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Soccering

08/06/2020· Gestalt Development Studio· PC, Linux
Soccering
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Key information, ratings and estimated playtime at a glance.

Overview

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Platforms & genres

Platforms
PCLinux
Genres
CasualIndieSport

Ratings & reviews

Steam Reviews89% positivePositive · 36 reviews

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7 screenshots · 0 videos

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Description

Steam Remote Play Together Ready!


You can now play Soccering online with your friends through Steam Remote Play Together!
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About the Game

Pure Physics. No Scripted Matches.

Tired of soccer games where the engine decides who wins the tackle or where the ball lands? Soccering is fully physics-based. Your momentum, your timing, and the bouncing ball dictate every goal. No pre-calculated animations, no scripts—just pure, beautifully chaotic soccer.

Key Features:

  • Predictably Unpredictable Football:
    Control your sphere, dominate the pitch, and smash the ball into the net. With real-time physics, every bounce, deflection, and goal is completely unique.
  • Dash & Defend: Jump and trigger a quick dash in any direction to intercept passes, block shots, or blast the ball past the goalkeeper. Use it wisely—it takes 5 seconds to recharge!
  • Arcade Mode Madness: Collect random power-up items spawning on the pitch to trigger game-changing effects, turning a tense match into absolute comedic chaos.
  • In-Game Soundtrack Controls: Keep the energy high! Seamlessly skip and navigate between the high-tempo soundtracks at any time during gameplay by simply pressing the square brackets ([ and ]).

Play It Your Way

Grab your controllers and invite your friends over or use Steam Remote Play Together to experience the ultimate local showdown. Supports 1v1, 1v2, 2v2, or co-op matches against the CPU.

Make It Yours: Custom Skins & Pitches

Want to play with your own club colors or custom artwork? Soccering lets you fully customize player and stadium textures!
  • Right-click Soccering in your Steam Library > Properties > Installed Files > Browse.
  • Open the "conf" directory to find the template (.png) files and quick instructions.
  • Open your favorite image editor, design your team's skins, and share your creations in our Steam Artwork community tab!

A Note From the Developer

Soccering is a true solo passion project built entirely from scratch without a commercial game engine. Developed natively on Linux using C++, custom OpenGL, and low-level libraries such as GLFW, Bullet Physics, OpenAL, and libzip, it stands as a tribute to raw code and the power of programming from the ground up. Windows was utilized strictly for cross-compiling and debugging.
Every visual and audio asset was crafted leveraging the vast ecosystem of professional open-source creative software—utilizing tools such as Blender, GIMP, Inkscape, Ardour, and Kdenlive across the pipeline.
If you appreciate independent, engine-free development and enjoy the game, leaving a quick review here on Steam helps a solo creator more than you know. Thank you for supporting the open-source spirit!