FIFA 21

If EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21 worked for you because of deep simulation, competitive edge and a contemporary setting, the same is here. Both also lean on single-player focus and an isometric view. What it adds of its own: a third-person camera.

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If EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21 left you wanting more, this list of 35 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — deep simulation, competitive edge and a contemporary setting — and the NextGameLike editorial team ranks them by a similarity score computed across 12 attributes. FIFA 21 comes closest (95/100).
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The closest game to EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21 is FIFA 21 — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. FIFA 22 and EA SPORTS FC™ 24 follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21. Each one has been evaluated across 12 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

If EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21 worked for you because of deep simulation, competitive edge and a contemporary setting, the same is here. Both also lean on single-player focus and an isometric view. What it adds of its own: a third-person camera.

It meets EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21 on deep simulation, competitive edge and offline play. The common ground extends to an isometric view. It sets itself apart with strong narrative focus and open world exploration.

It meets EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21 on deep simulation, competitive edge and single-player focus. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where the two diverge is visuals: a third-person camera.
Released 3 years after EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21.

Its point of contact with EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21 is deep simulation, competitive edge and a contemporary setting. Both also lean on co-op play.
Released 4 years after EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21.

On paper it is what EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21 is — deep simulation, single-player focus and an isometric view — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. They part company on tone and visuals: this one brings strong narrative focus and a third-person camera.

The genre is the same as EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21’s, and with it deep simulation and multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is tone and visuals: strong narrative focus and 3D presentation.

It comes from the same genre as EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21 and shares deep simulation and single-player focus. They part company on tone and visuals: this one brings strong narrative focus and a third-person camera.
Released 3 years after EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21.

What carries over from EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21 is deep simulation, single-player focus and an isometric view. They part company on tone: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere.

It meets EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21 on deep simulation, single-player focus and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is tone: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

Its point of contact with EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21 is deep simulation, a casual, approachable feel and multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in tone.

Shelved next to EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21 for good reason: deep simulation, competitive edge and PvP competition. Where the two diverge is visuals and tone: punishing difficulty and a third-person camera.

Held in common with EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21: deep simulation and multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is 3D presentation.

Same family as EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21: deep simulation, a casual, approachable feel and multiplayer gameplay. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where the two diverge is game mode and tone: tactical combat and a third-person camera.

Held in common with EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21: deep simulation and offline play. Where the two diverge is visuals: a first-person view.
It predates EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21 by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

The thread back to EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21 runs through deep simulation and offline play. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a third-person camera.
It predates EA SPORTS™ FIFA 21 by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
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