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2020 PC 👍 93 % Very positive, 23,900 reviews on Steam

An extremely detailed football management sim where you handle tactics, transfers and club running across many seasons. With thousands of clubs and players worldwide, you write your own career stories.

What defines Football Manager 2021:

  • Tactical depth
  • A party of several characters
  • Strong character progression
  • Challenging difficulty

The closest matches for Football Manager 2021 are Championship Manager 4, Championship Manager: Season 01/02 and Anstoss 3. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Football Manager 2021 special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Championship Manager 4

94 %

2003 PC

  • Tactical depth
  • Realistic visuals
  • 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.

Championship Manager: Season 01/02

A party of several characters

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.

Anstoss 3

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.

Blitzkrieg 2

A party of several characters

A World War II real-time strategy game that emphasizes battlefield tactics with over 250 units rather than base building and resource gathering. Full 3D graphics and historical battles are the focus.

Fussball Manager Bundesliga 2001

Bright, upbeat tone

An early-2000s football management sim in which you run a Bundesliga club through lineups, transfers and finances. The appeal lies in planning and managing rather than playing the matches yourself.

F1 Manager 2022

Strong character progression

A licensed Formula 1 management sim set in the 2022 season: you run a team, make race strategy and pit stop calls, direct car development, and watch races unfold from the pit wall.

Project Hospital

Strong character progression

A detailed hospital management sim where you design the building, run the staff and diagnose patients through exams and lab tests. Solving diagnostic puzzles while keeping the clinic running is the heart of the game.

The Guild 2

Strong character progression

A medieval life and economy sim where you build a dynasty across generations by running businesses, marrying, climbing political offices and taking down rivals through lawsuits, intrigue or force. It is quirky and complex, and it generates its own emergent stories.

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