The Best Football Games

Update : EA Sports FC 25 added at rank #11.
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Football Manager 2024 (2023)

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Playstation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X PC Windows Android Mac OS

Take the helm in Football Manager 2024 and lead your team to glory! Dive into the most realistic football universe, strategize your way to the top with improved gameplay, and enjoy the thrill of a new level of immersion. Your football story awaits – are you ready to leave your mark?


What we like:
  • Enhanced on-field physics and lighting
  • Multiple career paths and game modes
  • Ability to continue saves from previous versions
  • Fresh features like set-piece customization
  • Inclusion of the J-League for new challenges
What could be improved:
  • Steep learning curve for newcomers
  • Repetitive press conferences

  • football
  • management
  • tactical
  • simulation
  • sport
  • squad

2

football-manager-2023 (2022)

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Playstation 5

Football Manager 2023 lets you become an elite football manager, crafting your own team, writing your own headlines, and dominating the competition. Sign superstars or create them and level up your recruitment to develop a world-class squad. Play big European nights with the UEFA Champions League, and outsmart your rivals with smarter AI managers. Enjoy the new Supporter Confidence system and dynamic manager timeline, and relive your achievements.


What we like:
  • Official UEFA license
  • improved opponent AI
  • better defensive play
  • increasing number of licensed clubs
  • solid and stable game
What could be improved:
  • Not enough of an update to be worth getting
  • players still prone to inhuman fits of pique
  • overpriced compared to the lack of progress
  • takes a while to get a feel for the game

  • football
  • management
  • tactical
  • sport
  • simulation
  • squad

3

EA SPORTS FCa 24 (2023)

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PC Windows

EA SPORTS FC™ 24 welcomes you to The World’s Game: the most true-to-football experience ever with HyperMotionV, PlayStyles optimised by Opta, and an enhanced Frostbite™ Engine.


  • football
  • soccer
  • sport
  • card
  • squad
  • tactical

4

Football Manager 2021 (2020)

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Mac OS Xbox One IOS iPhone PC Windows

New additions and game upgrades deliver added levels of depth, drama and football authenticity. FM21 empowers you like never before to develop your skills and command success at your club.


  • football
  • management
  • tactical
  • simulation
  • squad
  • sport

5

NFL Rivals - Compete Online (2023)

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IOS iPhone

NFL Rivals is an officially licensed professional mobile football game with digital player cards. Collect, upgrade, and trade player cards to build your team of pro-NFL players and dominate the competition. Each game is action-packed with exhilarating arcade-style football gameplay.


  • football
  • team
  • american-football
  • arcade
  • truck

6

Madden NFL 23 (2022)

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Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows Android IOS iPhone

Play your way into the history books. Control your impact with every decision in all-new ways. Call the shots in Franchise with free agency and trade logic updates, leave a legacy in Face of the Franchise: The League, and assemble the most powerful roster in all of Madden Ultimate Team™.


  • football
  • sport
  • team

7

Wild Card Football (2023)

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Xbox One Playstation 4 Xbox Series X/s Playstation 5 PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Arcade Football for Everyone!


  • football
  • playgrounds
  • card
  • sport
  • arcade
  • multiplayer
  • over-the-top
  • pick-up-and-play
  • competitive
  • team
  • american

8

Legend Bowl (2021)

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Playstation 5 Xbox One PC Windows Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

Legend Bowl is a throwback to the classic 8-bit and 16-bit football games of the past. Take to the gridiron and fight your way to becoming a football legend! Enjoy sim-style gameplay, realistic weather, detailed stats, franchise mode, tournament mode, fully customizable rosters, and much much more!


  • football
  • sport
  • simulation
  • american
  • arcade
  • customization

9

Retro Bowl (2020)

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Android IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch

Retro Bowl captures the feeling of classic American football games with an 8-bit flair. The game combines arcade-style gameplay with team management to make a fun and immersive experience that is easy to play. The passing game is a highlight, and the management sim gives players a unique layer of gameplay. It's perfect for football fans who enjoy a nostalgic trip down memory lane.


What we like:
  • Depth of gameplay with management sim elements
  • Colorful and playful 8-bit graphics
  • Manual aiming for quarterback passes adds excitement to the game
  • Fun and easy to play in short bursts or for longer sessions
What could be improved:
  • Cannot play on defense
  • Lack of ability to call your own plays
  • Excessive randomness makes it hard to engage fully with the game
  • Obsession with fumbles
  • No opposition coach timeouts

  • football
  • sport
  • management
  • team
  • simulation

10

Retro Goal (2021)

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Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone Android

Career mode is now free for everyone. Play season after season of club football with no purchases required. Unlimited Version gives you exclusive access to premium features like difficulty, season length, the Hall of Fame, dynamic weather, and the global tournament mode.

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  • soccer
  • football
  • visual-novel
  • sport
  • retro-tinged
  • mech
  • heart-warming
  • resource
  • pixel-perfect
  • casual
  • management
  • waves
  • team
  • real-time
  • adventure

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