WWE 2K21

WWE 2K21 is a professional wrestling video game developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports. It was released worldwide on October 20, 2020 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows. It is the twenty-second installment in the WWE game series (eighth under the WWE 2K banner) and the successor to WWE 2K20. It is also the second WWE game to be developed solely by Visual Concepts, after 2K20.

Upon release, WWE 2K21 received generally positive reviews, with notable praise for improving the gameplay and graphics from 2K20, as well as the diverse roster, the return of GM Mode and removed creation modes, including Create-a-Story (last seen in WWE 2K14), and new/returning match types (including Inferno, Casket, Buried Alive, Hair vs. Hair, 40-Man Royal Rumble, Gauntlet, Special Referee, Pole, Women's Royal Rumble, Hardcore, Retirement, and Bodybag matches), superstars, and championships.

Gameplay
WWE 2K21 features two 2K Showcase modes, similar to WWE 2K15: one centered around Hulk Hogan, the other on the Undertaker, each detailing their journey to the top of WWE, and ending with a dream match (Hulk Hogan vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin and Undertaker vs. Sting, respectively). Returning from WWE 2K20 are the 2K Towers mode, and male and female MyCareer stories. Additional modes, available via DLC, revolve around the Rock n' Wrestling, New Generation, and Attitude (first featured in WWE '13) eras, as well as the Monday Night War, WCW, ECW, and dream matches.

As DLC, the game offers several character packs revolving around WWE legends (in response to criticism about removing many legends from WWE 2K20), including a DX Pack, an nWo Pack (first featured in WWE 2K14), a WCW Pack (first featured in WWE 2K15), an ECW Pack, a WCCW Pack, a Tag Team Pack, a Rock n' Wrestling Pack, a New Generation Pack, an Attitude Era Pack, a Managers Pack (including Freddie Blassie, The Grand Wizard, Captain Lou Albano, Arnold Skaaland, Gary Hart, Skandor Akbar, and and a regular Legends Pack (including Bruno Sammartino, Antonino Rocca, Antonio Inoki, Baron von Raschke, Bob Backlund, Bruiser Brody, Buddy Rogers, Freddie Blassie, Fritz von Erich, Gorilla Monsoon, Haystacks Calhoun, Ivan Koloff, Jesse Ventura, Killer Kowalski, King Curtis Iaukea, Lou Thesz, Nick Bockwinkel, Pedro Morales, Peter Maivia, Stan Hansen, Superstar Billy Graham, and Wahoo McDaniel), plus a Rising Stars Pack, an NXT Pack, an NXT UK Pack, a 205 Live Pack, a New Moves Pack, a Championship Titles Pack, a Vintage Arenas Pack, and Gorgeous George as a pre-order bonus character.