FIFA 21
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FIFA 21 is a simulator developed by EA Vancouver, released 9 October 2020 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The main story takes about 75 hrs to finish.
What FIFA 21 is
FIFA 21 is a simulator game developed by EA Vancouver and released in 2020. It was published by EA Sports. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Frostbite.
The premise, in the publisher's words
FIFA 21 is an association football simulation video game published by Electronic Arts as part of the FIFA series. It is the 28th installment in the FIFA series, and was released on 9 October 2020 for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Enhanced versions for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and Series S were released on 3 December 2020, in addition to a version for Stadia in March 2021. The online servers for the game for Stadia were shut down on 18 January 2023, whilst the online servers for all other platforms were shut down on 6 November 2023.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen. There are 36 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the FIFA series
FIFA 21 is the 209th of 225 entries we hold in the FIFA series. The next entry was FIFA 21: NXT LVL Edition in 2020. Its critic score of 72 is almost exactly the series average of 73. The highest-rated entry is 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa at 88.
How it was received
FIFA 21 holds a critic score of 72 out of 100. That places it above 45% of the 2,881 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2020 averaged 73, so it scored about average for its year. Player ratings track closely with critics at 70, across 131 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 75 hrs.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i3-6100 @ 3.7GHz or AMD Athlon X4 880K @4GHz, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB or AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 50GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
FIFA 21 launched on 9 October 2020, within three weeks of Watch Dogs: Legion, Genshin Impact, Mafia: Definitive Edition and Ghostrunner. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Watch Dogs: Legion, Genshin Impact, Mafia: Definitive Edition, Ghostrunner.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for FIFA 21 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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