REMATCH News

April 18–21 was supposed to be a beta. What you turned it into was a full-blown showdown. And we can't thank you enough!

Here’s what went down:




What’s next?
Open beta is coming in May on Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox—then we’re on the road to launch.
And with a community like this behind us? We’re just getting started.

Stay sharp. Stay fit. Stay tuned.

I've seen lots of attempts to recreate the success of Rocket League over the past decade, but none have come close. Rematch might finally, actually do it...
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I was a little surprised when Sloclap, the maker of fighting games Absolver and Sifu, announced in 2024 that its next project was a multiplayer soccer game called Rematch. It's not what I'd call an obvious fit, but it does look to be shaping up to be a very good game, and this weekend you'll be able to get a taste of what it's like in an open beta set to start on April 18...
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Paris-based developer Sloclap is perhaps best known for developing in-depth combat systems, as evidenced by their two released titles so far: 2017’s Absolver and 2022’s Sifu. As such, at least at first glance, it was surprising to see this studio announce REMATCH — “an online multiplayer football experience”. This being said, after playing about 10 hours of the beta test that went live last weekend, April 12-13th, it is clear to me that REMATCH is a Sloclap game through and through, and it is all the better for it.

For those of you familiar with my reviews, you would probably have guessed that I love football (soccer, eh?) and football games, which is why it’s personally upsetting to see the decline of both FIFA / EAFC and Winning Eleven / PES / eFootball in the last decade or so. Football Manager, too, my favourite of the lot, has had a difficult time recently, especially since Sports Interactive and SEGA have, after two already significant delays, canned the 2024-2025 season’s... Read more

Sifu developer Sloclap has pivoted from martial arts games to sports games with Rematch, a 5v5 competitive football (soccer) game coming this summer. It turns out the skills transfer: Rematch is more Rocket League than FIFA, and it's "something special," writer Daniella Lucas said after visiting Sloclap for a hands-on preview...
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