Games like NBA 2K25
If NBA 2K25 is your kind of game, the closest matches are NBA 2K24, NBA 2K26 and NBA 2K22 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its competitive, intense and nostalgic. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →NBA 2K25 is a sports simulation released in 2024 by Visual Concepts, priced at $69.99 USD, and verified to run on Steam Deck. The game features achievement-hunting, character customization and progression, career-mode content, and era-based simulation mechanics, set within competitive sports and urban themes. Players describe the experience as competitive, intense, nostalgic, and sometimes punishing. Reviewers highlight the authentic basketball simulation with licensed NBA teams and players, the collectible player-card system and team-building in MyTeam mode, the deep MyCareer progression with create-a-player features, and the rewarding nature of MyPlayer character advancement. The game supports online co-op and currently holds a 64% positive rating from 13,782 Steam reviews.
About 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.
Players who liked NBA 2K25 also play
Steam players who put hours into NBA 2K25 also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
NBA 2K24
WHY THIS
Shares microtransactions, online multiplayer, simulation and a competitive mood with NBA 2K25.
Top pick for NBA 2K25 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with NBA 2K25.
This product will no longer be available for purchase as of 10/30/2025. NOTE: All multiplayer servers for NBA 2K24 will be shutdown as of 12/31/2025. After that time, all game functions requiring online servers will no longer function.
NBA 2K26
WHY THIS
Shares vc economy, career mode, sports and a punishing mood with NBA 2K25.
Second-strongest match for NBA 2K25 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports with NBA 2K25.
Bragging rights are on the line in MyCAREER, MyTEAM, MyNBA, The W, and Play Now. Showcase your bag of moves with hyper realism, Powered by ProPLAY™, and challenge your friends, or rivals, in NBA 2K26’s competitive modes—and leave no doubt that you wear the crown.
NBA 2K22
WHY THIS
Shares vc economy and a competitive mood with NBA 2K25.
Third-strongest match for NBA 2K25 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with NBA 2K25.
NOTE: All multiplayer servers for NBA 2K22 will be shutdown as of 12/31/2023. After that time, all game functions requiring online servers will no longer function.
NBA 2K23
WHY THIS
Shares online multiplayer, career mode and a competitive mood with NBA 2K25.
Ranked #4 for NBA 2K25 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with NBA 2K25.
Rise to the occasion in NBA 2K23. Showcase your talent in MyCAREER. Pair All-Stars with timeless legends in MyTEAM. Build your own dynasty in MyGM, or guide the NBA in a new direction with MyLEAGUE. Take on NBA or WNBA teams in PLAY NOW and feel true-to-life gameplay.
NBA 2K21
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with NBA 2K25.
Ranked #5 for NBA 2K25 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with NBA 2K25.
NOTE: All multiplayer servers for NBA 2K21 will be shutdown as of 12/31/2022. After that time, all game functions requiring online servers will no longer function.
EA SPORTS™ FIFA 23
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with NBA 2K25.
Ranked #6 for NBA 2K25 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with NBA 2K25.
FIFA 23 brings The World’s Game to the pitch, with HyperMotion2 Technology, men’s and women’s FIFA World Cup™, women’s club teams, cross-play features**, and more.
Madden NFL 22
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with NBA 2K25.
Ranked #7 for NBA 2K25 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with NBA 2K25.
Madden NFL 22 is where gameday happens. All-new features in Franchise include staff management, an enhanced scenario engine, and weekly strategy. Share avatar progress and player class between Face of The Franchise and The Yard with unified progression.
FIFA 22
WHY THIS
Shares career mode with NBA 2K25.
Ranked #8 for NBA 2K25 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with NBA 2K25.
Powered by Football™, EA SPORTS™ FIFA 22 brings the game even closer to the real thing with fundamental gameplay advances and a new season of innovation across every mode.
Reviewers mention these as similar to NBA 2K25
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Live
WHY THIS
Reviewers of NBA 2K25 cross-mention this title as a similar play.
No one ever said that life is easy. Fight your way through it in a short story-driven mix of game genres that accompany your journey from childhood to senility. What challenges will you stand up against? Will you earn what should be yours? Will you find out what it means to Live?
NBA 2K17
WHY THIS
Shares offline career mode and a competitive mood with NBA 2K25.
Reviewers of NBA 2K25 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Sports with NBA 2K25.
