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A cartoon-style WWE brawler where you use exaggerated moves, power-ups and arena hazards in solo or multiplayer matches.
Released 17 Sep 2020
Throw Rivals to Crocodiles
Escape Steel Cages
Survive Royal Rumbles
The world of WWE is your battleground with all-new, over the top, in-your-face arcade action as your favorite WWE Superstars and Legends battle it out in outlandish interactive environments.
Developed by Saber Interactive · Published by 2K
Play as WWE Superstars, Legends or created wrestlers in an arcade-style wrestling game. Fight opponents with punches, throws, combos, special moves and power-ups.
Compete in match types including Steel Cage, Royal Rumble and Fatal Four Way. Arenas feature interactive hazards and objects that can affect a bout.
A comic-strip story campaign follows a search for new WWE Superstars, with characters and battlegrounds to unlock as you progress. Create and customize wrestlers and arenas, or play matches with friends locally and online.
Players who enjoy the game often describe its exaggerated arcade wrestling as easy to pick up and entertaining with friends on the same screen. Some also like the arena hazards and the campaign's character and arena unlocks. Reviews differ on its staying power, with repetition, unlock grinding, controls and online-service reliance among recurring complaints.
This product will no longer be available for purchase as of 2/20/2026.
NOTE: All multiplayer servers for WWE 2K Battlegrounds will be shutdown as of 8/20/2026. After that time, all game functions requiring online servers will no longer function.
The world of WWE is your battleground with all-new, over the top, in-your-face arcade action as your favorite WWE Superstars and Legends battle it out in outlandish interactive environments around the world. Compete in your favorite match types with an arsenal of exaggerated maneuvers, special abilities, and devastating power-ups, including Steel Cage, Royal Rumble, Fatal Four Way and more, as Mauro Ranallo and Jerry “The King” Lawler call all the mayhem! Are you ready to enter the battleground?
Featuring over 70 WWE Superstars and Legends, take your favorites into battle with unrestrained, unhinged, and in-your-face pandemonium! Pull off over-the-top moves and use your special abilities to destroy your opponent while battling in interactive environments during multiplayer action!
Play through an all-new story mode told through original comic strips, alongside Paul Heyman and Stone Cold Steve Austin and help lead the charge to find the next WWE Superstars! Battle as unique and colorful new characters against established WWE Superstars to test your mettle and show your skills while unlocking new characters and Battlegrounds along the way.
Make WWE 2K Battlegrounds your own with tons of customizable parts as you create, customize, and edit your own original created characters and Battlegrounds!
Wage war in a wide variety of your favorite match types with fun, new twists, including Steel Cage, Royal Rumble, Fatal Four Way and the all-new Battlegrounds Challenge!
Compete in Online Tournaments or stake your claim as King of the Battleground and survive the online melee against players from around the world! Plus, battle it out in local multiplayer and dominate your friends!
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 13 |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
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| Website | Official website |
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