Games like Football Manager 2020
If Football Manager 2020 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Football Manager 2019, Football Manager 2017 and Football Manager 2021 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, competitive and contemplative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Football Manager 2020 is a sports simulation developed by Sports Interactive and published by SEGA that tasks players with managing a football club through database-management systems, handling player-development, transfer-market negotiations, training-regimes, and tactical-adjustments across multiple leagues and countries. A simulation engine drives real-time match drama as players craft their club's identity through long-term strategy. Reviewers describe the experience as immersive and contemplative, with players drawn to building a club from obscurity to glory, outwitting rival coaches with tactical foresight, and witnessing gradual player growth over seasons. The game scores 91% positive from 6861 Steam reviews and runs on Steam Deck, offering a challenging, massive experience with grundy session shapes.
About Football Manager 2020: Run your football club, your way. Every decision counts in Football Manager 2020 with new features and polished game mechanics rewarding planning and progression like never before, empowering managers to develop and refine both your club’s and your own unique identity.
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Steam players who put hours into Football Manager 2020 also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Football Manager 2019
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Shares transfer market, player development and an immersive mood with Football Manager 2020.
Top pick for Football Manager 2020 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2020.
Simulation gaming perfected. Create your unique footballing story by taking charge of the club you love. Complete control of this stunningly realistic game world is yours - every decision in your hands, or yours to delegate. Your call, your way, your story. Everything you've ever dreamed of!
Football Manager 2017
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Shares an immersive mood with Football Manager 2020.
Second-strongest match for Football Manager 2020 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2020.
Take control of your favourite football team in Football Manager 2017, the most realistic and immersive football management game to date. It’s the closest thing to doing the job for real!
Football Manager 2021
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Shares an immersive mood with Football Manager 2020.
Third-strongest match for Football Manager 2020 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2020.
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.
Football Manager 2022
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Shares a competitive mood with Football Manager 2020.
Ranked #4 for Football Manager 2020 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2020.
The closest thing to real football management. FM22 brings new, progressive ways to find your winning edge, instill your footballing style and earn it on the pitch.
Football Manager 2019 Touch
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Shares a competitive mood with Football Manager 2020.
Ranked #5 for Football Manager 2020 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2020.
Handle only the managerial essentials in Football Manager 2019 Touch, the slick and nimble alternate to the world’s favourite football management simulation.
Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018
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Ranked #6 for Football Manager 2020 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2020.
In Global Soccer: A Management Game 2018 there are no restrictions, the whole world becomes playable! The 210 playable nations and the 4000+ playable clubs guarantees truly infinite hours to play.
Football Manager 2023
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Shares player development and an immersive mood with Football Manager 2020.
Ranked #7 for Football Manager 2020 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2020.
Build your dream squad, outsmart your rivals and experience the thrill of big European nights in the UEFA Champions League. Your journey towards footballing glory awaits.
Football Manager 2024
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Shares a competitive mood with Football Manager 2020.
Ranked #8 for Football Manager 2020 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2020.
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.
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Championship Manager 2008
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Reviewers of Football Manager 2020 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Sports with Football Manager 2020.
Think you can do better? It's your decisions that count: your budget, your buys, your formation, your tactics... your chance to prove it! Use your skills and knowledge to manage your club the way you feel it should be - now it's your turn. All football fans around the world, believe they know more about football than anybody else.
Majesty 2
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Shares a challenging mood with Football Manager 2020.
Reviewers of Football Manager 2020 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Football Manager 2020.
In the world of Majesty, you are the ruler of the kingdom Ardania. At your service are your loyal and somewhat obnoxious subordinates, who have their own minds about how things should be done. In fact, Majesty is the only game where your heroes decide on their own what should be done and when, leaving you to try to control them through...
Crusader Kings II
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Shares an immersive mood with Football Manager 2020.
Reviewers of Football Manager 2020 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Football Manager 2020.
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
Hearts of Iron IV
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Shares an immersive mood with Football Manager 2020.
Reviewers of Football Manager 2020 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Football Manager 2020.
Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.
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Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
The Lab
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
SuchArt: Creative Space
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Football Manager 2020.
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
The Last Sovereign
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.
Aimlabs
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Football Manager 2020.
Aimlabs is the aim trainer of choice for over 45 Million players, from beginners to esports pros. Our unique aim analysis optimizes your gameplay, targets your weaknesses & builds key skills for any FPS game! Time to warm up with our unlimited scenarios & rank up in-game!
Rec Room
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Rec Room is the best place to build and play games together. Party up with friends from all around the world to chat, hang out, explore MILLIONS of player-created rooms, or build something new and amazing to share with us all.
Crusader Kings II
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Shares an immersive mood with Football Manager 2020.
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Football Manager 2020.
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
Umamusume: Pretty Derby
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2020.
Umamusume: Pretty Derby, winner of Best Mobile Game at The Game Awards 2025, is ready to race! Scout featured trainees and supporters as you navigate the immersive sports life simulation through the game's in-depth training system and top-of-the-line 3D graphics!
AdVenture Capitalist
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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Football Manager 26
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Shares a competitive mood with Football Manager 2020.
Another title from Sports Interactive, the studio behind Football Manager 2020. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2020.
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Football Manager 2024
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Shares a competitive mood with Football Manager 2020.
Another title from Sports Interactive, the studio behind Football Manager 2020. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2020.
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.
Football Manager 2021
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Shares an immersive mood with Football Manager 2020.
Another title from Sports Interactive, the studio behind Football Manager 2020. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2020.
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.
Football Manager 2022
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Shares a competitive mood with Football Manager 2020.
Another title from Sports Interactive, the studio behind Football Manager 2020. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2020.
The closest thing to real football management. FM22 brings new, progressive ways to find your winning edge, instill your footballing style and earn it on the pitch.
Football Manager 2023
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Shares player development and an immersive mood with Football Manager 2020.
Another title from Sports Interactive, the studio behind Football Manager 2020. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2020.
Build your dream squad, outsmart your rivals and experience the thrill of big European nights in the UEFA Champions League. Your journey towards footballing glory awaits.
Football Manager 2017
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Shares an immersive mood with Football Manager 2020.
Another title from Sports Interactive, the studio behind Football Manager 2020. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2020.
Take control of your favourite football team in Football Manager 2017, the most realistic and immersive football management game to date. It’s the closest thing to doing the job for real!
Football Manager 2019
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Shares transfer market, player development and an immersive mood with Football Manager 2020.
Another title from Sports Interactive, the studio behind Football Manager 2020. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2020.
Simulation gaming perfected. Create your unique footballing story by taking charge of the club you love. Complete control of this stunningly realistic game world is yours - every decision in your hands, or yours to delegate. Your call, your way, your story. Everything you've ever dreamed of!
Eastside Hockey Manager
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Shares player development and an immersive mood with Football Manager 2020.
Another title from Sports Interactive, the studio behind Football Manager 2020. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2020.
EHM offers fans the most realistic, in-depth and immersive simulation of hockey management available, giving them the chance to manage either club or country in any of the world’s top hockey-playing nations.
Frequently asked about Football Manager 2020
- Does Football Manager 2020 run on Steam Deck?
- Football Manager 2020 is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- Does Football Manager 2020 have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Football Manager 2020 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
- What games are most similar to Football Manager 2020?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Football Manager 2020 are Football Manager 2019, Football Manager 2017, Football Manager 2021.
- Who developed Football Manager 2020?
- Football Manager 2020 was developed by Sports Interactive and published by SEGA.
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