Review: Is Roller Champions Worth Playing?

Game Overview.

It’s Rather Bland.

While Roller Champions’ developers have tried to keep things fresh by introducing new maps and the occasional mode, Roller Champions has a major problem, and that is every single map and mode is essentially played on an identical oval track, with the only cosmetic differences separating one map from another.

When combined with every player having the same skill set and every mode having essentially the same objective and mechanics, Roller Champions feels like a game with nothing new or exciting to offer after a few matches.

This resulted in Roller Champions failing to attract a sustainable community, lending credence to worries about the longevity of the game and concerns that Ubisoft could “pull the plug” at any moment, which ironically has resulted in reduced spending, lessened development, a diminished community, and an increased chance of Ubisoft opting to cut their losses, and sunset Roller Champions before the end of 2023.

No Internet Presence.

Roller Champions has no discernable internet presence, resulting in very few new players entering the dome.

At the time of writing this, Roller Champions has:

• 0 Viewers or Streams on Twitch, and the most recent official stream had less than 900 viewers.
• 5 Users online on the official subreddit, with the most active topic ironically discussing how Roller Champions was dead on arrival.
• Virtually no Twitter presence, with the most recent official post having just four retweets, 27 likes and no comments.
• Virtually no Steam community, with just nine comments during the first two weeks of May, and except for a thread bashing Roller Champions, less than 25 comments since the start of 2023.

With numbers like these, it’s easy to see why the remaining community feels that Ubisoft is at least considering (if it has not already decided) to sunset Roller Champions in the not-too-distant future.

Too Many Bots.

While I understand the need for short matchmaking times, most players can easily spot when they have been placed into a bot lobby. As a result, I and most of the player base have little motivation to play, with some players reporting that they were unable to find a single lobby where all six players were human, resulting in imbalanced teams and a general feeling of apathy and frustration as players are forced to play against or with bots, resulting in one-sided matches that feel unrewarding for everyone involved.

Diverse Character Creator.

While I do not have positive things to say about Roller Champions, Ubisoft did go to great effort to make the character creator as inclusive as possible, with a wide array of body types and skin tones being made readily available.

Earning Store Items.

Roller Champions is one of the only games where players are given a chance to unlock ANY cosmetic item from the cash shop just by playing the game, and while buying it outright is much easier than earning the 40k fans required to unlock a skin worth around $15, I must commend the developers for trying something new and making the game more welcoming to free players and those on a budget.

Roller Champions FAQ

Roller Champions is an free-to-play action game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft Entertainment, it released on 25 May 2022, and is available on Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.

Is Cross-Platform Multiplayer Supported?

Roller Champions supports:

• ☑ Cross-Platform Multiplayer
• ☑ Cross-Platform Parties
• ☑ Cross-Generational Multiplayer
• ☑ Cross-Generational Parties
• ☑ Cross-Platform Progression

Is There Group Finding/Matchmaking Support?

Roller Champions offers the following matchmaking options:

• ☑ Region-Based Matchmaking
• ☑ Solo Matchmaking
• ☑ Group Matchmaking

Are There In-Game Microtransactions?

The Roller Champions in-game store sells:

• ☑ Cosmetic Items
• ☑ Cosmetic Item Bundles
• ☑ Premium Currency Bundles
• ☑ Premium Battlepass

What Peripherals Are Supported?

Roller Champions supports the following peripherals:

• ☑ Console - Controller
• ☑ PC - Controller
• ☑ PC - Mouse and Keyboard

Is There Any Mature Content?

Roller Champions is rated PEGI 7+ and contains:

• ☑ Violence

Final Verdict.

Roller Champions is a decent concept and does a lot of things right. Still, it is just too repetitive to play for more than a few minutes at a time, and as a result, it was essentially dead upon arrival when it failed to break into the most played list of any of its supported platforms.

Is Roller Champions Worth Playing?

We found Roller Champions to be a poor game, meaning that while it has some redeeming qualities, it's ultimately disappointing and not recommended for most gamers.