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Rocket League

Developer
Psyonix
Publisher
Psyonix
Released
06 July 2015
Age rating
PEGI 3

Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC, macOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Genres: racing, sport, indie

Rocket League is a high-powered hybrid of arcade-style soccer and vehicular mayhem with easy-to-understand controls and fluid, physics-driven competition. Rocket League includes casual and competitive Online Matches, a fully-featured offline Season Mode, special “Mutators” that let you change the rules entirely, hockey and basketball-inspired Extra Modes, and more than 500 trillion possible cosmetic customization combinations.

Best gaming PC for Rocket League in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Rocket League today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.

Mid-tier

£1,299

1440p · 60fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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High-end

£1,799

1440p · 144fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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Official system requirements

These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Psyonix on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.

Minimum Recommended
OS Windows 7 (64 bit) / Newer (64 bit) Windows OS Windows 7 (64 bit) / Newer (64 bit) Windows OS
CPU 2.5 GHz Dual core 3.0+ GHz Quad core
RAM 4 GB 8 GB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce 760, AMD Radeon R7 270X, or better NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, AMD Radeon RX 470, or better
Storage 20 GB 20 GB
DirectX 11 11

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Rocket League?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to 3.0+ GHz Quad core and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, AMD Radeon RX 470,, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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