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NBA 2K17

Catalogue entry · not reviewed · store data read 30 August 2026

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 the lines between video game and...

Sports

Player score
5.4/10
8,786 reviews
Released
2016
Developer
Visual Concepts
Platforms
1 systems
Critics
90
Steam Deck
unsupported
Download
70 GB
We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is 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 the lines between video game and...

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released19 September 2016
DeveloperVisual Concepts
Publisher2K
PlatformsPC
GenresSports
Languages8 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata , seeded TBA. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was NBA 2K17 received?

Players54%positive of 8,786 · Mixed
Metacritic90critic aggregate, PC
Achievements49on Steam

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

Accessibility

1 declared features

Seeing

None declared

Hearing

None declared

Input

  • Full controller support

Difficulty

None declared

Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

What does it support?

Technical support
CapabilitySupport
Controllerfull support
Cloud savesYes
Cross-platform playNo
Mod supportNo official workshop
Online playSingle-player only
In-game purchasesNo
Steam Deckunsupported
Download size70 GB
Add-on contentNone listed
Age gateNone

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

Games like NBA 2K17

24 games overlap with NBA 2K17 on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are NBA 2K16, NBA 2K22 and NBA 2K24.

All 24 games like NBA 2K17

Common questions about NBA 2K17

What platforms is NBA 2K17 on?

NBA 2K17 is available on PC. It first released in 2016.

Do players recommend NBA 2K17?

54% of 8,786 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Mixed. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

What is the Metacritic score for NBA 2K17?

90 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.

Does NBA 2K17 work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates NBA 2K17 as unsupported on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.

How big is the NBA 2K17 download?

70 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.

Who made NBA 2K17?

NBA 2K17 was developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K.