Choose NBA 2K16
Choose NBA 2K16 if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 1,805 Steam reviews back the pick.
NBA 2K16 and NBA 2K17 both land in Sports on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Sports games on Steam. NBA 2K16 (2015) is 1 year older than NBA 2K17 (2016). NBA 2K17 scores higher on Steam reviews (55.4% positive) than NBA 2K16 (50.2% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Choose NBA 2K16 if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 1,805 Steam reviews back the pick.
Choose NBA 2K17 if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 55.4% positive across 1,791 reviews.
Both NBA 2K16 and NBA 2K17 sit in Sports on Steam and both list Multi-player and Shared/Split Screen, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
NBA 2K16 | NBA 2K17 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2016 |
| Genres | Sports | Sports |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 50.2% positive (1,805 reviews) | 55.4% positive (1,791 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Visual Concepts | Visual Concepts |
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