Games like Making the Cut

Build Your Chess LegacyGrand Chess Manager: Road to Grandmaster is a chess career and club management simulation where your success is shaped by much more than the next move on the board. Create your player, begin your journey in the chess world, enter tournaments, improve your skills, and fight your way toward the grandmaster title. At the same time, you are responsible for building a serious ch… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grand Chess Manager: Road to Grandmaster.

37%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

37% User Score Based on 70 reviews

MMA team manager is the all new, face punching, body slamming manager game for the real MMA fans. Experience the life as a manager running your own team and leading the fighters to international glory in the cage. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MMA Team Manager.

Cricket Management Tycoon 2026Build the squad. Control the tactics. Handle the pressure. Create your cricket legacy. Cricket Management Tycoon 2026 is a deep cricket management simulation where you take control of a professional cricket team and shape its future through transfers, contracts, tactics, player development, team management, and match-day decisions. Build a dynasty across global T20 … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cricket Management Tycoon.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

77% User Score Based on 78 reviews

Become a tennis manager. Manage your tennis academy and train the next tennis super stars. Even more realistic, with new players and updated potentials. Take the reins in 2022. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tennis Manager 2022.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

84% User Score Based on 32 reviews

Four years of high school track & field. One shot at a college scholarship. Choose your specialty, build your athlete, and beat the rival who's been faster than you since day one. Build. Train. Compete. Win.Track Star is a high school track & field career simulation. Start as a lowly freshman, build your athlete week by week, and find out if you've got what it takes to win a national title and ear… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Track Star.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, monetization

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, graphics

93% User Score Based on 759 reviews

Establish a stable of talented boxers to take on the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LEATHER®.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability

66% User Score Based on 6,892 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 14 reviews

Make your mark on Formula 1 in the officially licensed F1 Manager 2022. Choose your team and be the boss with the full 2022 roster of staff and drivers. Featuring full F1 licensing and true-to-life presentation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to F1 Manager 2022.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

80% User Score Based on 4,973 reviews

College Football Manager If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Program: College Football.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

82% User Score Based on 144 reviews

The new Tennis Manager arrives on May 25, 2023 just before Roland Garros. Discover in a few days the presentation of the new features by clicking on the "follow" button and adding the game to your wishlist. This year Tennis Manager puts team spirit first. Be there ! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tennis Manager 2023.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

80% User Score Based on 310 reviews

Franchise Hockey Manager is the latest (2021) version of the Franchise Hockey Manager series. Releasing in October of 2021, FHM8 builds off the successful 7 adding a variety of new features. Franchise Hockey Manager is the only NHL Licensed game on PC. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Franchise Hockey Manager 8.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

52% User Score Based on 73 reviews

You've waited long enough. Boxing management is now in your gloves. Winning fights is your goal. Running the best gym is your future. Take control. Train and steer your boxers to glory in the ring! Build up your gym, make it World class! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Boxing Club Manager.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:monetization, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

84% User Score Based on 3,510 reviews

Become a pro football gm and create a football franchise dynasty. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultimate Pro Football GM.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

64% User Score Based on 205 reviews

"Epic Manager offers a colorful mix of roster management and character progression found in titles like Football Manager or Final Fantasy Tactics, narrative choices & consequences in the beloved tradition of the gamebooks series Choose Your Own Adventure, the epic scope of a D&D campaign or a Lord of the Rings novel and the humorous tone of the Princess Bride, all in one awesome package! Experi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Epic Manager - Create Your Own Adventuring Agency.

Build a Track & Field DynastyTake control of a high school track program and build it into a statewide powerhouse across multiple seasons. Recruit hidden talent, develop athletes through specialized training programs, manage fatigue and morale, and make the critical decisions that define championship teams. Every athlete has strengths, weaknesses, hidden potential, and their own path to grea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lane 4: Track and Field Coach Simulator.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay

89% User Score Based on 19 reviews

You're nobody. For now. CLUTCH LEGEND is an FPS career simulator. You start from the bottom: amateur league, a barely-there contract, a team nobody's heard of. Every week you choose how to train, which maps to study, whether to invest in a coach or push through alone. The game doesn't tell you if you chose right. You find out later. Choose your role. Build your identity. Are you an IGL who rea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clutch Legend: FPS Career Simulator.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

57% User Score Based on 35 reviews

Dive into the most advanced tennis management experience to date. Manage your academy, develop your staff and facilities, recruit the best players from the men's and women's circuits, both junior and pro, and lead them to the top! Forge the champions of tomorrow. The future of tennis is in your hands. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tennis Manager 25.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

82% User Score Based on 710 reviews

Take the role of a college football head coach and guide your dynasty to success If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to College Football Coach: Career.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

77% User Score Based on 205 reviews

Franchise Hockey Manager is OOTP Developments' NHL licensed hockey management game for the 2020-21 season. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Franchise Hockey Manager 7.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

92% User Score Based on 194 reviews

Become a tennis coach and manage up to 9 tennis players : take care of training sessions, planning, sponsors, team members, and more ! Will you be able to lead your players to the top of the world hierarchy ? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tennis Elbow Manager 2.

Sideline to Sideline Football is a football dynasty management simulation built for fans who want the full GM experience — not just the highlights. You control everything. Scout and draft prospects with real depth — spend scout points to reveal hidden attributes one by one, study combine measurables, tag targets on your board, and find the hidden gems buried in the late rounds. Navigate a full of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sideline to Sideline Football.

Take over a fledgling MMA promotion and build it into a global empire. Sign the fighters, make the matches, and live with every decision from the purse you offer a rising star to the game plan their corner screams in the fifth round. Cage Empire is a deep management simulation for fight fans. You are the promoter: scout and sign talent, negotiate contracts clause by clause, book cards that sell t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cage Empire: MMA Manager.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

81% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Step into the most advanced tennis management experience ever. Run your academy, develop top talent, upgrade your staff and facilities, and dominate the junior and pro circuits. A new chapter begins, are you ready to take control? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tennis Manager 26.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

93% User Score Based on 800 reviews

Critic Score 95%Based on 1 reviews

Out of the Park Baseball 18 - officially licensed through MLB.com and the MLBPA - is the follow-up to Metacritic's PC Game of the Year 2016 and the ultimate baseball game! Guide your favorite MLB franchise to glory, play any historical season or create your own fictional baseball world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Out of the Park Baseball 18.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

80% User Score Based on 2,021 reviews

Keep Your Tennis Skills Sharp all Year Long! Train, Compete & Earn Top Seed! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TOP SEED Tennis Manager 2024.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story

80% User Score Based on 2,564 reviews

Preorder F1® Manager 2024 now to receive an exclusive F1® 2024 Show Car preset for use in Create A Team  Lead your team to glory in F1® Manager 2024. A new Formula 1® season has arrived, and with it, the most comprehensive F1® management experience to date. Build a legacy with one of 10 official F1® constructors or create your own team for the very first time. Plan and direct your team’s s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to F1 Manager 2024.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

95% User Score Based on 1,391 reviews

A true college football management game. Play as a coach or a school, recruit players, develop your team, and compete for national championships. Build a college football dynasty in a realistic and customizable league with up to 90 teams. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Football Coach: College Dynasty.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

63% User Score Based on 120 reviews

Do you have what it takes to become the greatest tennis manager? Enter your academy, manage your team, plan your trainings, schedule your tournaments, change your game plans and find out the new young guns. Take the reins, make the right decisions, become the best one! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tennis Manager 2021.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, graphics

66% User Score Based on 657 reviews

Welcome to Esports Manager 2026, a strategy-simulation game where you take charge of a competitive esports organization from the inside out Start from scratch or take over one of the existing teams. Navigate the complexities of player recruitment, team development, tournament schedules, and business operations. Whether you're optimizing training, making key transfer decisions, or managing the men… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Esports Manager 2026.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

62% User Score Based on 540 reviews

Lead from College to the Hall of Fame, World Cup. make history! Ready? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Rising: Basketball.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, monetization

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

81% User Score Based on 900 reviews

Be the ultimate coach and GM or franchise player in this simulation mobile game If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astonishing Basketball Manager.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

64% User Score Based on 410 reviews

Become a legendary football manager and lead your football club to glory If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultimate Football Club Manager.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization

92% User Score Based on 2,790 reviews

Officially licensed by MLB, MiLB, and the MLBPA, Out of the Park Baseball 21 is a strategy & sports gaming fan’s dream come true and the only game ever to win Metacritic PC Game of the Year Award TWICE. OOTP 21 - Twenty One Years of Excellence! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Out of the Park Baseball 21.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story

86% User Score Based on 491 reviews

Fast. Exciting. Deadly. The Golden Era of open-wheel racing is about to begin. Do you have what it takes to lead an iconic team through one of the most exciting decades of motorsport history? As the head of a team, you'll make pivotal decisions that shape the destiny of your drivers and the performance of your cars. Allocate your budget wisely across drivers, support staff, car development, and sp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Golden Lap.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

81% User Score Based on 162 reviews

BOXING SCHOOL! Take control of a boxing gym in the 80s. You’ll hire the boxers, teach them to fight and climb the ranks. New management game made by the developers of Gladiator School. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Boxing School.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

91% User Score Based on 9,570 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 3 reviews

Have you got what it takes to become the manager of a high-performance motorsport team? Motorsport Manager is a highly detailed, best-in-class management game for fans of motorsport. You’ll hire the drivers, build the cars and embed yourself in the dynamic world of racing. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Motorsport Manager.

