NBA 2K16

Platforms

• PlayStation 3

• Microsoft Windows

• Android

Genres

• basketball video game
• sports video game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  4^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  E10+ - Everyone 10+^*

Series

• NBA 2K

Localized titles

• NBA 2K16

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Sports^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• Shared/Split Screen^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Full controller support^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Remote Play on TV^*
• Family Sharing^*
• Local co-op^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*
• Italian^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• Japanese^*
• Simplified Chinese^*
• Traditional Chinese^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Traditional Chinese^*

Community tags · historical

• Sports^*

  Votes · historical

  280^*

• Basketball^*

  Votes · historical

  231^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  122^*

• Simulation^*

  Votes · historical

  98^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  94^*

• Realistic^*

  Votes · historical

  62^*

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  49^*

• Great Soundtrack^*

  Votes · historical

  49^*

• Controller^*

  Votes · historical

  41^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  22^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  13^*

• Online Co-Op^*

  Votes · historical

  13^*

• RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  7^*

• Free to Play^*

  Votes · historical

  5^*

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  5^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit or Windows 10 64-bit^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core2 Duo or better (SSE3 or later)^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  DirectX 10.1 compatible (512 MB) or better^*

  Graphics API

  Version 10^*

  Storage

  50 GB available space^*

  Audio hardware

  DirectX 9.0x compatible^*

  Conditions

  Dual-analog gamepad; Additional Notes: Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include DirectX and Visual C++ Redistributable 2010.^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core i5 or better^*

  Graphics alternatives

  DirectX 11 compatible (2 GB) or better^*

  Memory

  4 GB^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  4 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  10^*

  Community confidence

  moderate^*

Developers

• Visual Concepts

Publishers

• 2K Sports

• 2K^*

• 2015-09-29

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2015-09-29 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2015-09-29^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Sep 29, 2015^*

Detailed specifications