Games like Cricket 22
If Cricket 22 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cricket 24, AO Tennis 2 and EA SPORTS™ FIFA 23 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its brilliant community creation tools, immersive and nostalgic. 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 →Cricket 22 is a sports and simulation game developed by Big Ant Studios and published by Nacon, released in 2021 at $44.99 USD. The game features a career mode alongside community-creation and customization tools, with realistic simulation mechanics across multiple cricket formats. Reviewers note the career mode offers substantial longevity, while players describe the community-creation tools as particularly effective for generating custom content. The title is playable on Steam Deck and holds an 82% positive rating from 1704 Steam reviews. Players highlight both its immersive qualities and nostalgic appeal, alongside the nuanced simulation of various cricket formats and the long-term play value offered through its extensive career structure. The game supports single-player and multiplayer modes with controller support and includes co-op functionality.
About Cricket 22: Cricket 22 delivers the Ashes, the Big Bash, The Hundred, and a multitude of other fan-favourite competitions! All-new mechanics, commentary, and a captivating, narrative driven career mode, will immediately immerse you in the ultimate cricket experience to date.
Players who liked Cricket 22 also play
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Cricket 24
WHY THIS
Shares career mode and a nostalgic mood with Cricket 22.
Top pick for Cricket 22 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Cricket 22.
Cricket 24 is the culmination of a decade of Cricket video game development and includes teams from every corner of the globe.
AO Tennis 2
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Cricket 22.
Second-strongest match for Cricket 22 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports with Cricket 22.
AO Tennis 2 is the only tennis experience designed for and by its community. Create your own players, stadiums and legendary matches. Enter the competition to reach the top of world tennis in Career Mode.
EA SPORTS™ FIFA 23
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Cricket 22.
Third-strongest match for Cricket 22 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Cricket 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.
Cricket 19
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Cricket 22.
Ranked #4 for Cricket 22 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports with Cricket 22.
A truly global cricket simulation from Big Ant Studios, the leading name in authentic, realistic cricket action, Cricket 19 allows you to take control of your team, from club through national level, and lead them to T20, ODI, or Test Match glory.
Cricket 26 - The Official Game of the Ashes
WHY THIS
Shares career mode and a nostalgic mood with Cricket 22.
Ranked #5 for Cricket 22 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports with Cricket 22.
Featuring the all-new Management Career, a bigger and better Pro Team, in-depth Ashes mode, and expanded control on and off the field from enhanced gameplay and in-depth strategies - Cricket 26 is The Ultimate Showdown.
AFL 23
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Cricket 22.
Ranked #6 for Cricket 22 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Cricket 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!
Tennis World Tour 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Cricket 22 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Cricket 22.
Play as the world's top players, master each surface, perfect your game and strive to dominate the world circuit. Choose from multiple game modes, with singles and doubles games, local and online.
AFL 26
WHY THIS
Shares career mode with Cricket 22.
Ranked #8 for Cricket 22 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports with Cricket 22.
Get ready for the future of footy with AFL 26. Feel every hit, hear every roar, and live every moment with unmatched authenticity and intensity.
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NBA 2K Playgrounds 2
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Cricket 22 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Sports with Cricket 22.
NBA arcade action is back with NBA 2K Playgrounds 2! Pick your team, get ready to jam, and Ball Without Limits!
Cricket 19
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Cricket 22.
Reviewers of Cricket 22 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Sports with Cricket 22.
A truly global cricket simulation from Big Ant Studios, the leading name in authentic, realistic cricket action, Cricket 19 allows you to take control of your team, from club through national level, and lead them to T20, ODI, or Test Match glory.
Cricket 24
WHY THIS
Shares career mode and a nostalgic mood with Cricket 22.
Reviewers of Cricket 22 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Sports and Simulation with Cricket 22.
Cricket 24 is the culmination of a decade of Cricket video game development and includes teams from every corner of the globe.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cricket 22 at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~89% under Cricket 22 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Cricket 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 ~67% under Cricket 22 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Cricket 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?
