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Games like NBA THE RUN

If NBA THE RUN is your kind of game, the closest matches are Blacktop Hoops, 3on3 FreeStyle: Rebound and Streetball The Mecca — picked from the ranked list below. 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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About NBA THE RUN: Take your favorite NBA stars to iconic streetball courts around the world, in this fast-paced, online 3v3 basketball game. Stack wins, earn cred and become the GOAT of THE RUN. Who's Got Next?

2026ActionSportsCasual29.99 USDWindowsby Play by Play Studios
NBA THE RUN — Steam game cover

Players who liked NBA THE RUN also play

Steam players who put hours into NBA THE RUN also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Blacktop Hoops

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for NBA THE RUN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with NBA THE RUN.

    Blacktop Hoops is the ultimate VR basketball game and sports experience. Embark on a hoops journey in career mode, ball against bots, hang out with friends in online courts, or climb the rankings in competitive pickup games. Do you have what it takes to become the GOAT?

    2024ActionSportsIndie29.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. 3on3 FreeStyle: Rebound

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for NBA THE RUN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with NBA THE RUN.

    3on3 FreeStyle: Rebound allows players to Team up for fast-paced street basketball, dive into single-player Career Mode PVE, and grow your skills with dynamic gameplay and enhanced Lumen-powered visuals.

    2020ActionSportsIndieFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Streetball The Mecca

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for NBA THE RUN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Casual with NBA THE RUN.

    A new take on streetball is here, combining streetball with street fighting. If you wanna score here you're gonna have to beat your defender one on one. Break ankles and take names as you become a streetball legend!

    2023SportsCasualEarly Access4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Ultra Strikers

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for NBA THE RUN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with NBA THE RUN.

    Jump into this fast paced 3 v. 3 Sports Shooter, where goals meet gunfire. Race for the ball, shoot your opponents, and score goals to win. Compete as powerful strikers to dominate the league. Join us in the arena now!

    ActionSportsFree To PlaySteam ↗
  5. Hoop Fighters: Party Basketball

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for NBA THE RUN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with NBA THE RUN.

    Knock down your opponents and smash their hoops! Hoop Fighters is an online, no-rules party basketball game for up to 6 players. Slide into opponents, throw punches or objects at them. Do your best to get the ball. Remember, there are no rules in Hoop Fighters!

    2025ActionSportsIndie3.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Soccertron

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for NBA THE RUN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with NBA THE RUN.

    Practice soccer and other sports the way they are meant to be played: sitting on a couch with your friends! Soccertron is a local multiplayer sports game for up to 4 players with a simple premise: Kick the ball or your friends to win the match!

    2015ActionSportsIndie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Rocket League®

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for NBA THE RUN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with NBA THE RUN.

    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 ↗
  8. Knockout City™

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for NBA THE RUN fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with NBA THE RUN.

    Team up and duke it out with rival Crews in Knockout City™, where EPIC DODGEBALL BATTLES settle the score in team-based multiplayer matches. Throw, catch, pass, dodge, and tackle your way to dodgeball dominance!

    2021ActionSportsIndieDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below NBA THE RUN at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under NBA THE RUN on Steam right now. Shares Action with NBA THE RUN.

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

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~83% under NBA THE RUN on Steam right now. Shares Casual with NBA THE RUN.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under NBA THE RUN on Steam right now. Shares Action with NBA THE RUN.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under NBA THE RUN on Steam right now. Shares Action with NBA THE RUN.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Hollow Knight

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under NBA THE RUN on Steam right now. Shares Action with NBA THE RUN.

    Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under NBA THE RUN on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with NBA THE RUN.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under NBA THE RUN on Steam right now. Shares Action with NBA THE RUN.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under NBA THE RUN on Steam right now. Shares Action with NBA THE RUN.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with NBA THE RUN.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with NBA THE RUN.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with NBA THE RUN.

    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.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with NBA THE RUN.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with NBA THE RUN.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with NBA THE RUN.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about NBA THE RUN

How much does NBA THE RUN cost?
NBA THE RUN is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does NBA THE RUN have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — NBA THE RUN supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
What games are most similar to NBA THE RUN?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside NBA THE RUN are Blacktop Hoops, 3on3 FreeStyle: Rebound, Streetball The Mecca.
Who developed NBA THE RUN?
NBA THE RUN was developed by Play by Play Studios.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on NBA THE RUN.

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24 Games Like NBA THE RUN — Ranked for 2026 · imho.run