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The World Cup is here. So are the games.

A tournament moves at the speed of a group chat. Most games about it move at the speed of a publishing calendar. On Remix, the soccer games show up while the matches are still being played, and you can play a few of them right here.

The World Cup is here. So are the games.

A big cultural moment moves at the speed of a group chat. The merch, the highlight reels, the "did you SEE that": all of it arrives within minutes. But the games made to celebrate that moment usually move at the speed of a publishing calendar: pitch, greenlight, build, QA, store review. By the time a polished soccer game ships, the trophy's been lifted and everyone's gone home.

Remix closes that gap. Anyone can describe a game and have it playable in minutes, which means the Sports category fills up during the moment, not after it. With the World Cup on right now, the feed is already stacked with soccer: single-skill challenges, penalty shootouts, even a foosball table. Here are a few you can play without leaving this page.

Kick Skills: one mechanic, weirdly hard to put down

The headliner. Kick Skills by dantgw3 does exactly one thing (aim, time it, bury it) and does it well enough to earn a 95% rating across 27K plays. No tutorial, no learning curve, just the satisfying part on repeat. Tap in below.

Table Soccer Heroes: proof that "soccer game" is a wide net

A soccer game doesn't have to be played with feet. Table Soccer Heroes by michaelhunwick trades the pitch for a foosball table: same competitive itch, completely different game. It's the kind of left-turn take that only shows up when anyone can build, not just a studio with a soccer license.

More from the feed

The pitch keeps filling. A couple more worth a tap:

Free Kick by 0x-omen.eth is a clean aim-and-curl test with a perfect rating from everyone who's played it. Penalty Shootout by pael is the moment every match builds toward, on its own: just you, the keeper, and your nerve.

Make your own before the final whistle

Every game above started as a sentence. That's the whole point: the World Cup gave a few thousand people an idea this month, and Remix let them ship it while the tournament was still live. Got a take of your own: a header-only mode, a chaotic 5-a-side, a manager sim where you never touch the ball?

Describe it on Remix and it's playable in minutes. The matches won't wait. Neither should your game.