Games like Soccer Manager 2021
by Invincibles Studio Ltd
Be a top football manager in Soccer Manager 2021. Take a football team to the top and test your management skills against the best, or help a struggling team fight for glory!
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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
$24.99Pro Basketball Manager 2025
Nov 18 · Umix Studios
Both: Sports · Immersive Sim · 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
$29.99Pro Basketball Manager 2026
Nov 17 · Umix Studios
Both: Sports · Management · Immersive Sim
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
$4.99Pro Soccer Online
Dec 5 · Skywall Studios LLC
Both: Sports · Football (Soccer) · Team-Based
Pro Soccer Online is a 1st/3rd person, highly skill based, online multiplayer soccer game. It offers a sports game experience unlike any other with smooth, physics based, input driven gameplay that is competitive and rewarding with no pay to win mechanics.
SportsFootball (Soccer)PvPCompetitiveeSportsCharacter Customization3DFirst-PersonThird PersonTeam-Based👍 23,248
$19.99Football Life Simulator
Apr 11 · Ludu Arts
Both: Football (Soccer) · Immersive Sim
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
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
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Both: Management · Immersive Sim
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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
$69.99EA SPORTS FC™ 26
Sep 25 · EA Canada, EA Romania
Both: Football (Soccer) · Sports
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$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!
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FreeIOSoccer
Jun 12 · IOSoccer Team
Both: Football (Soccer) · Sports · Tactical
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
$1.49Rikogol
7 days ago · Deniz Durusoy
Both: Sports · Football (Soccer) · Team-Based
Arcade football, 1v1 to 11v11. Fast top-down matches, pure physics, no fouls and no offside. One player per team can leave the pitch and coach it instead: set the formation, ping the grass, and draw arrows only your own team can see.
SportsFootball (Soccer)MultiplayerCasualPvPIndieArcadeTeam-BasedCompetitivePhysics
$69.99NBA 2K25
Sep 3 · Visual Concepts
Both: Sports · Management · Team-Based
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.
SportsBasketballSimulationeSports3DControllerManagementPvPCharacter CustomizationTeam-Based👍 30,975
$6.99THE REF - Football Referee Simulator
Aug 6 · HustleGrow AB
Both: Sports · Immersive Sim · Football (Soccer)
The football game where you're not the star - you're the law. Officiate full matches: whistle fouls, wave off divers, run VAR, survive the press. In 1-4 player online co-op your friends run the lines - and every blown call has a name on it.
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$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
$69.99NBA 2K26
Sep 4 · Visual Concepts
Both: Sports · Management
Bragging rights are on the line in MyCAREER, MyTEAM, MyNBA, The W, and Play Now. Showcase your bag of moves with hyper realism, Powered by ProPLAY™, and challenge your friends, or rivals, in NBA 2K26’s competitive modes—and leave no doubt that you wear the crown.
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Out of the Park Baseball 25
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Both: Sports · Immersive Sim
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$14.99Eslabong
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Both: Management · Tactical
Arena combat meets mercenary club management. Recruit from a dynamic market, build your squad, and compete season after season in leagues and cups.
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$19.99Esports Godfather
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Both: Management
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$12.99Gym Simulator 24
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Both: Immersive Sim · Management · Sports
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Both: Management · Team-Based
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Sep 5 · Bombastik Studio
Both: Sports · Football (Soccer)
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Sports2D PlatformerSimulationShop KeeperFootball (Soccer)3DSingleplayerStrategyFree to PlayIndie
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Jun 19 · Nokta Games
Both: Management · Immersive Sim
Run your own supermarket! Stock shelves, set your prices, take payments, hire staff, expand your store, handle shoplifters, and design your layout. Purchase goods from online or local markets around town, and personally deliver online orders to your customers.
SimulationManagementMultiplayerEconomySingleplayerTradingFirst-PersonImmersive SimLife SimBuilding👍 79,249
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Both: Sports
A turn-based volleyball RPG where you coach a sports team of Beasties! Your Beasties' relationships grow and change, unlocking new abilities and combo plays!
Early AccessCreature CollectorSportsTurn-Based TacticsExplorationPvPRPGeSportsJRPGCharacter Customization👍 1,484
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Both: Management · Tactical
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Both: Sports
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Both: Sports
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Both: Sports
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Both: Management
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Both: Sports
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$12.99Clothing Store Simulator
Nov 28 · Kiki Games
Both: Management · Immersive Sim
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$14.99Fast Food Simulator
Dec 10 · No Ceiling Games
Both: Management
Welcome to the world's most chaotic place! Play solo or co-op with up to 6 players. Run a fast-food restaurant, and work with your friends to expand your business. Take orders, make burgers, and increase your earnings by dealing with customers.
SimulationOnline Co-OpCookingMultiplayerManagementCo-opIndieFirst-PersonSingleplayer3D👍 8,657
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Jul 15 · Alybe Aria
Both: Sports
A front-office baseball management sim modeled on Japan's pro baseball (NPB) — no action. Run the draft, free agency, trades, contracts, scouting and stadium finances; simulate a season instantly or watch it pitch by pitch. Up to 30 teams, 6 leagues, all editable via CSV.
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