After early access for pre-orderers, EA Sports FC 25 is now finally available to all players. The latest FIFA successor is once again dominating the Steam bestsellers – but the user reviews on Metacritic are bottomless
Update from September 30, 2024:
As EA Sports FC 25 continues to bask at the top of the Steam charts, the players give resounding slaps in the face. The football game received a lot of smack, especially on the PC.
On Steam, the rating is currently just about balanced with 49 percent positive assessments. But the game on PC only has one on Metacritic a user score of 1.8 out of 10 possible points. On the PS5 it still has a not good value of 3.1.
Original message from September 27, 2024:
EA Sports FC 25: Fans criticize football hit
Because of the early access for pre-orderers, EA Sports FC 25 already has over 4,200 reviews on Steam on release day – but the verdict leaves a lot to be desired.
The football game currently only has a balanced rating on the PC platform. While Buyer of the Ultimate Edition for 99.99 euros The game has been accessible since September 20th, the standard edition for 69.99 euros was only released on September 27th, 2024 (watch on Steam).
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The Steam community’s opinion on EA Sports FC 25 is currently balanced – 49 percent give the thumbs up, 51 percent give the thumbs down.
Negative reviews primarily criticize the large number of bugs, which currently vehemently reduce the gaming experience. The annual criticism is also repeated that the gameplay is different compared to its predecessors very little has changed – and the price tag of 99.99 euros is quite high.
Positive voices, on the other hand, praise the fact that small tweaks and improvements pay off particularly highlight the new Rush game modewhere you play 5 against 5 on a smaller playing field.
The fact that EA Sports FC 25 divides the community is not unusual for the series – either FIFA 23 and EA Sports FC 24 only achieved a balanced Steam rating.
Steam charts: EA Sports FC 25 is shooting its way into the bestsellers
The mediocre rating did not affect the success of EA Sports FC 25 – the game rose As expected, at number 1 on the Steam charts and thus became a bestseller above other highlights such as Frostpunk 2, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 and Satisfactory (Source: Steam).
A new competitor for EA Sports FC 25, however, is still a long time coming:
