EA SPORTS FIFA 21 vs FIFA 22
EA SPORTS FIFA 21 is a simulation sports game from EA Canada (2020) while FIFA 22 is a simulation sports game from EA Canada & EA Romania (2021).
What each one is
Steam files EA SPORTS FIFA 21 under Simulation and Sports. In contrast, it files FIFA 22 under Simulation and Sports.
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.
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.
At a glance
| EA SPORTS FIFA 21 | FIFA 22 | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.0/10 | 7.5/10 |
| Steam rating | Mostly Positive (76%, 55,685) | Very Positive (81%, 119,893) |
| Critic aggregate | No aggregate | No aggregate |
| Price | Not listed | Not listed |
| Install size | 50 GB | 50 GB |
| Steam Deck | playable | playable |
| Released | 2020 | 2021 |
| Developer | EA Canada | EA Canada & EA Romania |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
EA SPORTS FIFA 21 vs FIFA 22, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
EA SPORTS FIFA 21Simulation sports gameFIFA 22Simulation sports gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
EA SPORTS FIFA 21Football (American), Football (Soccer), SportsFIFA 22Football (Soccer), Sports, ControllerThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
EA SPORTS FIFA 21Score 7.0 · 76% on SteamFIFA 22 ✓Score 7.5 · 81% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
EA SPORTS FIFA 2155,685 reviews · 50 GBFIFA 22119,893 reviews · 50 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
EA SPORTS FIFA 21Not listedFIFA 22Not listedRead live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
EA SPORTS FIFA 21PlayableFIFA 22PlayableValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
FIFA 22 takes 1 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueEA SPORTS FIFA 21 and FIFA 22 on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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Every point links to that game's entry. The value map and the reception map are fixed views of the same data.
How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
- Placed by the published method, not by us. Every coordinate is computed from the axis definitions and weights printed on this site. Nobody moves a point. See the axes.
- Nothing here is paid for. No sponsored placements, no promoted slots, no arrangement of any kind affects a position. If that ever changes it will be labelled and sit outside the ranking.
- No favouritism, including our own. The 16 games we have written full reviews of are scored by exactly the same formula as the other 1,510, from the same third-party inputs, and they land where it puts them. Our own opinion of a game does not enter its coordinates.
- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: FIFA 22 (GamingPickz Score 7.5)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: FIFA 22 (119,893 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
Football (Soccer)SportsMultiplayerPvPCompetitiveControllere-sportsSimulation
Where they differ
Football (American)ModernCasualRunnerGreat SoundtrackAction
Family FriendlyTeam-BasedPhysicsImmersive SimCinematicSexual Content
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, EA SPORTS FIFA 21 is relaxed, easy to pick up. FIFA 22 is family-friendly and approachable.
System requirements, side by side
| EA SPORTS FIFA 21 | FIFA 22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | — | NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB |
| Minimum CPU | — | Intel Core i3-6100 @ 3.7GHz |
| Minimum RAM | — | 8 GB |
| Install size | 50 GB | 50 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: EA SPORTS FIFA 21 · FIFA 22.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for EA SPORTS FIFA 21 and 1 for FIFA 22. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are EA SPORTS FIFA 21 and FIFA 22 in scope?
EA SPORTS FIFA 21 has drawn 55,685 Steam reviews and installs in 50 GB. FIFA 22 has drawn 119,893 Steam reviews and installs in 50 GB.
Is EA SPORTS FIFA 21 or FIFA 22 better?
By the GamingPickz Score, FIFA 22 rates higher (7.5 to 7.0). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, EA SPORTS FIFA 21 or FIFA 22?
One or both do not have a current listed price, so a straight comparison is not possible. See the table above.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.