Games like NBA 2K18
by Visual Concepts
The highest rated* annual sports title returns with NBA 2K18, featuring unparalleled authenticity and improvements on the court.*According to 2008 - 2016
View on Steam →
Ranked by how similar the games actually are, not by sales. Released and Price are remembered for next time.
Closest matches
$29.99Pro Basketball Manager 2026
Nov 17 · Umix Studios
Both: Sports · Basketball
Lead your club to greatness in Pro Basketball Manager 2026! The Basketball Champions League arrives with 53 licensed teams, putting you in charge of every decision as you aim to dominate both domestic and continental basketball.
SportsSimulationStrategyBasketballManagementImmersive SimSingleplayerText-Based2D3D👍 121
-34%$9.89Hardwood Basketball Manager
Apr 27 · Mythic Flux Foundry
Both: Sports · Basketball
Run a basketball club across seven connected leagues, from a college program to a pro front office to a club in Spain. Draw up your own plays and zone defenses, then take them online against another coach. Step away and the league keeps moving without you.
SportsSimulationStrategyBasketballManagementMultiplayerSingleplayer
$69.99EA SPORTS FC™ 26
Sep 25 · EA Canada, EA Romania
Both: Sports · Competitive · Realistic
Experience The World's Game like never before in EA SPORTS FC™ 26. Go for glory in a 48-team international tournament mode, take on themed Manager Live Challenges, and step into Player Career with new international ICONs and Heroes.
Football (Soccer)MultiplayerSportsControllerSimulationSingleplayerLocal Co-OpCompetitiveOnline Co-OpRealistic👍 100,028
$4.99Pro Soccer Online
Dec 5 · Skywall Studios LLC
Both: Sports · Competitive
Pro Soccer Online is a 1st/3rd person, highly skill based, online multiplayer soccer game. It offers a sports game experience unlike any other with smooth, physics based, input driven gameplay that is competitive and rewarding with no pay to win mechanics.
SportsFootball (Soccer)PvPCompetitiveeSportsCharacter Customization3DFirst-PersonThird PersonTeam-Based👍 23,248
-20%$19.99Simhaus: Football
6 days ago · Simhaus
Both: Sports
Rise from high school assistant to the top of the sport in one fully-simulated, connected football universe — from high school to college to the pros. Manage a roster, call every play, and watch it play out in a realism-based broadcast-style game engine.
SportsFootball (American)ManagementStrategySimulationTacticalModdableSingleplayerEarly Access
$18.99Rollout Inline
5 days ago · MLMEDIA
Both: Sports · Realistic
Rollout Inline is a brand new Aggressive Inline game created by a solo dev who is passionate about the sport. This game aims to scratch the itch for those who have been craving a new, modern, and intuitive inline skating game!
SimulationSportsCasual3DImmersive SimColorfulRealisticThird PersonSkatingIndie👍 279
Also worth a look
Share some of the same DNA, but further from the original.
$9.99Hakoniwa Base Ball
Jul 15 · Alybe Aria
Both: Sports
A front-office baseball management sim modeled on Japan's pro baseball (NPB) — no action. Run the draft, free agency, trades, contracts, scouting and stadium finances; simulate a season instantly or watch it pitch by pitch. Up to 30 teams, 6 leagues, all editable via CSV.
SimulationSportsStrategyBaseball2DCharacter CustomizationSingleplayerSandboxTradingResource Management
$19.99ScooterFlow
Apr 29 · UncannyKiwi Limited
Both: Sports · Realistic
The world’s most realistic freestyle scooter game is finally here. Ride the skatepark, hit the streets, boost the mega ramp, fully customize your scooter & throw down all of the real life trick combinations you could dream of within this physics based scooter game.
SimulationSportsIndieMultiplayerControllerPhysicsRealistic3D PlatformerSingleplayer3D👍 3,978
$59.99iRacing® Studios NASCAR 26
3 days ago · iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations, LLC
Both: Sports · Realistic
The official game of NASCAR is back and better than ever with NASCAR 26! Battle your way through all four NASCAR National Series in Career, Quick Race, Championship, Multiplayer, or our all new mode featuring The Chase!
RacingSimulationDrivingSportsAutomobile SimRealisticArcadeMultiplayerManagementPhysics👍 159
$59.99RIDE 6
Feb 12 · Milestone S.r.l.
Both: Sports · Realistic
Live the thrill of asphalt and dirt with RIDE 6: affirm your biker identity by joining RIDE Fest, race with 250+ bikes from different categories and prove you're the best by challenging real motorcycling legends.
