NHL 27
EA Sports NHL 27 brings the identity of every NHL team to life on the ice, in the arena, and through the broadcast. Experience Authentic Atmospheres across all 32 NHL arenas, each designed to capture the…
NHL 27 is a simulator developed by EA Vancouver, released 11 September 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
What NHL 27 is
NHL 27 is a simulator game developed by EA Vancouver and released in 2026. 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
EA Sports NHL 27 brings the identity of every NHL team to life on the ice, in the arena, and through the broadcast. Experience Authentic Atmospheres across all 32 NHL arenas, each designed to capture the sound, spectacle, and identity of its home team. Real-world goal songs, new pregame introductions, and a fully overhauled crowd bring every building closer to its real-world counterpart.
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 27 is the 111th of 111 entries we hold in the NHL series. It is the most recent released entry in the series. Its critic score of 79 is 5 points above the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is NHL 09 at 90.
How it was received
NHL 27 holds a critic score of 79 out of 100. That places it above 63% of the 2,881 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2026 averaged 78, so it scored about average for its year.
What it launched against
NHL 27 launched on 11 September 2026, within three weeks of Marvel's Wolverine, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Control Resonant and Onimusha: Way of the Sword. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Marvel's Wolverine, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Control Resonant, Onimusha: Way of the Sword.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for NHL 27 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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