- #1 Pro Basketball Manager 2025
97% matchMostly Positive70% of 177 reviews2024
Dev: Umix Studios
Windows · Mac
Suit up and become the manager of a basketball team. You’ll have all the managerial tools you’ve come to expect in a manager game, scouting, facilities, training and more. Will you put emphasis on coaching or player development? Success is only the result of your decisions both on and off the court.
Why similar: Basketball 55.6% ★, Sports 28.4%, Simulation 16%
Why You'll Like It: The latest entry in a long-running series that focuses on the granular details of running a professional basketball franchise.
- #2 Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2024
96% 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: Basketball 53.6% ★, Sports 25.2%, Simulation 21.2%
Why You'll Like It: This is the gold standard for deep, text-based basketball management that mirrors the complexity of the seed game.
- #3 Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 2024
95% 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: Basketball 53.4% ★, Sports 25.5%, Simulation 21.1%
Why You'll Like It: It utilizes the same rigorous management engine as the pro version but focuses on the unique challenges of recruiting and developing collegiate talent.
- #4 Motorsport Manager
93% 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: Simulation 55.1%, Sports 44.9%
Why You'll Like It: While the sport is different, the core loop of managing staff, finances, and race-day tactics is highly similar to basketball management.
- #5 World Basketball Tycoon
94% matchVery Negative16% of 108 reviews2013
Dev: Icehole GamesPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 40%
WBM Tycoon is a fresh look in sports strategy games that combines the classic manager game with the financial management and development of a Tycoon type game. As the Club Owner you must generate (or loan) the necessary funds in order to expand the club's facilities, raise the financial level and improve the team's roster.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic peer that focuses on the business and management aspects of running a basketball club.
- #6 Front Office Football Eight
92% 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 79.6%, Simulation 20.4%
Why You'll Like It: A pure, text-based management sim that strips away the fluff to focus entirely on the numbers and strategy of running a team.
- #7 Pro Cycling Manager 2024
91% 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 69.8%, Simulation 30.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep management experience where you must balance rider fatigue, contracts, and race tactics over a long season.
- #8 Eastside Hockey Manager
91% matchVery Positive86% of 1,363 reviews2015
Dev: Sports InteractivePub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 39.5 hrs≥1hr: 46%
EHM offers fans the most realistic, in-depth and immersive simulation of hockey management available, giving them the chance to manage either club or country in any of the world’s top hockey-playing nations.
Why similar: Sports 53.8%, Simulation 46.2%
Why You'll Like It: A legendary management sim that shares the same spreadsheet-heavy DNA and focus on long-term team building.
- #9 Cricket Captain 2024
89% matchMixed64% of 47 reviews2024
Dev: Childish Things Ltd
Windows
Build your own dream team with Cricket Captain 2024. New commentary from Daniel Norcross tells the story of your matches. Honours boards showing every international century and five-wicket hall across all formats at every ground. Score predictor helps you manage your matches.
Why similar: Sports 100%
Why You'll Like It: This series is famous for its deep, stat-heavy approach to team management that will feel very familiar to fans of classic management sims.
- #10 World of Mixed Martial Arts 3
90% matchMostly Positive71% of 156 reviews2015
Dev: Grey Dog SoftwarePub: Viva Media
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Step into the world of MMA in World of Mixed Martial Arts 3. In this simulation title, you control every aspect of the MMA world. Take control of an MMA company and run it the way you want. Decide who to hire, what matches will take place, and who doesn't make the cut!
Why similar: Sports 55.5%, Simulation 44.5%
Why You'll Like It: Allows you to manage a combat sports promotion with a high level of detail regarding fighter contracts and event planning.
- #11 Tennis Manager 2024
88% 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 57.3%, Simulation 42.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a detailed look at the management side of tennis, requiring you to handle player development and tournament scheduling.
- #12 International Basketball Manager 22
87% matchVery Positive86% of 222 reviews2021
Dev: UPLAY BasketballPub: UPLAY Online
Windows · Mac
Take control of world basketball with International Basketball Manager 22. The game is officially licensed by EuroLeague Basketball as well as by the most important international leagues.
Why similar: Basketball 58% ★, Sports 22.7%, Simulation 19.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a solid, data-driven management experience for those who enjoy historical basketball simulations.
- #13 Teamfight Manager
86% matchVery Positive87% of 5,795 reviews2021
Dev: Team Samoyed
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Teamfight Manager is a simulation game where you are the coach of an e-sports team. You must manage players to set them up for matches. Make the best of pick & ban by evaluating the characteristics of the champions/players! A smart strategy can make up for a lack of individual player skills.
Why similar: Simulation 76.4%, Sports 23.6%
Why You'll Like It: A unique management sim that focuses on the tactical drafting and team-building aspects of esports.
- #14 Basketball Pro Management 2015
89% matchMostly Negative37% of 62 reviews2014
Dev: Umix StudiosPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Basketball Pro Management is the ultimate basketball management simulation with a multitude of parameters. Each of your choices will have a direct influence on each game! NOW includes complete North American league system (recruitment, salary cap, luxury tax,...) .
