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A deep football management sim where you handle squad, tactics, transfers and training to guide a club to success over many seasons. It is the first release under the Football Manager name, built around databases, stats and text-based match updates.
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A classic football management sim with a huge database of over 100,000 players and staff, 26 leagues and a data editor for customizing squads. The appeal lies in tactics, transfers and career building rather than visuals.
96 %
A party of several characters
A deep football management sim where you run squad, tactics, transfers and finances of a club across many seasons. Its appeal lies in huge databases, scouting and slowly building a winning team.
95 %
A party of several characters
A deep football management sim where you handle tactics, transfers, finances and stadium upgrades for your club. Its dry humor and huge amount of detail made it a favourite among Anstoss fans.
93 %
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Strong character progression
You run your own software company: design and furnish offices, hire and train staff, develop products and outcompete simulated rivals for the market. Its mix of management, planning and deep simulation is the main draw.
92 %
Gameplay comes before story
A business simulation where you run an adult-film studio, handling casting, production, market dynamics and websites with SEO tricks. The focus is on management depth, and the game reportedly has no explicit content.
91 %
19.99 €
Strong character progression
You run a motorsport team, hiring drivers, developing cars and making race-day calls on pit stops and tyre choices. A detailed management sim for racing fans.
91 %
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A football management game where you plan tactics and formations on a turn-based pitch instead of wading through spreadsheets. Matches play out move by move, offering plenty of depth for long careers.
89 %
2.99 €
Bright, upbeat tone
A small indie strategy and management sim in which you lead a tribe through prehistory, from the African savannah to building the first city in the Fertile Crescent.
88 %
9.99 €
Gameplay comes before story
Real-time grand strategy in medieval Europe where you rule a kingdom through war, diplomacy and economy, deploying knights as envoys, merchants, spies and commanders.
88 %
−80 %Gameplay comes before story
You work as an emergency dispatcher, sending police, fire and medical units to incidents in real-world cities. Weather, traffic and terrain complicate your planning, and disasters test your ability to keep track of everything.
