Skate Story Releases Today: Is This Skating Odyssey For You?
- Dec 08 2025
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Shredders, the wait's over! Skate Story grinds into existence today for PS5, Nintendo Switch 2, PC and MacOS, with a massive bonus: day-one launch in the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for Extra and Premium subscribers. Devolver Digital's surreal indie gem, crafted by solo developer Sam Eng, transforms your standard skating game into a psychedelic underworld odyssey. This one doesn't rely on button-mashing tricks, it is pure physics-driven boarding through hellish landscapes, blending the tactile joy of skating with a narrative as twisted as a busted truck. It's a perfect game for holiday couch sessions or to take on the go with Switch 2 or Steam Deck. Check out the trailer below to see for yourself.
Game Overview: Hell on Wheels
Imagine Skate meets Celeste in Dante's Inferno: You play a fragile demon forged from glass and pain, shattered and soul-less in the Underworld's ashen Emptylands. The Devil, as he tends to do, decides to strike a bargain; grab this skateboard, conquer nine infernal layers, and devour the Moon to reclaim your freedom. Along the way, you'll ollie over unholy gaps, grind weeping concrete ledges, and pull off 70+ tricks while battling demons, aiding a forgetful frog, and rescuing tortured souls. It's not just skating; it's a far-out quest blending high-stakes action, exploration, and bizarre storytelling, with skating as a metaphor for humility and perseverance.
Key Features: Tricks That Feel Alive
Sam Eng's precision engineering shines in the well executed controls. You'll ollie, power slide, and combo into grinds, heelflips, or 360 flips with button and joystick combos. Each trick helps you build up soul currency to customize decks, wheels, trucks, and stickers at ghostly gift shops. And when you miss that ledge and crash? Your glass body shatters realistically, resetting momentum but not progress so it never feels cheap but ends up teaching resilience the hard way.
Ready to Grind It Out?
We have had a really packed release window lately, including the recent release of Metroid Prime 4, but Skate Story makes a place for itself with short, satisfying sessions that can fit in whenever you have the time. The fact that it's available already on PS Plus makes it that much easier for Sony players to take for a spin, and for PC and Mac players there is still a demo available on Steam.
It's skating infused with modern indie soul, blending a surreal narrative, stunning visuals, and a soundtrack that slaps. It's definitely worth a look.