BeamNG.drive
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Priced ~44% under Cricket 22 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Cricket 22.
A dynamic soft-body physics vehicle simulator capable of doing just about anything.
Schedule I
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Priced ~56% under Cricket 22 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Cricket 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 ~56% under Cricket 22 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Cricket 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 ~78% under Cricket 22 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Cricket 22.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Euro Truck Simulator 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~56% under Cricket 22 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Cricket 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 ~56% under Cricket 22 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Cricket 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.
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Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Cricket 22.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
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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.).
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Cricket 22.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
The Expendabros
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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The Lab
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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!
Cube Escape: Paradox
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The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.
DORONKO WANKO
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Cricket 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.
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More from Big Ant Studios
Other recommendable Steam games by Big Ant Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Cricket 19
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Cricket 22.
Another title from Big Ant Studios, the studio behind Cricket 22. Shares Sports with Cricket 22.
A truly global cricket simulation from Big Ant Studios, the leading name in authentic, realistic cricket action, Cricket 19 allows you to take control of your team, from club through national level, and lead them to T20, ODI, or Test Match glory.
Cricket 24
WHY THIS
Shares career mode and a nostalgic mood with Cricket 22.
Another title from Big Ant Studios, the studio behind Cricket 22. Shares Sports and Simulation with Cricket 22.
Cricket 24 is the culmination of a decade of Cricket video game development and includes teams from every corner of the globe.
AO Tennis 2
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Cricket 22.
Another title from Big Ant Studios, the studio behind Cricket 22. Shares Sports with Cricket 22.
AO Tennis 2 is the only tennis experience designed for and by its community. Create your own players, stadiums and legendary matches. Enter the competition to reach the top of world tennis in Career Mode.
Don Bradman Cricket 14
WHY THIS
Shares career mode and a nostalgic mood with Cricket 22.
Another title from Big Ant Studios, the studio behind Cricket 22. Shares Sports and Simulation with Cricket 22.
The first thing to think about when you start playing Don Bradman Cricket 14 is to forget what you know about Cricket games and start afresh…it's cricket like you've never seen it before!
TIEBREAK+: Official Game of the ATP and WTA
WHY THIS
Shares career mode and an immersive mood with Cricket 22.
Another title from Big Ant Studios, the studio behind Cricket 22. Shares Sports and Simulation with Cricket 22.
The official ATP and WTA Tennis game has finally arrived! Become the Number One player in the world, competing for entire seasons against the largest cast of professional tennis players ever united in a tennis videogame.
Rugby 25
WHY THIS
Another title from Big Ant Studios, the studio behind Cricket 22. Shares Sports with Cricket 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.
Cricket 26 - The Official Game of the Ashes
WHY THIS
Shares career mode and a nostalgic mood with Cricket 22.
Another title from Big Ant Studios, the studio behind Cricket 22. Shares Sports with Cricket 22.
Featuring the all-new Management Career, a bigger and better Pro Team, in-depth Ashes mode, and expanded control on and off the field from enhanced gameplay and in-depth strategies - Cricket 26 is The Ultimate Showdown.
Ashes Cricket
WHY THIS
Another title from Big Ant Studios, the studio behind Cricket 22. Shares Sports with Cricket 22.
Ashes Cricket is the officially licensed video game of cricket’s greatest rivalry. Bringing all the fast paced action, big hits and skill that you see in the greatest cricket competition on earth, you’ll be able to play in the men’s and women’s 2017/2018 Ashes tours.
Frequently asked about Cricket 22
- Does Cricket 22 run on Steam Deck?
- Cricket 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.
- How much does Cricket 22 cost?
- Cricket 22 is listed on Steam at 44.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Cricket 22 have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Cricket 22 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
- What games are most similar to Cricket 22?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cricket 22 are Cricket 24, AO Tennis 2, EA SPORTS™ FIFA 23.
- Who developed Cricket 22?
- Cricket 22 was developed by Big Ant Studios and published by Nacon.
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