WWE 2K20

WWE 2K20

Developers
	Visual Concepts
Publishers
	2K Sports
Release dates
Windows	October 22, 2019
Reception
Metacritic	43
OpenCritic	39
IGDB	45
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

Key points

Includes an in-game benchmark.

Servers for Road to Glory and MyPlayer Towers were shut down on September 26, 2021. Servers for multiplayer and community creations were shut down on June 30, 2022.

General information

Official Forum

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GamersGate (unavailable)		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
(unavailable)		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Humble Store (unavailable)		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Steam (unavailable)		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.

All versions require Steam DRM.

Version differences

The Digital Deluxe Edition includes the base game, the season pass, the pre-order bonus and the SmackDown 20th Anniversary Edition digital content.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Backstage Pass	Season Pass
2K Originals: Bump in the Night
2K Originals: Empire of Tomorrow
2K Originals: Southpaw Regional Wrestling
2K Originals: Wasteland Wanderers
Accelerator
MyPlayer KickStart
SmackDown 20th Anniversary Pack

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\WWE2K20\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1015500/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\1015500\remote\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1015500/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics Settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Hor+ gameplay and entrances, pillarboxed replays, menus and FMVs. Also UI is in 16:9.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Under Texture Quality and can be set to Low, Medium & High.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA only; for MSAA see Anti-aliasing (AA).
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS		Gameplay is in 60 FPS and entrances & replays in 30 FPS.
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Enable MSAA
Go to the configuration files location. Open WWE2K20/config.ini with a notepad. Search for FXAA = on and change it to FXAA = off. Search for MSAA = off and change it to MSAA = on. Save and set file to Read-only, failing to-do so can overwrite the previous steps if settings are changed in-game.

Improve frame rate on mid-end graphics cards

Enabling simplified lighting
Go to the configuration files location. Open config.ini. Change simple_lighting = off to simple_lighting = on. Save and set file to Read-only, failing to-do so can overwrite the previous steps if settings are changed in-game. Notes This will heavily degrade in-game lighting quality.

Input

Vibration option in Presentation Settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		Only keyboard or controller.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging		Can sometimes crash the game.
Haptic feedback		Found in Presentation Settings and can be set to ON or OFF.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Keyboard and Controller can be used simultaneously on local play only.

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  Keyboard Key Bindings

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  Xbox One Controller Key Bindings

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  PlayStation 4 Controller Key Bindings

Audio

Audio Settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Commentary, Music, Environment & Ring Announcer.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Arabic
French
German
Italian
Spanish

During the Empire of Tomorrow DLC Showcase, Asuka speaks in her native language of Japanese regardless of the language selected for the game, as Subtitles are automatically shown during in-game cutscenes, regardless of setting.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		6	Versus, Co-op
LAN play
Online play		All servers for online modes and features have been shut down.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Dedicated

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

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 i7-3770 AMD FX-8350
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	50 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 AMD Radeon HD 7850 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon R9 290X
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0c compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.