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NBA 2K25

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Overview

Who made it, when it came out, and how players rate it overall and right now

Developer
Visual Concepts
Publisher
2K
Released
Sep 3, 2024
Genres
Simulation · Sports
Steam store page
Open
All-time positive
63%
Steam rating
Mixed
Last 30 days
40%▼ 23 pts
English reviews
16,755
Last updated
Oct 28, 2026

Recent reviews are far more negative than usual (-23 points). Check what players are complaining about lately below.


The Good

The most praised themes, as a share of all this game's reviews

Graphics & art10%
“graphics are good and its a pretty fun game overall”
Gameplay & combat9%
“great game amazing graphics and gameplay”
Price & monetization8%
“AMAZING GAME AND AMAZING PRICE, THANK YOU STEAM”

The Bad

The most common complaints, as a share of all this game's reviews

Price & monetization20%
“Save your money and your time, not worth it, I do not recommend”
Bugs & crashes18%
“2K runs like absolute garbage: unoptimized, buggy, borderline unplayable”
Performance8%
“Looks terrible, plays terrible, constant crashes, greedy company, terrible optimization”
Gameplay & combat6%
“for money they want to sell it is not worth it, same game (many years in row)and even same gameplay( now even worse than before”
Developers & updates6%
“horrible game, horrible servers, horrible devs, horrible company”

Opinions over time

Percent positive each month, with the number of reviews below. The dashed line is the all-time score, and the last point covers the last 30 days.

Monthly % positiveFlagged monthAll-time score (63%)

Playtime

Percent positive by how many hours reviewers had played when they wrote their review

A low score under 2 hours often means a rough first impression, a bad launch, or performance problems.


Review Randomizer

A random review from this game's sample, which leans toward reviews other players found helpful

Recommended · 4.8 h played · Dec 2024
I love the game but the only thing bad about it are the shaders they keep having to update and it is annoying. but i love the game overall. Thanks.