Rematch Gets New Update for July 2025

Rematch developer Sloclap has just rolled out the first major patch for the breakout soccer game. Dubbed 1.200.100, the new Rematch update brings a raft of fixes, tweaks, and quality-of-life improvements that look to sharpen the on-pitch experience for players across PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.

Since its launch on June 19, Rematch has been accruing favor among gamers thanks to its unique blend of arcade-style soccer gameplay and distinctive art style. Having launched into Xbox Game Pass on day one, Rematch garnered over one million unique players in less than 24 hours, and as it stands, the game has attracted more than five million unique players. Despite this excellent early momentum, Rematch players have been quick to point out the lack of certain essential features, and SloClap has addressed a lot of the complaints with the game's first big update.

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While there's a lot to love about Sifu developer Sloclap's new multiplayer soccer game Rematch, it scores a few own goals.

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By Cameron Swan

Update 1.200.100 brings one of the most requested features for Rematch: gamepad remapping. Players can finally customize button layouts, and while the functionality is still fairly basic - only single-button commands are supported for now - Sloclap says a more advanced remapping system is on the way. Rematch players now also gain better control of the ball through fixes to hit detection, player collisions, and blocking mechanics, particularly those involving defenders and goalkeepers. The latter has seen one of the most noticeable upgrades, with goalies now evaluating ball speed more effectively when choosing to catch or deflect, and reacting more reliably to player collisions.

The new Rematch update also improves animations, tackles camera jitter during goal replays, and introduces a Colorblind Mode. This accessibility feature adjusts team kit colors based on three common types of color vision deficiency and will be expanded further in future Rematch updates to apply to the entire screen. Sloclap also notes improvements in environment lighting, menu UX tweaks, and scoreboard visibility at the end of matches. Still, a few known bugs remain, like rare sound glitches and achievement issues, but more fixes are expected within two to three weeks.

While the long-awaited crossplay feature for Rematch didn't make it into Update 1.200.100, the breadth and impact of the inclusions are none less than staggering. SloClap has enjoyed a healthy influx of Rematch players over the past month, and the game's first major update seems like a crucial step in maintaining that momentum by going after issues that can be addressed quickly.

Rematch Update 1.200.100 July 2025 Patch Notes

Matches / Core Gameplay Improvements

Gamepad Remapping

This first version is quite basic (it doesn’t allow to create combinations of inputs), but we opted to allow players to start tinkering with mapping before offering a more advanced version soon.

Better Hit Detection

Fixed an issue where the ball would be deflected instead of being caught by the goalkeeper in certain situations: the ball speed was not correctly evaluated to decide whether to catch or deflect.
Improved goal validation when the ball is caught on the goal line: decision making now uses a delay to check for potential deflect/catch and account for network variation before validating the goal.
Other general netcode improvements and fixes.

Major Fixes

Multiple fixes to camera during goal replays, removing jitter
Fixes to "hindering" (physical contact between players): it should now be more efficient to “body block” opponents
Fixed end match screens skip function: scoreboard can now be analyzed without going back to ranking screen automatically
Fixed pause menu toggle in any stage of match: pause menu should be accessible at all times during matches
Fixed various crashes happening during post-goal sequence

Animation improvements and fixes

New statics tap animations
Polish on volley shoots animations
Polish on Dive player animations
Polish on pushball animations
Minor animation improvements and fixes

Minor / Miscellaneous Fixes

Fixed an issue where goalkeepers were not reacting to opponents' collisions: goalkeepers should now react to other player’s physical presence the same way other players do (this does not change the rules of invulnerability against tackles).
Fixed several issues with the physical and visual state of the ball inside menus and at matches' kickoff.
Shots deviated by an outfield player's defense mode now have a wider angle, except against goalkeeper or sweeper shots.
On mouse and keyboard, when performing a tap, the camera control is given back a bit sooner than before (more news on m&kb tap aiming soon!)
Fixed an issue with Ball Camera Lock while using mouse and keyboard where the camera would teleport back to the previous position when shooting.
Fixed an issue where pushball would not keep last direction inputted when going quickly back to neutral
Increased communication/ball call cooldown from 0.8 to 1s, to slightly decrease comms spam
Shots now trigger a rumble during the shoot preparation
Goal Bursts are now stopped correctly after goal replay
Multiple VFX fixes and improvements during and after goal replay
Fixed pause menu footer display in match
Fixed missing move input in spectator mode
Fixed spectator icon on match livefeed
Fixed ping icons legibility: switched icon and background colors
Fixed opponent nametag in match stats screen: color fixes
Display player number for opponents in scoreboard
Fixed scoreboard input actions display in footer
Audio update for the UI SFX of post match screens
Update on the music integration during the start section of a match
Various audio update on animations
Fixed a bug where the music playing during the beginning of a match was not the expected one
Multiple environment and lighting improvements and fixes
Multiple minor fixes to tutorials and workshops

