FIFA 22

Overview

Franchise

• FIFA (brand)
• FIFA (series)

Release date

• Windows — October 1, 2021
• PlayStation 5 — 2021
• Xbox Series X|S — 2021

Developer

• EA Canada & EA Romania
• EA Vancouver

Publisher

• Electronic Arts

Age rating

• ESRB E — Everyone · Steam Store
• PEGI 3 — age 3+ · Steam Store
• USK 0 — age 0+ · Steam Store
• CERO A · IGDB mirror
• ACB G — General · Steam Store
• GRAC ALL — All ages, age 0+ · Steam Store
• ClassInd L — Livre, age 0+ · Steam Store

Content warnings

Not specified by the storefront

Interaction modes

Single-playerMultiplayerOnline PvPOnline co-opSplit screenLocal PvPLocal co-op

Session capacity

Unknown

Access model

Unknown

Monetization

• In-app purchases

Storefront price

Unknown

Store contents

• 37 Achievements · Steam Store, August 29, 2026

Languages

EnglishRussianGermanFrenchSpanishPortuguesePortuguese, BrazilItalianPolishTurkish +11 more

Classification

Genres

SimulationSports and racing

Evidence:Simulation — 3 excerptsSports and racing — 3 excerpts

Setting and subject matter

Unknown

Camera

Third-person, Isometric

Evidence:Third-person — 1 excerptIsometric — 1 excerpt

Visual style

Unknown

Combat system type

Unknown

Scale

Ratings

• players80.6% · 119.9KSteam, US storefront · Steam reviews
• players73.1%Global · IGDB mirror
• critics79.3%Global · IGDB mirror

Last update

• December 21, 2023 — Save 60%* on EA SPORTS™ FC 24 with the Winter Sale (0 updates over 90 days) · Steam update feed

Concurrent players

Mechanics

Key game systems from the Mechanics Catalog. Assessment axes are independent and are not combined into a single score. An unassessed mechanic is unknown, not absent.

• Clan system

  Unknown View implementation

  A persistent player organization created or recognized by the game itself, with a stable membership, a life beyond one session, a shared identity, functions, and goals.

  For FIFA 22, the reviewed Electronic Arts material does not establish whether the observed product line contains a persistent in-game player organization with membership, identity, and collective action.

  Access cost:

  Unknown

  Product horizon:

  Server shutdown announced, shutdown on November 4, 2024— EA's official service register records retirement of FIFA 22 online services and features on 2024-11-04; the time was not published.

  Depth:

  Unknown

  Core experience relevance:

  Unknown

  Observed adoption:

  Unknown— The checked mechanic-specific material provides neither a compatible participant numerator, an active-audience denominator, nor source coverage sufficient to estimate adoption.

  Structural expectation:

  Unknown

  Player dependency:

  Unknown

  Change direction:

  Not assessed

  Assessment type:

  Unknown

  Confidence:

  Insufficient data— The reviewed Electronic Arts material is insufficient to establish presence or absence. Silence was not treated as absence.

  research draft · methodology 0.4 · September 2, 2026

• Player economy

  Unknown View implementation

  An in-game system where player decisions materially influence at least part of the production, supply, distribution, or price of in-game value.

  For FIFA 22, the reviewed Electronic Arts material does not establish whether the observed product line contains in-game transfer of value between players with rules affecting allocation or price.

  Access cost:

  Unknown

  Product horizon:

  Server shutdown announced, shutdown on November 4, 2024— EA's official service register records retirement of FIFA 22 online services and features on 2024-11-04; the time was not published.

  Depth:

  Unknown

  Core experience relevance:

  Unknown

  Observed adoption:

  Unknown— The checked mechanic-specific material provides neither a compatible participant numerator, an active-audience denominator, nor source coverage sufficient to estimate adoption.

  Structural expectation:

  Unknown

  Player dependency:

  Unknown

  Change direction:

  Not assessed

  Assessment type:

  Unknown

  Confidence:

  Insufficient data— The reviewed Electronic Arts material is insufficient to establish presence or absence. Silence was not treated as absence.

  research draft · methodology 0.2 · September 2, 2026

• Territory control

  Unknown View implementation

  A system where players or organizations capture, hold, and use parts of the game world with lasting consequences.

  Official-source search did not resolve transferable, contestable ownership that persists beyond one session for this product boundary. Silence was not treated as absence.

  Access cost:

  Unknown

  Product horizon:

  Server shutdown announced, shutdown on November 4, 2024— EA's official service register records retirement of FIFA 22 online services and features on 2024-11-04; the time was not published.

  Depth:

  Unknown

  Core experience relevance:

  Unknown

  Observed adoption:

  Unknown— Adoption reach is unmeasured: primary sources provide neither unique participants nor a compatible active-audience denominator.

