EA SPORTS FC™ 26 ▶ Trailer
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SimulationSportsFootball (Soccer)MultiplayerControllerSingleplayerLocal Co-Op

11,624 playing#91 on Steam by players#91 on Steam

Peak in the last 24 hours: 29,877

Peak in the last 7 days: 34,794

EA SPORTS FC™ 26 Steam store

Game description

Experience The World's Game like never before in EA SPORTS FC™ 26. Go for glory in a 48-team international tournament mode, take on themed Manager Live Challenges, and step into Player Career with new international ICONs and Heroes.

Basic info

DeveloperEA Canada, EA Romania
PublisherElectronic Arts
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckUnsupported
Release dateSep 25, 2025
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10/11 - 64-Bit (Latest Update).
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 5 1600 or Intel Core i5 6600k
Memory8 GB
GraphicsAMD RX 570 or Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti
Storage100 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 379 reviews from the past 1 year

35.8/ 100
Bottom 1%

Steam rating: Mixed (51%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 12, 2026)

Most of what players wrote about EA SPORTS FC™ 26 concerns the PC version breaking, and it scores 35.8 from 110,667 Steam reviews.

👍 Strengths

The few positive reviews are modest. 24 say they still enjoy it, the most upvoted saying that when it runs it runs well. 7 enjoy the offline modes with friends, 6 praise the visuals, the most upvoted saying the players look nicer on the pitch, and some welcome new content in the career and team building modes.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support ranks 1384th of 1399 and comes up in 59% of analyzed reviews. 98 reviews report performance problems, the most upvoted describing frame rates collapsing at half time in every match, and 51 report crashes, the most upvoted losing save files. Gameplay ranks 1381st of 1396: 58 reviews call the balance unfair, the most upvoted saying opponents score easily while their own attempts fail. Pricing & Fairness ranks 1362nd of 1399, with some players calling the price unjustified, and others complain about confusing menus and constant pop ups.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“game costs 300 reais and is a complete scam” · 43 reviews
“confusing menu navigation with no descriptions, excessive pop-ups” · 30 reviews
“game is extremely poor quality and not worth playing” · 9 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 36% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel -2.89 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Negative “confusing menu navigation with no descriptions, excessive pop-ups” · 30 reviews

Progression 13% · Difficulty 10% · Onboarding 2% · Freedom 2% · Strategy 8%

Plot, characters and the world

Not enough data — only 6% of reviews mention this.

Characters -2.75 · How memorable the characters and their relationships are

Story 3% · World 2%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 23% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -3.21 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “game unchanged year after year, completely scripted and repetitive” · 5 reviews

Volume 7% · Replayability 0%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 16% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +0.40 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “players look nicer on the field” · 6 reviews
Negative “visually awful game with bugs all the time” · 3 reviews

Audio 4%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 28% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Community -2.84 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly
Negative “online mode is toxic, needs configuration adjustments” · 1 review

Playing together 12% · Servers & Connection 18%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 58% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -1.07 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “game costs 300 reais and is a complete scam” · 43 reviews
Positive “excellent value price for career mode content” · 2 reviews

Anti-cheat 5% · Balance 34% · Matchmaking 6%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 59% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -1.21 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “devs neglect club mode, ignore player feedback for years” · 9 reviews

Stability 36% · Performance 40%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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