- #1 Backyard Baseball '97
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,118 reviews2024
Dev: Mega Cat StudiosPub: Playground Productions
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Rediscover the joy of the original Backyard Baseball 1997, now updated for modern systems! Build your roster from among the iconic Backyard Kids, aim for those home runs, and various game modes. Relive the magic of this classic baseball game!
Why similar: Baseball 45.4% ★, Sports 24.9%, Arcade 4.8%, 1990's 3.9%, Cartoon 3.6%
- #2 Super Mega Baseball™ 4
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,403 reviews2023
Dev: Metalhead Software Inc.Pub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Super Mega Baseball™ 4 is where the Legends play. The signature combo of arcade-inspired style and immersive gameplay returns with over 200 baseball Legends and a grand slam of presentation upgrades.
Why similar: Baseball 59.9% ★, Sports 35.5%, Simulation 4.1%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #3 Backyard Basketball '01
96% matchVery Positive89% of 122 reviews2025
Dev: Mega Cat StudiosPub: Playground Productions
Windows
Return to the blacktop with your favorite Backyard athletes! The original Backyard Basketball 2001 is back and now enhanced to run on Steam. Dribble, shoot, and take that ball to the hoop!
Why similar: Sports 58.5%, Arcade 9.8%, Casual 6.1%, Cute 5.7%, 1990's 4.3%
- #4 Backyard Soccer '98
95% matchVery Positive96% of 211 reviews2024
Dev: Mega Cat StudiosPub: Playground Productions
Windows
Return to the soccer field with your favorite Backyard athletes! The original Backyard Soccer 1998 is back and now enhanced to run on Steam. Build your roster from among the iconic Backyard Kids. Kick, pass, and score in this classic game that made soccer fun for everyone!
Why similar: Sports 55.7%, Arcade 9.1%, Casual 5.8%, Cute 5.6%, Comedy 4.2%
- #5 BASEBALL STARS 2
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 117 reviews2016
Dev: SNK CORPORATION
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Lace up your cleats, and step onto the diamond with the pros of “BASEBALL STARS 2” on Steam!
Why similar: Baseball 50.6% ★, Sports 45%, Arcade 4.5%
- #6 World League Baseball
94% matchMostly Positive70% of 110 reviews2023
Dev: HAEGIN Co.,Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Enjoy an excitement-filled baseball game rendered in a casual art style! Experience all the fun found only in ball games with simple and easy controls!
Why similar: Baseball 55.9% ★, Sports 32.1%, Arcade 5.8%, Simulation 3.2%, Casual 2.6%
- #7 Backyard Football '99
91% matchVery Positive95% of 160 reviews2025
Dev: Mega Cat StudiosPub: Playground Productions
Windows
Backyard Football 1999 is back and now enhanced to run on modern systems. Whether you're picking Jerry Rice or Barry Sanders for your dream team, scoring TDs with Pablo Sanchez, or enjoying the witty banter between Sunny Day and Chuck Downfield, simple controls let anyone pick up and play football!
Why similar: Sports 58.6%, Arcade 10%, Cute 5.5%, Casual 5.4%, 1990's 4.6%
- #8 Backyard Hockey '02
90% matchVery Positive81% of 99 reviews2025
Dev: Mega Cat StudiosPub: Playground Productions
Windows
Return to the ice with your favorite Backyard athletes! The original Backyard Hockey 2002 is back and now enhanced to run on Steam. Skate, pass, shoot, and score in this classic game!
Why similar: Sports 54.5%, Arcade 9.3%, Casual 5.6%, Cute 5.4%, Simulation 4.9%
- #9 Home Run High
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 161 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Train your baseball players and create a winning team!
Why similar: Baseball 48.3% ★, Sports 33.1%, Simulation 4.9%, Casual 4.1%, Cute 2.7%
- #10 Super Mega Baseball 3
89% matchVery Positive91% of 2,092 reviews2020
Dev: Metalhead Software Inc.Pub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 52.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Run up the score in a relaxed slugfest or push the limits of your reflexes in this refined baseball simulator. The third entry in the series features all-new Franchise and Online Leagues modes, major graphical enhancements, and on-field additions including pickoffs and situational player traits.
Why similar: Baseball 62.2% ★, Sports 26.9%, Arcade 7.5%, Simulation 2.9%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #11 Super Psycho Baseball
86% matchVery Positive92% of 243 reviews2025
Dev: internetcharlesPub: Giant Scam Industries
Windows
Welcome to Super Psycho Baseball, a sadistic home-run hitting roguelike in which you try to conquer a gang of pitch-slinging bosses, each more psychotic than the last. Come face five fully-realized pitchers, rack up powerups, and reach the top!
Why similar: Baseball 57% ★, Sports 26.3%, Arcade 6.1%, Cartoon 4.8%, Casual 2%
- #12 Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings
86% matchVery Positive90% of 973 reviews2015
Dev: Metalhead Software Inc.Pub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Tight controls and a smooth learning curve will have you knocking it out of the park in no time in this awesome arcade baseball simulator. Polygon’s 2014 Sports Game of the Year.
Why similar: Baseball 73.8% ★, Sports 22.7%, Simulation 1.9%, Arcade 1.5%
- #13 TOTALLY BASEBALL
85% matchVery Positive87% of 175 reviews2021
Dev: ZEVO GAMES
Windows
Play the full sport of Baseball (every position) on your own or with your friends in VR!
Why similar: Baseball 57.5% ★, Sports 27.9%, Arcade 4.6%, Simulation 3.9%, Casual 3.2%
- #14 Yerr Out
82% matchVery Positive88% of 148 reviews2024
Dev: Green Valley GamesPub: Hadzin Foundation
Windows
FREE! 🦅 wacky & competitive baseball game! 🦌 Unlock over 100+ animals to assemble your team, each with different attributes 🐂
Why similar: Baseball 58.7% ★, Sports 25.3%, Arcade 6.8%, Cartoon 5.4%, Casual 3.2%
- #15 MLB 9 Innings Rivals 26
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,522 reviews2025
Dev: Com2uS
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 36.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Take your rivalries to the next level in MLB 9 Innings Rivals 26!
Why similar: Baseball 62.7% ★, Sports 33.2%, Simulation 2.5%, Casual 1.6%
- #16 eBaseball™: PRO SPIRIT
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 548 reviews2026
Dev: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Experience authentic baseball with players from around the world. Feel the arc of every hit, the intensity behind each play, and the roar of the crowd surrounding the stadium. With stunning presentation, the game captures the true intensity of real baseball.
Why similar: Baseball 58.4% ★, Sports 41.3%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #17 Out of the Park Baseball 27
78% matchVery Positive82% of 309 reviews2026
Dev: Out of the Park Developments
Windows · Mac
27 years of sports gaming excellence! Out of the Park Baseball 27 is here - officially licensed by MLB, the MLB Players Inc. and KBO! You are firmly in charge of your favorite baseball franchise - today or at any point in history! Your team, your way, your rules.
Why similar: Baseball 48.5% ★, Sports 44.9%, Simulation 6.4%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #18 Cricket Through the Ages
78% matchVery Positive93% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Swing bats and throw balls through the intertwined histories of humankind and cricket in this one button, physics-driven game.
Why similar: Sports 60.8%, Arcade 15.3%, Cute 8.7%, Casual 8.5%, Colorful 6.3%
- #19 Baseball Mogul 2015
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 57 reviews2015
Dev: Sports Mogul, Inc.
Windows
Baseball Mogul 2015® is the 17th version of the "best baseball simulation you can buy" (PC Gamer).The groundbreaking franchise that revolutionized sports games continues to redefine the way you run and manage your favorite baseball team. Control any team from 1901-2014 and bring your team to the promise land.
Why similar: Baseball 51.2% ★, Sports 39.1%, Casual 5%, Simulation 4.8%
- #20 Out of the Park Baseball 26
76% matchVery Positive82% of 805 reviews2025
Dev: Out of the Park Developments
Windows · Mac
26 years of sports gaming excellence! Out of the Park Baseball 26 is here - officially licensed by MLB, the MLB Players Inc. and KBO! This year's brand new version puts you firmly in charge of your favorite baseball franchise. Your team, your way, your rules.
Why similar: Baseball 49.3% ★, Sports 44.5%, Simulation 6%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #21 Baseball Mogul Diamond
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 50 reviews2016
Dev: Sports Mogul, Inc.
Windows
Baseball Mogul® Diamond is the 18th version of the "best baseball simulation you can buy" (PC Gamer).The groundbreaking franchise that revolutionized sports games continues to redefine the way you run and manage your favorite baseball team.
