Developer posts and news about this game.
What's new in v1.8.1 Direct connections between Apple Silicon Macs. When two players on Macs with Apple Silicon (M1 or later) play together on the same local network, such as the same home Wi-Fi, the match now connects directly instead of going through a Steam relay server. In ou
⚽ QUICK MATCH UPDATE: RIKOGOL v1.8.0 IS OUT NOW Online football is now one press away: Quick Match puts you into an open room (straight onto the pitch if a match is running) or, if it finds none, starts your own 3v3 against bots and keeps it open for anyone who wants to join. The
🌐 ONLINE UPDATE: RIKOGOL v1.7.0 IS OUT NOW This update is all about playing online: smoother matches, safer rooms, dedicated prep time for Head Coaches, an atmosphere picked by the host and an estimated ping for every open match. A guest's view of a room where the host picked Sn
A small update with three fixes for everyone who starts Rikogol from Steam: Your Steam language from the very first launch. The first time you start Rikogol, it now opens in the language you use on Steam, if it's one of Rikogol's 8 languages. Settings in sync through Steam Cloud.
🛋️ COUCH CO-OP UPDATE: RIKOGOL v1.6.0 IS OUT NOW Grab a friend: two players can now play Versus Bots on one PC, and you can play the whole game on a controller, from the main menu to the final whistle. P1 on the keyboard and P2 on a controller attack together in a Versus Bots ma
⚽ SMOOTH UPDATE: RIKOGOL v1.5.0 IS OUT NOW Online matches now look just as smooth for players who join as they already did for the host — and Rikogol now speaks Simplified Chinese. 🎯 SMOOTH ON EVERY SCREEN The host's own screen was already smooth in online matches, but players w
⚽ MATCHDAY FEELING: RIKOGOL v1.4 IS OUT NOW Goal celebrations, a half-time break, switching ends — and smarter bots in a crowd. The Matchday Update gives every match the rhythm of a real match day, online and in Training alike. 🎉 EVERY GOAL GETS ITS MOMENT After a goal the match
⚽ DON'T WAIT FOR A FULL LOBBY: RIKOGOL v1.3 IS OUT NOW The Bots Update brings computer players to Rikogol. Start a real match against bots the moment you launch the game, or let bots fill the empty seats in your online room until your friends show up. Bots play by exactly the sam
⚽ DERBI DAY: RIKOGOL v1.2 IS OUT NOW The Derbi Update turns every match into a derby. Every player now wears a name and a jersey number, the pitch comes in five atmospheres from floodlit night to snow and rain, and the stadiums finally have what a derby needs: stands packed with
🔦 PROJEKTÖR IS LIVE — RIKOGOL, REBUILT FOR BROADCAST The biggest update since launch is out now. Every screen, every kick and every goal has been redrawn: a night stadium under floodlights, a broadcast-grade scoreboard and banners, a roaring crowd, new fonts and new art everywhe