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Franchise Hockey Manager 8

Franchise Hockey Manager 8

Franchise Hockey Manager returns for the 2021-22 season with plenty of additions to the deepest, most authentic hockey strategy gaming experience you can find. Choose from teams around the globe and select a team to guide to glory, including a chance at the ultimate prize, the Stanley Cup®.

Released Oct 26, 2021 Developer Out of the Park Developments, Minos Games Publisher Out of the Park Developments Platforms Windows · Mac SportsStrategySandboxTurn-Based StrategyImmersive Sim
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-15.

80.3%positive203 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Franchise Hockey Manager 8 is a fun and deep hockey management sim. It can get very complex if that’s what you’re looking for, with a lot of systems to dig into. That said, everything is presented in tables and spreadsheets, which can feel dry. Depending on your preferences, it…”

— a player, Steam review · 21 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 2026-09-19.

139achievements
0.1%median completion
0.0%rarest: Vancouver - Who are These Guys?
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Almost everyone has
8.0%Gordie Howe Hat Trick — One of your players has a goal, assist, and fight in the same game.
6.7%Upset! — Win a playoff series against a team that finished ahead of you in the regular season.
5.9%The Pinnacle — Win the NHL Stanley Cup.
Rarest badges of honor
0.0%Vancouver - Who are These Guys? — Finish the regular season with <80 points but then reach the Stanley Cup Final
0.0%Undertaking a Streak — One of your players reaches 21 fights in a season with no losses.
0.0%Toronto - Unbeleafable — Win 6 Stanley Cup Finals by the end of the 1948-49 season

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-13. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-13
US19.99 USD
EU16.79 EUR
UK15.49 GBP
Australia28.95 AUD
Canada22.79 CAD
Japan2,050 JPY
Brazil37.99 BRL
China70.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$7.3 China Japan Canada EU US Australia UK≈$21

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 08-13 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

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

Apr 13, 2022
FHM8 Hotfix 8.7.104 Now Available

A new hotfix update for Franchise Hockey Manager 8, version 8.7.104, has just been released to fix some issues with last week's 8.7.102 update. Your existing savegames will be compatible with the upda

Apr 05, 2022
FHM8 Update 8.7.102 is Now Available

The final major update for FHM8, version 8.7.102, has just been released. This is our fourth and final "content" update for FHM8, adding new features in addition to fixing problems. It adds new histor

Feb 21, 2022
FHM8 Hotfix.8.6.92 is Now Available

A new hotfix update for Franchise Hockey Manager 8, version 8.6.92, has just been released to fix some issues with last week's 8.6.88 update. Your existing savegames will be compatible with the update

Feb 14, 2022
FHM8 Update 8.6.88 is Now Available

The fourth update for FHM8, version 8.6.88, has just been released. This is our third "content" update for FHM8, adding new features in addition to fixing problems. Most notably, the user-controlled l

Jan 27, 2022
FHM 8 is 25% off for the Lunar New Year Sale!

AWESOME! FHM 8 is 25% off for the Lunar New Year Sale! Grab our best hockey game ever at a great discount! Jump into the 2021-22 NHL season, or any historical in the history of the league! Or! Take th

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-15.

GenresSimulation, Sports, Strategy
Player tagsSports · Strategy · Sandbox · Turn-Based Strategy · Immersive Sim · 2D · Turn-Based Tactics · Management · Text-Based · Simulation · Top-Down · Choices Matter (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Workshop · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements139
Official sitehttps://www.ootpdevelopments.com/franchise-hockey-manager-home/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7, Windows 8.x, Windows 10 Processor: 1 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: min. 1280x768 display (1280×768 display requires fullscreen mode) Storage: 8 GB available space