FIFA 21

Overview

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.

Ultimate Team features 100 icon players, including 11 new names: Eric Cantona, Petr Čech, Ashley Cole, Samuel Eto'o, Philipp Lahm, Ferenc Puskás, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Davor Šuker, Fernando Torres, Nemanja Vidić, and Xavi all feature as icons for the first time. Jens Lehmann was not featured as an icon in FUT 21 compared to previous games.

FIFA 21 was released worldwide on 9 October 2020 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. As with previous installments, the Switch version is a "Legacy Edition", that contains updated kits, rosters, and minor updates, but does not include the new modes. The game has three official editions: Ultimate, Champions and Standard. The Ultimate and Champions editions were released on 6 October ahead of the release of the standard edition on 9 October. EA Play subscribers were able to get a 10-hour early access trial of FIFA 21 on 1 October.

As reported by the review aggregation website Metacritic, the Xbox One version of the game received "generally positive" reviews from critics while the PC and PS4 versions received "mixed or average" reviews. The Nintendo Switch version received "generally unfavourable" reviews from critics. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received fair approval, being recommended by 47% of critics.

Official trailer

Announcement Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Simulator, Sport

Developer

EA Vancouver

Publisher

EA Sports

Series

FIFA

Engine

Frostbite

Platforms

Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox One

Age rating

ESRB E

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

Yes

Online multiplayer

Yes

Co op

Yes

Age ratings

USK

0

CERO

A

PEGI

3

GRAC

ALL

CLASS IND

L

ESRB

E

Release dates

Trophies

Trophies37

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum

1

Gold

3

Silver

17

Bronze

16

Total

37

Points

1320

• The Great Achiever
• Star-studded
• Into the 90's
• End of Story Complete "The Debut"
• Da Skiller
• VOLTA's Finest
• Teamwork Win a VOLTA Squads game with 3 other players
• Sharpshooter Score a goal from a Free Kick
• Natural Talent Win a penalty shoot-out without missing
• Perfection Complete all Main Menu Skill Games
• Master Focus Score a goal from a cross when using Player Lock
• Squad Building Champion Complete 10 Squad Building Challenges in FIFA Ultimate Team
• Tactical Prowess Create your own custom tactic in FIFA Ultimate Team
• House Always Wins Play a game using any House Rule in FUT Friendlies
• Guardian of the Net Keep 10 clean sheets in FUT Squad Battles
• Dynamic Duo Win a Co-Op game with an online friend in FUT Squad Battles or FUT Division Rivals
• Accomplished Associate
• FIFA Ultimate Theme Customise your FUT Stadium by having at least 20 cosmetic items active simultaneously
• Work of Art
• Fan Favourite
• Top Flight Football
• Vision for Division
• Seasoned to Perfection
• Path to Victory
• The First of Many Complete and win your first Pro Club Seasons league match
• Pro Clubs Rules
• Specialist
• Getting the Job Done
• Time For a Change
• Explorer Attend both a Pre-Match and a Post-Match Press Conference
• Extra Sharpness
• One of us! One of us!
• Keeping Up the Pace
• European Glory
• Legendary
• Frenemies Play 5 H2H matches with a friend in Kick Off
• In the Game Play a women's International football match

Playable today

Credits

Publisher

EA Sports

Developer

EA Vancouver

Released

2020-10-06

Age rating

ESRB E

Region

US

Time to beat

about 54 hours