- #1 Wrestling Spirit 3
97% matchMixed44% of 80 reviews2015
Dev: Grey Dog SoftwarePub: Viva Media
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 84.0 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Take control of the career of a professional wrestler, guiding him through the world title wins, the tough matches, and the rivalries. Control matches negotiate contracts, manage personal finances, navigate backstage politics and more in this text-based pro wrestling role-playing simulation.
Why similar: Sports 76.8%, Simulation 23.2%
Why You'll Like It: It utilizes a similar text-based simulation engine to provide a deep, immersive look at the life of a combat athlete.
- #2 Total Extreme Wrestling 2013
96% matchVery Positive91% of 81 reviews2016
Dev: Grey Dog SoftwarePub: Viva Media
Windows
Step into the ring. You’re the promoter and it’s your job to crush the competition by assembling, managing, and leading a roster of wrestling stars to victory.
Why similar: Sports 100%
Why You'll Like It: A classic entry in the series that shares the same management philosophy and interface style as the seed game.
- #3 MMA Team Manager
96% matchMostly Negative35% of 65 reviews2019
Dev: Alternative Software Ltd
Windows · Mac
MMA team manager is the all new, face punching, body slamming manager game for the real MMA fans. Experience the life as a manager running your own team and leading the fighters to international glory in the cage.
Why similar: Sports 57%, Simulation 16.8%, Martial Arts 14.8% ★, Management 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the specific challenge of managing a gym and developing fighters, mirroring the core loop of the seed game.
- #4 World Boxing Manager
95% 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 66.9%, Simulation 20.3%, Management 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: It applies the same management-heavy, text-based simulation principles to the sport of boxing.
- #5 World Championship Boxing Manager™ 2
94% matchMixed68% of 103 reviews2023
Dev: Mega Cat StudiosPub: Ziggurat
Windows
The boxing world is at your fingertips in this deeply detailed and outrageously entertaining sports management simulation. Enlist competitive fighters, recruit top-notch staff, and ride the hype train all the way to endorsement city! Watch your fighter rise to the top, or get KO’d trying.
Why similar: Sports 63.1%, Simulation 18.8%, Management 18.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deep, career-focused management experience that captures the progression of a boxing stable.
- #6 Boxing Club Manager
94% matchMixed54% of 92 reviews2022
Dev: Alternative Software Ltd
Windows · Mac
You've waited long enough. Boxing management is now in your gloves. Winning fights is your goal. Running the best gym is your future. Take control. Train and steer your boxers to glory in the ring! Build up your gym, make it World class!
Why similar: Sports 67.8%, Simulation 18.3%, Management 13.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a detailed look at the day-to-day operations of managing a boxing gym and its fighters.
- #7 Pro Wrestling Sim
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 623 reviews2021
Dev: Pro Wrestling Sim
Windows · Mac · Linux
Pro Wrestling Sim is a text-based pro-wrestling booking simulator. Control a wrestling promotion, decide your roster, and create storylines, feuds and matches where the winners and losers are in your hands.
Why similar: Sports 60.2%, Simulation 24.6%, Management 15.2%
Why You'll Like It: A modern, accessible take on the text-based wrestling management genre that emphasizes booking and roster control.
- #8 Journey of Wrestling
92% matchVery Positive97% of 238 reviews2024
Dev: Clean Bean Studios
Windows
A wrestling management sim that's easy to pick up and play. Book fantasy matches, create epic stories and develop your wrestlers as you grow to dominate the industry. With extensive customization and depth, you can bring your wrestling dreams to life.
Why similar: Sports 67.9%, Simulation 19.2%, Management 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: This sandbox-style management game excels at capturing the creative and administrative experience of booking a promotion.
- #9 Motorsport Manager
91% 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 50.8%, Management 27.1%, Simulation 22.1%
Why You'll Like It: While the sport differs, it offers the same level of deep, data-driven management and strategic decision-making.
- #10 Eastside Hockey Manager
90% 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 67.4%, Simulation 20.5%, Management 12%
Why You'll Like It: A highly detailed management simulation that requires the same level of strategic planning and roster management as the seed game.
