# Games like Football Manager 26

> The closest matches to Football Manager 26: Football Manager 2024, Football Manager 2019, F1® Manager 2024, Soccer Manager 2026, and Motorsport Manager. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Football Manager 2024](https://imho.run/games/2252570/football-manager-2024) — Also Football (Soccer) and LGBTQ+, like Football Manager 26. 6,847 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2252570/)
2. [Football Manager 2019](https://imho.run/games/872790/football-manager-2019) — Shares match engine with Football Manager 26. 2,549 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/872790/)
3. [F1® Manager 2024](https://imho.run/games/2591280/f1-manager-2024) — Shares career mode and progression system with Football Manager 26. 2,222 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2591280/)
4. [Soccer Manager 2026](https://imho.run/games/3217240/soccer-manager-2026) — Shares squad management and career mode with Football Manager 26. 587 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3217240/)
5. [Motorsport Manager](https://imho.run/games/415200/motorsport-manager) — Also Sports, like Football Manager 26. 5,101 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/415200/)
6. [WE ARE FOOTBALL 2024](https://imho.run/games/1951410/we-are-football-2024) — Also Football (Soccer) and Sports, like Football Manager 26. 113 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1951410/)
7. [Pro Cycling Manager 25](https://imho.run/games/2511310/pro-cycling-manager-25) — Shares career mode with Football Manager 26. 126 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2511310/)
8. [Pro Basketball Manager 2024](https://imho.run/games/2328780/pro-basketball-manager-2024) — Shares career mode and tactical positioning with Football Manager 26. 61 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2328780/)
9. [Esports Manager 2026](https://imho.run/games/2749950/esports-manager-2026) — Shares tactics with Football Manager 26. 3,046 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2749950/)
10. [NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager](https://imho.run/games/3590560/nutmeg-a-nostalgic-deckbuilding-football-manager) — Shares career mode and resource management with Football Manager 26. 179 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3590560/)
11. [Out of the Park Baseball 27](https://imho.run/games/4045750/out-of-the-park-baseball-27) — Shares mod support with Football Manager 26. 211 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4045750/)
12. [Tour de France 2026](https://imho.run/games/3936520/tour-de-france-2026) — A frequent pick in Football Manager 26 players' libraries, and another Sports. 50 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3936520/)
13. [Franchise Hockey Manager 12](https://imho.run/games/3739670/franchise-hockey-manager-12) — Shares career mode and progression system with Football Manager 26. 84 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3739670/)
14. [Football Referee Simulator](https://imho.run/games/3002620/football-referee-simulator) — Shares reputation system and career mode with Football Manager 26. 122 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3002620/)
15. [Football, Tactics & Glory](https://imho.run/games/375530/football-tactics-glory) — Also Football (Soccer) and Sports, like Football Manager 26. 1,440 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/375530/)
16. [NBA 2K26](https://imho.run/games/3472040/nba-2k26) — Shares career mode and progression system with Football Manager 26. 8,820 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3472040/)
17. [EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 26](https://imho.run/games/3230400/ea-sports-madden-nfl-26) — Also LGBTQ+ and Sports, like Football Manager 26. 4,639 Steam reviews, 52% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3230400/)
18. [PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2019](https://imho.run/games/770240/pro-evolution-soccer-2019) — Also Football (Soccer) and Sports, like Football Manager 26. 708 Steam reviews, 51% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/770240/)
19. [GT Manager](https://imho.run/games/2457030/gt-manager) — Shares career mode and progression system with Football Manager 26. 102 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2457030/)
20. [Hockey Legacy Manager 26](https://imho.run/games/3914710/hockey-legacy-manager-26) — Shares career mode with Football Manager 26. 60 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3914710/)
21. [Dead in Antares](https://imho.run/games/2511800/dead-in-antares) — Shares relationship building and resource management with Football Manager 26. 116 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2511800/)
22. [Football Life Simulator](https://imho.run/games/3158270/football-life-simulator) — Also Football (Soccer), like Football Manager 26. 265 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3158270/)
23. [Football Academy Manager](https://imho.run/games/3852060/football-academy-manager) — Shares resource management with Football Manager 26. 54 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3852060/)
24. [Axis Football 2026](https://imho.run/games/3219190/axis-football-2026) — Shares career mode with Football Manager 26. 96 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3219190/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3551340&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3551340&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3551340&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=3551340
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/3551340
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Football Manager 26

Step into the dugout and experience the future of football management.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 3551340
- **Developer:** Sports Interactive
- **Publisher:** SEGA
- **Genres:** Sports, Strategy, Simulation
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Workshop, Family Sharing, Adjustable Text Size, Playable without Timed Input, Save Anytime
- **Released:** Nov 4, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/3551340/football-manager-26)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3551340&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3551340/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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