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Sports video games are one of the most exciting forms of participation for sports fans, or just casual gamers looking to kick back and have a good time— there is truly something for everyone.

For example, racers playing Forza motorsport may not be familiar with betting NASCAR odds, but they will be learning more about racing, cars, drivers, and tracks, thereby increasing their overall interest in the sport. This is why the sports gaming community is so closely entrenched with real-life athletics.

So, here are the most popular sports games in 2022 and what each has to offer.

FIFA 22

FIFA is a soccer (football) game that has tons of different playing options, including head-to-head matchups with real teams, career modes with custom or existing players and managers, and pro clubs, which is like a schoolyard exhibition match linking random players with their custom-made pros, and the all-popular ultimate team, which allows players to assemble their best rosters and compete in seasons or competitions to win different prizes.

FIFA has long been a hit but now focuses especially on adding realistic physics and attributes to the game, such as balance, agility, and common skill moves, whereas older games were more arcade-style and not always representative of real-life action. FIFA is available on a variety of platforms and embraces microtransactions that allow players to accomplish different tasks, such as upgrading their players or showing their fandom.

NBA 2K22

“2K,” as it is commonly known, is a basketball game that has modes similar to FIFA such as career mode, ultimate team, and online exhibitions, but also franchise mode, allowing players to run a team, GM mode, embracing backstories and giving players control of financials, blacktop 3-on-3 games, and a custom story experience on the blacktop.

2K22 is constantly updating player stats and releasing new cards, or versions, of players on ultimate team to give players a more customizable experience. 2K also uses badges and power-ups to help players have superhuman abilities on the court, which is always a hit. 2K, like FIFA, is most popular on ultimate team, because it gives players the chance to embrace creating and playing with their own team, ranking up and earning the chance to upgrade players along the way.

MLB The Show 2022

MLB The Show is not as widely popular as the other two games and does not necessarily penetrate the more casual fan base like FIFA and 2K have, but this year’s game is an excellent product that highlights some of the developments in the franchise. Like other games, The Show focuses on realism and has improved its graphics and physics, allowing players to feel like they are actually in one of the league’s ballparks, hitting a home run off of their favorite pitcher.

The Show, too, has the ultimate team, along with seasons, franchise mode, and a player career, known as Road to the Show. Players not only play in games in the last of these, but they can also attend practice, spend time in the weight room, and choose what they want to work on as they travel through the Minor League ranks and, ultimately, to the show— hence the name.

Madden NFL 22

Madden is another game dominated by the ultimate team, but the difference is it is more customizable than any other because of the number of players involved in a standard game. Madden also has online and offline seasons, plus franchise and career modes, allowing players to experience every aspect of their favorite sport. Madden is especially popular in Ultimate Team for frequently releasing boosted editions of players, as well as retired stars that make up the all-time lists.

Madden is a game of skill and allows players to call audibles and hot routes on the fly, particularly on defense, leaving opponents to deal with entirely new schemes never-before-seen in the National Football League.

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Competitive games—the real-world type, not the esports type—have been with humankind nearly since the beginning. They've served as entertainment, much-need distraction from the daily grind, and a spark for social change. As technology's advanced, sports have expanded from playgrounds and stadiums to television and video games.

The PC may not be the first place to go when you're in the mood to play a sports game. After all, the platform lacks the popular MLB The Show titles and NHL games of any sort (it does have the FIFA, Madden NFL, and NBA 2K games, though). Still, there are many, highly entertaining sports-based PC games, particularly if you don't care about realism or league licenses.

Playing Sports Games on Steam Deck

Valve's Steam Deck is the hot, new item in the PC gaming arena, one that lets you take your favorite Steam games on the go. To see if our recommended games will run on the Steam Deck, check Valve's game compatibility list. So far, thousands of Steam games are Steam Deck verified. What does that mean? A green check indicates that game is fully verified to run well on Steam Deck; a yellow check indicates that the game is playable on Steam Deck, “but requires extra steps or manual work from the user.” Please note that games that require an online connection (like MMOs) may not be ideal for on-the-go-Steam Deck play unless you can find a Wi-Fi signal.

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Decades after its Neo Geo arcade debut, SNK's classic baseball title remains one of the best arcade-style sports games ever made—even without a Major League Baseball license.

Baseball Stars 2 captures the sports' essence via two leagues, 18 larger-than-life fictional teams, simple controls, oodles of charming animations, and incredible cut scenes that highlight tense moments, such as a play at the plate or a batter punching a pitcher in the face after being on the receiving end of a beanball.

Baseball Stars 2 (for PC) Review

Fire Pro Wrestling World began life as a promising Steam Early Access title. Upon its official release, Spike Chunsoft's "sports" game morphed into one of the most addictive wrasslin' games to grace any platform.

An excellent return to form after the disappointing, avatar-based, Xbox 360-exclusive Fire Pro Wrestling, World has all of the elements that comprise a great Fire Pro game: robust creation tools, a ridiculously deep move set, MMA rules, cage fighting, gimmick matches, and tight controls and match pacing. Online play, Steam Workshop integration for uploading and downloading content, and optional New Japan Pro Wrestling DLC makes Fire Pro Wrestling World the best in its series.

Please note that this review score reflects Fire Pro Wrestling World as it appeared in Steam Early Access. An updated review is coming soon.

Fire Pro Wrestling World (for PC) Review

Knockout City takes a playground staple, dodgeball, and turns it into a colorful, chaotic, online multiplayer brawl with an impressive balance between depth and accessibility.