35%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

60% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Do you think you know the fight game? Welcome to MMA Executive, where styles make fights, and where brute force meets technical precision. You will need to build a powerful gym filled with the best prospects, experienced veterans and inspirational coaches to establish your reputation and make shrewd decisions for the survival of your gym and perhaps even the MMA world economy at large! Money talks… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MMA Executive.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

60% User Score Based on 365 reviews

Manage your own esports team. Sign up the best players. Train your superstars. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Esports Life Tycoon.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, stability

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

61% User Score Based on 121 reviews

World Boxing Manager is a game in which you develop and manage the careers of young, hungry boxers desperate for glory. You scout and recruit fighters from a pool of amateurs who come to train at your gym - it's up to you to decide who to mold into championship material. Build their careers up in regional events until they are ready to make the leap onto the world stage and fight for world titles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to World Boxing Manager.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization

84% User Score Based on 397 reviews

It's time for some World Class Hockey! The Franchise Hockey Manager series returns for the 2022-23 season with plenty of new additions to the deepest, most authentic hockey strategy gaming experience you can find. Choose one of dozens of leagues around the world and select a team to guide to glory, including a chance at the ultimate prize: FHM 9 is licensed by the NHL®, allowing you to take th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Franchise Hockey Manager 9.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

72% User Score Based on 57 reviews

The boxing world is at your fingertips in this deeply detailed and outrageously entertaining sports management simulation. Enlist competitive fighters, recruit top-notch staff, and ride the hype train all the way to endorsement city! Watch your fighter rise to the top, or get KO’d trying.An official sequel to 1991’s highly-applauded World Championship Boxing Manager, this iteration captures the es… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to World Championship Boxing Manager 2.

Build a club. Shape a manager. Bend the rules. FC Mafioso: Football Dynasty Manager is a text-based football management game where you take charge of a small procedurally generated club and try to turn it into a long-term dynasty. Manage transfers, youth development, finances, stadium growth, press conferences, derby days, and weekly club-life scenarios in a world full of random events, branchin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FC Mafioso: Football Dynasty Manager.

PROMOTER: The Fight Game is a deep sports management simulation where you build a boxing promotional company from nothing into a global powerhouse. Scout raw talent from the amateurs and free-agent pools. Sign them. Promote them. Match them carefully, too soon, and you wreck a career, too late and a rival promoter swoops in. Book the venues. Sell the narrative. Fill the arena. Watch the money come… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PROMOTER: The Fight Game.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

84% User Score Based on 19 reviews

AYW Pro Manager is a professional wrestling management game that puts YOU front and center. You are responsible for creating a world class roster. You can make transfer and loan offers for rival talent, you offer contracts (inc bonuses and merchandise cuts), you book shows and so much more. The game is packed with features and decisions for you to make. The Boardroom Once you have decided on a com… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to All Your Wrestling Pro Manager.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

75% User Score Based on 1,211 reviews

Become a basketball gm, manage a pro basketball franchise and lead it to glory! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultimate Pro Basketball GM.

CD Market is a music label management game about taking a small record label through decades of music history. You sign artists, shape their careers, release records, send them on tour, chase charts, and try to keep the whole thing from collapsing when the industry changes around you. Some weeks are simple: a single sells well, a tour date goes smoothly, a new artist looks promising. Other weeks… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CD Market - Music Label Sim.

You are not the fighter. You are the one who finds him, signs him, builds him, books him and watches everything fall apart when the bell rings. IRONBLOOD is a dark fantasy combat promotion management sim set in a brutal empire built around the arena. You begin with a fighting house, a limited treasury and a stable of unknown men. What happens next is yours. Scout new talent. Negotiate contracts.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ironblood.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

89% User Score Based on 18 reviews

EMERGENT STORIES Every save plays differently. Rivalries form naturally. Media covers your gym's rise—or fall. Rival promoters poach your talent. Fighters develop grudges. One bad loss can spiral into contract disputes, injured confidence, and a gym in crisis. DEVELOP YOUR FIGHTERS Create weekly training plans with drag-and-drop scheduling Balance power, speed, stamina, defense, and techniqu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Corner King: Boxing Tycoon.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

78% User Score Based on 23 reviews

Believr Pro Wrestling is a deep wrestling promotion management simulation where you book shows, manage egos, and navigate an evolving industry. Build your promotion from the ground up, craft long-term storylines, and compete with AI-run companies for talent, ratings, and market dominance. Decision-making, pressure, and consequences define everything. Momentum shifts. Wrestlers remember. The indus… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Believr Pro Wrestling.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, monetization

73% User Score Based on 693 reviews

Become the ultimate football manager in Soccer Manager 2026.Take charge of your favourite football clubs and players, navigate the transfer market, and become title-winning champions in this football management simulator. Soccer Manager 2026 gives you unrivalled tactical control over your football club, with every element of your soccer club at your fingertips. With over 90 leagues, and 54 countri… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soccer Manager 2026.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

85% User Score Based on 444 reviews

NFL Football sim/management game. Sign players, trade assets, win championships! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pro Football Coach.