Games Like Rocket League: Car Football in a Browser
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Games like Rocket League are car football games: you drive, jump and hit a ball much bigger than your car into the other team's goal. Rocket League is a 2015 game by Psyonix. The games below are original titles by independent studios, from rocket cars with boost to two-player duels on one keyboard.
How Rocket League plays
Rocket League is vehicular soccer. You drive a rocket-powered car and hit a ball that is much larger than the car toward the other team's goal. Cars can hop, so you can reach the ball in mid-air.
A match is usually five minutes long. If it is tied at the end, a sudden-death overtime decides it. Teams run from one-on-one up to four-on-four.
So the game is driving, jumping and timing in an arena. This table shows where the games below ask for the same.
| What you do in Rocket League | Games that ask the same |
|---|---|
| Drive a car and hit a giant ball into a goal | Rocket Car Football Championship, Car Football 3D, Endless Car Football Game |
| Boost to reach the ball | Rocket Car Football Championship, Rocketcar Cup, Car Football 3D |
| Jump and flip in the air | Rocket Car Football Championship, Rocketcar Cup |
| Play one-on-one or in teams | Rocket Car Football Championship, Rocketcar Cup, Tank Soccer Battle |
| Win a tied match in overtime | Rocket Car Football Championship |
| Share the field with a friend | Endless Car Football Game, Rocketcar Cup, Tank Soccer Battle |
Boost, jump and flip
- Rocket Car Football Championship puts rocket-powered cars in a floodlit arena. You boost, jump, flip and fly to smash a giant ball into the opponent's goal in 1v1, 2v2 and 3v3 matches against AI teams that rotate, defend, save shots and go for aerials. Most goals wins, and a tie goes to overtime where the next goal wins. The Championship has five cups from Bronze to Champions, each with 8 teams, a group stage, semi-finals and a final with golden-goal overtime. You pick from 8 cars with their own stats, 9 paint jobs and 8 upgrades with 10 levels each.
- Rocketcar Cup is a fast 2D arcade soccer game with rocket-powered cars. You boost, jump, flip and use aerial moves to score in one-on-one or team matches, and you defend your own goal too. Its keyboard controls list W, A, S and D to drive, Shift to boost, Q for a Hard Hit and the arrow keys to drive. On a touch screen a virtual joystick drives, and one button boosts while another delivers the Hard Hit.
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Car football with simple controls
- Car Football 3D is as plain as the idea gets: play soccer with your car and try to score the most goals. W is gas, S is brake, A and D steer, Space is the handbrake and Shift boosts.
- Endless Car Football Game is a two-player game designed for a computer. Player 1 drives with W, A, S, D and Player 2 with the arrow keys, and you play head-to-head on a never-ending football field. The goal is to score as many goals as you can against your opponent.
- Crazy Football War mixes car battles with football. You fly through arenas against different opponents in a championship where only victory matters. It lists arrow keys or WASD on a computer and touch controls on mobile.
- Tank Soccer Battle 1 2 3 4 Player swaps cars for tanks. You shoot the other tanks and the ball, and the player who gets the ball into the goal wins. Up to four players share a keyboard, and a 2vs2 game lets you team up with a friend.
For more ball games, read soccer games tips and see the soccer page. For two players on one keyboard, two-player games on one keyboard lists more.
Tips for car football
- Learn the boost key first. Rocket Car Football Championship uses Shift, K or the right mouse button, Car Football 3D uses Shift and Rocketcar Cup uses Shift or a button on a touch screen.
- Defend as well as attack. Rocketcar Cup tells you to defend your goal, and the AI teams in Rocket Car Football Championship rotate and save shots.
- Watch the clock. In Rocket Car Football Championship you score before time runs out, and a tie goes to overtime where the next goal wins.
- Agree on keys before a two-player match. Endless Car Football Game gives W, A, S, D to Player 1 and the arrow keys to Player 2.
- Try the handbrake in corners. Car Football 3D has one on Space.
Games like Rocket League FAQ
Are there free games like Rocket League?
Yes. They play free in the browser, with no install and no registration.
Can I play games like Rocket League online or with a friend?
With a friend, yes, on one keyboard. Endless Car Football Game and Tank Soccer Battle list keys for each player, and Rocketcar Cup is tagged as a 2-player game. The descriptions above do not mention matches against strangers online, so read each game's page before you start. More games for two are in 2 player games.
Can I play games like Rocket League on mobile?
Some. Rocketcar Cup lists a virtual joystick with buttons for Boost and Hard Hit, and Crazy Football War lists touch controls. The site works in the browser of a phone, a tablet and a computer.
What other games are like Rocket League?
Soccer games share the ball and the goal, so see soccer games tips. Driving games share the car, so see car games.
Learn the boost key, defend your goal and score before the clock runs out.
