Rank 01Why this
Shares deck building and roguelite progression with Squiggle Football.
- $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
Games like Squiggle Football
- 28 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
Players who liked Squiggle Football also play
The closest matches to Squiggle Football: Clutchtime™: Basketball Deckbuilder, Balatro, RogueJack21, NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager, and Cubic Cosmos. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 03- $11.99 (Price checked Oct 30)
- Deck Playable
- 2026
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NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager
Why this: Also Card Battler and Deckbuilding, like Squiggle Football.
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9 Kings
Why this: Also Roguelike Deckbuilder and Deckbuilding, like Squiggle Football.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Squiggle Football
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1Clutchtime™: Basketball Deckbuilder
Shares deck building and roguelite progression with Squiggle Football.
- 84% of 93 reviews
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- 4NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager
Also Card Battler and Deckbuilding, like Squiggle Football.
- 91% of 179 reviews
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- 10Become the Moon
Also Roguelike Deckbuilder and Auto Battler, like Squiggle Football.
- 87% of 116 reviews
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- Released: 2025
- Developer: Max Barry
- Price: $16.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 94% of 127 reviews
- Genres: Sports, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Addictive roguelike gameplay loop
- Deckbuilding twist keeps runs fresh
- Surprising depth for a sports sim
- Challenging
- Competitive
- Nostalgic
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Clutchtime™: Basketball Deckbuilder
Why this: Shares deck building and roguelite progression with Squiggle Football.
Balatro
Why this: Also Roguelike Deckbuilder and Card Battler, like Squiggle Football.
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Why this: Also Card Battler and Deckbuilding, like Squiggle Football.
9 Kings
Why this: Also Roguelike Deckbuilder and Deckbuilding, like Squiggle Football.
About Squiggle Football
The closest matches to Squiggle Football: Clutchtime™: Basketball Deckbuilder, Balatro, RogueJack21, NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager, and Cubic Cosmos. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Squiggle Football is your kind of game, the closest matches are Clutchtime™: Basketball Deckbuilder, Balatro and RogueJack21 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, competitive and nostalgic, and single out its coaching board decisions and deck building. 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.
About Squiggle Football: Squiggle Football is a deck-building football management roguelike, where you create a team and form powerful combinations of players, coaches, tactics and culture. Recruit, trade & innovate through nail-biting matches to reach & conquer the National League. Inspired by Australian Rules Football.
Is Squiggle Football worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 94% of 127 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $16.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 6 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Addictive roguelike gameplay loop
- Deckbuilding twist keeps runs fresh
- Surprising depth for a sports sim
- Tough trade offs force strategic mastery
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Absolutely incredible game they would suggest to any AFL lover as it scratches that perfect itch. However whilst I understand making a footy game on a budget is hard as it gets income I hope the ai art is replaced. Easily would change my…”
“The basis of a really fun deck-builder and a rare enjoyable AFL based game, however the AI art is horrific. I'll be happy to change this once there is more effort put in to replace the AI artwork.”
People who play it also play: Clutchtime™: Basketball Deckbuilder, Balatro, RogueJack21
Frequently asked about Squiggle Football
Can I run it?
Does Squiggle Football run on Steam Deck?
Squiggle Football is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Squiggle Football cost?
Squiggle Football is listed on Steam at 16.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Squiggle Football?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Squiggle Football are Clutchtime™: Basketball Deckbuilder, Balatro, RogueJack21.
Who developed Squiggle Football?
Squiggle Football was developed by Max Barry and published by NationStates Pty Ltd.