- #1 Pivot
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kickbäck Studios
Windows
Pivot is a football universe sandbox. Build clubs and national teams, create players and managers, negotiate contracts, and simulate 6-a-side matches — then relive every game through stats and commentary.
Why similar: Sports 25.5%, Football (Soccer) 23.4% ★, Sandbox 14.6%, Text-Based 14%, Simulation 13.6%
- #2 Forever World Cup Simulator
96% matchPositive94% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: Simcups
Windows · Mac · Linux
The World Cup finals are here—are you ready to win it all? Lead 220+ dynamically evolving 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) 35% ★, Sports 22.9%, Text-Based 16.6%, Sandbox 15%, Simulation 9.1%
- #3 Sim: World Cup Manager
96% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Jfsimgames
Windows
Take charge of your nation from a world of 202 teams and chase international glory. Build your squad, master deep tactics and live sideline shouts, unearth wonderkids in your national youth academy, and battle through the World Cup and Continental Championships in a deep football management sim.
Why similar: Sports 30.5%, Football (Soccer) 21.6% ★, Sandbox 12.2%, Simulation 12.2%, Text-Based 10.4%
- #4 Non-League Football Manager
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Black Cannon Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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) 36.1% ★, Sports 28.6%, Simulation 12.1%, Strategy 9%, Text-Based 8.4%
- #5 Club Chairman
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ashina Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
You're not the manager, you're the CHAIRMAN. Hire and fire managers, survive transfer windows, and keep the ultras out of the boardroom. Bankroll Barcalana, dodge bankruptcy, and try not to get voted out. It's football without all that annoying running.
Why similar: Sports 32.6%, Football (Soccer) 23.6% ★, Text-Based 13.9%, Simulation 13%, Strategy 10.3%
- #6 Boss Of FCs
94% 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) 37% ★, Sports 22.7%, Text-Based 12.9%, Multiple Endings 7.2%, Strategy 6.4%
- #7 Football Academy Director
93% 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: Football (Soccer) 36.4% ★, Sports 32.8%, Text-Based 10.4%, Simulation 9.8%, Strategy 8.5%
- #8 FC Tycoon 2027
92% 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) 32.9% ★, Sports 30.3%, Text-Based 13.4%, Simulation 12.8%, Strategy 8%
- #9 Empire Eleven 2026
91% 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) 33.2% ★, Sports 31.9%, Simulation 12.5%, Strategy 10%, Text-Based 8%
- #10 Matchday Manager
91% 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) 37.9% ★, Sports 24.4%, Simulation 14.1%, Text-Based 11.1%, Strategy 7.6%
- #11 BFM 26
90% 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 35.1%, Football (Soccer) 30.7% ★, Simulation 11.7%, Strategy 9.6%, Text-Based 9.5%
- #12 Football Referee Simulator
89% matchVery Positive90% of 525 reviews2024
Dev: Vladimir Pliashkun
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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) 38.5% ★, Sports 35.5%, Text-Based 12.1%, Simulation 9.1%, 2D 3.3%
- #13 UltFoot: Football Manager
89% 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) 35.8% ★, Sports 31.4%, Simulation 12.5%, Strategy 9.9%, Text-Based 7.6%
- #14 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
88% 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 41.8%, Football (Soccer) 34.3% ★, Simulation 12.3%, Strategy 11.6%
- #15 Lords of Football
87% matchMixed52% of 353 reviews2013
Dev: Geniaware SrlPub: Fish Eagle
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.5 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 45.3%, Football (Soccer) 28.8% ★, Simulation 13.5%, Strategy 9.7%, Indie 2.6%
- #16 Retro Football Boss
86% 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) 49% ★, Sports 26.1%, Simulation 13.8%, Strategy 8.7%, Indie 2.4%
- #17 Player's Eleven - A Football Manager Game
86% 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 36.5%, Football (Soccer) 36.4% ★, Simulation 10.8%, Text-Based 9.9%, Strategy 3.4%
