NBA 2K25

Basketball simulation with NBA careers, historic franchises, and online competition

Visual Concepts · Published by 2K · Released Sep 3, 2024

Reviews: Mixed; 59% of 43K
Recent reviews: Mixed; 57% of 68 in 30 days
Playing now: 1,053; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 1 year ago; Jun 23, 2025

What is NBA 2K25?

A basketball simulation built around NBA and WNBA games, with single-player, local, and online team competition. Play matches, develop a player in MyCAREER or The W, manage a franchise across six eras in MyNBA, or collect cards and assemble lineups in MyTEAM.

For you if...

+you want offline franchise management across different NBA eras
+you enjoy creating and developing a basketball player
+you want local and online team competition

Not for you if...

−you dislike long, grind-heavy career progression
−you want online modes without microtransactions

What players say

59% of 42,942 reviews are positive · 57% of 68 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise MyNBA's offline franchise depth, especially running custom teams across historical eras, and some also like the fluid animations and movement. Common complaints focus on intrusive microtransactions, a long MyCAREER grind, inconsistent shooting and teammate AI, and occasional crashes or optimization problems.

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NBA 2K25 system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 64-Bit (latest update)
Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-9100 or AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 4 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 570 4 GB or Intel® Arc™ A580
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 150 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12
Notes: SSD Required. Dual-analog Gamepad recommended. Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include DirectX and Visual C++ Redistributable 2019. In order to play NBA 2K25 on PC, you need a processor capable of supporting AVX2 and a graphics card capable of supporting DirectX feature level 12.0.

OS: Windows 10 64-Bit (latest update)
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-10600 or AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600X
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 8 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 5700 8 GB or Intel® Arc™ A770
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 150 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12
Notes: SSD Required. Dual-analog Gamepad recommended. Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include DirectX and Visual C++ Redistributable 2019. In order to play NBA 2K25 on PC, you need a processor capable of supporting AVX2 and a graphics card capable of supporting DirectX feature level 12.0.

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: Denuvo Anti-tamper - 5 Activations per 24 hours machine activation limit
Third-party account: 2K Sports Account
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 46
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, In-app purchases