RacingSimulationSportsMotorbikeBikesRealisticPvPMultiplayerFirst-PersonThird Person👍 550
$69.99Forza Horizon 6
May 18 · Playground Games
Both: Realistic · Sports
Discover the breathtaking landscapes of Japan in over 550 real-world cars and become a racing Legend in Forza Horizon's biggest open world driving adventure yet.
RacingOpen WorldDrivingMultiplayerAutomobile SimSimulationExplorationRealisticArcadeSports👍 86,954
-40%$7.19Sporting Goods Shop
9 days ago · Business Tycoon
Both: Sports
Run your sporting goods shop. Sign contracts with leading brands, order products, hire workers, expand your store, and run little contests to entertain your customers. Play with friends or go solo, and enjoy the growth of your shop.
Life SimShop KeeperSimulationSportsOnline Co-OpDesign & IllustrationCasualMultiplayerSandboxEconomy
$7.99Gamble With Your Friends
May 1 · TEAM GWYF
Both: Gambling
An online 1-6 player co-op "casino crawler" where you and your friends share one bank account and one massive debt. Gamble, buy sketchy items, make terrible decisions, and climb an ominous casino tower to hit your loan shark’s daily quota in 5 minutes - or face the consequences.
MultiplayerOnline Co-OpGamblingCo-opComedyPhysicsFirst-PersonAdventure3DExploration👍 19,048
$6.99THE REF - Football Referee Simulator
Aug 6 · HustleGrow AB
Both: Sports
The football game where you're not the star - you're the law. Officiate full matches: whistle fouls, wave off divers, run VAR, survive the press. In 1-4 player online co-op your friends run the lines - and every blown call has a name on it.
SimulationSportsArcadeImmersive Sim3DFirst-PersonThird PersonComedyFootball (Soccer)Character Customization
FreeGlobal Football
2 days ago · Giovanni Marin, Carlos Eduardo Fernandes, Guilherme Souza, Vinicius Marchesini de Oliveira
Both: Sports
Global Football is a multiplayer football game focused on real skill, teamwork, and identity. Here, each player controls a single athlete on the field — not an entire team. No pay-to-win. No scripts. Victory depends solely on your game awareness, technique, and team chemistry.
SportseSports3DFootball (Soccer)Artificial IntelligenceFree to PlayMassively MultiplayerMultiplayerPvPCharacter Customization
-20%$11.99VMX
Mar 26 · Break Free Interactive
Both: Sports
Send it your way in VMX. Ride BMX, MTB, or scooters, throw down gesture-based tricks, session parks with friends, take on challenges, and customize your ride and style in an immersive multiplayer VR playground.
Early AccessVRSportsBMXPhysicsMultiplayerActionRacingBikesOnline Co-Op👍 230
-15%$8.49SCORE
5 days ago · TecEh! Studios
Both: Sports
Score is an online football world where you create a player, join or build a club, compete through leagues and cups, and earn money to buy cars, apartments, houses, and furniture in a shared multiplayer city. A pure football game inspired by Pro Clubs , no missions, no crime, just the sport.
SimulationSportsMassively MultiplayerIndieAction
$10.99Ultimate Racing Simulator 1
Sep 1 · Michael Works
Both: Sports
The player can: - Take control of one of nine established fictional teams - Create a completely new team (WIP) - Enter a team name and principal name (WIP) - Select a team colour (WIP) - Begin with different budgets, reputations, facilities and performance expectations depending on the chosen team
Racing2D PlatformerStrategy3D PlatformerSimulationSportsPhysicsAutomobile SimRTS2D
-20%$7.19Cycling Champion
Jul 16 · RaulM
Both: Sports
A fast-paced tactical cycling game where every kilometer is a decision. Play your cards, manage your energy, time your attacks and fight for victory across Grand Tours, stage races and legendary Classics.
SportsArcadeCard GameRacingCard BattlerReal Time TacticsTime Management3DColorfulStylized
$25.99Big Ambitions
Aug 28 · Hovgaard Games
Big Ambitions is a revolutionary role-playing business sim. Go from nothing to the biggest entrepreneur in New York by opening small businesses or slowly building huge corporations any way you like.
ManagementEconomySimulationCapitalismLife SimSandboxSingleplayerResource ManagementTime ManagementInventory Management👍 14,060
$39.99Project Motor Racing
Nov 25 · Straight4 Studios
Both: Sports · Realistic
All the passion, beauty & intensity of pro motorsport merging the most iconic cars & circuits with a new benchmark in handling performance.
RacingSimulationAutomobile SimSportsImmersive SimModdableDrivingRealisticPhysicsFirst-Person👍 1,186
$1.49Rikogol
6 days ago · Deniz Durusoy
Both: Sports · Competitive
Arcade football, 1v1 to 11v11. Fast top-down matches, pure physics, no fouls and no offside. One player per team can leave the pitch and coach it instead: set the formation, ping the grass, and draw arrows only your own team can see.
