Recent day one Xbox Game Pass release Rematch has hit an incredible player milestone since its launch into the popular subscription service. Rematch is just a drop in the bucket that's become a stellar year for Xbox Game Pass; some have even said it's been the service's best year yet. From Game of the Year contenders like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Blue Prince, and last year's Metaphor: ReFantazio, to super-strong first-party offerings in Avowed, Doom: The Dark Ages, and South of Midnight, Game Pass subscribers have been living it up in 2025 with lots more to come later in the year.
One of Game Pass' more unique day one titles, Rematch is a third-person soccer game where, unlike EA FC's magnetized ball system, the ball moves freely around the field, requiring higher levels of skill and concentration to find success on the pitch. The game's 3v3, 4v4, and 5v5 modes offer varying degrees of competition, as does its ranked mode which, like many other multiplayer games' ranked offerings, has players climbing the ranks or plummeting with poor play. Rematch is made by Sloclap, the acclaimed indie studio behind the shared world fighting game Absolver and the more recent,...
