Coach a pro basketball team from the bench: pick your starting five, sign talent and make the calls live on a tactics board that cuts to comic highlights. A bold cartoon manager with story mode, trash-talk duels, voiced commentary and a real simulation underneath.

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Planned Release Date: 2027

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About This Game

The arena is loud, the clock is running – and everyone is looking at you.

In Baseline Boss you are the head coach of a pro basketball team. Every lineup, every timeout and every signing ends up on the scoreboard. The game is simulated possession by possession, and you watch it unfold live.

Game day: tactics board meets comic highlights

Follow every possession live on the tactics board, with the ball dribbling, passing and flying to the rim. When it matters, the broadcast cuts to a hand-drawn comic highlight in your club colors: dunks, blocks, steals, buzzer-beaters.



Change tactics, call timeouts and sub players without ever leaving the game. A PA announcer and a commentary duo call the action.

A story worth playing

You start out coaching a kids' school team. Then one halftime show changes everything, and the club owner offers you a job with his pro team. Every away trip, every win and every big moment is told as a short motion comic with voices.

Trash-talk duels

At halftime, rival coaches come for you, and you fire back. Pick the right comeback and the fans love you. Pick the wrong one and you may end up quoting a three-headed monkey.

Your HQ, your roster

Every game day starts at your desk: today's mission, the next opponent, the situation report. From there you open the files for roster, tactics, contracts, scouting and press.



Every player has a personnel file with ratings, personality, contract and season stats. You decide who starts.

Contracts and budget

Sign free agents at the negotiating table. Before you sign, you see exactly what the deal costs until the end of the season.

The press writes what really happened

After every game, the Baseline Daily reports on what actually happened on the court: headline, box score, standings and the decisive highlight as a cover image.

Make it your league

Rename clubs, change colors and import your own crests in the editor. Names, colors and crests only, nothing changes ratings or results.

In development

  • Halftime and timeout team talks
  • Trades, draft and multi-year player development
  • Club media: website, video channel, TV show and your own streaming service
  • Press conferences and more leagues
Baseline Boss is in development. Everything you see is in-game footage; visuals may change.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Generative AI-assisted tools were used during development to assist with programming tasks and to create or refine artwork, 3D assets and audio content, including voiceovers. The content was reviewed, edited and integrated by the development team. AI-assisted tools were also used for Steam marketing artwork. The game does not generate content with AI during gameplay and does not connect to an external AI service.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
    • Processor: Intel Core i5 / AMD Ryzen 5 (4 cores)
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: DirectX 11, 2 GB VRAM (GeForce GTX 960 / Radeon RX 560)
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 4 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
    • Processor: Intel Core i7 / AMD Ryzen 7 (6 cores)
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: DirectX 11, 4 GB VRAM (GeForce GTX 1060 / Radeon RX 580)
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 4 GB available space