It's coming up the crunch time in a number of sports right now with the Boston Celtics the favourites in the current odds to win the NBA Finals and the Evil Empire of Manchester City looking set to conquer English and European soccer.

If like us, the biggest games in sport set your imagination running and allow you to think how you would handle the pressure of a managing a team in the Champions League final or wonder if you could handle the pressure of a three pointer for the Larry O'Brien Championship trophy, then this is the perfect article for you.
Below we cover five of the best sports games for PC that will have you sat up to the early hours of the morning plotting your route to virtual sporting glory.

NBA 2K23
With the NBA finals just around the corner, what better place to start than with NBA2K23? Released in September 2022, this game is the latest in the famous series from Visual Concepts and is well worth downloading.

The My Career mode that allows you to create your own professional and take them from the Draft all the way to superstardom is still one of the most fun modes to play on the game. The incredibly popular Michael Jordan challenge returns to this game as well.
If you're a Chicago Bulls fan or just a nostalgic basketball lover, replaying some of Jordan's most iconic moments will give you Goosebumps all over again.

Football Manager 2023
Have you ever sat and watched your favourite soccer team on TV and questioned the manager's tactics or kicked up a stink to your friends about your team's latest signing? If you have, you're not alone, we all do it.
But, if you really want to put your soccer knowledge to the test and prove that you know more than your team's manager, the only way to do it is by playing FM23. This incredibly detailed football simulation game lets you take the reins at your favourite football club, or start out at the bottom, and control everything imaginable.
You can work on match tactics, training, recruitment and scouting and be as detailed or laissez faire as you want. Just remember though, if you're not getting the results on the pitch you will quickly find yourself out of a job.


(An insight into just how detailed the tactics in Football Manager can get.)

Mutant Football League
There aren't that many great football games out there when you compare the game to other sports. Whether that be because of the sports demographic or the difficulty in covering the action realistically we don't know.

What we do know though is that there is one football game that it an absolute must play for all sports fans and that is the whacky and outrageous Mutant Football League. Think of the Monstars from Space Jam crossed with Madden and you've got something close to this game.
Featuring a cast of skeletons, robots, orcs, aliens and mutated humans against each other on a booby trapped football field, this game will have you gripped from the off.

Out of the Park Baseball 2023
If you like the concept of Football Manager but prefer American sports then Out of the Park Baseball 23 could well be the game for you. Fully licensed by the MLB and enjoyed by stars of the game, this title is the most in-depth and detailed baseball game on the market.
Using stats and data, players can assemble and manage their own MLB team guiding it through the ups and downs of the baseball season. If creativity is more your thing, you can delight your inner child by making your own fictional leagues replete with fictional teams and players.

Or you can put your baseball knowledge to the test and compete in online leagues to see whether you're the next Paul DePodesta.

Rocket League
If you think the concept of explaining Football Manager to a non-game playing person is tricky, try explaining this one. Rocket League is essentially a soccer game, but the one key difference is that the players have four wheels instead of two legs.
Playing soccer with cars might sound like the dumbest thing that anyone has ever thought of - special mention the original cast of Top Gear - but it's actually just pure, unadulterated fun. The action is unsurprisingly non-stop and thankfully, it's really easy to pick up with a lower skill barrier than most PC games.

That's it from us! Let us know what you think to the games discussed above in the comments section and, if you think we've missed out a must-play game, be sure to let us know as well.