Ludography
69/100
Players25 ratings
79/100
Critics5 reviews
More scores
Metacritic11 critic reviews
76/100
Metacritic usersuser score
48/100
GameFAQsJust Right
3/5
Player reviews
60% positive31,002 reviews
Steam Deck
Verified
Runs on
Windows

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NBA 2K25 cover

2024 · Visual Concepts · Basketball · Simulation

NBA 2K25

Stack wins, raise banners, and make history in NBA 2K25. Command every court with authenticity and realism Powered by ProPLAY, giving you ultimate control over how you play in NBA 2K25. Define your legacy in MyCAREER, MyTEAM, MyNBA, and The W.

Released
6 September 2024
Platforms
Nintendo SwitchPlayStation 4PlayStation 5WindowsXbox OneXbox Series X/S
Genres
BasketballSimulationSports
Developers
Visual Concepts
Publishers
2K
Series
NBA 2K
Modes
MultiplayerSingle-player
Perspective
Third person
Country
United States
Age ratings
PEGI 3ACB MUSK 12ESRB ECLASS_IND LGRAC 12+CERO A
Languages
Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish (Spain)
Copies sold
11.5 million as of 2025-06-30
Entry
#26 in NBA 2K
Time to beat
22hmain story431hcompletionist

About

NBA 2K25 is a 2024 basketball video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K. Based on the National Basketball Association (NBA), it is the 26th installment in the NBA 2K series and is the successor to NBA 2K24 (2023) and the predecessor to NBA 2K26 (2025). The game was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on September 6, 2024. It was also released for iOS, macOS and tvOS through Apple Arcade on October 3, 2024. The game will be delisted from digital storefronts on October 30, 2026, and the online servers will be shut down on December 31, 2026.

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Development

The game was announced on July 11, 2024 and is the first instance in the NBA 2K series that features cover art with both NBA and WNBA players on the same release, with the All-Star Edition featuring Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics and A'ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces. The Standard Edition has Tatum, WNBA Edition has Wilson, and the Naismith Hall of Fame Edition features Vince Carter, who led a crop of inductees scheduled to enter the month after this game was released. This will be the first installment of the series where the PC edition will have all of the features of the home console editions, minus cross-play support, which is only on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. Additionally, in the Season 3 update, the PC version received Easy Anti-Cheat to help combat hackers.

NBA 2K25 has ProPlay, a technology introduced in the predecessor NBA 2K24, which turns real NBA footage into animations in-game for players. Using ProPlay, 9,000 new animations were added. The game additionally features a new dribble engine and a new defensive movement system. An additional paid DLC mode, Gravity Ball, was added in Season 2 on October 22.

Reception

The PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC versions of NBA 2K25 received "generally favorable" reviews on review aggregator Metacritic, with the PlayStation 5 version having a 79/100, the Xbox Series X version having a 77/100, and the PC version having a 76/100.

It was nominated for "Best Sports / Racing Game" at The Game Awards 2024, as well as for "Sports Game of the Year" at the 28th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards.

Awards

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
WindowsAdvanced Access4 September 2024Worldwide · Worldwide 6 September 2024
PlayStation 5Advanced Access4 September 2024Worldwide · Worldwide 6 September 2024
PlayStation 4Advanced Access4 September 2024Worldwide · Worldwide 6 September 2024
Xbox Series X/SAdvanced Access4 September 2024Worldwide · Worldwide 6 September 2024
Xbox OneAdvanced Access4 September 2024Worldwide · Worldwide 6 September 2024
Nintendo Switch6 September 2024Worldwide

Editions and related releases

Included in
NBA 2K25 x WWE 2K24 BundleNBA 2K25 x TopSpin 2K25 BundleNBA 2K25 x WWE 2K24 x TopSpin 2K25 Bundle
Editions
NBA 2K25: All-Star Edition

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