NHL 26
EA Vancouver·Released Sep 12, 2025·Single player
- Platforms
- Xbox Series XPS5
- Genres
- SimulationSports
Critic63/100
Across 3 reviews
AgreementData pendingNo votes yet
Reviews
3 reviews
Critic60/100
Agreement—
NHL 26 isn't a massive overhaul by any means. The title fixates on a couple of key areas to improve upon, and unlike some previous entries, it succeeds. The new updates to Be A Pro, chiefly the World Juniors and voice acting, are incredibly welcome. Even more so, the tweaks to the hitting engine and especially goaltending are phenomenal. But that's a rather slight list of changes for a full-scale annual release. Pair that with poor online performance and difficulty of finding matches, and you have to ask yourself if the updates are worth it. Is this a better title than NHL 25? Absolutely. But are those changes enough to make this a good game? Well, that's a more complicated question.
Read full review at Push Square
No vote recorded.
Critic60/100
Agreement—
NHL 26 is a fine take on the sport of hockey, but it largely fails to offer any significant jumps from last year’s game.
Read full review at IGN
No vote recorded.
Critic70/100
Agreement—
Free trial available now via Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. With EA's NHL 26 getting a free trial for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members today (via EA Play), I thought I'd take a look at the latest entry in the series - courtesy of a review code from EA Sports - and the result is a fun…
Read full review at Pure Xbox
No vote recorded.