10 Games Like Rocket League
Our compilation of games like Rocket League lists other titles that use vehicles in a competitive manner or offer a unique way to play a traditional real life sport.
Rocket League launched in 2005 and grew into the most popular competitive vehicle oriented video game on the market turning traditional soccer into a rocket powered car experience. Offering both single player and multiplayer opportunities your objective in both modes is to push the ball into the goal to score points similar to the real world sport. This success has also resulted in the development of other Rocket League game modes based on real world sports including basketball and hockey.
In addition to controlling your rocket powered car to push the soccer ball players can jump to perform a mid-air hit and collect speed boosts from certain points on the field. With a competitive following the mechanics of Rocket League allow skilful players to utilise their momentum to complete a range of trick shots. Matches last only a few minutes in Rocket League which results in a fast paced online game that brings traditional sports to the virtual world.
The games like Rocket League selected below offer a mixture of destruction derby style car games and sporting titles that approach traditional sport in unique and interesting ways.
SoccerRally 2 World Championship
Bringing the mixture of soccer and card to mobile devices is SoccerRally 2 World Championship a title solely for iOS devices that has you entering tournaments, completing challenges and competing against others. For those that want to explore other car based sports SoccerRally 2 World Championship also includes options to change the ball to a Tennis ball, Hockey Puck and even the casual beach ball. Your first steps in SoccerRally 2 World Championship will guide you through the basic game control...[Read Review]
Zero Gear
Borrowing the Mario Kart formula but adding in unique game modes such as Goal, Tag and Target that utilise the core racing mechanics in interesting ways Zero Gear is a cheaper option for groups of friends looking to get some kart mania action on PC. Going beyond standard racing mechanics Zero Gear includes a wealth of acrobatic options with flips, spins, slides and boosts which particularly shine in goal mode and in turn recreates an experience similar to the popular and eSports followed game of...[Read Review]
FootLOL: Epic Fail League
Giving you a host of deadly weapons and placing you in front of a football field is FootLOL: Epic Fail League. Unlike other football titles this wacky title won’t have you controlling the players but instead be indirectly influencing the result by using items like mines to literally blow up the field. The game gives a whole new meaning to desperate to win with your opponent (both AI and other players) having an equally deadly arsenal of items. Based around tournament like progress between ...[Read Review]
TagPro
TagPro offers free online multiplayer capture the flag gameplay and has proven itself as an addicting game with a steady audience of players since its 2013 release. TagPro utilises a simple concept but is incredibly addicting and has many hidden intricacies that can not only keep the game interesting in the long run but also allow skilled players to excel. Gameplay doesn’t modify the core idea behind capture the flag with two different modes that replicate the same core idea. In the CTF mo...[Read Review]
#IDARB
#IDARB is a strange but enjoyable mixture of fast paced brawl action and various sports that sees teams of between 1 and 8 players compete against each other on Xbox One, Xbox X/S and Windows 10 (with an Xbox compatible controller). Designed with eSport competitiveness in mind for your friend group #IDARB is an ideal option to add to your regular game rotations of competitive games. Customisation is one of the foundations of #IDARB (which stands for It Draws a Red Box) with players able to custo...[Read Review]
Lethal League
Mixing fighting games baseball bats and almost squash like rules is Lethal League, a game about hitting a ball at continually increasing speeds to knock out your opponent. Allowing up to 4 players to face off in the various game arenas the simple design of the game can quickly become utter chaos. Your main goal of each match is to hit the baseball sized metal ball into your opponent to knock them out. By hitting said ball it will change to your colour allowing it to deal damage to enemies (1 hit...[Read Review]
Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars
Return to the origins of Rocket League on the PS3 with Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars (SARP Battle-Cars), the first car orientated game to be released by Psyonix. Similar to the game that came after it SARP Battle-Cars is a soccer video game that introduces vehicles into the mix. Playable alone or with other players (online or locally) the main gameplay revolves around you using your car to hit a large soccer ball and guide it into the net. Matches in SARP Battle-Cars last for 5...[Read Review]
Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball
Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball places you inside various dodgeball arenas and game modes against other players (or bots) as you catch dodgeballs and throw them at your enemies. Focusing on fast gameplay and trick shots it is available across Windows, Mac and Linux. Gameplay is deceivingly simple on the surface as players command a single wheel robot across a range of colourful of maps in first person. This movement is very momentum based which aids the fast paced nature of the game while als...[Read Review]
Twisted Metal
Offering intense vehicle combat is Twisted Metal (PS3) which reboots the Twisted Metal franchise that first launched on the PS2. Twisted Metal features both a story campaign and multiplayer combat (4 player split screen and 16 player online). Just like the first game central to your story is the Twisted Metal competition run by Calypso, a man who has been sent back to Earth from Hell with the ability to grant wishes provided he hosts the tournament and collects the souls of the demolition driver...[Read Review]
Mario Strikers Charged
Changing up the basic soccer formula to be more intense is Mario Strikers Charged, a Wii title that builds on the original GameCube experience, Super Mario Strikers. Offering similar gameplay to said GameCube title players will find themselves commanding various Nintendo characters onto the pitch as they fight for control over the metallic ball. Difference pitches offer more than just a change of scenery though with each introducing unique physical elements that can alter gameplay. Central to yo...[Read Review]
