Games like Football Manager 2021
by Sports Interactive
New additions and game upgrades deliver added levels of depth, drama and football authenticity. FM21 empowers you like never before to develop your skills and command success at your club.
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Football Manager 2024
Nov 6 · Sports Interactive
Both: Sports · Management · Football (Soccer)
Build a world-class team ready to dominate your rivals in football’s most prestigious competitions. Progress never stops when you’re pursuing footballing greatness.
SimulationSportsManagementFootball (Soccer)StrategyMultiplayerEconomyReal Time TacticseSportsSingleplayer👍 17,111
$39.99WE ARE FOOTBALL 2024
Mar 4 · Winning Streak Games GmbH
Both: Football (Soccer) · Sports · Management
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!
Football (Soccer)SportsSimulationManagement3DEconomyFamily FriendlyStrategyPvPLevel Editor👍 752
$11.99Football Agent
Aug 25 · ATERO GAMES
Both: Football (Soccer) · Sports · Management
You're not the manager, you're the agent. Scout hidden gems across 47,500 players, win them over face to face, build their careers, and sell them for millions. A deep football agency career sim where every contract has your name on it.
Football (Soccer)SportsSimulationImmersive SimStrategyManagementShop KeeperEconomyIndieTactical👍 114
EA SPORTS FC™ 25
Sep 26 · EA Canada, EA Romania
Both: Sports · Football (Soccer)
EA SPORTS FC™ 25 gives you more ways to win for the club. Team up with friends in your favourite modes with the new 5v5 Rush, and manage your club to victory as FC IQ delivers more tactical control than ever before.
SportsFootball (Soccer)ControllerMultiplayerSimulationeSportsCompetitiveLocal MultiplayerFamily FriendlyLocal Co-Op👍 98,002
-20%$19.99Simhaus: Football
7 days ago · Simhaus
Both: Sports · Football (American) · Management
Rise from high school assistant to the top of the sport in one fully-simulated, connected football universe — from high school to college to the pros. Manage a roster, call every play, and watch it play out in a realism-based broadcast-style game engine.
SportsFootball (American)ManagementStrategySimulationTacticalModdableSingleplayerEarly Access
$14.99Football Dynasty Manager
Aug 6 · Nekolitch Games
Both: Sports · Football (American) · Management
A football management sim that does not cut corners. Recruiting, NIL, the portal, contracts and the cap, the draft, and an engine you can sim or call play by play. Eight connected leagues from high school to the pros, four rules eras back to 1950, and an editor for all of it
SportsStrategyFootball (American)ManagementSingleplayerTacticalIndieSimulation
EA SPORTS FC™ 24
Sep 28 · EA Canada, EA Romania
Both: Football (Soccer) · Sports
EA SPORTS FC™ 24 welcomes you to The World’s Game: the most true-to-football experience ever with HyperMotionV, PlayStyles optimised by Opta, and an enhanced Frostbite™ Engine.
Football (Soccer)SportsControllerMultiplayerPvPeSportsCompetitivePvELocal Multiplayer3D👍 94,360
FreeGlobal Football
3 days ago · Giovanni Marin, Carlos Eduardo Fernandes, Guilherme Souza, Vinicius Marchesini de Oliveira
Both: Sports · Football (Soccer)
Global Football is a multiplayer football game focused on real skill, teamwork, and identity. Here, each player controls a single athlete on the field — not an entire team. No pay-to-win. No scripts. Victory depends solely on your game awareness, technique, and team chemistry.
SportseSports3DFootball (Soccer)Artificial IntelligenceFree to PlayMassively MultiplayerMultiplayerPvPCharacter Customization
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Nov 18 · Umix Studios
Both: Sports · Management
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.
SportsStrategyImmersive SimBasketballManagementSimulationTrading3D2DText-Based👍 169
$4.99Pro Soccer Online
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Both: Sports · Football (Soccer)
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SportsFootball (Soccer)PvPCompetitiveeSportsCharacter Customization3DFirst-PersonThird PersonTeam-Based👍 23,248
$19.99Pro Basketball Manager 2024
Nov 21 · Umix Studios
Both: Sports · Management
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!
SportsSimulationBasketballManagementStrategy2DIndie3DSingleplayer👍 155
$69.99EA SPORTS FC™ 26
Sep 25 · EA Canada, EA Romania
Both: Football (Soccer) · Sports
Experience The World's Game like never before in EA SPORTS FC™ 26. Go for glory in a 48-team international tournament mode, take on themed Manager Live Challenges, and step into Player Career with new international ICONs and Heroes.
Football (Soccer)MultiplayerSportsControllerSimulationSingleplayerLocal Co-OpCompetitiveOnline Co-OpRealistic👍 100,028
$19.99Football Life Simulator
Apr 11 · Ludu Arts
Both: Football (Soccer)
Live the life of a professional footballer both on and off the field. Train, play matches, manage your social life, climb the career ladder, and spend your earned money. Decorate your life with luxury while managing your relationships and finances.
SimulationFootball (Soccer)Life SimIndieTime ManagementCapitalismFPSRomanceImmersive SimInventory Management👍 1,567
$29.99Pro Basketball Manager 2026
Nov 17 · Umix Studios
Both: Sports · Management
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.
SportsSimulationStrategyBasketballManagementImmersive SimSingleplayerText-Based2D3D👍 121
-75%$11.24F1® Manager 2024
Jul 23 · Frontier Developments
Both: Management
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.
StrategyRacingSimulationManagementAutomobile SimImmersive SimTime ManagementRealistic3DDriving👍 5,559
$39.99Pro Cycling Manager 2024
Jun 6 · Cyanide Studio
Both: Sports · Management
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.
SportsCycling3DManagementRealisticSingleplayerSimulationAdventureExplorationBikes👍 340
WWE 2K24
Mar 7 · Visual Concepts
Both: Sports · Co-op
Experience a gripping retelling of WrestleMania’s greatest moments in 2K Showcase of the Immortals in WWE 2K24, where you can relive a collection of some of the most unforgettable, career-defining matches.
SportsSimulationWrestlingFightingCharacter CustomizationSingleplayerPvPCo-opLocal Co-OpMultiplayer👍 5,916
FreeIOSoccer
Jun 12 · IOSoccer Team
Both: Football (Soccer) · Sports · Co-op
IOSoccer is a free non-commercial competitive third-person online multiplayer soccer game that offers unparalleled freedom in ball control and gameplay depth.
Football (Soccer)SportsMultiplayerFree to PlayOnline Co-OpPvPCo-opCompetitiveTacticalIndie