WWE 2K22

Overview

WWE 2K22 is a 2022 professional wrestling sports video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K. It is the twenty-second overall installment of the video game series based on WWE, the eighth game under the WWE 2K banner, and the successor to 2019's WWE 2K20. It was released on March 11, 2022, for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. The follow-up title, WWE 2K23, was released on March 14, 2023.

WWE 2K's MyCareer was rebranded as MyRISE and focused on separate stories for both male and female wrestlers. Using created characters, players can form alliances, make enemies, and branch into subplots based upon the players choices. This game did see the removal of the Advance Entrance option when creating a superstars custom entrance, instead leaving the only option to Easy Entrance.

After the overwhelming negative reception of WWE 2K20 from critics, as well as major technical issues in gameplay, WWE 2K franchise executive producer Patrick Gilmore promised that the next installment would rely more on the quality of the game. As a result, a follow-up, WWE 2K21, was canceled with a spin-off, WWE 2K Battlegrounds, instead released in 2020. WWE 2K22 was officially announced after a teaser trailer, featuring Cesaro and Rey Mysterio, aired during WrestleMania 37 in April 2021, with a "It Hits Different" tagline. The announcement came nearly a year after the cancellation of WWE 2K21.

On January 20, 2022, a trailer for the game was released alongside the release date of March 11, 2022. Rey Mysterio was announced as the main cover star for the Deluxe and Standard editions.

WWE 2K22 received "generally favorable reviews" for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S versions and "mixed or average reviews" for the Windows version on review aggregator Metacritic respectively. Critics generally regarded 2K22 as a massive improvement from its predecessor as well as one of the series' best modern entries despite its issues.

Official trailer

Gameplay Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Fighting, Simulator, Sport

Developer

Visual Concepts

Publisher

2K Sports

Series

WWE 2K

Engine

Proprietary Engine

Platforms

Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox One

Age rating

ESRB T

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

Yes

Co op

Yes

Age ratings

ACB

M

GRAC

15+

PEGI

16

CLASS IND

12

ESRB

T

USK

16

CERO

B

Release dates

Subscription history

Trophies

Trophies55

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum

1

Gold

2

Silver

6

Bronze

46

Total

55

Points

1350

Difficulty

3 out of 10

Playthroughs for platinum

2

Online trophies

13

• All Trophies Earned
• Who’s That Jumping Out the Sky? Complete One Objective in Showcase Mode.
• You Filthy Animal! Complete One Match in Showcase Mode.
• Dial It Up Complete All Objectives in One Match in Showcase Mode.
• Like Father… Unlock the Bonus Match in Showcase Mode.
• West Coast Pop Clear All Matches in Showcase Mode.
• BOOYAKA BOOYAKA
• Step Into the Action Complete your first match in Universe - Superstar Mode.
• In the Spotlight Win a PPV match in Universe - Superstar Mode.
• Superstar Advancement Win 5 matches in Universe - Superstar Mode.
• I'm Declaring the Royal Rumble! Choose a path from the Curation Menu for the first time in the Universe - Superstar Mode.
• Forging My Own Path Choose a path from the Curation Menu 5 times in Universe - Superstar Mode.
• Good Ratings Complete a Month of Shows in Universe - Classic Mode.
• Outta Nowhere Perform a Catching Finisher (Play Mode vs AI).
• Fight Forever Kick Out of a Pin After Being Hit With a Finisher (Play Mode vs AI).
• Fit for a Prince Finish a Match With a 5 Star Rating (Play Mode vs AI).
• Master of the 619 As Rey Mysterio, Hit a 619 (Play Mode vs AI).
• C-C-C-Combo Breaker Counter an Opponent's Combo Using Breaker (Play Mode vs AI).
• Maybe They Just Needed a SNICKERS
• Gulak Academy Graduate Finish the Tutorial (Play Mode).
• Record Breaker In the Royal Rumble, eliminate 14 Superstars (Play Mode vs AI).
• First of Many Win a match (Play Mode vs AI).
• CANNONBALL! Perform a top rope dive as a Super Heavyweight (Play Mode vs AI).
• Getting Creative Hit your opponent with 5 different objects in one match (Play Mode vs AI).
• Acknowledge Me! Win a 1v1 match against Roman Reigns on Legend difficulty (Play Mode VS. AI).
• Journey Of A Lifetime
• Faction Wars Champion
• Briefcase Winner Win a Limited Time Briefcase in MyFACTION.
• Loyalty Confirmed Earn a Loyalty Reward in MyFACTION.
• Taste of Victory Win a match in MyFACTION.
• A Promising Start Complete a Lifetime Challenge in MyFACTION.
• One Small Step Win 10 Faction Wars Matches in MyFACTION.
• A Good Start Complete a Proving Grounds Tower in MyFACTION.
• Weekly Winner Complete a Weekly Tower in MyFACTION.
• Daily Progress Complete a Daily Challenge in MyFACTION.
• Chapter and Verse Complete a Proving Grounds Chapter in MyFACTION.
• Champion For A Day Complete all 3 of a day's Daily Challenges in MyFACTION.
• Time to TakeOver Have a match on NXT in either Male or Female MyRISE.
• I’m Feeling Blue Have a match on SmackDown in either Male or Female MyRISE.
• Monday Night Warrior Have a match on RAW in either Male or Female MyRISE.
• The New Revolution Win the NXT Women’s Championship in MyRISE.
• Goldie is Mine! Win the NXT Men’s Championship in MyRISE.
• Head of the Table
• Nobody is Ready For…You! Win the SmackDown Women’s Championship in MyRISE.
• Brass Ring Reached! Win the WWE Championship in MyRISE.
• Stole the GLOW Win the RAW Women’s Championship in MyRISE.
• The Internet Champion
• Old Spice - Smell Ready for Anything
• The Best There Ever Was Complete a Full Season in MyGM.
• Calling in a Favor Use a Power Card in MyGM.
• Show Must Go On Book Your First Show in MyGM.
• The King Booker Achieve a 5 Star Match in MyGM.
• Keeper of Words Fulfill a Promise to a Superstar in MyGM.
• Legends Are Never Forgotten Sign a Legend in MyGM.
• On Top of the Mountain

Playable today

Credits

Publisher

2K Sports

Developer

Visual Concepts

Released

2022-03-08

Age rating

ESRB T

Region

US

Time to beat

about 5.5 hours