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EA SPORTS FC™ 26 cover art

EA SPORTS FC™ 26

EA Canada · Electronic Arts · 2025-09-25

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SimulationSports

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Third person, Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Sep 26, 2025 (PlayStation 5), Sep 26, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S), Sep 26, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 26, 2025 (Nintendo Switch 2), Sep 26, 2025 (PlayStation 4), Sep 26, 2025 (Xbox One)

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.

EA SPORTS FC™ 26 is a $69.99 Simulation, Sports game released in 2025, with a Mixed sentiment (50% of 100410 reviews).

22,254
playing now
51%
positive of 109k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
887
twitch viewers (latest)
4.6
viewers/channel (concentration)
77/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
55/100
IGDB user rating (37 ratings)
947
Nexus mods (3.4M downloads)
3.42★
PlayStation Store rating (199,735 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$69.99
steam price (US)

22,254 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 21:00 UTC (census sample)

EA Sports FC 26 is an association football simulation video game developed by EA Vancouver and EA Romania and published by Electronic Arts. It was released worldwide on 26 September 2025 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and Amazon Luna. It is the third installment in the EA Sports FC series following EA FC 24 and EA FC 25 and the 33rd overall installment of EA Sports' football simulation games. The ultimate edition has Zlatan Ibrahimovic on the cover whilst the standard edition sees the return of Jude Bellingham and the introduction of Jamal Musiala.

Trailer

EA SPORTS FC™ 26 trailer thumbnail

EA SPORTS FC 26 | Official Reveal Trailer

≈259,856 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Thriving
  • · 22,254 players in-game right now — a Steam top-100 title.
  • · 7,906 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~988/week).
  • · Review velocity down 69% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 16,638 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-17

Tier history: healthy→thriving (Sep 17), thriving→healthy (Sep 16), healthy→thriving (Sep 16), thriving→healthy (Sep 16)

Estimated sales: 2.2M–4.9M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 109,456 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $13.99 at EA Store (2026-06-11)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $69.99 · on sale 13 of 24 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.5k2.5k20252026Week of 2025-09-18: 1,748 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 1,628 negativeWeek of 2025-09-25: 1,927 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 2,072 negativeWeek of 2025-10-02: 1,107 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 1,505 negativeWeek of 2025-10-09: 747 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 1,117 negativeWeek of 2025-10-16: 611 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 832 negativeWeek of 2025-10-23: 625 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 1,034 negativeWeek of 2025-10-30: 421 positiveWeek of 2025-10-30: 643 negativeWeek of 2025-11-06: 407 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 713 negativeWeek of 2025-11-13: 299 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 638 negativeWeek of 2025-11-20: 1,517 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 1,652 negativeWeek of 2025-11-27: 1,769 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 1,558 negativeWeek of 2025-12-04: 708 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 1,054 negativeWeek of 2025-12-11: 636 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 1,038 negativeWeek of 2025-12-18: 712 positiveWeek of 2025-12-18: 1,212 negativeWeek of 2025-12-25: 978 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 1,293 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,047 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,163 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 661 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 744 negativeWeek of 2026-01-15: 871 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 1,011 negativeWeek of 2026-01-22: 895 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 1,113 negativeWeek of 2026-01-29: 758 positiveWeek of 2026-01-29: 898 negativeWeek of 2026-02-05: 496 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 583 negativeWeek of 2026-02-12: 468 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 585 negativeWeek of 2026-02-19: 478 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 563 negativeWeek of 2026-02-26: 398 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 397 negativeWeek of 2026-03-05: 670 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 712 negativeWeek of 2026-03-12: 827 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 694 negativeWeek of 2026-03-19: 951 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 845 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 855 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 823 negativeWeek of 2026-04-02: 728 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 692 negativeWeek of 2026-04-09: 695 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 776 negativeWeek of 2026-04-16: 808 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 724 negativeWeek of 2026-04-23: 777 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 762 negativeWeek of 2026-04-30: 785 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 754 negativeWeek of 2026-05-07: 782 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 681 negativeWeek of 2026-05-14: 593 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 547 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 673 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 548 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 846 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 551 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 1,075 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 869 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 2,276 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 2,005 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 2,484 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 1,816 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 2,174 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 1,817 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 2,190 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 1,502 negativeWeek of 2026-07-09: 2,237 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 1,460 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 1,777 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 1,414 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 1,589 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 1,156 negativeWeek of 2026-07-30: 1,223 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 942 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 1,101 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 826 negativeWeek of 2026-08-13: 721 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 586 negativeWeek of 2026-08-20: 701 positiveWeek of 2026-08-20: 565 negativeWeek of 2026-08-27: 646 positiveWeek of 2026-08-27: 558 negativeWeek of 2026-09-03: 604 positiveWeek of 2026-09-03: 430 negativeWeek of 2026-09-10: 591 positiveWeek of 2026-09-10: 405 negativeWeek of 2026-09-17: 458 positiveWeek of 2026-09-17: 319 negativeWeek of 2026-09-24: 449 positiveWeek of 2026-09-24: 294 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 365 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 214 negativeWeek of 2026-10-08: 236 positiveWeek of 2026-10-08: 109 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

