Rocket League is a high-powered hybrid of arcade-style soccer and vehicular mayhem with easy-to-understand controls and fluid, physics-driven competition. Rocket League includes casual and competitive Online Matches, a fully-featured offline Season Mode, special “Mutators” that let you change the rules entirely, hockey and...
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Rocket League S24 Patch Notes v2.76
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Season 24 launches September 23, 2026!NEW THIS SEASONHonor Duels: Starting with Season 24, during a match you can challenge another player to a 1v1, played in the same match type you are currently playing. Once an Honor Duel is accepted, all other players will be invited to spectate the match. The challenger and…
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Season 24 launches September 23, 2026!NEW THIS SEASONHonor Duels: Starting with Season 24, during a match you can challenge another player to a 1v1, played in the same match type you are currently playing. Once an Honor Duel is accepted, all other players will be invited to spectate the match. The challenger and defender will automatically be moved into the Honor Duel when the current match is finished, and spectators can accept the notification in the Social Menu to see the Duel. Black Market Trade-Ins: Players can now trade-in 3 Duplicate Black Market Items to acquire a new Black Market item. Winner Celebration MVP Goal Explosions: The match MVP’s equipped Goal Explosion now plays on the podium screen, with the explosion name shown on screen. New Bullet Ball LTM: Last car standing wins this high-stakes arena battle! A fast-moving, homing ball targets a single player. The ball will demolish its target on impact, unless you flip into the ball. Stat Incrementing Titles: Certain Titles can now track and display specific stats, and new visuals can be unlocked as milestones are passed. Custom Scoreboards: You can now select which stats show up on the in-game scoreboard on a per-mode basis. Shots, Saves, and Assists can now be changed to Demos, High Fives, Flip Resets, or many other in-game events. Top 100 Titles: Added new Titles for players in the Top 100 of the global Soccar leaderboards, granted at the end of the season. Modernized Keyboard and Mouse Controls: A brand new free look camera mode has been added with updated Mouse and Keyboard control defaults. Players can now…
Season 24 takes Rocket League underground, where speed, style, and a clean win are all that matters. Pull up on September 23 at 9 AM PT and let your skills do the talking. Season 24 has a lot in store:Honor Duel: Got beef? Challenge another player from your match to a 1v1. If they accept, when the current match…
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Season 24 takes Rocket League underground, where speed, style, and a clean win are all that matters. Pull up on September 23 at 9 AM PT and let your skills do the talking. Season 24 has a lot in store:Honor Duel: Got beef? Challenge another player from your match to a 1v1. If they accept, when the current match finishes, you’ll both drop straight into a duel of the same mode. Any other players in the match will have the option to spectate. Black Market Trade-In: Trade in three duplicate Black Market items and get one back! The item you receive will be a wholly new item or a painted version you’ve yet to collect.MVP Focused Podium: The end-of-match celebration now highlights the match MVP even more, playing their goal explosion in the open net behind the team. Custom Scoreboard: Pick the four stats that sit next to the score in the in-game scoreboard. You can set 4 unique trackable stats per mode, including almost all of the stats shown in the career portion on your profile. Updated KBM Controls: A new Free Look Camera has been added that will allow players to focus their camera whenever and wherever they want. This can also be enabled for controllers for any player interested in experimenting with new camera controls. Mouse and keyboard controls have been updated with modernized key bindings and additional settings that players can tweak to change the M/KB experience. These new controls will be the default for new M/KB players, and for existing players - try it out and let us know what you think! Top 100 Ranked Rewards: Finishing in the Top 100 in any (or all) of the…
For the first time Rocket League will crown 3s, 2s and 1s all at one World Championship! Show your support with the World Championship Bundle, where 100% of net sales go to the players and teams. Available now through September 23 for 1,100 Credits, you’ll receive:Head Turner Universal DecalPrimetime WheelsBlue Chip…
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For the first time Rocket League will crown 3s, 2s and 1s all at one World Championship! Show your support with the World Championship Bundle, where 100% of net sales go to the players and teams. Available now through September 23 for 1,100 Credits, you’ll receive:Head Turner Universal DecalPrimetime WheelsBlue Chip BoostWorld Championship AwardsThis time, we’re going all in on rewarding team performance with 70% of net sales from the bundle going to the top 20 teams, distributed by final placement, and 30% of net sales going to award-winning players. Net sales are the proceeds after taxes, payment processing, and console platform fees are covered. Here are the awards for the World Championship:Tournament MVP: best overall performer across all gamesFinals MVP: outstanding play in the 3v3 FinalsBreakthrough Performance: most impressive breakout player of the eventOne winner per award. Each winner receives an equal amount. All three winners voted on by a panel from Epic and Blast. Stats determine the winners of the remaining 9 awards:Best Striker: highest average goals per gameBest Playmaker: highest average assists per gameBest Savior: most saves per goal allowedTop three finishers in each category from the top eight teams. The higher the rank, the higher the payouts. The World Championship LTEFrom September 1 through September 23, complete themed Challenges to unlock rewards celebrating the capstone of the competitive season:Two Decals, for Octane and DominusOne set of WheelsInferno Collection DropA Goal ExplosionThe "Heartless" Player TitleSix Apex Collection DropsWorld…
87.6% of 580,388 Steam reviews are positive, which after adjusting for sample size gives a reception score of 87.5. The developers have shipped 2 substantial updates in the past six months, adding 6.6.
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Development
Unusually quiet
Last heard from developers
2 months ago
Historical posting rhythm
every ~9 days
Substantial updates (6 mo)
2
Current silence
6× normal
The developers have been silent for 51 days against a normal rhythm of about 9 — roughly 6 times longer than usual. 2 substantial updates recorded in the past six months.
Last successful news check: Nov 13, 2026, 2:04 PM UTC. This is when we checked Steam, separate from when the developer last posted.
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patchAug 15, 2026
Rocket League v2.72 Adjusts Kickoff Fairness and Overhauls Streamer Mode
Rocket League's v2.72 patch, published August 4, 2026, carries a meaningful gameplay change alongside a cluster of stability fixes and privacy refinements.
What changed
Gameplay
Teams down a player will now always spawn in an advantageous kickoff position when shorthanded — a direct competitive adjustment.
Snow Day and Rumble Free Play maps can now be played as Soccar.
The Stats API gains WebSocket support; commands can now be issued to the game externally. Full documentation is to be published on the Rocket League website at launch.
Streamer Mode & Privacy
Players with Streamer Mode active are added to the recent players tab at match end rather than the beginning.
Anonymized players now have their Banner, Title, and Avatar hidden.
Several gaps in teammate and opponent anonymization during gameplay have been fixed.
Performance & Stability
Reduced occurrences of "Error 71" in Ranked Doubles.
Reduced crash rate on Nintendo Switch.
Fixed a launch failure tied to an Easy Anti-Cheat popup loop.
Fixed a PC crash triggered by opening Settings or entering Training/Free Play.
Fixed crashes on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch 2 in the Garage.
Visuals
Improved console rendering.
Adjusted lighting on the Futura Main Menu.
For players in shorthanded ranked matches, the kickoff adjustment is the most tangible change — a small but deliberate tilt toward fairness when a team is already at a numerical disadvantage.
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