Rocket League Turns 10 Years Old, Showing That The Wheels Of Time Never Stop Spinning
Today marks exactly a decade since Rocket League originally launched on PC and PS4–including as part of PS Plus back on July 7, 2015. The “soccar” game is now so old, 10 to be exact, that people probably forget it’s actually a sequel to 2008’s Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars. Not only that, but Rocket League was one of the first cross-platform multiplayer titles at the time, too.
Developer Psyonix is celebrating the birthday milestone for Rocket League throughout Season 19 (which runs through September 17). For example, there are 10 new player anthems now available in the shop from Monstercat, such as “Love U Need U” from Slushii and “Rock It” from Tokyo Machine. The past few weeks have also seen a 10th-anniversary variation on DFH Stadium, along with celebratory log-in rewards. The studio is also promising a Rocket League Year 10 ft. deadmau5 LTE that’s scheduled to start August 5.
A lot has happened in the past decade for Rocket League. Within a month of launching in 2015, the game passed over 5 million downloads. Back then, Rocket League cost $20 to purchase, but it went free-to-play in Summer 2020. This happened roughly a year after Fortnite maker Epic Games acquired Psyonix in May 2019. Psyonix also released Rocket Racing in 2023 as part of Fortnite, with the promise Rocket League wouldn’t be phased out.
That pledge has been upheld so far. Earlier this year, Rocket League got a new Star Wars mode for May 4, for instance. The game also still holds spots in GameSpot’s 25 best free PC games and 25 best PS5 multiplayer games lists, even 10 years later. Rocket League is available on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch–including Switch 2 via backwards compatibility.
