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The best sports video games

The top 3 according to 122 votes from people: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 · Football Manager 2022 · NBA 2K17. (Updated Apr 25, 2026.)

The best-reviewed sports games according to OpenCritic, which aggregates reviews from major outlets (mostly games from about 2013 on).

Poppy W. · · 22 items · 122 votes · 1 comment

Top 20

  1. 1

    Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2

    Released September 2020 (XB1, PS4, PC, XBXS, PS5). OpenCritic top critic average: 89.

    ▲ 13 ▼ 0

    13
  2. 2

    Football Manager 2022

    Released November 2021 (XBXS, XB1, PC). OpenCritic top critic average: 86.

    ▲ 11 ▼ 1

    10
  3. 3

    NBA 2K17

    Released September 2016 (PS4, XB1, PC, XBXS, PS5). OpenCritic top critic average: 88.

    ▲ 10 ▼ 0

    10
  4. 4

    MLB 17: The Show

    Released March 2017 (PS4, PS5). OpenCritic top critic average: 85.

    ▲ 8 ▼ 0

    8
  5. 5

    Football Manager 2020

    Released November 2019 (PC, Stadia). OpenCritic top critic average: 86.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 0

    6
  6. 6

    NBA 2K16

    Released September 2015 (PS4, XB1, PC, XBXS, PS5). OpenCritic top critic average: 84.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 0

    6
  7. 7

    FIFA 14

    Released September 2013 (PS4, XB1, PC, XBXS, PS5). OpenCritic top critic average: 86.

    ▲ 8 ▼ 3

    5
  8. 8

    Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road

    Released November 2025 (PS5, PS4, Switch, PC, XBXS, Switch 2). OpenCritic top critic average: 85.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 1

    4
  9. 9

    Football Manager 2019

    Released October 2018 (PC). OpenCritic top critic average: 85.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  10. 10

    FIFA 18

    Released September 2017 (PS4, XB1, PC, XBXS, PS5). OpenCritic top critic average: 84.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  11. 11

    What the Golf?

    Released September 2019 (PC, Switch). OpenCritic top critic average: 84.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  12. 12

    Subpar Pool

    Released October 2023 (PC, Switch). OpenCritic top critic average: 84.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  13. 13

    Dirt Rally 2.0

    Released February 2019 (PS4, XB1, PC, XBXS, PS5). OpenCritic top critic average: 83.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  14. 14

    DiRT 4

    Released June 2017 (PS4, XB1, PC, XBXS, PS5). OpenCritic top critic average: 84.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 2

    1
  15. 15

    MLB 14: The Show

    Released May 2014 (PS4, PS5). OpenCritic top critic average: 82.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 2

    1
  16. 16

    F1 2021

    Released July 2021 (PC, PS5, XB1, PS5, PS4). OpenCritic top critic average: 85.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  17. 17

    Chess Ultra

    Released June 2017 (PS4, XB1, PC, XBXS, PS5, Switch). OpenCritic top critic average: 83.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  18. 18

    Super Mega Baseball 2

    Released May 2018 (PS4, XB1, PC, XBXS, PS5). OpenCritic top critic average: 82.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  19. 19

    FIFA 16

    Released September 2015 (PS4, XB1, PC, XBXS, PS5). OpenCritic top critic average: 83.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 3

    0
  20. 20

    FIFA 17

    Released September 2016 (PS4, XB1, PC, XBXS, PS5). OpenCritic top critic average: 83.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 2

    0

Candidates

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  1. 21

    Football Manager 2023

    Released November 2022 (Switch, XBXS, XB1, PC, PS5, PS4). OpenCritic top critic average: 83.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 3

    -1
  2. 22

    Football Manager 2024

    Released November 2023 (PS5, XBXS, XB1, PC, Switch, PS4). OpenCritic top critic average: 83.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

    -1

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Rohan

Football Manager three times in the top 10 is the most British thing I've seen 😂

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