Why similar: Baseball 56.2% ★, Sports 35.3%, Simulation 4.3%, Casual 4.3%
- #22 Aliens Go Home Run
76% matchVery Positive87% of 83 reviews2017
Dev: ANIM•ACE
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
A combination of Breakout, Shoot Em Up, and Baseball, Aliens Go Home Run puts you in the shoes of a young baseball player versus a horde of invading aliens. Play ball!
Why similar: Baseball 60.2% ★, Arcade 12.3%, Cartoon 7.4%, Cute 5.1%, Retro 5.1%
- #23 Super Sports Blast
74% matchVery Positive84% of 67 reviews2021
Dev: Unfinished Pixel
Windows
Volley, Tennis or Soccer - choose your favorite sport, take to the field and prepare to have a blast!!
Why similar: Sports 74.9%, Arcade 12.7%, Casual 9.1%, Colorful 2.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #24 Basketball Club Story
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 198 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 23.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Basketball Team Management Sim Coach a custom team and dunk your way to glory!
Why similar: Sports 70.3%, Simulation 10.3%, Casual 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.2%, Cute 3.8%
- #25 Super Soccer Blast
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 141 reviews2020
Dev: Unfinished Pixel
Windows
Kick off! Super Soccer Blast is an arcade-style football game. Grind your way up, improving your soccer moves match after match, to crush your opponents and become the best.
Why similar: Sports 53.2%, Arcade 14.5%, Cartoon 9.7%, 1990's 8.4%, Comedy 7.7%
- #26 Legend Bowl
72% matchVery Positive87% of 947 reviews2021
Dev: Super Pixel Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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!
Why similar: Sports 57.1%, Arcade 9.7%, 1990's 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 7%, Simulation 5.6%
- #27 Bottom of the 9th
74% matchVery Positive85% of 60 reviews2017
Dev: Handelabra Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Play the most exciting moment of baseball in this fast-paced dice and card game!
Why similar: Baseball 64.5% ★, Sports 26.6%, Retro 3.1%, Casual 2.8%, Colorful 2.6%
- #28 Slappyball
69% matchVery Positive84% of 5,495 reviews2024
Dev: Amelore
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 41%
It's hands playing volleyball. Compete online and show who has the better ball handling skills. Style on your opponents through skill and a superior fashion sense.
Why similar: Sports 63.7%, Cartoon 11.5%, Comedy 10.6%, Casual 7.7%, Colorful 6.6%
- #29 Bang Average Football – Play, Manage, Create
70% matchVery Positive95% of 373 reviews2024
Dev: ruairi dxPub: Secret Mode
Windows · Mac · Linux
Celebrate the beautiful game in Bang Average Football, a fast-paced, easy-to-learn arcade football game for 1-4 players. Play with friends in co-op and PvP multiplayer, turn an underdog team into champions as player-manager in Story mode, or design your own teams, leagues, and tournaments.
Why similar: Sports 56.5%, Arcade 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%, Cute 6.1%, Retro 5.7%
- #30 HyperBowl
73% matchVery Positive86% of 73 reviews2018
Dev: Technicat LLC
Windows · Mac
Be the ball! Roll around the original six HyperBowl lanes and some new ones. Enjoy the scenery, but remember to head for the pins! Play 1-4 players in the original Arcade Mode or quick-play in single-player mode.
Why similar: Sports 77.7%, Arcade 11.6%, Casual 10.7%
- #31 GOOOAL
70% matchVery Positive91% of 116 reviews2024
Dev: SmoochGM
Windows
GOOOAL! is exciting sports arcade. The goal is to defeat opponents in wagers. Use powerful soccer balls with special effects and minigames. Level up your GOOOOOOAL to save up money for a ticket to the big game.
Why similar: Sports 67.4%, Arcade 14.7%, Cute 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 4.1%, Comedy 4%
- #32 Astonishing Baseball Manager
72% matchVery Positive82% of 85 reviews2022
Dev: AerilysPub: Studio Zero
Windows · Mac
Build your dream lineup, manage a baseball team, sign contracts and live the exciting life of a baseball manager!
Why similar: Baseball 67.1% ★, Sports 29.5%, Simulation 3.4%
- #33 Tennis Club Story
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 92 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Attract customers, train stars, and win the Grand Slam in this tennis club sim!
