Motion Soccer — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| 🧤 Major Update 1.36: live your goalkeeper career | 2026-11-03 | 🧤 NEW MODE: GOALKEEPER CAREER TEN PLAYERS CHASE THE BALL. ONLY ONE WAITS FOR IT. The goalkeeper is the loneliest position in football: the one who appears least in the highlights and has the most at stake in every play. One save makes you a hero; one mistake haunts you for weeks. Now it’s your turn. Pull on the gloves, take the number 1 shirt and build an entire career between the posts. 🥅 YOUR CAREER STARTS IN GOAL AT A MODEST CLUB Nobody knows your name. Your agent brings you your first offers from humble second-division clubs, and you arrive as the keeper who has to hold the team together. 📈 Every clean sheet and every decisive save bri |
| ⚽ Major Update 1.35: live your Player Career | 2026-11-02 | ⚽🔥 NEW MODE: PLAYER CAREER THE BIGGEST THING WE’VE EVER CREATED FOR MOTION SOCCER This isn’t a career mode built around menus and statistics. This is the life of a footballer, lived both on and off the pitch. Create your player, start from the bottom and build an entire career with one goal: becoming a legend. 📈 FROM LOCAL STAR TO LEGEND Your agent brings you your first offers: modest second-division clubs, far away from the biggest stages. Choose your destination and arrive as the star expected to carry the team. Perform well and new opportunities begin to appear: transfers, loans, short-term injury replacements, contract terminations and |
| 🏆 Major Update 1.34: start your Professional Career | 2026-10-29 | 🏆 NEW MODE: PROFESSIONAL CAREER FROM THE LOWER DIVISIONS TO THE WORLD CUP FINAL One character, many jobs. And it all starts with the whistle. Create your own referee — name, nickname, age, nationality, face and physique — and live their entire professional career, starting in the lower divisions and fighting your way towards the biggest matches in the world. 🤝 Your agent pulls the strings: every week brings new appointments as Main Referee, Assistant Referee, VAR or Fourth Official. Choose carefully: every match has 3 objectives, and every star you earn means more money and more prestige with the referee committee. 📅 Live a real referee’s |
| 🛒 Major Update 1.33: New Store & Progression | 2026-10-27 | PLAY. EARN. CUSTOMIZE. Motion Soccer 1.33 introduces a new progression and customization system. Play your favourite roles, earn coins and bring your own style to every match. 🛒 A completely new store Use the coins you earn by playing to unlock equipment, cosmetics and celebrations. 🟨 Gear up your way. Whistles, sprays, cards, watches, flags and referee equipment. 🎉 Choose how to celebrate. Unlock and select celebrations, including goalkeeper celebrations. 👟 More freedom to choose. Boots, gloves and footballs are no longer tied to rank. 🎙️ A style for every role. New customization options for Commentator, TV Director, Coach, Fan and othe |
| 📺 Major Update 1.32: you decide what the world sees | 2026-10-23 | 📺 Take control of the broadcast. 🥁 Make your stand heard. ⚽ Experience every minute from another perspective. Motion Soccer PRO 1.32 introduces the new playable TV Director role and a completely rebuilt Fan Mode. There are also pitch-side interviews, a new way to experience Global Nations 2026, more achievements and ranks, and online matches without black loading screens at set pieces. A whole stadium to discover on PC, with or without VR. 📺 New playable role: TV Director You decide what the world sees Take your seat in the stadium production room and control the live broadcast. Prepare shots, switch cameras and make sure every goal, celeb |
| Motion Soccer PRO is now Steam Deck Verified! | 2026-10-21 | https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images/45245449/41e9b9186c25df523be18b4260202c50acfadb1e.png We've got some great news: Motion Soccer PRO is officially Steam Deck Verified! Valve has completed its compatibility review, and the game has earned the green check. Take to the pitch, blow the whistle and make the big calls on your Steam Deck. We've put a lot of work into bringing the Motion Soccer experience to more ways of playing, and we're excited to share this milestone with you. There's much more ahead. We're continuing to improve the game, refine the experience and prepare major updates that will bring big changes to Motion Soccer. We'll |
