- #1 Axis Football 2023
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 270 reviews2022
Dev: Axis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Axis Football is a simulation-style football game featuring the industry's best franchise mode, massive customization, and realistic gameplay.
Why similar: Football (American) 45.4% ★, Sports 26.2%, America 11.8% ★, Realistic 5.1%, Management 4.9%
- #2 Axis Football 2015
96% matchMixed69% of 383 reviews2015
Dev: Axis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Axis Football is a 3D American Football Simulation Game that features a unique aimed passing system. Play in a single match, season mode, or local multiplayer! Offers basic mod support for team rosters.
Why similar: Football (American) 64.6% ★, Sports 28.7%, Management 3.2%, Local Multiplayer 3.1%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #3 Front Office Football Seven
96% matchVery Positive82% of 143 reviews2015
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: Football (American) 78.7% ★, Sports 16.6%, Management 4.7%
- #4 Football Coach: College Dynasty
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,481 reviews2025
Dev: SidelineSim Studios
Windows · Mac
A true college football management game. Play as a coach or a school, recruit players, develop your team, and compete for national championships. Build a college football dynasty and become a coaching legend!
Why similar: Football (American) 49.6% ★, Sports 30.6%, Realistic 7.9%, Management 6.5%, Choices Matter 2.8%
- #5 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2018
95% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: College Football 2018 puts you in the role of head coach for your favorite college football team. Recruit, gameplan and make the right calls on the field to lead your team to the top of the ranks and the college football championship.
Why similar: Football (American) 76.7% ★, Sports 23.3%
- #6 Football Dynasty Manager
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nekolitch Games
Windows
Take command of an entire football world. Recruit high-school prospects and portal prospects, build a college dynasty, then follow your players into the pros. Draft, trades, contracts, and championships. College and pro in one connected universe, where every snap, signing, and decision is your call.
Why similar: Football (American) 64.5% ★, Sports 28.2%, Management 6.9%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #7 Axis Football 2017
93% matchMixed64% of 171 reviews2017
Dev: Axis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Axis Football is an American football simulation featuring massive customization and a complete franchise mode
Why similar: Football (American) 75.4% ★, Sports 18.5%, Management 3.3%, Local Multiplayer 2.5%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #8 Maximum Football
91% matchMixed61% of 1,356 reviews2025
Dev: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Forge your legacy in Maximum Football, where you can play both college and pro football in one shared universe. Recruit the next college superstar and take them into the pros to become a future Hall of Famer. Build your team with unparalleled in-game customization that gives you ultimate control.
Why similar: Football (American) 49.6% ★, Sports 33.5%, Realistic 5.4%, Local Multiplayer 5.3%, Physics 3.5%
- #9 Doug Flutie's Maximum Football 2020
92% matchMixed52% of 73 reviews2020
Dev: Canuck Play Inc
Windows
Achieve Gridiron Greatness as Doug Flutie and Maximum Football 2020, bring you the ultimate football sandbox.
Why similar: Football (American) 59.2% ★, Sports 33.7%, 3D 3.5%, Local Multiplayer 3.2%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #10 Desktop Dynasties 3
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Head Coach Games
Windows
Football coaching and GM simulation game.
Why similar: Football (American) 60.6% ★, Sports 25.5%, Management 6.7%, Third Person 3%, 3D 2.1%
- #11 Axis Football 2020
90% matchMixed67% of 178 reviews2020
Dev: Axis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Axis Football features football gaming's deepest Franchise Mode and massively improved simulation-style gameplay.
Why similar: Football (American) 54.5% ★, Sports 28.9%, Management 5.8%, Realistic 4.8%, Local Multiplayer 3.6%
- #12 Sunday Rivals
89% matchVery Positive91% of 311 reviews2022
Dev: 26k
Windows
Easy to pickup, hard hitting, fully customizable arcade football is back with Sunday Rivals! Battle high-octane offenses and bone crushing tacklers in the harshest weather conditions to bring home championship glory!
Why similar: Football (American) 55.2% ★, America 21.5% ★, Sports 17%, Local Multiplayer 3.4%, 3D 2.6%
- #13 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2021
89% matchMixed62% of 29 reviews2021
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: College Football 2021 puts you in the role of head coach for your favorite college football team. Recruit, gameplan and make the right calls on the field to lead your team to the top of the ranks and the college football championship.
Why similar: Football (American) 65.4% ★, Sports 29%, Management 5.3%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #14 Ultimate Pro Football Coach
88% matchMixed68% of 34 reviews2025
Dev: Games2rk
Windows · Mac
A strategic franchise mode football sim where you run the front office and call all the shots —build your roster, manage the franchise and handle the play calling to guide your team to glory across seasons of immersive franchise-building.
