Sloclap has recently released Hotfix 9 forRematch, fixing some major exploits in the popular soccer game and improving its stability. Developed by Sloclap, which releasedSifuin 2022,Rematchhas been greatly popular lately, but gamers have been discovering some weird exploits as they try out new moves, and fortunately, these elements are being quickly patched out.
Released earlier this month,Rematchbecame quickly popular, peaking at 92,841 players on Steam, and still maintaining around two-thirds of this number at the time of this report.Rematchgained mixed to positive reviews, but criticism of its lack of a solo mode and some performance issues was not enough to eclipse its strong gameplay.
Now, Sloclap has releasedHotfix 9, also known as Patch 1.20.009, which is currently available forRematchon all platforms. The major hotfix solves mostly two exploits: the outfield dive (AKA Dolphin Dive) and wall dribbling/climbing. Flagged by many players as weird and somewhat annoying, theoutfield dive allowedRematchplayers to keep jumping instead of running, moving quicker than intended on the field. Wall climbing was somehow even more bizarre, as it allowed players to “fly” and avoid interacting with other players by spamming volley lob taps against a wall. Apart from these problems, the patch also corrected cam jitter during goal replays and improved the overall stability ofRematch.
The patch notes also explained why these changes were made tothe popular soccer game. According to the developers, they’re closely monitoring how the meta ofRematchevolves and how creative players can get, but tactics such as the Dolphin Dive allowed gamers to overcome stamina limitations, and mechanics such as wall climbing were “completely at odds” with the developers’ vision. As these changes could have unintended impacts on gameplay, Sloclap promised to keep looking closely at how the experience of playingRematchis felt by the player base, correcting what’s necessary over time.
Apart from these patches,Sloclap has promised to add crossplay toRematchsoon. The devs originally intended the game to have crossplay at launch, but unforeseen technical issues prevented it from working, and it will be one of the first major new features that the competitive soccer game will get. Gamers can expect even more updates soon, and in 2026,Rematchis said to finally get its single-player mode, which can be fairly interesting for players who liked the title but are not very interested in playing with others.
June 27th, 2025 on all platforms
Exploit/Balancing
Outfield Dive: (aka Dolphin Dive) tweaked values to make the character speed lower during the ability’s recovery period.
Wall Dribbling/Climbing: we aimed to fix some issues that allowed players to “fly” and avoid all interactions with the other players by spamming volley lob taps against a wall.
Rematch is a game with a lot of complex interactions between mechanics and even the smallest change can have a big impact on how the game is played. At the same time, we must be able to answer serious issues in gameplay in a timely manner. Our objective is to refine this balancing act between the pacing of fixes, and the stability of the game and its mechanics. We admire the way players have come up with new emergent mechanics and advanced techs, some of which add a healthy amount of depth to the game, but some of these unintended mechanics cause more harm than good, and we think they should be removed from the game. We will post a new devblog about these emergent mechanics and our intentions about how we, as developers, wish to deal with them.
