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  1. #1 Out of the Park Baseball 26

    Newest entry in the definitive MLB-licensed baseball management simulation series with deep strategy, sandbox management, and historical play.

    100% match
    Very Positive82% of 773 reviews2025
    Developer: Out of the Park Developments
    Platforms: Windows, Mac

    26 years of sports gaming excellence! Out of the Park Baseball 26 is here - officially licensed by MLB, the MLB Players Inc. and KBO! This year's brand new version puts you firmly in charge of your favorite baseball franchise. Your team, your way, your rules.

  2. #11 Astonishing Baseball Manager

    Dedicated text-based baseball management sim where players build lineups, sign contracts, and manage teams realistically.

    93% match
    Very Positive83% of 83 reviews2022
    Developer: AerilysPublisher: Studio Zero
    Platforms: Windows, Mac

    Build your dream lineup, manage a baseball team, sign contracts and live the exciting life of a baseball manager!

  3. #12 Baseball Mogul Diamond

    Long-standing baseball simulation series emphasizing revolutionary management and strategy.

    92% match
    Mostly Positive78% of 50 reviews2016
    Developer: Sports Mogul, Inc.
    Platforms: Windows

    Baseball Mogul® Diamond is the 18th version of the "best baseball simulation you can buy" (PC Gamer).The groundbreaking franchise that revolutionized sports games continues to redefine the way you run and manage your favorite baseball team.

  4. #13 Baseball Mogul 2015

    Core baseball management sim from the acclaimed Mogul series with casual strategy elements.

    92% match
    Mostly Positive76% of 55 reviews2015
    Developer: Sports Mogul, Inc.
    Platforms: Windows

    Baseball Mogul 2015® is the 17th version of the "best baseball simulation you can buy" (PC Gamer).The groundbreaking franchise that revolutionized sports games continues to redefine the way you run and manage your favorite baseball team. Control any team from 1901-2014 and bring your team to the promise land.

  5. #14 Super Mega Baseball 3

    Refined baseball simulator with franchise modes, league management, and customization.

    91% match
    Very Positive91% of 2,087 reviews2020
    Developer: Metalhead Software Inc.Publisher: Electronic Arts
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 5.0hMean: 49.5h≥1hr: 66%

    Run up the score in a relaxed slugfest or push the limits of your reflexes in this refined baseball simulator. The third entry in the series features all-new Franchise and Online Leagues modes, major graphical enhancements, and on-field additions including pickoffs and situational player traits.

  6. #15 Super Mega Baseball™ 4

    Latest arcade baseball sim with franchise management, legends roster, and team-building features.

    90% match
    Mostly Positive78% of 1,301 reviews2023
    Developer: Metalhead Software Inc.Publisher: Electronic Arts
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.7hMean: 27.7h≥1hr: 69%

    Super Mega Baseball™ 4 is where the Legends play. The signature combo of arcade-inspired style and immersive gameplay returns with over 200 baseball Legends and a grand slam of presentation upgrades.

  7. #16 Home Run High

    Baseball training and team-building management sim with life-sim and strategy elements.

    90% match
    Mostly Positive76% of 158 reviews2022
    Developer: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
    Platforms: Windows

    Train your baseball players and create a winning team!

  8. #18 Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings

    Arcade baseball sim with smooth management and multiplayer league features.

    88% match
    Very Positive90% of 971 reviews2015
    Developer: Metalhead Software Inc.Publisher: Electronic Arts
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.7hMean: 5.9h≥1hr: 90%

    Tight controls and a smooth learning curve will have you knocking it out of the park in no time in this awesome arcade baseball simulator. Polygon’s 2014 Sports Game of the Year.

  9. #19 Bottom of the 9th

    Turn-based tactics baseball manager simulating high-pressure innings with dice and cards.

