WWE 2K23

WWE 2K23 is Even Stronger with expanded features, gorgeous graphics and a deep roster of WWE Superstars and Legends. 2K Showcase returns as an interactive sports documentary focusing on the 20-year career of…

84 17 March 2023

Fighting Simulator Sport Action

WWE 2K23 is a fighting developed by Visual Concepts, released 17 March 2023 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Verified 1 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam , Wikipedia

What WWE 2K23 is

WWE 2K23 is a fighting game developed by Visual Concepts and released in 2023. It was published by 2K Games. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Proprietary Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

WWE 2K23 is Even Stronger with expanded features, gorgeous graphics and a deep roster of WWE Superstars and Legends. 2K Showcase returns as an interactive sports documentary focusing on the 20-year career of John Cena and WarGames is finally here!

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the WWE series

WWE 2K23 is the 62nd of 65 entries we hold in the WWE series. The next entry was WWE 2K24 in 2024. Its critic score of 84 is 15 points above the series average of 69. The highest-rated entry is WWE Smackdown! Here Comes the Pain at 90.

See all 65 WWE games in release order →

How it was received

WWE 2K23 holds a critic score of 84 out of 100. That places it above 86% of the 981 rated fighting games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2023 averaged 76, so it scored 8 points above the year average.

What it launched against

WWE 2K23 launched on 17 March 2023, within three weeks of Resident Evil 4, Dredge, Octopath Traveler II and Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil 4, Dredge, Octopath Traveler II, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for WWE 2K23 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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