Madden 25 sliders – the best settings for realistic gameplay

As well as aiming for fun, the Madden developers aim to make each game as realistic as possible to deliver that authentic football experience to their players, and Madden 25 is no different. To that end, the game has a ton of different sliders and settings to tweak that you can use to customise the game however you want.

So if you’re looking for the most realistic football experience out of Madden 25, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve gone through all the game’s settings to let you know where to set each slider to deliver the most realistic Madden yet.

Best Game Options sliders

Here are the best settings for the Game Options sliders:

Setting	Value
Injuries	25
Fatigue	50
Player Sprint Parity Scale	60
Physics Based Tackling Results	45

Best Penalties sliders

Here are the best settings for the Penalties sliders:

Setting	Value
Offside	75
False Start	90
Holding	95
Facemask	50
Illegal Block in Back	50
Roughing the passer	50
Defensive Pass Interference	70

Best Player Skill sliders

Here are the best settings for the Player Skill sliders:

Setting	Value
QB Accuracy	40
Pass Blocking	35
WR Catching	50
Run Blocking	0
Ball Security	40
Reaction Time	60
Interceptions	15
Pass Coverage	60
Tackling	50
FG Power	50
FG Accuracy	40
Punt Power	55
Punt Accuracy	40
Kickoff Power	50

Best CPU Skill sliders

Here are the best settings for the CPU Skill sliders:

Setting	Value
QB Accuracy	60
Pass Blocking	40
WR Catching	55
Run Blocking	60
Ball Security	40
Reaction Time	65
Interceptions	30
Pass Coverage	70
Tackling	65
FG Power	50
FG Accuracy	50
Punt Power	50
Punt Accuracy	50
Kickoff Power	50

The way these settings are set up should provide a decent challenge for most players, though the very best players will likely want to tweak them slightly to make things more challenging, especially in the case of the CPU Skill sliders. Similarly, if you’re finding these options are a bit too challenging for you, turn a few of the CPU Skill sliders down, and you’ll soon be able to find the level that’s right for you.