NBA 2K27
The hustle doesn’t stop and the run never ends in NBA 2K27. Chase greatness around the clock in MyCAREER, MyTEAM, and MyNBA, and make your hoop dreams a reality.
NBA 2K27 is a simulator developed by Visual Concepts, released 4 September 2026 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What NBA 2K27 is
NBA 2K27 is a simulator game developed by Visual Concepts and released in 2026. It was published by 2K. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
The hustle doesn’t stop and the run never ends in NBA 2K27. Chase greatness around the clock in MyCAREER, MyTEAM, and MyNBA, and make your hoop dreams a reality.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the NBA series
NBA 2K27 is the 187th of 187 entries we hold in the NBA series. It is the most recent released entry in the series. Its critic score of 76 is 3 points above the series average of 73. The highest-rated entry is NBA 2K11 at 92.
How it was received
NBA 2K27 holds a critic score of 76 out of 100. That places it above 57% of the 2,881 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2026 averaged 78, so it scored 2 points below the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel® Core™ i5-9400 or AMD Ryzen™ 5 1400, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 5 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 5500 XT 4 GB or Intel® Arc™ A580. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. 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 2K27 launched on 4 September 2026, within three weeks of Marvel's Wolverine, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Control Resonant and Onimusha: Way of the Sword. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Marvel's Wolverine, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Control Resonant, Onimusha: Way of the Sword.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for NBA 2K27 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
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Quick answers
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