Why similar: Football (American) 59.1% ★, Sports 33.8%, Realistic 6.8%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #15 Pro Football Legacy
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ruthenia Games
Windows
Pro Football Legacy is a franchise simulation built around the decisions that define a dynasty — Manage your roster, scout new talent, set your strategy, build your dynasty.
Why similar: Football (American) 58.3% ★, Sports 34.7%, Management 6.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #16 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2026
84% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Start as a coordinator and rise to head coach in Draft Day Sports: College Football 26! Build playbooks, recruit stars, manage team cohesion, and outsmart adaptive AI. Create your dynasty with unmatched depth and strategy.
Why similar: Football (American) 68.1% ★, Sports 31.4%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #17 Pro Football Dynasty
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SidelineSim Studios
Windows · Mac
The ultimate American football management sim. Call plays, sign free agents, scout prospects, draft superstars, and dive into deep stats for every player and team. Take control as a coach or GM, chase championships, and build a storied dynasty.
Why similar: Football (American) 62% ★, Sports 26.4%, Management 6.8%, Choices Matter 2.5%, Resource Management 2.2%
- #18 Pure Football 2018
85% matchMixed61% of 18 reviews2018
Dev: PureFootball
Windows
Pure Football 2018 is an American Football Simulator where you play GM, Coach, and Player. Play through endless seasons as you master player contracts, assembling your coaching staff, free agency, and the draft. Lead your players come game time or use the advanced game simulation system.
Why similar: Football (American) 63.1% ★, Sports 36.9%
- #19 Speed NFL
84% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Chris Prince
Windows
Guide your team through the 17 week regular season and potentially the Play-offs. Select your team before using the NFL rankings to decide on your offensive tactics.
Why similar: Football (American) 57.2% ★, Sports 25.1%, America 14.8% ★, Local Multiplayer 2.7%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #20 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2024
83% matchMixed50% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: College Football 2023=4 puts you in the role of head coach for your favorite college football team. Recruit, gameplan and make the right calls on the field to lead your team to the top of the ranks and the college football championship.
Why similar: Football (American) 69.3% ★, Sports 30.4%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #21 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2025
82% matchMixed46% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2025 puts you in the role of general manager of your favorite football team. Every decision can be made by you from drafting, trading, signing free agents right down to creating and calling your own plays to lead your team to championship glory and becoming a dynasty.
Why similar: Football (American) 68.1% ★, Sports 31.4%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #22 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2026
81% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Take control of your favorite football franchise in Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 26. Draft stars, manage the cap, build gameplans, and shape your dynasty with deep strategy, smart AI, and endless customization.
Why similar: Football (American) 68.1% ★, Sports 31.4%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #23 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2025
81% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Wolverine StudiosPub: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: College Football 2025 puts you in the role of head coach for your favorite college football team. Recruit, gameplan, hire a successful staff and make the right calls on the field to lead your team to the top of the ranks and the college football championship.
Why similar: Football (American) 68.1% ★, Sports 31.4%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #24 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2018
82% matchMixed50% of 14 reviews2018
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2018 puts you in the role of general manager of your favorite professional football team. Every decision can be made by you from drafting, trading, signing free agents and calling each play to lead your team to championship glory and becoming a dynasty.
Why similar: Football (American) 60.1% ★, Sports 33.6%, Management 6.3%
- #25 Axis Football 2021
80% matchMixed62% of 140 reviews2021
Dev: Axis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Axis Football is a simulation-style football game featuring the industry's best franchise mode, massive customization, and realistic gameplay.
Why similar: Football (American) 54% ★, Sports 31%, Realistic 5.8%, Management 4%, Local Multiplayer 2.6%
- #26 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2024
79% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2024 puts you in the role of general manager of your favorite football team. Every decision can be made by you from drafting, trading, signing free agents right down to creating and calling your own plays to lead your team to championship glory and becoming a dynasty.
Why similar: Football (American) 69.3% ★, Sports 30.3%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #27 Cornerstone: College Football
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: WBTStudios
Windows
Take command of a college football program and build a dynasty from the sidelines. Recruit elite talent, scheme against rivals, survive the coaching carousel, and chase national titles across decades of seasons. A deep college football management sim.
Why similar: Football (American) 58.6% ★, Sports 34.8%, Management 6.6%
- #28 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2023
78% matchMixed63% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2023 puts you in the role of general manager of your favorite football team. Every decision can be made by you from drafting, trading, signing free agents right down to creating and calling your own plays to lead your team to championship glory and becoming a dynasty.
