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Single-player games like Pro Endurance Series: Running Manager

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Pro Endurance Series: Running Manager, 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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    Water Polo Manager 2026 — Steam game cover

    Water Polo Manager 2026

    Single-player alternative to Pro Endurance Series: Running Manager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Pro Endurance Series: Running Manager.

    Build a water polo club from the office to the pool deck. Manage tactics, transfers, scouting, training, finances, match days, and long-term squad development in an offline single-player sports management simulation.

    2026SportsStrategyIndie13.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hoop Dynasty: Rise of a Legend — Steam game cover

    Hoop Dynasty: Rise of a Legend

    Single-player alternative to Pro Endurance Series: Running Manager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Pro Endurance Series: Running Manager.

    Build your player's basketball career in a single-player management sim. Manage training and recovery, develop skills, weigh contract offers and build relationships with your team. Earn a starting spot and follow simulated games in 2D with play-by-play and stats, or use quick simulation.

    2026SportsStrategySimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Irish Sport Manager — Steam game cover

    Irish Sport Manager

    Single-player alternative to Pro Endurance Series: Running Manager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Pro Endurance Series: Running Manager.

    A management sim for the Gaelic games: football, hurling, camogie and ladies' football. Take a county, pick your fifteen from the clubs inside it, and answer to a board that remembers everything.

    2027SportsStrategySimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    COPA CITY — Steam game cover

    COPA CITY

    Single-player alternative to Pro Endurance Series: Running Manager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Pro Endurance Series: Running Manager.

    An economic strategy where top football clubs entrust you with organizing their matches. Build in the city, manage its structures and stadium, provide entertainment, food, and security for fans. Your success is measured by Match Readiness.

    2026SportsStrategySimulation31.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Football, Tactics & Glory — Steam game cover

    Football, Tactics & Glory

    Single-player alternative to Pro Endurance Series: Running Manager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Pro Endurance Series: Running Manager.

    XCOM meets Football Manager. Develop your club, earn experience in turn-based matches, learn new skills, achieve new classes, upgrade your facilities, buy and sell footballers, grow your youth academy, make difficult choices. It's a deep strategy game that respects your time.

    2018SportsStrategySimulation24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Handball Manager 2021 — Steam game cover

    Handball Manager 2021

    Single-player alternative to Pro Endurance Series: Running Manager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Pro Endurance Series: Running Manager.

    Finally state of the art handball management. Prove yourself as a manager and trainer in the daily business of professional handball.

    2021SportsStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Esports History — Steam game cover

    Esports History

    Single-player alternative to Pro Endurance Series: Running Manager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Pro Endurance Series: Running Manager.

    Esports History is an RPG sim where you start as a regular guy, and work your way up to the very top of esports. Defeat bosses in tournaments, make a name for yourself within the esports community, and become a real pro!

    2024SportsStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    GOAL! The Club Manager — Steam game cover

    GOAL! The Club Manager

    Single-player alternative to Pro Endurance Series: Running Manager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Pro Endurance Series: Running Manager.

    You are more than a coach. You are the undisputed club boss. Are you ready to dominate the league with your team in this re-imagining of the classic sports management franchise? Could you be the next manager sensation? Prove it!

    2022SportsStrategySimulation29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →