Games like Rugby 22
If Rugby 22 is your kind of game, the closest matches are FIFA 22, Madden NFL 22 and WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, competitive and intense. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Rugby 22: Crouch, bind, set! Discover the true rugby experience. Play with best clubs and top nations, enjoy dynamic gameplay that stays faithful to the sport, and experience the intensity of big matches.
Players who liked Rugby 22 also play
Steam players who put hours into Rugby 22 also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
FIFA 22
WHY THIS
Top pick for Rugby 22 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Rugby 22.
Powered by Football™, EA SPORTS™ FIFA 22 brings the game even closer to the real thing with fundamental gameplay advances and a new season of innovation across every mode.
Madden NFL 22
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Rugby 22.
Second-strongest match for Rugby 22 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Rugby 22.
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.
WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Rugby 22.
Third-strongest match for Rugby 22 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Rugby 22.
The most complete and authentic official WRC simulation yet. New physics for all surfaces, a completely redesigned career mode, dynamic weather conditions, 50 teams, 14 countries, 100 tracks, weekly challenges and an eSports mode…
AFL 23
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Rugby 22.
Ranked #4 for Rugby 22 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Rugby 22.
AFL 23 - IT'S TIME TO FLY!! Feel the Atmosphere, Chase your dreams and Make it your own - in the most realistic AFL game ever!
NBA 2K24
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Rugby 22.
Ranked #5 for Rugby 22 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Rugby 22.
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.
WRC 9 FIA World Rally Championship
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Rugby 22.
Ranked #6 for Rugby 22 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Rugby 22.
WRC is the leading off-road simulation franchise. It returns with even more realistic gameplay and more content than ever: 3 new rallies, 35 new special stages, creation of your own custom championships and completely redesigned engine sounds.
Madden NFL 21
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Rugby 22.
Ranked #7 for Rugby 22 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Rugby 22.
Go All Out in Madden NFL 21 where a fearless new generation of rising NFL stars is poised to change the game. Packed with fresh new features and innovative gameplay enhancements, Madden NFL 21 delivers new levels of ingenuity and control developed to inspire creativity on and off the field.
NBA 2K22
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Rugby 22.
Ranked #8 for Rugby 22 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Rugby 22.
NOTE: All multiplayer servers for NBA 2K22 will be shutdown as of 12/31/2023. After that time, all game functions requiring online servers will no longer function.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Rugby 22
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Rugby 25
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Rugby 22.
Reviewers of Rugby 22 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Sports with Rugby 22.
Experience the Rugby 25 rush! From local club clashes to the grandest international championships, lifelike gameplay, strategic depth, and heart-stopping action ensure every match is a battle and every victory earned on the path to immortality.
RUGBY 18
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Rugby 22.
Reviewers of Rugby 22 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Sports with Rugby 22.
Live the intensity of the greatest matches. Play as the most prestigious teams and championships: Aviva Premiership Rugby, PRO14, National Teams... Master all the game phases, face other players online and build up your dream team in My Squad mode.
RUGBY 20
WHY THIS
Shares set plays and a competitive mood with Rugby 22.
Reviewers of Rugby 22 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Sports and Simulation with Rugby 22.
Rugby 20 gives you the complete rugby experience! With overhauled tactics management, optimised graphics and more realistic player behaviour, the game is a true reflection of modern rugby.
Madden NFL 22
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Rugby 22.
Reviewers of Rugby 22 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Sports and Simulation with Rugby 22.
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.
The Exit 8
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Rugby 22 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation with Rugby 22.
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Rugby 22 at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under Rugby 22 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Rugby 22.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Rugby 22 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Rugby 22.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Schedule I
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Rugby 22 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Rugby 22.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
The Forest
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Rugby 22 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Rugby 22.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Rugby 22 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Rugby 22.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Euro Truck Simulator 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Rugby 22 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Rugby 22.
Travel across Europe as king of the road, a trucker who delivers important cargo across impressive distances! With dozens of cities to explore, your endurance, skill and speed will all be pushed to their limits.
American Truck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Rugby 22 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Rugby 22.
