Psyonix has laid out Rocket League Season 24 in patch notes for version 2.76, with the season set to begin on September 23, 2026. The update adds new ways to compete, trade, and personalize matches, while also bringing a broad round of fixes across PC, consoles, menus and cosmetics.
For players, the biggest changes are not just balance tweaks or technical cleanup. Season 24 introduces systems that change how matches are watched and recorded, including a new in-match challenge feature, more flexible scoreboard stats, and a way for the match MVP’s Goal Explosion to get more attention after the final whistle. Psyonix is also expanding support for side modes and private play, which should give communities more options outside standard competitive queues.
Honor Duels and new season features
The standout addition is Honor Duels, a new Season 24 feature that lets one player challenge another to a 1v1 during a match. Psyonix said the duel happens “in the same match type you are currently playing,” and once accepted, the other players in the lobby are invited to spectate.
The studio said the challenger and defender will be moved into the Honor Duel after the current match is finished, while spectators can join by accepting the notification in the Social Menu. That makes the system feel closer to an in-lobby side event than a separate playlist, with the original match continuing to serve as the backdrop.
Season 24 also adds Black Market Trade-Ins. Players can now trade in three duplicate Black Market items to receive a new Black Market item. In a game where item collection and trading have always been a major part of the long-term progression loop, this gives duplicates a more direct use instead of leaving them to sit in inventories.
Other headline additions include Winner Celebration MVP Goal Explosions, which cause the MVP’s equipped Goal Explosion to appear on the podium screen with its name displayed. Psyonix is also introducing Top 100 Titles for players who finish the season in the global Soccar leaderboard Top 100, with those titles granted at the end of the season.
Two more additions are aimed at how players present themselves and track progress:
- Stat Incrementing Titles can now track and display certain stats, with new visuals unlocked as milestones are reached.
- Custom Scoreboards let players choose which stats appear on the in-game scoreboard for each mode, replacing standard categories like Shots, Saves and Assists with options such as Demos, High Fives, Flip Resets and other in-game events.
As Psyonix put it in the patch notes, “A brand new free look camera mode has been added” as part of a wider overhaul to keyboard and mouse support. The studio said the new controls arrive with updated defaults, a center dot reticule option, and support for controller players as well.
Bullet Ball and wider mode support
Season 24 is also getting a new limited-time mode called Bullet Ball. Psyonix describes it as a last-car-standing arena battle where a fast-moving homing ball targets a single player. The ball will demolish its target on impact unless the player flips into it.
The mode’s premise suggests a more aggressive, survival-focused spin on Rocket League’s usual physics-heavy chaos. That should make it a fit for players who enjoy Knockout-style pressure and the kind of unpredictable, high-risk moments that often define Rocket League’s party modes.
Psyonix is also widening support for free-for-all modes. According to the patch notes, Bullet Ball and Knockout can now be selected in Private Matches and Exhibition, giving players more flexibility to set up custom sessions. The studio also added a Boost Pad Recharge Rate mutator, which should let hosts alter how quickly pads come back online in tailored matches.
For creators of private lobbies and community events, those changes may matter as much as the headline features. Being able to bring these modes into exhibition-style settings gives groups more room to run custom tournaments, practice sessions or casual matches without relying entirely on the live playlist rotation.
Bug fixes and platform cleanup
Alongside the new content, Psyonix used v2.76 to address a long list of technical and presentation issues. The fixes cover crashes, UI problems, cosmetics and replay tracking across several platforms.
On the stability side, the studio said it fixed a PC issue where alt-tabbing during a transition could freeze the client on the previous frame. It also addressed a PlayStation 5 problem where the front end could appear invisible after booting the game from rest mode. Psyonix additionally fixed a console crash that could happen on boot if a cooked package was missing, as well as a crash in the main menu preview.
The interface and menu fixes are similarly broad. The patch notes say the Stats API now properly triggers the GoalScored event in replays, and that no-contest matches now report -1 as the winning team. Psyonix also fixed a Switch issue where Item Shop bundle thumbnails would not load, along with a problem that cut off the fourth row of items on the Crate Preview screen.
Other UI changes address Rocket Pass toasts that could fail to dismiss, overlapping buttons and incorrect tab desaturation in the Shop when using a controller, and a handful of cosmetic display problems. Those include a PC issue where the SMAA anti-aliasing setting did not smooth jagged edges as intended, flickering on big boost pickups at High quality, and a bloom effect problem affecting the Blue Chip Rocket Boost in the Item Shop and Main Menu.
Psyonix also fixed vehicle descriptions for Reactive and Cross-Entitled items, and resolved an issue where cars could spawn into the ground in mirrored Training Packs.
“Players can now select which stats show up on the in-game scoreboard on a per-mode basis.”
“A brand new free look camera mode has been added”
“Last car standing wins this high-stakes arena battle!”
The full patch notes also point players to a Known Issues page for ongoing problems. With Season 24 arriving on September 23, Rocket League players now have a clear look at the next round of seasonal additions before the new content goes live.
anyone actually think Honor Duels will get used, or is it just one of those fun ideas that dies after week one? i can see it being great for 1s grinders, but in normal 2s lobbies it also sounds like a free tilt button. same with the custom scoreboard stuff — curious if people will even swap off shots/saves/assists or if it stays default.
if they let it work in private matches too, at least the community will actually test it. regular queue players will forget it fast, but 1v1 clan stuff could use it.
does Bullet Ball sound playable or just pure chaos? i’m trying to figure out if it’ll be more Knockout or more random party mode nonsense.
sounds like knockout with more panic lol. if the ball targets one player and you can flip into it, that could be funny for a bit but i dont see it replacing anything real.
play one round for laughs, then back to ranked.