Visual Concepts
NBA 2K21
At a glance
Genres
- basketball video game
- sports video game*
Play modes
- single-player video game
- multiplayer video game
Series
- NBA 2K
Game facts
Developers
- Visual Concepts
Publishers
- 2K Sports
- 2K*
Platforms
Players by platform
- Microsoft Windows*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 4*
Content classifications
- ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
- Classification
- E - Everyone*
Compatibility and community reports
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Platinum*
- Reports
- 11*
- Community confidence
- moderate*
- Controller support · 2026-06-27*
- Controller support
- Full*
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
- Compatibility category
- Verified*
System requirements
- Windows · Minimum*
- Operating system
- Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit or Windows 10 64-bit*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel® Core™ i3-2100 @ 3.10 GHz / AMD FX-4100 @ 3.60 GHz or better*
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 450 1GB / ATI® Radeon™ HD 7770 1GB or better*
- Graphics API
- Version 11*
- Network
- Broadband Internet connection*
- Storage
- 110 GB available space*
- Audio hardware
- Directx 9.0x*
- Conditions
- Dual-analog Gamepad recommended. Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include DirectX and Visual C++ Redistributable 2012. In order to play NBA 2K21 on PC, you need a processor capable of supporting SSE 4.2 and AVX.*
- Windows · Recommended*
- Processor alternatives
- Intel® Core™ i5-4430 @ 3 GHz / AMD FX-8370 @ 3.4 GHz or better*
- Graphics alternatives
- NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 770 2GB / ATI® Radeon™ R9 270 2GB or better*
- Memory
- 8 GB*
- Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
- Memory
- 8 GB*
Steam version platforms
- Windows*
- Supported
- Yes*
Interface languages
- English*
- Full audio
- Yes*
- French*
- Italian*
- German*
- Spanish - Spain*
- Full audio
- Yes*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Traditional Chinese*
Game features
- Single-player*
- Multi-player*
- PvP*
- Online PvP*
- Shared/Split Screen PvP*
- Co-op*
- Online Co-op*
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op*
- Shared/Split Screen*
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support*
- In-App Purchases*
- Steam Cloud*
- Remote Play on Tablet*
- Remote Play Together*
- Family Sharing*
- Local co-op*
Store genres
- Simulation*
- Sports*
Screenshots
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* Provisional data