Rematch Is Now on Xbox Game Pass Essential, Together With a Blue Lock Crossover
Rematch has quietly slipped into the Xbox Game Pass Essential catalog. For the entry-level tier of Microsoft’s subscription it is …
Rematch news
This section collects the news around Rematch, the multiplayer football game from Sloclap and publisher Kepler Interactive. You will find that the game joined the Xbox Game Pass Essential library on 25 September 2026 as the 21st addition since the start of 2026 and the first new title on that tier since 22 July 2026, after originally launching in June 2025 on PC and consoles as a day-one Xbox Game Pass Ultimate release. Content updates are covered too: Season 5 brings a crossover with the Blue Lock manga, the limited-time 3v3 Aura Striker mode with automated goalkeeping, cosmetics and characters inspired by Blue Lock, plus Sloclap’s changes to dribbling, goalkeeper saves and the ball-contest system. The section also tracks the wider catalogue: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 now sits in Xbox Game Pass Premium, Minecraft Dungeons 2 is due in September 2026, other games are leaving, and Microsoft expands Essential several times a year, including December.