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Franchise Hockey Manager 12

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75%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, optimization
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
75% User Score Based on 97 reviews

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About Franchise Hockey Manager 12

Franchise Hockey Manager 12 is a single player and multiplayer tactical management game with economy and historical themes. It was developed by game54 Software and was released on October 23, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Franchise Hockey Manager returns for the 2025-26 season with plenty of new 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.

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75%Audience ScoreBased on 97 reviews
story2 positive mentions
grinding3 negative mentions
  • Deep and immersive hockey management simulation with significant tactical depth and player development features.
  • Active and responsive small development team that continuously improves the game and adds meaningful updates such as offseason targeted training and draft improvements.
  • Best hockey management game currently available on PC, surpassing competitors and delivering a rewarding experience for dedicated hockey fans.
  • Persistent issues with AI trading logic resulting in unrealistic and frustrating trades, often requiring manual workarounds.
  • User interface is outdated, confusing, and tedious to navigate, with lack of quality-of-life features such as bulk selections and clear filters.
  • Game suffers from bugs, slow simulation speeds, frequent crashes, and save file corruption, which negatively impacts overall stability and player experience.

  • gameplay

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The gameplay features a highly praised new offseason training mechanic that enhances team management, though some core mechanics have remained unchanged for years. However, the lack of a proper tutorial and fullscreen functionality are notable UX shortcomings that negatively impact the overall experience. Players are advised to start with classic simulation and practice tryouts to better understand the mechanics.

    • “The new offseason training mechanic to help my team age gracefully is the best addition in years.”
    • “The new training mechanics are exactly what I wanted!”
    • “Couple of tips, play on the classic simulation, and have a couple of tryouts first if you are playing historically so you understand the game mechanics.”
    • “The full screen doesn't work and there is no real tutorial to help you understand the mechanics.”
    • “Four years, and this core mechanic remains unchanged.”
    • “These aren't minor inconveniences; they're fundamental UX failures that drain the joy from gameplay.”

  • grinding

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Users find the grinding aspects, such as managing the trading block and adding players to shortlists or watchlists, to be tedious and time-consuming due to the lack of bulk selection features. This repetitive process detracts from the overall experience.

    • “Trading block is only visible when you click on individual teams, which is painfully tedious.”
    • “Adding players to shortlists or watchlists is needlessly tedious—there's no bulk selection feature, something I've repeatedly suggested on their forums.”
    • “Inevitably, I have found that some features have become quite tedious.”

  • graphics

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The graphics are outdated and reminiscent of the late 1990s, with minimal visual improvements across versions. While some features like the World Cup of Hockey suffer from functionality issues, the game’s focus lies more on gameplay than graphical fidelity.

    • “The graphic user interface is straight from 1997 and some of the game's most enticing features, such as the World Cup of Hockey, are completely broken.”
    • “The changes from year to year might not be very visible but the game clearly isn't about the graphics.”

  • story

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The story aspect is praised for its manageable 23-man rosters and added depth in lower league clubs, making it easy to engage deeply with your club's journey. However, there is a desire for more meaningful storytelling and richer off-ice events to enhance the narrative experience.

    • “Also 23 man rosters plus some more depth in lower league clubs is easy to follow especially once you get really into your club story.”
    • “Storytelling or more meaningful story conferences and off-ice events.”

  • optimization

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's optimization allows lower-rated players to exceed expectations while experienced veterans significantly impact team performance. Additionally, the classic mode simulation enhances predictability of player performance, aiding strategic planning.

    • “What I really like is that lower rated players can either overachieve and surpass their potential or, if they are experienced veterans, make a great impact on the team performance.”
    • “As most leagues simulate in classic mode, it makes it easier to predict a player's performance on your team.”

  • replayability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Replayability is highly praised due to the game's extensive depth and breadth, with recent improvements to trading further enhancing the experience, making it infinitely replayable.

    • “Trading has been improved after the latest update, and the game has a huge breadth and depth that makes it infinitely replayable.”

  • stability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game suffers from significant stability issues, with custom game modes being particularly buggy and prone to problems.

    • “However, the custom game is extremely buggy.”
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Play Times

125h Median play time
125h Average play time
125-125h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 1 analyzed playthroughs
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Franchise Hockey Manager 12 is a tactical management game with economy and historical themes. Common tags for Franchise Hockey Manager 12 include turn-based, hockey, 2d, choices matter, immersive sim and others.

Franchise Hockey Manager 12 is available on PC, Mac OS and Windows.

On average players spend around 125 hours playing Franchise Hockey Manager 12.

Franchise Hockey Manager 12 was released on October 23, 2025.

Franchise Hockey Manager 12 was developed by game54 Software.

Franchise Hockey Manager 12 has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Franchise Hockey Manager 12 for its story but disliked it for its gameplay.

Franchise Hockey Manager 12 is a single player game with multiplayer support.

Similar games include Franchise Hockey Manager 8, Franchise Hockey Manager 9, Franchise Hockey Manager 5, Franchise Hockey Manager 11, Franchise Hockey Manager 10 and others.