Following the record-breaking launch of NBA 2K16, the NBA 2K franchise continues to stake its claim as the most authentic sports video game with NBA 2K17. As the franchise that “all sports video games should aspire to be” (GamesRadar), NBA 2K17 will take the game to new heights and continue to blur the lines between video game and...
NBA 2K19
WHY THIS
Shares mycareer progression and a competitive mood with NBA 2K25.
Reviewers of NBA 2K25 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Sports and Simulation with NBA 2K25.
NBA 2K celebrates 20 years of redefining what sports gaming can be. NBA 2K19 continues to push limits as it brings gaming one step closer to real-life basketball excitement and culture.
NBA 2K20
WHY THIS
Shares mycareer progression and a competitive mood with NBA 2K25.
Reviewers of NBA 2K25 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Sports and Simulation with NBA 2K25.
NOTE: All multiplayer servers for NBA 2K20 will be shutdown as of 12/31/2021. After that time, all game functions requiring online servers will no longer function.
NBA 2K22
WHY THIS
Shares vc economy and a competitive mood with NBA 2K25.
Reviewers of NBA 2K25 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Sports and Simulation with NBA 2K25.
NOTE: All multiplayer servers for NBA 2K22 will be shutdown as of 12/31/2023. After that time, all game functions requiring online servers will no longer function.
NBA 2K23
WHY THIS
Shares online multiplayer, career mode and a competitive mood with NBA 2K25.
Reviewers of NBA 2K25 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Sports and Simulation with NBA 2K25.
Rise to the occasion in NBA 2K23. Showcase your talent in MyCAREER. Pair All-Stars with timeless legends in MyTEAM. Build your own dynasty in MyGM, or guide the NBA in a new direction with MyLEAGUE. Take on NBA or WNBA teams in PLAY NOW and feel true-to-life gameplay.
NBA 2K24
WHY THIS
Shares microtransactions, online multiplayer, simulation and a competitive mood with NBA 2K25.
Reviewers of NBA 2K25 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Sports and Simulation with NBA 2K25.
This product will no longer be available for purchase as of 10/30/2025. NOTE: All multiplayer servers for NBA 2K24 will be shutdown as of 12/31/2025. After that time, all game functions requiring online servers will no longer function.
NBA 2K16
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with NBA 2K25.
Reviewers of NBA 2K25 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Sports with NBA 2K25.
NBA 2K is back with the most true-to-life NBA experience to date with NBA 2K16. Featuring an all-new MyCAREER experience written, directed & produced by acclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below NBA 2K25 at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~93% under NBA 2K25 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with NBA 2K25.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Priced ~79% under NBA 2K25 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with NBA 2K25.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
BeamNG.drive
WHY THIS
Priced ~64% under NBA 2K25 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with NBA 2K25.
A dynamic soft-body physics vehicle simulator capable of doing just about anything.
Schedule I
WHY THIS
Priced ~71% under NBA 2K25 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with NBA 2K25.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
The Forest
WHY THIS
Priced ~71% under NBA 2K25 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with NBA 2K25.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under NBA 2K25 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with NBA 2K25.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Euro Truck Simulator 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~71% under NBA 2K25 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with NBA 2K25.
Travel across Europe as king of the road, a trucker who delivers important cargo across impressive distances! With dozens of cities to explore, your endurance, skill and speed will all be pushed to their limits.
Satisfactory
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under NBA 2K25 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with NBA 2K25.
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with NBA 2K25.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
DORONKO WANKO
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with NBA 2K25.
『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
SuchArt: Creative Space
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with NBA 2K25.
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
Crime Scene Cleaner: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with NBA 2K25.
When there’s a call, you are the man to clean up after your client’s dirty job. Siding with the mafia is a dangerous game, but they pay well, and you need money, right? So take your mop and better remove those bloodstains quickly before the police come.
Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!
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More from Visual Concepts
Other recommendable Steam games by Visual Concepts, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
NBA 2K20
WHY THIS
Shares mycareer progression and a competitive mood with NBA 2K25.
Another title from Visual Concepts, the studio behind NBA 2K25. Shares Sports and Simulation with NBA 2K25.
NOTE: All multiplayer servers for NBA 2K20 will be shutdown as of 12/31/2021. After that time, all game functions requiring online servers will no longer function.
NBA 2K23
WHY THIS
Shares online multiplayer, career mode and a competitive mood with NBA 2K25.
Another title from Visual Concepts, the studio behind NBA 2K25. Shares Sports and Simulation with NBA 2K25.
