Activity briefingSummary of recorded signals
SteamWatch briefingSummary of recorded signals

NBA 2K27 Activity Briefing

As of October 19, 2026, NBA 2K27 has a current player count of 11,192, which reflects a 10.56% decrease over the last six hours. The game has received a total of 3,810 reviews on Steam, with a mixed rating of approximately 49%—indicating an ongoing struggle to engage its player base. The latest daily count of reviews stands at 16, showing a decline of 60% day-over-day. The game's price is currently £41.99, after a 30% discount was applied.

  • Current players: 11,192
  • 10.56% decrease in players over six hours
  • 3,810 total reviews
  • Approximately 49% positive rating
  • 30% discount applied to price
Steam player data · App 4356430

NBA 2K27

View on Steam ↗Updated 21 Oct · 00:01 UTC
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  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Online PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
Steam

Store data

UK price
£41.99
US price
$69.99
Positive reviews
49%
Total reviews
3,891
Release date
3 September 2026
Concurrent players7,710Most recent successful sample
Today's peak7,7101/144 samples
Tracked peak31,217Highest retained daily peak
Steam rating49%3,891 reviews
Steam metadata

Game information

Details supplied by the Steam store
App ID
4356430
App type
Game
Publisher
2K ↗
Supported systems
Windows
Genres
Sports
Release date
3 September 2026
Last player update
21 Oct · 00:01 UTC
Steam store data

System requirements

Supplied by the developer on Steam

Windows

Minimum
Requirement
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS
Windows 10 64-Bit (latest update)
Processor
Intel® Core™ i5-9400 or AMD Ryzen™ 5 1400
Memory
8 GB RAM
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 5 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 5500 XT 4 GB or Intel® Arc™ A580
DirectX
Version 12
Network
Broadband Internet connection
Storage
110 GB available space
Additional Notes
SSD Required. Dual-analog Gamepad recommended. Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include DirectX and Visual C++ Redistributable 2019. In order to play NBA 2K27 on PC, you need a processor capable of supporting AVX2 and a graphics card capable of supporting DirectX feature level 12.0.
Recommended
Requirement
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS
Windows 11 64-Bit (latest update)
Processor
Intel® Core™ i5-10600 or AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600X
Memory
16 GB RAM
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2070 8 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 5700 8 GB or Intel® Arc™ A770
DirectX
Version 12
Network
Broadband Internet connection
Storage
110 GB available space
Additional Notes
SSD Required. Dual-analog Gamepad recommended. Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include DirectX and Visual C++ Redistributable 2019. In order to play NBA 2K27 on PC, you need a processor capable of supporting AVX2 and a graphics card capable of supporting DirectX feature level 12.0.

Launch window

Released 3 September 2026 · Tracking from 4 September 2026

SteamWatch’s first observed day and week; tracking can begin after release. Top Sellers is Steam’s revenue ranking, not a sales estimate.

First observed dayComplete
Player peak
27,629
Steam reviews
Not recordedRating not recorded
Twitch peak
12,740
Price observed
Not recorded
Top Sellers
No appearanceNo ranked days

1 player-data day recorded in this window.

First observed weekComplete
Player peak
31,217
Steam reviews
1,86752% positive
Twitch peak
34,026
Price observed
£59.99
Top Sellers
Best rank #126 recorded days

7 player-data days recorded in this window.

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Player history

Concurrent players

Peak 18,996Average 11,489Latest 7,710
04.7k9.5k14.2k19k20 Oct 2026, 01:00 UTC21 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC

24-hour and 7-day views use hourly peaks from ten-minute samples. Longer views use retained daily peaks. Up to 24 recent event markers are shown per layer.

Selected outlets

Critic reviews

2 collected
GameSpot70NBA 2K’s Best Mode Is Even Better This YearPublished before SteamWatch began trackingIGN60NBA 2K27 ReviewPublished before SteamWatch began tracking
Twitch

Twitch stats

Awaiting the first Twitch sample.
Long-term history

Monthly players breakdown

Calculated from SteamWatch samples
MonthPeakGain% gainAverageAvg % gain
Last 30 days20,422-10,795-34.6%11,471-30.4%
October 202620,422-10,795-34.6%11,210-24.4%
September 202631,217——14,837—
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Observed momentum

Moving similarly

Compared with the latest two retained daily readings

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Steam global charts

Top Sellers history

Steam revenue ranking · not sales or units
Latest rank#46
Best recorded#12
Latest movementUp 3 places
Days listed44
#12#55#9705 Sept 202621 Oct 2026

Steam publishes a Top Sellers revenue position. A lower number is higher on the chart; Steam does not publish copies sold or revenue.