NBA games in order

Games like NBA 2K11, NBA Live 06, and NBA 2K12 - the complete franchise in release order, rated by the GamesGraph community. Last updated: October 8, 2026

32 modern, 26 legacy games
5.37 /10
  • 1
    1 NBA All-Star Challenge cover
    NBA All-Star Challenge
    1991March 1991 by Beam Software
    Sport, Isometric
    Sport, Isometric
    Game Boy, Mega Drive, SNES
  • 2
    2 NBA Jam cover
    NBA Jam
    1993April 1993 by Midway
    Sport, Side view
    Sport, Side view
    Arcade, Mega Drive, Sega CD, SNES
  • 3
    3 NBA Jam Tournament Edition cover
    NBA Jam Tournament Edition
    1994January 1994 by High Voltage Software
    Sport, Arcade, Third person
    Sport, Arcade, Third person
    Arcade, Atari Jaguar, DOS, Mega Drive, PlayStation, Sega 32X, Sega Saturn, SNES, Super Famicom
  • 4
    4 Tecmo Super NBA Basketball cover
    Tecmo Super NBA Basketball
    1994July 1994 by Tecmo
    Sport, Side view
    Sport, Side view
    Mega Drive, SNES
  • 5
    5 NBA Live 95 cover
    NBA Live 95
    1994December 1994 by Hitmen Productions
    Sport, Non-fiction, Side view
    Sport, Non-fiction, Side view
    DOS, Mega Drive, SNES, Super Famicom
  • 6
    6
    NBA Live 96
    1995October 1995 by EA Sports
    Sport, Non-fiction, Isometric
    Sport, Non-fiction, Isometric
    5.75 Okay+ <100 ratings
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  • 7
    7
    NBA Hangtime
    1996April 1996 by Midway
    Sport, Non-fiction, Isometric
    Sport, Non-fiction, Isometric
    5.39 Okay- <100 ratings
  • 8
    8
    NBA Live 98
    1997October 1997 by Electronic Arts
    Simulator, Sport, Isometric
    Simulator, Sport, Isometric
    5.02 Okay-- <100 ratings
  • 9
    9 Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside cover
    Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside
    1998April 1998 by Left Field Productions
    Sport
    Sport
    Nintendo 64
  • 10
    10
    NBA Live 99
    1998October 1998 by HB Studios
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    5.34 Okay- <100 ratings
  • 11
    11 NBA Jam 99 cover
    NBA Jam 99
    1998December 1998 by Iguana UK
    Sport, Isometric
    Sport, Isometric
    Nintendo 64
  • 12
    12 NBA Jam 2000 cover
    NBA Jam 2000
    1999October 1999 by Acclaim Studios Salt Lake City
    Sport, Non-fiction, Side view
    Sport, Non-fiction, Side view
    Nintendo 64
  • 13
    13 NBA Live 2000 cover
    NBA Live 2000
    1999October 1999 by EA Sports
    Simulator, Sport
    Simulator, Sport
    Nintendo 64, PlayStation
  • 14
    14 NBA 2K cover
    NBA 2K
    1999November 1999 by Visual Concepts
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    Dreamcast
  • 15
    15 NBA 2K1 cover
    NBA 2K1
    2000October 2000 by Visual Concepts
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    Dreamcast
  • 16
    16 NBA Street cover
    NBA Street
    2001June 2001 by EA Canada
    Sport, Third person
    Sport, Third person
    Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
  • 17
    17 NBA 2K2 cover
    NBA 2K2
    2001October 2001 by Visual Concepts
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    Dreamcast, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
  • 18
    18 NBA Courtside 2002 cover
    NBA Courtside 2002
    2002January 2002 by Left Field Productions
    Simulator, Sport, Third person
    Simulator, Sport, Third person
    Nintendo GameCube
  • 19
    19
    NBA Live 2003
    2002October 2002 by EA Canada
    Sport, Non-fiction, Third person
    Sport, Non-fiction, Third person
    5.36 Okay- <100 ratings
  • 20
    20 NBA 2K3 cover
    NBA 2K3
    2002October 2002 by Visual Concepts
    Simulator, Sport, Third person
    Simulator, Sport, Third person
    Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
  • 21
    21 NBA Street Vol. 2 cover
    NBA Street Vol. 2
    2003April 2003 by EA Canada
    Sport, Adventure, Third person
    Sport, Adventure, Third person
    Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
  • 22
    22
    NBA Live 2004
    2003October 2003 by EA Sports
    Simulator, Sport, Third person
    Simulator, Sport, Third person
    5.39 Okay- <100 ratings
  • 23
    23 ESPN NBA 2K5 cover
    ESPN NBA 2K5
    2004September 2004 by Visual Concepts
    Simulator, Sport, Isometric
    Simulator, Sport, Isometric
    PlayStation 2, Xbox
  • 24
    24
    NBA Live 2005
    2004September 2004 by EA Canada
    Simulator, Sport, Third person
    Simulator, Sport, Third person
    5.20 Okay-- <100 ratings
  • 25
    25 NBA Street V3 cover
    NBA Street V3
    2005February 2005 by EA Canada
    Sport, Third person
    Sport, Third person
    PlayStation 2, Xbox
  • 26
    26 NBA 2K6 cover
    NBA 2K6
    2005September 2005 by Visual Concepts
    Simulator, Sport, Isometric
    Simulator, Sport, Isometric
    PlayStation 2, Xbox
  • 27
    27
    NBA Live 06
    2005September 2005 by EA Canada
    Simulator, Sport, Third person
    Simulator, Sport, Third person
    6.22 Good-- <100 ratings