SportsFootball (Soccer)MultiplayerCasualPvPIndieArcadeTeam-BasedCompetitivePhysics
-15%$6.79SPORTAL
Jun 11 · Sleepwalking Potatoes
Both: Sports
Sport meets slaughter in this roguelite arena FPS. Use lethal sports equipment to crush B-movie monsters. Combine upgrades, perfect your build, perfect your skills, and face the ultimate evil bosses. Play ball... or die trying.
SportsAction RoguelikeArena ShooterFPSRogueliteBaseballBowlingFootball (American)GolfHockey
-10%$11.69Throttle Trace
5 days ago · Unordered Games
Both: Sports
Slot cars meets simulation racing. Master grip, timing, and race strategy using only throttle and brake. Push to the limit, outsmart rivals, and fight for every corner in intense wheel-to-wheel competition.
SportsRacingDrivingCasualAutomobile SimSimulationIsometricIndieTop-DownController
-15%$16.99TCG Card Shop Simulator
6 days ago · OPNeon Games
Open your own local game store. Stock shelves with the latest booster packs, or crack them and collect the cards for yourself. Set your own prices, hire staff, host events, and expand your card shop.
SimulationManagementEconomySingleplayerCollectathonTrading Card GameCapitalismCard GameShop KeeperTrading👍 47,485
-20%$22.39Go-Go Town!
Jul 16 · Prideful Sloth
Step into the role of a hands-on mayor and build your town from the ground up. Plan neighborhoods, automate logistics, and grow your community—all while juggling workers, infrastructure, and day-to-day chaos to create your dream town. Play solo for total control, or bring friends for co-op mayhem.
SimulationCity BuilderDecoratingLife SimBuildingManagementSandboxFunnyFishingIndie👍 2,476
$9.99Friendly Steps
Sep 3 · KORO.GAMES
A HARDCORE physics-based 1-4 player co-op RAGE GAME about getting home after a wild night out. It was a fun night! Now grab your buddies and walk home. IF YOU REMEMBER HOW.
MultiplayerPhysicsWalking SimulatorOnline Co-OpChoices MatterAdventureDifficultComedyPlatformerCo-op👍 233
$15.99Mon Bazou
Dec 18 · Santa Goat
Build your crappy vehicle into a race car, install the parts yourself. Make money by cutting wood, racing at night or delivering pizza. Maybe you want to manage a sugar shack or build yourself a big garage?
Automobile SimDrivingSandboxLife SimRacingChoose Your Own AdventureExplorationBuildingOpen WorldFirst-Person👍 19,936
$29.99Tooned Out Duo Dippin
2 days ago · Game Master Silent Shadow
Both: Sports
Welcome To Tooned Out Duo Dippin!!! This game is a body of work that has been painfully derived from years of suffering/studying Become A Monster Player! In this All Out Fantasy Arcade Racing heart pumping new franchise. Let your jaw drop as you duo dip through Pure Imagination and Hard work.
ActionRacingSimulationSportsStrategyFantasyArcadeShoot 'Em UpShooterAction-Adventure
-20%$9.59Mall Together
Jul 24 · Business Tycoon
Run your mall. Open new stores, sign contracts with leading brands, hire teammates, and meet customer needs. Play with friends or go solo, and enjoy the growth of your mall.
Life SimCasualOnline Co-OpShop KeeperSimulationManagementDesign & IllustrationMultiplayerOrganizingImmersive Sim👍 419
-25%$14.99K-pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut
Jul 16 · Wisageni Studio
The ultimate crossover between K-pop and Life Simulation! Step into the role of manager and build your dream idol group by scouting talent, managing schedules, choosing outfits, planning social media, and organizing the perfect album. Can you make it to debut?
Life SimRPGChoices MatterSimulationChoose Your Own AdventureAnimeVisual NovelManagementParty-Based RPGRelaxing👍 176
-50%$12.49Seafarer: The Ship Sim
Oct 7 · astragon Development
Both: Realistic
Build your maritime career solo or with up to 4 players. Take on contracts across diverse harbors, command different ships, and tackle cargo runs, patrols, rescues, firefighting, and unexpected events in a vast Northern European open world.
SimulationCasualNavalLife SimExplorationImmersive Sim3DRealisticTransportationOpen World👍 1,926
$34.99Farthest Frontier
Oct 23 · Crate Entertainment
Protect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.
BuildingCity BuilderStrategyResource ManagementMedievalAgricultureEconomyHistorical4XColony Sim👍 24,456