Why similar: Football (American) 70% ★, Sports 29.7%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #29 Football Commissioner
76% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Atreus Interactive
Windows
The definitive, first-of-its-kind American football league management sim. Take control of the newest spring football league by customizing the structure, teams, ticket prices, salaries, and more. Sim games week by week to grow your league from a startup into a thriving sports empire.
Why similar: Football (American) 57.1% ★, Sports 32%, Management 6.6%, Choices Matter 2.1%, Resource Management 1.9%
- #30 Front Office Football Nine
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 167 reviews2023
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: Football (American) 67.1% ★, Sports 28.7%, Choices Matter 4%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #31 Gridiron Football GM
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gridiron Games
Windows
Run the front office of an American football franchise. Build a dynasty across decades. Multi-season draft, free agency, trades, salary cap, and pre-snap play-calling on every snap. Calibrated to real pro football statistics. Single player. No microtransactions.
Why similar: Football (American) 55.9% ★, Sports 31%, Management 6.5%, Realistic 4.5%, Resource Management 2%
- #32 Backyard Football '99
72% matchVery Positive95% of 166 reviews2025
Dev: Mega Cat StudiosPub: Playground Productions
Windows
Backyard Football 1999 is back and now enhanced to run on modern systems. Whether you're picking Jerry Rice or Barry Sanders for your dream team, scoring TDs with Pablo Sanchez, or enjoying the witty banter between Sunny Day and Chuck Downfield, simple controls let anyone pick up and play football!
Why similar: Football (American) 64.8% ★, Sports 35%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #33 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2021
76% matchMixed59% of 54 reviews2020
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2021 puts you in the role of general manager of your favorite football team. Every decision can be made by you from drafting, trading, signing free agents right down to creating and calling your own plays to lead your team to championship glory and becoming a dynasty.
Why similar: Football (American) 69.4% ★, Sports 30.3%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #34 Axis Football 2026
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 107 reviews2025
Dev: Axis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Axis Football 2026 is a complete American Football Simulation featuring fluid gameplay, endless customization, and the industry's best franchise mode.
Why similar: Football (American) 56.5% ★, Sports 19.8%, Realistic 8%, Management 6.7%, 3D 3.3%
- #35 Head Coach Tactics
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Head Coach Games
Windows
Head Coach Tactics is a turn-based football game on the field, with deep franchise and roster building off the field.
Why similar: Football (American) 57.6% ★, Sports 30.6%, Third Person 4.6%, Management 3.7%, 3D 3.3%
- #36 LCD Sports: American Football
75% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2019
Dev: WarGem LLC
Windows
A classic handheld American Football sports game to be played as single player or local two player. Run, Pass, Kick, and Punt against 3 levels of difficulty. Try your skill against the tricky AI or challenge a friend to compete locally.
Why similar: Football (American) 42.1% ★, Sports 41%, America 16.6% ★, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #37 EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 26
72% matchMixed53% of 5,695 reviews2025
Dev: TiburonPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 14.9 hrsMean: 75.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 26 leverages a new AI-powered machine learning system to convert thousands of plays from nearly a decade of real NFL data into more explosive gameplay.
Why similar: Football (American) 69% ★, Sports 31%
- #38 Football Legend
73% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Beefware
Windows
Take over a professional American football team, in this single-player football management simulator. As both general manager and head coach, build a football dynasty that will last for decades to come. Trade, draft, sign free agents, and coach your way into the hall of fame!
Why similar: Football (American) 60.2% ★, Sports 30.9%, Management 8.6%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #39 Gridiron Manager
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Coolissimo Games
Windows
Step off the field and into the front office. Gridiron Manager is an uncompromising, data-driven American Football simulation. Take total control of a College or Professional program, build your roster, and call the plays on a real-time tactical chalkboard. No stick skills required.
Why similar: Football (American) 62.7% ★, Sports 36.9%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #40 Fantasy Franchise
71% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Xavier Begerow
Windows
Own and manage your own football team! Set your lineup, train your players, hire coaches, and improve your stadium to create a franchise that can go all the way!
Why similar: Football (American) 59.5% ★, Sports 33.3%, Management 6.9%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #41 EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 25
71% matchMixed56% of 5,107 reviews2024
Dev: TiburonPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 23.3 hrsMean: 69.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Hit like you mean it with FieldSENSE™ powered by BOOM Tech. Experience how the new physics-informed dynamic tackling system unlocks realistic collisions & new gameplay animations on both sides of the ball.
