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NBA 2K19

NBA 2K19

NBA 2K celebrates 20 years of redefining what sports gaming can be. NBA 2K19 continues to push limits as it brings gaming one step closer to real-life basketball excitement and culture.

Released Sep 10, 2018 Developer Visual Concepts Publisher 2K Platforms Windows SportsBasketballSimulationMultiplayerSingleplayer
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.

39.1%positive22,692 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“mid / good”

— a player, Steam review · 45 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“The Cheerleader amazing Outfit are gone in the custom team it's now worse now than before, its like seeing Dancing Yoga Moms in the NBA cheerleading in half time and sometimes tweens are dancing in stage instead of the cheerleader dancers; and until now custom mascot is nowhere…”

— a player, Steam review · 574 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:01 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

189playing at last check
19024-hour peak
28,864all-time peak
0 10k 20k 2019 2021 2023 2025 14.5k avg · Jul 2019

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.

50achievements
8.2%median completion
0.6%rarest: The Rest Is History
67.8% of players 63.1% of players 57.2% of players 52.3% of players 47.0% of players 45.5% of players 43.1% of players 41.7% of players 32.0% of players 26.9% of players 24.2% of players 22.6% of players 21.9% of players 19.8% of players 18.6% of players 18.5% of players 17.1% of players 15.0% of players 14.4% of players 14.1% of players 12.4% of players 10.9% of players 9.6% of players 9.0% of players 8.9% of players 8.2% of players 7.5% of players 5.7% of players 5.6% of players 4.6% of players 4.3% of players 4.1% of players 3.8% of players 3.5% of players 3.4% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 67.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
67.8%Green Light — Get 5 Green Release makes in a single game.
63.1%Makin' Adjustments — Make an on-the-fly defensive coaching adjustment during a game.
57.2%Badge of Honor — Earn a badge in MyCAREER.
Rarest badges of honor
0.6%The Rest Is History — Win a ‘Player Control’ game using a Historic player.
0.6%Locked In — Earn a Call-Up after winning a ‘Player Control’ game in Play Now Online.
0.6%A New Beginning — Completed the story, unlocked the best ending and became part owner with Tex in MyGM.

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.

Jul 08, 2019
ULTIMATE THEME PACK

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32927186/d374ea04e7bd9e766c11a2390a3d4f131d250597.png Ultimate Packs are live! Collect all the cards in the set to earn 750 tokens. C

Jun 20, 2019
NBA DRAFT DAY PACKS

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32927186/7f8b749318d962ebb1877ba298d5560bfa420738.png The NBA draft is upon us! While you wait for the first pick to be announced, he

Jun 14, 2019
SIG SERIES LEBRON

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32927186/ad5b52b9d8ad003384e7e9e18c184eb63e428c9b.png From rookie sensation to South Beach hero & The Land’s savior, LeBron has excel

Jun 07, 2019
GALAXY OPAL HARDEN

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32927186/f6642a5b6a34430a72440a4c84c77d37fc8162b6.png We get it - you've probably been ballin' with one of James Harden's many Pink D

May 30, 2019
KOBE SIGNATURE SERIES

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32927186/2cc18e078d3719d92fd2df2333c346bfbe2ddb97.png Digitally signed Kobe cards are available now in the latest Signature Series pa

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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.

GenresSimulation, Sports
Player tagsSports · Basketball · Simulation · Multiplayer · Singleplayer · e-sports · Co-op · Great Soundtrack · Competitive · Funny · Controller · Violent (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · In-App Purchases · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain * , Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese *
ControllerFull support
Achievements50
Estimated owners1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://2k.com/en-US/game/nba-2k19-standard-edition/
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 FX-4100 @ 3.60 GHz or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 450 1GB / AMD® Radeon™ HD 7770 1GB or better DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 80 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0x compatible Dual-Analog Gamepad: Recommended 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.