EA Sports College Football 26 (2025)

In EA SPORTS College Football 26, the playbook is yours. Rise from high school recruit to Heisman legend, or cement your legacy as a coach by leading your program to glory.

Simulator Sport Non-fiction american football collegeXbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5

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Classical in form, contemporary, earnest and grave.

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contemporarynostalgic
earnestironic
gravecomic
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ImpulsegamerPaul StuartJul 20255/5
As predicted, College Football '25 would rightly become the best selling sport game of all time, with only Call of Duty outselling it last year, period. Amazingly, this year's version is better in every way. Execution, presentation, immersion and depth go the next level on its second lap. The best amazingly just got best-ter. If you've got a PS5 Pro, College Football '26 is the game designed for it .
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GamesRadar+Ben WilsonJul 20254.5/5 stars
One of the reasons for its best-in-class performance is that while Ultimate Team is here, and sound, other modes – and those rivalries! – are given the space to outshine it.
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Hardcore GamerCory WellsJul 20254.5/5
Everything that sold everyone on College Football 25 is bigger and better in College Football 26. Check out our review.
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IGNWill BorgerJul 20257/10
College Football 26 is better than last year, but it's a sophomore season that's more focused on steady improvement rather than breakout success.
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Restart.runAndrew McMahonJul 20253/5 stars
College Football 26 feels like a sensible step forward, a step back, and standing still all at once. Gameplay is even better than it was before, Road to Glory is somehow worse, and Dynasty is just about what it was last year. There are certainly worse outcomes for an annual sports title, but it is important to go in knowing that EA hasn't exactly reinvented the wheel.
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About the game

Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5
Developer: EA Orlando
Publisher: EA Sports
Released: July 11, 2025
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: Third person
Engine: Frostbite
Time to beat: 53 h main story

IGDB rating 8.3/10 from 14 ratings.

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