Why similar: Basketball 51.7% ★, Sports 26.4%, Simulation 21.9%
Why You'll Like It: An earlier entry in the basketball management genre that captures the classic feel of the 2010 era.
- #15 Gladiator Manager
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 116 reviews2021
Dev: Eternity Games
Windows
Gladiator Manager is a sports management and tactical battle simulation game.
Why similar: Sports 52.6%, Simulation 47.4%
Why You'll Like It: Applies the core principles of sports management to a fantasy setting, focusing on training and team composition.
- #16 Pro Basketball Manager 2022
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 135 reviews2021
Dev: Umix Studios
Windows · Mac
Pro Basketball Manager 2022 features more than 160 basketball competitions with the most depth and authenticity ever found in a basketball management game.
Why similar: Basketball 53.9% ★, Sports 23.7%, Simulation 22.4%
Why You'll Like It: A reliable management sim that offers a wide range of global leagues to manage within.
- #17 F1® Manager 2024
82% 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: Simulation 50.8%, Sports 49.2%
Why You'll Like It: A modern management sim that balances high-production visuals with deep tactical control over team performance.
- #18 Basketball Club Story
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 196 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Basketball Team Management Sim Coach a custom team and dunk your way to glory!
Why similar: Basketball 47.7% ★, Sports 26.5%, Simulation 25.8%
Why You'll Like It: A more casual, stylized take on the management genre that still requires careful team planning.
- #19 Hoop Land
80% matchVery Positive97% of 384 reviews2025
Dev: Koality Game
Windows · Mac
Experience the ultimate hoops sim in Hoop Land, a retro-inspired basketball manager with modernized gameplay and fully customizable leagues. Build your legacy, lead a dynasty, or simulate endless seasons from college tournaments to championship trophies!
Why similar: Basketball 52.4% ★, Sports 29.9%, Simulation 17.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines retro-styled gameplay with management elements for a unique hybrid experience.
- #20 Campus Legends College Basketball
81% matchVery Positive94% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Breakaway Interactive
Windows
Experience the ultimate college basketball management game. Take charge as a coach, recruit top talent, develop your team, and compete for national championships. Manage one of 192 teams (or up to 384 when using custom leagues), making strategic decisions to build your basketball dynasty
Why similar: Basketball 50.3% ★, Sports 29.5%, Simulation 20.2%
Why You'll Like It: An early-access title that focuses on the specific nuances of building a college basketball program.
- #21 Pro Rugby Manager 2015
84% matchMostly Negative20% of 168 reviews2014
Dev: CyanidePub: 505 Games
Windows
Take the lead of your favourite rugby union team.Pro Rugby Manager 2015 covers all aspects of the challenges of a real rugby union manager: guarantee sporting success on the field and financial success off it and be the next Champion!
Why similar: Sports 58.5%, Simulation 41.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic management title that provides a similar structure for managing a professional rugby team.
- #22 World Boxing Manager
82% matchMixed59% of 136 reviews2016
Dev: Aggroblakh
Windows · Mac · Linux
World Boxing Manager is a game in which you develop and manage the careers of young, hungry boxers desperate for glory. You scout and recruit fighters from a pool of amateurs who come to train at your gym - it's up to you to decide who to mold into championship material.
Why similar: Sports 53.9%, Simulation 46.1%
Why You'll Like It: A niche management sim that focuses on the career progression and training of individual boxers.
- #23 Pro Gamer Manager 2
81% matchVery Negative14% of 166 reviews2017
Dev: Millenway
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 54 min≥1hr: 17%
Pro Gamer Manager 2 is an e-sport simulator game. Create, manage and compete with your own team of Pro Gamers. Conquer all obstacles and become the number one team in the world!
Why similar: Sports 50.6%, Simulation 49.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management of an esports team, requiring you to handle player morale and training schedules.
- #24 Pro Basketball Manager 2026
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 84 reviews2025
Dev: Umix Studios
Windows · Mac
Lead your club to greatness in Pro Basketball Manager 2026! The Basketball Champions League arrives with 53 licensed teams, putting you in charge of every decision as you aim to dominate both domestic and continental basketball.
Why similar: Basketball 58.6% ★, Sports 21.7%, Simulation 19.8%
- #25 International Basketball Manager 23
77% matchVery Positive86% of 199 reviews2022
Dev: UPLAY BasketballPub: UPLAY Online
Windows · Mac
Become the basketball manager of the moment and leave your mark by leading your own dynasty. Control all the management tools that International Basketball Manager 23 puts at your fingertips to take your team to the top. Manager, your time has come!
Why similar: Basketball 58.4% ★, Simulation 20.9%, Sports 20.8%
- #26 NBA 2K25
73% matchMixed59% of 42,427 reviews2024
Dev: Visual ConceptsPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 34.1 hrsMean: 99.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Command every court with authenticity and realism Powered by ProPLAY™, giving you ultimate control over how you play in NBA 2K25. Define your legacy in MyCAREER, MyTEAM, MyNBA, and The W.
