v0.17.5
One click gives the game your keyboard
- On YouTube, a click in the game now always hands it the keyboard, so keyboard players never have to click around before the controls work.
Patch notes
Swish Soccer updates
Every update to Swish Soccer, newest first. Now on v0.17.5, updated Nov 10, 2026.
November 2026
v0.17.4
A softer ball swish
- The ball's swish is softer, without the harsh hiss on top. Classic sounds are still in Settings → Audio → Sounds.
v0.17.3
Rattle and feint you can hear on a phone
- The rattle and feint sounds are new recordings that carry on a phone speaker; before, most of their sound was too low for phones to play. Classic sounds are still in Settings → Audio → Sounds.
v0.17.2
A new clock tick
- The clock tick has a new sound made for this game. Pick Classic under Settings → Audio → Sounds to hear the old one.
v0.17.1
Real grass, wood and sand
- City Park has real mown grass, Futsal Hall a real wood floor and Beach Day real sand under the lines. The lines, goals and play are unchanged.
- Settings has a new Enhanced visuals row (on by default); turn it off for the flat classic pitch.
v0.17.0
New sounds, made for this game
- The crowd, the kick, the strikes, the bounces and the whistles are new recordings made for Swish Soccer.
- Prefer the old sounds? Settings, Audio, Sounds: Classic. Classic audio (the synth) still works as before.
v0.16.1
A sound-off start stays quiet
- When YouTube starts the game with sound off, nothing plays until you turn sound on.
v0.16.0
Every venue is its own place
- New: Afternoon Sun is now City Park, a grass pitch under trees with a clubhouse behind the goal and houses beyond the park.
- New: Futsal Hall is now an indoor sports hall on a wooden floor, with ceiling lights, high windows and banners on the walls.
- New: Beach Day is now on the sand by the sea, with palms, umbrellas, beach huts and a lifeguard tower.
- Floodlit Night is unchanged. Pick a venue in Settings under VENUE. Play is the same in every venue.
October 2026
v0.15.1
Opens cleanly, sharper reflections
- Fixed: the game now finishes loading even when YouTube starts it paused.
- Fixed: High and Extreme now draw the sharper reflections their Quality cards promise. On phones, Extreme uses the next size down to save memory.
v0.15.0
Short ads at half time and full time on YouTube
- On the YouTube version, a short ad can play at half time and at full time. Play never stops for an ad in the middle of a half.
- At most one ad every 8 minutes of play.
- Playing here on shiccup.com stays ad-free.
v0.14.0
Real boot strikes, post clangs and stadium sounds
- All 22 pitch sounds now play from a studio sample bank: driven shots, curling finesse strikes, lofted chips, crisp passes, crossbar clangs, chain-link cage rattles, diving keeper saves, slide tackles, referee whistles and goal roars.
- Multiple recorded takes per cue keep passes, dribbles and shots sounding natural all match.
- Settings → Audio now includes a Classic audio switch if you prefer the original synth sounds.
v0.13.7
Volume that works
- Music and sound effects volume now change the sound straight away, even mid-match.
- The vibration switch is gone: phones can't vibrate inside a web game, so it did nothing.
v0.13.6
Settings fits phones, and the title HUD fits too
- Settings screen fits phones: every tab is visible, there is much less scrolling, and it is centred on big screens.
- The settings gear sits top right, and the title HUD fits phone screens.
v0.13.5
New listing picture
- The listing picture is now a real frame from the game, with the Swish Soccer title on it.
v0.13.4
New name: Swish Soccer
- Renamed from Swish Strikers to Swish Soccer. Nothing else changed: same game, same saves, same ratings.
v0.13.3
Phone and title screen fixes
- On phones, the settings button no longer covers the pause button, and the scoreboard is hidden on the title screen in landscape.
v0.13.2
Settings tabs fit on a phone
- Settings: on a phone held upright the section tabs scroll sideways, the edge with more tabs fades so none looks cut off, and the tab you open is always scrolled fully into view.
v0.13.1
Sharper picture
- Sharper picture: the Resolution setting now draws real pixels for your window. 1080p is 1080 real lines of picture in a window, in the embedded player and in fullscreen, not a smaller picture stretched up and smoothed.
v0.13.0
New settings screen
- New settings screen, themed to the game; fully works with keyboard and controller
- Settings are split into sections down the side: switch sections with Q and E or the shoulder buttons, move with the arrows or d-pad, and press Esc or B to back out.
- Anything you have changed is marked, with a one-tap reset beside it.
v0.12.0
Real ball, boot and post sounds
- New sounds: the ball, boots, boards, goalposts, nets, goalkeeper gloves and whistle were rebuilt to sound like the real thing, with no more buzzy synth tones.
- A hard shot into the boards now shakes the cage netting with a rattle.
- A harder kick or pass is louder and sharper than a soft one.
September 2026
Shadows, colors, and animation fixes
- The ball carrier's highlight ring now shows the correct team color, instead of a dull green-ish smudge in sunlight.
- Fixed player shadows that could vanish or sit oddly on the pitch's mown stripes.
- New animations for tackles, get-ups, and the kick wind-up.
- Players no longer visibly clip through each other during physical challenges.
New lighting and controller support
- New lighting: a bolder key light over the pitch.
- Plug in a game controller or arcade-cabinet controls and play from the title screen.
- A Resolution setting on computers, and the picture adjusts itself to keep the game smooth on every device.
v0.8.6
iPhone fixes
- The HUD and controls stay clear of the notch and the home bar.
- Two fingers on the screen no longer zoom the page.
One look, better phones
- Every menu redrawn in one consistent style.
- Mid-range phones get cast shadows and a full crowd.
Feel overhaul
- Tighter dribbling and sprinting.
- Tackles are never swallowed, and shots strike faster.
- A proper passing animation, and a calmer goalkeeper.
Pass, shoot, beat your man
- Passing and shooting are two clearly different moves.
- Swipe toward a defender to skill past him.
- Feints read clearly, with a ring, a shake and a tip that explain them.
Camera and touch fixes
- The camera stops at the touchline.
- The player on the ball wears a ring.
- A second finger on the screen no longer switches menus off.
A title screen, and a bug hunt
- A title screen with settings for mode, difficulty, venue, sound and crowd, plus a how-to-play.
- Your settings and progress survive a slow load.
- Around fifteen fixes, including a halftime freeze, keyboard dead ends and a second finger stealing a shot.
August 2026
Two modes and a soundtrack
- Two modes: Arcade to pick up and play, Classic for the full game.
- Push the stick past the drawn ring to sprint; inside it you keep close control.
- Sound: 18 effects and a crowd, from post clanks to the net swish.
Real matches
- Teammates and opponents play in formation, make runs and cross the ball.
- Matches with a clock, halves, overtime and a box score.
Tackles, shots and keepers
- Tackles and slides.
- Charge a shot and time the finish, including in the air.
- Goalkeepers who dive and make reflex saves, and day and night pitches.
Swish Strikers arrives
- Street-caged arcade football, free in the browser.
- Early build: dribbling, physics passing and a follow camera, with no tackles or match clock yet.