We Love It's Guide to…
Play NBA and WNBA games, develop a player career, build an all-era lineup, or manage a basketball franchise.
Released 09 Sep 2021
Play NBA and WNBA
Build an All-Era Team
Create a Player Career
NOTE: All multiplayer servers for NBA 2K22 will be shutdown as of 12/31/2023. After that time, all game functions requiring online servers will no longer function.
Developed by Visual Concepts · Published by 2K
NBA 2K22 is a basketball simulation where you play as NBA and WNBA teams and players, or create a player and pursue a professional career.
On court, you control dribbling, passing, shooting, dunks, and alley-oops, while using defensive contests and blocks to challenge opponents. Stamina and timing shape how you approach possessions.
Its modes include MyCAREER for developing a player, MyTEAM for collecting and assembling stars and legends across eras, and MyGM and MyLEAGUE for managing a team and seasons. The multiplayer servers shut down on December 31, 2023, so functions that require those servers no longer work.
Positive reviews point to satisfying on-court basketball, citing shooting, passing, and defensive play, as well as the depth of franchise management and the appeal of career and team-building modes. Some also praise the broadcast presentation. Many supplied reviews instead focus on the server shutdown, which players say made career and other online-dependent modes inaccessible.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 50 |
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| Players | 1–4 |
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| Multiplayer | NBA 2K22 supports both single-player and multiplayer. Steam lists Online PvP, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and the tags include 4 Player Local. The store text and reviews indicate online social and competitive modes such as Neighborhood, Park, Rec, Pro-Am, MyTEAM, and playing with friends. Official server-dependent online features stopped functioning after 2023-12-31 due to server shutdown. |
| Multiplayer & mods | No multiplayer mod support is described in the provided information. |
| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
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| Website | Official website |