| ⚽ Update 1.31: new Physio role and rebuilt multiplayer | 2026-10-15 | ⚽ A new role on the touchline. More ways to share the match. Update 1.31 brings together two of the biggest additions we have developed for Motion Soccer PRO: the new Physio role, our most complete playable role yet, and rebuilt multiplayer that lets footballers, referees, coaches, photographers, commentators and fans take part in the same match. 🚑 Look after your team. 🌐 Bring your friends together. ⚽ Experience football from a new perspective.🚑 New playable role: PhysioIs a player limping after a tackle? Is another holding his thigh? Grab your medical bag: you are now part of the match medical team. The Physio role launches in update 1.3 |
| Major Update 1.30: Play as a Photographer & Share the Stadium | 2026-10-12 | Update 1.30 brings a whole new perspective to Motion Soccer PRO: capture the action as a pitchside photographer, share the same match with friends across the stadium, and try out a new toy in the stands. 📸 New playable role: Photographer Ever wanted to experience a match from the press area? Now you can. Grab your camera, find your spot beside the pitch, and capture the shot that could make tomorrow's front page. A real camera in your hands. Start with a 60–300mm lens and build your kit match by match. Use huge telephoto lenses to capture the action at the far end of the pitch, wide-angle lenses for celebrations, teleconverters, a monopod, a |
| ⚽ Major Update 1.29 — Fourth Official & Commentator | 2026-10-10 | 🧑⚖️ NEW PLAYABLE ROLE: FOURTH OFFICIAL Step onto the touchline and discover how much of a football match depends on the Fourth Official. 📋 Manage substitutions: enter the correct shirt numbers requested by coaches and raise the board at the right moment. Get a number wrong and the bench will let you know! 💍 Check substitutes: make sure nobody enters the pitch wearing earrings, necklaces or watches. 🚑 Handle injuries and incidents: alert the referee and organize injury-related substitutions without disrupting the flow of play. 🔥 Control the benches: send coaches back to their technical areas, warn them or request a yellow card when neces |
| 📢⚽ MAJOR UPDATE 1.28 — THE MATCH COMES ALIVE | 2026-10-06 | 🗣️ PLAYERS NOW TALK TO EACH OTHER Matches just became much more alive. Players now communicate naturally on the pitch. They can ask for the ball with phrases like “Pass it!”, “Here!”, “I’m free!” or simply raise their hand to get a teammate’s attention. Goalkeepers are much more vocal too, shouting when they rush out for a loose ball, claim crosses or corners, and giving instructions while organizing the wall. Every voice comes directly from the player speaking through 3D positional audio, and their mouth moves while they talk. Each player also keeps their own voice and tone instead of everyone sounding the same. On PC, teams can even commun |
| Steam Workshop is here: make your own balls, stadiums, anthems and teams! | 2026-10-04 | Motion Soccer now supports the Steam Workshop! What you can get from the Workshop Balls: new 3D balls to play with. Stadiums: complete stadiums around our pitch, with our animated crowd and live scoreboards. Anthems and chants: your club's walk-out music and the songs from the stands. Full teams: 3D players, one model per shirt number. Subscribe to an item and it shows up in the game under Settings > Steam Workshop. You can turn each item on or off there without unsubscribing. Workshop content only changes how the game looks, and only on your PC: gameplay never changes, and in online matches each player sees their own content. Browse the Work |
| Major Update 1.27: Halloween Has Arrived | 2026-10-03 | HALLOWEEN HAS ARRIVED FOOTBALL JUST GOT A LOT SPOOKIER 👻 HALLOWEEN COMES TO MOTION SOCCER Halloween has taken over Motion Soccer. We’ve transformed multiple details throughout the game for the season, including music, logos and other visual elements to give matches a special Halloween atmosphere. 🧪 CHAOS LAB FREE FOR EVERYONE To celebrate Halloween, Chaos Lab is now open to everyone for free during the Halloween season. Experiment with some of the craziest options in the game and turn your matches into something completely different. 🌱 NEW PITCH GRASS CUSTOMIZATION You can now choose the type of grass you want to use in your stadium. We’ve |
