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NBA 2K26

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2025

Platforms

Genres

Players by platform

  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    4*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
    Classification
    E - Everyone*

Series

  • NBA 2K

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    No*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    No*

Store genres

  • 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*
  • In-App Purchases*
  • Partial Controller Support*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Remote Play Together*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • Traditional Chinese*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows 10 64-Bit (latest update)*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel® Core™ i3-9100 or AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200*
    Memory
    8 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 5 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 5500 XT 4 GB or Intel® Arc™ A580*
    Graphics API
    Version 12*
    Network
    Broadband Internet connection*
    Storage
    110 GB available space*
    Conditions
    Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system · SSD Required. 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 2019. In order to play NBA 2K26 on PC, you need a processor capable of supporting AVX2 and a graphics card capable of supporting DirectX feature level 12.0.*
  • Windows · Recommended*
    Memory
    16 GB*
    Graphics alternatives
    NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 8 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 5700 8 GB or Intel® Arc™ A770*
    Processor alternatives
    Intel® Core™ i5-10600 or AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600X*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Visual Concepts

Publishers

  • 2K
  • 2K Sports*

Release history

  • 2025-09-05
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2025-09-04 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2025-09-04*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Sep 4, 2025*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 14 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
Intel® Core™ i3-9100 or AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 5 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 5500 XT 4 GB or Intel® Arc™ A580*
Windows minimum memory requirement
8* GB
Name
NBA 2K26*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Intel® Core™ i5-10600 or AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600X*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 8 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 5700 8 GB or Intel® Arc™ A770*
Windows recommended memory requirement
16* GB
Release year
2,025*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
Intel® Core™ i3-9100 or AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 5 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 5500 XT 4 GB or Intel® Arc™ A580*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
8 GB*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Windows · Recommended
Processor alternatives
Intel® Core™ i5-10600 or AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600X*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
Windows · Recommended
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 8 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 5700 8 GB or Intel® Arc™ A770*
Windows recommended memory requirement
Windows · Recommended
Memory
16 GB*
Specifications 2 · 7 fields
Developers · Microsoft Windows
Visual Concepts
Visual Concepts*
ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows
ESRB · Microsoft Windows
Classification
E - Everyone*
Genres · Microsoft Windows
sports video game
sports video game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
4*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
2K Sports
2K Sports*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2025-09-04 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2025-09-04*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 34 fields
Achievements · historical
48*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
1,391* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
6,880* min
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*
  • In-App Purchases*
  • Partial Controller Support*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Remote Play Together*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Visual Concepts*
DLC count · historical
4*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
0 - 20000*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • Traditional Chinese*
Store genres
  • Sports*
Linux support · historical
No*
macOS support · historical
No*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
801* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
3,183* min
Name
NBA 2K26*
Negative reviews · historical
0*
Peak ccu
0*
Positive reviews · historical
0*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
27.99*
Publishers
  • 2K*
Recommendations
7,558*
Store release date · historical
Sep 4, 2025*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
Game website · historical
https://www.nba2k.com/*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Multi-player
Multi-player*
PvP
PvP*
Online PvP
Online PvP*
Shared/Split Screen PvP
Shared/Split Screen PvP*
Co-op
Co-op*
Online Co-op
Online Co-op*
Shared/Split Screen Co-op
Shared/Split Screen Co-op*
Shared/Split Screen
Shared/Split Screen*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
In-App Purchases
In-App Purchases*
Partial Controller Support
Partial Controller Support*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Remote Play Together
Remote Play Together*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Visual Concepts
Visual Concepts*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • Traditional Chinese*
Store genres
Sports
Sports*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
No*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
No*
Publishers
2K
2K*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Sep 4, 2025*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 4 · 18 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
1,099* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
4,566* min
Ccu
0*
Developer
Visual Concepts*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Sports*
Historical US original list price
6,999* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
699* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
2,615* min
Name
NBA 2K26*
Negative reviews · historical
0*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
0 .. 20,000*
Positive reviews · historical
0*
Historical US price
6,999* US cents
Publisher
2K*
Store genres
Sports
Sports*
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
Specifications 5 · 26 fields
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*
  • In-App Purchases*
  • Partial Controller Support*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Remote Play Together*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Visual Concepts*
Store genres
  • Sports*
Free to play · historical
No*
Linux requirements
Minimum: *
macOS requirements
Minimum: *
Name
NBA 2K26*
Windows requirements
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-Bit (latest update) Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-9100 or AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 5 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 5500 XT 4 GB or Intel® Arc™ A580 DirectX: Version 12 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 110 GB available space Additional Notes: SSD Required. 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 2019. In order to play NBA 2K26 on PC, you need a processor capable of supporting AVX2 and a graphics card capable of supporting DirectX feature level 12.0. *
Platforms
  • windows*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
0*
Historical store price
$69.99*
Publishers
  • 2K*
Recommendations total
4,923*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Sep 4, 2025*
Interface languages
English (full audio), French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Multi-player
Multi-player*
PvP
PvP*
Online PvP
Online PvP*
Shared/Split Screen PvP
Shared/Split Screen PvP*
Co-op
Co-op*
Online Co-op
Online Co-op*
Shared/Split Screen Co-op
Shared/Split Screen Co-op*
Shared/Split Screen
Shared/Split Screen*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
In-App Purchases
In-App Purchases*
Partial Controller Support
Partial Controller Support*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
Remote Play Together
Remote Play Together*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Visual Concepts
Visual Concepts*
Store genres
Sports
Sports*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Windows 10 64-Bit (latest update)*
Processor alternatives
Intel® Core™ i3-9100 or AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200*
Memory
8 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 5 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 5500 XT 4 GB or Intel® Arc™ A580*
Graphics API
Version 12*
Network
Broadband Internet connection*
Storage
110 GB available space*
Conditions
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system · SSD Required. 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 2019. In order to play NBA 2K26 on PC, you need a processor capable of supporting AVX2 and a graphics card capable of supporting DirectX feature level 12.0.*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
2K
2K*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Sep 4, 2025*
Interface languages
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*

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