In this era of overly sophisticated visualization, sports genre games are less in demand when compared to before when Winning Eleven was still in its heyday.
Currently, PC gamers are more inclined to deify adventure games, battle-royales (eg PUBG), and car racing games with action dramatizations like Hollywood films.
Even so, sports games still have a fanatical loyal community, and of course, are dominated by football and basketball games.
This is very reasonable considering that football and basketball are the two most popular sports in the world. Plus, in this beloved country of Indonesia, almost everyone only plays football or futsal, and not other sports.
Because of this, sports game developers continue to innovate and keep abreast of technological developments in terms of graphics and gameplay. All for the sake of returning glory to this genre.
Welcome, and here are the recommendations for the 6 best sports games by RuangLaptop!
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1. FIFA 20
- Operating Systems: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Switch, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows
- Modes: Single-player, Multiplayer
One of the newest sports games that is popular and has a fanatical fan community is FIFA 20.
This game, which was just released on September 27, 2019, has an interesting gameplay and almost looks real. FIFA 20 is the first recommendation for sports game lovers, especially football.
Besides having unique features that make you not get bored quickly, you will feel like playing with the original players. This game also presents FUT, namely FIFA Ultimate Team where you can fight other players online.
Apart from one on one, there is also an eleven vs eleven online modes, where you will choose one position in a soccer game, and other players play other positions. Just like playing real ball, but online.
This game is available on various platforms such as PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Android, Nintendo Switch, and PC, aka computers.
Minimum PC Specifications:
- Processor: Core i3-2100 @ 3.1GHz
- Graphics Card: NVIDIA GTX 460 1GB
- RAM: 8GB
- OS: Windows 7/8.1/10 – 64-Bit
- Storage: 50GB
2. NBA 2K20
- Operating Systems: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows
- Modes: Single-player, Multiplayer
For those of you who like basketball, this NBA 2K20 game is the only one to watch (discard NBA Live).
This game, which was released on September 10 2019 by 2K, deserves to be appreciated. NBA 2K20 is the only basketball game that can rival the quality of other popular sports games such as FIFA and Pro Evolution Soccer.
The quality offered in this game is very good in terms of graphics, gameplay, and overall match presentation.
One example of a significant improvement over NBA 2K19 is its much more realistic shooting. You will also find it easier to control the players, so scoring is not as difficult as it used to be.
In addition to the usual matches, there is a GM mode that brings a lot of changes. You can also choose which coach you want to choose according to your existing abilities. If a player develops, the player’s price will increase drastically.
This game itself is available on various platforms such as PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Android, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Microsoft Windows (PC) or laptops.
Minimum PC Specifications:
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-530 @ 2.93 GHz
- Graphics Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 450 1GB
- RAM: 4GB
- OS: Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit, Windows 10 64-bit.
- Storage: 80GB
3. Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) 2019
- Operating Systems: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, Microsoft Windows, iOS
- Modes: Single-player, Multiplayer
PES and FIFA can be likened to a religion. There are no FIFA players who also play PES, and vice versa.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 is the big enemy of FIFA 19. This game made by Konami has smoother movements, but due to licensing issues so that the names of players, clubs, and stadiums cannot use their real names, many people prefer FIFA 19, especially in Indonesia.
The basic things in this sports game have accurate animations, and you need to control the little things. A more realistic dribble requires a longer adjustment time for players, and releasing kicks also feels more difficult.
“Realistic” is the most appropriate word for PES 2019. In this case, patience is very important because you can’t play this game like a simulation where everything goes very fast.
Because everything is completely realistic, this game is not suitable if you just want to play for ‘fun’, because you can be sure that the realisticness can be frustrating.
Apart from the offline multiplayer mode, there is also an online multiplayer mode which is sure to be very fun for you to play. PES 2019 is also available on smartphones and is one of the best Android sports games.
Minimum PC Specifications:
- Processor: Intel Core i5-3470
- Graphics Card: NVIDIA GTX 670
- RAM: 4GB
- OS: Windows 7 SP1/8.1/10 – 64bit
- Storage: 30GB
4. Madden NFL 2019
- Operating Systems: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows
- Modes: Single-player, Multiplayer
This game made by Electronic Arts is all about American Football. The graphics shown in this game also look so real, and the match system is very good for a league like the NFL. By using the Frostbite Engine, this game manages to create stunning graphics for you to play.
There are also unique features of this game, that is, you can create the dream team you want. You can also fight enemies online using the multiplayer mode.
Of course with this mode, playing games will feel more exciting, because you can communicate with people around the world who play this game.
This game has also won a Satellite Award for Outstanding Sports/Racing Game. The Satellite Award is a prestigious event that gives awards to film, TV, and new media.
One part of the new media in this event is of course none other than video games. Because it is combined with various other types of categories, there are not many award categories that exist for video games.
Minimum PC Specifications:
- Processor: Intel Core i3-4350
- Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
- RAM: 8GB
- OS: Win 7/8.1/10
- Storage: 48.5GB
5. Football Manager 2019
- Operating Systems: Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, Macintosh operating systems, Linux
- Modes: Single-player, Multiplayer
For those of you who like and enjoy managing a football sports team, then Football Manager 2019 is the only choice.
Before changing to Football Manager in 2005, this game franchise was known as Championship Manager.
Championship Manager has been popular since 1992 and is the best football sports manager game in the world. The name change occurred in 2005 due to a dispute between the publisher, Eidos Interactive, and the developer, Sports Interactive.
In the aftermath of this dispute, the name of this game changed to Football Manager and went on sale in 2005.
Despite the name change, the franchise remains one of the best-selling sports games of all time. In Football Manager 2019, you can manage more than 2,500 football clubs and play in more than 140 leagues in 50 countries. All players from all over the world will fight here and fight for the title of the best player throughout the year.
Interestingly, the collaboration between developers and professional football clubs has made this game even more impressive to play.
Minimum PC Specifications:
- Processor: Intel Pentium 4
- Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
- RAM: 2GB
- OS: Windows 7/8/8.1/10 ; 64-bit or 32-bit
- Storage: 7GB
6. EA Sports UFC 3
- Operating System: PlayStation 4, Xbox One
- Modes: Single-player, Multiplayer
This one game is not present on PC. So if you don’t have a PS4 or Xbox One, consider this article.
This MMA game made by EA Sports is a martial arts game or rather Mixed Martial Arts. This game offers very realistic graphics and player movement.
Later, the game expanded on a fan-favorite social mode: Knockout Mode, which makes matches between players even faster and more challenging.
The battle will also be even more exciting considering that the commentary voice actor on the battle mode in EA SPORTS UFC 3 is Snoop Dogg.
The new gameplay features and battle mode would not be complete without technology that supports the graphics quality of this game.
Therefore, EA Sports developed an animation technology called Real Player Motion (RPM) which presents this game with at least 5000 new animations; maximizing the effect of movement and response of athletes in a fight.
That’s a brief explanation and review of the best and most recommended sports games for you. Actually, there are many other sports games, but according to the title of the article, we only present the best choices.
Happy hunting for sports games for you to enjoy in your spare time, leave comments, and don’t forget to share this article!
