NHL 25
From the modernized skating of Next-Gen Vision Control and an overhaul of Chel’s AI player movement to authentic Reactive Action animations — experience true hockey intelligence.
NHL 25 is a simulator developed by EA Vancouver, released 4 October 2024 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
What NHL 25 is
NHL 25 is a simulator game developed by EA Vancouver and released in 2024. It was published by EA Sports. It is available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. It runs on Frostbite.
The premise, in the publisher's words
From the modernized skating of Next-Gen Vision Control and an overhaul of Chel’s AI player movement to authentic Reactive Action animations — experience true hockey intelligence.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the NHL series
NHL 25 is the 106th of 111 entries we hold in the NHL series. It arrived 11 months after Franchise Hockey Manager 10. The next entry was Franchise Hockey Manager 11 in 2024. Its critic score of 74 is almost exactly the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is NHL 09 at 90.
How it was received
NHL 25 holds a critic score of 74 out of 100. That places it above 49% of the 2,881 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2024 averaged 76, so it scored 2 points below the year average.
What it launched against
NHL 25 launched on 4 October 2024, within three weeks of Silent Hill 2, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Metaphor: ReFantazio. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Silent Hill 2, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Metaphor: ReFantazio.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for NHL 25 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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