Best Sports Games
471 Sports games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Forza Motorsport 6
Released: Sep 15, 2015
Critic rating: 83.6 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport
Platforms: Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Experience unrelenting action in the most beautiful and comprehensive racing game of this generation.
Virtua Tennis 3
Released: Apr 25, 2006
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport
Platforms: Arcade, PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
Virtua Tennis 3 (Sega Professional Tennis: Power Smash 3 in Japan) is the second arcade game sequel to Sega's tennis game franchise, Virtua Tennis.
NHL 16
Released: Sep 15, 2015
Critic rating: 78.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
NHL 16 is a hockey video game developed by EA Canada and published by EA Sports.
F1 2016
Released: Aug 19, 2016
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
F1 2016’s new career mode spans 10 seasons and will take you deeper into the world’s most glamorous, exciting and prestigious motorsport, both on and off the track.
Tony Hawk's Underground
Released: Oct 27, 2003
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Racing, Role-playing (RPG), Sport, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
Get ready for a major new step for the Tony Hawk series.
Punch-Out!!
Released: Aug 2, 1990
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100 • 39 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Sport, Arcade
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
You are Little Mac, a 17 year-old rookie fighter straight out of the Bronx.
NFL Blitz
Released: Nov 1, 1997
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Sport
Platforms: Arcade, Nintendo 64, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
NFL Blitz takes the idea of a normal football video game and turns it on its head with fewer players, bigger hits, and lots of personality.
NBA Street V3
Released: Feb 8, 2005
Critic rating: 87.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Sport
Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Nidhogg
Released: Jan 13, 2014
Critic rating: 83.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Sport, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Nidhogg is the award-winning fencing tug-of-war, full of graceful acrobatics and clumsy stabs.
Alto's Adventure
Released: Feb 19, 2015
Critic rating: 79.9 / 100 • 56 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Sport, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Join Alto and his friends as they embark on an endless snowboarding odyssey.
Colin McRae: Dirt
Released: Jun 15, 2007
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Become the king of off-road racing!
Tony Hawk's Underground 2
Released: Oct 4, 2004
Critic rating: 81.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Sport
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
You've been chosen by Tony Hawk to compete against Bam Margera's team in the World Destruction Tour.
Horizon Chase Turbo
Released: May 15, 2018
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Sport, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Horizon Chase Turbo is a standalone homage to classic 16-bit racers that defined a generation of high-speed, frenetic arcade fun.
FIFA 99
Released: Jun 10, 1998
Critic rating: 79.7 / 100 • 117 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport
Platforms: Nintendo 64, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
FIFA 99 features an elite league called the "European Dream League" in which 20 top teams from across Europe battle it out in a league format.
Football Manager 2009
Released: Nov 14, 2008
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Sport, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Football Manager 2009 (abbreviated to Football Manager 09 or FM09) is a football manager simulation video game.
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Released: Nov 15, 2012
Critic rating: 79.1 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Racing, Sport, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Android, iOS, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Race as Sonic and a host of legendary All-Stars and prepare to transform!
Yakuza 4 Remastered
Released: Jan 17, 2019
Critic rating: 79.6 / 100 • 64 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Sport, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
The game from 2010 has been remastered for the PS4 with one of Yakuza 4's main protagonists, Masayoshi Tanimura, being recast and getting a visual makeover.
NHL 17
Released: Sep 13, 2016
Critic rating: 79.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
All-new game modes, new and deeper experiences in fan-favorite modes, and the best on-ice gameplay ever make NHL 17 the most exciting EA SPORTS NHL game to date.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
Released: Sep 25, 2025
Critic rating: 87.1 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Sport, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Race across land, sea, air, space, and time in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds!
TOCA Race Driver 2
Released: Apr 13, 2004
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Racing, Sport
Platforms: Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
Toca Race Driver 2 is the sequel of the Codemasters' acclaimed Toca Race Driver.
NHL 2004
Released: Sep 22, 2003
Critic rating: 79.4 / 100 • 21 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
NHL 2004, developed by the EA Black Box studios, is an ice hockey video game.
WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth
Released: Oct 31, 2002
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
A WHOLE NEW SEASON OF SMACKDOWN!
Dodgeball Academia
Released: Aug 5, 2021
Critic rating: 85.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Sport, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A sports RPG game featuring rookie dodgeball student, Otto.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2010
Released: Oct 23, 2009
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 is the 2010 instalment of the yearly-released PES series.
NBA 2K15
Released: Oct 7, 2014
Critic rating: 81.1 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
NBA 2K15 features approximately 5,000 new animations, new defensive AI, shooting systems, new team-specific play sets, and more control over rebounding, steals, and blocks.