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Games like World Boxing Manager

If World Boxing Manager is your kind of game, the closest matches are Boxing Tycoon, Corner King: Boxing Tycoon and Sim: Heavyweight Boxing Champion — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its contract negotiations feel meaningful, 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.

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About World Boxing Manager: World Boxing Manager is a game in which you develop and manage the careers of young, hungry boxers desperate for glory. You scout and recruit fighters from a pool of amateurs who come to train at your gym - it's up to you to decide who to mold into championship material.

2016SportsStrategySimulation4.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Aggroblakh
World Boxing Manager — Steam game cover
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Build gyms and dynasties long termContract negotiations feel meaningfulIncremental fighter improvement feels rewardingChallengingContemplativeImmersive

Players who liked World Boxing Manager also play

Steam players who put hours into World Boxing Manager 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.

  1. Boxing Tycoon

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for World Boxing Manager fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Strategy with World Boxing Manager.

    Become the ultimate boxing promoter. Sign and develop fighters, negotiate contracts, create major fight nights and build a promotion worthy of the Boxing Tycoon name.

    2026SportsStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  2. Corner King: Boxing Tycoon

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for World Boxing Manager fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Strategy with World Boxing Manager.

    Run your own boxing gym in a deep sports management sim. Scout talent, build champions, handle contracts, rivalries, injuries, and title shots — then guide your fighter live from the corner when the bell rings.

    2026SportsStrategySimulationSteam ↗
  3. Sim: Heavyweight Boxing Champion

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for World Boxing Manager fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Strategy with World Boxing Manager.

    Manage a heavyweight boxer from pro debut to undisputed champion — or play as one of the 300 greatest of all time. 2,500 real fighters from 1880 to 2026, 4 world titles, 7 regional belts, live round-by-round commentary, rivalries, and a career mode spanning 1,000+ years. Unify them all.

    2026SportsStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Victory Road

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with World Boxing Manager.

    Ranked #4 for World Boxing Manager fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Strategy with World Boxing Manager.

    Victory Road is a boxing simulator that uniquely puts you in the role of the coach, not the boxer! As a coach, the fate of your boxer’s career, and potentially his life, is in your hands. Raise your boxer and utilize various strategies to climb up the ranking board.

    2020ActionSportsStrategy19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Boxing Club Manager

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with World Boxing Manager.

    Ranked #5 for World Boxing Manager fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Strategy with World Boxing Manager.

    You've waited long enough. Boxing management is now in your gloves. Winning fights is your goal. Running the best gym is your future. Take control. Train and steer your boxers to glory in the ring! Build up your gym, make it World class!

    2022SportsStrategySimulation11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Boxing Gym Story

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with World Boxing Manager.

    Ranked #6 for World Boxing Manager fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Strategy with World Boxing Manager.

    Create your own gym, train boxers, and aim for the championship!

    2023SportsStrategyIndie8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Winter Wolves Classic Games Collection

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for World Boxing Manager fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Strategy with World Boxing Manager.

    Collection of 7 classic games, from boxing sim to tv station management, from detective visual novel to strategy/shooter mix.

    2017SportsStrategySimulation4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. World Championship Boxing Manager™ 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with World Boxing Manager.

    Ranked #8 for World Boxing Manager fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Strategy with World Boxing Manager.

    The boxing world is at your fingertips in this deeply detailed and outrageously entertaining sports management simulation. Enlist competitive fighters, recruit top-notch staff, and ride the hype train all the way to endorsement city! Watch your fighter rise to the top, or get KO’d trying.

    2023SportsStrategySimulation12.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below World Boxing Manager at current Steam store prices.

  1. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under World Boxing Manager on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with World Boxing Manager.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under World Boxing Manager on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with World Boxing Manager.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under World Boxing Manager on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with World Boxing Manager.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under World Boxing Manager on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with World Boxing Manager.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Test: Final Revelation

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under World Boxing Manager on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with World Boxing Manager.

    The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?

    2020SimulationRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under World Boxing Manager on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with World Boxing Manager.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under World Boxing Manager on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with World Boxing Manager.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Kill It With Fire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under World Boxing Manager on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with World Boxing Manager.

    Kill It With Fire is a first-person action game about hunting spiders and causing collateral damage.

    2020ActionIndieSimulation2.59 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. The Last Sovereign

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with World Boxing Manager.

    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.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Clicker Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Simulation with World Boxing Manager.

    Click your way through hordes of monsters, earn gold, and recruit quirky heroes with powerful skills. Progress even while you're idle, and watch the numbers climb into the absurd. It’s a never-ending journey of clicks, crits, and colossal damage.

    2015StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  3. Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with World Boxing Manager.

    Start your own Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria with Freddy Fazbear Pizzeria Simulator!

    2017IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Kingdom: Classic

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Simulation with World Boxing Manager.

    Kingdom is a 2D sidescrolling strategy/resource management hybrid with a minimalist feel wrapped in a beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic.

    2015StrategyIndieSimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Learn to Fly 3

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with World Boxing Manager.

    Build your spaceship from scratch, earn funds and invest them into building a bigger, better spaceship as you try and fly your way up to space!

    2017ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Mr.Mine

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Simulation with World Boxing Manager.

    Explore the depths of the earth and uncover hidden treasures in this addictive idle mining game. Unlock the power of your drill with hundreds of upgrades, discover mysterious relics, and unearth priceless gems. Can you master the mines and reveal their deepest secrets? Dive in and dig deep!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Idling to Rule the Gods

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Simulation with World Boxing Manager.

    Idling to Rule the Gods is a free to play Idle-Game with a lot of content and some Minigames. Depending on your play-style, you can play it fast or slow. Either way it can be fun for hundreds of hours!

    2016StrategyIndieSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Idle Research

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Simulation with World Boxing Manager.

    Idle Research is an addictive, resource management, incremental game with both idle and active playstyles. Research and craft colorful Flasks and Tubes to earn as much Energy as possible! Big numbers guaranteed.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Aggroblakh

Other recommendable Steam games by Aggroblakh, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Building Block Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Aggroblakh, the studio behind World Boxing Manager.

    Building Block Heroes is a puzzle block platformer (with boss fights!) in which you use coloured blocks to build pathways around each level. Grab a friend and construct your own means to save the Jollyfolk!

    2017ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Building Block Heroes: Rush Edition

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Aggroblakh, the studio behind World Boxing Manager.

    Building Block Heroes: Rush Edition is a faster-paced stand-alone expansion for Building Block Heroes, made for those who enjoyed the core mechanics of the original but preferred a pick-up-and-play experience!

    2018ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. On The Western Front

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with World Boxing Manager.

    Another title from Aggroblakh, the studio behind World Boxing Manager. Shares Strategy and Simulation with World Boxing Manager.

    January, 1915. The Race to the Sea is over. The Great War has just begun. You are the commander of a single division in the meat grinder that is the Western Front. Lead your men over the top as you attempt to break the stalemate that is to claim the lives of millions over the course of years.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation13.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Pop Balloons and Drop People

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Aggroblakh, the studio behind World Boxing Manager. Shares Strategy with World Boxing Manager.

    A short and colorful incremental game about popping different types of balloons and dropping people of all colors.

    2026ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about World Boxing Manager

How much does World Boxing Manager cost?
World Boxing Manager is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to World Boxing Manager?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside World Boxing Manager are Boxing Tycoon, Corner King: Boxing Tycoon, Sim: Heavyweight Boxing Champion.
Who developed World Boxing Manager?
World Boxing Manager was developed by Aggroblakh.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on World Boxing Manager.

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