Rematch: A Day One Xbox Game Pass Hit with Over a Million Players in 24 Hours

Developer Sloclap has recently announced that Rematch, a new soccer game added as a day one release to Xbox Game Pass, has reached over a million unique players in less than 24 hours. This achievement follows the success of other day one Xbox Game Pass titles such as The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

Rematch is a unique soccer game that allows players to control a single player in a match, choosing positions such as attacker, defender, and goalkeeper. The game currently only has an online competitive mode, which comes in four varieties: 3v3, 4v4, 5v5, and a ranked 5v5 mode. The game has been receiving mixed to positive reviews, with a current average critic score of 74 on OpenCritic. Critics have praised Rematch’s mechanics and unique art style, but the game has been criticized for having performance issues and essentially no solo mode at launch.

While being part of the Xbox Game Pass subscription service has certainly helped Rematch to become more popular, it’s also fair to say that the game has been fairly trendy outside of it as well. For example, Rematch recently reached a major player count milestone on Steam, with over 92,000 simultaneous gamers on the platform.

The developer of Rematch has recently explained that the game will gain crossplay as soon as possible, though unforeseen technical issues prevented the feature from being added at launch. Other changes coming up soon include fixing lag and performance issues, as well as some major bugs. Unfortunately, there’s no official timeline for these updates, so gamers will have to wait for a while before they can finally play the best version of the popular soccer game. In 2026, Sloclap intends to implement an offline mode with AI teammates to Rematch, which will certainly be good news for gamers who love soccer games but don’t want to compete with other people all the time.

Overall, Rematch’s rapid success and popularity suggest that it has a bright future ahead of it. With continued improvements and updates, Rematch could become a staple in the world of soccer games and a must-have for Xbox Game Pass subscribers.