Most people searching for the Rocket League replay folder have just scored a ceiling shot or a clean double tap and want to watch it again or send it to a friend. Then they hit one of three walls: the replay is not in the list, the file in the folder will not open, or there is no button that turns it into a video. All three come from the same fact. Rocket League replays are not clips. They are recordings of match data that the game plays back with its own engine, and they only exist if you saved them. This guide covers the two ways to save a replay, where the .replay files sit on PC, the common reasons replays vanish, the PC replay viewer controls that community guides agree on, and a practical workflow for turning a replay into an mp4. Official facts from the patch notes and Epic support are kept separate from what is only widely reported, so you know which parts to double check in the game. At the end there is a way to skip the replay step entirely and keep your Rocket League matches as video from the start.
Short answer: save it in game, find it in Demos, screen record it for an mp4
There are two ways to keep a replay. The classic one is Save Replay on the end of match screen. Since update v2.45 on October 22, 2024, the Profile section of the main menu also has an online Match History that shows your last 20 matches from the past 30 days, and you can save and view replays from there, which rescues the game you left too quickly. Community guides consistently report that a match you never saved is not kept, so if neither path shows it, it is gone. Saved replays appear under Main Menu > Profile > Replays, newest first. On PC each one is written to Documents\My Games\Rocket League\TAGame\Demos with the .replay extension. That file is match data, not footage: double clicking it will not play anything, and renaming it to .mp4 does nothing. Rocket League has no built in video export either, so the way to get an mp4 is to play the replay in game and record your screen while it runs. If you are choosing a recorder, read OBS game capture vs window capture and the overview of how to record PC games first, because the capture mode decides whether the replay records cleanly or comes out black or stuttering.
How to turn a Rocket League replay into an mp4
- 1Save the replay before you leaveOn the end of match screen choose Save Replay. If you already queued again, open Match History in your Profile, find the game among your last 20 matches from the past 30 days, and save it from there.
- 2Open it from Profile, ReplaysGo to Main Menu > Profile > Replays. Your newest save is at the top. Start it and scrub to a few seconds before the goal, save or aerial you want so you are not recording dead time.
- 3Check the controls and clean the screenCommunity guides list I to show the controls list on PC and H to hide the replay bar. Playback speed keys differ between guides, so read them on the I controls screen in your own game rather than trusting a list.
- 4Pick a camera angleHolding the right mouse button cycles camera types, including a free fly camera you move with WASD, according to widely shared guides. Park it behind the net or alongside the ball path so the touch reads clearly.
- 5Start your recorder and playStart recording a second or two before you unpause so nothing gets cut off. If OBS shows a black preview of the game, switch capture mode as described in the OBS black screen fix.
- 6Trim, then back up DemosCut the head and tail of the recording and you have a shareable clip. Copy the whole Demos folder somewhere safe now and then, because a reset or reinstall can leave your favourite replays behind.
Rocket League replay situations and where to look
| Situation | Where to go | What to know |
|---|---|---|
| Save the match you just played | Save Replay on the end of match screen | Widely reported: matches you do not save are not kept. |
| Save an earlier match | Main Menu > Profile > Match History | Official since v2.45: last 20 matches from the past 30 days. |
| Watch a saved replay | Main Menu > Profile > Replays | Listed newest first. |
| Find the file on PC | Documents\My Games\Rocket League\TAGame\Demos | Extension .replay; match data, not a video. |
| Replays gone after a load failure fix | The Rocket League Old folder | Epic's reset moves the Demos folder there; replays return only if they were backed up in it. |
| Replays will not save | Antivirus and storage | Epic lists antivirus interference as a possible cause on PC. Consoles have limited replay storage and need old replays deleted when full. |
| You need an mp4 | Screen record while the replay plays | There is no built in export to video. |
Checklist before you count on a replay
- You pressed Save Replay on the end of match screen
- A missed game is still inside Match History (last 20 matches, past 30 days)
- A new .replay file actually appeared in the Demos folder
- Your antivirus is not blocking Rocket League from writing to Documents
- After a load failure reset, you looked inside the Rocket League Old folder
- Your screen recording has sound; if not, see game recording no sound fix
- Favourite replays are backed up by copying the Demos folder
Skip the replay step: DOR records Rocket League for you
Just launch the game and DOR's AI records it automatically. DOR is a free Windows app that detects Rocket League when it starts and records the whole session in the background as mp4 until you quit, with game audio and your mic captured together. You never have to remember Save Replay: the goals, saves and aerials are already video when the match ends, and they play straight from the DOR library with no viewer, no camera setup and no second recording pass. AI Voice Notes turns what you and your party said into text on the recording timeline, so you can jump straight to the moment someone called the pass. Trim the play in the library and export 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1, or check the goal clips you saved and press AI Highlight to join them into one montage. DOR Studio opens in your browser with nothing to install for joining clips, adding text, background music and effect templates such as shake zoom and punch zoom, then downloading an mp4. Send it with one dor.gg link that opens in any browser. Read how to share Rocket League gameplay video and the DOR browser editor guide for the next steps.
