Rocket League

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Rocket League

Developers
	Psyonix
Linux	Timothee Besset
Linux	Ryan C. Gordon
Publishers
	Psyonix
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	July 7, 2015
macOS (OS X)	September 8, 2016
Linux	September 8, 2016
Reception
Metacritic	86
OpenCritic	87
IGDB	89
Taxonomy
Monetization	DLC, Free-to-play
Microtransactions	Currency
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Driving, Sports
Sports	Football (Soccer)
Vehicles	Automobile
Art styles	Stylized
Themes	Sci-fi

Rocket League is a singleplayer and multiplayer driving and sports game developed and published by Psyonix.

The game was released on Steam on July 7, 2015. Support for cross-platform play with Xbox One was added in 2016, with further consoles added at later dates.

MacOS and Linux support was discontinued on March 10, 2020. Following the acquisition of the studio by Epic Games, the game was transitioned to a free-to-play model and was delisted from Steam while being released on Epic Games Store on September 23, 2020.

General information

Official Discord server

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Collector's Edition; contains various DLC.
Epic Games Store		Online modes require Epic Games Launcher.
Steam (unavailable)		Epic Games account is required since September 16, 2020.

Online functionality is exclusive to Windows.

Monetization

Type	Notes
Cross-game bonus	Selected vehicle will be accessible in Fortnite and Rocket Racing. Compatible vehicles purchased in Rocket League will be accessible in Fortnite & Rocket Racing.
Subscription	Rocket Pass Premium is included with Fortnite Crew subscription service.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Official Game Soundtrack
Official Game Soundtrack, Vol. 2
Rocket League x Monstercat Legacy
Rocket League x Monstercat Vol. 1
Rocket League x Monstercat Vol. 2
Rocket League x Monstercat Vol. 3
Rocket League x Monstercat Vol. 4
Rocket League x Monstercat Vol. 5
Rocket League x Monstercat Vol. 6
Rocket League x Monstercat Vol. 7
Supersonic Fury DLC Pack	No longer available to purchase separately. Included in the base game since 2019.
Revenge of the Battle-Cars DLC Pack	No longer available to purchase separately. Included in the base game since 2019.
Back to the Future Car Pack	No longer available.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Car Pack	No longer available.
Chaos Run DLC Pack	No longer available to purchase separately. Included in the base game since 2019.
Aftershock	Part of the Collector’s Edition.
Marauder	Part of the Collector’s Edition.
Esper	Part of the Collector’s Edition.
Masamune	Part of the Collector’s Edition.
Proteus	No longer available.
Triton	No longer available.
Vulcan	No longer available.
Hot Wheels Twin Mill III	No longer available.
Hot Wheels Bone Shaker	No longer available.
Fast & Furious Ice Charger	No longer available.
NBA Flag Pack	No longer available.
Fast & Furious '70 Dodge Charger R/T	No longer available.
Fast & Furious '99 Nissan Skyline GT-R R34	No longer available.
DC Super Heroes DLC Pack	No longer available.
Jurassic World Car Pack	No longer available.
Hot Wheels Triple Threat DLC Pack	No longer available.
McLaren 570S Car Pack	No longer available.
MLB Fan Pack	No longer available.
Ghostbusters Ecto-1 Car Pack	No longer available.
Knight Rider K.I.T.T. Car Pack	No longer available.
Battle Bus (Titanium White)	Free.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use the -nomovie command line argument

Disabled Loading Screen will removed loading screen background and faster load into Game

Game data

General settings (Launch)

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Rocket League\TAGame\Config\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Rocket League/TAGame/
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/Rocket League/TAGame/
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\252950\
Epic Games Launcher

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Rocket League\TAGame\SaveData\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Rocket League/TAGame/SaveData/
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/Rocket League/TAGame/SaveData/
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\252950\
Epic Games Launcher	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Rocket League\TAGame\SaveDataEpic\

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud		Save games are cross-platform, but are not automatically synced over.

Save data is always stored on the global Rocket League servers, while video settings and replays are not.

Video

Video settings (Launch)

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor			May need to set Widescreen resolution.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD			May need to set Widescreen resolution.
Field of view (FOV)		Between 60° and 110°.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		4x by default. See Anisotropic filtering (AF).
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA (Low, Medium & High), MLAA, or SMAA. See Anti-aliasing (AA).
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Built-in limiter is adjustable up to the maximum refresh rate of the monitor ( 360 hz = 360fps cap) or can be disabled, see Frame rate (FPS).
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		Forces all cars and team colors to the default, high-contrast orange and blue shades.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 3 page for more details.

Widescreen resolution

RocketLauncher allows easily changing Rocket League's resolution (including for dual-monitor split screen).

Use launch options to set a custom resolution
Use the -ResX=DesiredWidth -ResY=DesiredHeight command line arguments and launch the game.

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Modify configuration file[citation needed]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open TASystemSettings.ini. Find the following line MaxAnisotropy= and set it to 16.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Enable MSAA
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open TASystemSettings.ini. Find bAllowD3D9MSAA and set it to True. Find MaxMultiSamples (this should be directly above the line mentioned above) and set it to the preferred level of MSAA samples (2, 4, 8 or 16). Notes MSAA is not officially supported and can cause bugs.

