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EA SPORTS FC 27 is a football game for PC from EA Vancouver and EA Romania, available on Steam and the Epic Games Store. You play real clubs and national teams in quick matches, run a club for years in Career mode, or build a squad of player cards in Ultimate Team.
The big addition this year is The Grounds, a shared street football hub. Up to 100 players walk around one open neighborhood together and drop into small-sided games on pitches around the city. Clubs, the mode where friends each control one player, now lives inside it.
It launched on September 25, 2026. It runs on 64-bit Windows 10 or 11, has full controller support, and plays cross platform with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S.
Already playing? Tell us whether you are sticking with Career or heading into The Grounds. Got questions before buying? Reach out to us directly.
What You Need to Know
- The Standard Edition costs $69.99 and the Ultimate Edition $99.99 on Steam and Epic.
- EA Play members get a 10-hour trial of the full game, and progress carries over if they buy.
- Whichever store you buy from, you need an EA account and the EA app running in the background.
- The install is 100 GB. An SSD (solid state drive) is recommended at minimum spec and required at recommended spec.
- It is not on Boosteroid, GeForce NOW or Amazon Luna, so there is no cloud option on PC.
Quick Facts
How to Download EA SPORTS FC 27 on Windows
Steam and the Epic Games Store sell the same game, and both hand you off to the EA app to run it. Start the download well before you plan to play, because it is 100 GB.
- Step 1. Open the EA SPORTS FC 27 page on Steam or the Epic Games Store page.
- Step 2. Pick the Standard Edition, or the Ultimate Edition if you want its FC Points and Career extras.
- Step 3. Sign in to your Steam or Epic account, or make a free one, then pay.
- Step 4. Clear 100 GB on an SSD and start the install from your library.
- Step 5. Let the EA app install when the game asks for it. It has to run in the background every time you play.
- Step 6. Sign in with your EA account and link it to Steam or Epic. The link is permanent, so pick the EA account you mean to keep.
- Step 7. Let the game finish its first update before you start a mode.
- Step 8. Plug in a controller. Keyboard works, but the game is built around a gamepad.
💡 Not sure yet? FC 27 Lite is free on Steam, and EA Play members can play the full game for 10 hours. Both carry your progress into the paid version on the same platform and EA account. Our FC 27 Lite guide covers what the free version includes.
Price and Editions
FC Points are the paid currency for Ultimate Team packs and cosmetics. That makes the Ultimate Edition mainly an Ultimate Team purchase. If you only play Career and Kick-Off, the Standard Edition gives you everything that matters.
Steam’s refund policy covers you on either paid edition: under two hours played and under fourteen days since buying gets your money back. EA Play also takes 10 percent off EA purchases, including this one.
What Is EA SPORTS FC 27?
EA SPORTS FC 27 is EA’s yearly football game, the series that was called FIFA until 2023. It carries the real licenses: EA says it has more than 21,000 players from over 800 clubs and national teams, more than 140 stadiums and over 35 leagues.
There are three main ways to play. Ultimate Team builds a squad from player cards and plays it online or against the computer, Career runs a club or one player’s career over many seasons, and Kick-Off is a quick match with any two teams. Online Seasons and local matches on one PC round out the familiar modes.
A caged street pitch in The Grounds. Small-sided games like this one run all over the city.
This year’s changes run through every mode. On the pitch, EA points to dynamic corners, smarter attacking runs and more manual, player-focused defending. Career gets a rebuilt Transfer Market, and Ultimate Team adds a collection system called the FUT Gallery. The biggest addition is The Grounds, which gets its own section below. You need the EA app and an EA account whichever store you buy from.
Official Trailer
Watch EA’s official launch trailer for EA SPORTS FC 27 to see The Grounds, its street pitches and the stadium football the rest of the game is built on.
The Grounds, Explained
EA calls The Grounds “a football playground where the streets meet the stadium”. In practice it is a shared online hub. You walk your own custom player around a city with other people, and every pitch in it is a match you can join.
One city, three districts
Up to 100 players share the map. A central Terrace links Montclair, built on French city football, Zeiza, built on Argentina’s street game, and Parkside, built on English grassroots football.
Small-sided matches
1v1, 2v2 and 3v3 games and Rush run on pitches around the city. Kickabouts are mini-games such as Bocce Ball, Balloon Ball, Bucket Ball and Team Keepaway.
Your team, 11 against 11
Clubs, where you and friends each control one player, now lives inside The Grounds. Leagues, Playoffs, Club Tournaments and 11v11 Drop-In games run in the stadium.
