Cricket is not just played. It is remembered.
Draft an all-time XI from any era and win a World Test Championship that never happened. Settle a single argument in one sitting with a one-off Clash of the Eras. Replay history's most famous series with the real players who actually walked out that day. Or spin a year and follow a real tour, ball by ball, wherever it actually went.
Draft an all-time XI from any era in history and lead them through a full World Test Championship career — real form, real fitness, real jeopardy, ball by ball, called live as it happens. Not ready to commit a whole career? Settle one argument outright in a one-off Clash of the Eras, or replay one of history's most famous series with the real players who actually featured. Or spin a year, pick a nation, and follow the real record on The Long Room Trail — the actual tour, wherever it actually went. If you've ever argued about an all-time XI, one of these is going to get you. Available now in Early Access at $5.99 USD (full retail $14.99 USD).
Early Access price: $5.99 USD. Rises to $14.99 USD at full launch.
A Historical Cricket Simulation
Underneath the argument, The Greats is a working statistical engine. Every player is built from public-domain career records — batting averages, bowling strike rates, the conditions they were made for — and every match runs on those numbers, not on scripted outcomes. It functions as an all-time Test XI selector as much as a game: draft freely across a century of cricket, and let the record decide who was right.
The Greats Asks
Would Bradman's average survive Holding at his peak?
History gave us remarkable careers. It never gave us the matches we wanted most.
Every fan already has an all-time XI. Every fan thinks they know who bats at three. The Greats simply asks: are you right?
Explore The Greats
The Story
Why The Greats exists.
The Game
Draft. Lead. Leave a legacy. Or replay history exactly as it happened.
The Journal
The development diary.
Affiliates & Press
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Long Room Studio
The studio behind it.
Submit Feedback
Report bugs and review ratings.
Step Into the Pavilion
The engine's initial calibration phase is officially complete, and the full simulator database is open. Play instantly inside your web browser or download the standalone desktop version. Secure your lifetime access pass today during our launch window, and back up all your career data files safely via our custom data export feature.
What Now
Send this to the friend who's still wrong about the 1980s West Indies attack.