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NBA 2K17

NBA 2K17

Following the record-breaking launch of NBA 2K16, the NBA 2K franchise continues to stake its claim as the most authentic sports video game with NBA 2K17. As the franchise that “all sports video games should aspire to be” (GamesRadar), NBA 2K17 will take the game to new heights and continue to blur

Released Sep 20, 2016 Developer Visual Concepts Publisher 2K Platforms Windows BasketballSportsMultiplayerSimulationSingleplayer
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

53.7%positive8,798 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Still one of the Best My Careers i have ever played”

— a player, Steam review · 180 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“have funny”

— a player, Steam review · 86 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“cant do nothing withkeyboard in game”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:08 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

19playing at last check
6724-hour peak
14,844all-time peak
0 5k 10k 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 8.3k avg · Sep 2016

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

49achievements
7.6%median completion
0.6%rarest: How Much Ya Got?
58.8% of players 52.0% of players 47.8% of players 45.7% of players 44.2% of players 42.6% of players 41.0% of players 40.9% of players 37.8% of players 33.7% of players 29.2% of players 28.5% of players 26.5% of players 26.4% of players 23.6% of players 23.1% of players 19.4% of players 18.6% of players 16.6% of players 16.0% of players 14.6% of players 12.9% of players 12.5% of players 12.0% of players 7.6% of players 7.1% of players 4.5% of players 4.4% of players 4.2% of players 4.1% of players 3.8% of players 3.5% of players 3.5% of players 3.4% of players 3.1% of players 3.1% of players 2.5% of players 2.3% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 58.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
58.8%No TV, No Newspapers… — Hidden achievement
52.0%That's Got a Ring To It — Hidden achievement
47.8%Mano a Mano — Play 1-on-1 with a teammate in MyCOURT.
Rarest badges of honor
0.6%How Much Ya Got? — Sign a max deal in free agency in MyCAREER.
0.7%On The Rise — Win as a member of a Pro-Level or higher 2K Pro-Am team.
0.7%Perfection — Win all 10 games of 'Greatest of All-Time' in Play Now Online.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 12, 2016
Patch 4 Released

GENERAL - Corrected an issue where some postrelease uniform colors would clash with the opposing team’s uniform in certain matchups. - After a made basket, the score will no longer update on the score

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresSports
Player tagsBasketball · Sports · Multiplayer · Simulation · Singleplayer · Realistic · Action · Character Customization · Family Friendly · Great Soundtrack · Controller · Gambling (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV · Remote Play Together
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain * , Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese *
ControllerFull support
Achievements49
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.2k.com/games/nba-2k17
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit or Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-530 @ 2.93 GHz / AMD Phenom™ II X4 805 @ 2.50 GHz or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 430 1GB / ATI® Radeon™ HD 6450 1GB or better DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 70 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0x compatible Additional Notes: Dual-analog gamepad; Additional Notes: Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include DirectX and Visual C++ Redistributable 2012