Built by play, not by level
Your avatar plays as an Archetype, a set play style, and every Archetype is open from the start. Masteries add permanent stat boosts, and Amps are boost items in four tiers.
Four mentors guide new players: Kylian Mbappe, Chloe Kelly, Paulo Dybala and Alex Hunter. The Grounds is in the PC, PS5, Xbox Series X and S and Switch 2 versions only. Source: EA’s The Grounds and Clubs deep dive.
The Terrace, the hub that joins the three districts. The red building behind is where Clubs lives.
Key Features
Is This Game for You?
You will love it if
- ✅ You play Clubs, or you always wanted a street mode you could walk around in with friends
- ✅ You run long Career saves and the transfer market was the part that felt fake
- ✅ You want real clubs, real players and real stadiums
- ✅ You play online against friends on PS5 or Xbox
- ✅ You play matches with a friend on the same PC
You might not if
- ❌ You bought FC 26 and only play Kick-Off, which changes least from year to year
- ❌ You dislike paid packs, which are part of Ultimate Team
- ❌ You want a game with no launcher, since the EA app has to run in the background
- ❌ You are short on drive space, at 100 GB
- ❌ You wanted to stream it, since no cloud service carries it on PC
🎮 Our Take
The Grounds is the first change in years that alters how you spend an evening with this game, not just how a match plays. Putting Clubs, street games and a social hub in one open city gives friends a place to meet that feels like somewhere, not a menu, and it is a reason to play together that has nothing to do with Ultimate Team. The Career changes are the other real win. Clubs bidding against you and ratings that follow form fix the parts of Career that felt most like a spreadsheet.
What has not changed is the business model. Ultimate Team runs on packs you can buy with FC Points, and the Ultimate Edition is built around them. If you play Clubs or long Career saves, the Standard Edition is an easy buy this year. If you mostly play quick matches and already own FC 26, start with FC 27 Lite or the EA Play trial and see whether the new gameplay feels different enough to pay for.
Why Play on PC?
- The full current-generation game. The PC version matches PS5 and Xbox Series X and S, with The Grounds and the full Clubs mode. The PS4, Xbox One and original Switch versions do not have The Grounds.
- Crossplay with consoles. PC players share matchmaking with PS5 and Xbox Series X and S, so you are not stuck in a smaller PC-only pool.
- Frame rate and graphics control. EA aims the recommended spec at 1080p and 60 fps on Medium, and a stronger PC can push past that. Consoles give you fixed settings.
- Any controller you own. Xbox pads, DualShock and DualSense controllers all work, and DualSense support is listed on Steam.
System Requirements
Tips for Beginners
Check form before you sign a player
With Dynamic OVRs, a player\’s rating moves with his form, morale and fitness. Look at how he has been playing lately, not just the number on his card, before you spend your transfer budget.
Link the right EA account
Your purchase is tied to one EA account and one Steam or Epic account for good. Sign in with the account that holds your older FC progress before you link.
Follow a mentor in The Grounds
Each mentor runs a path of tasks. Chloe Kelly’s covers Kickabouts and Paulo Dybala’s covers Clubs, and both are the fastest way to learn the city.
Use buy-back clauses in Career
When you sell a young player you are not sure about, add a buy-back clause. If he develops at his new club, you can bring him home at a fixed price.
Play matches before you buy packs
EA raised Ultimate Team coin rewards after each match at launch. Coins from normal play go further this year, so give them a few weeks before spending FC Points.
EA SPORTS FC 27 Screenshots
Stadium matches, Ultimate Team and The Grounds on PC. Click any shot to open it full size.
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EA SPORTS FC 27 FAQ
Can two people play FC 27 on the same PC?
Can I play EA SPORTS FC 27 on PC with friends on PS5 or Xbox?
Will my Ultimate Team from PlayStation or Xbox move to PC?
Is The Grounds in every version of FC 27?
Do I need an internet connection to play?
What are the system requirements for EA SPORTS FC 27 on PC?
Support and Community
- r/EASportsFC, the official subreddit for the series, for patch talk, squad ideas and Clubs recruiting
- Steam Discussions, useful when you hit a crash or an EA app login problem somebody else has already solved
- EA Help, for account linking, purchases and anything tied to your EA account
- EA SPORTS FC 27 news, EA’s own Pitch Notes on what each update changes
- EA SPORTS FC 27 official site, Electronic Arts’ own page for the game and the source for most of the facts here
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