    88% match
    Very Positive85% of 60 reviews2017
    Developer: Handelabra Games Inc.
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 4.7hMean: 5.6h≥1hr: 97%

    Play the most exciting moment of baseball in this fast-paced dice and card game!

  10. #20 TOTALLY BASEBALL

    VR baseball sim allowing full positional management and multiplayer team play.

    87% match
    Very Positive87% of 175 reviews2021
    Developer: ZEVO GAMES
    Platforms: Windows

    Play the full sport of Baseball (every position) on your own or with your friends in VR!

  11. #21 Backyard Baseball '97

    Classic casual baseball with roster building and various management modes.

    86% match
    Overwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,010 reviews2024
    Developer: Mega Cat StudiosPublisher: Playground Productions
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.2hMean: 6.5h≥1hr: 63%

    Rediscover the joy of the original Backyard Baseball 1997, now updated for modern systems! Build your roster from among the iconic Backyard Kids, aim for those home runs, and various game modes. Relive the magic of this classic baseball game!

  12. #22 World League Baseball

    Casual baseball game with character customization and league management.

    85% match
    Mixed69% of 108 reviews2023
    Developer: HAEGIN Co.,Ltd.
    Platforms: Windows, Mac

    Enjoy an excitement-filled baseball game rendered in a casual art style! Experience all the fun found only in ball games with simple and easy controls!

  13. #23 Backyard Baseball '01

    Iconic backyard baseball with team roster management and arcade sim elements.

    85% match
    Very Positive91% of 423 reviews2025
    Developer: Mega Cat StudiosPublisher: Playground Productions
    Platforms: Windows

    Backyard Baseball 2001 is the second Backyard Baseball game, and the fourth overall game, in the Backyard Sports franchise. Build your roster from iconic Backyard athletes and legendary MLB players. Strike out opponents, hit homers, and earn hilarious Power-ups. Play ball!

  14. #27 Super Psycho Baseball

    Roguelike baseball with team progression against boss pitchers.

    82% match
    Very Positive92% of 236 reviews2025
    Developer: internetcharlesPublisher: Giant Scam Industries
    Platforms: Windows

    Welcome to Super Psycho Baseball, a sadistic home-run hitting roguelike in which you try to conquer a gang of pitch-slinging bosses, each more psychotic than the last. Come face five fully-realized pitchers, rack up powerups, and reach the top!

  15. #28 BASEBALL STARS 2

    Retro arcade baseball with pro team management vibes.

    81% match
    Mostly Positive74% of 111 reviews2016
    Developer: SNK CORPORATION
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 24mMean: 11.7h≥1hr: 29%

    Lace up your cleats, and step onto the diamond with the pros of “BASEBALL STARS 2” on Steam!

  16. #29 MLB Rivals

    Official MLB multiplayer baseball sim with team rivalry management.

    81% match
    Mostly Positive78% of 1,267 reviews2025
    Developer: Com2uS
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.2hMean: 40.3h≥1hr: 55%

    Take your rivalries to the next level in MLB RIVALS!

  17. #30 Trivia Vault Baseball Trivia

    Baseball-themed trivia game tangentially related to sports knowledge management.

    80% match
    Mixed57% of 127 reviews2018
    Developer: Ripknot Systems
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 0mMean: 6.1h≥1hr: 12%

    Welcome to the Trivia Vault contestant! Play as a contestant in a gameshow called Trivia Vault Baseball Trivia and bring your thinking hat. Answer Baseball trivia questions as quickly as you can, the faster you answer the higher the cash value.

  18. #32 FFFL: Brutalball Manager
    78% match
    Very Positive92% of 84 reviews2023
    Developer: Stout Kassel Games
    Platforms: Windows

    FFFL: Brutalball Manager is a Franchise Management Simulation game, based mostly on American Football in a Fantasy setting. Take full control of the entire league. Tons of customization, deep stat tracking and unique rules.

