Ranking by series

The NBA 2K games, ranked.

16 games compete in this selection. NBA 2K17 tops it with 1,476 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 NBA 2K17 2016 · Sports 1,476
  2. 2 NBA 2K27 2026 · Sports 1,421
  3. 3 NBA 2K23 2022 · Sports 1,407
  4. 4 NBA 2K19 2018 · Sports 1,388
  5. 5 NBA 2K25 2024 · Sports 1,377
  6. 6 NBA 2K16 2015 · Sports 1,376
  7. 7 NBA 2K18 2017 · Sports 1,373
  8. 8 NBA 2K22 2021 · Sports 1,359
  9. 9 NBA 2K12 2011 · Sports 1,356
  10. 10 NBA 2K21 2020 · Sports 1,355
  11. 11 NBA 2K15 2014 · Sports 1,351
  12. 12 NBA 2K10 2009 · Sports 1,351
  13. 13 NBA 2K13 2012 · Sports 1,306
  14. 14 NBA 2K11 2010 · Sports 1,306
  15. 15 NBA 2K14 2013 · Sports 1,283
  16. 16 NBA 2K20 2019 · Sports 1,223

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In detail

The NBA 2K games ranked, what this ranking says

NBA 2K17 leads this selection with 1,476 ELO points, ahead of NBA 2K27 and NBA 2K23. The 16 games competing in it have played 1,014 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 16
Duels played by those games 1,014
Game in the lead NBA 2K17 (2016)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,476
Point gap between 1st and 10th 121
Best represented decade 2010s
Last reading September 19, 2026

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 16 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
NBA 2K27 +35 1,421
NBA 2K17 +22 1,476
NBA 2K15 +21 1,351

How this ranking is established

No jury, no press score, no sales figures: two games face off, players vote, and every vote updates an ELO score. This page is a view of the world ranking, never a standing kept apart.

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FAQ

What players ask

What is the best game in the NBA 2K series?

According to community votes, the best game in the NBA 2K series is NBA 2K17, with 1,476 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of NBA 2K27 and NBA 2K23, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many NBA 2K games are ranked?

16 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 1,014 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which NBA 2K game is climbing right now?

NBA 2K27 is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 35 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 16 games in the selection moved.

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