SSAA forced through the driver works (tested on AMD card). On Dropshot, requires tinkering with the in-game AA setting (disable/re-enable it) during gameplay to work again.

Frame rate (FPS)

The built-in FPS limiter can be adjusted up to 250 FPS, or disabled to allow an uncapped frame rate.

Disable the FPS limiter by modifying the configuration file
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open TASystemSettings.ini. Find the following line AllowPerFrameSleep= and set it to False.

Input

General control settings (Launch)

Camera settings (Launch)

Key/button map settings (Launch)

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Under Camera, the Invert Swivel Pitch checkbox.
Controller
Controller support		On Windows: XInput, DirectInput and PlayStation Controllers. On OS X and Linux: any controller that works with the OS. May require configuration via Steam Big Picture.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		Under Camera, the Invert Swivel Pitch checkbox.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support		Use X1nput

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers		DualShock 4, DualSense, DualSense Edge No rumble support.
PlayStation button prompts
Motion sensors support
Light bar support		Use Aurora to add DS4 light bar support.
Adaptive trigger support		Wired, Bluetooth Custom config (requires DSX).
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	Wired, Wireless (Bluetooth) DualShock 4 V1 and V2 tested. Bluetooth connectivity is also supported on DualShock 4, DualSense and DualSense Edge.

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)
Additional button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback		Only for XInput controllers.
Digital movement support
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Rapidly changes button prompts.

Steam Input
Steam Input API support		Steam version only.
Steam Input prompt modes
Steam Deck button prompts
Steam Controller (1st gen) button prompts
Motion sensors support
Official controller preset(s)		Presets for DualShock 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch Pro Controller, Steam Controller and generic controllers are available.

Mouse

Mouse axes are not bound to anything by default. Binding them to the camera will cause mouse movement to act like an analog stick, making the camera move at a constant speed and resetting to the default position instantly if movement stops.

Audio

Audio settings (Free to Play Launch)

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, gameplay, music, ambient, crowd.
Surround sound		Tested up to 7.1 output. Dolby Atmos only supported on Xbox, not PC.
Subtitles		No spoken dialogue.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Mute on unfocused toggle.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese				Mistakenly labeled on Steam as Portuguese.
Russian
Spanish
Turkish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		4	Each player needs a separate gamepad (or X360CE can be used to use keyboard + gamepads).
LAN play		8
Online play		8	Versus
Asynchronous multiplayer
Crossplay		Supported platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	80, 443
UDP	7000 - 9000

This game does not support Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Rocket League on Nvidia 3D Vision
vorpX		G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Issues unresolved

Low FPS after alt-tabbing

On some systems, users may experience a severe FPS cap reducing the FPS from the maximum of 250 down to possibly 60. A relaunch solves the issue, and there is likely a fix on the way.^{[citation needed]}

Issues fixed

Controller not working

As the game does support all controller standards, it might be picking up some peripheral as primary controller, which can include mouse, tablet, webcam, etc.

Remove unused controllers[citation needed]
Push ⊞ Win+R and type joy.cpl then push OK. From Advanced settings... set the currently used controller as primary one and then push OK. Locate all unused controllers listed and either unplug them physically, disable them from device manager or with virtual controllers uninstall from control panel.

Not connected to servers under Linux

Create a symlink for the CA Certificates to where Rocket League expects them
sudo ln -s /etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt

Game fails to launch and does not create an error message

Steam will adjust user status to 'playing game' for several seconds, but fail to create a process for Rocket League, possibly giving an error that MSVCR100.dll is missing.

Repair Installation of Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package
Go to <Steam-folder>\steamapps\common\Steamworks Shared\_CommonRedist\vcredist\2010. Run vcredist_x86.exe (it doesn't matter if the operating system is 64-bit). Choose to repair the installation.

Season 19 audio-related issues

With the season 19 update a bug related to audio handling was introduced. This can cause different issues from game freezes, to distorted audio to the game crashing.

As a workaround switching audio devices seems to be able to resolve the issue most of the times. Specifically for users with Steelseries headsets, switching the output device from the "(Chat)" to "(Game)" output has fixed the crashes in most, if not all, cases.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
OpenGL	4.1	OS X and Linux only. No longer supported.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX, Bullet Physics
Audio	Wwise
Interface	Scaleform GFx	4.2.24
Multiplayer	Epic Online Services
Anti-cheat		Easy Anti-Cheat will added on Season 22 (April 2026).

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7
Processor (CPU)	Dual Core 2.5 GHz		Quad Core 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB		8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	20 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 AMD Radeon R7 270X DirectX 11 compatible		Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 470
Controller			Gamepad or Controller Recommended
Other	Broadband Internet connection

A 64-bit operating system is required.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.8.5
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5 2.4 GHz		Intel Core i7 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	9 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon HD 5670 Nvidia GeForce GT 640M Intel HD 4000 or Iris Pro OpenGL 4.1 compatible
Controller			Gamepad or Controller Recommended
Other	Broadband Internet connection

Linux
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)	Dual Core 2.4 GHz		Quad Core 2.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB		4 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	9 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 ATI Radeon HD 4850		Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7950
Controller			Gamepad or Controller Recommended
Other	Broadband Internet connection