# Games like Basketball Classics > The closest matches to Basketball Classics: RetroMania Wrestling, Hoop Land, NBA Playgrounds, Super Arcade Football, and Pixel Cup Soccer - Ultimate Edition. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews. ## Similar games, ranked The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards). 1. [RetroMania Wrestling](https://imho.run/games/1252300/retromania-wrestling) — Also Sports, like Basketball Classics. 212 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1252300/) 2. [Hoop Land](https://imho.run/games/2453660/hoop-land) — Also Basketball and Sports, like Basketball Classics. 378 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2453660/) 3. [NBA Playgrounds](https://imho.run/games/545270/nba-playgrounds) — A frequent pick in Basketball Classics players' libraries, and another Sports. 395 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/545270/) 4. [Super Arcade Football](https://imho.run/games/420550/super-arcade-football) — A frequent pick in Basketball Classics players' libraries, and another Action. 91 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/420550/) 5. [Pixel Cup Soccer - Ultimate Edition](https://imho.run/games/1620540/pixel-cup-soccer-ultimate-edition) — Also Sports, like Basketball Classics. 280 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1620540/) 6. [New Star™ GP](https://imho.run/games/2217580/new-star-gp) — Also Sports, like Basketball Classics. 721 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2217580/) 7. [NBA 2K20](https://imho.run/games/1089350/nba-2k20) — Also Basketball and Sports, like Basketball Classics. 10,195 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1089350/) 8. [Mutant Football League](https://imho.run/games/529520/mutant-football-league) — Also Sports, like Basketball Classics. 657 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/529520/) 9. [Super Blood Hockey](https://imho.run/games/532190/super-blood-hockey) — Also Sports, like Basketball Classics. 725 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/532190/) 10. [Streets of Rage 4](https://imho.run/games/985890/streets-of-rage-4) — Same retro mood as Basketball Classics. 6,956 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/985890/) 11. [Legend Bowl](https://imho.run/games/1106340/legend-bowl) — Also Sports, like Basketball Classics. 854 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1106340/) 12. [NBA 2K Playgrounds 2](https://imho.run/games/726590/nba-2k-playgrounds-2) — Also Basketball and Sports, like Basketball Classics. 486 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/726590/) 13. [Windjammers 2](https://imho.run/games/1114290/windjammers-2) — Also Sports, like Basketball Classics. 329 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1114290/) 14. [Bang Average Football – Play, Manage, Create](https://imho.run/games/2393770/bang-average-football-play-manage-create) — A frequent pick in Basketball Classics players' libraries, and another RPG. 265 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2393770/) 15. [UFO 50](https://imho.run/games/1147860/ufo-50) — Same retro mood as Basketball Classics. 6,366 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147860/) 16. [Circuit Superstars](https://imho.run/games/1097130/circuit-superstars) — Also Sports, like Basketball Classics. 1,367 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1097130/) 17. [Pocket Bravery](https://imho.run/games/1555150/pocket-bravery) — Same retro mood as Basketball Classics. 98 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1555150/) 18. [Horizon Chase Turbo](https://imho.run/games/389140/horizon-chase-turbo) — Also Sports, like Basketball Classics. 1,338 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/389140/) 19. [Super Mega Baseball 2](https://imho.run/games/414870/super-mega-baseball-2) — Also Sports, like Basketball Classics. 857 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/414870/) 20. [Spikair Volleyball](https://imho.run/games/1769270/spikair-volleyball) — Shares pixel art visuals with Basketball Classics. 149 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1769270/) 21. [NBA 2K25](https://imho.run/games/2878980/nba-2k25) — Also Basketball and Sports, like Basketball Classics. 13,782 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2878980/) 22. [Super Soccer Blast](https://imho.run/games/1253680/super-soccer-blast) — Also Sports, like Basketball Classics. 50 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1253680/) 23. [Backyard Basketball '01](https://imho.run/games/3170580/backyard-basketball-01) — Also Basketball and Sports, like Basketball Classics. 99 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3170580/) 24. [Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions](https://imho.run/games/1163550/captain-tsubasa-rise-of-new-champions) — Also Sports, like Basketball Classics. 1,187 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1163550/) ## Machine-readable The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page): - Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=819630&n=20 - Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=819630&n=20&coop=true - Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=819630&n=20&free=true - Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=819630 - This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/819630 - API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp) ## About Basketball Classics 5 on 5 Pro Basketball born from the golden era of sports games. This spiritual successor to the 8-bit ballers bridges the gap between retro and today’s simulation games. Side-scrolling, sweaty arcade action with simplified 3-button gameplay and retro vibes galore. ## Game info - **AppID:** 819630 - **Developer:** Namo Gamo - **Publisher:** Acclaim, Inc. - **Genres:** Sports, Indie, Casual - **Categories:** Multi-player, Stats, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Shared/Split Screen, Full controller support, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Remote Play Together, PvP, Family Sharing - **Released:** Dec 18, 2019 - **Free to play:** no - **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux ## Links - [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/819630/basketball-classics) - [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=819630&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers - [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/819630/) - [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking --- *Markdown version of https://imho.run/games/819630/basketball-classics for AI assistants (also served for `Accept: text/markdown`). 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