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Play NFL games, manage a team through seasons, pursue a prove-it career, or build a roster from football player cards.
Released 18 Aug 2022
Prove-It Career Season
Shape Franchise Free Agency
Build a Fantasy Roster
Play your way into the history books. Control your impact with every decision in all-new ways. Call the shots in Franchise with free agency and trade logic updates, leave a legacy in Face of the Franchise: The League, and assemble the most powerful roster in all of Madden Ultimate Team™.
Developed by Tiburon · Published by Electronic Arts
Madden NFL 23 is an American football simulation with exhibition games and several career and team-building modes. On the field, call plays, pass, tackle, and manage players whose attributes and stamina affect their performance.
In Face of the Franchise: The League, take over a player’s fifth NFL season at a skill position, sign a one-year prove-it contract, and develop through games, weekly activities, and training. Drive goals and summaries provide performance feedback and rewards.
Franchise puts you in charge of scouting, staff, weekly strategy, free agency, and trades as you guide a team across seasons. Madden Ultimate Team lets you assemble a roster from current players and legends and take on challenges; other options include six-on-six arcade football in The Yard and a John Madden Legacy Game.
Players who praise Madden NFL 23 point to its football presentation, player animations, and a more deliberate on-field feel, as well as improvements to Franchise scouting and free-agent decisions. Some also appreciate its John Madden tribute and tutorials. Many reviews, however, focus on server shutdowns or connection problems that left career modes inaccessible, alongside complaints about bugs and limited changes from earlier entries.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Steam Deck | Playable |
| Achievements | 21 |
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| Players | From 1 (maximum not specified) |
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| Multiplayer | Madden NFL 23 supports single-player and multiplayer. Store features explicitly list Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Local Co-Op, Multiplayer, Local Multiplayer, and Remote Play Together. Reviews also describe online head-to-head play, online Ultimate Team matches, playing Franchise with friends, and shared-screen play for single matches. The exact total player count is not stated in the provided text. |
| Multiplayer & mods | No modding or multiplayer mod support is mentioned in the provided text. |
| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
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| Website | Official website |
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