11 Video Games That Will Define The Current Generation

Someone, somewhere, decided that playing football with rocket-powered RC cars was a good idea. Turns out, they were right. Developer Psyonix struck gold with their tiny game, which features two teams of cars bouncing and flying all over the place as they attempt to smack a ball into a net. It's about as simple a premise as it gets, but Rocket League's clever twist on a beloved game ensured it became a smash hit.

Rocket League saw fame as a free game on the PlayStation's Instant Game Collection service, where it became hugely popular. The game has been released on numerous systems, with the Nintendo Switch release coming soon, and features various gaming tie-ins and partnerships. Rocket League is an indie game success story of the highest order, one made possible by the generation's inter-connectivity and word-of-mouth recommendation.

Rocket League is also proof of the power of the Instant Game Collection, Sony's service that gives gamers free titles every month when subscribed to PlayStation Plus.