NBA 2K24 is the second-worst reviewed Steam game of all time behind Overwatch 2

2K's latest release in its basketball series has completely missed the mark, landing in the depths of Steam's negatively reviewed games, just slightly above Blizzard's Overwatch 2.

The details:

• According to Steam 250, NBA 2K24 is ranked second among the bottom 100 worst-reviewed Steam games on the platform. The game’s Steam store page currently states that out of 2,840 reviews, 11% are positive, with the rest firing shots at 2K for the "lack of effort" spent on the PC port.
• The majority of the negative reviews are due to 2K's decision to base the port on the previous generation Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions of the game, resulting in not only lackluster graphics but also locking players out of the MyNBA and The W modes and forcing them into a smaller open world in MyCareer, one of the game's most popular modes.
• Overwatch 2, which was released on Steam last month to a massive wave of review bombing for a variety of reasons including pricey microtransactions, unfulfilled promises with its PvE content, and a lack of support, is the only other title currently rated lower than 2K24. According to the store listing, only 9% of its 183,750 reviews are positive, so 2K24 still has a long way to go before reaching the bottom.

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