- #11 Rugby Union Team Manager 3
89% matchMixed69% of 61 reviews2020
Dev: Alternative Software Ltd
Windows · Mac
The third instalment of “The Number 1 Rugby Union Management Game”. Rugby Union Team Manager 3 gives you full control of managing your own Rugby Union team. Training schedules, coaches, physios, scouting, finances, sponsors, facilities and more. MUCH MORE!
Why similar: Sports 71.6%, Simulation 16.5%, Management 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a comprehensive and detailed management experience for those who enjoy deep sports simulations.
- #12 Pro Basketball Manager 2016
89% 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: Sports 76.6%, Simulation 23.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the administrative and tactical side of managing a professional basketball organization.
- #13 Weekend Warriors MMA
88% matchVery Positive81% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: MDickie
Windows
The engine behind 3D wrestling brings the revolution to MMA, where real resistance challenges you to survive each round! Embark on a career to climb the ranks at 5 unique promotions with their own weight classes, or become the boss in the sport's 1st fully playable "Promoter" mode.
Why similar: Sports 52.7%, Martial Arts 32.5% ★, Simulation 14.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an action-oriented look at the sport while still maintaining the core management elements of an MMA career.
- #14 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 70.9%, Simulation 22.7%, Management 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the thematic focus of managing combatants in a tournament-style setting with strategic progression.
- #15 International Basketball Manager 23
85% 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: Sports 63.6%, Simulation 22.7%, Management 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep tactical and management control over a basketball team, appealing to fans of complex simulations.
- #16 Ultimate MMA
86% matchMixed49% of 208 reviews2020
Dev: Anton PushkarevPub: gridmaniac
Windows
Ultimate MMA is a mixed martial art fighting game. Fight in the tournament, unlock new moves, create unique fighters and play with friends.
Why similar: Sports 87.5%, Martial Arts 12.5% ★
Why You'll Like It: Provides a realistic look at MMA combat with enough management elements to satisfy fans of the genre.
- #17 Front Office Football Seven
84% 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: Sports 65%, Simulation 20.5%, Management 14.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, highly detailed simulation that rewards strategic planning and administrative oversight.
- #18 Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 2024
84% 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 77%, Simulation 23%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, text-based simulation that mirrors the granular management style found in the seed game.
- #19 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2024
83% 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 75%, Simulation 25%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a similar level of control over team operations, scouting, and league-wide management.
- #20 Boxing Simulator
81% matchVery Positive83% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: Inogames
Windows
Build your gym, train your boxers and make them stronger to beat stronger opponents.
Why similar: Sports 64%, Simulation 22.1%, Martial Arts 7.3% ★, Management 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the simulation aspect of combat sports, allowing for a more hands-on approach to training and fighting.
- #21 Striker Manager 3 - Online Football Manager
82% 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 73.6%, Simulation 19.6%, Management 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management and tactical aspects of football with a strong emphasis on team development.
- #22 Rugby League Team Manager 3
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 77 reviews2020
Dev: Alternative Software Ltd
Windows · Mac
The third instalment of “The Number 1 Rugby League Management Game”. The biggest leagues and competitions. Take full control of managing your own Rugby League club. Training schedules, coaches, physios, scouting, finances, sponsors and more. MUCH MORE!
Why similar: Sports 62.2%, Simulation 19%, Management 18.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers similar management depth and administrative control to other top-tier sports simulation titles.
- #23 Pro Gamer Manager 2
82% 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 66.5%, Simulation 23%, Management 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Applies the same management simulation principles to the world of esports, focusing on team and player growth.
- #24 MMA Arena
80% matchMixed66% of 100 reviews2019
Dev: Hidden Tower StudiosPub: Digital Tribe
Windows
MMA Arena is a fighting game that uses deck building mechanics to throw you into an authentic world of Mixed Martial Arts. Become the ultimate MMA Champion by using a unique turn-based gameplay system that's easy to learn, difficult to master and brutally addictive!
Why similar: Sports 100%
Why You'll Like It: Combines management with card-based combat mechanics for a unique take on the MMA experience.
