Freestyle 2: Street Basketball centers on online arcade basketball, customizable players, and team play. Steam reviews stand at 71% across 12,736 reviews, offering a snapshot of player responses without deciding whether its online matches suit you. Since the game is free to play, weigh the $0.00 price at Steam against your plans to join multiplayer sessions. Co-op and multiplayer are listed, making shared play the clearest reason to consider it.
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Released: Apr 1, 2015
Basketball · Sports · PvP · Real Time Tactics · Time Management
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01About Freestyle 2: Street Basketball
Create a streetball player, customize your look, and compete online in the street league. Varied basketball moves and team play shape this fast-paced arcade game.Steam player reviews: 71% positive from 12,736 reviews.
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JOYCITY
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JOYCITY
Steam player reviews
71%positiveMostly Positive12,736 Steam reviews
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Steam PC edition data · 2026-10-16
02Before you buy
Online play
The Steam PC game is free to play and lists multiplayer and co-op. Create and customize a player, then compete online in the street league.
Player customization
The description mentions a variety of basketball moves and player customization.
03Frequently asked questions
Can I play online with others?
Yes. The description features online team play and a street league.
What moves are included?
The description mentions varied basketball moves but does not specify them individually.
Can I customize my player?
Yes. You can create and customize your own player.
Popular Steam reviews
Native-language selection · 10 reviews
Selected helpful reviews in this language show both recommendations and criticisms. This selection does not represent the overall positive rating; opinions reflect the version reviewed.
RecommendedSteam player
My friend I play with said that if I post a review about the game and it gets 200 likes and 50 rewards, he'll buy me a bag of chips and a RTX 4090. So I'll leave this here.Show moreShow less
2.2 hours at review309 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
let me give you a proper review of the game i played it since closed beta so most of the people praising it are players who played it before steam and spend TONS of money on it and they're trying to sugercoat the game so gain more players so they can curse at you and humiliate you also call you noob.
PLEASE READ IT ITS A WARNING ABOUT THE GAME.
pro:
-great gameplay.
-costumization.
-different dunks.
-teamwork required.
-scoring feels satisfying.
cons-
-HEAVILY p2w (like seriously check the cards your can obtain all cards wich are gold are only obtainable through cash those cards can be upgraded more than 10 times) and don't forget the +10 stats on clothing wich is also only available for cash (with item balls) only free players can only have +5 stats on a clothing piece i calulated the stats you could earn with cash and with ingame money free players can get to +35 on 1 stat paying players can get over +65.
-HIGLY toxic playerbase don't get fooled by the rookie server the pro server is swarming with ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ bragging that they spend the most money in the game.
-usseless gm's they ban you if you say bad stuff about the game i already had a warning message from a gm.
-relies highly on ping for the pf and C position.
-players posting the most dumbest things on the forums wich has nothing to do with the game its almost as bad as facebook.
-pf's are highly overpowered they can shoot 3's like a sg, shoot 2's like a sf,dunk like a pf and rebound like a C and pf's has a skill that makes C's completly usseless.
-C's are HIGHLY underpowered DO NOT!!!!! take that position they got almost completly usseless cause of pf's.
-mostly foreigners good luck finding english players.
-idiotic players who keeps wanting an asia server even tough there is 2 asain versions of the game already.
-playerbase is next to none before it came to steam and there is a good reason for that.
-prepare to get kicked out alot.
-special characters that is only obtainable with cash gaining special atributes.
-players who have vip cannot be kicked in fact vip players can kick the host.
-most events require cash
-cash clothing so big it litteraly blocks your view of your character.
-special characters have a bigger hitbox
-tons of exploits like when you playing as a C or PF most of the time you needs to split into 2 to win and either way you get the blame.
reason the game is so p2w is because its following the taiwan version of the game the korean version is 10X better and not p2w at all. if it din't have all those cons the game could have been so much better
this is the REAL review of the game from a player who played it for 6-5 months
P.S. don't listen to uncle he got the worst excuses like you don't get the timing right like ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ seriously? i jumped the same time as the opponent did get your eyes checked.
and don't listen that he never paid anything because he would call it "DONATORS"
that match proved my point more than ever.Show moreShow less
0.4 hours at review743 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
i feel like an absolute basketball god when i play this. my legs were amputated so it brings back memories of when i was takin these foos' anklesShow moreShow less
41.9 hours at review280 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
First time I felt the need to write a review. This game is truly satisfying if you're a competition junky. You don't even have to like sport games to enjoy this game. The gameplay and game mechanics all work well, untill that point where you hit level 24. As a beginner, I started out playing against other noobs and various pro players that had their smurf accounts in the rookie/major league. I had some epic losses, epic victories, various intense close point games that went into second overtime.
