# Games like Football Academy Director

> The closest matches to Football Academy Director: WE ARE FOOTBALL 2024, Corsair Cove, Football Manager 2019, F1® Manager 2022, and Football, Tactics & Glory. 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. [WE ARE FOOTBALL 2024](https://imho.run/games/1951410/we-are-football-2024) — Also Football (Soccer) and Economy, like Football Academy Director. 113 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1951410/)
2. [Corsair Cove](https://imho.run/games/1368140/corsair-cove) — Also Economy, like Football Academy Director. 3,443 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1368140/)
3. [Football Manager 2019](https://imho.run/games/872790/football-manager-2019) — A frequent pick in Football Academy Director players' libraries, and another Sports. 2,549 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/872790/)
4. [F1® Manager 2022](https://imho.run/games/1708520/f1-manager-2022) — Also Economy and Sports, like Football Academy Director. 3,427 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1708520/)
5. [Football, Tactics & Glory](https://imho.run/games/375530/football-tactics-glory) — Also Football (Soccer) and Economy, like Football Academy Director. 1,440 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/375530/)
6. [NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager](https://imho.run/games/3590560/nutmeg-a-nostalgic-deckbuilding-football-manager) — Also Football (Soccer) and Text-Based, like Football Academy Director. 179 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3590560/)
7. [Foundation](https://imho.run/games/690830/foundation) — A frequent pick in Football Academy Director players' libraries, and another Strategy. 10,915 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/690830/)
8. [Prison Architect](https://imho.run/games/233450/prison-architect) — Also Economy, like Football Academy Director. 33,775 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233450/)
9. [Northgard: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/466560/northgard-definitive-edition) — Also Economy, like Football Academy Director. 23,056 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/466560/)
10. [Transport Fever 2](https://imho.run/games/1066780/transport-fever-2) — Also Economy, like Football Academy Director. 10,269 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1066780/)
11. [Banished](https://imho.run/games/242920/banished) — Also Economy, like Football Academy Director. 25,649 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242920/)
12. [Football Academy Manager](https://imho.run/games/3852060/football-academy-manager) — Also Football (Soccer) and Text-Based, like Football Academy Director. 54 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3852060/)
13. [Megaquarium](https://imho.run/games/600480/megaquarium) — Also Economy, like Football Academy Director. 2,358 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/600480/)
14. [Turmoil](https://imho.run/games/361280/turmoil) — Also Economy, like Football Academy Director. 5,211 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/361280/)
15. [Endzone - A World Apart](https://imho.run/games/933820/endzone-a-world-apart) — Also Economy, like Football Academy Director. 3,338 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/933820/)
16. [Little Big Workshop](https://imho.run/games/574720/little-big-workshop) — Also Economy, like Football Academy Director. 989 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/574720/)
17. [Cataclismo](https://imho.run/games/1422440/cataclismo) — A frequent pick in Football Academy Director players' libraries, and another Strategy. 2,177 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1422440/)
18. [Franchise Hockey Manager 12](https://imho.run/games/3739670/franchise-hockey-manager-12) — Also Text-Based and Economy, like Football Academy Director. 84 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3739670/)
19. [Old World](https://imho.run/games/597180/old-world) — A frequent pick in Football Academy Director players' libraries, and another RPG. 3,708 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/597180/)
20. [Songs of Silence](https://imho.run/games/2195410/songs-of-silence) — A frequent pick in Football Academy Director players' libraries, and another Strategy. 900 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2195410/)
21. [Big Pharma](https://imho.run/games/344850/big-pharma) — Also Economy, like Football Academy Director. 944 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/344850/)
22. [Weedcraft Inc](https://imho.run/games/622720/weedcraft-inc) — Also Economy, like Football Academy Director. 869 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/622720/)
23. [Tennis Manager 2021](https://imho.run/games/1433010/tennis-manager-2021) — Also Football (Soccer) and Sports, like Football Academy Director. 61 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1433010/)
24. [Let Them Trade](https://imho.run/games/1313290/let-them-trade) — Also Economy, like Football Academy Director. 477 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1313290/)

## 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=4865840&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4865840&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4865840&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=4865840
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/4865840
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Football Academy Director

Build and lead a football academy from U11 to U19. Scout and recruit young talent, develop your squads, set tactics, compete for promotion and trophies, improve your academy, and follow your graduates throughout their senior careers.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 4865840
- **Developer:** Merla Interactive
- **Publisher:** Merla Interactive
- **Genres:** Sports, Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- **Categories:** Stats, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing, Color Alternatives, Playable without Timed Input, Mouse Only Option, Save Anytime, #category_playable_at_your_own_pace, #category_contrast_controls
- **Released:** Sep 15, 2026
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/4865840/football-academy-director)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4865840&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4865840/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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