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EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21
Give it 3 hours
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Started playing 26% of owners
Steam reviews 76% positive of 55,653
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (45%); after 20h it's 1 in 4 (25%).
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- Only 26% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 55,932 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 283 reviews: 194.3h for positive, 120.1h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (25.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.
All achievements (36)
story milestone ending side
- Sharpshooter Score a goal from a Free Kick 100%
- Explorer Attend both a Pre-Match and a Post-Match Press Conference 86%
- Legendary Win the UEFA Champions League Final 75%
- Keeping up the Pace Achieve an A grade rating in 5 different training drills in Career Mode 70%
- Tactical Prowess Create your own custom tactic in FIFA Ultimate Team 61%
- Getting the Job Done Jump into a Sim match in Career Mode and win it 60%
- Squad Building Champion Complete 10 Squad Building Challenges in FIFA Ultimate Team 43%
- Time for a Change Successfully convert a player to a new position in Career Mode. 40%
- Natural Talent Win a penalty shoot-out without missing 39%
- Guardian of the Net Keep 10 clean sheets in FUT Squad Battles 35%
- Work of Art Unlock the Tier 3 Stadium in FIFA Ultimate Team 35%
- House Always Wins Play a game using any House Rule in FUT Friendlies 34%
- Seasoned to Perfection Complete 2 Milestone Groups in FIFA Ultimate Team 33%
- Specialist Unlock a Specialty in Pro Clubs 33%
- Top Flight Football Earn 2000 FUT Champions points to achieve your first qualification for FUT Champions Weekend League 33%
- Frenemies Play 5 H2H matches with a friend in Kick Off 32%
- Vision for Division Play a game in Division 4 or higher in FUT Division Rivals 30%
- Star-studded Collect 4 Star Players in VOLTA FOOTBALL 27%
- European Glory Win the UEFA Europa League Final 27%
- FIFA Ultimate Theme Customise your FUT Stadium by having at least 20 cosmetic items active simultaneously 27%
- End of Story Complete "The Debut" 24%
- Fan Favourite Reach 200 club appearances with a player in FIFA Ultimate Team 24%
- The First of Many Complete and win your first Pro Club Seasons league match 23%
- One of us! One of us! Buy a player that had been loaned for the team in Career Mode. 23%
- Path to Victory Unlock all the traits within a skill-tree in Pro Clubs 22%
- Da Skiller Complete All VOLTA Skill Games 18%
- In the Game Play a women's International football match 17%
- Dynamic Duo Win a Co-Op game with an online friend in FUT Squad Battles or FUT Division Rivals 16%
- Pro Clubs Rules Play and Complete a Cup House Rules Match in Pro Clubs 11%
- Accomplished Associate Play 10 Co-Op games with online friends in FUT Squad Battles or FUT Division Rivals 7.8%
- Master Focus Score a goal from a cross when using a Player Lock 7.4%
- Extra Sharpness Score one or more goals in a match with a player that has a maximum sharpness level in Career Mode. 6.2%
- Into the 90's Reach 90 OVR with your Avatar in VOLTA FOOTBALL 4.3%
- Teamwork Win a VOLTA Squads game with 3 other players 4.3%
- VOLTA's Finest Reach Division 3 in VOLTA Squads 2.3%
- Perfection Complete all Main Menu Skill Games 1.9%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.