Games like Madden NFL 21
If Madden NFL 21 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Madden NFL 22, EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21 and EA SPORTS FC™ 25 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its competitive, intense and stressful. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Madden NFL 21 is an American football simulation released in 2020 by Electronic Arts, combining sports, strategy, and simulation genres. The game features a face-of-the-franchise story mode where players can guide a player's entire career through franchise ownership, alongside the Madden Ultimate Team gacha mode and real-time passing assistance that highlights optimal receiver options. Players describe the experience as competitive, intense, and stressful, with presentation and soundtrack adapting dynamically to in-game situations. Sliders and difficulty adjustments allow customization of the challenging gameplay, while online co-op supports multiplayer sessions. The game is playable on Steam Deck and has received 55% positive reviews from 3324 Steam users.
About Madden NFL 21: Go All Out in Madden NFL 21 where a fearless new generation of rising NFL stars is poised to change the game. Packed with fresh new features and innovative gameplay enhancements, Madden NFL 21 delivers new levels of ingenuity and control developed to inspire creativity on and off the field.
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Madden NFL 22
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Shares a competitive mood with Madden NFL 21.
Top pick for Madden NFL 21 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Strategy with Madden NFL 21.
Madden NFL 22 is where gameday happens. All-new features in Franchise include staff management, an enhanced scenario engine, and weekly strategy. Share avatar progress and player class between Face of The Franchise and The Yard with unified progression.
EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21
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Shares a competitive mood with Madden NFL 21.
Second-strongest match for Madden NFL 21 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Madden NFL 21.
Football is back with EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21, featuring more ways to team up on the street or in the stadium to enjoy even bigger victories with friends.
EA SPORTS FC™ 25
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Madden NFL 21.
Third-strongest match for Madden NFL 21 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Madden NFL 21.
EA SPORTS FC™ 25 gives you more ways to win for the club. Team up with friends in your favourite modes with the new 5v5 Rush, and manage your club to victory as FC IQ delivers more tactical control than ever before.
Madden NFL 23
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Shares a competitive mood with Madden NFL 21.
Ranked #4 for Madden NFL 21 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Madden NFL 21.
Play your way into the history books. Control your impact with every decision in all-new ways. Call the shots in Franchise with free agency and trade logic updates, leave a legacy in Face of the Franchise: The League, and assemble the most powerful roster in all of Madden Ultimate Team™.
Axis Football 2023
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Shares a competitive mood with Madden NFL 21.
Ranked #5 for Madden NFL 21 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Strategy with Madden NFL 21.
Axis Football is a simulation-style football game featuring the industry's best franchise mode, massive customization, and realistic gameplay.
FIFA 22
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Ranked #6 for Madden NFL 21 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Madden NFL 21.
Powered by Football™, EA SPORTS™ FIFA 22 brings the game even closer to the real thing with fundamental gameplay advances and a new season of innovation across every mode.
Fight Crab
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Madden NFL 21.
Ranked #7 for Madden NFL 21 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports with Madden NFL 21.
Welcome to Fight Crab.A new 3D action game where you take control of a crab, and fight off other giant enemy crabs.Physics allows for crabs to move powerfully and quickly in this hardcore battle arena.Freely control your pincers to use weapons and develop your own crab fighting style.
Legend Bowl
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Ranked #8 for Madden NFL 21 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Strategy with Madden NFL 21.
Legend Bowl is a throwback to the classic 8-bit and 16-bit football games of the past. Take to the gridiron and fight your way to becoming a football legend! Enjoy sim-style gameplay, realistic weather, detailed stats, franchise mode, tournament mode, fully customizable rosters, and much much more!
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Medal of Honor™
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Shares a competitive mood with Madden NFL 21.
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Another title from Electronic Arts, the studio behind Madden NFL 21. Shares Sports and Strategy with Madden NFL 21.
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Frequently asked about Madden NFL 21
- Does Madden NFL 21 run on Steam Deck?
- Madden NFL 21 is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- Does Madden NFL 21 have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Madden NFL 21 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP).
- What games are most similar to Madden NFL 21?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Madden NFL 21 are Madden NFL 22, EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21, EA SPORTS FC™ 25.
- Who developed Madden NFL 21?
- Madden NFL 21 was developed by Electronic Arts.
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