diff --git a/dist/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Matchmaking/MatchmakingController.php b/dist/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Matchmaking/MatchmakingController.php
index ea62b04..0b6035d 100644
--- a/dist/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Matchmaking/MatchmakingController.php
+++ b/dist/app/Http/Controllers/Api/Matchmaking/MatchmakingController.php
@@ -109,6 +109,19 @@ public function seedFilePost(string $gameVersion, string $seed, string $mapName)
         return response('', 200);
     }
 
+    public function deleteUserFromMatch(string $matchId, string $userId)
+    {
+        $foundGame = Game::find($matchId);
+        $userToRemove = User::find($userId);
+        $requestUser = Auth::user();
+
+        // Block request if it doesn't come from the host
+        if($foundGame === null || $foundGame->creator != $requestUser)
+            return response('Action not allowed, you are not the creator of the match.', 403);
+
+        $foundGame->players()->detach($userToRemove);
+    }
+
     public function endOfMatch(EndOfMatchRequest $request)
     {
         $game = Game::find($request->matchId);
@@ -264,12 +277,6 @@ protected function processQueue(): void
         if($availableMatchConfigs->isEmpty())
             return;
 
-        $selectedConfig = MatchConfiguration::selectRandomConfigByWeight($availableMatchConfigs);
-
-        // Should never happen, but just to be careful
-        if($selectedConfig === null)
-            return;
-
         $runners = new Collection();
         $hunters = new Collection();
 
@@ -281,6 +288,14 @@ protected function processQueue(): void
                 $runners->add($player);
         });
 
+        $this->tryFillOpenGames($hunters, $runners);
+
+        $selectedConfig = MatchConfiguration::selectRandomConfigByWeight($availableMatchConfigs);
+
+        // Should never happen, but just to be careful
+        if($selectedConfig === null)
+            return;
+
         $hunterGroupsSet = $this->determineMatchingPlayers($hunters, $selectedConfig->hunters);
         $runnerGroupsSet = $this->determineMatchingPlayers($runners, $selectedConfig->runners);
 
@@ -316,6 +331,59 @@ protected function processQueue(): void
         $newGame->determineHost();
     }
 
+    protected function tryFillOpenGames(Collection|array &$hunters, Collection|array &$runners)
+    {
+        $openGames = Game::where('status', '=', MatchStatus::Opened->value)->get();
+
+        foreach ($openGames as $game) {
+            $neededPlayers = $game->remainingPlayerCount();
+
+            // game is full and doesn't need filling
+            if($neededPlayers->getTotal() == 0)
+                continue;
+
+            if($neededPlayers->hunters > 0) {
+                $hunterGroupsSet = $this->determineMatchingPlayers($hunters, $neededPlayers->hunters);
+
+                // see if there are any group combinations possible to fill the game
+                if(count($hunterGroupsSet) === 0)
+                    continue;
+
+                // use biggest groups first
+                rsort($hunterGroupsSet, SORT_NUMERIC);
+
+                foreach ($hunterGroupsSet as $groupSize) {
+                    $foundQueuedPlayerIndex = $hunters->search(function (QueuedPlayer $hunter) use ($groupSize) {
+                        return ($hunter->following_users_count + 1) === $groupSize;
+                    });
+
+                    $foundHunter = $hunters->pull($foundQueuedPlayerIndex);
+                    $game->addQueuedPlayer($foundHunter);
+                }
+            }
+
+            if($neededPlayers->runners > 0) {
+                $runnerGroupSet = $this->determineMatchingPlayers($runners, $neededPlayers->runners);
+
+                // see if there are any group combinations possible to fill the game
+                if(count($runnerGroupSet) === 0)
+                    continue;
+
+                // use biggest groups first
+                rsort($runnerGroupSet, SORT_NUMERIC);
+
+                foreach ($runnerGroupSet as $groupSize) {
+                    $foundQueuedPlayerIndex = $hunters->search(function (QueuedPlayer $hunter) use ($groupSize) {
+                        return ($hunter->following_users_count + 1) === $groupSize;
+                    });
+
+                    $foundRunner = $hunters->pull($foundQueuedPlayerIndex);
+                    $game->addQueuedPlayer($foundRunner);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     protected function removeUserFromGame(User $user, Game $game)
     {
         $game->players()->detach($user);
diff --git a/dist/app/Models/Game/Matchmaking/Game.php b/dist/app/Models/Game/Matchmaking/Game.php
index becc9c3..60eddd0 100644
--- a/dist/app/Models/Game/Matchmaking/Game.php
+++ b/dist/app/Models/Game/Matchmaking/Game.php
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ public function determineHost(): void
         $this->save();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the number of needed players to fill the game.
+     *
+     * @return MatchmakingPlayerCount
+     */
     public function remainingPlayerCount(): MatchmakingPlayerCount
     {
         $players = $this->players;
diff --git a/dist/routes/deathgardenApi.php b/dist/routes/deathgardenApi.php
index 91609ee..c4478d3 100644
--- a/dist/routes/deathgardenApi.php
+++ b/dist/routes/deathgardenApi.php
@@ -71,9 +71,7 @@
         Route::put('match/{matchId}/Close', [MatchmakingController::class, 'close']);
 		Route::put('match/{matchId}/Kill', [MatchmakingController::class, 'kill']);
 		Route::put('match/{matchId}/Quit', [MatchmakingController::class, 'quit']);
-
-        Route::post('file/{gameVersion}/{seed}/{mapName}', [MatchmakingController::class, 'seedFilePost']);
-        Route::get('file/{gameVersion}/{seed}/{mapName}', [MatchmakingController::class, 'seedFileGet']);
+        Route::delete('match/{matchId}/user/{$userId}', [MatchmakingController::class, 'deleteUserFromMatch']);
     });
 
 
diff --git a/dist/routes/web.php b/dist/routes/web.php
index 3f1f71f..4ddb4ea 100644
--- a/dist/routes/web.php
+++ b/dist/routes/web.php
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
+use App\Http\Controllers\Api\Matchmaking\MatchmakingController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\Web\LoginController;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 use Laravel\Socialite\Facades\Socialite;
@@ -49,6 +50,9 @@
 });
 
 
+Route::post('file/{gameVersion}/{seed}/{mapName}', [MatchmakingController::class, 'seedFilePost']);
+Route::get('file/{gameVersion}/{seed}/{mapName}', [MatchmakingController::class, 'seedFileGet']);
+
 
 Route::post('metrics/httplog/event', function () {
     return response('', 200);