Fun, enjoyable football gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“This is my first Madden game, and I love it! It's very addicting. It's hard to put down!”
Steam review · 23.3 h played ↗
Madden NFL 22
Worth buying? What 285 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 285 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 58%Mixed · 58%Tiburon2021Sports · Immersive Sim · Casual
The verdict
A last-gen Madden port that is fun mainly in offline Franchise, especially modded or deeply discounted. Skip it at full price or if you want stability, online play or next-gen features.
Great for
Offline Franchise fans who can buy it very cheap and ideally use community mods
Main risk
Crashes, corrupted saves and shut-down servers in a near-identical, last-gen game
What players love
Franchise mode is fun offline
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“All I want to play is franchise mode and this game is perfect for that.”
Steam review · 94.9 h played ↗
Good value when bought on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Is this game worth $60? No. Was it worth the $18 i got it for on sale? Yes.”
Steam review · 42.9 h played ↗
Good graphics and animations
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“controls are amazing. graphics and animations are on point”
Steam review · 20.1 h played ↗
Community mods transform the game
Mentioned in ~1 in 27 positive reviews
“The work that has been done by the community to salvage this game is nothing beyond remarkable.”
Steam review · 10.2 h played ↗
Runs on Steam Deck
Mentioned in ~1 in 68 positive reviews
“actually works on the steam deck.”
Steam review · 175.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Bugs and weak AI hurt gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Every pass is off the mark and if the receiver gets to it, they drop it or get hit mid-catch.”
Steam review · 6.8 h played ↗
Copy-paste of last year's game
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Madden 22 is the same as Madden 21, just like 20, 19, 18 and 17.”
Steam review · 16.7 h played ↗
Crashes, freezes and corrupted saves
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“worst port to PC ive have ever seen. Almost every aspect of the game is bugged and can lead to a crash.”
Steam review · 172.4 h played ↗
PC gets last-gen version without next-gen features
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“the PC version is running the PS4/Xbox One engine instead of the PS5 /Series X version.”
Steam review · 11.2 h played ↗
Pay-to-win Ultimate Team and microtransactions
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“Ultimate Team? Just a pay-to-win casino wearing an NFL jersey.”
Steam review · 411.4 h played ↗
Servers shut down, online modes unplayable
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“Servers are shut down. You can not play any mode except Exhibition.”
Steam review · 3 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 Equivalent, NVIDIA GTX 660 Equivalent
Storage50 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
ProcessorFX 8150 @3.6GHz or better, Core i5-3350 @3.40GHz or better
Memory12 GB RAM
GraphicsRadeon R9 270x or Equivalent, GeForce GTX 680 or Equivalent
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 Equivalent, NVIDIA GTX 660 Equivalent
Storage50 GB available space
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