Rematch review
Sifu’s developer made football feel like Rocket League on foot. It’s hard to master, easy to love, and now on every Game Pass tier.
Art: Sloclap / Kepler Interactive (official Xbox Store listing)
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Sloclap, the studio behind Sifu, launched Rematch in June 2025: a third-person online football game in which you control just one player in 3v3, 4v4 or 5v5 matches. There are no offsides and no fouls, matches are short, and every pass and shot is aimed by hand. It joined Game Pass Essential on Sept 25, so it’s now in every tier.
Pure Xbox (8/10, Series X|S) called it “an addictive blend of Rocket League and real football”. It found matches fluid and responsive, loved the rush-goalie system that swaps keepers after each goal, and warned that the unusual controls take hours to learn. PC Gamer (86/100) went further and called it a genre superlative.
The OpenCritic Top Critic Average is 74, but only 51% of critics recommend it, and most complaints were about launch-week issues. PC Gamer noted technical problems to sort out, Hobby Consolas wanted more options and sturdier servers, and GameSpot (7/10) found it as frustrating as it is thrilling. Pure Xbox also flagged no offline play against the CPU and a free-to-play-style cosmetics shop in a paid game.
These are launch reviews from June 2025, and Sloclap has patched the game since. The core appeal hasn’t changed: once the controls click, it has that “just one more game” pull. Bring friends if you can.
“Rematch is an addictive blend of Rocket League and real football that's sure to prove a hit on Xbox Game Pass and beyond.”— Pure Xbox
Hits
- Fluid, skill-based football unlike anything else
- Rewards teamwork and passing
- Short matches, huge “one more game” pull
Misses
- Controls take hours to click
- No offline matches against the CPU
- Cosmetics shop in a paid game
…Rocket League is your group’s go-to and you’ve always wanted it with feet instead of cars.
Trailer
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Gallery
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Time to beat
Not yet reportedIt’s an online, match-based game with no story to finish. HowLongToBeat’s small sample (8 players) logs about 30 hours of multiplayer.
Play now or wait?
It’s in every Game Pass tier now, and it’s best with a regular squad. Give the controls a few evenings before you judge it.
Tonight’s Play’s call, based on the sourced reviews and performance reports on this page.
How it runs
Xbox Series X
Pure Xbox (Series X|S, launch review) found matches fluid, with excellent animations and responsive controls, and flagged no technical problems. That’s a launch-week impression, not a frame-rate analysis.
Xbox Series S
Not yet reportedPC
PC Gamer (86/100) called it a must-play “despite some technical issues to sort out” at launch.
Accessibility
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