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Single-player games like Backyard Boxing

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Backyard Boxing, 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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    ARVIS Punch — Steam game cover

    ARVIS Punch

    Single-player alternative to Backyard Boxing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Sports with Backyard Boxing.

    Become the best boxer by training and fighting with all the boxers and immersive elements. Test your senses and enjoy real boxing simulation at your fingertips.

    2024ActionSportsIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rising Spirit — Steam game cover

    Rising Spirit

    Single-player alternative to Backyard Boxing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Sports with Backyard Boxing.

    Build your boxing career from nothing in a gritty open-world life sim. Explore a small open world as a broke nobody, train your fighter, make money, take dangerous fights, and turn every punch and payday into a step toward becoming World Champion.

    ActionSportsSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ragdoll Boxing Multiplayer — Steam game cover

    Ragdoll Boxing Multiplayer

    Single-player alternative to Backyard Boxing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Sports with Backyard Boxing.

    Dive into Ragdoll Boxing, the ultimate physics-driven boxing game where every punch counts. Powered entirely by realistic, real-time physics, this game brings you closer to the raw excitement and unpredictability of a genuine boxing match. Control your boxer with intuitive active ragdoll mechanics.

    2025ActionSportsIndieFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Influencer Boxing — Steam game cover

    Influencer Boxing

    Single-player alternative to Backyard Boxing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Sports with Backyard Boxing.

    Step into the ring with "Influencer Boxing," a thrilling game featuring 12 of your favorite social media stars. Each influencer brings their unique style and charisma to intense boxing matches, set in dynamic, visually stunning arenas

    ActionSportsSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mutant Boxing League VR — Steam game cover

    Mutant Boxing League VR

    Single-player alternative to Backyard Boxing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Sports with Backyard Boxing.

    Welcome to Mutant Boxing League, a single-player VR game built to make your daily workout something fun and challenging. Every opponent has a different style and a trick up their sleeve, so you need to punch, jab, block, dodge and slip to become an unstoppable boxing champion. 

    2024ActionSportsIndie19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pro Sports Boxing — Steam game cover

    Pro Sports Boxing

    Single-player alternative to Backyard Boxing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Sports with Backyard Boxing.

    It's fight time! Pro Sports Boxing brings the speed, the power and bone crunching action into the palm of your hands! A boxing game made for true boxing fans, simulating an authentic boxing experience.

    ActionSportsIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pure Muay Thai — Steam game cover

    Pure Muay Thai

    Single-player alternative to Backyard Boxing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Sports with Backyard Boxing.

    Pure Muay Thai is an innovative thai boxing game in which players fight against advanced AI's inside immersive fighting environments inspired by the combat sport. Players can level up, select their character and unlock cosmetics. 

    2026ActionSportsIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Belt Bound Boxing — Steam game cover

    Belt Bound Boxing

    Single-player alternative to Backyard Boxing — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Sports with Backyard Boxing.

    A physics-based boxing roguelike where no two careers are the same. Every boxer is uniquely generated with stats and modifiers that completely change how they fight. Train, study your opponents, negotiate contracts, manage your lifestyle, and fight your way to the title.

    2027ActionSportsIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →