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Games like ESport Manager

If ESport Manager is your kind of game, the closest matches are COPA CITY, Esports Life Tycoon and Pro Strategy Football 2021 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and competitive. 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 ESport Manager: Would you like to try your hand as a manager of this e-sport? eSport Manager is a game based on the idea of e-sports competitions, especially the most popular - FPS AND MOBA.

2018ActionSportsStrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDWindowsby InImages
ESport Manager — Steam game cover
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Concept is ambitious and originalSponsorship and media systems feel freshTeam logistics are streamlined but deepAtmosphericChallengingCompetitive

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Steam players who put hours into ESport 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. COPA CITY

    WHY THIS

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

    An economic strategy where top football clubs entrust you with organizing their matches. Build in the city, manage its structures and stadium, provide entertainment, food, and security for fans. Your success is measured by Match Readiness.

    2026SportsStrategySimulationSteam ↗
  2. Esports Life Tycoon

    WHY THIS

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

    Manage your own esports squad, expand your gaming house, and defeat legendary teams to become the best in the world!

    2020SportsStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Pro Strategy Football 2021

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with ESport Manager.

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

    [NOT THE LATEST VERSION!! See Pro Strategy Football 2022]

    2020SportsStrategyIndie13.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. WE ARE FOOTBALL 2024

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with ESport Manager.

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

    Welcome to WE ARE FOOTBALL 2024! Dive into the world of football like never before. Choose an existing club or start your own. Manage either men or women, lead your club to new heights, and become the next manager legend!

    2024SportsStrategySimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. League Manager 2022

    WHY THIS

    Shares a competitive mood with ESport Manager.

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

    Let's be the manager of the E-Sports club! Choose your favorite team and recruit your favorite players. Train them and choose a tactic that suits the personality of the team member and opponent. Make your favorite team win and make it the most prestigious club.

    2022SportsStrategySimulationDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Esports History

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with ESport Manager.

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

    Esports History is an RPG sim where you start as a regular guy, and work your way up to the very top of esports. Defeat bosses in tournaments, make a name for yourself within the esports community, and become a real pro!

    2024SportsStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Football Manager 2024

    WHY THIS

    Shares a competitive mood with ESport Manager.

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

    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.

    2023SportsStrategySimulationDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Planet Zoo

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for ESport Manager fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with ESport Manager.

    Build a world for wildlife in Planet Zoo. From the developers of Planet Coaster and Zoo Tycoon comes the ultimate zoo sim. Construct detailed habitats, manage your zoo, and meet authentic living animals who think, feel and explore the world you create around them.

    2019StrategySimulationCasual44.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under ESport Manager on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with ESport Manager.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under ESport Manager on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with ESport Manager.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under ESport Manager on Steam right now. Shares Action with ESport Manager.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under ESport Manager on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with ESport Manager.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under ESport Manager on Steam right now. Shares Indie with ESport Manager.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under ESport Manager on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with ESport Manager.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under ESport Manager on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with ESport Manager.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under ESport Manager on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with ESport Manager.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with ESport Manager.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with ESport Manager.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with ESport Manager.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with ESport Manager.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about ESport Manager

How much does ESport Manager cost?
ESport Manager is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to ESport Manager?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside ESport Manager are COPA CITY, Esports Life Tycoon, Pro Strategy Football 2021.
Who developed ESport Manager?
ESport Manager was developed by InImages and published by Manager Games S.A..

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 ESport Manager.

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