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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

  1. 1
    Elite MMA Manager — Steam game cover

    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 the future legends of MMA? Start with nothing. Build a dynasty. Navigate the politics, egos, and brutal economics of professional MMA.

    2026SportsStrategySimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
  2. 2
    Road to Omaha: College Baseball Dynasty — Steam game cover

    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?

    2026SportsStrategyIndie15.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  3. 3
    War Room Football — Steam game cover

    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.

    2026SportsStrategyIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  4. 4
    MMA Simulator — Steam game cover

    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.

    2018SportsIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
  5. 5
    The Pay Window: 80s Wrestling Simulator — Steam game cover

    The Pay Window: 80s Wrestling Simulator

    Single-player alternative to OPEN GUARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with OPEN GUARD.

    Book shows, manage talent, build feuds, and survive the US territory era and beyond in a text-based wrestling booking sim where ratings, money, morale, and momentum can make or break your promotion.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
  6. 6
    Corner King: Boxing Tycoon — Steam game cover

    Corner King: Boxing Tycoon

    Single-player alternative to OPEN GUARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with OPEN GUARD.

    Run your own boxing gym in a deep sports management sim. Scout talent, build champions, handle contracts, rivalries, injuries, and title shots — then guide your fighter live from the corner when the bell rings.

    2026SportsStrategySimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bloodweight — Steam game cover

    Bloodweight

    Single-player alternative to OPEN GUARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with OPEN GUARD.

    100 generations. one ledger. one heir at a time. you are the bloodline itself, guiding your lineage through the ages. you spend each life; the Soul Teller writes what it was. when your line ends, you read the chronicle of yourself. how will YOUR dynasty fall?

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tennis Manager 2022 — Steam game cover

    Tennis Manager 2022

    Single-player alternative to OPEN GUARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with OPEN GUARD.

    Become a tennis manager. Manage your tennis academy and train the next tennis super stars. Even more realistic, with new players and updated potentials. Take the reins in 2022.

    2022SportsStrategyIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →