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|cover        = WWE 2K18 cover.jpg
 
|cover        = WWE 2K18 cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Yuke's}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Visual Concepts}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Visual Concepts}}
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Yuke's}}
 
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|2K Sports}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|2K Sports}}
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 17, 2017}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 17, 2017}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|wwe-2k18|64}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|4850/wwe-2k18|66}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|wwe-2k18|68}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase, DLC }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Cinematic camera }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Sports }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | Wrestling }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Contemporary }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | WWE/WWF }}
 
|steam appid  = 664430
 
|steam appid  = 664430
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
|gogcom page  =  
+
|gogcom id    =  
 +
|hltb        = 49961
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|mobygames    = wwe-2k18
 
|wikipedia    = WWE 2K18
 
|wikipedia    = WWE 2K18
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|WWE/WWF}}
 
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
 
{{++}} Includes an in-game benchmark.
 
{{++}} Includes an in-game benchmark.
 +
{{--}} Servers for multiplayer were shut down on May 31, 2019.
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/664430/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
+
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/664430/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Steam | 664430 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
+
{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 3426-1 | Steam |  |  | Windows | unavailable }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GMG | wwe-2k18-pc | Steam |  |  | Windows | unavailable }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 664430 | Steam |  |  | Windows | unavailable }}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam}}.
 
{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam}}.
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{{DLC|
 
{{DLC|
 
{{DLC/row| Season Pass  | | Windows}}
 
{{DLC/row| Season Pass  | | Windows}}
{{DLC/row| MyPlayer Kick Start  | | Windows}}
 
 
{{DLC/row| Accelerator  | | Windows}}
 
{{DLC/row| Accelerator  | | Windows}}
 
{{DLC/row| Cena (Nuff) Pack  | | Windows}}
 
{{DLC/row| Cena (Nuff) Pack  | | Windows}}
 +
{{DLC/row| Enduring Icons Pack  | | Windows}}
 
{{DLC/row| Kurt Angle Pack  | | Windows}}
 
{{DLC/row| Kurt Angle Pack  | | Windows}}
 +
{{DLC/row| MyPlayer Kick Start  | | Windows}}
 +
{{DLC/row| New Moves Pack  | | Windows}}
 
{{DLC/row| NXT Generation Pack  | | Windows}}
 
{{DLC/row| NXT Generation Pack  | | Windows}}
 
}}
 
}}
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\WWE2K18\}}
+
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\WWE2K18\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|steam}}\userdata\{{p|uid}}\664430\remote\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|gog galaxy           =  
+
|discord                  =
|gog galaxy notes     =  
+
|discord notes            =
|origin               =  
+
|epic games launcher      =
|origin notes         =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
|steam cloud           = true
+
|gog galaxy               =  
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|gog galaxy notes         =  
|uplay                =  
+
|origin                   =  
|uplay notes           =  
+
|origin notes             =  
|xbox cloud           =  
+
|steam cloud               = true
|xbox cloud notes     =  
+
|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
+
==Video==
 
{{Image|WWE 2K18 Graphics Settings.jpg|Graphics Settings menu}}
 
{{Image|WWE 2K18 Graphics Settings.jpg|Graphics Settings menu}}
{{Video settings
+
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
+
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
+
|anisotropic                = limited
|anisotropic notes          =  
+
|anisotropic notes          = Controlled by '''Texture Quality''' setting.
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing notes        = [[FXAA]]
 
|antialiasing notes        = [[FXAA]]
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|60 fps                    = true
+
|60 fps                    = limited
 
|60 fps notes              = Menus and cutscenes are locked at 30 FPS.
 
|60 fps notes              = Menus and cutscenes are locked at 30 FPS.
|120 fps                    = unknown
+
|120 fps                    = false
|120 fps notes              =  
+
|120 fps notes              = 60 FPS lock during gameplay.
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
+
===Improve frame rate on mid-end graphics cards===
{{Input settings
+
{{Fixbox|description=Enabling simplified lighting|ref={{cn|date=April 2018}}|fix=
 +
# Go to <code>{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\WWE2K18\</code>
 +
# Open {{file|config.ini}}.
 +
# Change <code>simple_lighting = off</code> to <code>simple_lighting = on</code> and <code>audience_tessellation = on</code> to <code>audience_tessellation = off</code>.
 +
# Save the changes.
 +
 
