Games like Eastside Hockey Manager
If Eastside Hockey Manager is your kind of game, the closest matches are Franchise Hockey Manager 6, Franchise Hockey Manager 7 and MBHL20 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and immersive. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Eastside Hockey Manager: 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.
Players who liked Eastside Hockey Manager also play
Steam players who put hours into Eastside Hockey Manager also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Franchise Hockey Manager 6
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Shares an immersive mood with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Top pick for Eastside Hockey Manager fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Franchise Hockey Manager returns for the 2019-20 season with plenty of additions to the deepest, most authentic hockey strategy gaming experience you can find. Choose one of 32 leagues around the globe and select a team to guide to glory, including a chance at the ultimate prize, the Stanley Cup®.
Franchise Hockey Manager 7
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Shares an immersive mood with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Second-strongest match for Eastside Hockey Manager fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Franchise Hockey Manager returns for the 2020-21 season with plenty of additions to the deepest, most authentic hockey strategy gaming experience you can find. Choose one of 32 leagues around the globe and select a team to guide to glory, including a chance at the ultimate prize, the Stanley Cup®.
MBHL20
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Third-strongest match for Eastside Hockey Manager fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Eastside Hockey Manager.
MBHL20 is a simulation hockey game that allows you to not only manage your team, but hone your skills as an individual player in the MiniBall Hockey League! You can pick your position to play with and against fully autonomous players in a 30 team league in your quest to win the cup!
Franchise Hockey Manager 12
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Shares player development and an immersive mood with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Ranked #4 for Eastside Hockey Manager fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Franchise Hockey Manager returns for the 2025-26 season with plenty of additions to the deepest, most authentic hockey strategy gaming experience you can find. Choose from teams around the globe and select a team to guide to glory, including a chance at the ultimate prize, the Stanley Cup®.
Franchise Hockey Manager 11
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Shares an immersive mood with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Ranked #5 for Eastside Hockey Manager fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Franchise Hockey Manager returns for the 2024-25 season with plenty of additions to the deepest, most authentic hockey strategy gaming experience you can find. Choose from teams around the globe and select a team to guide to glory, including a chance at the ultimate prize, the Stanley Cup®.
Hockey Legacy Manager 26
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Shares player development and an immersive mood with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Ranked #6 for Eastside Hockey Manager fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Build the ultimate legacy as the general manager of a professional hockey team!
Tape to Tape
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Ranked #7 for Eastside Hockey Manager fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Tape to Tape is a roguelite hockey game where every choice matters on your journey to build the best hockey team. Choose your path, hire unique players, discover synergies between them, pick unique abilities, bribe the referees or visit the Blademaster on your way to restore hockey's former glory.
Football Manager 2020
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Shares player development and an immersive mood with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Ranked #8 for Eastside Hockey Manager fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Run your football club, your way. Every decision counts in Football Manager 2020 with new features and polished game mechanics rewarding planning and progression like never before, empowering managers to develop and refine both your club’s and your own unique identity.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Eastside Hockey Manager at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
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Priced ~75% under Eastside Hockey Manager on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
People Playground
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Priced ~50% under Eastside Hockey Manager on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Kerbal Space Program
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Priced ~50% under Eastside Hockey Manager on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Eastside Hockey Manager.
In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.
Cookie Clicker
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Priced ~75% under Eastside Hockey Manager on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Eastside Hockey Manager.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
Noita
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Priced ~60% under Eastside Hockey Manager on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
FTL: Faster Than Light
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Priced ~50% under Eastside Hockey Manager on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Eastside Hockey Manager.
This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.
Buckshot Roulette
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Priced ~85% under Eastside Hockey Manager on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Don't Starve
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Priced ~50% under Eastside Hockey Manager on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
The Last Sovereign
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.
Umamusume: Pretty Derby
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Sports and Simulation with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Umamusume: Pretty Derby, winner of Best Mobile Game at The Game Awards 2025, is ready to race! Scout featured trainees and supporters as you navigate the immersive sports life simulation through the game's in-depth training system and top-of-the-line 3D graphics!
