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Phantasma Digital · Published by Phantasma Digital
Positive — 85% positive (13 reviews) · 11 achievements
Last updated 7 Oct 2026
Turn back the clock! Take a shot! Face-off against friends and family side-by-side or over the internet in this celebration of hockey video games past, present, and future!
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Indie, Sports · 2025 · More £5 - £15 games
Experience the thrill of classic hockey gameplay in World Hockey '88, where you can challenge family and friends either locally or over the internet. Dive into a nostalgic experience with Phantasma Digital's take on the sport.
About this game
EXHIBITION MODE (up to 2 Players)
Play a single game of hockey. (Player vs CPU, Player vs Player, or CPU vs CPU)
TOURNAMENT MODE (up to 2 Players)
Play against multiple rounds of teams in a tournament bracket.
Featuring various preset brackets based on historic tournaments!
PRACTICE MODE (1 Player)
Practice the game’s controls with configurable scenarios.
WORLD CHAMPION (1 Player)
Play against a sequence of teams with increasing difficulty, beat them all without a loss to become the undisputed champion team!
ONLINE (2 Player, 1 Local)
Play a game of hockey against a human player over the internet.
FEATURING
32+ Teams
Adjustable rules for Icing, Fighting, Overtime, and Penalties
Configurable Camera Settings
Shootouts
Online Multiplayer
Additional Unlockable Teams, Rinks, and Gameplay Modifiers
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: 64-bit Windows 10
- Processor: 2.5 GHz Dual-Core CPU
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX-11 compliant graphics
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 256 MB available space
- Sound Card: No
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 11
- Processor: 3.0 GHz Quad-Core CPU
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX-11 compliant graphics
- DirectX: Version 12
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: Yes
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Version 2.0.3 - June 26th 2026
Crash Fixes - Fixed a crash regarding stat calculation when starting a fightRead full article on Community Announcements (Spectrecarnival)Patch NotesOfficial
Version 2.0.2 - June 22nd 2026
Major Fix - Fixed crash on startup when there is no existing save fileRead full article on Community Announcements (Spectrecarnival)Patch NotesOfficial
Version 2.0.1 - June 20th 2026
Minor Patch - Added VSync setting to Display Options - Added Exclusive-Mode Fullscreen as an additional display mode option - Renamed "Fullscreen" to "Borderless Window" - Switched back to a legacy DirectX swap chain to potentially fix display or performance issues.Read full article on Community Announcements (Spectrecarnival)AnnouncementsOfficial
Version 2.0 - June 20th 2026
Happy 1st birthday to World Hockey '88! To celebrate we have an update so big we had to change the version numbering system! Version 2.0 is a major overhaul of the entire game to address the large majority of feature requests and feedback, and applying an extra layer of polish over the whole experience.Additions / New FeaturesSystem- Added support for framerates above 60 fps, including unlocked frame cap. (This feature is somewhat experimental and unavailable in online multiplayer) Input Handling- Added the ability to remap controls Teams- All teams can now be individually customized with the following parameters:- Difficulty level per position- Player name per type per position- Default Player lineup- All players of all teams now have unique names by default (over 1,000 built-in names!) - Added new teams!- Lithuania- Estonia Difficulty- Added individual difficulty parameters- Added a setting to toggle adaptive difficulty (rubberbanding)- Added the ability to define custom difficulty settings Game Rules- All game modes now support advanced icing and fighting rules, as well as all new rule additions.- Added several new rules: Fighting (Advanced) - Penalty given to fight winner Penalties - On/Off Advanced: - Max Number of players in the penalty box (1 or 2) - Length of minor penalty - Length of major penalty Tiebreaker (Advanced) - Overtime period length Gameplay Modifiers- Now available in all game modes (including online!)- Added descriptions- Added descriptions on how to unlock each of them. - Added new unlockable modifiers! - Weightless Players Players will get launched when they're checked. - Extra Slippery Players randomly slip and fall and can knock other players over. - Supercharged Players All Players have maximum stats regardless of player type. Music Player- Completely overhauled- You can now skip to the next or previous track with a button press.- Now supports loop modes (Off, Loop Track, and Loop Playlist)- Song progress, length, and album artwork is now ...Read full article on Community Announcements (Spectrecarnival)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch 9 - December 20th 2025
Online MultiplayerFixesNow properly supports re-syncing indefinitely long delays. This should fix ALL desync issues.Fixed desync when pressing F12 for screenshot.Fixed chat not locking menu inputImprovementsMinimum frame delay is now less than 40% of what it was before. This allows for much smoother online play.Added ability to forfeit mid-match (by holding pause for 3 seconds).AdditionsAdded option for lobby host to change the rink.Steam DeckFixed stretching & incorrect aspect ratio.InputDualSense: Fixed Touch Pad glyph being used in place of Create button.Read full article on Community Announcements (Spectrecarnival)
