81% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
    Dev: Mark StablesPub: Metaguard Studios LLC
    Windows · Mac

    A fast-paced retro football management game inspired by the 90s. Build your squad, tweak tactics, and watch matches unfold minute-by-minute.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 50.6%, Sports 18.3%, Simulation 10.3%, Management 9.7%, 1990's 5.5%

  22. #22 Football Conquerors
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ravencorwind
    Windows

    Build your squad, conquer regions, complete quests, and grow stronger in this football-themed strategy experience. Upgrade player cards, earn rewards, master Football Survival mode, and push your progression across every challenge.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 55.4%, Sports 18.2%, Arcade 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.5%, Roguelite 5.2%

  23. #23 Football Manager 26
    80% matchMostly Negative34% of 33,498 reviews2025
    Dev: Sports InteractivePub: SEGA
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 60.7 hrsMean: 139.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Step into the dugout and experience the future of football management.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 52.1%, Sports 27.3%, Simulation 11%, Management 9.7%

  24. #24 Football Club Manager 26 LIVE
    79% 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) 56.5%, Sports 25.3%, Simulation 8.5%, Management 8.1%, 2D 1.6%

  25. #25 Premier Manager 09
    81% matchMixed45% of 11 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) 47.6%, Sports 19.8%, Management 10.5%, Simulation 7.3%, Resource Management 6.3%

  26. #26 Foosball Manager
    78% 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) 45.9%, Sports 30.8%, Simulation 13.5%, Management 9.9%

  27. #27 Premier Manager 10
    79% 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: Football (Soccer) 39.4%, Sports 37%, Simulation 14.3%, Management 9.3%

  28. #28 Super Soccer Blast: America vs Europe
    78% matchMostly Positive77% of 47 reviews2021
    Dev: Unfinished Pixel
    Windows

    Prepare for the kick-off with a fast-paced football game, bringing a refreshing look to the football genre with accessible controls and skilled-based gameplay like over-the-top classic soccer games.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 40.6%, Sports 30.1%, Simulation 10.8%, Arcade 8.5%, 4 Player Local 5.2%

  29. #29 Pro Soccer Manager 27
    76% 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: Football (Soccer) 43.8%, Sports 30.1%, Simulation 13.9%, Management 7.4%, Tactical 4.9%

  30. #30 Offside Deal: Football At Any Cost
    76% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Vibekontroll.Gaming
    Windows

    A football management game about building a squad, shaping tactics and surviving dramatic dressing room events where chemistry, results and narrative events decide your fate.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 51.7%, Sports 25.5%, Management 9.3%, Roguelite 5%, Tactical 3.6%

  31. #31 Pocket League Story
    75% matchVery Positive90% of 182 reviews2022
    Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
    Windows

    Train your team to battle to the top in this sensational soccer team simulation!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 56.7%, Sports 20.5%, Simulation 8.1%, Management 5.1%, Economy 4.4%

  32. #32 FC Tycoon 2027
    74% 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) 41.6%, Sports 26.6%, Simulation 12.6%, Management 11.5%, Resource Management 3.2%

  33. #33 Legendary Eleven: Epic Football
    75% matchMostly Positive72% of 129 reviews2019
    Dev: Eclipse GamesPub: Eclipse Gamse
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Legendary Eleven is an ​epic arcade football game inspired by the golden age of football spanning the 70's to the 90's. Choose from 36 teams full of glorious haircuts, moustaches and legends in short shorts. Lead them to glory and win the World Cup!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 68.9%, Sports 25.2%, Arcade 4.7%, Indie 1.2%

  34. #34 Ultimo Soccer UDC
    74% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2021
    Dev: Ultimo Games
    Windows

    Dribble past all the obstacles in this skill-based soccer game.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 55.2%, Sports 23.3%, Arcade 8.6%, Simulation 5.1%, Retro 2.6%

  35. #35 Super Arcade Soccer 2026
    71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: Calvary Games
    Windows · Mac

    Fast-paced, classic arcade football with a next-gen feel and pinpoint control. The 90s soccer feel you loved, rebuilt with modern physics and a fresh cartoon style. Just in time for the 2026 World Cup.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 45.9%, Sports 27.1%, Team-Based 6.8%, Simulation 6.5%, Arcade 5.9%