AdVenture Capitalist
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome, eager young investor, to AdVenture Capitalist! Arguably the world's greatest Capitalism simulator!
Fallout Shelter
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland.
Clicker Heroes
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Click your way through hordes of monsters, earn gold, and recruit quirky heroes with powerful skills. Progress even while you're idle, and watch the numbers climb into the absurd. It’s a never-ending journey of clicks, crits, and colossal damage.
Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Start your own Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria with Freddy Fazbear Pizzeria Simulator!
Kingdom: Classic
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Kingdom is a 2D sidescrolling strategy/resource management hybrid with a minimalist feel wrapped in a beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic.
Learn to Fly 3
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Build your spaceship from scratch, earn funds and invest them into building a bigger, better spaceship as you try and fly your way up to space!
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from Sports Interactive
Other recommendable Steam games by Sports Interactive, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Football Manager 26
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Another title from Sports Interactive, the studio behind Eastside Hockey Manager. Shares Sports and Simulation with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Step into the dugout and experience the future of football management.
Football Manager 2020
WHY THIS
Shares player development and an immersive mood with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Another title from Sports Interactive, the studio behind Eastside Hockey Manager. Shares Sports and Simulation with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Run your football club, your way. Every decision counts in Football Manager 2020 with new features and polished game mechanics rewarding planning and progression like never before, empowering managers to develop and refine both your club’s and your own unique identity.
Football Manager 2024
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Another title from Sports Interactive, the studio behind Eastside Hockey Manager. Shares Sports and Simulation with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Build a world-class team ready to dominate your rivals in football’s most prestigious competitions. Progress never stops when you’re pursuing footballing greatness.
Football Manager 2021
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Another title from Sports Interactive, the studio behind Eastside Hockey Manager. Shares Sports and Simulation with Eastside Hockey Manager.
New additions and game upgrades deliver added levels of depth, drama and football authenticity. FM21 empowers you like never before to develop your skills and command success at your club.
Football Manager 2022
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Another title from Sports Interactive, the studio behind Eastside Hockey Manager. Shares Sports and Simulation with Eastside Hockey Manager.
The closest thing to real football management. FM22 brings new, progressive ways to find your winning edge, instill your footballing style and earn it on the pitch.
Football Manager 2023
WHY THIS
Shares player development and an immersive mood with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Another title from Sports Interactive, the studio behind Eastside Hockey Manager. Shares Sports and Simulation with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Build your dream squad, outsmart your rivals and experience the thrill of big European nights in the UEFA Champions League. Your journey towards footballing glory awaits.
Football Manager 2017
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Shares an immersive mood with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Another title from Sports Interactive, the studio behind Eastside Hockey Manager. Shares Sports and Simulation with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Take control of your favourite football team in Football Manager 2017, the most realistic and immersive football management game to date. It’s the closest thing to doing the job for real!
Football Manager 2019
WHY THIS
Shares player development and an immersive mood with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Another title from Sports Interactive, the studio behind Eastside Hockey Manager. Shares Sports and Simulation with Eastside Hockey Manager.
Simulation gaming perfected. Create your unique footballing story by taking charge of the club you love. Complete control of this stunningly realistic game world is yours - every decision in your hands, or yours to delegate. Your call, your way, your story. Everything you've ever dreamed of!
Frequently asked about Eastside Hockey Manager
- Does Eastside Hockey Manager work on Steam Deck?
- Eastside Hockey Manager is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Eastside Hockey Manager cost?
- Eastside Hockey Manager is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Eastside Hockey Manager have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Eastside Hockey Manager supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
- What games are most similar to Eastside Hockey Manager?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Eastside Hockey Manager are Franchise Hockey Manager 6, Franchise Hockey Manager 7, MBHL20.
- Who developed Eastside Hockey Manager?
- Eastside Hockey Manager was developed by Sports Interactive and published by SEGA.
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