Planned Release Date: June 2026

About This Software

Custom maps with friends. No hassle.

Rocket League's custom maps are some of the best content the community has built: training packs, obstacle courses, dribble challenges, novelty arenas, party games. But playing them with friends has always been a hassle. BakkesMod injects code into the game. Third-party VPNs like Hamachi and ZeroTier are clunky and confusing, and without them Rocket League's built-in LAN match only works for people on the same physical network.

Rocket LAN is one free app that fixes all of it. Pick a map, invite a friend, launch the game. The map syncs automatically and you join a normal LAN match together, from anywhere. It just works.

How it works

1. Pick a map: import one, search and download one, or pull from your Steam Workshop subscriptions.

2. Invite a friend: one click sends a Steam invite. The map transfers peer-to-peer when they join.

3. Launch Rocket League: the session appears in Rocket League's own Private LAN match browser. Connect, and you're playing the custom map together.

What makes it easy

• No VPN, no extra software: the virtual network is built into the app.

• No port forwarding, no router config: NAT traversal with relay fallback handles it.

• No IP addresses: join Steam friends from a list, or by a session ID. Never type an IP.

• End-to-end encrypted: session traffic is encrypted peer-to-peer, including any relay hops used for NAT traversal.

• Built-in Custom Map browsing: subscribed, search and download, or manually added maps.

• Custom maps sync automatically: peer-to-peer to everyone who joins. Nobody has to hunt down the same file.

• Texture packs sync too: the shared engine textures custom maps need, transferred automatically. No missing textures.

• Cross-play: Steam and Epic versions of Rocket League can play together in the same Rocket LAN session.

• In-game overlay: see the player roster, who's in-match vs. in-menus, and change the map without alt-tabbing.

• Open and Invite-Only sessions: your call who can join.

• Map Maker Mode: point Rocket LAN at your udk/upk file and it hot-swaps it into the slot every time you save.

What Rocket LAN is NOT

• Not a cheat, not a mod loader: Rocket LAN does not inject code, hook the game's process, or load plugins. To load a custom map, it temporarily swaps a file into your Rocket League maps directory and restores the original afterward. This is the same file-based approach the custom-map community has used for years. Rocket League's executable and game code are never altered.

• Not for ranked or matchmaking: custom maps only work in private matches between people you invite.

• Not a BakkesMod replacement: it doesn't provide trainers, plugins, or cosmetic mods. Use them side by side if you want both.

• Not affiliated with Psyonix or Epic Games: Rocket LAN is an independent community tool. "Rocket League" is a trademark of Psyonix LLC.

Free and Private

No paid tier, no in-app purchases, no subscription. The developer operates no servers, collects no telemetry, and runs no analytics. Session traffic flows peer-to-peer between you and your friends

The app bundles a Microsoft WHQL-signed virtual network adapter (OpenVPN's tap-windows6, GPLv2; source available on OpenVPN's tap-windows6 repository, release 9.27.0 on GitHub). It installs once during the normal Steam install and uninstalls cleanly if you remove Rocket LAN.