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WWE 2K22 is a singleplayer and multiplayer cinematic camera sports game in the WWE/WWF series.

It features cross-platform community creations for the first time in the series history: custom superstars, arenas, movesets and more can be shared between all platforms.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)		Deluxe Edition and nWo 4-Life Edition also available.
Humble Store (unavailable)		Deluxe Edition and nWo 4-Life Edition also available.
Steam (unavailable)		Deluxe Edition and nWo 4-Life Edition also available.

All versions require Steam DRM.

Version differences

The Deluxe Edition includes the base game, the Season Pass, and the Undertaker Immortal Pack.

The nWo 4-Life Edition includes the base game, the Season Pass, the Undertaker Immortal Pack and the nWo 4-Life Bonus Pack.

Monetization

Type	Notes
DLC	Additional playable wrestlers.
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
Currency	In-game currency can be bought with real life money.
Infinite spend	There is no spending cap in the MyFaction mode.
Loot box	Digital packs with random wrestlers cards inside used to build the MyFaction mode roster.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Season Pass
Banzai Pack	Also available as part of the Season Pass.
Clowning Around Pack	Also available as part of the Season Pass.
Most Wanted Pack	Also available as part of the Season Pass.
MyRISE Mega-Boost	Also available as part of the Season Pass.
nWo 4-Life Bonus Pack	Also available as part of the nWo 4-Life Edition.
Stand Back Pack	Also available as part of the Season Pass.
SuperCharger	Also available as part of the Season Pass.
Undertaker Immortal Pack	Also available as part of the Deluxe Edition and nWo 4-Life Edition.
The Whole Dam Pack	Also available as part of the Season Pass.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\WWE2K22\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1255630/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\1255630\remote\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1255630/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics Settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA on/off toggle. Simply labeled as Anti-Alias in-game.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		On by default with no native option to turn it off. Can be disabled by editing `config.ini` inside the configuration file location.
60 FPS		Cutscenes, entrances and victory animations are locked at 30 FPS.
120+ FPS		Gameplay is locked at 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
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

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	12

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok
Audio	Wwise
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-3550 AMD FX-8150	Intel Core i7-4790 AMD FX-8350
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	60 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 480 4 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 AMD Radeon RX 580 6 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1255630/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1255630) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1255630/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (1255630) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1255630/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (1255630) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Note 1]

