FIFA 21
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| Developers | |
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| EA Vancouver | |
| EA Romania | |
| Publishers | |
| Electronic Arts | |
| Engines | |
| Frostbite 3 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 9, 2020 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 74 |
| OpenCritic | 73 |
| IGDB | 72 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase, Subscription gaming service |
| 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 |
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| ⤏ 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 |
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. | |
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| Origin | |
Included with EA Play. Champions Edition and Ultimate Edition included with EA Play Pro. |
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| Steam | |
Champions Edition and Ultimate Edition also available. Included with EA Play (Steam) |
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 (unavailable) |
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Champions Edition and Ultimate Edition also available. | |
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| Green Man Gaming (unavailable) | |
Champions Edition and Ultimate Edition also available. | |
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| Humble Store (unavailable) | |
Champions Edition and Ultimate Edition also available. | |
- All versions require Origin and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.
- Standalone digital purchases of the game have been disabled, it remains available with EA Play or EA Play Pro.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1313860/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1313860/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Origin | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Video settings.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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.