NBA 2K21
With exciting improvements upon its best-in-class gameplay, competitive and community online features, and deep, varied game modes, NBA 2K21 offers one-of-a-kind immersion into all facets of NBA basketball and…
NBA 2K21 is a simulator developed by Visual Concepts, released 3 September 2020 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
What NBA 2K21 is
NBA 2K21 is a simulator game developed by Visual Concepts and released in 2020. It was published by 2K. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Eco-Motion Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
NBA 2K21 is a 2020 basketball video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K. Based on the National Basketball Association (NBA), it is the 22nd installment in the NBA 2K franchise, the successor to NBA 2K20 and the predecessor to NBA 2K22. The game was released on September 4, 2020, for Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Google Stadia, and the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X/S versions were released in November 2020, as well as a different version of the main game featuring Zion Williamson of the New Orleans Pelicans. The NBA 2K21 Arcade Edition was released for Apple Arcade on April 2, 2021. Most versions were released to heavy criticism, citing…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, business and non-fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen. There are 50 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the NBA series
NBA 2K21 is the 159th of 187 entries we hold in the NBA series. It arrived 12 months after NBA 2K20. The next entry was NBA 2K21: Mamba Forever Edition in 2020. Its critic score of 77 is 4 points above the series average of 73. The highest-rated entry is NBA 2K11 at 92.
How it was received
NBA 2K21 holds a critic score of 77 out of 100. That places it above 59% of the 2,881 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2020 averaged 73, so it scored 4 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 74, across 58 votes.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel® Core™ i3-2100 @ 3.10 GHz / AMD FX-4100 @ 3.60 GHz or better, 4 GB RAM and NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 450 1GB / ATI® Radeon™ HD 7770 1GB or better. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. It also needs around 110GB of free storage, which is a real consideration on a 512GB drive. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
NBA 2K21 launched on 3 September 2020, within three weeks of Marvel's Avengers, Hades, Hades and Factorio. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Marvel's Avengers, Hades, Hades, Factorio.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for NBA 2K21 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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