Single-player games like Football on Paper
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Football on Paper, 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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Jockey Rising: Bloodline
Single-player alternative to Football on Paper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Football on Paper.
Jockey Rising: Bloodline is a jockey life sim with deck-building races. Start at 18 as a rookie, ride and raise horses at your family stable, breed your own bloodline, then retire and pass the stable and its legacy to your child.
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Monster League Baseball
Single-player alternative to Football on Paper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Football on Paper.
In Monster League Baseball, manage a team of creatures and critters by optimizing your layout, upgrading stats, and slugging out to score as many runs as possible. Monster League Baseball puts YOU in control of your own team of nine.
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Ding! Pocket It!: Rogue Simulator
Single-player alternative to Football on Paper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Football on Paper.
A Roguelite deck-builder with pool-style controls. Refine your cap combos, hone your shot skills, and use “Base × Multiplier” to rack up a high score!
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Forgery
Single-player alternative to Football on Paper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Football on Paper.
FORGERY is a roguelike incremental about making fake coins! Forge metal sheets, punch coins out of them, and sell the fakes to shady buyers. Build your set of stamp dies, keep your Wanted level down, and make your way to the capital for a word with the King who hanged you.
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Realms Cup
Single-player alternative to Football on Paper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Football on Paper.
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!
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Dynasty!
Single-player alternative to Football on Paper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Football on Paper.
Unlock your players. Build your playbook. Grow your stadium. In this American Football deckbuilder, every win is shaped by your Play Cards, Player Cards, and stadium upgrades. With over 1.3 billion possible team combinations, win championships your way and build a true Dynasty!
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TCG Banlist Simulator
Single-player alternative to Football on Paper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Football on Paper.
You have become the director of a fledgling card game company, and a disgruntled user challenges you to a card battle. You have only two choices: Carefully balance the game to calm the users… or use every means available to a director to beat them into submission!
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Setlist Shuffle
Single-player alternative to Football on Paper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Football on Paper.
Build a deck, become a sound, find out whether the room agrees. A roguelike deckbuilder about the shape of a music career — every card you add pulls your genre somewhere new, and the genre decides who turns up. Chase reach, or chase devotion. You cannot have both.
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Rogue Paper Scissors
Single-player alternative to Football on Paper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Football on Paper.
What if Rock-Paper-Scissors became a roguelite extraction deckbuilder? You'll build a deck of deadly choices, master bizarre traits, and craft powerful hybrid cards. Extract your loot, or risk everything for the next floor. Sometimes, the best strategy is knowing when to run.