NBA 2K21

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• Xbox Series X and Series S

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

  E - Everyone^*

Series

• NBA 2K

Localized titles

• NBA 2K21

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

• Simulation^*
• Sports^*

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^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

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

  Full audio

  Yes^*

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

Community tags · historical

• Basketball^*

  Votes · historical

  213^*

• Sports^*

  Votes · historical

  180^*

• Simulation^*

  Votes · historical

  149^*

• Character Customization^*

  Votes · historical

  140^*

• Realistic^*

  Votes · historical

  110^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  107^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  94^*

• Third Person^*

  Votes · historical

  94^*

• Team-Based^*

  Votes · historical

  92^*

• 3D^*

  Votes · historical

  91^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  87^*

• Local Co-Op^*

  Votes · historical

  84^*

• Online Co-Op^*

  Votes · historical

  81^*

• Local Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  80^*

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  79^*

• Competitive^*

  Votes · historical

  73^*

• 4 Player Local^*

  Votes · historical

  65^*

• e-sports^*

  Votes · historical

  65^*

• Management^*

  Votes · historical

  59^*

• Immersive Sim^*

  Votes · historical

  57^*

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^*

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^*

Developers

• Visual Concepts

Publishers

• 2K Sports

• 2K^*

• 2020

  Date precision

  Year only

  Market

  worldwide

• 2020-09-03 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2020-09-03^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Sep 4, 2020^*

Detailed specifications