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FIFA 17

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One • 2016

Should you play it?

What works

  • Engaging new story mode (the journey)
  • Improved graphics and animations with frostbite engine
  • Deep career and ultimate team modes
  • Tactical and skill-based gameplay
  • Strong community and online multiplayer features

Things to keep in mind

  • Some gameplay mechanics feel scripted or limited
  • Ai and passing inconsistencies frustrate players
  • Input lag and responsiveness issues reported
  • Microtransaction pressure in ultimate team
  • The journey narrative choices have limited impact

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

Less story-driven

Games that feels like FIFA 17 but with less narrative immersion

Less dominating

Games that feels like FIFA 17 but with less domination over others

  • AO International Tennis

  • Eastside Hockey Manager

  • Hoop Land

  • Backyard Baseball '01

  • Pixel Cup Soccer - Ultimate Edition

  • Super Mega Baseball 3

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with FIFA 17. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with FIFA 17. These titles are not in What to play next.

FIFA 17: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Survival.

Last update: 21/08/2026