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AO International Tennis

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2018

Should you play it?

AO International Tennis is the most authentic, community-focused tennis game ever. Make use of comprehensive PlayFace™, Stadium Creator, and other customisation features to put a photo-realistic version of yourself in your local tennis competition, up against the greats, including Rafael Nadal.

What works

  • Extensive customization and community content
  • Realistic and challenging gameplay
  • Good career mode with progression
  • Regular updates and developer support
  • Immersive audio and atmosphere

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep learning curve and difficult controls
  • Online multiplayer population is low
  • Some bugs and animation issues
  • Limited official licensed players and venues
  • Graphics and animations could be improved

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • PBA Pro Bowling 2026

  • Virtual Pool 4

  • Super Mega Baseball 3

  • Virtua Tennis 4™

  • TIEBREAK+: Official Game of the ATP and WTA

  • Tennis Elbow 2013

More intimate

Games that feels like AO International Tennis but with more focus on close relationships

  • IOSoccer

  • FIFA 22

  • Slappyball

  • Pro Soccer Online

  • Soccer Online: Ball 3D

  • Slapshot: Rebound

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like AO International Tennis but with more leadership over others

  • Axis Football 2023

  • Cricket 26 - The Official Game of the Ashes

  • Cricket 22

  • Super Mega Baseball™ 4

  • Ashes Cricket

  • Cricket 24

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

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  • Ashes Cricket

  • Cricket 19

  • Cricket 24

  • Cricket 22

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AO International Tennis: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Fantasy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival, Violence.

Last update: 18/08/2026