Single-player games like OPEN GUARD
Below are 9 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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Footy Manager
Single-player alternative to OPEN GUARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with OPEN GUARD.
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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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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Brick and Banner: College Football Dynasty
Single-player alternative to OPEN GUARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with OPEN GUARD.
A college football dynasty sim where you grow your coaching tree, not just the program. Start at a 3,000-seat Division III school, see your game plan execute or call the plays yourself. Your coordinators become your future head coaches, and grow one living world across three divisions.
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Tapout - MMA Tactics
Single-player alternative to OPEN GUARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with OPEN GUARD.
A tactical turn-based MMA simulation with (optional auto-battle) and perma-death. From your backyard to a world title. Recruit Fighters, Assign Perks, Train Stats, Build Synergies, Manage Injuries, Unlock strategies, Upgrade your Gym, Bribe the Commission and create roster of MMA Champions.
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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.
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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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Emberholme
Single-player alternative to OPEN GUARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Early Access with OPEN GUARD.
Emberholme is an old-school open-world RPG inhabited by 100 simulated adventurers who learn and progress by the same rules as you. Train skills, craft, trade, build a home, fight bosses, play alone or with up to three friends, and grow stronger across ten Ember Cycles.