Why similar: Sports 57.9%, Simulation 13.3%, Casual 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%, Cute 6.2%
- #34 Super Tennis Blast
71% matchVery Positive83% of 97 reviews2019
Dev: Unfinished Pixel
Windows
Remember retro-styled sports games? Dust off your racket and set your friends around the couch with Super Tennis Blast! A tennis game for tennis enthusiasts, made by fans of arcade games. Game, set, match! Ready to have a blast?
Why similar: Sports 83.1%, Casual 10.7%, Arcade 6.2%
- #35 Skating Rink Story
67% matchVery Positive95% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Make your wildest ice dreams come true with this skating rink management game.
Why similar: Sports 68.1%, Casual 10.6%, Simulation 9.5%, Cute 5.2%, Pixel Graphics 3.2%
- #36 Gnomeball
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Gnomeball is a fast-paced soccer game for 1-4 players, set in a charming miniature garden. Become a goal-scoring machine, pass like a maestro, and channel your inner Messi as you gracefully dribble past defenders!
Why similar: Sports 76.5%, Arcade 14.3%, Simulation 5.4%, Cute 3.1%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #37 Hoop Land
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 511 reviews2025
Dev: Koality Game
Windows · Mac
Experience the ultimate hoops sim in Hoop Land, a retro-inspired basketball manager with modernized gameplay and fully customizable leagues. Build your legacy, lead a dynasty, or simulate endless seasons from college tournaments to championship trophies!
Why similar: Sports 73.6%, Arcade 8.1%, Simulation 6.5%, Retro 6.4%, Pixel Graphics 4.8%
- #38 Trivia Vault Baseball Trivia
71% matchMixed61% of 138 reviews2018
Dev: Ripknot Systems
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 12%
Welcome to the Trivia Vault contestant! Play as a contestant in a gameshow called Trivia Vault Baseball Trivia and bring your thinking hat. Answer Baseball trivia questions as quickly as you can, the faster you answer the higher the cash value.
Why similar: Baseball 94.2% ★, Casual 5.5%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #39 VanillaBeast: Retro Knock-Out!
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Vanilla Gaming Company
Windows
Think Leisure Suit Larry gets lost in Frank Millers Sin City then runs into Mike Tyson's Punch-Out! in a dark alley. Whether you're a hardcore boxing fan, a retro gamer, or a casual gamer looking for a fun (and funny) fast-paced boxing game, Retro KO! is the parody game for you!
Why similar: Sports 53.6%, Arcade 12.1%, Comedy 11.2%, Cartoon 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
- #40 Super Volley Blast
69% matchVery Positive93% of 123 reviews2018
Dev: Unfinished Pixel
Windows
Super Volley Blast brings back the spirit of the old-school super-fun sport games. Set your friends at the court with the powerful character editor and play with or against them in the story mode or in custom matches and tournaments. It's time to have a blast!
Why similar: Sports 82.5%, Casual 10.1%, Arcade 7.4%
- #41 Boeckham's Football Manager
66% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Bitbeast Games
Windows
An old-school football manager in the style of the management games of the 90s. Lead your team through the seasons, shaped by dynamic story events. Develop your club and yourself to gain reputation and conquer your league and the world.
Why similar: Sports 51.4%, 1990's 12.3%, Retro 8%, Comedy 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
- #42 Claw Machine Sim
66% matchVery Positive95% of 239 reviews2024
Dev: Unechte Sachen
Windows
Physically simulated claw machine! Win over 200 unique prizes in the Fun or Realistic difficulty mode.
Why similar: Sports 56.6%, Arcade 15.4%, 1990's 11.6%, Casual 8.6%, Simulation 7.8%
- #43 Boxing Gym Story
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 93 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Create your own gym, train boxers, and aim for the championship!
Why similar: Sports 67%, Simulation 8.8%, Casual 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 7%, Cute 5.5%
- #44 FurBall
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 65 reviews2021
Dev: Rapt Interactive
Windows
Join the fun as adorable animals battle for athletic supremacy across a variety of fantastic arenas! Play against friends across multiple platforms over the Internet. In FurBall, you play on teams of up to 2 players on each side in noble competition, attempting to score goals for your team!
Why similar: Sports 81.5%, Cute 9.3%, Arcade 8%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #45 capy hoky
68% matchVery Positive88% of 58 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Sokpop S04: capy hoky - capybara ice-hockey! Control a cast of wacky animals in this funny sports game. Play your real or AI friends in versus mode, or team up to compete in the Capy Cup and unlock new animals!
Why similar: Sports 85%, Casual 11.6%, Cute 3.4%