Single-player games like HardBall! + HardBall II
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to HardBall! + HardBall II, 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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Bush League Baseball
Single-player alternative to HardBall! + HardBall II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports with HardBall! + HardBall II.
8-bit baseball with real rules and terrible players. 106 players, 83 things wrong with them, 8 clubs, 8 ballparks. Take over the worst team in the league, build a franchise, retire numbers, hang plaques in the Hall. Two players, one keyboard. The worst baseball ever played — on purpose.
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Street Sports Baseball
Single-player alternative to HardBall! + HardBall II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports with HardBall! + HardBall II.
In this unique baseball game from 1987, assemble a team of kids from a small neighbourhood and play ball with nothing but tires and flattened boxes for bases and a trash can lid for home plate.
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Jaleco Sports: Bases Loaded 2
Single-player alternative to HardBall! + HardBall II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Simulation with HardBall! + HardBall II.
Welcome to the world’s most popular sport with the kind of detail and realism that only Jaleco can deliver!
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Videopac Collection 1
Single-player alternative to HardBall! + HardBall II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports with HardBall! + HardBall II.
Experience late 1970s gaming with this collection of 10 games for the Philips Videopac G7000 (aka the Magnavox Odyssey 2). From battling invading aliens in space, to leading your team to victory on the baseball field, to turning into a swarm of killer bees, this pack has it all.
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Match Day & International Match Day (C64/CPC/Spectrum)
Single-player alternative to HardBall! + HardBall II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Simulation with HardBall! + HardBall II.
In this thrilling football game from the mid-1980s, lead your team to victory against computer opponents, or take on your friends in multiplayer modes.
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Ridiculous Racing: Retro Arcade Racer
Single-player alternative to HardBall! + HardBall II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Simulation with HardBall! + HardBall II.
RETRO ARCADE racing with the SUPER SCALER spirit of the ’80s and ’90s. Hit 600 km/h, dodge traffic and drift through vivid pixel art. Choose branching solo routes or battle friends in local split screen for 2–4 players. This is Ridiculous Racing.
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California Games (C64/DOS/Atari/Lynx/NES/SMS/Genesis)
Single-player alternative to HardBall! + HardBall II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports with HardBall! + HardBall II.
Ask anyone who considered themselves a true gamer in 1987 and the chances are they will fondly remember California Games. Now on Steam for the very first time, you too can enjoy six radical and awesome events: the half-pipe, roller skating, surfing, BMX, footbag and the flying disc.
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Sunday Rivals
Single-player alternative to HardBall! + HardBall II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Simulation with HardBall! + HardBall II.
Easy to pickup, hard hitting, fully customizable arcade football is back with Sunday Rivals! Battle high-octane offenses and bone crushing tacklers in the harshest weather conditions to bring home championship glory!