Menus and Interface

Additions and updates

Colorblind mode: when activated, this option will change color selection for teams at match start, according to the three main types of colorblindness (deuteranopia, protanopia, tritanopia). In the next patch, this feature will be pushed further, to apply a filter on the whole screen.
Visual update of player progression screen - improved readability and UI feedback.
Added voice channel parameter choice on custom match parameter screen, allowing to chat with all players in the lobby, useful to train with friends on both teams.
Fixed ball indicator arrow orientation, was not always following the ball
Fixed navigation focus and camera in customization menu
Fixed social panel navigation and display issues
Fixed "Some players in lobby are still in a match" pop-up can not be displayed in same time as reconnect prompt

Miscellaneous Fixes

Fixed options footer display
Fixed matchmaking research panel visibility
Fixed input action text "Leave lobby" in custom match matchmaking
Fixed reconnect state being applied to players leaving a server after a ranked game was deemed incomplete
Fixed mouse navigation in custom match parameter screen
Fixed purchase popup toggle in customization menu
Fixed items thumbnail background in store menu
Fixed focused state lost on clicking spin wheel buttons
Fixed "Press any key" display in launch screen
Fixed rank icons in player profile menu
Fixed custom keyboard mapping preset selection
Fixed keyboard custom profile input modifier option showing as enabled by default
Fixed reconnect pop-up overlap
Fixed missing status when a friend is in a custom match lobby on Xbox
Fixed warning message overlap
Fixed victory mood thumbnails display
Fixed player card customization screen display
Fixed currencies packs order
Fixed language options not being properly saved on first launch
Fixed User Agreement not being translated in languages other than English
Fixed Xbox version missing rich presence when a friend is currently in a custom match lobby
Special skin now have an assigned voice
Various audio fix within the menus
Audio and voice language options settings are now correctly saved
Update on SFX for the tutorials and workshops
Multiple localization fixes and improvements in the options menu
Multiple UI fixes and improvements
Multiple fixes in tutorials
Lighting improvement in Player Profile menus

Art / Rendering

Additions and updates

Add detail mod for small actors, on levels and VRs.
Add new Balls to Prologue (ball custo will be coming soon!).
Add crowd spawn / distribution textures for stadiums.

Major Fixes

Increase min LOD in low settings for Customization menu.
Fixed head sections.
Fixed corrupted crosshair on certain actions.
Fixed crowd LOD bias.
Fixed UI material AA.
UI textures improvement.
Cast shadow, WPO and VSM optimization on VRs / Stadium.
Meshes fixes and optimization on levels.
Optimize minimap and line textures.

Minor Fixes

Fixed material time period.
Fixed accessories material on the Ponytail hairstyle.
Fixed Jelly Tails and Golden Flyaways hairstyle materials.
Fixed Eyelashes material.
Fixed Characters textures compression settings.
Update goal reaction behavior for smokes and flash flares.
Playable Intro lighting optimization.
Force LOD on certain sequences in playable intro.
Cast shadow optimization on VRs.
Minor material and math optimization.
Minor update for Eye material.
Character parts, disable cast shadow on specific parts.

Known issues

During kick-off, the ball sometimes emits loud wind sounds until it gets kicked
Audio is abruptly cut when pressing a button during start screen
Tackles occurring right after a player control the ball may cause rollbacks for the tackling player
In some instances a goalkeeper diving into another player controlling the ball will trigger the dive catch feedback without catching the ball
Consoles: ball position may be desynced for some players after hitting a goalpost
Achievements unlocking issues are still present on all platforms

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