Achievements / Trophies | Types of matches depending on the number of players Rocket League Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

The basic version of Rocket League offers a chance to obtain a total of 36 achievements / trophies. The good news is that most of the achievements can be unlocked simply by playing the game, without taking special interest in them and without having to modify the style of play during matches. Furthermore, you can make your job easier when trying to collect some of the trophies by playing alone or with AI bots. Setting the bots skill level to Rookie will result in them not giving you any problems. Doing this will allow you to score series of goals or to perform more complicated moves needed for some of the achievements (like for an example earning a goal while driving backwards). A full list of achievement was added below. Each achievement has a description of the requirements and a commentary on how to unlock it the easiest possible way.

Barras Bravas

How to unlock: You must play an online game with a friend.

Comments: You can't unlock this achievement by playing offline, even if you use split screen mode. You must invite one of your friends to an online session (or join an existing session created by one of them). The rules of the match don't matter and you'll receive the achievement as soon as the first match together has started.

Battle-Car Collector

How to unlock: You must obtain all cars.

Comments: There's a total of eleven vehicles in the game. Four of them (Gizmo, Octane, Road Hog, X-Devil) are available right from the very beginning and the rest needs to be unlocked. Cars 5-10 can be obtained simply by completing matches, because they're treated as unlockable objects (more on that in the description of the Stocked achievement). The final eleventh vehicle is Sweet Tooth and gaining access to it is more complicated. You will receive this car after winning at least one match using Backfire, Breakout, Gizmo, Hotshot, Octane, Paladin, Road Hog and X-Devil. It's worth adding that the matches can be played using any settings, even without the presence of AI bots (Exhibition mode). You will receive the reward after winning the last required match.

Important - If you open the Garage menu you can start examining the cars you've unlocked. The game will always tell you how many matches you've won with that particular body - check the screenshot to find out where to look for this info. Using this method can allow you to easily establish which vehicles you'll still have to use in order to get the achievement.

Break Shot

How to unlock: You must score a goal by hitting your opponent into the ball.

Comments: It's best to pick 3v3 or 4v4 matches with bots for the purpose of this achievement. Make sure that the bots are on the Rookie skill setting so that they won't be playing aggressively and they won't be moving too fast. Remain close to the goal of the enemy team and start waiting for a good opportunity to make a move. You must hit an opponent's vehicle with high speed so that his car will crash into the ball and send it towards the goal. Some luck is obviously required here, but it shouldn't take you ages to unlock this achievement.

Important - If you're struggling with this achievement you can ask your friend for help or even use the second controller and stop the vehicle from the other team near the goal. Next you'll have to move the ball to the correct spot and then hit the vehicle to trigger the chain reaction (proper speed and angle are still required).

Champion

How to unlock: You must win the championship in the Season mode.

Comments: Winning the championship will take a lot of time and a lot of matches. Thankfully it's not a difficult task, because you can modify the settings of the Season mode before starting the championship. I recommend choosing 2v2 matches, setting the skill level of the bots to Rookie and establishing that top 6 teams will advance to the play-offs.

The first part of the season involves all of the teams and it's about earning as many points for the wins as possible. Obviously you should be trying to win all matches, but nothing bad will happen if you'll lose once or twice. All you have to do is make sure that you're always in the top 6 of the best teams. Once you've advanced to the play-offs you MUST win each new match you take part in. Don't worry if you see that you're losing the current match, because you can pause the game at any time and restart it (just make sure to do it before the match comes to an end!). Winning the championship will result in receiving a cup and this achievement.

Clean Sheet

How to unlock: You must win a match without losing any goals.

Comments: This is an extremely simple achievement, because you don't even have to play against anyone. Choose an Exhibition match without bots, score at least one goal and wait for the match to end. If you don't want to "cheat" the game using the method mentioned above you can take part in a 1v1 match with a Rookie bot. The AI should be very weak and will allow you to control the ball throughout the entire match.

Double Up

How to unlock: You must win a 2v2 (two on two) match.

Comments: Despite what you might think you don't have to complete a match with bots or with other gamers to get this achievement. You can go to the Exhibition Mode and choose to play a 2v2 match without any bots. All you have to do is score at least one goal and wait for the match to end. If you don't want to "cheat" the game using the method mentioned above, you can turn on the bots and set their skill level to Rookie so you'll basically have a guaranteed win.

Drill Sergeant

How to unlock: You must complete all the training sessions.

Comments: Go to the main menu and choose the Training option. Ignore the main tutorial and the free play mode and instead take interest in three training sessions listed at the bottom of the page - Goalie (defending goals while playing as a goalkeeper), Striker (scoring goals while playing as an attacker) and Aerial (hitting the ball when it's high in the air). Each of these categories offers ten challenges on three different difficulty settings and for the purpose of this achievement you only have to complete the Rookie level. Once you've begun a training session start completing lessons. Since it's the lowest difficulty setting they shouldn't be a big problem to you. If you fail a lesson press a button/key responsible for retrying it and don't worry that doing this will prevent you from scoring a maximum 10 points. You will receive the achievement after completing the basic lessons from all three schools (you can ignore the Pro and All-Star challenges entirely).

