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Games like OPEN GUARD

If OPEN GUARD is your kind of game, the closest matches are Elite MMA Manager, Sim: World Cup Manager and Road to Omaha: College Baseball Dynasty — picked from the ranked list below. 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 OPEN GUARD: The first Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gym management simulation. Build an academy, sign fighters, develop them through the belt ranks, and compete from local opens to world championships. Every save tells a different story.

2026SportsStrategyIndieSimulationEarly Access10.99 USDWindowsby Goyski
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Steam players who put hours into OPEN GUARD also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Elite MMA Manager

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for OPEN GUARD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Strategy with OPEN GUARD.

    Can you shape the careers of future MMA Legends? Start with nothing. Build a dynasty. Navigate the politics, egos, and brutal economics of professional MMA. Management game where you sign fighters as clients, and your job is to maximize their success.

    2026SportsStrategySimulationSteam ↗
  2. Sim: World Cup Manager

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for OPEN GUARD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Strategy with OPEN GUARD.

    Take charge of your nation from a world of 202 teams and chase international glory. Build your squad, master deep tactics and live sideline shouts, unearth wonderkids in your national youth academy, and battle through the World Cup and Continental Championships in a deep football management sim.

    2026SportsStrategyIndie7.49 USDSteam ↗
  3. Road to Omaha: College Baseball Dynasty

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for OPEN GUARD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Strategy with OPEN GUARD.

    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 USDSteam ↗
  4. Sim: Heavyweight Boxing Champion

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for OPEN GUARD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Strategy with OPEN GUARD.

    Manage a heavyweight boxer from pro debut to undisputed champion — or play as one of the 300 greatest of all time. 2,500 real fighters from 1880 to 2026, 4 world titles, 7 regional belts, live round-by-round commentary, rivalries, and a career mode spanning 1,000+ years. Unify them all.

    2026SportsStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. War Room Football

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for OPEN GUARD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Strategy with OPEN GUARD.

    Build a dynasty from the front office. Draft, trade, sign, and develop players across unlimited seasons. Scout prospects, manage the cap, hire coaches, then watch the league evolve around you.

    2026SportsStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Football Commissioner

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for OPEN GUARD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Strategy with OPEN GUARD.

    The definitive, first-of-its-kind American football league management sim. Take control of the newest spring football league by customizing the structure, teams, ticket prices, salaries, and more. Sim games week by week to grow your league from a startup into a thriving sports empire.

    2026SportsStrategyIndie8.49 USDSteam ↗
  7. MMA Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for OPEN GUARD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Indie with OPEN GUARD.

    Manage your own gym, train fighters and chase championships! Control every aspect of your fighter's training to build the perfect weapon - all while expanding your roster to dominate the competition.

    2018SportsIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  8. Gridiron Grit

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for OPEN GUARD fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Strategy with OPEN GUARD.

    A deep pro-football General Manager sim. Run one franchise's front office against 31 rival GMs: draft the steals, dodge the busts, work the cap, manage the locker room, and chase a dynasty over decades. You build the roster but your players take the field.

    SportsStrategySimulationSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below OPEN GUARD at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under OPEN GUARD on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with OPEN GUARD.

    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. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under OPEN GUARD on Steam right now. Shares Indie with OPEN GUARD.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under OPEN GUARD on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with OPEN GUARD.

    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 ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under OPEN GUARD on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with OPEN GUARD.

    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 ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under OPEN GUARD on Steam right now. Shares Indie with OPEN GUARD.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~91% under OPEN GUARD on Steam right now. Shares Indie with OPEN GUARD.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under OPEN GUARD on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with OPEN GUARD.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~73% under OPEN GUARD on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with OPEN GUARD.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with OPEN GUARD.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with OPEN GUARD.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with OPEN GUARD.

    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 ↗
  4. The Last Sovereign

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with OPEN GUARD.

    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 ↗
  5. Aimlabs

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with OPEN GUARD.

    Aimlabs is the aim trainer of choice for over 45 Million players, from beginners to esports pros. Our unique aim analysis optimizes your gameplay, targets your weaknesses & builds key skills for any FPS game! Time to warm up with our unlimited scenarios & rank up in-game!

    2023ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Clicker Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with OPEN GUARD.

    Click your way through hordes of monsters, earn gold, and recruit quirky heroes with powerful skills. Progress even while you're idle, and watch the numbers climb into the absurd. It’s a never-ending journey of clicks, crits, and colossal damage.

    2015StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  7. Emily is Away

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with OPEN GUARD.

    Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.

    2015IndieAdventureSimulationFreeSteam ↗
  8. Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with OPEN GUARD.

    Start your own Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria with Freddy Fazbear Pizzeria Simulator!

    2017IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about OPEN GUARD

How much does OPEN GUARD cost?
OPEN GUARD is listed on Steam at 10.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to OPEN GUARD?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside OPEN GUARD are Elite MMA Manager, Sim: World Cup Manager, Road to Omaha: College Baseball Dynasty.
Who developed OPEN GUARD?
OPEN GUARD was developed by Goyski.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on OPEN GUARD.

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