- #1 4th & Goal
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: JustinSane Games
Windows
4th & Goal combines roguelite deckbuilding with American football. Make cuts, additions, and upgrades to your team through the Gauntlet Challenge, or build 2 decks to compete in the Season and win the Mega Bowl!
Why similar: Football (American) 44.9% ★, Sports 17%, Card Game 7.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.5%, Deckbuilding 6.8%
- #2 Hard Count
96% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Goin' Yumbo Games
Windows
Build your deck of players. Place those players in the grid to make plays. Run plays to score points. Score points to move the ball. Score a touchdown to win the game.
Why similar: Football (American) 47.2% ★, Sports 18.1%, Deckbuilding 17.7%, Card Game 9.3%, Roguelike 7.2%
- #3 Bobo Blitz
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: nmgSpade
Windows · Mac
A fast-paced deckbuilder football game. Craft your strategy, manage energy, and score big. Lead your team to glory in this unique sports clash!
Why similar: Football (American) 45.4% ★, Deckbuilding 14.9%, Sports 11.2%, Card Game 10.2%, Roguelike 6.7%
- #4 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) 75.9% ★, Sports 15.8%, Simulation 7.2%, Indie 1.1%
- #5 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2026
94% 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) 67.6% ★, Sports 21.3%, Simulation 9.6%, Singleplayer 1%, Indie 0.6%
- #6 Front Office Football Seven
94% 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) 81.9% ★, Sports 11.8%, Simulation 5.6%, Indie 0.7%
- #7 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2024
93% 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) 68.1% ★, Sports 20.3%, Simulation 10.2%, Singleplayer 0.9%, Indie 0.6%
- #8 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2026
91% match8 user reviews63% of 8 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) 67.6% ★, Sports 21.3%, Simulation 9.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%, Indie 0.6%
- #9 Pure Football 2018
92% 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) 62.9% ★, Sports 25.1%, Simulation 12%
- #10 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2025
91% 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) 67.7% ★, Sports 21.3%, Simulation 9.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%, Indie 0.6%
- #11 Draft Day Sports: College Football 27
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wolverine Studios
Windows · Mac
Recruit elite talent, build your coaching staff, develop future stars, and lead your program from opening kickoff to the national championship in the deepest college football management simulation available.
Why similar: Football (American) 67.5% ★, Sports 21.4%, Simulation 9.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%, Indie 0.6%
- #12 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2023
90% 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) 68.8% ★, Sports 19.9%, Simulation 10%, Singleplayer 0.7%, Indie 0.6%
- #13 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2025
89% 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% ★, Sports 21.4%, Simulation 9.1%, Singleplayer 0.9%, Indie 0.6%
- #14 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2024
88% 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) 69.2% ★, Sports 20.7%, Simulation 8.8%, Singleplayer 0.7%, Indie 0.6%
- #15 Front Office Football Nine
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 168 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) 66.1% ★, Sports 19.3%, Simulation 8.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 4.7%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #16 EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 25
86% matchMixed56% of 5,118 reviews2024
Dev: TiburonPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 22.7 hrsMean: 68.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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) 73.3% ★, Sports 15.2%, Simulation 11.5%
- #17 Sideline to Sideline Football
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blake Whitney
Windows · Mac
A deep football dynasty sim. Scout prospects, manage contracts, call plays live, and build a championship franchise from the ground up. Every decision matters. Every season tells a story.
Why similar: Football (American) 65.8% ★, Sports 19.4%, Simulation 7.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.9%, Indie 1%
- #18 PlayCard Football
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cormisys
Windows
The defense is lying to you. But they can't cover everywhere. You're the Coach. Build your career from Friday-night lights to the pro playoffs in a football strategy card game where every play call matters. For those who know what that safety creeping down really means.
Why similar: Football (American) 55.1% ★, Sports 19.4%, Deckbuilding 9.4%, Card Game 9.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.2%
- #19 Axis Football 2017
85% 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) 79.8% ★, Sports 13.4%, Simulation 6.4%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #20 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2021
84% 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) 68.9% ★, Sports 20.9%, Simulation 9.1%, Singleplayer 0.6%, Indie 0.5%
- #21 Pro Football Legacy
82% 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) 61.1% ★, Sports 24.8%, Simulation 13.1%, Singleplayer 1%
- #22 sportive
82% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Ausome LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sportive is a online deck building card game with a sports theme. You compete against a Bot or other players, building up your playbook, gaining points, and redeeming them for trophies. The person with the most trophies at the end of the game wins.
Why similar: Football (American) 48% ★, Sports 19%, Deckbuilding 17.1%, Card Game 15.3%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #23 Dynasty!
81% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: newberry94005
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unlock your players. Build your playbook. Grow your stadium. In this American Football deckbuilder, every win is shaped by your Play Cards, Player Cards, and stadium upgrades. With over 1.3 billion possible team combinations, win championships your way and build a true Dynasty!
Why similar: Football (American) 51.1% ★, Sports 19.5%, Deckbuilding 14.5%, Simulation 8.6%, Card Game 5.9%
- #24 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2021
83% 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% ★, Sports 20.6%, Simulation 9.3%, Singleplayer 0.7%, Indie 0.5%
- #25 Turn-Based Touchdown
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Avery Higgins
Windows · Mac
FIRST DOWN! Win your way to the top with your own Team, Players, and Playbook in this Football Strategy Game! Upgrade your players, Improve your tactics, and win a championship in this exciting Deck Builder!