- #18 The Chairman
85% 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 36.8%, Football (Soccer) 36.7% ★, Simulation 12.2%, Strategy 9.4%, 2D 2.6%
- #19 Foosball Manager
84% 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) 38.2% ★, Sports 36.9%, Simulation 14.4%, Strategy 10%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #20 New Star™ Soccer 5
84% 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: Football (Soccer) 41.4% ★, Sports 41%, Simulation 14.2%, Indie 3.3%
- #21 Football Manager 26
82% matchMostly Negative35% of 35,190 reviews2025
Dev: Sports InteractivePub: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 57.8 hrsMean: 153.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Step into the dugout and experience the future of football management.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 44.2% ★, Sports 33.3%, Simulation 11.9%, Strategy 10%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #22 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018
83% 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) 48.9% ★, Sports 25%, Text-Based 8.6%, Strategy 7.9%, Simulation 5.9%
- #23 Football Club Manager 26 LIVE
81% 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) 48% ★, Sports 31%, Strategy 9.4%, Simulation 9.2%, 2D 2.4%
- #24 Footy Ball Tournament 2018
82% 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) 38.7% ★, Sports 35.3%, Simulation 11.2%, Strategy 10.2%, Indie 4.5%
- #25 FD 27: Direct Your Football Club
80% matchMixed57% of 90 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) 47.4% ★, Sports 25.2%, Simulation 11.9%, Strategy 11.4%, 2D 3.3%
- #26 Pro Soccer Manager 27
81% 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) 36.7% ★, Sports 36.4%, Simulation 14.9%, Strategy 11.5%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #27 Kevin Toms Football Star Manager
79% 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) 44.3% ★, Sports 31.6%, Simulation 10%, Text-Based 6.7%, 2D 3.3%
- #28 Club Soccer Director 2022
79% matchMixed66% of 115 reviews2022
Dev: Go Play Games LtdPub: Go Play Games Ltd
Windows
Take control of a Real Football Club or create your own club, in Club Soccer Director 2022 a fast-paced Football Club Management Game. Download Club Soccer Director 2022 now for FREE & start your Football management journey.
Why similar: Sports 37.5%, Football (Soccer) 31.6% ★, Simulation 14.5%, Strategy 11.1%, Realistic 3.6%
- #29 Fifth Tier
77% 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) 48.3% ★, Sports 24.9%, Simulation 8.7%, Strategy 7.2%, Text-Based 6.8%
- #30 Ultimate Club Manager 26
76% 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) 41.8% ★, Sports 39.9%, Simulation 16.1%, Indie 1.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #31 Illegal Football
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CyberJack
Windows
This is a surrealistic football game. You will form a national football team composed of super heroes, use some unusual ways (such as match-fixing, bribing the refree), and lead them to challenge the top teams in the world to win the world championship.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 43.6% ★, Sports 31.5%, Simulation 10.8%, Sandbox 9.1%, Story Rich 2%
- #32 New Star™ Manager
75% matchVery Positive87% of 525 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) 44.4% ★, Sports 37%, Simulation 15.2%, Indie 3.4%
- #33 99Managers Futsal Edition
74% 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) 48.3% ★, Sports 29.1%, Strategy 8.2%, Simulation 7.6%, 2D 4.4%
- #34 Super Arcade Soccer
75% 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 45.6%, Football (Soccer) 34.8% ★, Simulation 15.6%, Indie 4.1%
- #35 Football Fictional World Simulator
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: keigo0221Pub: Fictional World Sim
Windows
A solo-developed, text-based football management game focused on transfer windows and building your squad before each season. Simulate around 30,000 matches in about ten minutes, use the flexible Data Editor, and follow football history for centuries.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 32.2% ★, Sports 27.5%, Simulation 11.4%, Strategy 9.4%, Sandbox 9.3%
- #36 Offside Deal: Football At Any Cost
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vibekontroll.Gaming
Windows
Give your team its own identity, watch your tactics come alive on matchday and manage the victories, setbacks and ego clashes that follow.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 44.9% ★, Sports 31.8%, Text-Based 8.6%, Strategy 6.8%, Choices Matter 3.5%
- #37 Balance of Soccer
74% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2018
Dev: Stepiral Studio
Windows
This is a 3D soccer simulation game. Includes the 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 48, wildcard matches, and a pure penalty shootout mode. You can freely set the team's formation and tactics, and you can also control the players in real time.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 42.2% ★, Sports 37.9%, Simulation 13.8%, Indie 3.8%, Casual 2.4%
- #38 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) 48.1% ★, Sports 30.7%, Simulation 8.9%, Strategy 8.5%, Indie 1.7%
- #39 Football Owner 2025
72% 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 36.5%, Football (Soccer) 34.9% ★, Simulation 10.3%, Text-Based 8%, Strategy 7.6%
- #40 Eleven Legends
72% 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) 47% ★, Sports 29.8%, Simulation 11.8%, Strategy 8.1%, 2D 2.4%
- #41 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2019
71% matchMostly Negative36% of 14 reviews2019
Dev: Forever Young Games
Windows
In Global Soccer: A Management Game 2019 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) 39.3% ★, Sports 24.4%, Text-Based 15.2%, Strategy 6.7%, Simulation 6.5%
- #42 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) 56.5% ★, Sports 37.4%, 2D 5.2%, Singleplayer 1%
- #43 Premier Manager 03/04
70% 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) 42.6% ★, Sports 25.4%, Text-Based 14.2%, Simulation 8.3%, Strategy 5.1%
- #44 Premier Manager 05/06
70% 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) 43.2% ★, Sports 25.8%, Text-Based 13.3%, Simulation 8.4%, Strategy 5.2%
- #45 Premier Manager 04/05
70% 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) 43% ★, Sports 25.8%, Text-Based 13.5%, Simulation 8.4%, Strategy 5%
- #46 Player's Eleven
69% 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) 52.2% ★, Sports 27.8%, Simulation 12.2%, 2D 4.7%, Indie 2.2%
- #47 Pocket League Story
68% matchVery Positive90% of 187 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Train your team to battle to the top in this sensational soccer team simulation!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 50.7% ★, Sports 26.3%, Simulation 9.2%, Strategy 7.2%, 2D 2.6%
- #48 Footballogy
68% 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) 38.9% ★, Sports 24.2%, Text-Based 11.2%, Strategy 10.4%, Sandbox 6.2%
- #49 Premier Manager 10
69% 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 48%, Football (Soccer) 35.5% ★, Simulation 16.5%
- #50 Sports Betting Simulator
68% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: Ashina Games
Windows
This is a sports betting simulation game. You have to make bets and earn money in order to achieve set goals and advance in your adventure.
Why similar: Sports 38.7%, Football (Soccer) 32.2% ★, Simulation 11.8%, Text-Based 8.8%, Strategy 8.1%
- #51 Football Star Life 23/24
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Seb Quilici
Windows
Become a football player and lead the career of your dreams. Be precise, score as many goals as possible, make the right choices during the transfer window, win numerous prestigious trophies, and become a legend!
Why similar: Sports 41.6%, Football (Soccer) 37.5% ★, Simulation 15.7%, Casual 3%, Indie 1.5%
- #52 WFO World Football Online
67% 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: Football (Soccer) 41.2% ★, Sports 40.3%, Simulation 11.5%, Strategy 7%
- #53 Flipping Football Clubs
67% 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) 43.8% ★, Sports 31.3%, Simulation 10.1%, Strategy 8.8%, Indie 1.9%
- #54 WE ARE FOOTBALL
66% 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) 53.4% ★, Sports 29.7%, Simulation 7.2%, Strategy 7%, Choices Matter 2.4%