Out of the Park Baseball lets me enjoy baseball even when the Mets suck

September 27, 2026 Terrence O’Brien

Cover of Out of the Park Baseball 27 showing a bunch of players collaged behind the logo.

If you were to ask me what game or game series I've sunk the most time into, the answer would be easy: Out of the Park Baseball (OOTP). I have spent roughly 2,300 hours, according to Steam, playing various editions of the game. OOTP isn't like MLB The Show or Super Mega Baseball. It's not graphically impressive. It's not a blast of simple arcade fun. It is basically a spreadsheet pretending to be a video game. It's fantasy baseball, but without having to wait six months to see how disappointing that sleeper draft pick will be, because you can plow through an entire season in as little as a few hours.

You can play individual games and dig in …

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