Why similar: Football (American) 76.7% ★, Sports 23.3%
- #42 HandPass VR
73% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2016
Dev: Constructive Media
Windows
Put on your VR headset and see if you can beat the record! A handpass is a fundamental skill in the sport of Australian Rules Football - hold the ball in one hand and punch it with the other! Handpass VR will test the accuracy of your handpasses with moving targets - and in a variety of environments from a stadium to outer space!
Why similar: Football (American) 60.2% ★, Sports 39.8%
- #43 Football Legacy Manager 26
70% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Football Legacy Manager
Windows · Mac
Build the ultimate legacy as the general manager of a professional American football team!
Why similar: Football (American) 56.5% ★, Sports 37.8%, Management 5.4%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #44 War Room Football
68% matchVery Positive95% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: Tanish Jagtap
Windows · Mac
Build a dynasty from the front office. Draft, trade, sign, and develop players across unlimited seasons. Scout prospects, manage the cap, hire coaches, then watch the league evolve around you.
Why similar: Football (American) 57.2% ★, Sports 33.8%, Management 6.8%, Choices Matter 2%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #45 Football Legacy Manager 25
69% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Football Legacy Manager
Windows
Build the ultimate legacy as the general manager of a professional American football team!
Why similar: Football (American) 55.6% ★, Sports 38.5%, Management 5.5%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #46 Brutal Ball Manager 2
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Stout Kassel Games
Windows
Brutalball Manager 2 is the sequel to the Football Franchise Management Simulation game. Based on American Football in a Fantasy setting with unique rules. Take full control of the entire league. Tons of customization and deep stat tracking.
Why similar: Football (American) 58.1% ★, Sports 32.5%, Management 6.7%, Local Multiplayer 2.5%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #47 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2023
70% matchMixed59% of 17 reviews2022
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: College Football 2023 puts you in the role of head coach for your favorite college football team. Recruit, gameplan and make the right calls on the field to lead your team to the top of the ranks and the college football championship.
Why similar: Football (American) 68.2% ★, Sports 31.5%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #48 Retro Rugby
68% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Lombard Games
Windows
Step onto the pixelated pitch in Retro Rugby—a fast-paced 2D rugby game with smart AI, physics-based collisions, and smooth controls. Build your dream team in Career Mode, compete in global tournaments, and experience dynamic, strategic gameplay. Relive rugby’s golden era—game on!
Why similar: Football (American) 55.1% ★, Sports 35.2%, Management 4.2%, Physics 2.9%, Resource Management 2.4%
- #49 Front Office Football Eight
69% 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 56.8%, Football (American) 43.2% ★
- #50 Asterball
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 34 reviews2024
Dev: Projeld
Windows
Enter the galactic gridiron field as a Sportsman to beat your opponents in the fast-paced sport of Asterball. Play in a PVP setting where two teams battle it out in the field to see who can win with the most touchdowns.
Why similar: Football (American) 58.8% ★, Sports 31.2%, Third Person 5%, 3D 2.9%, Physics 2.1%
- #51 Draft Fever Bowl
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: PeytonParrishGames
Windows
Draft Fever Bowl is a competitive multiplayer football management game focused on scouting and the draft. Study prospects, outsmart rivals on draft day, and trade with real teams. With no visible attributes, success depends entirely on your eye for talent. Enter the war room.
Why similar: Football (American) 65.1% ★, Sports 23.9%, Management 8%, 3D 2.8%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #52 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2022
68% matchMixed50% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: College Football 2022 puts you in the role of head coach for your favorite college football team. Recruit, gameplan and make the right calls on the field to lead your team to the top of the ranks and the college football championship.
Why similar: Football (American) 55.5% ★, Sports 38.4%, Management 5.8%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #53 Australian Football Coach 2023-24
66% matchPositive87% of 38 reviews2023
Dev: Statto Software
Windows · Linux
Coach your way to the premiership flag! Australian Football Coach 2023 comes packed with new features including local multiplayer and a database update.
Why similar: Football (American) 48.9% ★, Sports 38.7%, Management 8.7%, Local Multiplayer 3.5%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #54 4th & Inches
67% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: AccoladePub: Ziggurat
Windows
4th & Inches gives you all of the hard-hitting action of real football: the bombs, the blitzing, the goal line stands. Winning at 4th & Inches will take all the moves of a #1 draft choice plus the tactical genius of a veteran head coach.
Why similar: Football (American) 63.6% ★, Sports 33.4%, Management 2.8%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #55 Gridiron Football League
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PeligroAmigoPub: Danger Friends
Windows
Gridiron Football League combines retro football presentation with deep franchise simulation.
Why similar: Football (American) 68.6% ★, Sports 21%, Management 6.2%, Choices Matter 3.9%, Singleplayer 0.2%