| Major Update 1.26: Every Touch Feels Real | 2026-10-02 | EVERY TOUCH FEELS REAL OUR BIGGEST GAMEPLAY REWORK YET 🎬 COMPLETE PHYSICS & ANIMATION REWORK After more than 100 updates, we believe this is probably the most spectacular update we’ve ever made for Motion Soccer. And this isn’t the kind of improvement you have to look for to notice. You should feel it within the first few seconds of your first match. We’ve reworked virtually every animation in the game and a huge part of the physical interaction with the ball. Until now, there were situations where an animation could artificially correct a player’s position or make the ball feel slightly “magnetic” to their feet. One of the main goals of thi |
| Major Update 1.25: Expect the Unexpected | 2026-09-29 | EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED 16 SPECIAL MATCH EVENTS We want every Motion Soccer match to have more chances to surprise you. Football isn’t only about fouls, offsides, cards and VAR — unexpected situations can completely change a game. With Update 1.25, the system expands to 16 special match events, divided into different rarity levels. ⭐ RARITY 1 — MORE COMMON EVENTS 1. Taking your shirt off during a goal celebration.2. Coach leaving the technical area.3. Shoving an opponent while play is stopped.4. Player protesting by kicking the ball into the stands.5. Head injury.6. Scuffle during a goal celebration.7. Diving to try to win a penalty.8. Trying t |
| Major Update 1.24: One Match, 7 Ways to Live It | 2026-09-23 | Major Update 1.24 is all about one idea: one match, many completely different ways to experience it. We’ve reorganized the entire game so that the different playable roles are easier to access and can be used throughout competitions, seasons and friendly matches. Want to play one match as a footballer, the next from the stands and another as the referee? Now that freedom is at the heart of Motion Soccer. 🔥 ONE MATCH. 7 WAYS TO LIVE IT. There are now 7 playable roles available: Outfield Player: control any player you want and take part directly in the match.Coach: manage your team from the touchline, control tactics and make decisions through |
| Major Update 1.23: New Faces, Lip Sync & Referee Replays | 2026-09-21 | Major Update 1.23 brings one of our biggest visual character upgrades yet, with a much more powerful face editor, improved hairstyles and full lip sync. Players now look more recognizable, react more naturally when talking to you, and the new editor gives both us and the community much more freedom to create increasingly accurate recreations. 🙂 MAJOR FACE SYSTEM UPGRADE We’ve completely overhauled the character creation system. The editor now includes many more hairstyles, noses, eye shapes, jaw shapes and other facial features, making it possible to create much more recognizable and varied players. We’ve also significantly improved hairstyl |
| Major Update 1.22: New Team Styles & Interactive VAR | 2026-09-15 | Major Update 1.22 gives every team more personality on the pitch and makes VAR reviews more interactive than ever. Teams now have their own playing identity, can adapt during matches and attack in more varied ways. VAR has also received another major upgrade, with tablet reviews, conversations between referees and even stadium announcements. ⚽ FOOTBALL WITH MORE PERSONALITY, VARIETY AND EXCITEMENT We’ve improved team intelligence so the differences between teams are much more noticeable on the pitch. Expect more combinations, different attacking approaches and teams capable of adapting their football during the match. Knowing your opponent is |
| Major Update 1.21: Become the VAR Referee | 2026-09-09 | Major Update 1.21 introduces a completely new way to experience a football match: you can now play the entire game as the VAR referee. Stay inside the VAR Room, follow every decision made on the pitch and be ready to intervene when the main referee gets something wrong. 📺 NEW GAME MODE: VAR REFEREE Until now, you could enter the VAR Room as the main referee to review a specific controversial incident. With Update 1.21, you can now play an entire match as the VAR referee. Watch the full match from inside the VAR Room.Use the room's monitors freely to follow the action.Analyze suspicious decisions from different cameras.Look for mistakes made |
