The Best Basketball Games

Update : The Run: Got Next added at rank #27.
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Basketball Classics (2019)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

5 on 5 Pro Basketball born from the golden era of sports games. This spiritual successor to the 8-bit ballers bridges the gap between retro and today’s simulation games. Side-scrolling, sweaty arcade action with simplified 3-button gameplay and retro vibes galore.

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  • sport
  • basketball
  • retro
  • usb
  • linux
  • casual
  • historical
  • team
  • open
  • arcade
  • hands-on
  • subscription
  • platform
  • 1980s
  • entertainment

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Space Jam: A New Legacy - The Game (2021)

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early access Xbox One

As part of his scheme to become an all-powerful digital force, a rogue artificial intelligence named Al-G Rhythm has trapped basketball champion and global icon LeBron James inside the Warner Bros. server. While plotting to have his Goon Squad square off against LeBron and the Tune Squad in a high-stakes, high-tech basketball game, Al-G locks himself away in a hidden area of cyberspace. If LeBron, Bugs Bunny, and Lola Bunny can find all three pieces of the ""Legacy Code,"" they can use it to open up Al-G's secret lair. But standing in their way is the rogue AI's robot army... and members of the Goon Squad, The Brow and White Mamba. Put the hurt on Al-G's army in this classic 2D brawler, using collectible cards to enlist help from other Tune Squad players. Will the Tune Squad's teamwork be enough to stop Al-G Rhythm's plans?

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  • card
  • basketball
  • japanese
  • rpg
  • robots
  • strategy
  • anime
  • turn-based
  • jrpg
  • belt-action
  • trading
  • battler

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Regular Human Basketball (2018)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Ready to play some ball? Grab a team, suit up, and climb inside your human! Prep its thrusters, lower the all-terrain wheels, and spin up that flailing magnet-arm. It's time to play Regular Human Basketball!


  • basketball
  • transhumanism
  • local
  • mech
  • party
  • cooperative
  • 4-player
  • comedy
  • multiplayer
  • funny
  • lifelike
  • 2d
  • competitive
  • sport

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Basketball Battle (2016)

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Windows Phone / Windows 10 Mobile IOS iPhone Android

It's arcade style basketball battling fun! MOVES: ★ Easy moving and shooting! ★ Dunk on people! ★ Nasty cross-overs and step-backs! COMPETITION: ★ Travel the country competing in tournaments! ★ Over 100 unique basketball courts! ★ Compete in online LIVE EVENTS! TEAM: ★ Customize your look and upgrade your players!


  • basketball
  • mech
  • sport
  • resource
  • shooter
  • online
  • waves

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Pyre (2017)

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Android Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Pyre is a party-based RPG from the creators of Bastion and Transistor. Lead your band of exiles to freedom through a series of mystical competitions in the Campaign, or challenge a friend to a fast-paced ritual showdown in the head-to-head Versus Mode.


  • sport
  • basketball
  • rpg
  • visual-novel
  • team
  • fantasy
  • narrative
  • battle
  • story
  • strategy
  • arena
  • party

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Dream Team Basketball (2022)

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Android PC Windows

Dream Team Basketball combines traditional CCG gameplay with innovative mechanics inspired from the game of basketball. Explore over 300 player cards and 400 traits and skills to create your team and engage in a competitive environment.


  • card
  • basketball
  • battler
  • collector
  • creature
  • auto-battler
  • turn-based
  • tactical
  • trading
  • pvp
  • deckbuilder
  • competitive
  • sport
  • board-game
  • strategy

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Flappy Dunk (2017)

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IOS iPhone Android

Tap to jump into as many hoops as possible. Collect skins and achieve crazy challenges.

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  • basketball
  • sport

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NBA 2K22 Arcade Edition (2021)

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IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch

PLAY NOW in real NBA and WNBA environments against authentic teams and players. Add skill-based dribbling, shooting, dunking, and alley-oops to your bag of moves, and counter them with ferocious new blocks and contests on the other end of the court. Whether in MyTEAM or MyCAREER, compete against the best and discover what amazing rewards each new Season has in store.

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  • basketball
  • team
  • best-selling
  • skill
  • head-to-head
  • controller-support

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Mini Basketball (2022)

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Android IOS iPhone

Let's welcome the Year of The Rabbit! Get Ready for the Lunar All Stars! We'll be showing off some of the best costumes from around the world.

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  • basketball
  • collectible
  • grand
  • shooter
  • multiplayer
  • team
  • endless
  • sport

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Arcade Paradise VR (2024)

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j meta quest Playstation 5 osvr PC Windows

Enter the Virtual Realm in Arcade Paradise VR, a retro-fuelled adventure and light-management sim combo game where you transform the decrepit King Wash laundromat into a thriving business.

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  • basketball
  • time-management
  • arcade
  • america
  • 1990s
  • vr
  • management
  • 3d
  • light-management
  • pixel
  • retro-fuelled
  • old-school
  • family-run
  • comedy
  • character

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