Rocket League
In Rocket League rocket-powered cars chase a ball far bigger than they are and knock it into the other team's goal. A match usually lasts five minutes, and teams run from 1v1 up to 4v4.
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It was Psyonix's second try. In 2008 the studio put out Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars on PlayStation 3. It was downloaded more than two million times but never counted as a success, and the studio's founder later called it too hardcore.
The new game took about two years and under two million dollars, and its pace was slowed down to make it easier to get into. In July 2015 PlayStation Plus subscribers got it free, and at The Game Awards 2015 it won Best Independent Game and Best Sports/Racing Game. On September 23, 2020, it went free to play for everyone.
Reviewers praised the online play. One found the ball "floaty", while another liked the very contrast between fast cars and an unhurried ball. Players leave 88% positive across 431,826 reviews, and critics give it 86 on Metacritic. On our Recommended Score Rocket League sits at #237 of 4,736 games.
Liked it? Try SpeedRunners, a race with grappling hooks where the screen follows the leader and anyone left behind is out, and Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, where the cars turn into boats and planes mid-race.
Major updates
Rocket League Heads to the Streets in Season 24 · Sep 2026All 5
System requirements
Minimum R7 270X · 4 GB RAM · 20 GB✓Steam Deck VerifiedMin & recommended
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 (64 bit) or Newer (64 bit) Windows OS | Windows 7 (64 bit) or Newer (64 bit) Windows OS |
| Processor | 2.5 GHz Dual core | 3.0+ GHz Quad core |
| Memory | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce 760, AMD Radeon R7 270X, or better | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, AMD Radeon RX 470, or better |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
| Storage | 20 GB | 20 GB |
From the game’s Steam store page.