Eventually, I managed to get to level 25 with a 76% win percentage overall, I felt like a solid player that played his role ( PF ) well. In good matches, I'd block about every shot, bad matches I'd let a few slide. All the fun in the game stopped though when I entered the Pro League.
Match after match, you get to play against level 50 characters that not only have the most ridiculous skills that you could think, they also have so much experience that not in another 1000 matches could you hope to destroy them. They also have, in almost EVERY case, dropped over 200-300 euros on cash shop roulette style items that grant bonus stats, cards and card upgrades that grant..bonus stats, extra skill slots, etc. You name it.
So in quick summary. You might love the game in the beginning, you might think you're a genius rookie player destroying the alt characters of pros. But once you actually get to the pro league, prepare to bend over and take it, over and over again untill you yourself are level 44-50 and have unlocked all the skills + slots. Surely by that time, you would also have dropped atleast 60 euros on the game.Show moreShow less
31.5 hours at review193 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
You can play as an asian black guy 11/10Show moreShow less
8.5 hours at review192 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
I started playing this because its free and I actually enjoyed it. I had like 100+ hours on it creating new accounts to earn 150k points. Bought 500 Gkash for the event.
I was able to feel satisfied with how my character looks and plays. But as soon as I reach level 24. No one would play with you. If there is, they will call you NOOB throughout the whole game. Then use a microphone and harass you throughout.
Community sucks! People are jerks~! There are some who would play with you but for the most part everyone is a jerk.
Downfall of this game is how jerks high level people or seasoned people are and it really sets me back.
Goodluck to this game. Its fun till 24 and if you like getting called noob and doesnt bother getting owned by seasoned players or getting kicked from room to room spending 15 minutes just to play 1 game then get called a noob then kicked then this game is for you.Show moreShow less
135.2 hours at review107 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
Bear with me as this is my first game review on Steam:
Pros:
- Great customization (Skills, Freestyle variability, Clothing, Stat allocation)
- Requires teamwork (Heavy)
- Crew matches (Like GvG in MMORPGs)
- Easy to pick up, Hard to master
Cons:
- Community can be toxic (Will explain more later)
- You can pay for stats
- Fluid gameplay relies heavily on latency (ping)
Freestyle2 is a great Multiplayer Online 3v3 Streetball game that pleases my thirst for basketball games.
It is very easy to pick up (You only use direction keys + 4 basic keys + 2 or 3 more for specific skills),
but hard to master.
It relies moderately on basketball knowledge, such as actual basketball tactics like Pick and Roll, which can be executed in the right situation. To win, you will have to try your best to fulfill your one of five (C, PF, SF, SG, PG) position's purpose.
Positions and their roles are generalized in FreeStyle2, although adventurous stat allocation may lead to fun and creative plays (like improving 3 pointers success rate on C or PFs).
C: Rebounding and blocking, setting up plays under the paint
PF: Similar to C, but takes an offensive role
SF: All-rounder (Dunk, rebound, middle jumper, 3s)
SG: Also an all-rounder with heavier emphasis on 3s
PG: Playmaker (Passing and loose ball grabbing)
Playing the position that fits you and doing it right comes with a great rewarding feeling.
Also, there are many team compositions which are strong, but you will run into hell lot of weird ones online (Triple Cs)
If you aren't good at what your position is supposed to be doing by Major (past level 11), you will most likely be dealt with offensive words, telling you that you suck and that you should quit.
The playerbase isn't large enough to have the greatest matchmaking system and tiers - and this is why sometimes you will face teams that will totally ♥♥♥♥ on your face. Knowing your position and having individual skills is very important in this game and when a single teammate is not pulling their own weight, it shows definitely.
I highly suggest trying each of the 5 positions before moving onto Major (level 11+)
You can pay for extra stats (btw you can also do this for free, but not as much).
