Choose Madden NFL 21
Choose Madden NFL 21 if you want a Strategy experience. 3,324 Steam reviews back the pick.
Madden NFL 21 and EA SPORTS FC™ 25 both land in Sports, Simulation on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Sports, Simulation on Steam. Madden NFL 21 (2020) is 4 years older than EA SPORTS FC™ 25 (2024). Madden NFL 21 scores higher on Steam reviews (54.7% positive) than EA SPORTS FC™ 25 (52.9% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Choose Madden NFL 21 if you want a Strategy experience. 3,324 Steam reviews back the pick.
Choose EA SPORTS FC™ 25 if you want the Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and HDR available side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 29,627 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Madden NFL 21 and EA SPORTS FC™ 25 sit in Sports and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (54.7% vs 52.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Madden NFL 21 | EA SPORTS FC™ 25 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2024 |
| Genres | Sports, Strategy, Simulation | Sports, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Price unknown | 69.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 54.7% positive (3,324 reviews) | 52.9% positive (29,627 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Electronic Arts | EA Canada, EA Romania |
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