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Single-player games like Cricket Manager 27

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Cricket Manager 27, 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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    Gridiron Manager 2026 — Steam game cover

    Gridiron Manager 2026

    Single-player alternative to Cricket Manager 27 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports with Cricket Manager 27.

    Build a career across professional and college American football as both head coach and general manager. Shape the roster, control the cap, recruit the next class, build your playbook and make the calls on game day in a living football world that never waits for you.

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    Celestial Fragments — Steam game cover

    Celestial Fragments

    Single-player alternative to Cricket Manager 27 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Command your robot army in this turn-based tactics game as you battle across the solar system. Conquer asteroids, construct bases, and upgrade your forces as you become a critical element of an interplanetary power struggle.

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  3. 3
    Irish Sport Manager — Steam game cover

    Irish Sport Manager

    Single-player alternative to Cricket Manager 27 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports with Cricket Manager 27.

    The first management sim for Gaelic football, hurling, camogie and ladies football. Take a county, name your fifteen from the parishes that produced them, and answer to a board that remembers everything. Four codes on one calendar, and a September that stops the country.

    2027SportsStrategySimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rogue Striker — Steam game cover

    Rogue Striker

    Single-player alternative to Cricket Manager 27 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports with Cricket Manager 27.

    Draft. Play. Upgrade. Win. Combine fast-paced football action with roguelite drafting strategy to build the perfect team and reach the World Finals.

    2026SportsSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rush B: Esports Manager — Steam game cover

    Rush B: Esports Manager

    Single-player alternative to Cricket Manager 27 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports with Cricket Manager 27.

    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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    Football Academy Director — Steam game cover

    Football Academy Director

    Single-player alternative to Cricket Manager 27 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports with Cricket Manager 27.

    Take charge of a football academy, from U11 prospects to the U19 academy team. Scout and recruit young talent, choose youth camps and training camps, shape squads and tactics, climb the Youth League pyramid, and chase league title and World Youth Cup glory.

    2026SportsStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Total Futsal Manager — Steam game cover

    Total Futsal Manager

    Single-player alternative to Cricket Manager 27 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports with Cricket Manager 27.

    Take control of a futsal club and build your career season after season. Manage your squad, transfers, contracts, training, tactics, finances, and dressing room as you compete to take your team all the way to the top.

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    Setter: Volleyball Manager 27 — Steam game cover

    Setter: Volleyball Manager 27

    Single-player alternative to Cricket Manager 27 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports with Cricket Manager 27.

    Setter is a volleyball management game where every decision shapes your club. Build and develop your squad in a competitive transfer market where rivals can bid for your players, prepare your lineup and tactics, and watch every rally unfold as you compete for domestic titles and continental success.

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