Eastside Hockey Manager
Worth it · Strategy · 2015
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $19.99.
- Length
- 348.2h
- Value
- $0.06/hr
- Reviews
- 86% positive
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Minimum on the Steam store: 256 MB of memory, NVidia GeForce FX 5900 Ultra, ATI Radeon 9800, Intel GMA X3100 - 128MB VRAM, 799 MB of storage. Windows only.
EHM offers fans the most realistic, in-depth and immersive simulation of hockey management available, giving them the chance to manage either club or country in any of the world’s top hockey-playing nations.
What drives the score
How to read this
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The value story
It has never been cheaper than $1.99. That was December 2025. 65 discounts in the 12 years on record. They run about 75 percent off, roughly 8 weeks apart.
Value puts it in the top 4 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 92 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 89 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Football, Tactics & Glory ($24.99, scores 73) beats it on value, while it beats Cricket 22 ($44.99, scores 62).
Of the 342 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 2 come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to September 2026.
What players say
This game is a total waste of time and an absolute joke. On the surface, it looks like a deep hockey sim, but in reality, you are just clicking back and forth between clumsy spreadsheets with zero optimization. You have to download community mods just to get updated team roasters and portraits. The real deal-breaker is the completely broken simulation logic. You can spend hours rebuilding a bankrupt, bottom-tier...
Bad game, really bad game. Imports are difficult and full of bugs. Visually damaging for the brain too...
Great game, especially with all the historical years. It's a nice way to have teenage years for players before porting over to EA NHL, to have a longer narrative.
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
Eastside Hockey Manager scores 70/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/301120/eastside-hockey-managerReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 20, price as of Oct 1.
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