In the same spirit
Games like NHL 97: what to play next?
18 games in the spirit of NHL 97 (1996): same vibe, same mechanics, picked by critics and players.
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NBA 2K26
Sports by Visual Concepts (2025) · ≈ 79h
Critics 87/100★ 4.01
NBA 2K2
Sports by Visual Concepts (2001)
Critics 78/100★ 4.14
College Hoops 2K8
Sports by Visual Concepts (2007)
Critics 80/100★ 3.88
WWE 2K26
Action by Visual Concepts (2026)
Critics 79/100★ 3.93
NBA 2K7
Sports by Visual Concepts (2006)
Critics 79/100★ 3.72
NHL 2K7
Sports by Visual Concepts (2006)
Critics 77/100★ 3.54
College Hoops 2K7
Sports by Visual Concepts (2006)
Critics 75/100★ 3.63
NHL 2K10
Sports by Visual Concepts (2009)
Critics 73/100★ 3.71
NHL 2K9
Sports by Visual Concepts (2008)
Critics 71/100★ 3.52
NHL 2K8
Sports by Kush Games (2007)
Critics 70/100★ 3.33
NBA 2K21
Sports by Visual Concepts (2020) · ≈ 19h
Metacritic 72★ 3.15
Major League Baseball 2K12
Sports by Visual Concepts (2012)
Critics 66/100★ 3.4
ESPN NFL 2K5
Action by Visual Concepts (2004)
★ 4.56
Major League Baseball 2K9
Sports by Kush Games (2009)
Critics 64/100★ 3.2
WWE 2K23
Action by Visual Concepts (2023)
Critics 84/100★ 3.87
WWE 2K24
Action by Visual Concepts (2024)
Critics 79/100★ 3.89
WWE 2K22
Sports by Visual Concepts (2022) · ≈ 11h
Critics 77/100★ 3.86
NBA 2K25
Sports by Visual Concepts (2024)
Critics 79/100★ 3.69