Rank 01Games like NBA Playgrounds
- 16 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked NBA Playgrounds also play
The closest matches to NBA Playgrounds: NBA 2K Playgrounds 2, NBA 2K20, NBA 2K17, Basketball Classics, and WWE 2K BATTLEGROUNDS. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02
Rank 03
Rank 04 
Rank 05 
WWE 2K BATTLEGROUNDS
Why this: Same comedic mood as NBA Playgrounds.
Rank 06 
Rank 07 
Backyard Basketball '01
Why this: Shares power ups with NBA Playgrounds.
Rank 08 
The full ranked list: top 24 games like NBA Playgrounds
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- Released: 2017
- Developer: Saber Interactive
- 62% of 395 reviews
- Genres: Sports
- Metacritic 67
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- High flying dunks feel unstoppable
- No microtransactions for unlocks
- Power ups add arcade chaos
- Comedic
- Epic
- Funny
More games like NBA Playgrounds, sliced differently
More from Saber Interactive
Other recommendable Steam games by Saber Interactive, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Why this: Same epic mood as NBA Playgrounds.
65 new reviews this week- Trending
About NBA Playgrounds
The closest matches to NBA Playgrounds: NBA 2K Playgrounds 2, NBA 2K20, NBA 2K17, Basketball Classics, and WWE 2K BATTLEGROUNDS. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If NBA Playgrounds is your kind of game, the closest matches are NBA 2K Playgrounds 2, NBA 2K20 and NBA 2K17 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as comedic, epic and funny, and single out its gamebreaker meter and high flying dunks. 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.
About NBA Playgrounds: Classic NBA arcade action is back! Take your “A” game to the playground and beat the best in high-flying 2-on-2 basketball action. Practice your skills offline, play with up to three others and take your talents online to posterize your opponents with acrobatic jams and ridiculous displays of skill.
Is NBA Playgrounds worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 62% of 395 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 9 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 4 h before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- High flying dunks feel unstoppable
- No microtransactions for unlocks
- Power ups add arcade chaos
- Shot timing rewards precision
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“The Gameplay is fun but i ended up refunding it. The Shop Site says 2v2 and Multiplayer (Online). In reality youre playing a 1v1 (the second of every team is AL and you can switch). That doesnt sound right. You also cant play with or…”
“Once the game was released,it was real fun experience and had a lot of potential,even tho shooters were super unbalanced and having Ray Allen meant winning the game,it was still enjoyable.Unfortunately devs just kept ruining the game with…”
People who play it also play: NBA 2K Playgrounds 2, NBA 2K20, NBA 2K17
Frequently asked about NBA Playgrounds
Can I run it?
Does NBA Playgrounds have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — NBA Playgrounds 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 Playgrounds?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside NBA Playgrounds are NBA 2K Playgrounds 2, NBA 2K20, NBA 2K17.
Who developed NBA Playgrounds?
NBA Playgrounds was developed by Saber Interactive and published by Mad Dog Games, LLC.