Does it help? Yeah, I guess.
Does it win games? Maybe - it makes minimal difference.
Why is that?
Let's say a player purchased items and also obtained cards to improve his 3 pointers.
If you are guarding him perfectly, he won't score any 3 pointers.
If you don't and give him open shots on 3s, you should really blame yourself.
Teamwork (Strategy, Individual talent, knowing how each other reacts in certain situations) is much much much much holy freaking so much more important and impactful than stats.
Gamekiss will be adding controller support very soon, and I am so excited for that!
Give this game a try. If you like working as a team and enjoy basketball in general, you will love it!Show moreShow less
27.1 hours at review138 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
TL;DR: Too Pay-To-Win, very unfriendly to new players, don't recommend.
Freestyle 2 is one of the worst (if not the worst) examples of a Free-To-Play game. There are certain elements to the game that I found interesting when I first tried it out, the core gameplay mechanics are really well done and it could be said that the game is "easy to learn but hard to master". It tests your reflexes, hand-eye coordination and your knowledge of basketball. In a sense it is an RPG, because your player has certain skills and abilities that you can use, but you can't be good at everything. For example: You could be the fastest, smallest guy or gal on the court as a Point Guard and make plays, steal the ball or shoot the lights out, but you're probably don't want to try to grab rebounds against the Centers and the Power Forwards.
What I like / Pros:
- 8 selectable positions (this includes the 5 main positions and the Dual Guard, Swing Man and Control Tower) with various playstyles and abilities
- Tutorials that explain and let the players try out (almost) all abilities and learn about them
- Fast-paced action with crazy and over-the-top animations for dunks, jumpshots, celebrations, etc.
- Skills that you can chain together for exciting and crazy moves
- Cartoony artstyle
- Outfits: you can buy and earn clothes, accessories and other ridiculous apparel for your character
- Teamplay matters a lot, so you need understand your roles and work together
- Fun with friends
Before I start listing what I hate about this game let me say this: I know that a game that is Free To Play has to make money somehow and nothing in this world is truly free, but there are ways to make a profitable Free-To-Play game without ruining the gameplay with stupid P2W mechanics and lootboxes.
What I hate / Cons:
- ATROCIOUS translation : It's been years since this game first came out and the devs still don't bother to fix the awful language barrier between the game and new players, the English version is full of unintelligible gibberish. It's the 21st century for crying out loud (I only play the English version so I can only comment on this one).
- LOOTBOX mechanics : There are these things called Point Balls, Card Balls and Item Balls which allow you to choose from 5 goalposts (basically pick a number from 1 to 5) and then you'll get a chance to get some great items. The odds are terrible, the game will always show you what else you could've gotten and you'll almost always get the worst ones. Don't bother buying any of these. You get 1 of each for free everyday and you get some from events and such.
- WAY OVERPRICED in-game currency : You could buy 5000 GKash for $50. From that you can buy 1 Character Coupon, a couple of skill slots, some items of clothing and that's it. And that's only for 1 character... just check the prices of the DLC's and other content.
- Latency-based gameplay: There are some things that you cannot do if you have too high ping. For example if your ping is too high you can't grab any rebounds to save your life because you won't be able to position yourself and jump at the right time. This makes the Rebound stat almost completely irrelevant. If you have a ping higher than 80 ms you'll get schooled under the post most of the time. Shooters who have a 200 ms latency almost become unblockable because you just can't defend them properly.
- UNFIXED bugs and glitches : Game crashing before, in the middle and after the match much more often than what is acceptable, Players sliding on the court, lags, the ball bugging out and causing a shot clock violation. Just to name a few...
- Very limited customizability with earned currency (Points)
- Improving your player in very slow and tedious
- Terrible matchmaking : If you're a new player the game will make you play against people with over 2000 hours of playtime because as of right now there's no such thing as a Rookie Channel (anymore).
- Full of toxic people and cheaters : If you just started playing the game and got in a match with experienced players you'll most likely get ridiculed and laughed at for being new. That is if you don't get kicked from every room on the server. Cheaters are very common, some people use VPN specifically to change their latency in game.
And last but not least...
