Is Rocket League Down?
Rocket League is online
No issues reported. The website, app, and services are fully operational.
Service status is calculated by merging official data with a 24-hour baseline of user-reported issues. Our tool recalculates these metrics every 30 minutes to provide a real-time, 360° view of connectivity.
Major Rocket League outages and their causes
As a high-speed physics-based game, Rocket League requires extremely low latency. Major disruptions often occur during seasonal transitions or platform migrations. Below are a few notable examples:
November 2025: Widespread Epic Games and Online Services Outage
A major connectivity issue disrupted multiple major online games simultaneously. During this period, players attempting to launch Rocket League experienced severe authentication failures and could not connect to the Epic Games Store servers, leaving the online matchmaking completely inaccessible for several hours until the backend services recovered.
Source: PC Gamer - Epic Games outage triggers authentication failures across Rocket League and online services
October 2025: Massive AWS DynamoDB Infrastructure Crash
A massive global Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage severely impacted numerous online platforms that rely on their cloud hosting. Due to the high error rates in the DynamoDB APIs, Rocket League, alongside other major titles and the PlayStation Network, suffered a global outage that paralyzed its multiplayer infrastructure and matchmaking capabilities.
Source: GameSpot - Rocket League matchmaking paralyzed by global AWS DynamoDB infrastructure crash
The Dropshot Update and Cloud Infrastructure Overload
Following a massive surge in player population and a major game update, Rocket League's PsyNet backend (powered by its cloud infrastructure) buckled under the traffic. Players experienced massive server outages, severe lag spikes, and infinite matchmaking delays. The situation was critical enough that Psyonix's CEO had to publicly address the community and deploy emergency hotfixes to stabilize the database.
Source: PC Gamer - Psyonix CEO addresses Rocket League server outages following PsyNet infrastructure overload
How our status checker works
We combine official data with a dynamic User-Report Baseline to calculate real-time connectivity. By analyzing user-reported issues over a rolling 24-hour window, our tool recalculates the health of each service every 30 minutes.
Online
When report volume remains below the 50% threshold, the service is confirmed "Online," reflecting stable performance and no widespread issues.
Partial outage
A report surge between 50% and 75% triggers a "Partial outage" alert, indicating localized disruptions or specific feature instability.
Down
Reports exceeding 75% of the baseline classify the service as "Down," signaling a critical failure or a major connectivity outage.
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What to Do If Rocket League Is Down
If you're having trouble accessing Rocket League, follow these steps to troubleshoot and restore your connection:
1Check Epic and PsyNet Status
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Check Epic and PsyNet StatusBefore troubleshooting, check the Epic Games Public Status Page and expand the "Rocket League" section. Since the game relies on Epic Online Services and PsyNet, any outages here mean you must wait. Follow @RL_Status on X for real-time updates.
2Sync Clock and Clear Cache
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Sync Clock and Clear CacheA desynchronized system clock can cause Epic authentication errors. Right-click your Windows taskbar time to "Sync now." Additionally, you can delete the "webcache" folders in your %localappdata%\EpicGamesLauncher directory to clear corrupted session data and force a fresh login.
3Flush DNS and Power Cycle
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Flush DNS and Power CycleIf you experience matchmaking errors like "Call Limit Reached," you might be using outdated IPs. Run ipconfig /flushdns as an Administrator in your Command Prompt. Next, unplug your router for 60 seconds to force a fresh, stable ISP handshake.
4Stop Packet Loss with BearVPN
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Stop Packet Loss with BearVPNRocket League is highly sensitive to packet loss and rubberbanding. If your ISP throttles gaming traffic during peak hours or uses congested routing paths, BearVPN encrypts your connection and provides a direct, stable route to PsyNet. It also bypasses campus firewalls.
Frequently asked questions
Error 71 is usually a local network or ISP routing issue. Restarting your router or using BearVPN to find a more stable route to the game's data centers can often bypass the network nodes causing the timeout.
Scheduled maintenance usually occurs right before a new Season begins or during major patch deployments. You can find the exact maintenance window by following the official Rocket League social media accounts or the Epic Games status portal for real-time updates.
Rocket League is extremely sensitive to packet loss and routing. If your ISP is throttling your gaming traffic or using a congested path to Psyonix’s servers, using a VPN can often provide a faster, more direct connection.
Since Rocket League relies on Epic Online Services for matchmaking and account authentication, if the Epic Games Store is experiencing a total outage, you will likely be unable to play multiplayer matches until the core services are restored.
No, using a VPN for security, stabilizing your ping, or fixing routing issues is not a bannable offense. However, utilizing a VPN to manipulate matchmaking intentionally or exploit regional item prices violates the game's Terms of Use.
