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NBA 2K18

NBA 2K18

The highest rated* annual sports title returns with NBA 2K18, featuring unparalleled authenticity and improvements on the court.*According to 2008 - 2016

In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Detailed basketball systems” (5 of 101 reviews); the most common complaint is “Server and update failures” (28). What reviewers agree on ↓

Developer Visual Concepts Publisher 2K Platforms Windows SportsBasketballGamblingMultiplayerSimulation
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-08-12)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.

29.1%positive18,725 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 101 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 101 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 29.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12

Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“2k will never be good on pc, peaked at 2k13, rest is slop”

— a player, Steam review · 256 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

25,432all-time peak
0 10k 20k 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 No data collected for this period 11.7k avg · Jun 2018

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-23.

50achievements
10.0%median completion
0.6%rarest: King of Kings
75.7% of players 67.3% of players 44.1% of players 43.9% of players 42.7% of players 40.5% of players 40.3% of players 40.2% of players 37.1% of players 35.3% of players 31.5% of players 27.1% of players 24.5% of players 24.2% of players 24.0% of players 21.6% of players 20.2% of players 19.9% of players 19.5% of players 19.0% of players 18.3% of players 16.5% of players 15.4% of players 14.9% of players 13.4% of players 10.0% of players 9.9% of players 9.7% of players 8.4% of players 7.6% of players 7.1% of players 6.9% of players 6.8% of players 6.2% of players 6.1% of players 4.8% of players 3.7% of players 3.5% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 1.8% of players 1.7% of players 1.2% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 75.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
75.7%I Got You — Throw a long pass using Maximum Passing.
67.3%Makin' Adjustments — Make an on-the-fly defensive coaching adjustment during a game.
44.1%Let Doc Do His Thing — Get a haircut from the Barber Shop in MyCAREER.
Rarest badges of honor
0.6%King of Kings — Achieve a 10 game win streak on King of the Court in MyCAREER.
0.6%It Isn't Over Yet — Hidden achievement
0.6%Work Complete — Complete all checklist goals in MyTEAM.

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 2026-08-12 07:53 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.

GenresSimulation, Sports
Player tagsSports · Basketball · Gambling · Multiplayer · Simulation · Singleplayer · Realistic · Local Multiplayer · Great Soundtrack · Competitive · Walking Simulator · Survival (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, Korean *
ControllerFull support
Achievements50
Official sitehttps://www.2k.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7x64 / Windows 8.1x64 / Windows 10x64 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 450 1GB / ATI® Radeon™ HD 7770 1GB or better DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 70 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0x compatible Dual-Analog Gamepad: Recommended