Game reviews / EA SPORTS FC 26
EA SPORTS FC 26
2025 · PC · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S · Nintendo Switch · Nintendo Switch 2 · Sports · Soccer · Simulation · Team-Based
15 scored sources · 8 countries contributing scores
Review consensus
EA SPORTS FC 26 is generally viewed as a polished, enjoyable evolution focused on improved on-field play, stronger goalkeeping, smoother animation, and a meaningful split between Competitive and Authentic gameplay. Career mode and some broader mode updates add welcome variety, while the Switch 2 version benefits from feature parity. However, the annual structure remains conservative, and defensive AI, glitches, busy menus, limited depth in some modes, licensing gaps, and aggressive Ultimate Team monetization—including the paid Season Pass—continue to prevent it from feeling fully transformative.
Last researched: 2026-09-12
Pros
- Crisp, smoother gameplay with improved animations, passing, shooting, movement, physics, and goalkeeping
- Competitive and Authentic gameplay presets provide meaningfully different experiences for online and offline play
- Career mode receives thoughtful authenticity improvements and additional challenges
- The Switch 2 version offers feature parity and a strong portable football experience
Cons
- Defensive AI and consistency remain problematic, while online matches can become frantic and overly attack-focused
- Ultimate Team monetization, the Season Pass, and reduced free-player rewards remain significant concerns
- Menus can feel busy or clunky, and some modes receive limited, cosmetic, or superficial changes
- Glitches, licensing gaps, 30fps performance on Switch 2, and the conservative annual structure hold the game back
Review sources
27 sources found across 14 countries. This is not exhaustive worldwide coverage.
- GameSpot · United States · 70/100
- Adrenaline · Brazil
- CGMagazine · Canada
- COGconnected · Canada · 84/100
- Console Creatures · Canada
- Destructoid · United States
- Everyeye.it · Italy · 80/100
- Gadgets 360 · India
- GameMeca · South Korea
- GameSpot · United States · 80/100
- GamesRadar+ · United Kingdom · 80/100
- GameStar · Germany · 73/100
- GamingBolt · India
- GRYOnline.pl · Poland
- Jeuxvideo.com · France
- LevelUp · Mexico · 80/100
- Multiplayer.it · Italy · 75/100
- Nintendo Life · United Kingdom · 80/100
- PC Gamer · United Kingdom · 78/100
- Press Start · Australia · 85/100
- Press Start · Australia · 85/100
- Push Square · United Kingdom · 70/100
- Shacknews · United States · 80/100
- SpazioGames · Italy · 82/100
- Vandal · Spain · 80/100
- VGC · United Kingdom · 60/100
- Zing.cz · Czech Republic