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Games like INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road

If INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road is your kind of game, the closest matches are Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions, EA SPORTS FC™ 26 and EA SPORTS FC™ 25 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, competitive and epic. 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.

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INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road is a sports RPG developed and published by LEVEL5 Inc. that channels the spirit of its anime source material into an ambitious character-collection experience. Players build their ultimate squad from over 5,400 playable characters spanning the entire series history, with mechanics centered on character progression, build variety, and a gacha-based scouting system. Reviewers highlight the deep avatar customization and the satisfying grind of assembling a roster of iconic players. The chronicle mode lets fans relive memorable series moments, while competitive online multiplayer provides a space to test assembled teams against other players. The game released in 2025 at $69.99 and is verified for Steam Deck play, with players describing the experience as challenging, intense, and nostalgic.

About INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road: The latest entry in the character collection and football simulation RPG series, "Inazuma Eleven!" With an original story featuring new main characters, over 5,400 players from across the series' history to collect and train, as well as exciting online tournaments, you can play the game your way!

2025SportsRPG69.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby LEVEL5 Inc.
INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road — Steam game cover
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Avatar customization is deep and expressiveBuild your dream team from hundreds of playable characters and special movesCharacter scouting gacha feels rewarding despite bad ratesChallengingCompetitiveEpic

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  1. Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road.

    Top pick for INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and RPG with INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road.

    Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions is an arcade football game bringing a refreshing look to the football genre with the exhilarating action and over the top shots that made the license famous. Defy The Laws of Football Become Legend

    2020ActionSportsRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. EA SPORTS FC™ 26

    WHY THIS

    Shares online multiplayer, meta progression, competitive sports and a competitive mood with INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road.

    Second-strongest match for INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports with INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road.

    The Club is Yours in EA SPORTS FC™ 26. Play your way with an overhauled gameplay experience powered by community feedback, Manager Live Challenges that bring fresh storylines to the new season, and Archetypes inspired by greats of the game.

    2025SportsSimulation20.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. EA SPORTS FC™ 25

    WHY THIS

    Shares online multiplayer, action and a competitive mood with INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road.

    Third-strongest match for INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports with INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road.

    EA SPORTS FC™ 25 gives you more ways to win for the club. Team up with friends in your favourite modes with the new 5v5 Rush, and manage your club to victory as FC IQ delivers more tactical control than ever before.

    2024SportsSimulation69.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. GOALS

    WHY THIS

    Shares online multiplayer, multiplayer co op and a competitive mood with INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road.

    Ranked #4 for INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports with INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road.

    GOALS is a fast, responsive football game built for pure skill, real competition, and a global community. Gameplay first, free to play, crossplay and unique players. No excuses - just football.

    2026ActionSportsAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  5. Rocket League®

    WHY THIS

    Shares a competitive mood with INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road.

    Ranked #5 for INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports with INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road.

    Rocket League is a high-powered hybrid of arcade-style soccer and vehicular mayhem with easy-to-understand controls and fluid, physics-driven competition. Rocket League includes casual and competitive Online Matches, a fully-featured offline Season Mode, special “Mutators” that let you change the rules entirely, hockey and...

    2015ActionSportsIndieDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Blast

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Take on your opponents in strategic 5-minute duels! Collect over 800 unique cards, master 7 elements and their synergies, and dominate the board in this free-to-play tactical card game. PC and Mobile - Cross-play enabled!

    StrategyFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  7. Soccer Online: Ball 3D

    WHY THIS

    Shares a competitive mood with INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road.

    Ranked #7 for INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports with INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road.

    Multiplayer soccer simulator. Control one player. Play online or with bots.

    2017Sports0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Sepak U - Sports Fighting Game

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports with INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road.

    Smash-Like Volleyball - Fighting Game meets Volleyball and Football with 1-4 players, 21 characters, 21 arenas, with over 10 hours of solo/co-op content, minigames, and epic boss battles. Based on Sepak Takraw, a cultural Asian sport.

    2027ActionSportsIndieSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road on Steam right now. Shares RPG with INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Stardew Valley

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~79% under INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road on Steam right now. Shares RPG with INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road.

    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?

    2016IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road on Steam right now. Shares RPG with INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road.

    You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.

    2015RPG39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road on Steam right now. Shares RPG with INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road on Steam right now. Shares RPG with INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Palworld

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road on Steam right now. Shares RPG with INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road.

    Fight, farm, build and work alongside mysterious creatures called "Pals" in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Hades

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~64% under INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road on Steam right now. Shares RPG with INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road.

    Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.

    2020ActionIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~93% under INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road on Steam right now. Shares RPG with INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

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    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

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    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

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    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

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    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road.

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    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road.

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Other recommendable Steam games by LEVEL5 Inc., ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time

    WHY THIS

    Shares collectible hunting, meta progression, adventure and a nostalgic mood with INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road.

    Another title from LEVEL5 Inc., the studio behind INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road. Shares RPG with INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road.

    Step into this Slow-Life RPG where you can freely switch between 14 unique jobs, so called "Lives," and enjoy a carefree life in a fantasy world. Fish, cook, shape the island to your liking, or team up with friends to battle monsters across the vast world.

    2025RPG59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Ni no Kuni™ II: Revenant Kingdom

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road.

    Another title from LEVEL5 Inc., the studio behind INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road. Shares RPG with INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road.

    Join the young king Evan as he sets out on an epic quest to found a new kingdom and, with the help of some new friends, unite his world, saving its people from a terrible evil.

    2018AdventureRPG59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch™ Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road.

    Another title from LEVEL5 Inc., the studio behind INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road. Shares RPG with INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road.

    Journey back to the other world in Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch™ Remastered. LEVEL-5’s classic tale returns better than ever, with improved graphics and performance.

    2019ActionAdventureRPG7.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. MEGATON MUSASHI W: WIRED

    WHY THIS

    Shares loadout customization, character progression, retro and an epic mood with INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road.

    Another title from LEVEL5 Inc., the studio behind INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road. Shares RPG with INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road.

    Launch a counteroffensive to take back the Earth from alien invaders in this mecha action RPG.

    2024ActionRPG49.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road

Is INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road cost?
INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road is listed on Steam at 69.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
What games are most similar to INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road are Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions, EA SPORTS FC™ 26, EA SPORTS FC™ 25.
Who developed INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road?
INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road was developed by LEVEL5 Inc..

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