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Single-player games like Cricket Management 26

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Cricket Management 26, 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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    Pro Basketball Manager 2027 — Steam game cover

    Pro Basketball Manager 2027

    Single-player alternative to Cricket Management 26 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Cricket Management 26.

    Take charge of a basketball club and oversee every aspect of its development. Build your roster, discover emerging talent, develop future stars, and implement the tactical vision that will define your team's identity.

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    Rush B: Esports Manager — Steam game cover

    Rush B: Esports Manager

    Single-player alternative to Cricket Management 26 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Cricket Management 26.

    Take control of a fps esports team and lead them from underdogs to world champions. Scout talent, develop players, manage personalities, and adapt your strategy in a deep, realism-driven management sim. Are you ready to break records and leave your mark on the esports world?

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    Cricket Team Manager — Steam game cover

    Cricket Team Manager

    Single-player alternative to Cricket Management 26 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Cricket Management 26.

    Take charge of a Test nation and run it season after season. Pick your squads, award the contracts, appoint your captains — then manage the team ball by ball. Tours, World Cups and a Test Championship, while one generation retires under you and the next one comes through.

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    Redraft FC — Steam game cover

    Redraft FC

    Single-player alternative to Cricket Management 26 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Simulation with Cricket Management 26.

    A football management game about hindsight. Inherit a real club exactly as it was, tear the squad up, and sign the players you now know were going to be great - at what they cost then. Play it forward season by season. Seven ways to play, from managing a club to being a pundit.

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    All Your Wrestling Pro Manager — Steam game cover

    All Your Wrestling Pro Manager

    Single-player alternative to Cricket Management 26 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Cricket Management 26.

    AYW Pro Manager is the ultimate pro wrestling management sim. Take control. Book the venues. Book the shows. Manage talent and survive the boardroom. Ratings and fan trust matters. React to a living inbox and turn weekly chaos into a wrestling empire.

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    Footy Manager — Steam game cover

    Footy Manager

    Single-player alternative to Cricket Management 26 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Cricket Management 26.

    Take charge of a football club and answer for everything: sign players in a market where clubs haggle for days, balance the wage bill against the board's demands, and steer matches live from the touchline. 27 leagues, 690 clubs, one season at a time.

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    Road to Omaha: College Baseball Dynasty — Steam game cover

    Road to Omaha: College Baseball Dynasty

    Single-player alternative to Cricket Management 26 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Cricket Management 26.

    A deep college baseball dynasty management sim where you build a program across endless seasons: recruit, set lineups and rotations, hire staff, manage schedules, develop players, and play or sim every game pitch by pitch. Can you become the greatest coach of all time?

    2026SportsStrategyIndie15.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pro Wrestling Tycoon — Steam game cover

    Pro Wrestling Tycoon

    Single-player alternative to Cricket Management 26 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Cricket Management 26.

    Pro Wrestling Tycoon is a day-by-day wrestling promotion management sim. Book shows, manage contracts and storylines, negotiate network deals, and compete in a living industry of rival companies, news, and backstage drama. Deep modding and Steam Workshop support let you shape the universe.

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