Single-player games like OPEN GUARD
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to OPEN GUARD, 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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Elite MMA Manager
Single-player alternative to OPEN GUARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Sim: World Cup Manager
Single-player alternative to OPEN GUARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Road to Omaha: College Baseball Dynasty
Single-player alternative to OPEN GUARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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?
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Sim: Heavyweight Boxing Champion
Single-player alternative to OPEN GUARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
- 5
War Room Football
Single-player alternative to OPEN GUARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Football Commissioner
Single-player alternative to OPEN GUARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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MMA Simulator
Single-player alternative to OPEN GUARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.
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Gridiron Grit
Single-player alternative to OPEN GUARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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.