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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Sports, Football (American), Simulation, Indie.

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Experience the perfect blend of American football and bar brawling. Be brutal and cunning, customize your team, upgrade your players, and dominate the field! Challenge your friends in split-screen to relive the joy of couch gaming. May the fiercest one win!

Reviews: Positive — 100% — of 10 reviews
Released: 2024-11-27
Developer: Constantin Roussel
Publisher: Coro Studio
Genres: Casual, Indie, Sports
Platforms: Windows

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    Dev: Truant pixel, LLCPub: Truant Pixel, LLC
    Windows

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    Dev: Digital Dreams Entertainment
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    95% matchVery Positive95% of 173 reviews2025
    Dev: Mega Cat StudiosPub: Playground Productions
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    94% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2018
    Dev: Wolverine Studios
    Windows

    Draft Day Sports: College Football 2018 puts you in the role of head coach for your favorite college football team. Recruit, gameplan and make the right calls on the field to lead your team to the top of the ranks and the college football championship.

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    93% matchMixed52% of 73 reviews2020
    Dev: Canuck Play Inc
    Windows

    Achieve Gridiron Greatness as Doug Flutie and Maximum Football 2020, bring you the ultimate football sandbox.

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    91% matchMixed69% of 383 reviews2015
    Dev: Axis Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    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.

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    90% matchVery Positive82% of 143 reviews2015
    Dev: Solecismic Software
    Windows

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    89% matchMostly Positive77% of 34 reviews2024
    Dev: Projeld
    Windows

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    89% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Statline Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    87% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
    Dev: Wolverine Studios
    Windows

    Start as a coordinator and rise to head coach in Draft Day Sports: College Football 26! Build playbooks, recruit stars, manage team cohesion, and outsmart adaptive AI. Create your dynasty with unmatched depth and strategy.

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    88% matchMixed64% of 171 reviews2017
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    86% matchMixed50% of 10 reviews2023
    Dev: Wolverine Studios
    Windows

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    85% matchMixed46% of 13 reviews2024
    Dev: Wolverine Studios
    Windows

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    84% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
    Dev: Wolverine StudiosPub: Wolverine Studios
    Windows

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    Windows

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    82% matchVery Positive91% of 312 reviews2022
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    Windows

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    Dev: Wolverine Studios
    Windows · Mac

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    80% matchMixed62% of 29 reviews2021
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    Windows

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    Windows
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    79% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2019
    Dev: WarGem LLC
    Windows

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    77% matchMixed67% of 178 reviews2020
    Dev: Axis Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    73% matchMixed56% of 5,121 reviews2024
    Dev: TiburonPub: Electronic Arts
    Windows
    Median: 22.7 hrsMean: 68.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    Windows

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    Dev: Wolverine Studios
    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows · Mac

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    73% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    Windows · Mac

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    70% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 65.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%

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    68% matchNo user reviews
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