Rank 01Why this
Same lighthearted mood as New Star Soccer 5.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- 2018
Games like New Star™ Soccer 5
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- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked New Star™ Soccer 5 also play
The closest matches to New Star™ Soccer 5: New Star™ Manager, Football Manager 2019, FootLOL: Epic Soccer League, WE ARE FOOTBALL 2024, and Soccer Manager 2019. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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WE ARE FOOTBALL 2024
Why this: Same challenging mood as New Star Soccer 5.
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Punch Club
Why this: Shares energy management with New Star Soccer 5.
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World of Soccer
Why this: Same retro mood as New Star Soccer 5.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like New Star™ Soccer 5
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Genres: Sports, Strategy, Simulation
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- Released: 2012
- Developer: New Star Games
- Price: $9.99checked Nov 7
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 57% of 174 reviews
- Genres: Sports, Indie, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Exotic club transfers every season
- Horse racing side hustle
- Manage off field life like relationships and tabloid fame
- Challenging
- Lighthearted
- Retro
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About New Star™ Soccer 5
The closest matches to New Star™ Soccer 5: New Star™ Manager, Football Manager 2019, FootLOL: Epic Soccer League, WE ARE FOOTBALL 2024, and Soccer Manager 2019. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If New Star™ Soccer 5 is your kind of game, the closest matches are New Star™ Manager, Football Manager 2019 and FootLOL: Epic Soccer League — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, lighthearted and retro, and single out its career life simulation and energy management. 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.
About New Star™ Soccer 5: Live the life of an up-and-coming superstar in this unique football career game. Start out as a 16 year old lad and work your way to the top to become a footballing legend!
Is New Star™ Soccer 5 worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 58% of 174 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 39 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 11 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Exotic club transfers every season
- Horse racing side hustle
- Manage off field life like relationships and tabloid fame
- Play as any outfield player in any league worldwide
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“it's 2024 and still "exception access violation" error is crashing game in every 3 games. how can i solve this problem? i researched this problem and in 2012, people were having this problem. it's still happening after 12 years, amazing!…”
“What a bummer....Five star fun with 2 star engineering. I played for about 60 hours and was really building a good player and then the game crashed....again... No problem because it had happened before and the program automatically…”
People who play it also play: New Star™ Manager, Football Manager 2019, FootLOL: Epic Soccer League
Frequently asked about New Star™ Soccer 5
Can I run it?
Does New Star™ Soccer 5 run on Steam Deck?
New Star™ Soccer 5 is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does New Star™ Soccer 5 cost?
New Star™ Soccer 5 is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to New Star™ Soccer 5?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside New Star™ Soccer 5 are New Star™ Manager, Football Manager 2019, FootLOL: Epic Soccer League.
Who developed New Star™ Soccer 5?
New Star™ Soccer 5 was developed by New Star Games.