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Single-player games like Football Rising:Zero to Hero

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Football Rising:Zero to Hero, 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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    Wildborn Football Cup — Steam game cover

    Wildborn Football Cup

    Single-player alternative to Football Rising:Zero to Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports with Football Rising:Zero to Hero.

    Football tactics meet animal instinct in a cinematic card-and-dice strategy game. Play the cards you are dealt, unleash your captain’s powers, win penalty duels, and lead a Wildborn nation to the Cup.

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    NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager — Steam game cover

    NUTMEG! A Nostalgic Deckbuilding Football Manager

    Single-player alternative to Football Rising:Zero to Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Rising:Zero to Hero.

    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 VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Realms Cup — Steam game cover

    Realms Cup

    Single-player alternative to Football Rising:Zero to Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Rising:Zero to Hero.

    Fantasy football meets deck-building. Build your fantasy football squad from 120+ unique cards across Human, Orc, Elf, and Dwarf races. Open packs, level up your roster, and win the coveted Realms Cup to become the ultimate champion of the Realms!

    2026SportsStrategyIndie2.79 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road — Steam game cover

    INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road

    Single-player alternative to Football Rising:Zero to Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports with Football Rising:Zero to Hero.

    The latest entry in the character collection and football simulation RPG series, "Inazuma Eleven!" With an original story featuring new main characters, over 5,400 players from across the series' history to collect and train, as well as exciting online tournaments, you can play the game your way!

    2025SportsRPG69.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    CARDED: Groups to Glory — Steam game cover

    CARDED: Groups to Glory

    Single-player alternative to Football Rising:Zero to Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports with Football Rising:Zero to Hero.

    Build a nation into champions in a football card roguelite. Develop players, handle dilemmas, manage morale, and survive the journey from group stage hopefuls to glory.

    2026SportsStrategyIndie11.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sports Card Shop Simulator — Steam game cover

    Sports Card Shop Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Football Rising:Zero to Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Simulation with Football Rising:Zero to Hero.

    Open packs, search for rare cards, and build the best sports card shop. Hunt for holos, autos, and numbered variants to satisfy your collection obsession. Design custom cards and enjoy the thrill of pulling those creations from a fresh pack!

    2026SportsIndieSimulation11.69 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Haramball — Steam game cover

    Haramball

    Single-player alternative to Football Rising:Zero to Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports with Football Rising:Zero to Hero.

    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.

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    Take That Mainstage! — Steam game cover

    Take That Mainstage!

    Single-player alternative to Football Rising:Zero to Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Football Rising:Zero to Hero.

    It's 1992 in Emerald City. The world screams for change. You made the leap, now fulfill your destiny and change the world. Build your band, write real music you perform, manage relationships, and reach the top of the charts. In this hybrid life sim, be the one to Take That Mainstage!

    2027StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →