- #1 Football Manager 26
97% 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) 44.1% ★, Sports 28.4%, Management 11.7%, Strategy 7.5%, Simulation 7.4%
- #2 Foosball Manager
96% 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) 38.8% ★, Sports 31.9%, Management 11.8%, Simulation 9.1%, Strategy 7.6%
- #3 Retro Football Boss
96% 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) 50.3% ★, Sports 22.8%, Management 9.5%, Simulation 8.9%, Strategy 6.7%
- #4 Player's Eleven
95% 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) 49.4% ★, Sports 22.5%, Management 17.9%, Simulation 7.3%, Indie 1.6%
- #5 Eleven Legends
94% 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) 45.1% ★, Sports 24.5%, Management 16.3%, Simulation 7.1%, Strategy 5.9%
- #6 99Managers Futsal Edition
93% 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) 47.4% ★, Sports 24.4%, Management 15.2%, Strategy 6%, Simulation 4.7%
- #7 The Chairman
92% 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) 37.8% ★, Sports 32.5%, Management 11.6%, Simulation 7.9%, Strategy 7.3%
- #8 Ultimate Club Manager 26
91% 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) 41.4% ★, Sports 33.8%, Management 12.6%, Simulation 10%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #9 Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018
91% 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) 50.1% ★, Sports 21.9%, Management 13.9%, Strategy 6.1%, Simulation 3.8%
- #10 New Star™ Manager
90% 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) 44.1% ★, Sports 31.4%, Management 12.4%, Simulation 9.4%, Indie 2.6%
- #11 Football Club Manager 26 LIVE
89% 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) 49.5% ★, Sports 27.3%, Management 10.1%, Strategy 7.2%, Simulation 5.9%
- #12 Footy Ball Tournament 2018
89% 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) 40.2% ★, Sports 31.3%, Management 9.6%, Strategy 8%, Simulation 7.3%
- #13 Football Academy Director
87% 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) 40.4% ★, Sports 31%, Management 12.5%, Strategy 7.1%, Simulation 6.8%
- #14 Kevin Toms Football Star Manager
86% 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) 46.1% ★, Sports 28.1%, Management 12.2%, Simulation 6.5%, Pixel Graphics 2.9%
- #15 LeManager
86% 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) 59.1% ★, Management 17%, Sports 13.4%, Simulation 8.4%, Indie 1.1%
- #16 Pro Soccer Manager 27
85% 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) 38.5% ★, Sports 32.6%, Simulation 9.8%, Management 9.3%, Strategy 9%
- #17 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
84% 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 38.5%, Football (Soccer) 37% ★, Strategy 9.4%, Simulation 8.3%, Management 6.8%
- #18 Fifth Tier
84% 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) 50.1% ★, Sports 22.1%, Management 14.2%, Simulation 5.7%, Strategy 5.6%
- #19 UltFoot: Football Manager
83% 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) 39.8% ★, Sports 29.8%, Management 12.3%, Simulation 8.7%, Strategy 8.3%
- #20 BFM 26
82% 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: Football (Soccer) 34.5% ★, Sports 33.7%, Management 13.6%, Simulation 8.2%, Strategy 8.1%
- #21 Premier Manager 10
81% 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 41.5%, Football (Soccer) 36% ★, Management 12%, Simulation 10.4%
- #22 Player's Eleven - A Football Manager Game
81% 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) 39.9% ★, Sports 34.2%, Management 14.8%, Simulation 7.5%, Strategy 2.8%
- #23 Pocket League Story
80% 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) 51.3% ★, Sports 22.7%, Management 6.5%, Simulation 5.8%, Strategy 5.5%
- #24 Flipping Football Clubs
79% 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) 44.1% ★, Sports 26.9%, Management 12.4%, Strategy 6.7%, Simulation 6.4%
- #25 Matchday Manager
79% 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) 43.3% ★, Sports 23.8%, Management 13.4%, Simulation 10.1%, Strategy 6.5%
- #26 WE ARE FOOTBALL
77% 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) 53.9% ★, Sports 25.6%, Management 10.2%, Strategy 5.3%, Simulation 4.5%
- #27 Empire Eleven 2026
77% 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) 38.3% ★, Sports 31.5%, Management 11.8%, Simulation 9.1%, Strategy 8.6%
- #28 Lords of Football
78% 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 43.2%, Football (Soccer) 32.2% ★, Simulation 9.4%, Strategy 8.2%, Management 4.7%
- #29 FC Tycoon 2027
76% 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) 38.2% ★, Sports 30%, Management 15%, Simulation 9.3%, Strategy 7%
- #30 PIX Football Manager
76% 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) 43.7% ★, Sports 25.9%, Management 11.8%, Simulation 7%, Strategy 6.7%
- #31 Slammer Soccer: Football Management
75% 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) 42.6% ★, Sports 29.1%, Management 15.4%, Simulation 9.4%, Strategy 3%
- #32 Club Soccer Director 2022
75% 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 35.2%, Football (Soccer) 34.8% ★, Simulation 10%, Strategy 9.2%, Management 8.9%
- #33 Football Club Management 2023
74% 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) 51.8% ★, Sports 24.2%, Management 14.4%, Simulation 5.2%, Strategy 2.8%
- #34 Football Academy Manager
72% matchNo user reviews92% of 266 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) 48.3% ★, Sports 24.2%, Management 18.4%, Simulation 4.2%, Strategy 2.1%
- #35 New Star™ Soccer 5
74% 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) 47.1% ★, Sports 39.9%, Simulation 10.1%, Indie 2.9%
- #36 Ultimate Futsal Manager
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FGregory
Windows · Mac
Take full control of a futsal team as head coach. Manage the squad, set tactics, handle transfers, and build your legacy across multiple seasons. Experience realistic match simulation and deep career management in the fast-paced world of futsal.
Why similar: Sports 37.6%, Football (Soccer) 32.2% ★, Management 9.9%, Simulation 9.5%, Casual 5.4%
- #37 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: Football (Soccer) 38.1% ★, Sports 34%, Management 13.9%, Simulation 7%, Strategy 6.2%
- #38 Mini Soccer Manager
70% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2026
Dev: Pedro Verpha
Windows
Take charge of the league’s weakest club and lead it to glory. Build your squad, develop players, set formations, adjust tactics, and fight your way from last place to champions.
Why similar: Sports 37.7%, Football (Soccer) 33.2% ★, Simulation 10.6%, Management 10.1%, Casual 5.7%
- #39 Offside Deal: Football At Any Cost
71% 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) 49.7% ★, Sports 30.1%, Management 12.7%, Strategy 5.7%, Indie 1.3%
- #40 FD 27: Direct Your Football Club
68% 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) 55% ★, Sports 25%, Strategy 9.9%, Simulation 8.6%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #41 Balance of Soccer
71% 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) 46.7% ★, Sports 35.8%, Simulation 9.6%, Casual 4.7%, Indie 3.2%
- #42 WE ARE FOOTBALL 2027
69% 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) 49% ★, Sports 25.6%, Management 14.5%, Simulation 7.6%, Strategy 2.8%
- #43 Backyard Soccer '98
67% matchVery Positive96% of 218 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) 54.9% ★, Sports 34.3%, Simulation 3.8%, Casual 3.3%, Pixel Graphics 3.2%
- #44 Football Club Builder
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TheLaughingThird
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build, manage, and grow your own football club from Division 4 to European glory. Expand your stadium and facilities in 3D, compete in league and cup competitions, and create a football dynasty by making the right decisions in this fast-paced football manager game.
Why similar: Sports 42.3%, Football (Soccer) 29.7% ★, Management 9.9%, Strategy 8.2%, Simulation 7.5%
- #45 Club Chairman
68% 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 34.9%, Football (Soccer) 29.6% ★, Simulation 10.2%, Strategy 9.7%, Management 9.1%
- #46 Legendary Eleven: Epic Football
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 131 reviews2019
Dev: Eclipse GamesPub: Eclipse Gamse
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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) 67.3% ★, Sports 30.3%, Indie 2.4%
- #47 Penalty Shooters 2
67% 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) 62.8% ★, Sports 35.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #48 Arcade World Cups
65% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: NicoSoftArg
Windows
Pure arcade football, inspired by an unforgettable classic. Fast matches, goals, and nonstop excitment.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 58.2% ★, Sports 34.4%, Pixel Graphics 3.9%, Casual 1.6%, Indie 1.1%
- #49 Forever World Cup Simulator
66% 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) 47.8% ★, Sports 26.7%, Management 14.3%, Simulation 7.8%, Casual 2.5%