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Rocket League is becoming free-to-play this summer, as it leaves Steam and joins the Epic Games store.

The football-driving game is played by millions all over the world, and recently celebrated its fifth anniversary.

Rocket League usually costs £15 to buy, but the latest update will make the game free to download.

The makers have said that players will still be able to unlock items for free. There will, of course, be Blueprints available for players to buy with real-life money.

Makers Psyonix have assured fans that the gameplay will stay the same, but that they are making changes.

Tournaments and Challenges will get updates, and the game will introduce cross-platform progression. That will mean a player's items, rank and progress will be saved to an account that can be played on different devices.

The game will no longer be available to download from Steam, but the makers reassured users: "Wherever you play now (including Steam), you'll still be able to play in the future."

The makers have announced they are giving Legacy status to anyone who has played Rocket League online, before the free-to-play launch.

This includes:

As well as this, if fans have played online before Rocket League made the free-to-play announcement, they will receive the Faded Cosmos Boost.

Rocket League has been in the news in the past for changing its in-game loot boxes to Blueprints, to try to make-it clearer what players can earn by spending money in-game.