Madden NFL 21

Madden NFL 21

Developers
	EA Tiburon
Publishers
	Electronic Arts
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

Madden NFL 21 is a multiplayer sports and CCG game in the Madden NFL series.

General information

Official forums

Steam Community Discussions

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.

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.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Madden NFL 21
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1239520/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Madden NFL 21\saves
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1239520/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Origin
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Hor+ gameplay and Pillarboxed FMVs.
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

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		Off, Normal, Assist. Found in Accessibility.
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		During a multiplayer game only.

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
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
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		4	Versus, Co-op
LAN play
Online play		Versus, Co-op

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Self-hosting

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11, 12

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	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.