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TIEBREAK: Official game of the ATP and WTA

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69%Game Brain Score
gameplay, graphics
stability, monetization
69% User Score Based on 269 reviews

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TIEBREAK: Official game of the ATP and WTA is a single player and multiplayer sport game. It was developed by Big Ant Studios and was released on August 22, 2024. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

The official ATP and WTA Tennis game has finally arrived! Become the Number One player in the world, competing for entire seasons against the largest cast of professional tennis players ever united in a tennis videogame.

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69%
Audience ScoreBased on 269 reviews
gameplay34 positive mentions
stability6 negative mentions
  • Extensive roster of licensed ATP and WTA players with many real tournaments and venues, including user-created content for players and stadiums.
  • Visually impressive with detailed player models, authentic animations, and high-quality graphics compared to other tennis games.
  • Engaging tactical and realistic gameplay mechanics that reward skillful play, with a deep career mode and frequent developer updates improving the game.
  • Player movement and animations are often described as clunky, robotic, or unnatural, detracting from immersion and gameplay fluidity.
  • Serving mechanics and training modes are problematic, with inconsistent shot control, difficult and buggy training challenges, and broken career progression systems.
  • The game suffers from frequent crashes, bugs, and a need for better AI balance; some users report frustrating difficulty spikes, poor netplay, and problematic controls.
  • gameplay
    130 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay offers a mix of smooth, realistic tennis mechanics with an authentic player roster, but suffers from clunky animations, inconsistent serve mechanics, and an overpowered "scramble" movement feature that detracts from strategic depth. While recent patches have noticeably improved AI and gameplay fluidity, issues like repetitive shot variety, limited playstyles, and frustrating bugs remain. Fans appreciate the tactical elements and presentation, yet many feel the game still requires significant refinement to match or surpass previous tennis simulators.

    • “The roster of players and the authenticity of gameplay is one of a kind.”
    • “The gameplay mechanics are well-executed, and the inclusion of a community creation section—allowing users to upload and download custom players, venues, and logos—adds a layer of customization and longevity to the experience.”
    • “Over the past few months and a lot of patches later, not only graphics improvements, but gameplay mechanics are 100x better than it began and the game is now fully enjoyable.”
    • “The game has been out long enough for them to fix bugs and improve gameplay and it has not happened.”
    • “Everything else, the gameplay is repetitive and unvaried, players are exactly the same as each other, flat shots are impossible to use consistently and constantly hit the net, it's easy to dominate as a top spin player, which seemingly never miss no matter how badly timed, but impossible to play any other style without frustration.”
    • “Oh and besides the constant crashing that corrupts your save and stops you playing the game ever, there's some glaring errors in gameplay and that fatigue system is quite irritating (especially if you want to play a more interesting long game or longer tournaments) and some of it really looks like it was made in the 1990s.”
  • graphics
    48 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics in the game are generally praised for their realism, detailed player models, and animations, marking a clear improvement over previous titles. However, some users note issues with lighting, shadows, and texture quality, particularly in court environments, and occasional performance problems on high-end PCs. Overall, while the visuals are often described as impressive and immersive for a tennis game, there is room for refinement in environmental detail and optimization.

    • “The graphics are stunning, the sound design is immersive, and the gameplay feels incredibly smooth and realistic.”
    • “First off, the graphics are incredible - probably the best graphics in a tennis game we have so far, same goes for the roster and customization, so if that's all you're looking for then this will be perfect for you.”
    • “The modeling of the players and the courts is very good, the graphics for a tennis game are incredible.”
    • “Terrible performance with 4090/7800x3d/64gb installed on nvme at ultrawide resolution despite graphics settings.”
    • “The gameplay is dull, the graphics feel outdated, and overall, it’s a poorly executed joke.”
    • “The budget sadly didn't extend to anything graphics related beyond the licensed player models.”
  • stability
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game suffers from frequent and frustrating glitches, especially during training sessions and gameplay, which disrupt the experience and hinder player progression. Stability issues significantly impact enjoyment and realism, making the overall experience less reliable.

    • “Career mode is really fun but leveling up your player and increasing the attributes could be a pain since the training sessions are usually buggy (example: the ball gets to you before you can even get off a power shot then when you do, it doesn't count when you hit the corner for service, even though you did it).”
    • “These glitches are not rare occurrences—they happen often enough to disrupt gameplay and make the experience more frustrating than enjoyable.”
    • “After the quick disappointment of buying that other 2k game we do not speak of... I'm glad I waited because the beginning gameplay and glitches looked awful.”
  • atmosphere
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's atmosphere is highly praised for its authentic recreation of player faces, tournament stages, and realistic sound effects like ball impacts, crowd noise, and player reactions. Dynamic fans and environmental sounds enhance immersion, making the presentation polished and true to real tennis events. Sound design, including competent announcements, plays a crucial role in elevating the overall realism.

    • “The game benefits from official ATP and WTA licenses, authentically recreating the faces of real players, stages, and the atmosphere of various tournaments.”
    • “The sound of the ball hitting the racket, the screams of the players, and the sounds of the court all contribute significantly to the atmosphere.”
    • “Dynamic sound atmosphere with lively fans during matches, dominant environmental sounds, and competent announcements that enhance realism.”
  • monetization
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game heavily emphasizes its roster of officially licensed player models in advertising, which seems to be its main selling point. However, the gameplay and presentation feel shallow, and the experience is significantly marred by intrusive microtransactions.

    • “Bogged down with microtransactions”
    • “Ever noticed how literally every advertisement for the game only ever focuses on how many 'officially licensed' tennis players' models it has in it?”
    • “There's a reason why literally every advertisement about this game is solely around the topic of 'look how many official player models we have', because it's the only thing this game offers.”
  • music
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music received mixed feedback, with some finding it boring, though the 2K soundtrack was praised. Overall, the presentation and variety of music were noted as weaker points.

    • “Music is boring.”
  • optimization
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game suffers from poor optimization, exhibiting significant performance issues and frequent micro-stuttering even on high-end hardware and ultrawide resolutions, regardless of graphics settings.

    • “Terrible performance with 4090/7800x3d/64GB installed on NVMe at ultrawide resolution despite graphics settings.”
    • “Micro stutterings galore.”
  • emotional
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers a mild emotional challenge that will resonate well with tennis enthusiasts, providing a balanced blend of enjoyment and subtle emotional intensity.

  • grinding
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players note that the game involves extensive grinding, particularly through repetitive rally practice, which can lead to many hours of gameplay.

  • story
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story aspect is not clearly addressed in user feedback, which focuses more on gameplay and match experience rather than narrative elements.

  • humor
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is generally seen as forced and artificial, failing to evoke genuine laughter or enjoyment.

    • “Again, these are so silly and artificial it's not funny.”
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TIEBREAK: Official game of the ATP and WTA is a sport game.

TIEBREAK: Official game of the ATP and WTA is available on Xbox Series X|S, PC, Xbox One, Steam Deck and others.

On average players spend around 3 hours playing TIEBREAK: Official game of the ATP and WTA.

TIEBREAK: Official game of the ATP and WTA was released on August 22, 2024.

TIEBREAK: Official game of the ATP and WTA was developed by Big Ant Studios.

TIEBREAK: Official game of the ATP and WTA has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its gameplay but disliked it for its stability.

TIEBREAK: Official game of the ATP and WTA is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

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