Madden NFL 25 is the successor to Madden NFL 13 in the NFL American football series. It uses different numbering in the series to mark the 25th anniversary of the series, but it's largely a regular incremental upgrade in content. The Xbox One and PS4 versions use a different engine and were released at a later date with various enhancements. This yearly update includes the usual graphical tweaks, the full roster update and a number of new features.
The most notable addition is the ability to play as the owner of a team in the Connected Franchise mode. Previously it was already possible to customize and be a player or a coach, with 32 players simultaneously online, and now the larger overall management is added. The game offers both fictional and real-life personalities.
The gameplay has been improved with an upgraded Infinity Engine that manages fluidity of players' animations, team artificial intelligence, and physics. The controls have also been tweaked with the addition of a run free mechanic, where various modifiers can be pulled off based on individual players' statistics.