Good for returning or new players
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“My last Madden was '18, and there is a significant difference between the two.”
Steam review · 40 h played ↗
Madden NFL 21
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 56%Mixed · 56%Electronic Arts2020Sports · Simulation · Strategy
The verdict
A recycled Madden 20 with a decent franchise mode, the only real NFL sim on PC. Servers are now shut down, so skip it if you own a recent Madden.
Great for
Football fans who haven't played Madden in years and want franchise mode on PC
Main risk
Launcher, crash and server-shutdown issues, and it's nearly identical to Madden 20.
What players love
Good graphics and presentation
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“It has excellent graphics, no bugs experienced so far, and the gameplay is intuitive and fun.”
Steam review · 12.1 h played ↗
Enjoyable franchise mode
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“drafting players and seeing them succeed in franchise mode is really rewarding”
Steam review · 51 h played ↗
Fun with friends and many modes
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“it has a lot to do you can get tired of one gamemode but then play another”
Steam review · 85.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Buggy, glitchy gameplay and AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“There is no impetus for EA Sports to fix the MASSIVE amount of glitches in this game and it shows.”
Steam review · 1391.8 h played ↗
Same game as previous years
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“this game is LITERALLY the same as madden 20 and the previous maddens.”
Steam review · 32.7 h played ↗
Crashes, freezes and launch failures
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Game keeps crashing on loading screens.”
Steam review · 5 h played ↗
Shallow franchise and bad Face of the Franchise
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“franchise mode needs so much work. game has no depth”
Steam review · 445.9 h played ↗
Servers shut down, game unplayable
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“They shut the servers down, you cannot even play single player offline... I hate EA”
Steam review · 7 h played ↗
Microtransactions and pay-to-win Ultimate Team
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“fill the game with advertising and push people to pay micro transactions after already paying north of $80 for the game itself”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support50 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10
ProcessorAthlon X4 880K @4GHz or better, Core i3-6100 @3.7GHz or better
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsRadeon RX 460 or better, GeForce GTX 670 or better
Storage50 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
ProcessorFX 8150 @3.6GHz or better, Core i5-3550 @3.40GHz or better
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsRadeon R9 270x or better, GeForce GTX 680 or better
Storage50 GB available space
OSWindows 10
ProcessorAthlon X4 880K @4GHz or better, Core i3-6100 @3.7GHz or better
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsRadeon RX 460 or better, GeForce GTX 670 or better
Storage50 GB available space
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