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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 — Steam game cover

    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.

    2025ActionSportsIndie29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bashing Brutal — Steam game cover

    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.

    2025ActionSportsIndie7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Intergalactic Puzzle Touchdown — Steam game cover

    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!

    2026SportsIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mutant Football League — Steam game cover

    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.

    2017ActionSportsIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sportsday — Steam game cover

    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!

    SportsIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sunday Rivals — Steam game cover

    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!

    2022ActionSportsIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wild Card Football — Steam game cover

    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.

    2023ActionSportsCasualDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    College Bowl — Steam game cover

    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!

    2024ActionSportsStrategy24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →