Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
A familiar yearly NBA 2K with better defense and tougher shooting, but held back by VC monetization, cheaters, no PC crossplay and balance complaints. Skip it if you want online play.
Great for
Offline MyCareer, MyNBA and sim fans who ignore VC and online modes
Main risk
Pay-to-win VC grind, cheaters and a small PC-only online pool
222 recent reviews
Some recent reviews say a recent update made shooting harder, sped up the game and removed SBMM. Cheater bans and ban appeals also appear often. Evidence is limited to a few reviews.
222 recent reviews
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The AI isn't just sagging off on every possession while you light them up for 100+ points now they actually play defense and you have to actually play basketball to score.”
Steam review · 27.6 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Bringing in the Eras on MyCareer and having Legends or whatever in MyNBA is what was my big draw to coming back this year.”
Steam review · 33.5 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Unbelievable graphics with a 5090 and dlss on.”
Steam review · 4.3 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“playing at MAX SETTINGS at 1600p im getting 180-240fps with no stuttering like in previous games.”
Steam review · 8.1 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Green window moves making it almost impossible to have the same jumshot every time.”
Steam review · 227.4 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“A BANNED ACCOUNT.”
Steam review · 68.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“game stuttering, invisible players, crowd not loading in and best of all the game crashes constantly”
Steam review · 31.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“You will not have fun unless you foot like, another $100 minimum on top of the $70 you paid to get in the door.”
Steam review · 12.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“No cross-play + a small PC player base + rampant cheating = an extremely frustrating online experience.”
Steam review · 96.9 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“MYCAREER BECAME OURCAREER.”
Steam review · 23.7 h played ↗
From the Steam store page
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Recommended
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+ Free to play
− Pay-to-win and predatory packs
analyzed 3 h ago
+ Addictive love-hate loop that keeps you returning
− Epic ownership ruined the game
analyzed 3 h ago
+ Career Mode is the best part
− Poor PC optimization and FPS drops
analyzed 12 h ago
+ Much-improved Franchise mode
− Frequent crashes and freezes
analyzed 12 h ago
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