FIFA 16 is an developed by and published by for , , , , , and .
The game is the first in the to include . It is also the first in which the players on the covers were chosen by popular vote, including one of the first three women to appear on the cover. and are the commentators for the game.
The game contains 78 stadiums, including 50 real-world venues. , home of , was added to honour Portsmouth fan Simon Humber, creative director of the FIFA series, who died of cancer in 2015.
A new Training Mode was also added to Career Mode allowing the player to develop footballers in the team of which they are managing without actually playing them. These are in the form of skill games, a feature first added to the series in . It allows the player to set a specific focus on which the footballer should develop on meaning that he will grow specifically according to the chosen focus attribute. Doing this also increases the transfer value of the player.
Improvements were also made upon the FIFA Ultimate Team. Changes were made to the FIFA Ultimate Team interface, including pack management, the transfer market, squad chemistry, consumables, and swapping players. Along with these interface changes, there were substantial gameplay updates introduced, including FIFA Ultimate Team Draft, in which players are given a choice of five random players for each position, and then pitting their newly made team against others on a tournament-style format. Another addition made to the Ultimate Team game mode, for players was the expansion of FIFA Ultimate Team Legends players to include iconic and historic names such as , , , and .
New friendly enhancements were added to the mode with players now able to pick a friendly tournament before a season starts. Winning these friendly tournaments gives the player a reward in the form of a transfer budget boost. Also, unlimited substitutions are permitted when playing these friendly games. Other features include two-year loans, many realistic transfer budget enhancements and improved player values