- #25 Football Manager 26
77% 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 67.7%, Simulation 21.1%, Management 11.1%
- #26 MMA Life Simulator
75% matchVery Positive81% of 284 reviews2026
Dev: BNS7
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the shoes of a young aspiring fighter facing other fighters. To survive and protect your loved ones, you must enter the renowned world of fighting. Every choice you make, from intense training to accepting risky challenges has an effect on your favorite girls.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #27 Total Extreme Wrestling 2010
79% 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 69.4%, Simulation 21.9%, Management 8.7%
- #28 Gym Simulator 24
75% matchVery Positive85% of 2,606 reviews2024
Dev: Red Axe Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Gym Simulator 24: Build Your Fitness Empire! Embark on a journey to create your dream fitness haven in Gym Simulator 24, the ultimate simulation game where you'll ascend the ranks and craft your very own fitness empire.
Why similar: Sports 43.4%, Martial Arts 26.5% ★, Simulation 16.4%, Management 13.7%
- #29 Pro Rugby Manager 2015
79% 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 79.9%, Simulation 20.1%
Why You'll Like It: A solid management simulation that provides a deep look at the administrative side of the rugby world.
- #30 Fire Pro Wrestling World
74% matchVery Positive90% of 3,272 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 50.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The greatest grappling game returns to take on the world! Customize every aspect of the match, from your wrestler to the ring itself, in your fight for the championship belt.
Why similar: Sports 75.4%, Simulation 24.6%
- #31 Elysium: Blood Games
76% matchMixed61% of 212 reviews2016
Dev: SimProse StudiosPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Enter a world of blood, influence and secrets in this easy to learn, yet deep strategy sim where you control a group of Gladiators, guiding them through combat and competition. Bribe, gamble and slash your way to an arena championship!
Why similar: Sports 76.2%, Simulation 17.2%, Management 6.6%
- #32 Front Office Football Eight
74% 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 91.6%, Simulation 8.4%
- #33 Wrestling Revolution 3D
73% matchVery Positive88% of 413 reviews2017
Dev: MDickie
Windows · Mac
The original 3D wrestling sim takes you either side of the curtain in one epic shared universe - where you can either take shots in the ring as a wrestler or call the shots backstage as a booker!
Why similar: Sports 77.6%, Simulation 22.4%
- #34 World Basketball Tycoon
76% 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 71.2%, Management 28.8%
- #35 WE ARE FOOTBALL
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,447 reviews2021
Dev: Winning Streak GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 34.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Sports 73.2%, Simulation 15.3%, Management 11.5%
- #36 Gym Manager
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 275 reviews2024
Dev: Han GAMESPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Gym Manager is a simulation game where you can build, expand and manage your own gym. To attract more customers, invest in new equipment and sabotage your competition. But beware: the town's shady streets provide opportunities for illegal business ventures.
Why similar: Sports 56%, Simulation 23.8%, Management 20.2%
- #37 Victory Road
71% matchVery Positive90% of 191 reviews2020
Dev: Strange Journey
Windows
Victory Road is a boxing simulator that uniquely puts you in the role of the coach, not the boxer! As a coach, the fate of your boxer’s career, and potentially his life, is in your hands. Raise your boxer and utilize various strategies to climb up the ranking board.
Why similar: Sports 74.1%, Simulation 23.1%, Management 2.9%
- #38 Esports Life Tycoon
72% matchMixed61% of 711 reviews2020
Dev: UPLAY Online
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Manage your own esports squad, expand your gaming house, and defeat legendary teams to become the best in the world!
Why similar: Sports 58.4%, Simulation 21.8%, Management 19.9%
- #39 Rugby Union Team Manager 2015
73% matchMixed57% of 81 reviews2014
Dev: Alternative Software Ltd
Windows
Rugby Union Team Manager 2015 immerses you in the world of Rugby management. Battle your way through season after season; securing success both on and off the field. Pleasing the fans, and the star players whilst maintaining the backing of the boardroom. You are in complete control!
Why similar: Sports 60.4%, Management 21.6%, Simulation 18%
- #40 Fight School Simulator
69% matchVery Positive86% of 249 reviews2025
Dev: Queen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Are you ready to become a legendary martial arts master? Build your own school, train your students, and battle rival schools to become the strongest. Join tournaments, raise your grasshoppers, and most importantly, collect tuition from your students!
