Best Football (American) Games on Steam
Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated football (american) games. For those who prefer not to search, lists of the most played, top deals football (american) games are available at the bottom of the page.
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Football Coach: College Dynasty
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 and become a coaching legend!
Maximum Football
Lead your team to victory in Maximum Football, the fully customizable, free-to-play football simulation game. Build and design your team your way, recruit your roster, and call the plays to dominate the gridiron with precise, realistic gameplay in the ultimate football universe.
Football Simulator
Step onto the gridiron with Football Simulator and experience the most dynamic and physics-driven football game ever made. Break through tackles, juggle tipped passes, and dive for interceptions to lead your team to victory. Features a fully moddable environment.
Legend Bowl
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 Manager 2021
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 Manager 2020
Run your football club, your way. Every decision counts in Football Manager 2020 with new features and polished game mechanics rewarding planning and progression like never before, empowering managers to develop and refine both your club’s and your own unique identity.
Football Manager 2019
Simulation gaming perfected. Create your unique footballing story by taking charge of the club you love. Complete control of this stunningly realistic game world is yours - every decision in your hands, or yours to delegate. Your call, your way, your story. Everything you've ever dreamed of!
Mutant Football League
Mutants and monsters unleash maniacal carnage on the gridiron in this crazy gore fest of arcade-style football. Packed full of humor, intense online multiplayer action, and strategy.
Blood Bowl 2
Blood Bowl 2 smashes Warhammer and American football together, in an explosive cocktail of turn-based strategy, humour and brutality, adapted from Games Workshop’s famous boardgame.
Axis Football 2015
Axis Football is a 3D American Football Simulation Game that features a unique aimed passing system. Play in a single match, season mode, or local multiplayer! Offers basic mod support for team rosters.
Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition
This bonecrunching sport features 23 playable races, each with its own style, vicious moves, rankings & more!
Blood Bowl - Legendary Edition
Inspired by the Warhammer Fantasy world, Blood Bowl is an ultra-violent combination of strategy and sports games. The Legendary Edition features 20 playable races, including 11 that are totally new, each offering its own game style! Make a competitive team, train it and buy the best equipment.
Most played football (american) games on Steam
Take a look at the top football (american) games that are currently attracting the largest player bases on the Steam platform, as of June 14th 2025.
1. Football Manager 2020
Run your football club, your way. Every decision counts in Football Manager 2020 with new features and polished game mechanics rewarding planning and progression like never before, empowering managers to develop and refine both your club’s and your own unique identity. Football Manager 2020 is a simulation, sports and management game developed by Sports Interactive and published by SEGA. Released on November 19th 2019 has received 31,742 reviews of which 28,341 were positive and 3,401 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. The game has hit the top spot as the #1 most played football (american) game, thanks to its 1,072 peak concurrent players over the last day.
8.8
28,341
3,401
1,072
players
2. Football Manager 2019
Simulation gaming perfected. Create your unique footballing story by taking charge of the club you love. Complete control of this stunningly realistic game world is yours - every decision in your hands, or yours to delegate. Your call, your way, your story. Everything you've ever dreamed of! Football Manager 2019 is a simulation, sports and football (soccer) game developed by Sports Interactive and published by SEGA. Released on November 02nd 2018 has received 12,480 reviews of which 10,827 were positive and 1,653 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. While seeing 516 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #2 among football (american) games based on player count.
8.5
10,827
1,653
516
players
3. Football Coach: College Dynasty
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 and become a coaching legend! Football Coach: College Dynasty is a simulation, sports and football (american) game developed and published by Coach Apps. Released on January 16th 2025 has received 1,202 reviews of which 1,155 were positive and 47 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. While seeing 201 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #3 among football (american) games based on player count.
9.1
1,155
47
201
players
4. Football Simulator
Step onto the gridiron with Football Simulator and experience the most dynamic and physics-driven football game ever made. Break through tackles, juggle tipped passes, and dive for interceptions to lead your team to victory. Features a fully moddable environment. Football Simulator is a early access, mod and sports game developed and published by Refactor Games. Released on June 08th 2022 has received 739 reviews of which 585 were positive and 154 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.5 out of 10. The game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played football (american) games.
7.5
585
154
18
players
5. Legend Bowl
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! Legend Bowl is a sports, football (american) and controller game developed and published by Super Pixel Games. Released on September 02nd 2021 has received 891 reviews of which 783 were positive and 108 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. The game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played football (american) games.
8.3
783
108
5
players
6. Mutant Football League
Mutants and monsters unleash maniacal carnage on the gridiron in this crazy gore fest of arcade-style football. Packed full of humor, intense online multiplayer action, and strategy. Mutant Football League is a indie, sports and football (american) game developed and published by Digital Dreams Entertainment. Released on October 31st 2017 has received 819 reviews of which 763 were positive and 56 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. The game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played football (american) games.
8.7
763
56
2
players
7. Axis Football 2015
Axis Football is a 3D American Football Simulation Game that features a unique aimed passing system. Play in a single match, season mode, or local multiplayer! Offers basic mod support for team rosters. Axis Football 2015 is a sports, football (american) and singleplayer game developed and published by Axis Games. Released on July 15th 2015 has received 383 reviews of which 267 were positive and 116 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.6 out of 10. The game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played football (american) games.
6.6
267
116
Best deals on football (american) games on Steam
Discover fantastic savings with the best discounts on a variety of football (american) games available on Steam right now, updated on June 14th 2025. Looking for even more deals? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of discounted football (american) games.
1. Football Manager 2019
Simulation gaming perfected. Create your unique footballing story by taking charge of the club you love. Complete control of this stunningly realistic game world is yours - every decision in your hands, or yours to delegate. Your call, your way, your story. Everything you've ever dreamed of! Football Manager 2019 is a simulation, sports and football (soccer) game developed by Sports Interactive and published by SEGA. Released on November 02nd 2018 has received 12,480 reviews of which 10,827 were positive and 1,653 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. Featuring a massive 73% discount, this game currently holds the #1 spot in the best deals for football (american) category.
8.5
10,827
1,653
-73%
55.81€
15.07€
2. Legend Bowl
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! Legend Bowl is a sports, football (american) and controller game developed and published by Super Pixel Games. Released on September 02nd 2021 has received 891 reviews of which 783 were positive and 108 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 73% discount, this game is now the #2 best deal in football (american) games.
8.3
783
108
-73%
20.99€
5.82€
3. Football Manager 2020
Run your football club, your way. Every decision counts in Football Manager 2020 with new features and polished game mechanics rewarding planning and progression like never before, empowering managers to develop and refine both your club’s and your own unique identity. Football Manager 2020 is a simulation, sports and management game developed by Sports Interactive and published by SEGA. Released on November 19th 2019 has received 31,742 reviews of which 28,341 were positive and 3,401 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. Thanks to its 43% discount, this game is now the #3 best deal in football (american) games.
8.8
28,341
3,401
-43%
48.19€
27.47€