Important - The challenges are randomized each time you begin a new training session. You can use this to your advantage to try and wait for getting the easiest set of lessons.

Drops in the Bucket

How to unlock: You must obtain 50 items (excluding the ones available at the start of the game).

Comments: You can find out more information on unlocking objects from the Stoked achievement description. Here's a short reminder - you receive a new item after each completed match and it doesn't matter if you've won the game or lost.

Far, Far Away...

How to unlock: You must drive a total of 500 km.

Comments: This is the most troublesome achievement in the game and it's also the one that takes the most time to finish. You'll probably unlock it as the last one (obviously with the exception of Virtuoso). You can try and ignore this achievement for the majority of the game if you want to and you can simply continue completing matches hoping to receive it sooner or later. If you plan on behaving like this you must know that it make take you a lot more than 200 finished matches to unlock the achievement, especially if you like to play as a goalkeeper and a result of that you don't move that much on the field during matches.

Thankfully you can also try speeding things up so that getting the achievement won't take countless hours. An interest way of doing this is using two rubber bands on the controller so that the left analogue stick is pushed left or right for the entire game and that the right trigger (gas pedal) is pressed for the whole time. You can then choose an Exhibition match without bots and use the fact that matches can't end with a tie. If you don't want to cheat using this method, you can pick several alternative methods. My recommended method also involves choosing an Exhibition match (you can turn on the bots or not - it really doesn't matter) and using the rocket boost for as long as possible. Start driving on the outskirts of the stadium and focus only on reaching new orange pressure plates responsible for renewing the boost bar. All you have to do is keep driving and make sure that the boost stays on for the entire time. You will be gaining distance very fast and a result the achievement will be unlocked much sooner.

Sadly the statistics window in the game's main menu doesn't show how many km you've travelled so far. The only way to get some partial data on the current mileage is to start checking the available tires. Go to Garage and then choose the Wheels tab. Start looking at the wheels. The information about their mileage is displayed next to them - check the screenshot seen above to find out where to look for this information. You can then add the results to receive the current mileage. In my case the achievement was unlocked after all of the values summed up to about 74 km (this is most likely a glitch in the game - it counts the km incorrectly).

Important - This achievement unlocks during the game, not after you've completed a match.

Important - Since the recent update of the game you can also gain mileage in online matches (before the update the game only monitored offline games).

Feather in Your Recap

How to unlock: You must watch a saved replay of the match.

Comments: You can press a button/key responsible for saving a replay after you've finished a match. Once you've done that go back to the main menu. Choose Extras from the menu and then Replays. The achievement will unlock soon after the replay has started.

First-Timer

How to unlock: You must score your first goal.

Comments: You can obtain this achievement right after starting Rocket League for the first time. Choose the Exhibition match without bots and just hit the ball so you'll score a goal.

Friendly

How to unlock: You must play an Exhibition match.

Comments: This is most likely going to be one of the first achievements you'll unlock. Choose the Exhibition mode from the main menu, tweak the settings to your satisfaction (you can play with bots or without them). The achievement will be unlocked after the match has ended (even if you've lost).

Grease Monkey

How to unlock: You must customize every slot of your car.

Comments: The required slots from the description of this achievement are Decals, Paint, Wheels, Rocket Trail, Topper and Antenna. There are two things you need to know about. First of all, when you're modifying the paint job of your vehicle you must change the colors in all four slots marked on the screenshot seen above (two colors for the blue team and two colors for the orange team). Second of all, some of the categories don't have any objects available at the start of the game. The only way to change that is to complete enough matches so that new objects will be added to the list in the garage menu.

Important - Don't try to customize Sweet Tooth for the purpose of this achievement, because the game won't allow you to make any modifications with the exception of paint jobs.

Helen's Pride

How to unlock: You must score 6 goals in a single match.

Comments: This achievement is a lot easier than you think, because you can choose an Exhibition mode (single match) without bots and then simply start sending the ball towards an unguarded goal. You can do that at the very beginning of each round (correct speed and angle are required) or hit the ball a few times to guide it towards its destination. Either way you shouldn't have any problems getting six goals that way in one match.

Know the Drill

How to unlock: You must complete one of the training sessions.