For example, you can correctly time a button press to catch an incoming ball instead of getting knocked out, trip up your opponent’s timing by charging the ball, execute a fake throw, or pass the ball to a teammate if they’re in a better position. You also have multiple jumps, evades, and glide maneuvers to creatively stay mobile. Better yet, curl yourself into a ball for your teammate to pick up and throw into an enemy for an instant KO.

Crossplay functionality lets you K.O. your homies on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Switch.

Unlike the other baseball games mentioned here, the Out of the Park series focuses on deep simulation rather than button-pressing action. The 2021 edition, like the 2016 version we reviewed, is a numbers-driven, hardcore management game that carries the official Major League Baseball, Major League Baseball Players Association, and Minor League Baseball licenses.

Fresh to Out of the Park 2021 is a ballpark construction tool, 2020 MLB rules, revamped player cards, in-season tournaments, and new statistics. As a result, you can enjoy the sport's on-field and front office elements like never before.

Steel chairs. Finishing moves. Cage matches. Few things define pro wrestling as well as those three elements, and RetroSoft Studios' RetroMania Wrestling has them—and more.

Sure, RetroMania Wrestling isn't as deep as the excellent Fire Pro Wrestling World, but it caters to people who prefer their wrasslin' games more arcade-like than sim-like. It's a throwback title that recalls WrestleFest and other classic arcade wrestling games, thanks to simple controls that let anyone jump into the action and theatrics.

RetroMania Wrestling (for PC) Review

The Psyonix-developed Rocket League is a prime example of a video game that wants you do to one thing and one thing only: have pure, uncut fun. This oddball sports title blends RC racing's charms with soccer's heated, team-based competition, and adds plenty of over-the-top spectacle (big goals, wild saves) to keep every match interesting. 

Rocket League is just as fun during your first hour as it is during your twentieth; there are very few multiplayer games that utilize addictive simplicity as effectively. It even supports cross-platform play with console players, so you can always find a match.

Rocket League (for PC) Review

Ever watch the X Games' skateboarding competitions, and think "I want to do that?" With Session: Skate Sim you can, but without breaking bones or years of practice. The Crea-ture Studios skateboarding simulation gives gamers one of the sports most realistic video game depictions by mapping your character's feet to the dual-analog controls.

Unlike Tony Hawk Pro Skater, Session isn't an arcade-style affair. Instead, you must master foot placement and weight shifts to properly bust out tricks. As a result, Session is a challenge, but a worthwhile one if you want to feel a sense of accomplishment when you complete a line. The game caters to skate fans with its real-world locations (Black Hubbas, FDR Park); licensed, unlockable gear (Antilanta, Zero); and ability to record runs (complete with a 1990s-style filter). Note: Session's fresh out of Steam Early Access, so it has some wonkiness, particularly in regards to crash physics.

Super Mega Baseball 3, with its focus on near-superhuman athletes and their copious stats, is, in essence, an interactive baseball card. Metalhead Software's latest title is a snapshot of what makes the sport an internationally beloved game, as it inserts you into a world where dingers go deep, showboats flex their super-sized biceps, and pitcher-batter matchups are tense games of cat and mouse. 

This third entry brings with it new on-field improvements, player traits, front office happenings, and gameplay modes for both default and custom ball clubs that push the series deeper into simulation territory. The new Pennant Race mode delivers cross-platform play with console ballplayers, too.

Despite light frame rate issues and other minor complaints, Super Mega Baseball 3 is the best title in the series to date and an outstanding PC game.

Super Mega Baseball 3 (for PC) Review

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2—a bundle that remasters two, iconic late-1990s and early-2000s skateboarding games—is a joyous return to form for a series that has fallen on hard times in recent years. Its thrilling, combo-based action and pulsating energy will satisfy older folks longing for the game type that publishers have ignored for years, as well as younger people who are looking for a ridiculously entertaining diversion that features a blood-pumping, head-nodding punk and hip-hop soundtrack.

19 tracks, new and returning professional skaters (Tony Hawk, Kareem Campbell, and Nyjah Huston, among others), and a wonderful graphical overhaul round out this excellent package.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 (for PC) Review

If you find standard golf games far too tame, check out the Hugecalf Studios-developed Turbo Golf Racing. The sports game takes traditional golf and melds with elements from other, popular arcade-style sports games.

In fact, It’s hard to ignore the similarities between Turbo Golf Racing and Rocket League. Both titles feature cartoony karts that push balls into a goal, and the vehicles are aided by boosts, missiles, and other power-ups. Hugecalf Studios does a good job of implementing the "golf with cars" gimmick, despite the game's few annoying elements. Still, it's a good time on the digital links.

Turbo Golf Racing (for PC) Review

Like the original title, Windjammers 2 is a sports game focused on the fictional Flying Power League, a competitive circuit featuring neon-drenched athletes tossing Frisbees—er, flying discs. Your goal is to be the first person to reach 15 points in best-2-out-of-3 sets (or accumulate the most points before the clock expires).

However, the game is so much more than that basic description. In essence, Windjammers 2 is a sports game with a fighting game's heart; it even has parries and special moves! DotEmu's sequel to the cult classic Neo Geo game delivers the same thrilling action as its predecessor, but adds new offensive and defensive moves, as well as rollback netcode and cross-platform play between PC and Xbox.

Windjammers 2 (for PC) Review

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