Games like Football Manager 2021
If Football Manager 2021 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Football Manager 2020, Football Manager 2019 and Football Manager 2022 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its moddable to extremes, challenging 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 →About Football Manager 2021: 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.
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Football Manager 2020
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Shares an immersive mood with Football Manager 2021.
Top pick for Football Manager 2021 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2021.
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.
Football Manager 2019
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Shares an immersive mood with Football Manager 2021.
Second-strongest match for Football Manager 2021 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2021.
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 2022
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Shares an immersive mood with Football Manager 2021.
Third-strongest match for Football Manager 2021 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2021.
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 2017
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Shares an immersive mood with Football Manager 2021.
Ranked #4 for Football Manager 2021 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2021.
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 Touch
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Shares a contemplative mood with Football Manager 2021.
Ranked #5 for Football Manager 2021 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2021.
Stripped-back and simplified for speedier seasons, FM21 Touch is the time-saving alternative to the desktop classic, focusing largely on the managerial essentials – tactics and transfers.
Football Manager 2023
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Shares an immersive mood with Football Manager 2021.
Ranked #6 for Football Manager 2021 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2021.
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 2019 Touch
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Shares scouting networks and an immersive mood with Football Manager 2021.
Ranked #7 for Football Manager 2021 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2021.
Handle only the managerial essentials in Football Manager 2019 Touch, the slick and nimble alternate to the world’s favourite football management simulation.
Football Manager 2024
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Shares an immersive mood with Football Manager 2021.
Ranked #8 for Football Manager 2021 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2021.
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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Out of the Park Baseball 17
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Shares an immersive mood with Football Manager 2021.
Reviewers of Football Manager 2021 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2021.
Out of the Park Baseball 17 - now officially licensed by MLB.com and the MLBPA - is the best baseball strategy game ever created! Guide your favorite MLB franchise to glory, play any historical season or create a fictional baseball world. Play solo or in online leagues. Own the future - rewrite the past!
Majesty 2
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Shares a challenging mood with Football Manager 2021.
Reviewers of Football Manager 2021 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Football Manager 2021.
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 2021.
Reviewers of Football Manager 2021 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Football Manager 2021.
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 2021.
Reviewers of Football Manager 2021 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Football Manager 2021.
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.
Crusader Kings III
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Shares an immersive mood with Football Manager 2021.
Reviewers of Football Manager 2021 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Football Manager 2021.
Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.
Eastside Hockey Manager
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Shares an immersive mood with Football Manager 2021.
Reviewers of Football Manager 2021 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2021.
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.
Franchise Hockey Manager 6
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Shares an immersive mood with Football Manager 2021.
Reviewers of Football Manager 2021 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2021.
Franchise Hockey Manager returns for the 2019-20 season with plenty of additions to the deepest, most authentic hockey strategy gaming experience you can find. Choose one of 32 leagues around the globe and select a team to guide to glory, including a chance at the ultimate prize, the Stanley Cup®.
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Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Football Manager 2021.
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The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Magic Archery
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Football Manager 2021.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
The Lab
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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Cube Escape: Paradox
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DORONKO WANKO
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Football Manager 2021.
『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.
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 2021.
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!
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Football Manager 26
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Shares an immersive mood with Football Manager 2021.
Another title from Sports Interactive, the studio behind Football Manager 2021. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2021.
Step into the dugout and experience the future of football management.
Football Manager 2020
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Football Manager 2021.
Another title from Sports Interactive, the studio behind Football Manager 2021. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2021.
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.
Football Manager 2024
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Football Manager 2021.
Another title from Sports Interactive, the studio behind Football Manager 2021. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2021.
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 2022
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Football Manager 2021.
Another title from Sports Interactive, the studio behind Football Manager 2021. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2021.
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
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Football Manager 2021.
Another title from Sports Interactive, the studio behind Football Manager 2021. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2021.
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
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Football Manager 2021.
Another title from Sports Interactive, the studio behind Football Manager 2021. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2021.
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
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Football Manager 2021.
Another title from Sports Interactive, the studio behind Football Manager 2021. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2021.
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
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Football Manager 2021.
Another title from Sports Interactive, the studio behind Football Manager 2021. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2021.
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 2021
- Does Football Manager 2021 run on Steam Deck?
- Football Manager 2021 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 2021 have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Football Manager 2021 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
- What games are most similar to Football Manager 2021?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Football Manager 2021 are Football Manager 2020, Football Manager 2019, Football Manager 2022.
- Who developed Football Manager 2021?
- Football Manager 2021 was developed by Sports Interactive and published by SEGA.
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