| Major Update 1.20: Step Inside the VAR Room | 2026-09-02 | Major Update 1.20 introduces one of our biggest Referee Mode additions yet: the new VAR Room.You can now step inside a complete VAR room and analyze controversial incidents in detail before making the final decision yourself.📺 NEW VAR ROOMWhen you enter the VAR Room, you'll have all the tools you need to examine an incident from virtually every possible perspective:Choose between the different available camera angles.Move precisely backwards and forwards through the incident using a high-precision timeline slider.Slightly adjust the angle and position of each camera to get a better view.Inspect offside lines with a magnifying glass.Replay th |
| Major Update 1.19: Updated 2026-27 squads and Transfers | 2026-08-21 | 📢⚽ MAJOR UPDATE 1.19New squads, team progression and transfers come to Motion Soccer. Major Update 1.19 updates the game for the 2026-27 season with refreshed squads, unique player identities, team star ratings, team upgrades and a new transfer system.🔥 THE BIG NEW FEATURE👥 UPDATED 2026-27 SQUADSWe have updated the squads of all clubs and national teams for the 2026-27 season, including the latest transfers.All club squads have been updated.All national team squads have been updated.The latest transfers are now included.Players are now unique and share the same identity across club and national team.This means that if you improve a player’ |
| Major Update 1.18: Multiplayer Evolution | 2026-06-25 | 📢⚽ MAJOR UPDATE 1.18 - MULTIPLAYER EVOLUTION Matches feel smoother, referee decisions are deeper, players react more realistically, and the whole game keeps moving closer to the dream of a complete physical football experience. 🔥 THE BIG NEW FEATURE 🌐 NEW ONLINE ENGINE We have optimized the internal online engine to make multiplayer matches feel much smoother, more stable and more satisfying. Ball movement now feels much smoother online. Player movement is more fluid and better synchronized. Matches can combine human players and AI up to a total of 22 players on the pitch. The whole online experience feels more transparent, with less getti |
| Major Update 1.17: The Referee Team | 2026-06-11 | 📢⚽ Major Update 1.17 brings The Referee Team to Motion Soccer.This update completely changes what it means to referee in Motion Soccer. Until now, refereeing was intense, demanding, and sometimes pure chaos. But now, you no longer have to face it alone. 🔥 THE BIG NEW FEATURE 🤝 CO-OP MULTIPLAYER REFEREEINGYou can now referee a match together with a friend.One player takes the role of the main referee.The other controls both assistant referees from the sideline.You are connected through live voice chat, like a virtual referee earpiece.The main referee has the final responsibility for every decision.The assistant referee player can help with |
| Major Update 1.16: Global Nations 2026 | 2026-05-31 | This update adds a brand-new way to experience the big 2026 international tournament inside the game. Choose your favorite national team, play the full competition from the group stage all the way to the final, and live the entire journey at your own pace. THE BIG NEW FEATURE GLOBAL NATIONS 2026 A new full tournament mode inspired by the major 2026 international competition.Choose your favorite national team and play the complete tournament.Groups, matches and dates are inspired by the real competition.Start in the group stage, survive the knockout rounds and try to reach the final.In every match involving your selected team, you can choose h |
| Motion Soccer 1.15: The Full Referee Experience | 2026-05-20 | 📢 Motion Soccer 1.15: The Full Referee Experience This is one of the biggest updates we have ever made for Referee Mode. We have not only changed how refereeing works: we have also added a completely new way to be part of the officiating team. THE TWO BIG FEATURES 🧑⚖️ 1) REFEREE WITH WHISTLE, CARDS AND REAL GESTURES We have completely reworked how refereeing works in Motion Soccer so it feels much closer to how a real referee acts on the pitch. Until now, when you called something, time froze and you used the tablet to choose the decision. It was clear and easy to understand, but it was not the real way to referee a match. Now every decisi |