Comments: This is an easier version of the Drill Sergeant achievement, because for its purpose you only have to complete one training session, not all three. Go to the main menu and choose the Training option. Ignore the main tutorial and the free play mode and instead take interest in three training sessions listed at the bottom of the page - Goalie (defending goals while playing as a goalkeeper), Striker (scoring goals while playing as an attacker) and Aerial (hitting the ball when it's high in the air). Each of these categories offers ten challenges on three different difficulty settings and for the purpose of this achievement you only have to complete the Rookie level. Once you've begun a training session start completing lessons. Since it's the lowest difficulty setting they shouldn't be a big problem to you. If you fail a lesson, press a button/key responsible for retrying it and don't worry that doing this will prevent you from scoring a maximum 10 points. You will receive the achievement after completing the basic lessons from one of the schools mentioned earlier (you can ignore the Pro and All-Star challenges entirely).

Important - The challenges are randomized each time you begin a new training session. You can use this to your advantage to try and wait for getting the easiest set of lessons.

Minute to Win It

How to unlock: You must win a match you were tied or losing with 60 seconds or less on the clock.

Comments: The easiest way to obtain this achievement is by playing the Rookie skill level bots in the Exhibition mode. Choose a 2v2 or 3v3 match. There must be at least a 1:1 tie (each team must score at least one goal!). Wait for the last minute of the match to begin and then start attacking the enemy's goal. Since you're going against Rookie bots, you shouldn't be stopped. Once you've scored a goal make sure that the other team doesn't do the same before the match ends.

Important - If you're having problems with this achievement, you can ask a friend to help you or connect a second controller. In both of these cases the other team won't be giving any reactions and therefore winning in the last minute will be a piece of cake.

Perfect Start

How to unlock: You must win the first match in the Season mode.

Comments: Choose the Season mode from the main menu. You can pick your favorite type of matches (like 2v2 for example) and you should also make sure to set the skill level of the bots to Rookie. Winning against the opposite team shouldn't be a problem; however, if you see that you're losing, don't forget to restart the match before it ends.

Pick-Me Up

How to unlock: You must obtain 5 items (excluding the ones available at the start of the game).

Comments: You can find out more information on unlocking objects from the Stoked achievement description. Here's a short reminder - you receive a new item after each completed match and it doesn't matter if you've won the game or lost.

Pitch Veteran

How to unlock: You must complete 20 matches.

Comments: This is one of the easiest achievements in the game. You can complete matches in the singleplayer mode or in multiplayer sessions. Furthermore, you don't even have to win them, because only participating in them counts for this achievement.

Rider's Block

How to unlock: You must make 20 saves.

Comments: Before you take interest in this achievement, you should know what types of actions are accounted. The game will only acknowledge defensive actions taken against the ball heading directly towards your goal and which resulted in hitting it back in order to prevent the other team from scoring a point. Other actions, such as hitting the ball when it's somewhere else in the goal line, are not taken under consideration.

You will know that you've performed a good defensive action if you'll see a Save (screenshot above) or Epic Save (hitting the ball at the very last moment) information at the top of the screen.

The fastest way to get this achievement in my opinion is to start playing 3v3 Exhibition matches with bots. Consider setting the skill level of the bots to Pro so that their attacks will be more frequent. I wouldn't recommend choosing the All-Star skill level, because you might have some serious problems hitting the ball before it reaches your goal.

Rocketeer

How to unlock: You must complete a regular Season.

Comments: This is an easier version of the Champion achievement, because the game doesn't force you to win the championship. This means you don't have to work so hard to continue winning the matches. You should also know you can choose the shortest version of the season which consists of only nine matches.

Important - It's best to unlock this achievement while working on the Champion achievement so you won't have to restart the season. The achievement should pop after advancing to the play-offs.

SARBPC Forever

How to unlock: You must play with two classic cars.

Comments: The classic cars are the vehicles from Psyonix's previous game. They are Octane and Backfire. Octane is available from the very beginning of the game and Backfire needs to be unlocked by completing a sufficient number of matches. The game only asks you to play these vehicles so you won't have to win any matches with them.

Singles Club

How to unlock: You must win a 1v1 (one on one) match.

Comments: Despite what you might think, you don't have to complete a match with a bot or with another gamer to get this achievement. You can go to the Exhibition Mode and choose to play a 1v1 match without the second bot. All you have to do is score at least one goal and wait for the match to end. If you don't want to "cheat" the game using the method mentioned above, you can turn on the bot and set his skill level to Rookie so you'll basically have a guaranteed win.

Speed Demon

How to unlock: You must completely fill and empty the rocket boost bar ten times during a single match.

Comments: This is an easy achievement and it's best to obtain it by playing an Exhibition match without bots. Take interest in orange pressure plates with orbs hovering over them - one of them is displayed on the screenshot above. Driving over such a pressure plate will fully charge your rocket boost bar (100 units) and once that has happened you must start depleting it without any interruptions (consider driving on the walls of the stadiums so you won't crash into anything). Repeat this maneuver nine more times. Five minutes is plenty of time to get the job done and even if you don't make it, you can still use the overtime.

