Single-player games like Football Manager 2021
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Football Manager 2021, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Football Manager 2020
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2021 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Football Manager 2019
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2021 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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!
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Football Manager 2022
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2021 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Football Manager 2017
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2021 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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!
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Football Manager 2021 Touch
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2021 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Football Manager 2023
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2021 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Football Manager 2019 Touch
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2021 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Football Manager 2024
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2021 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2021 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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!
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PARADOX
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2021 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
PARADOX is a puzzle-platformer about time traveling and avoiding paradoxes.
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Majesty 2
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2021 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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...
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Crusader Kings II
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2021 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Hearts of Iron IV
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2021 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Crusader Kings III
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2021 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Eastside Hockey Manager
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2021 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Franchise Hockey Manager 6
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2021 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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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Football Manager 26
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2021 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2021.
Step into the dugout and experience the future of football management.