# Games like Football Manager 2019

> The closest matches to Football Manager 2019: Football Manager 2020, Football Manager 2017, Soccer Manager 2019, WE ARE FOOTBALL 2024, 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. [Football Manager 2020](https://imho.run/games/1100600/football-manager-2020) — Shares transfer market and player development with Football Manager 2019. 6,861 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1100600/)
2. [Football Manager 2017](https://imho.run/games/482730/football-manager-2017) — Also Football (American) and Football (Soccer), like Football Manager 2019. 2,250 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/482730/)
3. [Soccer Manager 2019](https://imho.run/games/994930/soccer-manager-2019) — A frequent pick in Football Manager 2019 players' libraries, and another Sports. 176 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/994930/)
4. [WE ARE FOOTBALL 2024](https://imho.run/games/1951410/we-are-football-2024) — Also Football (Soccer) and Economy, like Football Manager 2019. 113 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1951410/)
5. [Football, Tactics & Glory](https://imho.run/games/375530/football-tactics-glory) — Shares player development with Football Manager 2019. 1,440 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/375530/)
6. [Motorsport Manager](https://imho.run/games/415200/motorsport-manager) — Also Economy and Sports, like Football Manager 2019. 5,101 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/415200/)
7. [EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21](https://imho.run/games/1313860/ea-sports-fifa-21) — A frequent pick in Football Manager 2019 players' libraries, and another Simulation. 12,773 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1313860/)
8. [eFootball  PES 2020](https://imho.run/games/996470/efootball-pes-2020) — Also Football (American) and Football (Soccer), like Football Manager 2019. 1,877 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/996470/)
9. [Axis Football 2019](https://imho.run/games/1098210/axis-football-2019) — Also Football (American) and Sports, like Football Manager 2019. 108 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098210/)
10. [Football Academy Manager](https://imho.run/games/3852060/football-academy-manager) — Also Football (Soccer) and Economy, like Football Manager 2019. 54 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3852060/)
11. [League Manager 2022](https://imho.run/games/1745400/league-manager-2022) — Shares player development with Football Manager 2019. 57 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1745400/)
12. [Bowl Bound College Football](https://imho.run/games/398640/bowl-bound-college-football) — Shares player development with Football Manager 2019. 92 Steam reviews, 52% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/398640/)
13. [Rocket League®](https://imho.run/games/252950/rocket-league) — A frequent pick in Football Manager 2019 players' libraries, and another Action. 226,694 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252950/)
14. [Football Coach: College Dynasty](https://imho.run/games/2151290/football-coach-college-dynasty) — Shares player development with Football Manager 2019. 1,367 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2151290/)
15. [FIFA 22](https://imho.run/games/1506830/fifa-22) — Also Football (Soccer) and Sports, like Football Manager 2019. 33,339 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1506830/)
16. [Football Life Simulator](https://imho.run/games/3158270/football-life-simulator) — A frequent pick in Football Manager 2019 players' libraries, and another Indie. 265 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3158270/)
17. [Front Office Football Nine](https://imho.run/games/2633170/front-office-football-nine) — Also Football (American) and Sports, like Football Manager 2019. 159 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2633170/)
18. [PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2019](https://imho.run/games/770240/pro-evolution-soccer-2019) — Also Football (American) and Football (Soccer), like Football Manager 2019. 708 Steam reviews, 51% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/770240/)
19. [F1® Manager 2022](https://imho.run/games/1708520/f1-manager-2022) — Also Economy and Sports, like Football Manager 2019. 3,427 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1708520/)
20. [Pro Cycling Manager 2019](https://imho.run/games/936140/pro-cycling-manager-2019) — A frequent pick in Football Manager 2019 players' libraries, and another Casual. 129 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/936140/)
21. [Dwarf Fortress](https://imho.run/games/975370/dwarf-fortress) — Same stressful mood as Football Manager 2019. 23,734 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/975370/)
22. [Out of the Park Baseball 17](https://imho.run/games/402430/out-of-the-park-baseball-17) — Also Sports, like Football Manager 2019. 366 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/402430/)
23. [GT Manager](https://imho.run/games/2457030/gt-manager) — Also Real Time Tactics and Sports, like Football Manager 2019. 102 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2457030/)
24. [Franchise Hockey Manager 12](https://imho.run/games/3739670/franchise-hockey-manager-12) — Shares player development with Football Manager 2019. 84 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3739670/)

## 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=872790&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=872790&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=872790&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=872790
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/872790
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Football Manager 2019

Football Manager 2019 is a sports simulation released in 2018 by Sports Interactive and published by SEGA. Players take charge of a football club, handling player-development, transfer-market negotiations, and match-engine outcomes within a league-trophy-campaign structure. Reviewers describe the game as immersive and intense, with players noting that its details become satisfying enough to become-all-consuming over time. Players sometimes describe wanting to punch-the-screen during tense moments, though this reflects deep investment rather than frustration. The game runs at a challenging difficulty and offers a massive-length experience for solo players. It holds an 87% positive rating from over 2,500 Steam reviews and is playable on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 872790
- **Developer:** Sports Interactive
- **Publisher:** SEGA
- **Genres:** Sports, Simulation
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Remote Play on Tablet, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Nov 2, 2018
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 86
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/872790/football-manager-2019)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=872790&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/872790/)
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