All of the PAY-TO-WIN mechanics: There are multiple ways a "whale" can get an advantage with real money:
- Extra stats on clothing
- Extra ability slots
- Expensive and rare cards that give even more stats
- Exclusive Characters that have exclusive abilities and even more extra stats
- Exclusive moves and animations
- Extra Enhancements
- VVIP status (which give even more ability slots)
- Exclusive "the more you spend the more you get" events that give them even more upgrades
- And more...
Would I recommend this game to anyone? Absolutely not.
Is it the worst game in the world? Absolutely not.
But until the devs decide to improve the game in any meaningful way I definitely won't recommend it.Show moreShow less
1,236 hours at review99 people found this helpful
RecommendedSteam player
I've been playing Freestyle for 7 long years. Since I was 12 years old, Freestyle has been my favorite game.
It has been with me throughout all my teenage years, and I don't regret a thing.
Ever since it first came out in 2006 (published by Activision), the game has had issues maintaining a good population due to lack of advertising and support from the foreign developers (JCE).
That's all hopefully going to change now that it has been released on Steam. It's a shame how we had to wait so many years for this because this is one of the most competitive games in the world.
Everybody who plays this game strives to ultimately be the best, and it's a team game so you have to find 2 other players who share the same mindset as you and want to be the best just as bad as you are.
A lot of this game consists of managing egos of not only your rivals, but your teammates also.
There is only one ball in the game of basketball, and scoring is only one part of it.
You have to have a good overall team that can not only score, but rebound, defend, block, steal, and pass at the right times.
This game is all about customization and making your player unique. There is a big item shop in the game that allows you to buy headgear,tops,bottoms, shoes, and accesories to make your baller look unique.
There are also Freestyles that allow you to change basic animations like dunks and shots so you can turn your simple one handed dunk in to a crazy 360 between the legs dunk!
Then you have your skills. Skills are new animations and upgrades you unlock through leveling your character.
Skills are the most important part of the game since they give really useful animations like diving for the ball or fading away.
When you first start the game and you go in to Rookies, you will be playing versus new players such as yourself who are also learning the game and it will be a cake walk for those who learn faster than others.
Beware though, there is a huge learning curve when you reach the big leagues (PRO Channel).
People do NOT like losing in Pros because it will result in their win % going down and the person that beat you having proof of them beating you.
I was never a guy to make many friends on this game, in fact I made a lot more enemies than I did friends and I am very hated but my advice to you new players is, make some friends before you reach Pros.
Try your hardest to communicate and socialize, post on the forums. MAKE FRIENDS. You do not want to be that "random" "unknown" person in Pros because nobody knows you and you will be kicked out of teams that have good players when you try to join because they simply don't know you.
You will be stuck on the "Noob Treadmill". That means you will be stuck playing only with players who are really bad and don't care who they play with, and other unknown players like you are which means you will lose A LOT and people will never see you as good.
So make friends before you get to pros! Get your name out there.
If you pick up this game and decide you like it and you're either a PG,PF,or C then you can add my character in game, I will help you. My IGN is: Zarry
So yeah, that is it for my long review and although my time on this game is coming to an end, I am happy it is finally getting the exposure it deserves because I know theres a kid out there right now maybe even reading this whos 12 or 13 years old that will fall in love with this game and aspire to be the very best player just like I did.
Good look in the pros, newbs.Show moreShow less
24.1 hours at review132 people found this helpful
Not recommendedSteam player
+ Nice game mechanics..blocking,rebounding,shooting etc feels real and timing based..
+ Graphic style is decently good..
+ Various challenges and daily quests
- Heavy money involved..like around 50% of the game content needs you to pay real money..i haven't been too deep into the game but seen the cool chars costs like $20 per character..
- Level grind is quite slow
- Servers still quite troublematic..sometimes you have auto win or auto lose because someone instantly DC'ed
update:
- stopped playing the game since it's DCing all the time (im using the asian server)
- played against a paid character and she had like 10 consecutive 3pt's (30 points)..its quite ridiculous even in real life basketball..Show moreShow less
5 hours at review93 people found this helpful
Source: original Steam user reviews. Helpful votes are an archived snapshot, not live data. Last collected: 08/15/2026.
Steam against your plans to join multiplayer sessions. Co-op and multiplayer are listed, making shared play the clearest reason to consider it.