  19. #35 League Manager 2023
    76% match
    Mixed42% of 150 reviews2023
    Developer: AG SOFTPublisher: AG SOFT
    Platforms: Windows

    Complete your own squad, try to win the league, and experience a thrilling win in the World Championship. The journey to E-Sport League glory awaits.

  20. #36 Pro Basketball Manager 2025
    76% match
    Mostly Positive70% of 177 reviews2024
    Developer: Umix Studios
    Platforms: 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.

  21. #37 Club Manager 2016
    75% match
    Mixed54% of 99 reviews2015
    Developer: BigBlaze GamesPublisher: 2tainment GmbH
    Platforms: Windows

    In Club Manager, you will take on the role of an up-and-coming football manager. Start with a team in the 8th league or take over an existing team from the higher leagues and lead your team towards victory. Club Manager returns to the virtues of classic soccer managers with a focus on the essentials.

  22. #38 Pro Basketball Manager 2024
    74% match
    Mostly Positive70% of 165 reviews2023
    Developer: Umix Studios
    Platforms: 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!

  23. #39 Pro Basketball Manager 2026
    74% match
    Mostly Positive77% of 82 reviews2025
    Developer: Umix Studios
    Platforms: 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.

  24. #40 Pro Basketball Manager 2022
    73% match
    Mostly Positive73% of 135 reviews2021
    Developer: Umix Studios
    Platforms: 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.

  25. #41 Pro Basketball Manager 2016
    72% match
    Mixed52% of 77 reviews2016
    Developer: Cyanide StudioPublisher: Nacon
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.4hMean: 3.9h≥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!

  26. #42 Open Wheel Manager 2
    72% match
    Very Positive75% of 106 reviews2024
    Developer: Paprikash GamesPublisher: MicroProse Software
    Platforms: Windows

    The ultimate racing management sim - Strategize, customize, refine to create your racing edge. Hire, research, win sponsors and attract the best drivers all while managing every aspect of your 90’s race team.

  27. #44 Teamfight Manager
    70% match
    Very Positive87% of 5,779 reviews2021
    Developer: Team Samoyed
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 8.4hMean: 14.4h≥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.

  28. #46 Basketball Pro Management 2015
    69% match
    Mostly Negative37% of 62 reviews2014
    Developer: Umix StudiosPublisher: Nacon
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.4hMean: 3.8h≥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,...) .

  29. #47 World Championship Boxing Manager™ 2
    68% match
    Mixed69% of 102 reviews2023
    Developer: Mega Cat StudiosPublisher: Ziggurat
    Platforms: 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.

  30. #48 Pro Basketball Manager 2023
    67% match
    Mostly Positive74% of 165 reviews2022
    Developer: Umix Studios
    Platforms: 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.

  31. #51 GT Manager
    65% match
    Mixed70% of 219 reviews2025
    Developer: THE TINY DIGITAL FACTORY
    Platforms: Windows, Mac

    Take charge as the ultimate racing manager, leading your GT racing team to victory. Build your team, improve your car, and deploy winning race strategies across 5 official GT leagues, including the pinnacle of endurance racing: the hypercar category! Are you ready to dominate the world of GT racing?

  32. #53 ESport Manager
    64% match
    Mixed41% of 179 reviews2018
    Developer: InImagesPublisher: Manager Games S.A.
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 42mMean: 4.5h≥1hr: 45%

    Would you like to try your hand as a manager of this e-sport? eSport Manager is a game based on the idea of e-sports competitions, especially the most popular - FPS AND MOBA.

  33. #55 Gladiator Manager
    63% match
    Mostly Positive78% of 116 reviews2021
    Developer: Eternity Games
    Platforms: Windows

    Gladiator Manager is a sports management and tactical battle simulation game.

  34. #56 World Basketball Manager 2010
    62% match
    Mostly Negative31% of 125 reviews2010
    Developer: Icehole GamesPublisher: Strategy First
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 12mMean: 2.8h≥1hr: 22%

    World Basketball Manager (WBM) is a basketball strategy game. It uses the same game-play principles as most soccer management games do. Entering the game, the player creates his manager profile and he is hired as the general manager of a basketball club and his task is to improve the team’s performance by analyzing the facts and making...

