- #1 Football, Tactics & Glory
96% matchVery Positive87% of 4,318 reviews2018
Dev: Creoteam
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 44.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
XCOM meets Football Manager. Develop your club, earn experience in turn-based matches, learn new skills, achieve new classes, upgrade your facilities, buy and sell footballers, grow your youth academy, make difficult choices. It's a deep strategy game that respects your time.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 51.7% ★, Sports 19.4%, Management 9%, Strategy 4.9%, Simulation 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of turn-based tactical gameplay and club management that rewards strategic thinking over real-time reflexes.
- #2 WE ARE FOOTBALL 2024
96% matchVery Positive80% of 1,028 reviews2024
Dev: Winning Streak GamesPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 47.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Welcome to WE ARE FOOTBALL 2024! Dive into the world of football like never before. Choose an existing club or start your own. Manage either men or women, lead your club to new heights, and become the next manager legend!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 43.2% ★, Sports 17.6%, Time Management 11.4%, Management 6.9%, PvP 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel that refines the original's mechanics, offering improved features and a more polished management experience.
- #3 New Star™ Manager
95% matchVery Positive87% of 521 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) 51.9% ★, Sports 32.2%, Simulation 8.2%, Management 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines deep managerial responsibilities with a unique, accessible match engine that keeps the player engaged in every play.
- #4 GOAL! The Club Manager
94% matchMostly Negative32% of 517 reviews2022
Dev: 2tainment
Windows
You are more than a coach. You are the undisputed club boss. Are you ready to dominate the league with your team in this re-imagining of the classic sports management franchise? Could you be the next manager sensation? Prove it!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 51.1% ★, Sports 23.1%, Management 8.7%, Strategy 5.4%, Simulation 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A modern management sim that captures the classic feel of 90s football games while providing contemporary tactical depth.
- #5 Regista: Reign Your Football Club
93% matchMostly Positive74% of 84 reviews2025
Dev: dicehit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Reign Your Football Club! Be the owner of your football club, make strategic choices, and climb through the amateur league to the first while making hard decisions to set everything in line for your club.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 55.4% ★, Sports 21.7%, Management 9.4%, Simulation 4.9%, Choices Matter 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the narrative and choices-matter aspects of management, where your decisions off the pitch define your legacy.
- #6 Lords of Football
94% matchMixed52% of 352 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 44.1%, Football (Soccer) 37.7% ★, Simulation 8.1%, Strategy 7.2%, Management 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a unique perspective by focusing on the lifestyle and management of players both on and off the pitch.
- #7 Motorsport Manager
92% matchVery Positive92% of 14,139 reviews2016
Dev: Playsport GamesPub: Miniclip
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 41.4 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 40.9%, Management 32.7%, Simulation 12.6%, Strategy 12.3%, Multiplayer 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: While focused on racing, it shares the same high-quality UI and deep management loop that makes football sims so addictive.
- #8 Football Drama
91% matchMixed65% of 85 reviews2019
Dev: Open Lab Games
Windows · Mac
There is a story behind every goal. You're Rocco Galliano, the existentially troubled manager of a struggling football team. Train players, choose your own narrative, survive the drama, and play turn-based football matches via tactical cards and hard choices.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 53.5% ★, Sports 29.8%, Strategy 6.7%, Management 4.9%, Simulation 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven management game where your choices in dialogue and tactics significantly impact the club's fate.
- #9 F1® Manager 2024
89% matchVery Positive83% of 6,760 reviews2024
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 33.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Lead your team to glory in F1® Manager 2024. A new Formula 1® season has arrived, and with it, the most comprehensive F1® management experience to date. Build a legacy with one of 10 official F1® constructors or create your own team for the very first time.
Why similar: Sports 31.2%, Time Management 27.2%, Management 15%, Strategy 9.3%, Simulation 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines high-production value with tactical race-day decisions, mirroring the intensity of managing a football match.
- #10 Club Soccer Director 2021
91% matchMixed61% of 155 reviews2020
Dev: Go Play Games Ltd
Windows
Take control of a Real Football Club or create your very own club in Club Soccer Director 2021 a new super realistic football club management game.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 66% ★, Sports 32.3%, 3D 1.1%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a comprehensive look at the board-level management of a football club, focusing on finances and infrastructure.
- #11 Pro Strategy Football 2024
90% matchVery Positive80% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Kerry BattsPub: Pro Strategy Games
Windows · Mac
NOT the latest version, please check out PSF 2026!
Why similar: Sports 43.2%, Management 18.9%, Simulation 10.4%, Strategy 8.3%, Local Multiplayer 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep, simulation-heavy experience for players who enjoy the tactical and analytical side of sports management.
