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EA Sports FC 27

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Overview

EA Sports FC 27 is an association football simulation video game developed by EA Vancouver and EA Romania and published by EA Sports. It was released on 25 September 2026 for Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2. The Asian version was released on 2 October 2026 in South Korea, and is scheduled to be released for Thailand and Vietnam markets in the following weeks and China markets in two weeks later. It is the fourth installment in the EA Sports FC series, succeeding EA Sports FC 26, and the 34th overall installment of EA Sports' football simulation games. The Standard and Ultimate Edition cover features Kylian Mbappé, while the Ultimate Plus Edition cover features both Mbappé and Jude Bellingham.

EA Sports FC 27 introduces more fluid player movement, dynamic corner kicks, improved attacking awareness, player-focused defending designed for competitive play, and additional gameplay refinements based on community feedback. New gameplay updates include enhanced manual defending, rebalanced PlayStyles that place greater emphasis on player attributes, off-balance dribbling for agile players, smarter CPU behaviour, more realistic physical interactions, improved environmental effects, and expanded gameplay sliders for greater control over match settings.

EA Sports FC 27 introduces The Grounds, a social football hub where players can take part in Kickabouts, 1v1 matches, and team up with friends in Clubs mode, while interacting with football mentors, improving their abilities, and customizing their player. The mode is available exclusively on the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Windows, and Nintendo Switch 2 versions of the game.

EA Sports FC 27 was officially announced on 23 July 2026. Pre-orders opened on the same day and remained available until 31 August. Players who purchase the Ultimate Edition or Ultimate Edition Plus receive up to seven days of early access beginning on 18 September, ahead of the worldwide release on 25 September.

The PlayStation 5 version of EA Sports FC 27 received generally favorable reviews from critics, as reported by the review aggregation website Metacritic. Fellow review aggregator OpenCritic assessed that the game received decent approval, being recommended by 68% of critics.