Single-player games like Madden NFL 22
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Madden NFL 22, 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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Madden NFL 21
Single-player alternative to Madden NFL 22 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Madden NFL 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.
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Madden NFL 23
Single-player alternative to Madden NFL 22 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Simulation with Madden NFL 22.
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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EA SPORTS™ College Football 27
Single-player alternative to Madden NFL 22 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Simulation with Madden NFL 22.
Step into the modern era of college football, where personal ambition meets program pride. Balance expectations, identity, and everything Saturday demands while immersed in traditions and pageantry of game day.
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EA SPORTS™ FIFA 23
Single-player alternative to Madden NFL 22 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Simulation with Madden NFL 22.
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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Legend Bowl
Single-player alternative to Madden NFL 22 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Madden NFL 22.
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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Driving Strikers
Single-player alternative to Madden NFL 22 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Casual with Madden NFL 22.
Driving Strikers is a 2.5D car football extravaganza in a 90s-style! Play 4-player matches across 5 different stadiums with wildly different and beautiful environments!
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NBA 2K22
Single-player alternative to Madden NFL 22 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Simulation with Madden NFL 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.
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Judgeball: Lethal Arena - Early Access
Single-player alternative to Madden NFL 22 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Casual with Madden NFL 22.
Let your skills or you muscles do the talking, it's your call. Judgeball: Lethal Arena is a fast-paced competitive 3V3 handbrawl game. Choose between multiple Scavengers with their unique set of skills to seize the victory.
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Madden NFL 24
Single-player alternative to Madden NFL 22 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Madden NFL 22.
Experience the newest iteration of FieldSENSE™ in Madden NFL 24. More realistic character movement and smarter AI gives you control to play out your gameplay strategy with the confidence to dominate any opponent.
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EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 26
Single-player alternative to Madden NFL 22 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Simulation with Madden NFL 22.
EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 26 leverages a new AI-powered machine learning system to convert thousands of plays from nearly a decade of real NFL data into more explosive gameplay.
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EA SPORTS™ Madden NFL 25
Single-player alternative to Madden NFL 22 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Madden NFL 22.
Hit like you mean it with FieldSENSE™ powered by BOOM Tech. Experience how the new physics-informed dynamic tackling system unlocks realistic collisions & new gameplay animations on both sides of the ball.