  36. #36 Underdog Futsal
    73% 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) 43%, Sports 32.7%, Simulation 12.2%, Management 9.2%, Indie 1.5%

  37. #37 New Star™ Soccer 5
    73% matchMostly Positive70% of 862 reviews2012
    Dev: New Star Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    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: Football (Soccer) 50.3%, Sports 34.6%, Simulation 13.5%, Indie 1.6%

  38. #38 Player's Eleven - A Football Manager Game
    72% 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) 44.8%, Sports 31.2%, Management 11.7%, Simulation 10.4%, 2D 1.8%

  39. #39 Super Arcade Soccer
    73% 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: Football (Soccer) 40.6%, Sports 36.9%, Simulation 14.2%, Arcade 6.4%, Indie 1.8%

  40. #40 Eleven Legends
    71% 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) 54.3%, Sports 27.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%, Simulation 8%, 2D 1.7%

  41. #41 XP Soccer
    71% matchVery Positive83% of 121 reviews2022
    Dev: Dave XP
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    XP Soccer is a love letter to the classic soccer games from the NES era!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 56.5%, Sports 26.9%, Arcade 8.2%, Retro 5.4%, 2D 1.6%

  42. #42 Tactilite
    70% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
    Dev: Eloori Interactive
    Windows · Mac

    Tactics, transfers, and talent trees! Tactilite is a modern football manager with RPG elements. Lead your team from the 3rd division to the top, choose unique manager archetypes, level up your players, and master the tough Ascension mode. Do you have what it takes to become a legend?

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 46.7%, Sports 24.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.9%, Tactical 5.5%, Roguelite 5.2%

  43. #43 Matchday Manager
    70% 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) 48.8%, Sports 21.8%, Simulation 14.2%, Management 10.6%, Resource Management 3.7%

  44. #44 Football tournament
    70% matchMixed55% of 11 reviews2021
    Dev: Phoenixxx Games
    Windows

    Football has united all the countries of the world on the football field, and numerous football tournaments are held every year. This time there is a place for your team in the standings, choose it and play football.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 55.4%, Sports 27%, Simulation 8.2%, Arcade 5.5%, Casual 1.8%

  45. #45 Director Manager Total
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Nightwolf Games
    Windows

    Director Manager Total is a football management sim: wheel and deal in the transfer market, craft daring tactics, and drag a ramshackle club to league glory.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 46.1%, Management 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Simulation 8.5%, 1990's 7%

  46. #46 MicroProse™ Soccer
    69% matchMostly Positive75% of 16 reviews2021
    Dev: MicroProsePub: Ziggurat
    Windows

    MicroProse™ Soccer is an accessible and engaging classic soccer game that lets you compete against a friend or CPU opponent at world class level in the World Cup, International Challenge, or in the indoor league.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 56.5%, Sports 27.5%, Simulation 8.4%, Retro 5.9%, 2D 1.7%

  47. #47 Football Owner 2025
    68% 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: Football (Soccer) 41.4%, Sports 30%, Management 10.6%, Simulation 9.5%, Economy 7.1%

  48. #48 Empire Eleven 2026
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: NextStation Games
    Windows

    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) 43.9%, Sports 28.8%, Simulation 12.9%, Management 9.5%, Resource Management 3.2%

  49. #49 Footy Ball Tournament 2018
    68% 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: Football (Soccer) 48.2%, Sports 30.6%, Simulation 10.9%, Management 8.1%, Indie 2.2%

  50. #50 Super Arcade Soccer 2021
    67% matchMixed52% of 62 reviews2021
    Dev: Ruben Alcañiz
    Windows · Mac

    SUPER ARCADE SOCCER 2021 combines the best of today’s technology and classic retro games.Use your best skills and tailor your strategy to beat the competition.If you loved games like Sensible Soccer or Kick-Off, this game is a must-have.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 42.5%, Sports 19.3%, Team-Based 9.7%, Arcade 8.2%, Simulation 7.4%

  51. #51 WE ARE FOOTBALL
    66% 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) 61.4%, Sports 24%, Management 8.1%, Simulation 6.5%

  52. #52 Kungfu Football Captain
    67% matchMixed50% of 10 reviews2021
    Dev: DICROL
    Windows

    Pixel style, violent football, class rouguelike, football manager.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 55%, Sports 19.7%, Simulation 9.2%, Roguelite 8.3%, Management 5%

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