Career Mode improvements
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Career mode is the best part of this game”
Steam review · 567.8 h played ↗
EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 77%Mostly Positive · 77%EA Canada2020Football (Soccer) · Sports · Simulation
The verdict
A familiar FIFA with a solid Career Mode, Volta and fun play with friends, but it's a near-copy of FIFA 20 with pay-to-win FUT, scripting complaints and launcher trouble. Skip it if you want online play.
Great for
Offline Career Mode fans and casual players who want football with friends and can buy on a deep sale
Main risk
Launcher or launch failures and shut-down online servers in a game that feels like a repeat of FIFA 20
What players love
Improved gameplay over FIFA 20
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“They have made some major changes which you can feel immediately after you play your first match in terms of dribbling and other mechanics.”
Steam review · 32 h played ↗
Volta street football mode
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“i like that they brought back street-ball (Volta) it's a nice touch i wish more sport games would have.”
Steam review · 17 h played ↗
Fun with friends and family
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“It's become a fantastic bonding activity for me and my son.”
Steam review · 123.7 h played ↗
Lots of modes and content
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“It's like your paying for a bundle with so many different games in it.”
Steam review · 8.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Same game as FIFA 20, not worth full price
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“... => Fifa 17 => Ctrl+C =>Ctrl+V =>Fifa 18 => Ctrl+C => Ctrl+V => Fifa 19”
Steam review · 0.9 h played ↗
Scripted matches and dumb AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“I've been dominating the game, been 2 goals up and cruising past the 70th minute only for the likes of Derby County to suddenly turn into Manchester City”
Steam review · 120.7 h played ↗
EA launcher and Origin break launching
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The EA launcher has broken this game for me. I can't get it running any more.”
Steam review · 118.9 h played ↗
Pay-to-win Ultimate Team
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“the game concept is --> PayToWin or GrindTillDeath”
Steam review · 653.5 h played ↗
Alt-tab and disconnects lose matches on PC
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“You lose the match when the game minimizes, goes to windowed mode etc.”
Steam review · 13.9 h played ↗
Online servers shut down
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“If the servers for a game are shut down, don't require the internet to open it you f****** goobers.”
Steam review · 671.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support50 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 - 64-Bit
ProcessorIntel Core i3-6100 @ 3.7GHz or AMD Athlon X4 880K @4GHz
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 660 2GB or AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB
Storage50 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 - 64-Bit
ProcessorIntel i5-3550 @ 3.40GHz or AMD FX 8150 @ 3.6GHz
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 or AMD Radeon R9 270X
Storage50 GB available space
OSWindows 10 - 64-Bit
ProcessorIntel Core i3-6100 @ 3.7GHz or AMD Athlon X4 880K @4GHz
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 660 2GB or AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB
Storage50 GB available space
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