Madden NFL 21
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Developers | |
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EA Tiburon | |
Publishers | |
EA Sports | |
Engines | |
Frostbite 3 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | August 28, 2020 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 63 |
OpenCritic | 65 |
IGDB | 67 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | Currency |
Modes | Multiplayer |
Genres | Sports, CCG |
Sports | American football |
Themes | Contemporary |
Series | Madden NFL |
⤏ Go to series page | |
John Madden Football | 1988 |
John Madden Football II | 1991 |
Madden Football: Limited Edition | 1996 |
Madden NFL 97 | 1996 |
Madden NFL 98 | 1997 |
Madden NFL 99 | 1998 |
Madden NFL 2000 | 1999 |
Madden NFL 2001 | 2000 |
Madden NFL 2002 | 2001 |
Madden NFL 2003 | 2002 |
Madden NFL 2004 | 2003 |
Madden NFL 2005 | 2004 |
Madden NFL 06 | 2005 |
NFL Head Coach | 2006 |
Madden NFL 07 | 2006 |
Madden NFL 08 | 2007 |
Madden NFL 19 | 2018 |
Madden NFL 20 | 2019 |
Madden NFL 21 | 2020 |
Madden NFL 22 | 2021 |
Madden NFL 23 | 2022 |
NFL Pro Era | 2022 |
Madden NFL 24 | 2023 |
Madden NFL 21 is a singleplayer and multiplayer sports game developed by EA Tiburon and published by Electronic Arts via their EA Sports brand. It is a licensed National Football League game and part of the Madden NFL series.
It was released on August 28, 2020 alongside the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
(unavailable) | Deluxe Edition and MVP Edition also available. | |||
Green Man Gaming (unavailable) | Deluxe Edition and MVP Edition also available. | |||
Humble Store (unavailable) | Deluxe Edition and MVP Edition also available. | |||
Origin (unavailable) | Deluxe Edition and MVP Edition also available. | |||
Steam (unavailable) | Deluxe Edition and MVP Edition also available. |
- All versions require Origin and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.[1]
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Madden NFL 21 |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1239520/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Madden NFL 21\saves |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1239520/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Origin | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Hor+ gameplay and Pillarboxed FMVs.[2] | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Different camera angles can be chosen during the match. | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Fullscreen is borderless windowed. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Off, FXAA, MSAA 2x and 4x. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Triple buffering is also available. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No limit on FPS, Auto, Lock to 30 FPS, Lock to 60 FPS. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Color blind mode | Protanopia, Deuteranopia, Tritanopia. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | [3] | |
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | Off, Normal, Assist. Found in Accessibility. | |
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M | During a multiplayer game only. |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | In-game commentary, Stadium speakers, Crowd, On the field, Music, Menu SFX. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 4 | Versus, Co-op |
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LAN play | ||||
Online play | Versus, Co-op |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Self-hosting |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11, 12 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3-6100 3.7 GHz AMD Athlon X4 880K 4.0 GHz |
Intel Core i5-3550 3.4 GHz AMD FX-8150 3.6 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 50 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 AMD Radeon RX 460 DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 AMD Radeon R9 270X |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1239520/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1239520) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ steamdb.info - last accessed on 26 May 2023
- ↑ Madden NFL 21 - PC Ultra Quality (3440x1440) - last accessed on 2020-08-20
- ↑ Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-08-20
- Tested the game with Microsoft's Xbox One controller connected through a USB cable