 +
'''Notes'''
 +
{{ii}} This will heavily degrate in-game lighting quality.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Input==
 +
{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
|controller remap          = unknown
+
|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
+
|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
+
|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = true
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = Xbox, DualShock
+
|xbox prompts              = true
|button prompts notes     =  
+
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = true
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = true
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= false
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers         = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =  
 +
|other button prompts     = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = true
 
|haptic feedback          = true
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
+
|simultaneous input        = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
+
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
+
==Audio==
{{Audio settings
+
{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Entrance music, Menu music, SFX, Voice, Cinematics
 
|separate volume notes    = Entrance music, Menu music, SFX, Voice, Cinematics
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
+
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = English
 
|language  = English
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
|audio    = yes
+
|audio    = true
|subtitles = yes
+
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Arabic
 
|language  = Arabic
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
|audio    = no
+
|audio    = false
|subtitles = yes
+
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = French
 
|language  = French
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
|audio    = no
+
|audio    = false
|subtitles = yes
+
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = German
 
|language  = German
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
|audio    = no
+
|audio    = false
|subtitles = yes
+
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Italian
 
|language  = Italian
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
|audio    = no
+
|audio    = false
|subtitles = yes
+
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Spanish
 
|language  = Spanish
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
|audio    = no
+
|audio    = false
|subtitles = yes
+
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
|online play          = true
+
|online play          = false
 
|online play players  =  
 
|online play players  =  
 
|online play modes    =  
 
|online play modes    =  
|online play notes    =  
+
|online play notes    = Servers disabled on May 31, 2019.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://support.2k.com/hc/en-us/articles/360022298033-WWE-2K18-Server-Sunset-Notification|title=WWE 2K18 Server Sunset Notification |date=2019-07-01}}</ref>
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
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|metal support          =  
 
|metal support          =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
|vulkan support        =  
+
|vulkan versions        =  
|vulkan support notes   =  
+
|vulkan notes           =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = true
+
|windows 32-bit exe    = false
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
{{ii}} A 64-bit system is required.
 
 
{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
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|minOS    = 7
 
|minOS    = 7
 
|minCPU  = Intel Core i5-3550
 
|minCPU  = Intel Core i5-3550
|minCPU2  = AMD FX 8150
+
|minCPU2  = AMD FX-8150
 
|minRAM  = 4 GB
 
|minRAM  = 4 GB
 
|minHD    = 50 GB
 
|minHD    = 50 GB
 
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 670
 
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 670
 
|minGPU2  = AMD Radeon HD 7850
 
|minGPU2  = AMD Radeon HD 7850
|minDX = 11
+
|minVRAM  = 2 GB
 +
|minDX   = 11
 +
|minaudio = DirectX 9.0c compatible
  
 
|recOS    = 8, 8.1, 10
 
|recOS    = 8, 8.1, 10
|recCPU  = Intel Core i7 3770
+
|recCPU  = Intel Core i7-3770
 
|recCPU2  = AMD FX-8350
 
|recCPU2  = AMD FX-8350
 
|recRAM  = 8 GB
 
|recRAM  = 8 GB
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|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
 
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
 
|recGPU2  = AMD Radeon R9 290X
 
|recGPU2  = AMD Radeon R9 290X
 +
|notes    =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 17:44, 22 November 2023

WWE 2K18
WWE 2K18 cover
Developers
Yuke's
Visual Concepts
Publishers
2K Sports
Release dates
Windows October 17, 2017
Reception
Metacritic 64
OpenCritic 66
IGDB 68
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Cinematic camera
Controls Direct control
Genres Sports
Sports Wrestling
Art styles Realistic
Themes Contemporary
Series WWE/WWF
WWE 2K18 on HowLongToBeat
WWE 2K18 on IGDB
WWE 2K18 on MobyGames
WWE 2K18 on Wikipedia
WWF Wrestlemania 1992
WWF European Rampage Tour 1992
WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game 1995
WWF in Your House 1996
WWF Raw 2002
WWE 2K15 2015
WWE 2K16 2016
WWE 2K17 2017
WWE 2K18 2017
WWE 2K19 2018
WWE 2K20 2019
WWE 2K Battlegrounds 2020
WWE 2K22 2022
WWE 2K23 2023
WWE 2K24 2024

Key points

Includes an in-game benchmark.
Servers for multiplayer were shut down on May 31, 2019.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Gamesplanet logo.svg (unavailable)
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Steam (unavailable)
Icon overlay.png
Windows
All versions require Steam DRM.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Season Pass
Windows
Accelerator
Windows
Cena (Nuff) Pack
Windows
Enduring Icons Pack
Windows
Kurt Angle Pack
Windows
MyPlayer Kick Start
Windows
New Moves Pack
Windows
NXT Generation Pack
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\WWE2K18\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/664430/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\664430\remote\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/664430/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics Settings menu
Graphics Settings menu

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Controlled by Texture Quality setting.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FXAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
Menus and cutscenes are locked at 30 FPS.
120+ FPS
60 FPS lock during gameplay.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Improve frame rate on mid-end graphics cards

Enabling simplified lighting[citation needed]
  1. Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\WWE2K18\
  2. Open config.ini.
  3. Change simple_lighting = off to simple_lighting = on and audience_tessellation = on to audience_tessellation = off.
  4. Save the changes.

Notes

This will heavily degrate in-game lighting quality.

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Entrance music, Menu music, SFX, Voice, Cinematics
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Arabic
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play
Servers disabled on May 31, 2019.[1]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-3550
AMD FX-8150
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 50 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 670
AMD Radeon HD 7850
2 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9.0c compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. WWE 2K18 Server Sunset Notification - last accessed on 2019-07-01