SimulationSports
NBA 2K22
Give it 7 hours
Gets good by 7h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 15h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 43% of owners
Steam reviews 57% positive of 38,848
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (81%); after 20h it's 1 in 3 (37%).
- Fully opens up by hour 15.
- The opening is criticised more than in 99% of games we track.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- Only 43% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 39,051 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 122.7h for positive, 75.6h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (43.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.
All achievements (50)
story milestone ending side
- Not Too Shabby Score 10 points in a MyCAREER NBA game 100%
- No Contest Take a 20 point lead into halftime in a MyCAREER NBA game 87%
- Clutch Score 30 points in a MyCAREER NBA game 84%
- What's For Dinner Complete a full practice in the Team Practice Facility 74%
- Double Trouble Record a double-double in a MyCAREER NBA game 74%
- Feeling Lucky Spin the Daily Wheel 65%
- Tre' Bomber Make 5 three-pointers in a MyCAREER NBA game 65%
- Follow Me On... Get 2.5 million fans in MyCAREER 57%
- Go Ahead And Jump Create a jump shot in MyCAREER 54%
- Popping Off Play a game of Mini-Basketball 53%
- In It To Win It Go to the playoffs in MyLEAGUE 50%
- Squeaky Clean Turn the ball over 10 fewer times than your opponent in a MyCAREER game 50%
- Multitasker Complete 3 Unique Agendas in a single game 46%
- Wet From Three Make 15 three-pointers in a MyCAREER NBA game 43%
- Best Friends Forever Get 15 assists in a MyCAREER NBA game 41%
- Aye, Aye, Captain! Talk to Captain Jeffery Pinero 39%
- Timing Is Everything Make 10 green release shots in a MyCAREER NBA game 39%
- MyCHAMPION! Win a championship in MyLEAGUE 39%
- Five Finger Discount Get 5 steals in a MyCAREER NBA game 39%
- Let Doc Do His Thing Change your look in the Barber Shop 39%
- Block Party Get 5 blocks in a MyCAREER NBA game 38%
- All Rise Record a triple-double in a MyCAREER NBA game 37%
- Patch It Up Talk to Engineer Mike Boynton 35%
- It's Free Real Estate Make 10 free throws in a MyCAREER NBA game 34%
- I Choose You… Evolve an Evolution player in MyTEAM 29%
- Board Man Gets Paid Get 15 defensive rebounds in a MyCAREER NBA game 28%
- Second Chance Get 5 offensive rebounds in a MyCAREER NBA game 23%
- Bartering Up Make a trade in MyGM 20%
- Sneaker Head Create a Shoe Card and apply it to a player 20%
- Gemologist Collect a player card of every gem color in MyTEAM 19%
- My Precious Obtain an Original Owner Holo card 17%
- No Excuses Max out all of your MyPOINTS in MyCAREER 16%
- Superstar Win a QUICK PLAY game on Superstar difficulty 14%
- Badged Up Apply a Hall of Fame badge to any player in MyTEAM 12%
- All-Star Win a NBA All-Star game on All-Star difficulty 11%
- Ready For The League? Win a QUICK PLAY game on Hall of Fame difficulty 11%
- Omnipotent Play a game in MyGM 10%
- Capped Out Max out all of your badges in MyCAREER 10%
- Social Distancer Perform an emote from a vehicle in MyCAREER 10%
- You're A Star Win a NBA TODAY game 5.6%
- On My Way Win 3 PLAY NOW ONLINE games 3.7%
- This Is Sparta! Complete Triple Threat Online The 100 without giving up more than 75 points in a single 10 game run 3.0%
- Getting The Hang Of It Win 5 PLAY NOW ONLINE games 3.0%
- Maxed Out Max out all of your skills in MyGM 2.3%
- This Is Easy Win 10 PLAY NOW ONLINE games 2.3%
- Minted Have an original owner card graded a 10 2.1%
- Somewhere Over The… Catch the Unicorn 1.4%
- Lottery Win 10 games in a single run in MyTEAM Draft 1.4%
- Boss Win a PLAY WNBA game on Hall of Fame difficulty 1.4%
- She's Got Game Win a PLAY WNBA game on Superstar difficulty 1.4%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.