Single-player games like Football Manager 2023
Below are 20 single-player Steam games similar to Football Manager 2023, 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 2024
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2023 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2023.
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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Football Manager 2022
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2023 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2023.
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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Master Manager
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2023 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2023.
You are the manager of a football club, determine its future by making the best decisions regarding tactics, training, player contracts, sponsorship deals and infrastructure. Watch your players performing on our amazing 2d match engine.
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F11 Football Manager
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2023 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2023.
Manage your own club in F11 Football Manager. Sign players, upgrade the stadium, negotiate sponsorships and devise tactics to lead your team to glory. Do you have what it takes to be the best football manager?
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Football Manager 2019
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2023 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2023.
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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Retro Manager
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2023 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2023.
A fast-paced retro football management game inspired by the 90s. Build your squad, tweak tactics, and watch matches unfold minute-by-minute.
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Pro Football
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2023 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2023.
Relive the thrill of football management with Pro Football! Inspired by the classic football managers from 90's, this title invites you to dive into the exciting world of football. A masterpiece of strategy and sports management that challenges your ability to lead your team to glory.
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Football Manager 2020
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2023 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2023.
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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Crusader Kings III
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2023 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Football Manager 2023.
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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The Park®
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2023 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, The Park is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.
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Motorsport Manager
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2023 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2023.
Have you got what it takes to become the manager of a high-performance motorsport team? Motorsport Manager is a highly detailed, best-in-class management game for fans of motorsport. You’ll hire the drivers, build the cars and embed yourself in the dynamic world of racing.
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RimWorld
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2023 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Football Manager 2023.
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.
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Hearts of Iron IV
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2023 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Football Manager 2023.
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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Gladiator Guild Manager
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2023 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Football Manager 2023.
A strategic autobattler sim where you build a team of gladiators, compete in arenas, plan fight tactics, and form alliances. Combine fighters, beasts, and mages, develop and equip them to optimize your well-oiled fighting machine, dominate the championships, and leave your mark on the world.
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FIFA 22
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2023 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2023.
Powered by Football™, EA SPORTS™ FIFA 22 brings the game even closer to the real thing with fundamental gameplay advances and a new season of innovation across every mode.
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Dwarf Fortress
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2023 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Football Manager 2023.
Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.
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Football Manager 26
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2023 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2023.
Step into the dugout and experience the future of football management.
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Football Manager 2021
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2023 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2023.
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 2017
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2023 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2023.
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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Eastside Hockey Manager
Single-player alternative to Football Manager 2023 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Manager 2023.
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.