  35. #57 International Basketball Manager 23
    61% match
    Very Positive86% of 199 reviews2022
    Developer: UPLAY BasketballPublisher: UPLAY Online
    Platforms: 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!

  36. #58 Tennis Manager 2021
    60% match
    Mostly Positive77% of 232 reviews2021
    Developer: Rebound CG
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 5.7hMean: 6.7h≥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!

  37. #59 Hockey Legacy Manager 25
    60% match
    Very Positive93% of 73 reviews2024
    Developer: Hockey Legacy Manager
    Platforms: Windows

    Build the ultimate legacy as the general manager of a professional hockey team!

  38. #61 Pro 11 - Football Manager Game
    58% match
    Mostly Positive75% of 356 reviews2020
    Developer: Trophy Games ApS
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.5hMean: 12.8h≥1hr: 68%

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

  39. #62 Speedway Club Manager 25
    58% match
    Very Positive92% of 87 reviews2025
    Developer: Marcin DopierałaPublisher: Speedway Club Manager
    Platforms: Windows

    Take on the role of a speedway club manager and lead your team to championship glory! Sign your dream riders, secure sponsorship deals, upgrade your facilities, and develop young speedway talents!

  40. #64 Pro Gamer Manager
    56% match
    Mixed49% of 685 reviews2016
    Developer: Raptor Claw GamesPublisher: 501 Industries
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 4.7hMean: 8.2h≥1hr: 88%

    Compete for stardom in this Esport management tycoon.

  41. #65 Eastside Hockey Manager
    56% match
    Very Positive86% of 1,362 reviews2015
    Developer: Sports InteractivePublisher: SEGA
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 42mMean: 39.8h≥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.

  42. #66 Hockey Legacy Manager 26
    55% match
    Very Positive94% of 53 reviews2025
    Developer: Hockey Legacy Manager
    Platforms: Windows

    Build the ultimate legacy as the general manager of a professional hockey team!

  43. #68 World Basketball Tycoon
    53% match
    Very Negative16% of 108 reviews2013
    Developer: Icehole GamesPublisher: Strategy First
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 36mMean: 14.5h≥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.

  44. #69 Soccer Manager 2026
    53% match
    Mostly Positive74% of 3,105 reviews2024
    Developer: Invincibles Studio Ltd
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.0hMean: 7.9h≥1hr: 50%

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

  45. #70 Franchise Hockey Manager 7
    52% match
    Mostly Positive78% of 257 reviews2020
    Developer: Out of the Park Developments
    Platforms: Windows, Mac

    Franchise Hockey Manager returns for the 2020-21 season with plenty of additions to the deepest, most authentic hockey strategy gaming experience you can find. Choose one of 32 leagues around the globe and select a team to guide to glory, including a chance at the ultimate prize, the Stanley Cup®.

  46. #71 Futuball - Future Football Manager Game
    51% match
    Mostly Positive71% of 76 reviews2020
    Developer: Trophy Games
    Platforms: Windows

    Clone the best football stars and manage your dream team.

  47. #72 Franchise Hockey Manager 11
    51% match
    Mixed69% of 144 reviews2024
    Developer: game54 SoftwarePublisher: Out of the Park Developments
    Platforms: Windows, Mac

    Franchise Hockey Manager returns for the 2024-25 season with plenty of additions to the deepest, most authentic hockey strategy gaming experience you can find. Choose from teams around the globe and select a team to guide to glory, including a chance at the ultimate prize, the Stanley Cup®.

  48. #73 Pro Gamer Manager 2
    50% match
    Very Negative14% of 166 reviews2017
    Developer: Millenway
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 12mMean: 54m≥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!