  Structural expectation:

  Unknown

  Player dependency:

  Unknown

  Change direction:

  Unknown

  Assessment type:

  Unknown

  Confidence:

  Insufficient data— On 2026-09-02, official-domain mechanic-specific searches for FIFA 22 did not yield indexed primary evidence resolving Presence. Secondary sources were excluded.

  research draft · methodology 0.3 · September 2, 2026

• Competitive PvP

  Present View implementation

  Structured competition between players with rules and a measurable outcome, usually including skill-based matchmaking.

  Official evidence confirms a solo competitive PvP contour with structured formats, opponent matchmaking, a recorded rating or leaderboard, seasonal competition and rewards, skill differentiation, and links to other game loops. Unresolved features remain Unknown.

  Access cost:

  Unknown

  Product horizon:

  Server shutdown announced, shutdown on November 4, 2024— EA's official service register records retirement of FIFA 22 online services and features on 2024-11-04; the time was not published.

  Depth:

  3 of 5 — Developed competitive system

  Core experience relevance:

  Unknown

  Observed adoption:

  Unknown— Adoption reach is unmeasured: primary sources provide neither unique participants nor a compatible active-audience denominator.

  Structural expectation:

  Unknown

  Player dependency:

  Unknown

  Change direction:

  Unknown

  Assessment type:

  Unknown

  Confidence:

  Medium— 3 primary URLs were reviewed on 2026-09-02. Each populated claim is bounded by its exact excerpt; unresolved values remain Unknown.

  Component scores (0–4):

  • Competitive formats3 of 4 — Score 3 for structured formats is bounded by the cited official claim: “Division Rivals ... new seasonal progression system ... Elite Division”
  • Matchmaking3 of 4 — Score 3 for opponent matchmaking is bounded by the cited official claim: “opponents in neighbouring Stages and Divisions”
  • Rating and ladder2 of 4 — Score 2: the sources show an Elite Division and a top-200 global leaderboard, but not rank history or the admission/distribution evidence required above this step.
  • Seasons and rewards3 of 4 — Score 3 for seasonal competition and rewards is bounded by the cited official claim: “approximately 6 weeks long”
  • Competitive integrityNot assessed — Primary evidence did not resolve competition-integrity controls; retained as Unknown.
  • Skill expression2 of 4 — Score 2 for skill differentiation is bounded by the cited official claim: “Ranks ... unlock better Weekly Rewards”
  • Game integration2 of 4 — Score 2: weekly rewards link rank to the reward economy, but do not establish regular influence on builds or broader player development.

  research draft · methodology 0.3 · September 2, 2026

• Live service and updates

  Absent View implementation

  A regular rhythm of meaningful updates, including seasons, patches, events, and a roadmap that supports a long product life.

  The EA official register establishes that the online service in this boundary ended on 2024-11-04. The retained evidence does not establish a prior period of substantive releases, so the row is Absent rather than Removed.

  Access cost:

  Unknown

  Product horizon:

  Server shutdown announced, shutdown on November 4, 2024— EA's official service register records retirement of FIFA 22 online services and features on 2024-11-04; the time was not published.

  Depth:

  Not applicable

  Core experience relevance:

  Not applicable

  Observed adoption:

  Not applicable— There is no current live-service action to measure after the documented online-service shutdown.

  Structural expectation:

  Not applicable

  Player dependency:

  Not applicable

  Change direction:

  Not assessed

  Assessment type:

  Unknown

  Confidence:

  High— The primary source directly establishes retirement of the online service and its effective date; no claim about a prior substantive-release period is made.

  research draft · methodology 0.3 · September 2, 2026

• Character progression

  Unknown View implementation

  A system for long-term character or account development through levels, skills, equipment, and specializations.

  The targeted source check did not establish persistent cross-session progression that changes gameplay capabilities in FIFA 22. Silence was not classified as absence.

  Access cost:

  Unknown

  Product horizon:

  Server shutdown announced, shutdown on November 4, 2024— EA's official service register records retirement of FIFA 22 online services and features on 2024-11-04; the time was not published.

  Depth:

  Unknown

  Encounter mode (record 1):

  Unknown— The checked source does not establish a specific player encounter contour.

  Progression role dimension in an encounter (record 1):

  Unknown— The source does not establish progression effects for either gear-and-stats or roster-and-roles.

  Progression role in an encounter (record 1):

  Unknown— Normalization, advantage, or a horizontal progression role in an encounter is not established.

  Core experience relevance:

  Unknown

  Observed adoption:

  Unknown— The checked mechanic-specific material provides neither a compatible participant numerator, an active-audience denominator, nor source coverage sufficient to estimate adoption.

  Structural expectation:

  Unknown

  Player dependency:

  Unknown

  Change direction:

  Not assessed

  Assessment type:

  Unknown

  Confidence:

  Insufficient data— A mechanic-specific primary source was checked, but it did not establish both required criteria or an explicit negative statement.

  Component scores (0–4):

  • Path length and structureNot assessed
  • Progression axesNot assessed
  • Specialization choiceNot assessed
  • Role of equipmentNot assessed
  • Progression sourcesNot assessed
  • Progress persistence and carry-overNot assessed
  • Game integrationNot assessed

  research draft · methodology 0.3 · September 2, 2026