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-{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|link|rating}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|12852/wwe-2k22|77}}
-{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|link|rating}}
+{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|wwe-2k22|77}}
 |taxonomy     =
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | DLC }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase, DLC }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | Currency, Infinite spend }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | Currency, Infinite spend, Loot box }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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 |wikipedia    = WWE 2K22
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 |release history   =
-|current state     =
+|current state     = It features cross-platform community creations for the first time in the series history: custom superstars, arenas, movesets and more can be shared between all platforms.
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-{{Availability/row| Humble | wwe-2k22 | Steam | {{store link|Humble|wwe-2k22-deluxe-edition|Deluxe Edition}} and {{store link|Humble|wwe-2k22-nwo-4-life-edition|nWo 4-Life Edition}} also available. | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Humble | wwe-2k22 | Steam | {{store link|Humble|wwe-2k22-deluxe-edition|Deluxe Edition}} and {{store link|Humble|wwe-2k22-nwo-4-life-edition|nWo 4-Life Edition}} also available. | | Windows| unavailable}}
-{{Availability/row| Steam | 1255630 | Steam | Deluxe Edition and nWo 4-Life Edition also available. |  | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Steam | 1255630 | Steam | Deluxe Edition and nWo 4-Life Edition also available. |  | Windows| unavailable}}
 }}
 {{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam}}.
+===Version differences===
+{{ii}} The '''Deluxe Edition''' includes the base game, the Season Pass, and the Undertaker Immortal Pack.
+{{ii}} The '''nWo 4-Life Edition''' includes the base game, the Season Pass, the Undertaker Immortal Pack and the nWo 4-Life Bonus Pack.
+==Monetization==
+{{Monetization
+|ad-supported           =
+|dlc                    = Additional playable wrestlers.
+|expansion pack         =
+|freeware               =
+|free-to-play           =
+|one-time game purchase = The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
+|sponsored              =
+|subscription           =
+}}
+===Microtransactions===
+{{Microtransactions
+|boost               =
+|cosmetic            =
+|currency            = In-game currency can be bought with real life money.
+|finite spend        =
+|infinite spend      = There is no spending cap in the MyFaction mode.
+|free-to-grind       =
+|loot box            = Digital packs with random wrestlers cards inside used to build the MyFaction mode roster.
+|none                =
+|player trading      =
+|time-limited        =
+|unlock              =
+}}
 {{DLC|
 {{DLC/row| Season Pass |  | Windows }}
-{{DLC/row| MyRISE Mega-Boost |  | Windows }}
+{{DLC/row| Banzai Pack | Also available as part of the Season Pass. | Windows }}
-{{DLC/row| nWo 4-Life Edition Bonus Pack | Only available as part of the nWo 4-Life Edition. | Windows }}
+{{DLC/row| Clowning Around Pack | Also available as part of the Season Pass. | Windows }}
-{{DLC/row| SuperCharger |  | Windows }}
+{{DLC/row| Most Wanted Pack | Also available as part of the Season Pass. | Windows }}
-{{DLC/row| Banzai Pack | Releasing soon on April 26th, 2022. | Windows }}
+{{DLC/row| MyRISE Mega-Boost | Also available as part of the Season Pass. | Windows }}
-{{DLC/row| Most Wanted Pack | Releasing soon on May 17th, 2022. | Windows }}
+{{DLC/row| nWo 4-Life Bonus Pack | Also available as part of the nWo 4-Life Edition. | Windows }}
-{{DLC/row| Stand Back Pack | Releasing soon on June 7th, 2022. | Windows }}
+{{DLC/row| Stand Back Pack | Also available as part of the Season Pass. | Windows }}
-{{DLC/row| Clowning Around Pack | Releasing soon on June 28th, 2022. | Windows }}
+{{DLC/row| SuperCharger | Also available as part of the Season Pass. | Windows }}
-{{DLC/row| The Whole Dam Pack | Releasing soon on July 19th, 2022. | Windows }}
+{{DLC/row| Undertaker Immortal Pack | Also available as part of the Deluxe Edition and nWo 4-Life Edition. | Windows }}
+{{DLC/row| The Whole Dam Pack | Also available as part of the Season Pass. | Windows }}
 }}
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 ===Save game data location===
 {{Game data|
-{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
+{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|steam}}\userdata\{{p|uid}}\1255630\remote\}}
 }}
@@ Line 124: / Line 156: @@
 |anisotropic                = unknown
 |anisotropic notes          =
-|antialiasing               = true
+|antialiasing               = limited
 |antialiasing notes         = [[FXAA]] on/off toggle. Simply labeled as '''Anti-Alias''' in-game.
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = always on
 |vsync notes                = On by default with no native option to turn it off. Can be disabled by editing <code>config.ini</code> inside the [[#Configuration file(s) location|configuration file location]].
-|60 fps                     = true
+|60 fps                     = limited
-|60 fps notes               = Cutscenes, entrances, victory animations and cinematic camera cuts are locked at 30 FPS.
+|60 fps notes               = Cutscenes, entrances and victory animations are locked at 30 FPS.
 |120 fps                    = false
 |120 fps notes              = Gameplay is locked at 60 FPS.
@@ Line 138: / Line 173: @@
 |color blind                = unknown
 |color blind notes          =
-}}
-===Drops to 30 FPS during matches===
-{{Fixbox|description=Disable cinematic camera cuts which are locked at 30 FPS|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Jigen123|date=2022-03-11}}</ref>|fix=
-# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration files location]].
-# Open {{file|config.ini}}.
-# Change <code>use_action_camera = 1</code> to <code>use_action_camera = 0</code>.
-# Save the file.
-'''Notes'''
-{{ii}} This will disable almost all cinematic camera cuts during matches resulting in a less "dynamic" camera.
 }}
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 |eax support               =
 |eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 |red book cd audio         =
 |red book cd audio notes   =
@@ Line 368: / Line 394: @@
 ===Middleware===
 {{Middleware
-|physics          =
+|physics          = Havok
 |physics notes    =
-|audio            =
+|audio            = Wwise
 |audio notes      =
 |interface        =
@@ Line 376: / Line 402: @@
 |input            =
 |input notes      =
-|cutscenes        =
+|cutscenes        = Bink Video
 |cutscenes notes  =
 |multiplayer      =

Developers

	Visual Concepts
Publishers
	2K Sports
Release dates
Windows	March 11, 2022
Reception
Metacritic	72
OpenCritic	77
IGDB	77
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	Currency, Infinite spend, Loot box
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Cinematic camera
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Sports
Sports	Wrestling
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary
Series	WWE/WWF