Strong, improved on-court gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The gameplay feels smooth and responsive, with refined mechanics that reward skillful play.”
Steam review · 25.1 h played ↗
NBA 2K23
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 63%Mixed · 63%Visual Concepts2022Immersive Sim · Sports · Simulation
The verdict
Solid basketball sim with deep MyNBA and a great Jordan Challenge, but PC gets last-gen only, VC is predatory, and shut servers kill MyCareer. Skip if you want a lasting career mode.
Great for
Offline basketball fans who want Play Now, MyNBA/MyLeague and Jordan Challenge, bought on deep sale
Main risk
Server shutdown bricks MyCareer and online modes, leaving mostly offline exhibition play
What players love
Better than 2K22 and newer entries
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“2k23 current gen is lowk the best 2k to play rn 2k24 and 2k25 suck”
Steam review · 240.4 h played ↗
Fun for MyCareer, MyLeague and offline play
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“the singleplayer is very good, especially MyLeague”
Steam review · 14.7 h played ↗
Great graphics and presentation, mods
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“the modding community has made this game better than the "next-gen" console version”
Steam review · 48.2 h played ↗
Fun with friends, only real basketball sim
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“fun, because i like basketball, and there's not other good basketball game.”
Steam review · 16.6 h played ↗
Jordan Challenge mode
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“The game has a special feature taht I loved: Jordan Challenge.”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Servers shut down, MyCareer unplayable
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Game modes (including MyCareer) are now fully bricked due to server shutdown in December 2024, just 2 years from the game's release.”
Steam review · 170.7 h played ↗
PC gets last-gen version, missing features
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“2K not supporting next gen on PC is beyond dumb and still wont do it for 2k24.”
Steam review · 74.3 h played ↗
Crashes and technical issues
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Can't play a single game because 3 mins in , no matter what game mode. it crashes even after all the verifying files, updating drivers.”
Steam review · 277.4 h played ↗
Aggressive microtransactions and VC grind
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“it takes 55 HOURS to get an 85 OVR. Not even 99 OVR, 85.”
Steam review · 38 h played ↗
Same game every year, little innovation
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Nothing has progressed in 2 years except the rosters.”
Steam review · 4 h played ↗
Cheaters and no anti-cheat
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“game is fine but the fact that everyone online is cheating makes it ass”
Steam review · 1023.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support110 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit or Windows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i3-2100 @ 3.10 GHz/ AMD FX-4100 @ 3.60 GHz or better
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GT 450 1GB/ ATI® Radeon™ HD 7770 1 GB or better
Storage110 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit or Windows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-4430 @ 3 GHz/ AMD FX-8370 @ 3.4 GHz or better
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 770 2GB/ ATI® Radeon™ R9 270 2GB or better
Storage110 GB available space
OSWindows 7 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit or Windows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i3-2100 @ 3.10 GHz/ AMD FX-4100 @ 3.60 GHz or better
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GT 450 1GB/ ATI® Radeon™ HD 7770 1 GB or better
Storage110 GB available space
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