FAQ

Quick answers to the questions that come up most.

Is it free? Yes — Front Office Hoops is free to play, right in your browser. No download, no account, no credit card.

Are these real NBA players and teams? No — every league is generated fresh, with fictional players and teams built to feel like a real basketball league: stars and busts, contenders and rebuilds, careers that arc from raw rookie to grizzled vet. No two leagues are the same.

Does it work on my phone? Yes. The game runs in your phone’s browser with a layout built for it — no app-store install required. Your save lives per-browser, per-device, though, so a league you start on your phone stays on your phone.

Where does my save actually live? Right in your browser, on this device. Front Office Hoops stores your league using your browser’s own file storage (OPFS) — nothing gets uploaded anywhere, and nothing about your league leaves your machine.

Why did my save disappear? The most common cause: clearing your browser’s site data for Front Office Hoops wipes it out. Since your save lives in this browser on this device rather than on a server, clearing site data really does delete it — there’s no backup copy sitting somewhere else to fall back on. If you’re about to clear cookies/site data/storage for this site, export a backup first (see below) — that’s your save going with it.

Can I export or back up my league? Yes. Head to Settings and export your save — it downloads your entire league as a single file. It’s worth doing before clearing browser data, switching machines, or reporting a bug (a save file is the single most useful thing you can attach to a bug report). Game updates also upgrade your save in place automatically, and the game will offer you this same backup download before any update that changes your save’s format.

Does it work offline? Yes. Once it’s loaded, Front Office Hoops runs without a connection — there’s no server round-trip for sim, rosters, trades, or anything else in the game loop.

Can I run more than one league at once? Not right now — it’s one save at a time, for now, and starting a new league replaces the one you have (the game asks you to confirm, and that’s a good moment to export a backup).

What browsers are supported? Current versions of Chromium-based browsers (Chrome, Edge, and similar), Firefox, and Safari. Keeping your browser reasonably up to date is the main thing that matters.

I found a bug — what do I do? Come tell us in the Discord (linked in the site footer and in-game), or email hello@frontofficehoops.com. If you can, export your save from Settings and attach it — a save file is the single most useful thing you can give us to reproduce what you’re seeing.