Games like Football Manager

4.2average player rating•5 games

Football Manager’s pull is the long save: scouting, shaping a squad, and watching your tactics play out on matchday. These picks keep that loop — data-led decisions, live-sim tension, and multi-season team building.

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Games5

Avg. Metacritic81

Avg. player rating4.2/5

Main genreSimulation

Released2016–2024

What these games share

The genres these 5 picks have in common, straight from their store data.

Simulation5 of 5
Sports4 of 5
Strategy4 of 5

The picks

Ranked by player rating, Metacritic breaks ties.

1
Motorsport Manager
RacingSimulationSports
Build a team across seasons and win from the timing screen, where a call two laps early takes the podium.
4.6/5Player ratingMC81View game
2
Tennis Elbow Manager 2
SimulationSports
Career planning over matchday inputs — schedule choices, training plans, scouting juniors, then letting results validate the model.
4.6/5Player ratingView game
3
F1® Manager 2024
SimulationStrategy
A season run from the pit wall: strategy, budget and personnel, with every race as the report card.
4.2/5Player ratingMC81View game
4
Franchise Hockey Manager 10
SimulationSportsStrategy
Deep staff roles and tactics — lines, special teams, cap management, and contracts steered through a full-season grind.
4.0/5Player ratingView game
5
WE ARE FOOTBALL
SimulationSportsStrategy
Full-club control: scouting regens, setting training blocks, and juggling wages and board targets over multi-season saves.
3.9/5Player ratingView game