
Live player count and Steam charts
The highest rated* annual sports title returns with NBA 2K18, featuring unparalleled authenticity and improvements on the court.*According to 2008 - 2016
Each point is the highest number of players online in that month (UTC). History before July 14, 2026 is imported; everything after is our own readings. Zoom in for finer detail.
| Month | Avg players | Gain | % gain | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 * | 37 | -3 | -7.5% | 91 |
| Jun 2026 | 40 | -2 | -4.8% | 97 |
| May 2026 | 42 | +1 | +2.4% | 94 |
| Apr 2026 | 41 | +3 | +7.9% | 98 |
| Mar 2026 | 38 | -4 | -9.5% | 90 |
| Feb 2026 | 42 | -3 | -6.7% | 94 |
| Jan 2026 | 45 | +2 | +4.7% | 101 |
| Dec 2025 | 43 | -1 | -2.3% | 99 |
| Nov 2025 | 44 | +1 | +2.3% | 99 |
| Oct 2025 | 43 | -3 | -6.5% | 104 |
| Sep 2025 | 46 | -3 | -6.1% | 107 |
| Aug 2025 | 49 | -3 | -5.8% | 115 |
* current month, data so far
Average concurrent players by day and hour over the last 15 days, shown in .
Daily activity peaks around 14:00 — a pattern consistent with a player base concentrated in East & Southeast Asia. Steam publishes no per-country player data, so this is inferred from play times.
Language mix of 99 Steam reviews spanning 859 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.
Every achievement in the game, ordered from most to least earned (#1 is the one the most players have). Height is the share of all players who have it; the dashed line is the median. Global rates from Steam.