Franchise Hockey Manager 4
Out of the Park Developments · 2017 · Sports, Strategy, Simulation, Indie, Hockey
PC
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About Franchise Hockey Manager 4
Franchise Hockey Manager 4 is the deepest, most authentic hockey strategy gaming experience you can find. The game is the only PC/Mac game officially licensed by the NHL®, allowing you to take the reins of your favorite franchise to capture the Stanley Cup®.
Choose one of 24 leagues around the globe and select a team to guide to glory - or create your own hockey universe, or choose a historical NHL® start date as far back as 1917. Sign free agents, trade players, draft the next crop of superstars, and much more!
This is as close as you'll get to sitting in a General Manager's office without drawing a paycheck from a team. Oversee team finances, keep an eye on the salary cap, hire your staff, put together trade packages, make contract offers to free agents, and draft the newest generation of stars.
New features in FHM 4:
2017-18 team rosters
Take over a team in one of over 24 playable leagues that feature real current rosters based on countless hours of detailed research into player ratings. In addition to the National Hockey League® license, which gives FHM 4 real logos, uniforms, and histories for all 31 teams, the game features North American minor leagues, Canadian major junior leagues, and multiple levels of European hockey leagues.
Vegas, baby!
Yes, you can roll the dice with the new NHL® expansion team, the Vegas Golden Knights™. Take control of the team as it was built through the expansion draft or return those players to their original teams and remake the Golden Knights™ according to your strategic vision.
Unprecedented customization
FHM 4 features even more ways to set up a league. In additional to pre-configured structures, choose the number of conferences and divisions in your league, its schedule length, and the number of teams.
The most hockey ever
Travel as far back as the 1917-18 season and enjoy historically accurate rosters, including the early major leagues in western Canada! FHM 4 puts more hockey history at your fingertips than any game ever released.
In addition, try one of FHM 4’s 30 new historical challenges (one per NHL® team) and see if you can repeat, or improve on, such successes as Montreal’s 1950s dynasty, Philadelphia’s 1970s expansion wins, and Vancouver’s wild ride to the 1982 Stanley Cup® Final!
Challenge Mode
You can also put your hockey smarts to the test in the modern day with Challenge Mode, a new twist that pushes you to compete and win even when the odds are stacked against you. It’s a spin on the popular Path to Glory Mode, which is now available in every aspect of FHM 4.
Commissioner Mode
You can now take the top-level view in all game types and make changes as you see fit.
Worldwide playable leagues
Take the reins of a team in Austria, Belarus, Denmark, Slovakia, Poland, and other countries, in addition to returning favorites. FHM 4 also features a European Champions League and more international competitions than ever.
Staggering detail
Choose one of 24 leagues around the globe and select a team to guide to glory - or create your own hockey universe, or choose a historical NHL® start date as far back as 1917. Sign free agents, trade players, draft the next crop of superstars, and much more!
This is as close as you'll get to sitting in a General Manager's office without drawing a paycheck from a team. Oversee team finances, keep an eye on the salary cap, hire your staff, put together trade packages, make contract offers to free agents, and draft the newest generation of stars.
New features in FHM 4:
2017-18 team rosters
Take over a team in one of over 24 playable leagues that feature real current rosters based on countless hours of detailed research into player ratings. In addition to the National Hockey League® license, which gives FHM 4 real logos, uniforms, and histories for all 31 teams, the game features North American minor leagues, Canadian major junior leagues, and multiple levels of European hockey leagues.
Vegas, baby!
Yes, you can roll the dice with the new NHL® expansion team, the Vegas Golden Knights™. Take control of the team as it was built through the expansion draft or return those players to their original teams and remake the Golden Knights™ according to your strategic vision.
Unprecedented customization
FHM 4 features even more ways to set up a league. In additional to pre-configured structures, choose the number of conferences and divisions in your league, its schedule length, and the number of teams.
The most hockey ever
Travel as far back as the 1917-18 season and enjoy historically accurate rosters, including the early major leagues in western Canada! FHM 4 puts more hockey history at your fingertips than any game ever released.
In addition, try one of FHM 4’s 30 new historical challenges (one per NHL® team) and see if you can repeat, or improve on, such successes as Montreal’s 1950s dynasty, Philadelphia’s 1970s expansion wins, and Vancouver’s wild ride to the 1982 Stanley Cup® Final!
Challenge Mode
You can also put your hockey smarts to the test in the modern day with Challenge Mode, a new twist that pushes you to compete and win even when the odds are stacked against you. It’s a spin on the popular Path to Glory Mode, which is now available in every aspect of FHM 4.
Commissioner Mode
You can now take the top-level view in all game types and make changes as you see fit.
Worldwide playable leagues
Take the reins of a team in Austria, Belarus, Denmark, Slovakia, Poland, and other countries, in addition to returning favorites. FHM 4 also features a European Champions League and more international competitions than ever.
Staggering detail
- Many more new features include:
- A new Hall of Fame system
- Line chemistry
- Player uniform number retirements
- New postseason awards
- Expanded statistical tracking, including single game records
- In-game audio and visual enhancements
- And much more!
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
✦ AI summary
Players praise Franchise Hockey Manager 4 as a comprehensive and authentic hockey management simulation with deep systems for roster building, salary cap management, and strategic coaching. However, complaints center on AI limitations with coaching assignments, lack of coach role flexibility, and some feeling that earlier entries in the series or competing games like EHM offer superior experiences.
Franchise Hockey Manager 4, developed by Out of the Park Developments and Minos Games, represents a major step forward in the studio’s long-running effort to deliver the most robust and authentic hockey management simulation available. Building on the foundation laid by earlier entries, this installment expands nearly every facet of what a hockey management sim can offer. It hands players the full responsibilities of a general manager and coach—constructing rosters, navigating salary caps, developing prospects, handling contracts, designing tactical approaches, and reacting to the continually shifting dynamics of a multi-league hockey ecosystem. Rather than simplifying its systems to appeal to a casual audience, FHM 4 embraces depth, aiming to recreate the complexity and long-term decision-making required in real-world team management. One of the most appealing aspects of Franchise Hockey Manager 4 is the enormity of its playable universe. With leagues spanning North America, Europe, and beyond, players are free to take charge of an NHL franchise or steer a smaller club in a junior or international competition. The officially licensed NHL content brings real teams, logos, and play…
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Excellent game, finally a good manager game for hockey. The only issue is with coaching the national teams and the coaches. AI does not use coaches and it's kinda silly that coaches do not have multiple roles (like head coach AND assistant coach, or even scout, or be promoted from a smaller role to even GM).
Only real Hockey Manager Game
fun game, but 5 and 6 are better
EHM is better in every way. Dont waste your money
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