Single-player games like College Bowl
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to College Bowl, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Legend Bowl
Single-player alternative to College Bowl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Sports with College 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!
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Madden NFL 22
Single-player alternative to College Bowl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with College Bowl.
Madden NFL 22 is where gameday happens. All-new features in Franchise include staff management, an enhanced scenario engine, and weekly strategy. Share avatar progress and player class between Face of The Franchise and The Yard with unified progression.
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Madden NFL 23
Single-player alternative to College Bowl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Simulation with College Bowl.
Play your way into the history books. Control your impact with every decision in all-new ways. Call the shots in Franchise with free agency and trade logic updates, leave a legacy in Face of the Franchise: The League, and assemble the most powerful roster in all of Madden Ultimate Team™.
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NBA 2K24
Single-player alternative to College Bowl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Simulation with College Bowl.
This product will no longer be available for purchase as of 10/30/2025. NOTE: All multiplayer servers for NBA 2K24 will be shutdown as of 12/31/2025. After that time, all game functions requiring online servers will no longer function.
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NBA 2K25
Single-player alternative to College Bowl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Simulation with College Bowl.
Command every court with authenticity and realism Powered by ProPLAY™, giving you ultimate control over how you play in NBA 2K25. Define your legacy in MyCAREER, MyTEAM, MyNBA, and The W.
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EA SPORTS™ FIFA 23
Single-player alternative to College Bowl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Simulation with College Bowl.
FIFA 23 brings The World’s Game to the pitch, with HyperMotion2 Technology, men’s and women’s FIFA World Cup™, women’s club teams, cross-play features**, and more.
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Rocket League®
Single-player alternative to College Bowl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Sports with College Bowl.
Rocket League is a high-powered hybrid of arcade-style soccer and vehicular mayhem with easy-to-understand controls and fluid, physics-driven competition. Rocket League includes casual and competitive Online Matches, a fully-featured offline Season Mode, special “Mutators” that let you change the rules entirely, hockey and...
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Wild Card Football
Single-player alternative to College Bowl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Sports with College Bowl.
Wild Card Football is a fun pick-up-and-play arcade-style football game featuring 7v7 team-focused gameplay with the unique Wild Card system that lets you change the course of the action in an instant with special power-ups and rule-breaking abilities.