Build, manage, and develop your own hockey franchise in a deep, strategy-focused sports simulation. World Hockey Manager 2026 puts you in charge of every major decision—from roster moves and training plans to tactical choices made before each game. Matches are realistic and fully simulated, and your preparation determines the result.
Build Your Team
Create a competitive roster by signing new players, developing talent, and forming effective lines. Every player matters, and every role contributes to your long-term success.
• Recruit and develop players
• Upgrade skills and define roles
• Set line combinations based on your strategy
Set Your Tactics Before Every Match
Games are decided by the tactical plan you prepare ahead of time. There is no live control—success comes from smart decisions, strong team structure, and strategic depth.
• Pre-match strategy and tactical planning
• Realistic simulations influenced by your setup
• Detailed post-game stats to refine your approach
Compete in Global Leagues and Events
Challenge other managers around the world, rise through competitive leagues, and participate in themed seasonal events. Earn rewards that strengthen your organization and keep your team evolving.
• Worldwide competition and leaderboards
• Special events with unique challenges
• Rewards that support long-term progression
Build an Ice Hockey Legacy
• Grow your organization over multiple seasons. Improve your roster, refine your tactical identity, and create a sustainable winning strategy that stands the test of time.
• World Hockey Manager 2026 delivers a complete hockey management experience for fans who enjoy strategy, team building, and long-term planning. Whether you're a dedicated sports-sim player or a hockey fan ready to become a GM, this is where your franchise story begins.
• Take the role of GM and build the team that can dominate the competition.
Download World Hockey Manager 2026 and start building your dynasty today.
Our community and support
We are always ready to listen to your input, and we want to include you as much as possible. No matter what your feedback is, you never know, your idea might make it into the game! How cool is that?
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Would like if you could play more without paying , but a great game to simulate and be a GM ... a couple of function could be more clearer but if you like hockey , it’s a great game to pass time
Disappointed
Quilted_Mallard
I love manager games and have given this game a few attempts now. It seems impossible to maintain enough ‘cash’ without spending your actual money. Sure the developer will suggest increasing your boardroom, arena, etc. But these can only be upgraded in unison. So if I wanted to spend all my money to upgrade my boardroom high to get more return from free packs...I can’t until I upgrade everything else putting me in the dilemma of having to spend more real money to get fake money. Maybe you could sell players! Nope, not at any sustained value. Not even pennies on the dollar. If you knew you couldn’t resign a player maybe you could sell him on the transfer market...Not an option, and if you keep them to where there almost out of contract you don’t get a return that is valuable...So you’d have to sell them early in a contract...Which doesn’t help you. The wait times are insane...Just another thing to slow down the rate of play, increasing your need to spend money, and making you have an app on your phone that you can actively do something with maybe twice a day (unless you spend money).Why can’t I train more than once a day? Why can’t I upgrade more than one thing? Why can’t I make sustainable amounts of money? Oh that’s right! Because this game is about making money...not about actually playing. It would be tough to tell me I’m wrong when literally everything in the game is geared around spending money to keep up. It’s disappointing. It could be the best game available for download...but it misses the mark. I would rather pay upfront for the game and not have to pay anything else than be frustrated and be inclined to pay everyday to have any sustained enjoyment.
Developer Response
Hi there, manager! Hope everything is fine :) I saw this review from the earlier days of the game. Since then we have made a new update almost every month so why not try the game again and hopefully we can earn a higher score now than we did back then :) Feel free to drop an e-mail to support@goldtowngames.com and share your thoughts. Take care! :)
Missing something
MattyBags!
I love the game but it can be boring at times which they added something
Début fracassant, la suite décevant...
M. Personality
On y prend goût rapidement car l’application est bien faite et l’engouement est réel. Notre équipe progresse mais on en arrive assez vite à déchanter car on doit patienter pour procéder à toute étape suivante à moins, (et c’est là le plus gros défaut du jeu) de vouloir sortir son propre argent pour accélérer la récupération physique et moral de ses joueurs, acheter des modifications à son aréna son site d’entraînement etc.Tout devient prétexte à dépenser pour apprécier le jeu comme au début.Je soupçonne le jeu de te donner des adversaires fictifs en bon nombre au début. Des adversaires de qualité faible à moyenne te permettant de progresser en fonction de tes victoires rapportant $$ et de l’or.Ensuite quand tu as investi assez de ton temps et que tu a démontré assez d’intérêt envers le jeu on te propose des adversaires plus difficile ou nettement supérieur à toi rendant ta progression quasi impossible sans que tu paie pour réussir à obtenir or, ou de l’argent. La frustration d’attendre +-12 heures (sans payer) pour tenter à nouveau de réussir à gagner 7 parties devient une frustration qui m’a fait perdre tout intérêt. La prémisse était bien partie, mais j’ai senti le piège à cash, MON cash et ça c’est démotivant. Dommage.
Developer Response
Hi there, manager! Hope everything is fine :) I saw this review from the earlier days of the game. Since then we have made a new update almost every month so why not try the game again and hopefully we can earn a higher score now than we did back then :) Feel free to drop an e-mail to support@goldtowngames.com and share your thoughts. Take care! :)
Release notes:
* Bugfixes
Version 3.1.39
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Gold Town Games AB
Size
850.2 MB
Category
Sports
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
Apple Vision Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
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English and 8 more
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