Great offline modes (MyLeague, MyGM)
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Great game, amazing depth, super fun especially in MyLeague mode.”
Steam review · 441.9 h played ↗
NBA 2K19
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Negative · 40%Mostly Negative · 40%Visual Concepts2018Sports · Football (Soccer) · Simulation
The verdict
A deep, good-playing basketball sim for offline modes like MyLeague and MyGM. Online is full of cheaters, MyCareer is VC-gated, and the server shutdown cut features, so skip it for online or MyCareer.
Great for
Offline players of MyLeague, MyGM and Play Now who can grab it cheap on sale
Main risk
Servers are shut down, so MyCareer and online modes are crippled or unplayable
What players love
Strong gameplay, graphics and presentation
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Gameplay and movement wise easily the best 2k of the last 7 years.”
Steam review · 1180.6 h played ↗
Cheap on sale, good value
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Great games for $3, really can't complain. I mean. $3 !”
Steam review · 258.9 h played ↗
Enjoyable MyCareer story
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“One of the best sports story modes i have ever played.”
Steam review · 34.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Servers shut down, MyCareer and features lost
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Server shut down. I played more than 600 hours and the server shut down. I couldn't even transfer my player to the offline mode.”
Steam review · 646.5 h played ↗
VC microtransactions and pay-to-win
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The game is unplayable in mycareer mode if you dont buy VC through microtransactions,free to play game for 60 euros.”
Steam review · 92.3 h played ↗
Cheaters and hackers with no anti-cheat
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Every year, Parks, Rec, and MyTeam are filled with cheaters.”
Steam review · 2019.4 h played ↗
Bugs and corrupted saves
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“your save files will get corrupted on multiple occassions and you get left with an oh well from 2k”
Steam review · 29.8 h played ↗
Scripted, unfair AI and shooting
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“as difficulty rises, you and your team stop scoring even open shots”
Steam review · translated · 194.5 h played ↗
Unskippable ads
Mentioned in ~1 in 38 negative reviews
“They put in a 30 second unskippable ad for a TV show I can't even watch legally in my country.”
Steam review · 59 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support80 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit or Windows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i3-530 @ 2.93 GHz / AMD FX-4100 @ 3.60 GHz or better
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GT 450 1GB / AMD® Radeon™ HD 7770 1GB or better
Storage80 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 / AMD® Radeon™ R9 270 2GB or better
Storage80 GB available space
OSWindows 7 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit or Windows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i3-530 @ 2.93 GHz / AMD FX-4100 @ 3.60 GHz or better
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GT 450 1GB / AMD® Radeon™ HD 7770 1GB or better
Storage80 GB available space
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