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Games like NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager

If NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager is your kind of game, the closest matches are Match Cards: Football, Haramball and Clutchtime™: Basketball Deckbuilder — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chill, competitive and funny. 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 NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager: NUTMEG! is a nostalgic football manager game with a deckbuilding twist, set in the '80s and '90s. Relive the days when the tackles were as hard as the mullets were long and football was about football.

2026SportsStrategySimulation18.74 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby Sumo Digital, Sumo Digital Academy
NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager — Steam game cover
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Blend of accessible management and strategic deckbuildingBlends football sim with euchre like card decisionsBuilding a club from 4th division to the topChillCompetitiveFunny

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  1. Match Cards: Football

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Strategy with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    Change the course of football history in a tactical sports card game. Lead national teams through authentic tournaments since 1916, play cards on the virtual pitch, and decide the fate of legendary matches in fast, few-minute clashes.

    2026SportsStrategyIndie8.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Haramball

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    Haramball is a multiplayer football tactics card strategy game where you pick the players, merge their attributes, set up the best formations and then watch your tactics unfold in real-time. Will you play beautiful football or become the football terrorist you were always meant to be ? You decide.

    2026SportsSteam ↗
  3. Clutchtime™: Basketball Deckbuilder

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building, build variety, sports and a competitive mood with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    Third-strongest match for NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Strategy with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    Build your perfect deck and become a Champion.

    2025SportsStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. BlipKick

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Strategy with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    BlipKick is a tactical football auto-battler. Draft players, activate synergies and build the perfect squad to defeat your rival in fast-paced 9-round matches.

    SportsStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  5. till death ROLLS us apart

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    "till death ROLLS us apart" is a roguelike dice battler where you collect new dice, stack powerful modifiers, and unleash huge combos in stylish, fast-paced duels.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  6. Esports Godfather: The Legend Begins

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building, build variety, management and a competitive mood with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    Ranked #6 for NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Strategy with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    E-sports Godfather is a Deck-building game simulating MOBA e-sports. You will play a role as team coach and build your team. You need to train players and make strategies in various game versions, beat other teams and finally, take the Champion of the World. Be nobody, or lead your team to dominate!

    2024SportsStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. StarVaders

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    Ranked #7 for NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure17.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Floppy Knights

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and a lighthearted mood with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    Ranked #8 for NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    Meet the Floppy Knights: tangible projections summoned from floppy disks! Tactics fuse with card game mechanics as Phoebe and Carlton, a brilliant young inventor & her robot-arm bestie, square off in turn-based battles. Select your Knights, hone your deck, and execute your strategy for victory!

    2022StrategyIndie1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    Reviewers of NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Balatro

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building, meta progression, retro and a competitive mood with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    Reviewers of NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Soccer

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Sports with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    Ultimate skills to shoot, attack and run to mix combat gameplay with a skill-based soccer game in third person perspective! Show how you kick the shot to other players and become an Ultimate soccer player, gates awaiting to explode with your amazing goals!

    2025ActionSports2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Football Manager 26

    WHY THIS

    Shares career mode, resource management, simulation and a competitive mood with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    Reviewers of NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Sports and Strategy with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    Step into the dugout and experience the future of football management.

    2025SportsStrategySimulation59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~73% under NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    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 ↗
  2. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

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

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Kerbal Space Program

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.

    2015IndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    Priced ~67% under NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~73% under NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Simulation with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  3. Moonring

    WHY THIS

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

    A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.

    2023RPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Meteor 60 Seconds!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    Meteor 60 seconds! is a simple, fun, comic-like action game that simulates your life if there were a meteor heading towards Earth and you had 60 seconds to live. Do anything you want to do with your last 60 seconds, even if it's illegal! What about planting an apple tree?

    2018ActionIndieSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Lily's Well

    WHY THIS

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

    It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.

    2022IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!

    2023StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Last Sovereign

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Simulation with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗

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

  1. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Sumo Digital, the studio behind NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    Take on the role of one of the notorious Slaughter family, or their victims, in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, a third-person asymmetrical horror experience based on the groundbreaking and iconic 1974 horror film. Experience the mad and macabre for yourself in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

    2023ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Collection

    WHY THIS

    Shares a competitive mood with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    Another title from Sumo Digital, the studio behind NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager. Shares Sports with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    Compete across land, water and air in incredible transforming vehicles that change from cars to boats to planes mid-race.

    2013SportsRacing4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Hood: Outlaws & Legends

    WHY THIS

    Shares a competitive mood with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    Another title from Sumo Digital, the studio behind NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    In a violent, medieval world, outplay rival gangs in intense PvPvE multiplayer heists. Moving in stealth to steal treasures unseen or dominating through loud and brutal combat, only the best will escape with hard-earned riches.

    2021ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerSteam ↗
  4. Team Sonic Racing™

    WHY THIS

    Shares a competitive mood with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    Another title from Sumo Digital, the studio behind NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    Team Sonic Racing combines the best elements of arcade and fast-paced competitive style racing as you face-off with friends in intense multiplayer racing.

    2019Racing9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Sackboy™: A Big Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    Another title from Sumo Digital, the studio behind NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    PERFECTLY CRAFTED FOR PC. PlayStation® icon Sackboy bursts into action on PC in a huge 3D multiplayer platforming adventure. An epic journey stuffed with platforming challenges. Deeply immersive controls. Collaborative, chaotic and joyful multiplayer fun.

    2022Adventure59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing

    WHY THIS

    Shares a competitive mood with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    Another title from Sumo Digital, the studio behind NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    SONIC AND SEGA ALL-STARS RACE FOR VICTORY IN A HIGH SPEED HIGH SKILL RACETRACK SHOWDOWN! TAKE TO THE TRACK BY CAR, MONSTER TRUCK, BIKE AND EVEN AEROPLANE IN SONIC & SEGA ALL-STARS RACING. Explore stunning new circuits including Sonic Seaside Hill, Curien Mansion and Blizzard Castle as you zip around medieval castle ramparts, hurtle...

    2010Racing4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Snake Pass

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Sumo Digital, the studio behind NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager. Shares Simulation with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    Slither, coil and climb your way to the top of Haven Tor in this one of a kind physics based, puzzle platform adventure from award winning independent studio Sumo Digital!

    2017IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. DeathSprint 66

    WHY THIS

    Shares a competitive mood with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    Another title from Sumo Digital, the studio behind NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager. Shares Sports with NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager.

    Compete in a bloody fight to the finish in DEATHSPRINT 66, fusing high-speed on-foot racing with deadly obstacles and brutal abilities. Unleash your velocity, push limits, and claim glory like never before.

    2024ActionSportsRacing19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager

Is NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager 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 NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager cost?
NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager is listed on Steam at 18.74 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager are Match Cards: Football, Haramball, Clutchtime™: Basketball Deckbuilder.
Who developed NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager?
NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager was developed by Sumo Digital, Sumo Digital Academy and published by Secret Mode.

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