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Games Like WE ARE FOOTBALL

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Sports, Simulation, Management, Strategy.

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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.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 77% — of 1,447 reviews
Released: 2021-06-10
Developer: Winning Streak Games
Publisher: THQ Nordic
Genres: Simulation, Sports, Strategy
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 5.3 hrs
Mean playtime: 34.3 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 90%

Overview

WE ARE FOOTBALL offers a streamlined, accessible approach to football management that balances deep tactical decision-making with intuitive club administration. These recommendations focus on titles that provide similar management-heavy experiences, ranging from high-fidelity sports simulations to unique tactical variations that emphasize the strategic side of team building and club growth.

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  1. #1 WE ARE FOOTBALL 2024
    97% matchVery Positive80% of 1,002 reviews2024
    Dev: Winning Streak GamesPub: HandyGames
    Windows
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 48.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    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) 43.5%, Sports 17.2%, Time Management 11.5%, Management 7%, PvP 5.6%

    Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel offers refined mechanics and updated data, making it the most logical next step for fans of the original.

  2. #2 Football, Tactics & Glory
    96% matchVery Positive88% of 4,156 reviews2018
    Dev: Creoteam
    Windows
    Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 45.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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) 52%, Sports 19%, Management 9.2%, Strategy 5%, Simulation 4.6%

    Why You'll Like It: It replaces traditional real-time simulation with a turn-based tactical system that makes every match feel like a high-stakes puzzle.

  3. #3 New Star™ Manager
    95% matchVery Positive87% of 514 reviews2018
    Dev: New Star Games Ltd.Pub: Five Aces Publishing Ltd.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 99.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    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) 52.5%, Sports 31.3%, Simulation 8.3%, Management 7.9%

    Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the addictive nature of club management while keeping the interface clean and the gameplay loop fast-paced.

  4. #4 Motorsport Manager
    94% matchVery Positive92% of 14,004 reviews2016
    Dev: Playsport GamesPub: Miniclip
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 41.5 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 40.1%, Management 33.2%, Simulation 12.8%, Strategy 12.4%, Multiplayer 0.8%

    Why You'll Like It: While it focuses on racing, it shares the exact same DNA of team management, staff hiring, and long-term strategic planning found in football sims.

  5. #5 F1® Manager 2024
    93% matchVery Positive82% of 6,233 reviews2024
    Dev: Frontier Developments
    Windows
    Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 35.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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 30.7%, Time Management 27.4%, Management 15.2%, Strategy 9.3%, Simulation 8.2%

    Why You'll Like It: It provides a modern, high-fidelity management experience where you oversee every aspect of a racing team's performance and development.

  6. #6 GOAL! The Club Manager
    94% matchMostly Negative32% of 510 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) 51.3%, Sports 22.6%, Management 8.8%, Strategy 5.4%, Simulation 4.8%

    Why You'll Like It: A dedicated football management title that focuses on the core pillars of club administration and tactical setup.

  7. #7 Pro Cycling Manager 2024
    90% matchMostly Positive75% of 535 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 60.3%, Management 16.8%, PvP 7.5%, Simulation 6.8%, 3D 4.3%

    Why You'll Like It: It offers a complex management experience that requires balancing team budgets, rider training, and race-day tactics.

  8. #8 Lords of Football
    91% matchMixed52% of 352 reviews2013
    Dev: Geniaware SrlPub: Fish Eagle
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.6 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 43.6%, Football (Soccer) 38.1%, Simulation 8.2%, Strategy 7.2%, Management 3%

    Why You'll Like It: It combines traditional football management with a life-simulation aspect, focusing on the personalities and daily lives of your players.

  9. #9 Football Drama
    89% matchMixed64% of 84 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) 54.2%, Sports 28.8%, Strategy 6.8%, Management 5%, Simulation 2.6%

    Why You'll Like It: This game offers a unique narrative-driven approach to football management, focusing on the high-pressure choices a manager faces off the pitch.

  10. #10 Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2024
    87% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2023
    Dev: Wolverine Studios
    Windows

    Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2024 puts you in the role of general manager of your favorite basketball team. Every decision can be made by you from drafting, trading, signing free agents all the way to making each substitution to lead your team to championship glory and becoming a dynasty.

    Why similar: Sports 68.1%, Strategy 15.9%, Simulation 14.9%, Singleplayer 1.1%

    Why You'll Like It: A deep, text-heavy management simulation that mirrors the scouting and roster-building intensity of football management games.

  11. #11 Tennis Manager 2024
    85% 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 34.2%, Football (Soccer) 22.8%, Time Management 15.6%, Management 11.2%, Strategy 7.5%

    Why You'll Like It: This title provides a detailed management experience tailored to the specific rules and training requirements of professional tennis.

  12. #12 Football Club Management 2023
    84% matchMixed51% of 158 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) 60%, Sports 23.9%, Management 8.9%, Simulation 4.5%, Strategy 2.4%

    Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the business and administrative side of running a football club, offering a different perspective on the sport.

  13. #13 Front Office Football Eight
    82% 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 93.7%, Simulation 6.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A hardcore, data-driven simulation that appeals to players who prioritize deep statistical analysis over 3D visuals.

  14. #14 New Star™ Soccer 5
    82% matchMostly Positive70% of 852 reviews2012
    Dev: New Star Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 13.4 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) 53.8%, Sports 37.9%, Simulation 8.3%

    Why You'll Like It: A classic career-focused simulation that puts you in the boots of a single player rising through the ranks.

  15. #15 Football Manager 26
    78% matchMostly Negative32% of 30,190 reviews2025
    Dev: Sports InteractivePub: SEGA
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 56.1 hrsMean: 110.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%

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

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 50.7%, Sports 27.3%, Management 6.9%, Simulation 6.2%, Strategy 6.1%

  16. #16 Legendary Eleven: Epic Football
    81% matchMostly Positive73% of 128 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) 69.8%, Sports 26.8%, Local Multiplayer 2%, Multiplayer 1.4%

    Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style football game that includes light team management elements for those who want less complexity.

  17. #17 Soccer Manager 2026
    77% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,230 reviews2024
    Dev: Invincibles Studio Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    Manage elite football clubs and lead your dream team as a football manager!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 57.6%, Sports 21.7%, Management 9.3%, Simulation 5.1%, Choices Matter 2.3%

  18. #18 Bang Average Football – Play, Manage, Create
    76% matchVery Positive96% of 348 reviews2024
    Dev: ruairi dxPub: Secret Mode
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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) 60.8%, Sports 23.5%, PvP 5.9%, Local Multiplayer 3.8%, Management 3.2%

  19. #19 SEGA FOOTBALL CLUB CHAMPIONS
    76% matchMostly Negative32% of 637 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) 49.6%, Sports 33.1%, Simulation 8.1%, PvP 4.7%, Multiplayer 2.1%

  20. #20 Tennis Manager 2021
    75% matchMostly Positive77% of 232 reviews2021
    Dev: Rebound
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 6.7 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) 38.5%, Sports 31.3%, Management 12.3%, Strategy 6.9%, Simulation 6.8%

  21. #21 Regista: Reign Your Football Club
    73% matchMostly Positive74% of 82 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) 55.6%, Sports 21.2%, Management 9.6%, Simulation 4.9%, Choices Matter 4.4%

  22. #22 Football Referee Simulator
    71% matchVery Positive91% of 482 reviews2024
    Dev: Vladimir Pliashkun
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 6.0 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) 56.6%, Sports 36.9%, Simulation 6.1%, Singleplayer 0.4%

  23. #23 Football Academy Manager
    71% matchNo user reviews93% of 168 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) 57.6%, Sports 24.6%, Management 11.7%, Simulation 3.7%, Strategy 1.9%

  24. #24 Player's Eleven
    73% matchVery Positive83% of 52 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) 58.8%, Sports 22.8%, Management 11.4%, Simulation 6.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%

  25. #25 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
    72% matchMostly Positive75% of 359 reviews2020
    Dev: Trophy Games ApS
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Become the best football manager. Join Pro 11 and claim the championship!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 41.3%, Sports 37.9%, Strategy 8.1%, Simulation 7.1%, Management 4.2%

  26. #26 World of Football
    69% matchVery Positive82% of 195 reviews2024
    Dev: Vault Game StudioPub: indie.io
    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) 54.2%, Sports 24.1%, PvP 8%, Strategy 4.6%, Simulation 4.3%

  27. #27 Football Pitch Simulator
    67% matchVery Positive93% of 170 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) 52.4%, Sports 32.2%, Simulation 10.5%, 3D 2.5%, Multiplayer 2%

  28. #28 Football Life Simulator
    68% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,459 reviews2025
    Dev: Ludu Arts
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Live the life of a professional footballer both on and off the field. Train, play matches, manage your social life, climb the career ladder, and spend your earned money. Decorate your life with luxury while managing your relationships and finances.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 61.3%, Time Management 18.9%, Management 8.3%, Simulation 6.1%, Choices Matter 3.2%

  29. #29 Striker Manager 3 - Online Football Manager
    69% matchMostly Positive76% of 83 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 37.5%, Football (Soccer) 34.9%, Strategy 8.7%, Simulation 7.3%, Management 5.4%

  30. #30 Club Soccer Director 2022
    70% matchMixed66% of 110 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) 41.3%, Sports 35.7%, Simulation 8.7%, Strategy 8.1%, Management 5.7%

  31. #31 Pocket League Story
    68% matchVery Positive90% of 181 reviews2022
    Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 62%, Sports 23.4%, Simulation 5.2%, Strategy 4.9%, Management 4.2%

  32. #32 Football Club Simulator - FCS #21
    70% matchMixed65% of 287 reviews2016
    Dev: Dinamic GamesPub: FX Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 48%

    Casual football & strategy videogame. Real-time simulation of your favourite football Club. Agile, intuitive, fast... allows you to play seasons in hours, not days: line-up, training, tactics, youth squad, scout, transfers, stadium, highlights, Strategic match... From the Premier Manager creators.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 57%, Sports 22.2%, Management 9%, Strategy 5.6%, Simulation 4.4%

  33. #33 EA SPORTS FC™ 25
    65% matchMixed53% of 104,583 reviews2024
    Dev: EA CanadaPub: Electronic Arts
    Windows
    Median: 70.2 hrsMean: 148.2 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) 57.7%, Sports 28.5%, Simulation 4.5%, PvP 3.4%, Multiplayer 3.1%

  34. #34 Pixel Cup Soccer - Ultimate Edition
    67% matchVery Positive85% of 951 reviews2022
    Dev: BATOVI Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Pixel Cup Soccer is a retro-style arcade game. Play friendly matches, tournaments or create your team and lead it to glory in career mode! You can play it alone or with up to 8 friends, locally or through Steam remote, you can choose whether to play competitively, cooperatively, or even both!

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 55.8%, Sports 21.7%, PvP 7.4%, Management 5.6%, Local Multiplayer 4.1%

  35. #35 REMATCH
    62% matchMixed68% of 46,636 reviews2025
    Dev: Sloclap
    Windows
    Median: 23.3 hrsMean: 55.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Rematch is an online multiplayer football game. Control one player and compete with your team in fast-paced 5v5 matches from an immersive third-person perspective. Team up with your friends and join the action.

    Why similar: Football (Soccer) 59.4%, Sports 25.4%, PvP 7.2%, Simulation 3.6%, Multiplayer 3.4%

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