Games like NBA 2K Playgrounds 2
If NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are NBA Playgrounds, Forklift Basketball and NBA 2K20 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its funny, intense and lighthearted. 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.
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Players who liked NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 also play
Steam players who put hours into NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 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 Playgrounds
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with NBA 2K Playgrounds 2.
Top pick for NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports with NBA 2K Playgrounds 2.
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.
Forklift Basketball
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports with NBA 2K Playgrounds 2.
Earn your forklift certification in Forklift Basketball! Forklift Basketball is a chaotic, physics-based sports game where forklifts take center court. Drive, lift, and launch your way to victory in fast-paced matches filled with pure unpredictable fun!
NBA 2K20
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports with NBA 2K Playgrounds 2.
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.
Layup Legends™
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
The basket-brawler for up to 4 players! Use your skills to outplay your opponents on a variety of stages. Unleash powerful super moves to destroy your enemies and become a Layup Legend. Play with your friends or CPUs in 1v1 and 2v2 matches locally or online.
New Retro Arcade: Neon
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports with NBA 2K Playgrounds 2.
Emulate your favorite arcade games in an environment engrossed with retro realism and extremely detailed surroundings. Be filled with nostalgia and realise what arcade life felt like back in the 80’s/early 90’s.
Hoop Fighters: Party Basketball
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with NBA 2K Playgrounds 2.
Ranked #6 for NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports with NBA 2K Playgrounds 2.
Knock down your opponents and smash their hoops! Hoop Fighters is an online, no-rules party basketball game for up to 6 players. Slide into opponents, throw punches or objects at them. Do your best to get the ball. Remember, there are no rules in Hoop Fighters!
Lacrosse 26
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports with NBA 2K Playgrounds 2.
Lacrosse 26 is a high-paces lacrosse simulation with realistic motion capture animations and motion matching!
NBA 2K23
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with NBA 2K Playgrounds 2.
Ranked #8 for NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports with NBA 2K Playgrounds 2.
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
TrackMania Nations Forever
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
A free game in the truest sense of the word, TrackMania Nations Forever lets you drive at mind-blowing speeds on fun and spectacular tracks in solo and multiplayer modes.TrackMania Nations Forever offers a new "Forever" version of the Stadium environment, a solid solo mode and 65 brand new, progressively challenging tracks.
Circle of Sumo: Online Rumble!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Sports with NBA 2K Playgrounds 2.
Use your belly to your advantage! Challenge players all over the world and climb the leaderboards. Fight into the arena: charge, hit, dodge and defeat the opponents. Let's have some good old fun!
Ultimechs
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Sports with NBA 2K Playgrounds 2.
Your mech is ready. The crowd roars. Welcome to the arena! The thrill of professional athletics meets the precision of purpose-built machines in Ultimechs, the latest multiplayer VR gaming experience from Resolution Games.
Freestyle 2: Street Basketball
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Sports with NBA 2K Playgrounds 2.
Freestyle 2: Street Basketball is a fast paced online arcade basketball game. Create your own unique player and compete in the online street league! Use variety of b-ball moves and customize your player! Team up with the best street ballers online and rise to the top!
Drift Legends 2
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Sports with NBA 2K Playgrounds 2.
Arcade drifting with 50+ dream cars, from JDM icons to American Muscle. Master the art of the drift in a huge career, then dominate the competition in cross-platform online battles. Your legend begins now—no high-end PC required.
Superball
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Sports with NBA 2K Playgrounds 2.
Superball is a multiplayer 3v3 action game. An all-out blast of football in a cyberpunk setting. Choose a hero with unique abilities and conquer the sport of the future. Your accurate passes and strikes, as well as artful defense will lead your team to victory!
3on3 FreeStyle: Rebound
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Sports with NBA 2K Playgrounds 2.
3on3 FreeStyle: Rebound allows players to Team up for fast-paced street basketball, dive into single-player Career Mode PVE, and grow your skills with dynamic gameplay and enhanced Lumen-powered visuals.
Copa Petrobras de Marcas
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Sports with NBA 2K Playgrounds 2.
COPA PETROBRAS DE MARCAS is a 100% free official game simulating the thrill of competing wheel-to-wheel with models from various automakers in some of the main Brazilian race tracks.
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More from Saber Interactive
Other recommendable Steam games by Saber Interactive, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with NBA 2K Playgrounds 2.
Another title from Saber Interactive, the studio behind NBA 2K Playgrounds 2.
The Master Chief’s iconic journey includes six games, built for PC and collected in a single integrated experience. Whether you’re a long-time fan or meeting Spartan 117 for the first time, The Master Chief Collection is the definitive Halo gaming experience.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with NBA 2K Playgrounds 2.
Another title from Saber Interactive, the studio behind NBA 2K Playgrounds 2.
Embody the superhuman skill and brutality of a Space Marine. Unleash deadly abilities and devastating weaponry to obliterate the relentless Tyranid swarms. Defend the Imperium in spectacular third-person action in solo or multiplayer modes.
SnowRunner
WHY THIS
Another title from Saber Interactive, the studio behind NBA 2K Playgrounds 2.
Get ready for the next-generation off-road experience! Drive powerful vehicles and overcome extreme open environments to complete dozens of challenging missions solo or with up to 3 friends!
MudRunner
WHY THIS
Another title from Saber Interactive, the studio behind NBA 2K Playgrounds 2.
MudRunner is the ultimate off-road experience putting the players in the driver seat and dares them to take charge of incredible all-terrain vehicles, venturing across extreme Siberian landscapes with only a map and compass as guides!
Gloomhaven
WHY THIS
Another title from Saber Interactive, the studio behind NBA 2K Playgrounds 2.
Lead your band of mercenaries in the land of Gloomhaven, work with unsavoury individuals, shape the fate of the region, fight your way through horrific places and get rich or die trying in this ruthless Tactical-RPG.
RoadCraft
WHY THIS
Another title from Saber Interactive, the studio behind NBA 2K Playgrounds 2.
As the leader of a company specialized in restoring sites devastated by natural disasters, use your construction machinery to restart the local industry. Clear debris and faulty equipment, rebuild roads and bridges damaged by weather, and much more!
Crysis 2 Remastered
WHY THIS
Another title from Saber Interactive, the studio behind NBA 2K Playgrounds 2.
Relive the legendary single-player campaign from the classic first-person shooter, Crysis 2, optimized for today's hardware in Crysis 2 Remastered.
Crysis 3 Remastered
WHY THIS
Another title from Saber Interactive, the studio behind NBA 2K Playgrounds 2.
Experience the single-player experience from the iconic first-person shooter, Crysis 3, optimized to take advantage of today's hardware in Crysis 3 Remastered.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
NBA 2K20
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Sports with NBA 2K Playgrounds 2.
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.
Layup Legends™
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.
The basket-brawler for up to 4 players! Use your skills to outplay your opponents on a variety of stages. Unleash powerful super moves to destroy your enemies and become a Layup Legend. Play with your friends or CPUs in 1v1 and 2v2 matches locally or online.
New Retro Arcade: Neon
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Sports with NBA 2K Playgrounds 2.
Emulate your favorite arcade games in an environment engrossed with retro realism and extremely detailed surroundings. Be filled with nostalgia and realise what arcade life felt like back in the 80’s/early 90’s.
NBA 2K23
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with NBA 2K Playgrounds 2.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Sports with NBA 2K Playgrounds 2.
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.
Frequently asked about NBA 2K Playgrounds 2
- Does NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 work on Steam Deck?
- NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- Does NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 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 2K Playgrounds 2?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 are NBA Playgrounds, Forklift Basketball, NBA 2K20.
- Who developed NBA 2K Playgrounds 2?
- NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 was developed by Saber Interactive and published by 2K.
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