Rise to the occasion in NBA 2K23. Showcase your talent in MyCAREER. Pair All-Stars with timeless legends in MyTEAM. Build your own dynasty in MyGM, or guide the NBA in a new direction with MyLEAGUE. Take on NBA or WNBA teams in PLAY NOW and feel true-to-life gameplay.
NBA 2K24
WHY THIS
Shares microtransactions, online multiplayer, simulation and a competitive mood with NBA 2K25.
Another title from Visual Concepts, the studio behind NBA 2K25. Shares Sports and Simulation with NBA 2K25.
This product will no longer be available for purchase as of 10/30/2025. NOTE: All multiplayer servers for NBA 2K24 will be shutdown as of 12/31/2025. After that time, all game functions requiring online servers will no longer function.
NBA 2K22
WHY THIS
Shares vc economy and a competitive mood with NBA 2K25.
Another title from Visual Concepts, the studio behind NBA 2K25. Shares Sports and Simulation with NBA 2K25.
NOTE: All multiplayer servers for NBA 2K22 will be shutdown as of 12/31/2023. After that time, all game functions requiring online servers will no longer function.
NBA 2K21
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with NBA 2K25.
Another title from Visual Concepts, the studio behind NBA 2K25. Shares Sports and Simulation with NBA 2K25.
NOTE: All multiplayer servers for NBA 2K21 will be shutdown as of 12/31/2022. After that time, all game functions requiring online servers will no longer function.
NBA 2K26
WHY THIS
Shares vc economy, career mode, sports and a punishing mood with NBA 2K25.
Another title from Visual Concepts, the studio behind NBA 2K25. Shares Sports with NBA 2K25.
Bragging rights are on the line in MyCAREER, MyTEAM, MyNBA, The W, and Play Now. Showcase your bag of moves with hyper realism, Powered by ProPLAY™, and challenge your friends, or rivals, in NBA 2K26’s competitive modes—and leave no doubt that you wear the crown.
NBA 2K19
WHY THIS
Shares mycareer progression and a competitive mood with NBA 2K25.
Another title from Visual Concepts, the studio behind NBA 2K25. Shares Sports and Simulation with NBA 2K25.
NBA 2K celebrates 20 years of redefining what sports gaming can be. NBA 2K19 continues to push limits as it brings gaming one step closer to real-life basketball excitement and culture.
NBA 2K18
WHY THIS
Shares microtransactions and a competitive mood with NBA 2K25.
Another title from Visual Concepts, the studio behind NBA 2K25. Shares Sports and Simulation with NBA 2K25.
The highest rated* annual sports title returns with NBA 2K18, featuring unparalleled authenticity and improvements on the court.*According to 2008 - 2016
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
NBA 2K26
WHY THIS
Shares vc economy, career mode, sports and a punishing mood with NBA 2K25.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Sports with NBA 2K25.
Bragging rights are on the line in MyCAREER, MyTEAM, MyNBA, The W, and Play Now. Showcase your bag of moves with hyper realism, Powered by ProPLAY™, and challenge your friends, or rivals, in NBA 2K26’s competitive modes—and leave no doubt that you wear the crown.
NBA 2K22
WHY THIS
Shares vc economy and a competitive mood with NBA 2K25.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Sports and Simulation with NBA 2K25.
NOTE: All multiplayer servers for NBA 2K22 will be shutdown as of 12/31/2023. After that time, all game functions requiring online servers will no longer function.
NBA 2K23
WHY THIS
Shares online multiplayer, career mode and a competitive mood with NBA 2K25.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Sports and Simulation with NBA 2K25.
Rise to the occasion in NBA 2K23. Showcase your talent in MyCAREER. Pair All-Stars with timeless legends in MyTEAM. Build your own dynasty in MyGM, or guide the NBA in a new direction with MyLEAGUE. Take on NBA or WNBA teams in PLAY NOW and feel true-to-life gameplay.
NBA 2K21
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with NBA 2K25.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Sports and Simulation with NBA 2K25.
NOTE: All multiplayer servers for NBA 2K21 will be shutdown as of 12/31/2022. After that time, all game functions requiring online servers will no longer function.
Frequently asked about NBA 2K25
- Is NBA 2K25 verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — NBA 2K25 is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does NBA 2K25 cost?
- NBA 2K25 is listed on Steam at 69.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does NBA 2K25 have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — NBA 2K25 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP).
- What games are most similar to NBA 2K25?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside NBA 2K25 are NBA 2K24, NBA 2K26, NBA 2K22.
- Who developed NBA 2K25?
- NBA 2K25 was developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K.
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