Why similar: Football (American) 53.3% ★, Sports 13.5%, Card Game 11.5%, Roguelike 7.7%, Deckbuilding 5%
- #26 Cornerstone: College Football
80% 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) 60.8% ★, Sports 24.7%, Simulation 13%, Indie 1.5%
- #27 EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 26
78% matchMixed53% of 5,822 reviews2025
Dev: TiburonPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 14.6 hrsMean: 74.9 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) 68.6% ★, Sports 21%, Simulation 10.3%
- #28 Head Coach Tactics
79% 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) 58.2% ★, Sports 21.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.3%, Third Person 2.8%
- #29 Gridiron Manager
77% 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) 64.2% ★, Sports 25.8%, Simulation 9.3%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #30 Football Dynasty Manager
76% match7 user reviews100% of 7 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) 72.8% ★, Sports 21.7%, Simulation 3.9%, Singleplayer 1%, Indie 0.6%
- #31 Pro Football Dynasty
76% 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) 67.4% ★, Sports 19.6%, Simulation 8.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.3%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #32 Draft Day Sports: Pro Football 2018
79% matchMixed47% of 15 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) 62.8% ★, Sports 24%, Simulation 11.4%, Indie 1.8%
- #33 Doug Flutie's Maximum Football 2020
78% 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) 65.3% ★, Sports 25.3%, Simulation 6.5%, 3D 1.6%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #34 Super Kickmen
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Reeecook StudioPub: Crico,inc.
Windows
A deck-building roguelike and turn-based soccer game that brings soccer to a 7×5 grid. Aim for the top of the world with the ultimate team you’ve built!
Why similar: Football (American) 46.8% ★, Sports 15.6%, Deckbuilding 10.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.5%, Roguelike 6.9%
- #35 Fantasy Franchise
74% 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) 61.7% ★, Sports 23.6%, Simulation 9.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 4.5%, Indie 0.5%
- #36 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2023
75% 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) 68.4% ★, Sports 21.5%, Simulation 8.9%, Singleplayer 0.6%, Indie 0.6%
- #37 Ultimate Pro Football Coach
73% matchMixed69% of 35 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) 66.5% ★, Sports 26.1%, Simulation 6.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #38 Football Commissioner
72% match8 user reviews88% of 8 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) 61.7% ★, Sports 23.6%, Simulation 9.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 4.2%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #39 ReDraft: The Fantasy Football Simulator
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: bodickerdev
Windows
Fantasy football, any time of year — no off-season, no waiting. Draft your team, outsmart your friends, play sneaky trick cards, wheel clever trades and dodge the injury curse. Experience the best fantasy Football simulator and lift the trophy.
Why similar: Football (American) 51.1% ★, Sports 27.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.8%, Simulation 4.1%
- #40 Backyard Football '99
70% matchVery Positive95% of 173 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) 69.3% ★, Sports 25.6%, Simulation 4.7%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #41 Football Legacy Manager 26
71% 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) 58.5% ★, Sports 26.7%, Simulation 14%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #42 Football Legend
72% 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) 63.4% ★, Sports 22.2%, Simulation 13%, Singleplayer 0.8%, Indie 0.6%
- #43 Football Coach: College Dynasty
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,501 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) 59% ★, Sports 25.1%, Simulation 12.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 3.1%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #44 Axis Football 2015
74% 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) 76.1% ★, Sports 23.1%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #45 Football Legacy Manager 27
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Football Legacy Manager
Windows · Mac
Build the ultimate legacy as the general manager of a professional American football team!
Why similar: Football (American) 57.2% ★, Sports 27.5%, Simulation 14.5%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #46 Football Legacy Manager 25
71% 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) 57.6% ★, Sports 27.2%, Simulation 14.3%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #47 EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 27
68% matchMostly Negative37% of 385 reviews2026
Dev: TiburonPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Run the league one decision at a time. EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 27, powered by the all-new Persona Engine.
Why similar: Football (American) 72.9% ★, Sports 17.2%, Simulation 9.4%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #48 Gridiron Football GM
69% 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) 62.1% ★, Sports 23.5%, Simulation 6.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.7%, Indie 0.5%
- #49 Maximum Football
67% matchMixed60% of 1,382 reviews2025
Dev: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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) 60.8% ★, Sports 28.4%, Simulation 8.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%, 3D 1.1%
- #50 War Room Football
66% matchVery Positive95% of 65 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) 62.7% ★, Sports 25.3%, Simulation 11%, Indie 0.5%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #51 Draft Day Sports: College Football 2022
70% 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) 57.5% ★, Sports 27.2%, Simulation 13.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%, Indie 0.7%
- #52 Varsity High School Football
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spear Interactive
Windows
Immerse yourself in true-to-life realistic gameplay, officially licensed gear, and all the high-stakes drama of leading your team to victory. Whether you’re a coach masterminding strategies or a player chasing the dream, Varsity puts you in control of every heart-pounding moment on the field.
Why similar: Football (American) 74% ★, Sports 20%, Third Person 3.9%, 3D 1.7%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #53 Desktop Dynasties 3
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Head Coach Games
Windows
Football coaching and GM simulation game.
Why similar: Football (American) 74.8% ★, Sports 21.5%, Third Person 2.2%, 3D 1.1%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #54 Brutal Ball Manager 2
67% 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) 65% ★, Sports 24.9%, Simulation 9.7%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #55 Axis Football 2020
69% 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) 64.5% ★, Sports 23.3%, Simulation 9.7%, 3D 1.1%, Indie 0.9%
- #56 Gridiron Football League
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PeligroAmigoPub: Danger Friends
Windows
Gridiron Football League combines retro football presentation with deep franchise simulation.
Why similar: Football (American) 73.5% ★, Sports 15.4%, Simulation 10.1%, Singleplayer 0.5%, Indie 0.4%
- #57 Axis Football 2021
68% 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) 62.4% ★, Sports 24.5%, Simulation 10.5%, 3D 1.2%, Indie 0.9%