Sloclap’s soccer-player sim puts you closer to the pitch than ever before.

But Rematch has one very key difference that I learned during my visit to the studio’s Paris office.

Matches nonetheless take away certain rules that prevent the pace from ever letting up.

Rematch is a cooperative game that encourages you to work together.

“It strayed too far from a credible football fantasy that we were aiming for,” he explains.

Getting the ball was arguably the trickiest part to master in Rematch.

Ultimately, Tarno stresses the importance of team play and passing the ball.

Despite being a simple game, Rematch allows you to pull off complex plays.

It’s exactly the kind of pressure that Sloclap wants players to feel when playing Rematch.

Of course, the studio will also be under pressure when it’s released as a paid online title.

If a game is original, solid, and very reasonably priced, players will get it."

Teammates rotate positions, giving everyone a chance to play offense and defense.

Take it from me, the sweat was worth it.

Rematch launches on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on June 19.

An open beta is running April 18-19.

You can customize your character in Rematch.

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In Rematch, you aim and kick the ball with controls that emulate firing a gun in shooters.

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