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EA SPORTS FC™ 26
The first 3 hours are a test
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Started playing 60% of owners
Steam reviews 51% positive of 109,643
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (80%); after 20h it's 1 in 2 (52%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 99% of games we track.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- Only 60% 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 110,129 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 294 reviews: 77.4h for positive, 79.8h 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 (59.7% 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 (43)
story milestone ending side
- Authenticity Play a match with the Authentic Gameplay Type selected in Kick Off, Tournaments or in Career Mode 100%
- Power Shot Score a goal using the Power Shot mechanic 57%
- PlayStyles+ Score a goal with an active PlayStyle+ 54%
- Event Explorer Play in an Event in Football Ultimate Team 47%
- Expect the Unexpected Navigate the unknown 45%
- Full Chemistry Charge Build a squad with 33 Chemistry Points in Football Ultimate Team. Excludes Concept Players and SBCs 44%
- Bounty Buster Successfully complete a Bounty in UT Division Rivals 44%
- Tactical Designer Create your own custom Tactic in Football Ultimate Team 43%
- Tactical Mastermind Create, customize and name your own Tactic 41%
- Final Evolutionary Stage Complete an Evolution and claim the upgrades in UT 40%
- Intuition and Execution Win a penalty shoot-out without missing 36%
- Squad Builder Extraordinaire Complete 10 Squad Building Challenges in Football Ultimate Team 34%
- European Legend Win the UEFA Champions League Final 34%
- Gold Standard Reach Gold level with an Archetype 34%
- Dead-ball Specialist Score a goal from a Free Kick 32%
- First of Many Win your first Clubs League Match 31%
- European Glory Win the UEFA Champions League or the UEFA Women's Champions League in Player or Manager Career 28%
- Defensive Dynamo Keep 10 clean sheets in UT Squad Battles 25%
- We're Going Up Earn a Clubs League Promotion with your Club 25%
- Champion’s Debut Play in a Champions Event in Football Ultimate Team 24%
- Bullseye Score a goal using Precision Shooting 23%
- Makeover Maestro Successfully complete a Cosmetic Evolution in Football Ultimate Team 22%
- Treble Glory Win a Treble 19%
- Very Particular Set of Skills Unlock and equip a Specialization with an Archetype 19%
- In a Rush Improve your Rush Rank in Clubs 18%
- Best of Five Play 5 H2H matches with a friend in Kick Off 18%
- Mythic Milestone Reach 200 Club appearances with a player in Football Ultimate Team 18%
- One Season, wonderful! Fully complete and unlock all levels in a Season Pass 14%
- Collect Them All Unlock 3 Archetypes 12%
- All Aboard the Premium Track! Fully complete and unlock all levels in the Premium Pass 12%
- Clean Sheet Get a clean sheet while playing Be-A-Goalkeeper in Career Mode or in Clubs 11%
- Football Friend Participate in a Clubs Rush Live Event with one or more friends 9.9%
- Bring It On Play and win a match on Legendary difficulty with Competitor mode turned on during any offline mode 9.9%
- Masterplan Get hired for a job you've added to the Watchlist 7.9%
- Surgical Aim Complete 25 Precision Passes 4.9%
- KO Kings Win a Clubs Rush Live Event 4.7%
- Tactical Sync Field a starting XI with all the players having a Player Role ++ 4.4%
- Challenge Accepted Successfully complete your first Challenge 3.9%
- Football is Everything Play a Women's International football match 3.5%
- Campeones Finish as the Champion of your Clubs Playoff table 2.8%
- Legend on the Pitch Field 3 ICONs or Heroes in the same match 2.7%
- Shop 'Til You Drop Purchase any Archetype content gated item from the store 1.2%
- Top of the Pyramid Reach Elite Division with your Club in a Clubs League Season 0.7%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.