Better than FC 26 overall
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“This is the best FIFA in years. It's not perfect, but it's a huge step in the right direction.”
Steam review · 85.5 h played ↗
EA SPORTS FC™ 27
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 53%Mixed · 53%EA CANADA, EA Romania2026Sports · Football (Soccer) · Simulation
The verdict
A gameplay step up from FC 26 with manual defending, better PC optimization and a deeper career mode, but still buggy, with server problems and a weak Grounds hub. Skip it if you play mainly Clubs or Rush.
Great for
Career mode fans and players who like manual defending and want a better-optimized FC than last year
Main risk
Launch bugs, server disconnects and pay-to-win Ultimate Team make the full price hard to justify
What players love
Deeper career mode and transfers
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Ai finally commiting fouls, fight for the ball, making crosses, trying shots out of box.”
Steam review · 5.8 h played ↗
Much better PC optimization
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Minor bugs, but the game is well-optimized. Running perfectly in 1440p with 8 year old gear.”
Steam review · 19.6 h played ↗
Manual defending rewards skill
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“defending being more manual actually makes your skill matter”
Steam review · 16.7 h played ↗
The Grounds is fun with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Worth buying just for 'The Grounds'”
Steam review · 4.9 h played ↗
Smarter CPU and slower progression
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“Keep the progression slow, no 100k packs 2 days into the game, no gameplay patches every other week and no promos every other day.”
Steam review · 62.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Many bugs and unfinished state
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“This game is an absolute mess. It has exactly ZERO quality control before getting released.”
Steam review · 3.4 h played ↗
Server disconnects and connection errors
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Queue for match for 5 minutes, join match, kick the ball once, 'An error has occured'.”
Steam review · 7.9 h played ↗
Same game as FC 26 for full price
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Rebranded EAFC 26. Same Cutscenes, same menus, same art, same movement AND, best of all, same glitches.”
Steam review · 1.3 h played ↗
Grounds is empty, confusing and forced
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“You can sit there for 15 MINUTES waiting for even a half-decent lobby to fill up”
Steam review · 11.2 h played ↗
Passing and player movement feel bad
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“Worst passing mechanics in the industry.”
Steam review · 13.7 h played ↗
Pay-to-win Ultimate Team and monetization
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“It feels heavily pay-to-win.”
Steam review · 3.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnsupportedController support100 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10/11 - 64-Bit (Latest Update).
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 1600 or Intel Core i5 6600k
MemoryDDR4 Dual Channel 8 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD RX 570 or Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti
Storage100 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10/11 - 64-Bit (Latest Update).
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 7 2700X or Intel Core i7 6700
MemoryDual Channel 12 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD RX 5600 XT or Nvidia GTX 1660
Storage100 GB available space
OSWindows 10/11 - 64-Bit (Latest Update).
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 1600 or Intel Core i5 6600k
MemoryDDR4 Dual Channel 8 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD RX 570 or Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti
Storage100 GB available space
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