Why similar: Martial Arts 54.1% ★, Management 24.7%, Simulation 21.2%
- #41 Undisputed
68% matchMixed60% of 21,826 reviews2024
Dev: Steel City InteractivePub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 14.6 hrsMean: 48.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Become Undisputed in the most authentic boxing game to date! Featuring true to life visuals, bone-jarring action, and more licensed boxers than ever before, Undisputed gives you unprecedented control to master every inch of the ring.
Why similar: Sports 78.2%, Simulation 21.8%
- #42 Boxing Gym Story
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 90 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Create your own gym, train boxers, and aim for the championship!
Why similar: Sports 52.8%, Martial Arts 24.5% ★, Simulation 16.3%, Management 6.4%
- #43 Cyber Team Manager
73% matchMostly Negative34% of 82 reviews2016
Dev: The TambourinePub: The Tambourine
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Do you ever dreamed of creating a cyber sports team? Or dreamed of when yourself play your favorite video game at the professional level? You will be able to experience all these feelings in our game and gain experience in manage activities. Create yourself as a eSport’s pro team manager.
Why similar: Sports 75.1%, Simulation 24.9%
- #44 International Basketball Manager 22
69% 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: Sports 66.4%, Simulation 20.1%, Management 13.6%
- #45 Hockey Manager 20|20
70% matchMixed67% of 93 reviews2020
Dev: netmin games
Windows
Enjoy the state of the art hockey management. Prove yourself as a manager and coach in the day-to-day business of ice hockey and lead your favorite club to fame and fortune.
Why similar: Sports 65.9%, Management 18.1%, Simulation 16%
- #46 Rugby Union Team Manager 4
68% matchMostly Positive70% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: Alternative Software Ltd
Windows · Mac
The fourth instalment of “The Number 1 Rugby Union Management Game”. Rugby Union Team Manager 4 gives you full control of managing your own Rugby Union team. Training schedules, coaches, physios, scouting, finances, sponsors, facilities and more. MUCH MORE!
Why similar: Sports 63.3%, Simulation 19.3%, Management 17.4%
- #47 Soccer Manager 2026
64% 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: Sports 62.6%, Simulation 20%, Management 17.4%
- #48 Blackout Rugby - World Cup Edition
67% matchMixed66% of 128 reviews2022
Dev: Blackout Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Blackout Rugby is a modern, multiplayer, social, world-class Rugby Manager Game! Take control of a novice club and sidestep and fend your way to glory. Take on people all around the world as you strategise, conquer the league, battle your way up the ladder, and build up your club infrastructure.
Why similar: Sports 63.4%, Simulation 18.8%, Management 17.8%
- #49 WE ARE FOOTBALL 2024
65% 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: Sports 63.6%, Simulation 19.7%, Management 16.7%
- #50 Worldwide Rush
64% matchVery Positive80% of 487 reviews2025
Dev: Memel Games
Windows
Worldwide Rush lets you experience passenger transportation and management on a global scale. Expand your company, meet the growing travel demand, compete against other companies, and discover new continents with its unique vehicles. The entire world is yours to control.
Why similar: Simulation 57%, Management 43%
- #51 Punch Club 2: Fast Forward
64% matchVery Positive83% of 4,326 reviews2023
Dev: Lazy Bear GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 38.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Train, fight, and rise to the top in this knockout sequel to the smashing fighter management simulator! Mentor your fighter and guide him to become the ultimate champion: choose from different combat styles, control his routine, and watch him kick some butt like a proud sensei!
Why similar: Sports 48.5%, Martial Arts 36.1% ★, Management 15.3%
- #52 Masters of the World - Geopolitical Simulator 3
69% matchMixed45% of 609 reviews2014
Dev: Eversim
Windows · Mac
Discover the industry standard for geopolitical simulation of today’s world!In Masters of the World, the third incarnation of Geopolitical Simulator, play as the head of state of one or more countries and expand your influence across the globe.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #53 New Star™ Manager
66% 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: Sports 65.6%, Simulation 23.6%, Management 10.7%