Experience legendary American trucks and deliver various cargoes across sunny California, sandy Nevada, and the Grand Canyon State of Arizona. American Truck Simulator takes you on a journey through the breathtaking landscapes and widely recognized landmarks around the States.
Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Rugby 22 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Rugby 22.
Be the leader of wobblers from ancient lands, spooky places, and fantasy worlds. Watch them fight in simulations made with the wobbliest physics system ever created, make your own wobblers in the unit creator and send your army off to fight your friends in multiplayer.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
OnlyCans: Thirst Date
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Rugby 22.
Feel The Fizz Inside You™ with the brand new Shize™ Collection!
DORONKO WANKO
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Rugby 22.
『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
SuchArt: Creative Space
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Rugby 22.
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
Electoral Carnage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Electoral Carnage is an absurd 2D fighting game featuring America's most famous (and infamous) politicians. If you don't download it you hate America. Also JFK can assassinate himself. What more do you need to know?
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More from Eko Software
Other recommendable Steam games by Eko Software, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
How to Survive
WHY THIS
Another title from Eko Software, the studio behind Rugby 22.
“A real Gem” – Destructoid at E3 “Offers a different experience for zombie game veterans” – Co-Optimus“Has a lot more going for it than smashing brains and gory, red goo ... With a surprisingly deep crafting system” – GamesRadarYou're shipwrecked on an isolated island, a desperate castaway in a total freakshow world. How will you survive?
How to Survive 2
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Rugby 22.
Another title from Eko Software, the studio behind Rugby 22.
Dead or Alive? Make up your mind, stranger. We don’t like that undead business here in Louisiana…Survive solo or with friends as you look to fulfill your basic needs of food, water and shelter, crafting your own tools and weapons while you secure your camp and face flesh hungry zombies.
Warhammer: Chaosbane
WHY THIS
Another title from Eko Software, the studio behind Rugby 22.
In a world ravaged by war and dominated by magic, you must rise up to face the Chaos hordes. Playing solo or with up to four players in local or online co-op, choose a hero from four character classes and prepare for epic battles wielding some of the most powerful artefacts of the Old World.
Dragonkin: The Banished
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Rugby 22.
Another title from Eko Software, the studio behind Rugby 22.
The draconic threat is once again upon us. Legendary heroes rise up to face the legions from the depths. Tame your wyrmlings, create unique power builds with the Ancestral Grid, expand your city and destroy the Dragons!
How To Survive: Third Person Standalone
WHY THIS
Another title from Eko Software, the studio behind Rugby 22.
Driven by community suggestion, 505 Games and EKO Software introduce you to a new single player 3rd person view experience that allows you to re-play the zombie crafting adventure "How to Survive" from a deeply immersive point of view.
Welcome to ParadiZe
WHY THIS
Another title from Eko Software, the studio behind Rugby 22.
Paradise isn't exactly what you hoped for: it's infested with zombies! Thankfully, you can control them. Capture them and teach them to farm or fight. They will help you defend our camp while you explore the world looking for… a new paradise.
RUGBY 20
WHY THIS
Shares set plays and a competitive mood with Rugby 22.
Another title from Eko Software, the studio behind Rugby 22. Shares Sports and Simulation with Rugby 22.
Rugby 20 gives you the complete rugby experience! With overhauled tactics management, optimised graphics and more realistic player behaviour, the game is a true reflection of modern rugby.
Handball 17
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Rugby 22.
Another title from Eko Software, the studio behind Rugby 22. Shares Sports with Rugby 22.
Find the 82 official teams from the most prestigious European leagues in the best handball simulation. Experience all the sensations of handball thanks to the easy-to-use controls, dynamic Career mode and fast-flowing matches, in both single player and multiplayer modes.
Frequently asked about Rugby 22
- Does Rugby 22 work on Steam Deck?
- Rugby 22 is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Rugby 22 cost?
- Rugby 22 is listed on Steam at 39.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Rugby 22 have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Rugby 22 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP).
- What games are most similar to Rugby 22?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Rugby 22 are FIFA 22, Madden NFL 22, WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship.
- Who developed Rugby 22?
- Rugby 22 was developed by Eko Software and published by Nacon.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Rugby 22.
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