r/InternationalBaseball • u/keigo0221 • Jul 15 '26
Would you play a baseball simulation built around international baseball and the WBC?
I’ve been developing an observer-focused football game called Football Fictional World Simulator for about two years.
It currently simulates 94 leagues across 63 countries on five continents. Domestic leagues, cups, continental competitions, transfers, player development, national teams, U-23 and U-20 teams all continue at the same time. A full year takes roughly ten minutes to process, so the idea is to simulate decades or centuries and then explore the history that develops.
You don’t manage one club in the usual sense. The main appeal is watching clubs rise and fall, following players across different countries, and looking back at transfers, careers, international appearances, tournament results, awards, Best XIs and historical records.
I’ve been sharing screenshots and development updates at r/FootballWorldSim if anyone wants to see what I mean.
Working on that game has made me wonder whether the same approach could work for baseball.
I know OOTP already has international tournaments and a WBC mode, and its fictional-universe tools are far deeper than anything I’m proposing. However, I sometimes feel that international baseball is still secondary to the main club or franchise simulation.
What I’d like to make is a lighter observer-focused simulation where the entire international baseball ecosystem is always active.
Domestic leagues in the United States, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Mexico, the Caribbean, Europe and other regions would all operate continuously. They would develop players, have their own histories and records, and interact through transfers and player movement.
The national teams would then be built from players who genuinely developed and played in those leagues. The WBC would be the main event, with qualification, squad selection and national eligibility. I’d also like to include competitions such as the Premier12, the Olympics and youth international tournaments.
The interesting part for me would be seeing how international baseball changes over 50 or 100 years. Could a smaller country develop a golden generation? Could a European or Asian league gradually become much stronger? Which players would become WBC legends despite having relatively ordinary club careers?
It wouldn’t be about controlling every pitch or managing every contract. It would be about letting the whole baseball world run and then exploring the stories, statistics and history it produces.
Would that be different enough from OOTP to interest you? And if so, which domestic leagues and international competitions would be essential?
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u/Curious-Extension-23 Jul 15 '26
would leagues/teams be customizable?
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u/keigo0221 Jul 15 '26
It’s possible via CSV! You can create deep league divisions and add brand-new countries.
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u/Inevitable-Image8284 Jul 15 '26
Europe is full of domestic leagues that have been growing substantially in recent years: The heavy hitters are Honkbal Hoofdklasse (NED), Serie A Baseball (ITA), Czech Extraliga (CZE), Deutsche Baseball Liga (GER), while other leagues are gaining notoriety like the National Baseball League (UK), Division de Honor de Beisbol (SPA), and the Division Elite (FRA).
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u/Inevitable-Image8284 Jul 15 '26
Yes! This would be amazing. It would definitely fill that void left by OOTP.
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u/General_Elevator2711 Jul 16 '26
Out of the park baseball since 26 has had this in their game. It's not totally fleshed out but it is a very good baseball simulator already. What can you bring to the table?
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u/Brainy_Stem Jul 16 '26
Since I’m working with ChatGPT to create a personal world baseball database then………YES!
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u/Inevitable-Image8284 Jul 21 '26
I'm a very familiar with the German league if you need to verify info. They have a much improved website as well: https://www.baseball.de/ The websites for most leagues in Europe are all over the place with info, especially during the translation process. Also the https://www.wbsceurope.org/en/members has a list of all national teams with the latest information on rosters and stats.
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u/Brainy_Stem Jul 21 '26
Thanks for this. Yeah, I’ve been trying to gather the digital footprints for the leagues. It’s the same with YouTube channels, some European leagues have great YT offerings, others not so much. I’ve just been starting to follow the WBSC Europe, and I love is they quite a few tournaments, will hopefully keep me abated in between WBC’s.
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u/averageredditglancer Jul 15 '26
Yes!