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Franchise Hockey Manager 3

Franchise Hockey Manager 3

Franchise Hockey Manager 3 is the deepest, most authentic hockey strategy game you can find! Now officially licensed by the NHL®, so you can take the reins of your favorite franchise, FHM3 includes real 2016-2017 rosters for 22 playable leagues, a new gameplay mode that makes the game much more appr

Released Oct 31, 2016 Developer Out of the Park Developments, Minos Games Publisher Out of the Park Developments Platforms Windows · Mac SportsStrategySimulationIndieHockey
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-05-15)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

58.2%positive98 reviews
Recommended · 96 found this helpful

“A great game needs a great villan. In FHM 3 that great villian is Jarmo "The Butcher" Kekalainen, General Manager of the Columbus Blue Jackets and low-down traiterous F*#$ing swine! You see, having never played a game like this one I decided to work my way up. I started with no…”

— a player, Steam review · 135 hrs played
Recommended · 31 found this helpful

“Good game for NHL fans who want more depth than what EA's NHL GM mode offers. + Improved Game Ratings for players + International Tournaments + Coach stat tracking + Lowever average star ratings for players with improved player development curves + Expansion Draft + NHL license…”

— a player, Steam review · 267 hrs played
Not recommended · 154 found this helpful

“Even though it is officially licensed by the NHL, it doesn't have all the rules. In example, you are limited to a roster size of 23 players during preseason. Until basics like that is fixed, I can't recommend this game. More examples: Olympic break is not long enough. NHL season…”

— a player, Steam review · 35 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

49achievements
0.6%median completion
0.1%rarest: Undertaking a Streak
23.0% of players 12.8% of players 12.3% of players 11.6% of players 11.4% of players 9.3% of players 8.3% of players 7.2% of players 5.4% of players 4.0% of players 2.3% of players 1.7% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.4% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.4% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.2% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 23.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
23.0%Gordie Howe Hat Trick — One of your players has a goal, assist, and fight in the same game.
12.8%Importing Help — Sign a foreign free agent in a league with restrictions on foreign players.
12.3%Upset! — Win a playoff series against a team that finished ahead of you in the regular season.
Rarest badges of honor
0.1%Undertaking a Streak — One of your players reaches 21 fights in a season with no losses.
0.1%True Franchise Manager — Manage a single team for ten seasons.
0.1%The Grand Tour — Manage a team in the top leagues in Russia, Sweden, Finland, Germany, the UK, the Czech Republic, Norway, Switzerland, and France.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Feb 22, 2017
FHM Maintenance Update, Version 3.4.116, Now Available!

A new maintenance update for Franchise Hockey Manager 3, version 3.4.116, has just been released. Last week's hotfix left a few more problems than we'd hoped, so we decided to do one last maintenance

Feb 22, 2017
FHM Maintenance Update, Version 3.4.116, Now Available!

A new maintenance update for Franchise Hockey Manager 3, version 3.4.116, has just been released. Last week's hotfix left a few more problems than we'd hoped, so we decided to do one last maintenance

Feb 15, 2017
FHM3 Hotfix, Version 3.3.113, Now Available!

A new hotfix update for Franchise Hockey Manager 3, version 3.3.113, has just been released. Barring any newly-discovered game-breaking problems, this hotfix will likely be the final update for FHM3,

Feb 15, 2017
FHM3 Hotfix, Version 3.3.113, Now Available!

A new hotfix update for Franchise Hockey Manager 3, version 3.3.113, has just been released. Barring any newly-discovered game-breaking problems, this hotfix will likely be the final update for FHM3,

Feb 08, 2017
FHM3 Update #5, Version 3.3.109, Now Available!

A new update for Franchise Hockey Manager 3, version 3.3.109, has just been released. Your existing savegames will be compatible with the updated game, but some of the update's fixes may not retroacti

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresIndie, Simulation, Sports, Strategy
Player tagsSports · Strategy · Simulation · Indie · Hockey (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements49
Official sitehttp://www.ootpdevelopments.com/franchise-hockey-manager/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8.x, Windows 10 Processor: 1 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: min. 1280x768 display (1280x768 display size requires fullscreen mode) Storage: 5 GB available space