  • 28
    28
    NBA Live 07
    2006September 2006 by EA Canada
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    5.66 Okay <100 ratings
  • 29
    29 NBA 2K7 cover
    NBA 2K7
    2006September 2006 by Visual Concepts
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
  • 30
    30 NBA 2K8 cover
    NBA 2K8
    2007October 2007 by Visual Concepts
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
  • 31
    31 NBA Live 08 cover
    NBA Live 08
    2007October 2007 by EA Canada
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
  • 32
    32 NBA Live 09 All-Play cover
    NBA Live 09 All-Play
    2008October 2008 by HB Studios
    Sport, Non-fiction, Third person
    Sport, Non-fiction, Third person
    Wii
  • 33
    33
    NBA 2K9
    2008October 2008 by Visual Concepts
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    5.41 Okay- <100 ratings
  • 34
    34 NBA Live 09 cover
    NBA Live 09
    2008October 2008 by EA Canada
    Sport, Non-fiction, Third person
    Sport, Non-fiction, Third person
    PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
  • 35
    35
    NBA 2K10
    2009October 2009 by Visual Concepts
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    5.43 Okay- <100 ratings
  • 36
    36 NBA Live 10 cover
    NBA Live 10
    2009October 2009 by EA Canada
    Simulator, Sport, Educational
    Simulator, Sport, Educational
    iOS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360
  • 37
    37
    NBA 2K11
    2010October 2010 by Visual Concepts
    Sport, Non-fiction, Third person
    Sport, Non-fiction, Third person
    6.57 Good <100 ratings
  • 38
    38
    NBA Jam
    2010November 2010 by EA Canada
    Sport, Comedy, Third person
    Sport, Comedy, Third person
    5.60 Okay <100 ratings
  • 39
    39
    NBA 2K12
    2011October 2011 by Visual Concepts
    Simulator, Sport, Strategy
    Simulator, Sport, Strategy
    5.91 Okay++ <100 ratings
  • 40
    40
    NBA 2K13
    2012October 2012 by Visual Concepts
    Simulator, Sport, Strategy
    Simulator, Sport, Strategy
    5.65 Okay <100 ratings
  • 41
    41
    NBA 2K14
    2013October 2013 by Visual Concepts
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    5.51 Okay <100 ratings
  • 42
    42
    NBA Live 14
    2013November 2013 by EA Orlando
    Sport, Third person
    Sport, Third person
    5.24 Okay- <100 ratings
  • 43
    43
    NBA 2K15
    2014October 2014 by Visual Concepts
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    5.62 Okay <100 ratings
  • 44
    44
    NBA 2K16
    2015September 2015 by Visual Concepts
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    5.46 Okay <100 ratings
  • 45
    45 NBA Live Mobile cover
    NBA Live Mobile
    2016July 2016 by EA Sports
    Sport, Non-fiction, Isometric
    Sport, Non-fiction, Isometric
    Android, iOS
  • 46
    46
    NBA 2K17
    2016September 2016 by Visual Concepts
    Sport, Non-fiction, Third person
    Sport, Non-fiction, Third person
    5.71 Okay+ <100 ratings
  • 47
    47
    NBA 2KVR Experience
    2016November 2016 by Specular Interactive
    Sport, Virtual Reality
    Sport, Virtual Reality
    Needs more reviews
  • 48
    48
    NBA Playgrounds
    2017May 2017 by Saber Interactive
    Sport, Arcade, Isometric
    Sport, Arcade, Isometric
    5.45 Okay <100 ratings
  • 49
    49
    NBA 2K18
    2017September 2017 by Visual Concepts
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    4.81 Mediocre++ <100 ratings
  • 50
    50
    NBA 2K19
    2018September 2018 by Visual Concepts
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    4.23 Mediocre- <100 ratings
  • 51
    51
    NBA 2K Playgrounds 2
    2018October 2018 by Saber Interactive
    Sport, Arcade, Third person
    Sport, Arcade, Third person
    5.45 Okay <100 ratings
  • 52
    52
    NBA 2K20
    2019September 2019 by Visual Concepts
    Simulator, Sport, Isometric
    Simulator, Sport, Isometric
    4.98 Mediocre++ <100 ratings
  • 53
    53
    NBA 2K21
    2020September 2020 by Visual Concepts
    Simulator, Sport, Business
    Simulator, Sport, Business
    5.21 Okay-- <100 ratings
  • 54
    54
    NBA 2K22
    2021September 2021 by Visual Concepts
    Simulator, Sport, Business
    Simulator, Sport, Business
    4.86 Mediocre++ <100 ratings
  • 55
    55
    NBA 2K23
    2022September 2022 by Visual Concepts
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    4.87 Mediocre++ <100 ratings
  • 56
    56
    NBA 2K24
    2023September 2023 by Visual Concepts
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    4.56 Mediocre+ <100 ratings
  • 57
    57
    NBA 2K25
    2024September 2024 by Visual Concepts
    Simulator, Sport, Third person
    Simulator, Sport, Third person
    5.19 Okay-- <100 ratings
  • 58
    58
    NBA 2K26
    2025September 2025 by Visual Concepts
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    Simulator, Sport, Non-fiction
    5.42 Okay- <100 ratings
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