- #12 Bang Average Football – Play, Manage, Create
87% matchVery Positive95% of 410 reviews2024
Dev: ruairi dxPub: Secret Mode
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Celebrate the beautiful game in Bang Average Football, a fast-paced, easy-to-learn arcade football game for 1-4 players. Play with friends in co-op and PvP multiplayer, turn an underdog team into champions as player-manager in Story mode, or design your own teams, leagues, and tournaments.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 60% ★, Sports 24.4%, PvP 5.8%, Local Multiplayer 3.8%, Management 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: A creative, community-focused take on the sport that allows for deep customization of teams and players.
- #13 Super Club Soccer
88% matchMixed64% of 126 reviews2023
Dev: Trick27 Studios Limited
Windows · Linux
Super Club Soccer is a tactical turn based football game. FIFA Pro Clubs meets turn based RPG. Create your player and begin competing in tactical online battles against users from around the globe, or hone your skills against our AI in single player action. Start your soccer story today!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 59.4% ★, Sports 25.8%, PvP 9.3%, Multiplayer 2.8%, 3D 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: A streamlined management experience that focuses on the core loop of club growth and player development.
- #14 Football Club Management 2023
86% 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) 59.7% ★, Sports 24.3%, Management 8.8%, Simulation 4.4%, Strategy 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: A solid, straightforward management simulation that focuses on the essential tasks of running a football club.
- #15 Legendary Eleven: Epic Football
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 130 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) 69.3% ★, Sports 27.2%, Local Multiplayer 2%, Multiplayer 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the arcade side of football while including light team management elements for a balanced experience.
- #16 Front Office Football Eight
85% 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 93.9%, Simulation 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A pure management simulation that strips away the fluff to focus entirely on the front office, scouting, and tactical planning.
- #17 Tennis Manager 2024
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 120 reviews2024
Dev: Rebound
Windows · Mac
The courts have missed you, it’s time to sign your comeback and prove yourself as the greatest tennis manager. Tennis Manager 2024 is back and better than ever! Get ready to strategize, train your new wonderkids, and conquer the courts in the most immersive tennis management experience yet!
Why similar: Sports 35%, Football (Soccer) 22.2% ★, Time Management 15.6%, Management 11%, Strategy 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the same management DNA and UI structure as many football sims, providing a familiar experience for a different sport.
- #18 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2024
84% 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: Sports 67.1%, Simulation 16%, Strategy 15.9%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: A deep simulation game that, despite the sport difference, shares the complex scouting and roster-building DNA of football managers.
- #19 Pro Cycling Manager 2024
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 541 reviews2024
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Become a sports director, take part in the world's top cycling races and lead your riders to victory. Set race objectives, negotiate contracts, find new sponsors and build your team season after season.
Why similar: Sports 61%, Management 16.4%, PvP 7.5%, Simulation 6.7%, 3D 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers complex team management and tactical simulation that will appeal to players who enjoy the depth of football management.
- #20 World of Football
81% matchVery Positive82% of 215 reviews2024
Dev: Vault Game Studio
Windows
A physics-based football game, where matches are won not by randomness or luck, but pure skill! Easy to learn, yet difficult to master, World of Football lets you bring up to ten players together to test your skills on the pitch! Then go pro and fight for the title of GOAT!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 53.8% ★, Sports 24.6%, PvP 8%, Strategy 4.6%, Simulation 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A casual approach to the management genre that focuses on ease of use and quick progression.
- #21 Player's Eleven
82% 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) 58.6% ★, Sports 23.2%, Management 11.2%, Simulation 6.3%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Why You'll Like It: A simplified, accessible management sim that is perfect for players looking for a less overwhelming experience.
- #22 Handball Manager 2021
82% matchVery Positive87% of 83 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 57.1%, Management 18.3%, Simulation 10.9%, Strategy 7.9%, Choices Matter 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A niche but highly detailed management experience that mirrors the structure and feel of football management games.
- #23 Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 2024
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Lead your college basketball team in Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 2024. Recruit stars, coach for success, and make key decisions with an improved UI, player reveals, enhanced player control, and a revamped transfer portal. The ultimate coaching simulation game!
Why similar: Sports 69.2%, Strategy 15.2%, Simulation 14.5%, Singleplayer 1%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep recruitment and simulation mechanics that provide a rewarding challenge for management enthusiasts.
