Rank 01Games like Madden NFL 22
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- Updated May 4, 2026
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The closest matches to Madden NFL 22: Madden NFL 23, Madden NFL 21, EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 25, NBA 2K22, and FIFA 22. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Also Football (American) and e-sports, like Madden NFL 22.
- Deck Playable
- 2020
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NBA 2K22
Why this: Also e-sports and Team-Based, like Madden NFL 22.
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Axis Football 2023
Why this: Also Football (American) and America, like Madden NFL 22.
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- Released: 2021
- Developer: Tiburon
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 58% of 5,129 reviews
- Genres: Sports, Strategy, Simulation, Casual
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Franchise mode feels immersive
- Nostalgic appeal for long time fans
- Ultimate team offers competitive distraction
- Challenging
- Competitive
- Immersive
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Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Madden NFL 22, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Why this: Also e-sports and Team-Based, like Madden NFL 22.
Dark Roll: Free Kick Challenge
Why this: Same competitive mood as Madden NFL 22.
More from Tiburon
Other recommendable Steam games by Tiburon, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Madden NFL 24
Why this: Same competitive mood as Madden NFL 22.
EA SPORTS™ College Football 27
Why this: Also Football (American) and Cinematic, like Madden NFL 22.
About Madden NFL 22
The closest matches to Madden NFL 22: Madden NFL 23, Madden NFL 21, EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 25, NBA 2K22, and FIFA 22. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Madden NFL 22 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Madden NFL 23, Madden NFL 21 and EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 25 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, competitive and immersive, and single out its career player progression and drafting and trading. 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.
Madden NFL 22 is a sports simulation released in 2021 by Tiburon and published by Electronic Arts. The game features franchise-mode-management with staff management features, an enhanced scenario engine, and weekly strategy elements. Players can engage in career-player-progression through Face of the Franchise, while the Ultimate Team mode offers ultimate-team-card-collection mechanics alongside drafting-and-trading systems. Players describe the franchise mode as immersive, and reviewers highlight a nostalgic appeal for long-time fans of the series. The Ultimate Team mode offers a competitive distraction through its card collection structure. Madden NFL 22 is playable on Steam Deck and currently holds a 58% positive rating from over 5000 Steam reviews.
About Madden NFL 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.
Is Madden NFL 22 worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 58% of 5,129 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Franchise mode feels immersive
- Nostalgic appeal for long time fans
- Ultimate team offers competitive distraction
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“If you're just getting it to play an exhibition with friends, go for it, it's a Madden game. If you're looking to do pretty much literally ANYTHING else, don't waste your money. Constant crashes, Face of the Franchise will freeze leaving…”
“its the same crap they don't fix anything EA is the worst game company, They say they will fix FRANCHISE THEY DON'T!”
People who play it also play: Madden NFL 23, Madden NFL 21, EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 25
Frequently asked about Madden NFL 22
Can I run it?
Does Madden NFL 22 run on Steam Deck?
Madden NFL 22 is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Does Madden NFL 22 have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Madden NFL 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 Madden NFL 22?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Madden NFL 22 are Madden NFL 23, Madden NFL 21, EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 25.
Who developed Madden NFL 22?
Madden NFL 22 was developed by Tiburon and published by Electronic Arts.