Still a Show-Off

How to unlock: You must score a goal while reversing.

Comments: This achievement is a lot easier to get than what you might think, because you can unlock it while playing an Exhibition match without bots or other players. Once you've started a match make a 180 degree turn with your vehicle and then press the right analogue stick so that you'll change the position of the camera. You may now begin reversing. Don't move too fast and you won't have any problems with guiding the ball to the goal of the opposite team.

Stocked

How to unlock: You must obtain all items (including all cars).

Comments: Unlocking this achievement takes a lot of time, but the good news is that you don't have to perform any complicated actions in order to get it. 32 items are available at the start of the game and the 165 remaining ones need to be unlocked. You can unlock new items simply by taking part in matches. The great thing about this achievement is that the game only counts the fact of completing a match so it doesn't matter if you're winning or losing. Furthermore, you have a free choice of game modes - you can play solo matches, with bots, do a season, take interest in multiplayer etc. You can track your progress using the statistics window which is accessible from the main menu - choose Extras and then Stats. The number of played matches is displayed in the top left corner of the screen (see the screenshot above).

There's a total of eleven vehicles in the game, and they're also treated as objects, because they're basically new skins with identical top speed, acceleration and durability. Ten out of eleven cars can be unlocked thanks to completing matches. The final eleventh vehicle is Sweet Tooth and it's the only that's harder to unlock. Read the description of the Battle-Car Collector achievement to find out what needs to be done (you must win at least one match with several other vehicles).

Super Victorious

How to unlock: You must win a total of 30 matches.

Comments: This is one of the easier achievements in the game, because it doesn't have any restrictions. You can play with the Rookie bots if you want to so that you won't have any problems winning with them.

Team Player

How to unlock: You must play against every team in the Season mode.

Comments: You don't have to behave in any special way while playing the Season mode. You will eventually go against every team from the roster and it will happen even if you've chosen the shortest possible version of the season. You should also know that the game is interested only in the fact of completing matches against other teams so you don't necessarily have to with all of them.

The Streak

How to unlock: You must win ten matches in a row.

Comments: This achievement is a lot less complicated than you would think, because you're free to choose the game mode and the game's settings. I recommend choosing the Exhibition mode or the Season mode. Pick the 1v1 or 2v2 game and set the skill level of the bots to Rookie so they won't be a challenge.

Important - You can also cheat a little if you want to by playing Exhibition games without any bots. All you have to do then is to score a single goal in the game and wait for it to end.

Tinkerer

How to unlock: You must customize one slot in your vehicle.

Comments: This is a (much) easier version of the Grease Monkey achievement, because you only have to make one modification. Choose the Garage from the main menu, go to one of the tabs and make some changes to instantly unlock this achievement.

Traveler

How to unlock: You must complete a match in every stadium.

Comments: Rocket League features four main stadiums - Beckwith Park, DFH Stadium, Mannfield and Urban Central. You have to finish one match on each of these stadiums and you can completely ignore their other varations (like the ones with modified weather or a different time of day). It's also worth mentioning that the game is not interested whether you've won or lost the matches.

Triple Threat

How to unlock: You must win a 3v3 (three on three) match.

Comments: Despite what you might think you don't have to complete a match with bots or with other gamers to get this achievement. You can go to the Exhibition Mode and choose to play a 3v3 match without any bots. All you have to do is score at least one goal and wait for the match to end. If you don't want to "cheat" the game using the method mentioned above, you can turn on the bots and set their skill level to Rookie so you'll basically have a guaranteed win.

Turbocharger

How to unlock: You must use rocket boost for a total of 5 minutes.

Comments: This is one of the easiest achievement in the game. Notice orange pressure plates around the stadium - driving over them will grant you energy needed for the rocket boost. Just keep using the rocket boost as often as possible and you'll eventually get the achievement (you can also ignore the match and simply start driving between pressure plates with rocket boost turned on).

Virtuoso

How to unlock: You must obtain all of the remaining achievements / trophies.

Comments: In the PS4 version of Rocket League this is the platinum trophy. In the PC version it's an achievement awarded by unlocking the 35 remaining base achievements (not counting the DLC ones).

Wall-Crawler

How to unlock: You must spend a total of 5 minutes driving on the walls of the stadium.

Comments: You shouldn't have any major problems with this achievement, because the cars in Rocket League offer tons of grip when driving on walls and you don't have to worry about them suddenly losing contact with the walls. Just make sure to stay away from the ceiling. You can get this achievement in any mode you want to - our recommendation is the Exhibition match without the presence of AI bots.

Winner

How to unlock: You must win a total of 5 matches.

Comments: This is one of the easiest achievement in the game, because it doesn't have any restrictions. You can play with the Rookie bots and that will guarantee you easy wins.