FIFA 21
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Developers | |
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EA Vancouver | |
EA Romania | |
Publishers | |
EA Sports | |
Engines | |
Frostbite 3 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 9, 2020 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 74 |
OpenCritic | 73 |
IGDB | 72 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | Currency, Free-to-grind, Infinite spend, Loot box |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Sports, CCG |
Sports | Football (Soccer) |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Contemporary |
Series | FIFA |
⤏ Go to series page | |
FIFA World Cup (series) | |
FIFA International Soccer | 1993 |
FIFA 96 | 1995 |
FIFA 97 | 1996 |
FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 | 1997 |
FIFA 99 | 1998 |
FIFA 2000 | 1999 |
FIFA 2001 | 2000 |
FIFA Manager (series) | |
FIFA Football 2002 | 2001 |
FIFA Football 2003 | 2002 |
FIFA Football 2004 | 2003 |
FIFA Football 2005 | 2004 |
FIFA 06 | 2005 |
FIFA 07 | 2006 |
FIFA Online (series) | |
FIFA 08 | 2007 |
FIFA 09 | 2008 |
FIFA 10 | 2009 |
FIFA 11 | 2010 |
FIFA 12 | 2011 |
FIFA 13 | 2012 |
FIFA 14 | 2013 |
FIFA 15 | 2014 |
FIFA 16 | 2015 |
FIFA 17 | 2016 |
FIFA 18 | 2017 |
FIFA 19 | 2018 |
FIFA 20 | 2019 |
FIFA 21 | 2020 |
FIFA 22 | 2021 |
FIFA 23 | 2022 |
EA Sports FC 24 | 2023 |
Key points
- Based on the PlayStation 4/Xbox One version. This translates in inferior graphics and missing gameplay enhancements compared to the PlayStation 5/Xbox Series X release.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Sold only in Europe. | |||
Origin (unavailable) | Champions Edition and Ultimate Edition also available. No longer available for individual purchase. |
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Steam (unavailable) | Champions Edition and Ultimate Edition also available. No longer available for individual purchase. |
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Champions Edition and Ultimate Edition also available. | |||
Green Man Gaming (unavailable) | Champions Edition and Ultimate Edition also available. | |||
Humble Store (unavailable) | Champions Edition and Ultimate Edition also available. |
- All versions require Origin and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1313860/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1313860/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Origin | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Enabled by default. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Up to 4x MSAA. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Built-in Lock to 30 FPS and Lock to 60 FPS options include Vsync, No limit on FPS turns off Vsync. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | Launcher requires mouse input. | |
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
DualShock 4 controllers |
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Generic/other controllers | Generic DirectInput controllers are supported. | |
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Button prompts | ![]() |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Arabic | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Czech | ||||
Danish | ||||
Dutch | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Norwegian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Portuguese | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Latin American Spanish | ||||
Swedish | ||||
Turkish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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Local play | |||
LAN play | |||
Online play | Official multiplayer service is scheduled to be shut down on November 6, 2023.[1] |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues unresolved
Stuttering despite high framerate
- Set 60 FPS cap in the options
- Leave framerate unlimited, but cap it externally
- Play in borderless window mode
Other information
API
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 | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 50 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7850 2 GB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 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>/1313860/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1313860) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Online Services Shutdown - A-H - last accessed on 2023-05-15
- "November 6, 2023
FIFA 21 for Nintendo Switch, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X"
- "November 6, 2023
- ↑ FIFA 21 FPS issue on PC : FIFA - Reddit - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Is there anything i can do to make FIFA 21 playable on pc? : FIFA - Reddit - last accessed on May 2023