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WWE 2K23

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WWE 2K23
WWE 2K23 cover
Developers
Visual Concepts
Publishers
2K Sports
Release dates
Windows March 17, 2023
Reception
Metacritic 79
OpenCritic 81
IGDB 84
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions Boost, Currency, Infinite spend, Loot box, Unlock
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 2K23 on HowLongToBeat
WWE 2K23 on IGDB
WWE 2K23 on MobyGames
WWE 2K23 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

WWE 2K23 is a singleplayer and multiplayer cinematic camera sports game in the WWE/WWF series.

The game builds on the updated graphics and gameplay from WWE 2K22 and features new playable Superstars, a new career mode, and the WarGames match type for the first time in the series history. The Showcase mode is dedicated to John Cena's wrestling career.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GamersGate
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Deluxe Edition and Icon Edition also available.
Windows
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Deluxe Edition and Icon Edition also available.
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Deluxe Edition and Icon Edition also available.
Windows
Humble Store
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Deluxe Edition and Icon Edition also available.
Windows
Steam
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Deluxe Edition and Icon Edition also available.
Windows
All versions require Steam DRM.

Version differences

The Deluxe Edition includes the game, the Bad Bunny Bonus Pack, the Season Pass, and bonus MyFaction content. This version is not available in Belgium.
The Icon Edition includes the game, the Bad Bunny Bonus Pack, the Season Pass, the Ruthless Aggression Pack, and bonus MyFaction content. This version is not available in Belgium.

Monetization

Type Notes
DLC Additional playable Superstars and extra arenas.
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
Boost MyRise Mega-Boost offers 200 Attribute Points for the custom player character.
Currency In-game currency called Virtual Currency (VC) can be bought with real-world money. Virtual Currency (VC) can then be used to purchase cards packs for the MyFaction mode.
Infinite spend No cap for Virtual Currency (VC).
Loot box Cards packs with random Superstar cards inside can be purchased in the MyFaction mode.
Unlock SuperCharger instantly unlocks all the Legends and historic arenas available.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Season Pass
Windows
MyRise Mega-Boost
Windows
Pre-Order Content Described as Bad Bunny Bonus Pack on the game's store page.
Windows
Pretty Sweet Pack
Windows
Ruthless Aggression Pack
Windows
Steiner Row Pack
Windows
SuperCharger
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\WWE2K23\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1942660/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\1942660\remote\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1942660/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings
Graphics settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Hor+ gameplay, creation modes and cutscenes. Menus and FMVs are pillarboxed.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Tied to Texture quality setting.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FXAA, TAA
High-fidelity upscaling
FSR 1.0
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
Cutscenes, entrances and victory animations are capped at 30 FPS.
120+ FPS
Gameplay is capped at 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

Input

Keyboard remapping
Keyboard remapping

Audio

Audio settings
Audio settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Commentary, Music, Environment, Ring announcer
Surround sound
Up to 7.1 surround.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio
Game uses several licensed songs but a Creator safe mode toggle is available in the Audio volume menu.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Arabic
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
Local play
Versus, Co-op
LAN play
Online play
Versus, Co-op

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Dedicated

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
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 80 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060
AMD Radeon RX 480
A 64-bit operating system is required.
CPU AVX support is required.
SSD is recommended.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1942660/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1942660) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References