| Motion Soccer 1.14: New Automatic VAR System | 2026-05-04 | 📢 Motion Soccer 1.14: New Automatic VAR System Referee Mode takes another major step forward with a completely rebuilt automatic VAR system. Reviews are now clearer, more visual and much easier to understand, giving you better information without taking the final decision away from you. 📺 NEW AUTOMATIC VAR SYSTEM VAR can now detect key reviewable moments more clearly When VAR spots a possible incident, it can show visual evidence on the referee tablet The review includes a captured image from the key moment of the play A short text explains what VAR has detected and why it recommends intervention The final decision is still always yours Thi |
| Motion Soccer 1.13: The Custom Team Revolution | 2026-04-23 | 📢 Motion Soccer 1.13: The Custom Team Revolution For the first time, you can now create your own clubs and national teams from scratch, use them across the game, and even share them with the community. This is one of the biggest creative updates Motion Soccer has ever received. And this arrives on top of a game that already features 90 teams clearly inspired by some of the best clubs in the world and 67 national teams, including every team qualified for the 2026 World Cup. 🛠️ CREATE YOUR OWN CLUBS AND NATIONAL TEAMS Build custom clubs and national teams from scratchUse them in all competitions, in Career Mode and even onlineChoose the team |
| Motion Soccer 1.12: The Voice of VAR | 2026-04-08 | Motion Soccer 1.12: The Voice of VAR VAR now speaks directly into your earpiece, assistant referees act on their own, and players react to your answers. 🎧 The Voice of VAR has arrived in Motion Soccer Referee Mode has just taken a huge step forward. VAR can now speak directly into your earpiece just like in real football, and it can even step in on its own when it detects a key moment. This makes every decision more intense, more realistic and much more dramatic. 🎧 VAR CAN NOW SPEAK TO YOU DIRECTLY VAR can now contact you through your earpiece during important moments. It does not only respond when you ask for it. It can now also intervene |
| Motion Soccer 1.11: The Voice Revolution | 2026-03-31 | 📢 Motion Soccer 1.11: The Voice Revolution For the first time, you can now referee, play and even argue using your real voice. This update transforms how you interact with the match, making football feel more natural, more reactive and much more alive. 🎙️ REFEREE BY VOICE AND GESTURESMake referee decisions using natural voice commands.Bring the whistle to your mouth, press trigger and say things like “penalty”, “foul” or “goal”.Use gestures to indicate decisions such as the direction of a free kick.Show cards physically by grabbing them and presenting them to the player. The traditional tablet option is still available if you prefer the cla |
| Motion Soccer 1.10: Referee Licenses Are Here | 2026-03-16 | 📢 Motion Soccer 1.10 introduces the first major progression system for Referee Mode. You can now start your officiating career from the bottom and earn your way up through Referee Licenses, taking charge of bigger, tougher and more high-profile matches as you prove you can handle the pressure. 🧑⚖️ NEW MODE: REFEREE LICENSES * Brand-new progression mode inside Referee Mode. * Start with smaller matches and work your way up through your referee career. * Face increasingly important, tense and demanding fixtures. * A new sense of progression, challenge and long-term goals for referees. This is no longer just about blowing the whistle. Now it’ |
| MAJOR UPDATE 1.9 – Now Playable Without VR | 2026-02-27 | ⚽ MAJOR UPDATE 1.9 – Now Playable Without VR Motion Soccer takes a major step forward. 🖥️ Now Fully Playable Without VR You can now play on a monitor using a controller or keyboard. VR is no longer required. 🎮 Steam Deck Compatible Bring the full experience to handheld play. 🌍 Full Cross-Play VR and non-VR players compete on the same pitch. Cross-play remains active with Meta Quest. More ways to play. More potential rivals. Same competitive experience. 🎬 Animation Improvements Multiple animations have been refined, especially transitions between them. Movements now feel smoother and more natural during turns, pace changes and chained acti |