- #24 Football Manager 26
78% matchMostly Negative34% of 33,950 reviews2025
Dev: Sports InteractivePub: SEGA
Windows · Mac
Median: 60.7 hrsMean: 140.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Step into the dugout and experience the future of football management.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 49.8% ★, Sports 28%, Management 7%, Strategy 6.3%, Simulation 6.2%
- #25 Bottom of the 9th
80% matchVery Positive85% of 60 reviews2017
Dev: Handelabra Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Play the most exciting moment of baseball in this fast-paced dice and card game!
Why similar: Sports 52.8%, PvP 18.7%, Strategy 11.2%, Local Multiplayer 7.4%, 3D 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic, turn-based approach to sports management that emphasizes decision-making over complex statistical spreadsheets.
- #26 Soccer Manager 2026
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,672 reviews2024
Dev: Invincibles Studio Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Manage elite football clubs and lead your dream team as a football manager!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 58.9% ★, Sports 21%, Management 9.1%, Simulation 5%, Choices Matter 2.1%
- #27 SEGA FOOTBALL CLUB CHAMPIONS
73% matchMostly Negative34% of 694 reviews2026
Dev: SEGA
Windows
Powered by Football Manager ™, featuring more than 5,000 real player data from FIFPRO™. Allowing you to compete in J League, K League, and more! Become the manager of your club and bring your team to global superstars.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 49.5% ★, Sports 33.2%, Simulation 8%, PvP 4.6%, Multiplayer 2.3%
- #28 Football Academy Manager
68% matchNo user reviews92% of 233 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) 57.3% ★, Sports 25.1%, Management 11.5%, Simulation 3.7%, Strategy 1.9%
- #29 Football Referee Simulator
69% matchVery Positive91% of 514 reviews2024
Dev: Vladimir Pliashkun
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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) 55.4% ★, Sports 38.1%, Simulation 6.1%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #30 EA SPORTS FC™ 25
68% matchMixed53% of 106,510 reviews2024
Dev: EA CanadaPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 71.4 hrsMean: 150.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
EA SPORTS FC™ 25 gives you more ways to win for the club. Team up with friends in your favourite modes with the new 5v5 Rush, and manage your club to victory as FC IQ delivers more tactical control than ever before.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 57.4% ★, Sports 28.8%, Simulation 4.4%, PvP 3.4%, Multiplayer 3.1%
- #31 Tennis Manager 2021
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 232 reviews2021
Dev: Rebound
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Do you have what it takes to become the greatest tennis manager? Enter your academy, manage your team, plan your training, schedule your tournaments, change your game plans and discover the new young guns. Take the reins, make the right decisions, become the very best!
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 38.3% ★, Sports 31.9%, Management 12%, Strategy 6.9%, Simulation 6.8%
- #32 New Star™ Soccer 5
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 867 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) 52.7% ★, Sports 38.9%, Simulation 8.4%
- #33 NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager
66% matchVery Positive91% of 377 reviews2026
Dev: Sumo DigitalPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
NUTMEG! is a nostalgic football manager game with a deckbuilding twist, set in the '80s and '90s. Relive the days when the tackles were as hard as the mullets were long and football was about football.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 58.6% ★, Sports 22.5%, Management 7.7%, Simulation 5.9%, Strategy 4.8%
- #34 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 361 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: Football (Soccer) 41.7% ★, Sports 37.9%, Strategy 8%, Simulation 6.9%, Management 4%
- #35 Total Football Online
66% matchMostly Positive71% of 911 reviews2026
Dev: GALA SPORTS
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Build your All-Star lineup in Total Football Online! Easy to pick up, it lets you dive into pure football fun at your fingertips. With events and player updates syncing with real-world tournaments, get ready for a truly immersive football experience.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 47.1% ★, Sports 27.1%, PvP 5.5%, Management 5.4%, Simulation 5.3%
- #36 Football Pitch Simulator
65% matchVery Positive92% of 192 reviews2025
Dev: Incipient Day
Windows · Mac
Build your own football pitch business. Make repairs, expand your facilities, and attract the interest of football fans.
Why similar: Football (Soccer) 51.6% ★, Sports 32.4%, Simulation 10.3%, Multiplayer 2.6%, 3D 2.5%
- #37 Club Soccer Director 2022
68% matchMixed67% of 114 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: Football (Soccer) 41% ★, Sports 36.2%, Simulation 8.7%, Strategy 8.1%, Management 5.6%
- #38 Striker Manager 3 - Online Football Manager
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: UPLAY Online
Windows
Join the online Football Revolution and become the best Manager ever. Striker Manager 3 represents the nextgen of Football Manager games. Control all the management tools that Striker Manager 3 puts at your fingertips to take your team to the top.
Why similar: Sports 38%, Football (Soccer) 34.6% ★, Strategy 8.7%, Simulation 7.2%, Management 5.3%
