Single-player games like Rough Rivals
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Rough Rivals, 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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Mutant Football League 2
Single-player alternative to Rough Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Indie with Rough Rivals.
Mutant Football League 2 is a hard-hitting, arcade-style football game that combines intense gameplay, wisecracking mutants, weapons, deep strategy, and outrageous humor. Prepare yourself for the most insanely brutal football you’ll ever experience.
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Bashing Brutal
Single-player alternative to Rough Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Indie with Rough Rivals.
Bashing Brutal is a fully Physics-Based combat game, focusing on melee fighting. Experience the Brutal life of a Gladiator, Bash your opponent's heads in with Maces, Boxing Gloves, Baseball Bats.
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Intergalactic Puzzle Touchdown
Single-player alternative to Rough Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Indie with Rough Rivals.
Intergalactic Puzzle Touchdown is a turn-based PvP puzzle game that fuses the familiar mechanics of classic match-3 games with the excitement of gridiron football. Match tiles to earn yards, dodge your opponent's blockers, and create Big Plays to light up the scoreboard!
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Mutant Football League
Single-player alternative to Rough Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Indie with Rough Rivals.
Mutants and monsters unleash maniacal carnage on the gridiron in this crazy gore fest of arcade-style football. Packed full of humor, intense online multiplayer action, and strategy.
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Sportsday
Single-player alternative to Rough Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Indie with Rough Rivals.
Sportsday is a fun party game where your favourite sports are mixed together - creating new weird sports! Play a tournament with your friends to see who can get the most points, or play in casual mode and try out as many sports as possible!
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Sunday Rivals
Single-player alternative to Rough Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Indie with Rough Rivals.
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!
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Wild Card Football
Single-player alternative to Rough Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Casual with Rough Rivals.
Wild Card Football is a fun pick-up-and-play arcade-style football game featuring 7v7 team-focused gameplay with the unique Wild Card system that lets you change the course of the action in an instant with special power-ups and rule-breaking abilities.
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College Bowl
Single-player alternative to Rough Rivals — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Indie with Rough Rivals.
College Bowl is a beautifully pixelated on-field simulation of American Football! Challenge college rivals on your way to winning a National title! Take on various game modes, including a deep Dynasty mode with in-depth recruiting, scouting, stat tracking, ranking, bowl games, yearly goals and more!