57k12k2026-09-14 22:00 — 43,995 players2026-09-15 22:00 — 41,347 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 34,079 players2026-09-18 12:00 — 34,549 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 43,117 players2026-09-20 12:00 — 45,356 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 29,995 players2026-09-22 12:00 — 30,056 players2026-09-23 12:00 — 29,092 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 28,206 players2026-09-25 12:00 — 29,105 players2026-09-26 12:00 — 35,843 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 36,485 players2026-09-28 12:00 — 23,960 players2026-09-29 12:00 — 23,235 players2026-09-30 12:00 — 23,258 players2026-10-01 12:00 — 23,375 players2026-10-02 12:00 — 24,581 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 30,592 players2026-10-04 12:00 — 31,587 players2026-10-05 12:00 — 21,890 players2026-10-06 12:00 — 20,603 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 20,493 players2026-10-08 12:00 — 20,805 players2026-10-09 12:00 — 23,036 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 28,280 players2026-10-11 12:00 — 29,047 players2026-10-12 12:00 — 22,053 players2026-10-13 12:00 — 20,826 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 20,697 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 22,254 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
102k38kOct 2025Aug 2026Oct 2025 — avg 45,051 · peak 94,660Nov 2025 — avg 37,779 · peak 80,464Dec 2025 — avg 43,066 · peak 82,740Jan 2026 — avg 49,570 · peak 95,489Feb 2026 — avg 40,746 · peak 82,125Mar 2026 — avg 40,724 · peak 72,439Apr 2026 — avg 43,418 · peak 77,610May 2026 — avg 45,738 · peak 78,622Jun 2026 — avg 73,789 · peak 141,942Jul 2026 — avg 101,932 · peak 159,730Aug 2026 — avg 75,649 · peak 137,146
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

