College Hockey 27 released on Steam on October 15, 2026 at $9.99, developed by Coastal Summit Studios.
VERIFIED Source: Steam store page (appid 5280910), checked 2026-10-17
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College Hockey 27 Out Now at $9.99: Recruiting on a Timeline and an Hours Budget
College Hockey 27 is out now at $9.99 - a college hockey sim where recruiting runs on arrival years and every call costs hours from a weekly budget.
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Recruiting now runs on arrival years, and you can pull a commit forward to fill a hole or push him back a year to make room.
VERIFIED Source: Steam store page (appid 5280910), checked 2026-10-17
Every recruiting action costs hours from a weekly budget, and each shows its exact effect before you commit.
VERIFIED Source: Steam store page (appid 5280910), checked 2026-10-17
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What is College Hockey 27?
A college hockey management game released October 15, 2026 at $9.99, focused on multi-year recruiting.
How does recruiting work?
Prospects are sorted by arrival year, and you can move commits forward or back - with the risk of losing them.
Is there an action budget?
Yes - every call or visit costs hours from a weekly budget and shows its effect before you commit.
How much is it?
$9.99 on Steam.
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What the game is
College Hockey 27 is a sports management game released October 15, 2026 at $9.99.
The headline change in 27 is that recruiting has a timeline.
The board opens sorted by arrival year rather than a flat list of prospects.
That turns roster building into a multi-year plan rather than a scramble.
Recruiting with real constraints
Expand 2029 and you see that class: how many forwards, defencemen and goalies you still need that autumn.
You also see how many bodies are left to sign and how many are ready to step in at twenty.
You can move a commit's arrival - pull a player forward to fill a hole this year, or push him back to make room.
Pushing a kid who has other options can lose him entirely.
The hours budget
Every action is yours to spend: call him, call his family, call his junior coach, get him on campus, go to his house.
Each costs hours from a weekly budget.
Each shows its exact effect before you commit, so the decision is informed rather than blind.
The pitch matters: sell playing time to the player who wants to play now, or development to the one chasing the pros.
The wrong pitch costs credibility you do not get back.
Watching the game
Matches use a top-down broadcast built to show the play.
You follow the puck by its trail, which makes the system readable at broadcast speed.
Recruits are now available from multiple leagues, each with different strength multipliers.
It suits players who care more about roster construction than twitch controls.
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