[3][4] WarGames is featured for the first time in a WWE 2K game, and the Royal Rumble match now supports online multiplayer with up to eight players.

It is the first title in the WWE 2K series to assign different attires to a single slot, namely for Roman Reigns, AJ Styles, Lita and certain Cena models.

Bad Bunny was also announced as a playable character for players that pre-order the game, or purchase the Deluxe or Icon editions.

On January 30, 2K released behind-the-scenes footage of Cody Rhodes being scanned, who makes his first appearance under his real name since the 2014 game WWE 2K15 following his return at WrestleMania 38, now under his nickname, "The American Nightmare".

[15] The Deluxe Edition includes a season pass for future downloadable content, MyFACTION bonuses, and three days of early access on March 14.

Five content packs containing 24 playable characters these were released from April to August, including superstars from Raw, SmackDown, NXT and Legends.

[17] These characters include: Bray Wyatt, Wade Barrett, Eve Torres, Zeus, Harley Race, the Steiner Brothers, Pretty Deadly and Hit Row among others.