College Basketball Manager

Incredible game. Between the recruiting system, the offensive/defensive schemes, the coaching skill trees, the staff beyond your coach, and the program building, this games depth of mechanics blows out every other college basketball sim. Better yet, it blows out every other basketball sim on the market by 30. As someone who has dumped thousands of hours into Football Manager, I can safely say CBM is the closest I've seen the magic of that franchise replicated within another sports game. When the chief complaint that I have after hours of playtime is a need for greater name/face variety, then something special is afoot. For the dev: Every March I have prayed for a game like this and I'm so very thankful you have shared this with us. Can't wait until I can take my Rams back to the Final Four.

INCREDIBLE gem!! This dev will go down in history as a LEGEND if more peeps (hopefully) find out about this one! Crazy deep & detailed and a true rival or even standing shoulder-to-shoulder with stuff like Draft Day Sports College Basketball 20xx series (and THEY are great gemz as well!!) Pure college basketball bliss here, highly recommended plus I will be sinking MANYYY more hours into this one, as it's also still in DEVELOPMENT with apparently more features & such coming for it! Crazy!! Thanks dev for working on such a beautiful and passion-filled project! :)

This game is a really in-depth, fun, college basketball management game. Its not as in depth as Football Manager or Out of the Park Baseball, but for a first entry and being early access, there is a lot of interesting features and mechanics. I especially love the recruiting. There is so much information provided and figuring out which recruits to target, finding gems, and figuring out when you need to back off a recruit is so much fun. Looking forward to playing this during the NCAA tournament!

I never write reviews -- literally. And sorry for leading you on just then because this won't be much of an in-depth review just yet but I have just over 20 hours in the game and there are a lot of things about this game to really enjoy. I will return with more detailed thoughts but will start in admitting that I am not typically a fan of most sim games (I like the idea of them usually more than I enjoy the actual in-game experience) but if you enjoy basketball and have some basic understanding of stats / attributes and the nuances involved in the business and relationships within the sport, you will absolutely find value in this game. There are some systems I am still understanding better within the game so I want to reserve any critical opinions for now -- and I can echo comments related to desiring more dynamic or unique cosmetics, but for the price, this is a no-brainer. I think whether I undertake 4 or 5 or 20 seasons in this game is going to depend on how dynamic things feel and how I'm able to feel my growth in metrics impact my in-game and admin decisions, but this is clearly made by someone who knows and loves basketball

Probably the best College basketball sim game out definitely worth the price

Elite game. Very in depth, lots of features, no bugs.

I found College Basketball Manager surprisingly engaging experience, especially for anyone who loves the strategy side of the sport. The game is set up extremely well, and the stat‑tracking and recruiting systems are easily the standout features. Once you get the hang of recruiting and navigating the tournaments, it becomes genuinely addictive. That said, the game still has room to grow. It has the potential to soar even higher with a few added options—features like team and coaching records, the ability to edit teams and players, and even the option to adjust the starting year would make the experience feel even more complete. Overall, I really enjoy this game and think it offers a strong foundation with tons of promise. If you’re into stats, strategy, and building a program from the ground up, I definitely recommend giving it a try.

I really enjoy playing sports management games. I've already spent many hours playing this one in beta. It's not a copy of any other game; it has its own unique style, which I really like. There's also a good in-game manual that explains the game mechanics in more detail. This helps even less experienced managers learn what types of players they need, for example, for their motion offense. The developer is continuously improving the game, and it's already worth the price. So, thumbs up from me!

bought the game and it is fantastic. I am a huge Vermont Catamounts fan in r/l and glad to see them (and the American East) represented (Burlington Wildcats)!!! A couple of questions: - When you set the team's offense, can you set tendencies for individual players? For example, I want my offense to not shoot many 3's so I set it at 32. However, I want my SG to shoot 3's primarily when he shoots. Is there a way I can adjust his shot tendencies (like 80% 3-point shooting)? - I haven't figured out how to manually substitute a player into the game and the manual isn't that clear on that part. Overall though, a fantastic game (feels like the soccer sim Championship Manager 01/02 by SI Games (which was phenomenal and very addictive. (And I didn't even like soccer!!). This game is right up my alley, because I love college basketball (and the Vermont Catamounts!)

Reminds me of the older college hoops games. Build well if you enjoy sim style games and building up teams from nothing. Feel like the player base is still small and the coaching development is a bit hard. Also I gone 7-22 for like three seasons in a row and haven't been fired, nor is there way out. Kinda just stuck at a low tier team until you fight your way out. (which is what I enjoy but do wish for coach firing would love to lose lol.)