  49. #74 Hockey Manager 20|20
    49% match
    Mixed67% of 93 reviews2020
    Developer: netmin games
    Platforms: 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.

  50. #76 Squiggle Football
    48% match
    Very Positive94% of 127 reviews2025
    Developer: Max BarryPublisher: NationStates Pty Ltd
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

    Squiggle Football is a deck-building football management roguelike, where you create a team and form powerful combinations of players, coaches, tactics and culture. Recruit, trade & innovate through nail-biting matches to reach & conquer the National League. Inspired by Australian Rules Football.

  51. #77 Football Manager 26
    47% match
    Mostly Negative31% of 28,989 reviews2025
    Developer: Sports InteractivePublisher: SEGA
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 49.4hMean: 100.5h≥1hr: 96%

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

  52. #78 Epic Manager - Create Your Own Adventuring Agency!
    47% match
    Mixed67% of 240 reviews2016
    Developer: ManaVoid Entertainment
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 4.5hMean: 6.0h≥1hr: 95%

    Epic Manager is a unique crossover between Sports Management and classic JRPGs. Experience an addictive “one more turn” mix of tycoon strategy, roguelike elements, roster management, combat and character progression, all rooted in an epic yet light-hearted fantasy setting. Rated ‘E’ for EPIC!

  53. #80 Franchise Hockey Manager 12
    45% match
    Mostly Positive80% of 89 reviews2025
    Developer: game54 SoftwarePublisher: Out of the Park Developments
    Platforms: Windows, Mac

    Franchise Hockey Manager returns for the 2025-26 season with plenty of additions to the deepest, most authentic hockey strategy gaming experience you can find. Choose from teams around the globe and select a team to guide to glory, including a chance at the ultimate prize, the Stanley Cup®.

  54. #82 Football Academy Manager
    44% match
    No user reviews94% of 138 reviews2026
    Developer: Hubi
    Platforms: 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.

  55. #83 World Boxing Manager
    43% match
    Mixed59% of 135 reviews2016
    Developer: Aggroblakh
    Platforms: 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.

  56. #84 Franchise Hockey Manager 6
    42% match
    Mostly Positive78% of 333 reviews2019
    Developer: Out of the Park Developments
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 8.0hMean: 75.9h≥1hr: 91%

    Franchise Hockey Manager returns for the 2019-20 season with plenty of additions to the deepest, most authentic hockey strategy gaming experience you can find. Choose one of 32 leagues around the globe and select a team to guide to glory, including a chance at the ultimate prize, the Stanley Cup®.

  57. #86 Franchise Hockey Manager 5
    41% match
    Mixed60% of 154 reviews2018
    Developer: Out of the Park Developments
    Platforms: 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...

  58. #87 Franchise Hockey Manager 8
    40% match
    Very Positive80% of 202 reviews2021
    Developer: Out of the Park Developments
    Platforms: Windows, Mac

    Franchise Hockey Manager returns for the 2021-22 season with plenty of additions to the deepest, most authentic hockey strategy gaming experience you can find. Choose from teams around the globe and select a team to guide to glory, including a chance at the ultimate prize, the Stanley Cup®.

  59. #89 Franchise Hockey Manager 9
    39% match
    Very Positive83% of 234 reviews2022
    Developer: Out of the Park Developments
    Platforms: Windows, Mac

    Franchise Hockey Manager returns for the 2022-23 season with plenty of additions to the deepest, most authentic hockey strategy gaming experience you can find. Choose from teams around the globe and select a team to guide to glory, including a chance at the ultimate prize, the Stanley Cup®.

  60. #91 Shipping Manager
    38% match
    Mixed44% of 530 reviews2023
    Developer: Trophy Games
    Platforms: Windows, Linux
    Median: 24mMean: 19.8h≥1hr: 37%

    Create and manage your own shipping empire. Control every aspect from route creation to marketing to staff handling and beat other managers to top the leaderboards.

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