NHL 23
NHL 23 is a PlayStation 5 sports game developed by Electronic Arts. It centers on competitive sport controls, shifts between attack and defense, and score or tournament goals, with controls and information arranged around the DualSense twin sticks, triggers, directional pad, and face buttons, with touchpad, motion input, adaptive triggers, and detailed haptics where the game uses them.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.5 / 10
About this game
NHL 23 is a PlayStation 5 sports game centered on competitive sport controls, shifts between attack and defense, and score or tournament goals. Matches, challenges, and tournament goals give sessions clear boundaries, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Players, venues, animation, and score feedback establish the match atmosphere, while SSD streaming, 4K and HDR output, 3D audio, performance or quality modes, and high-density interfaces need to preserve feedback and information clarity together. The genre-specific limitation is that opponent ai, control precision, multiplayer accessories, and period-specific rosters can affect consistency. Platform conditions also include install size, SSD space, patch version, DualSense battery life, visual mode and frame rate, online dependencies, PS VR2 requirements, and cross-generation version differences affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
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PlayStation 5AI review
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Custom offline leagues retain value, limited by goalkeeping and career writing.
Online services closed on August 31, 2026, leaving offline hockey and career content as its remaining appeal. Stumble actions let an attack survive a collision, and the passing and shooting loop remains immediately enjoyable. Goalkeepers are vulnerable to repeated angles and one-timers, however, reducing uncertainty once reliable scoring patterns emerge. Franchise offers custom league sizes and drafts, giving an invented competition meaningful longevity. It is more appealing than Be A Pro, whose dialogue makes the personal career feel lifeless. The PS5 review reports clean on-ice visuals and successfully configured custom leagues, while familiar menus and unvoiced encounters leave the surrounding presentation less polished. It remains suitable for offline team management and local hockey, not for HUT, online leagues or cross-platform competition.
Strengths
- Detailed custom leagues and drafts
- Stumble actions add attacking recoveries
Weaknesses
- Goalkeepers can be exploited
- Personal-career dialogue is dull
Who it is for: Offline league managers and local hockey players.
Play notes: Online services are closed; HUT and online matches are unavailable.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Custom leagues provide substantial offline longevity, while career storytelling is weak. | Reviewed | 7.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Puck recoveries work well, but goalkeeper exploits limit competitive depth. | Reviewed | 7.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The rink looks clear, but off-ice storytelling feels stiff. | Reviewed | 7.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension League configuration is detailed and usable, with the established menu layout retained. | Reviewed | 7.5 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Electronic Arts
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Release date
- Oct 14, 2022
- Platforms
- PlayStation 5
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Sports · Primary genre
- Tags
- Fast-pacedPlayer versus PlayerReplayableLow Entry BarrierMain Story Under 10 HoursSports-based Play3D GraphicsSolo-friendlyShort SessionsPick-up and Play
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- MultiplayerCo-opSingle player
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- PlayStation 5WorldwideOct 14, 2022
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