Why similar: Basketball 60.8% ★, Sports 22%, Simulation 17.1%
- #27 Pro Basketball Manager 2024
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 165 reviews2023
Dev: Umix Studios
Windows · Mac
Welcome to Pro Basketball Manager 2024 - the best basketball management experience, offering unparalleled depth and authenticity across 175 elite basketball competitions. Show the world you're the ultimate basketball manager!
Why similar: Basketball 50.9% ★, Sports 30.8%, Simulation 18.4%
- #28 Pro Basketball Manager 2023
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 166 reviews2022
Dev: Umix Studios
Windows · Mac
Pro Basketball Manager 2023 features more than 160 basketball competitions with the most depth and authenticity ever found in a basketball management game.
Why similar: Basketball 52.1% ★, Sports 30.5%, Simulation 17.4%
- #29 Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 2020
77% matchMixed68% of 59 reviews2020
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows
Draft Day Sports: College Basketball 2020 puts you in the role of head coach of your favorite college basketball team. Every decision can be made by you from staff hiring, recruiting, scouting and all the way to making each substitution to lead your team to tournament glory and becoming a dynasty.
Why similar: Basketball 38.3% ★, Sports 31.8%, Simulation 29.9%
- #30 Pro Basketball Manager 2016
78% matchMixed52% of 77 reviews2016
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In this comprehensive and realistic basketball management game, take control of all aspects of a coach's life such as recruitment, finances and training, as well as direct charge of games, in order to lead your team to the top of more than 70 championships that have been faithfully reproduced!
Why similar: Basketball 38.8% ★, Sports 32.8%, Simulation 28.3%
- #31 Football Manager 26
72% 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: Sports 53.2%, Simulation 46.8%
- #32 Total Extreme Wrestling 2010
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 123 reviews2015
Dev: Grey Dog SoftwarePub: Viva Media
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Step into the world of wrestling in World Total Extreme Wrestling 2010. In this simulation title, you play the role of a wrestling promoter, and it is up to you to steer your company to the top of the industry!
Why similar: Sports 53%, Simulation 47%
- #33 Hoops VR
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 66 reviews2016
Dev: Wizard Games Inc
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Hoops VR is specially designed for the HTC Vive so you can live out the ultimate basketball free-throw challenge. Use the motion controls and shoot hoops as naturally as you would out on the basketball court. Compete online for the top of the global leaderboards as well as locally against your friends.
Why similar: Basketball 42.9% ★, Sports 30.2%, Simulation 26.8%
- #34 Hockey Legacy Manager 26
66% matchVery Positive94% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Hockey Legacy Manager
Windows
Build the ultimate legacy as the general manager of a professional hockey team!
Why similar: Sports 57.1%, Simulation 42.9%
- #35 Football Academy Manager
64% 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: Sports 63.4%, Simulation 36.6%
- #36 Futuball - Future Football Manager Game
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 77 reviews2020
Dev: Trophy Games
Windows
Clone the best football stars and manage your dream team.
Why similar: Sports 52.7%, Simulation 47.3%
- #37 Boeckham's Football Manager
65% matchVery Positive93% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Bitbeast Games
Windows
An old-school football manager in the style of the management games of the 90s. Lead your team through the seasons, shaped by dynamic story events. Develop your club and yourself to gain reputation and conquer your league and the world.
Why similar: Sports 53.6%, Simulation 46.4%
- #38 Pro Gamer Manager
70% matchMixed49% of 685 reviews2016
Dev: Raptor Claw GamesPub: 501 Industries
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Compete for stardom in this Esport management tycoon.
Why similar: Simulation 61%, Sports 39%
- #39 Football, Tactics & Glory
67% 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: Sports 51.6%, Simulation 48.4%
- #40 Franchise Hockey Manager 5
69% matchMixed60% of 154 reviews2018
Dev: Out of the Park Developments
Windows · Mac
Franchise Hockey Manager 5 is the only sports strategy game licensed by the NHL ® , including the real clubs, awards, and trophies associated with the greatest hockey league in the world. FHM 5 allows you to build your hockey franchise into a perennial Stanley Cup winner YOUR way, in the current 2018-19 season or back through the entire...
Why similar: Sports 55.1%, Simulation 44.9%
- #41 Game club "Waka-Waka"
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 98 reviews2019
Dev: FastGame
Windows
Game Club "Waka Waka" [/] - computer club simulator!
Why similar: Sports 51.3%, Simulation 48.7%
- #42 Handball Manager 2021
67% matchVery Positive87% of 82 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 57.2%, Simulation 42.8%
- #43 Freestyle 2: Street Basketball
66% matchMostly Positive72% of 12,726 reviews2015
Dev: JOYCITY
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Freestyle 2: Street Basketball is a fast paced online arcade basketball game. Create your own unique player and compete in the online street league! Use variety of b-ball moves and customize your player! Team up with the best street ballers online and rise to the top!
Why similar: Basketball 61.2% ★, Sports 21.4%, Simulation 17.4%