#18#462026-09-142026-10-142026-09-14 — #182026-09-15 — #182026-09-16 — #182026-09-17 — #182026-09-18 — #202026-09-19 — #232026-09-20 — #232026-09-21 — #232026-09-22 — #242026-09-23 — #272026-09-24 — #272026-09-25 — #282026-09-26 — #282026-09-27 — #292026-09-28 — #292026-09-29 — #312026-09-30 — #352026-10-01 — #372026-10-02 — #372026-10-03 — #392026-10-04 — #392026-10-05 — #392026-10-06 — #422026-10-07 — #462026-10-08 — #452026-10-09 — #452026-10-10 — #432026-10-11 — #432026-10-12 — #432026-10-13 — #452026-10-14 — #45
Best Steam most-played rank per day (census top-100 snapshots).
PositiveNegative
98982026-09-152026-10-142026-09-15: 70 new positive2026-09-15: 45 new negative2026-09-16: 63 new positive2026-09-16: 48 new negative2026-09-17: 67 new positive2026-09-17: 40 new negative2026-09-18: 81 new positive2026-09-18: 47 new negative2026-09-19: 73 new positive2026-09-19: 52 new negative2026-09-20: 64 new positive2026-09-20: 61 new negative2026-09-21: 97 new positive2026-09-21: 44 new negative2026-09-22: 98 new positive2026-09-22: 68 new negative2026-09-23: 35 new positive2026-09-23: 24 new negative2026-09-24: 59 new positive2026-09-24: 44 new negative2026-09-25: 76 new positive2026-09-25: 42 new negative2026-09-26: 64 new positive2026-09-26: 50 new negative2026-09-27: 90 new positive2026-09-27: 39 new negative2026-09-28: 57 new positive2026-09-28: 39 new negative2026-09-29: 47 new positive2026-09-29: 26 new negative2026-09-30: 56 new positive2026-09-30: 28 new negative2026-10-01: 44 new positive2026-10-01: 26 new negative2026-10-02: 51 new positive2026-10-02: 30 new negative2026-10-03: 43 new positive2026-10-03: 33 new negative2026-10-04: 55 new positive2026-10-04: 39 new negative2026-10-05: 66 new positive2026-10-05: 36 new negative2026-10-06: 85 new positive2026-10-06: 30 new negative2026-10-07: 48 new positive2026-10-07: 21 new negative2026-10-08: 46 new positive2026-10-08: 23 new negative2026-10-09: 79 new positive2026-10-09: 21 new negative2026-10-10: 46 new positive2026-10-10: 26 new negative2026-10-11: 46 new positive2026-10-11: 17 new negative2026-10-12: 50 new positive2026-10-12: 22 new negative2026-10-13: 53 new positive2026-10-13: 25 new negative2026-10-14: 67 new positive2026-10-14: 21 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$69.99$13.992025-07-162026-07-302025-07-16 — best price $69.992025-07-17 — best price $69.992025-11-20 — best price $34.992025-12-04 — best price $69.992025-12-11 — best price $27.992025-12-18 — best price $27.992026-01-05 — best price $69.992026-01-08 — best price $69.992026-01-15 — best price $27.992026-01-29 — best price $69.992026-02-09 — best price $27.992026-02-20 — best price $27.992026-02-23 — best price $69.992026-03-05 — best price $20.992026-03-22 — best price $55.992026-03-26 — best price $69.992026-03-30 — best price $20.992026-04-13 — best price $69.992026-04-23 — best price $20.992026-05-07 — best price $69.992026-05-14 — best price $20.992026-05-18 — best price $69.992026-06-11 — best price $13.992026-07-09 — best price $69.992026-07-16 — best price $13.992026-07-30 — best price $69.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4.7k3252026-05-29 — 1,548 pageviews2026-06-02 — 1,525 pageviews2026-06-06 — 1,995 pageviews2026-06-10 — 1,623 pageviews2026-06-14 — 2,603 pageviews2026-06-18 — 2,706 pageviews2026-06-22 — 2,569 pageviews2026-06-26 — 2,380 pageviews2026-06-30 — 2,399 pageviews2026-07-04 — 2,754 pageviews2026-07-08 — 3,285 pageviews2026-07-12 — 4,387 pageviews2026-07-16 — 2,873 pageviews2026-07-20 — 2,914 pageviews2026-07-24 — 2,454 pageviews2026-07-28 — 1,543 pageviews2026-08-01 — 1,388 pageviews2026-08-05 — 1,211 pageviews2026-08-09 — 954 pageviews2026-08-13 — 865 pageviews2026-08-17 — 790 pageviews2026-08-21 — 864 pageviews2026-08-25 — 716 pageviews2026-08-29 — 764 pageviews2026-09-02 — 705 pageviews2026-09-06 — 699 pageviews2026-09-10 — 734 pageviews2026-09-14 — 767 pageviews2026-09-18 — 1,364 pageviews2026-09-22 — 1,315 pageviews2026-09-26 — 1,096 pageviews2026-09-30 — 531 pageviews2026-10-04 — 435 pageviews2026-10-08 — 386 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1.9k5712026-09-30 21:34 — 1,754 viewers2026-10-01 06:34 — 883 viewers2026-10-01 15:34 — 1,030 viewers2026-10-02 00:34 — 1,640 viewers2026-10-02 09:34 — 732 viewers2026-10-02 18:34 — 1,505 viewers2026-10-03 03:34 — 1,171 viewers2026-10-03 12:34 — 930 viewers2026-10-03 21:34 — 1,119 viewers2026-10-04 06:34 — 865 viewers2026-10-04 15:34 — 633 viewers2026-10-05 00:34 — 1,190 viewers2026-10-05 09:34 — 793 viewers2026-10-05 18:34 — 1,009 viewers2026-10-06 03:34 — 1,614 viewers2026-10-06 12:34 — 804 viewers2026-10-06 21:34 — 958 viewers2026-10-07 07:34 — 1,643 viewers2026-10-07 16:34 — 1,647 viewers2026-10-08 01:34 — 871 viewers2026-10-08 10:34 — 1,647 viewers2026-10-08 19:34 — 1,149 viewers2026-10-09 04:34 — 1,905 viewers2026-10-09 13:34 — 738 viewers2026-10-09 22:34 — 1,846 viewers2026-10-10 07:34 — 1,569 viewers2026-10-10 16:34 — 1,600 viewers2026-10-11 01:34 — 840 viewers2026-10-11 10:34 — 1,531 viewers2026-10-11 19:34 — 1,728 viewers2026-10-12 04:34 — 1,738 viewers2026-10-12 13:34 — 783 viewers2026-10-12 22:34 — 1,010 viewers2026-10-13 07:34 — 1,549 viewers2026-10-13 16:34 — 866 viewers2026-10-14 01:34 — 943 viewers2026-10-14 10:34 — 1,491 viewers2026-10-14 19:34 — 880 viewers2026-10-14 20:34 — 887 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

43
achievements tracked
57.8%
earned "Authenticity"
12.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenCross-Platform Multiplayer1 DLC

20 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2025-09-18 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

Players also track

Front Office Football Eight

Similarity via IGDB.

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