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Skate Story Lands to Strong Reviews for Its Surreal Style and Skating Feel

Early reviews cite a singular style with a Blood Cultures score, plus a short campaign with a post‑credits restriction.

Overview

  • Developed largely solo by Sam Eng and published by Devolver Digital, the game launched December 8 on PlayStation 5, PC (Steam) and Nintendo Switch 2.
  • Critics praise the crystalline visuals, tight skate-cam presentation, and mood-rich writing that frame a demon’s journey through a surreal underworld.
  • Skating blends open hub exploration, fast linear courses, and boss encounters where combos and stomps convert score into damage.
  • Reviews note approachable yet initially fiddly controls with a satisfying progression of tricks, from ollies and grinds to more advanced flips and manuals.
  • Nintendo Life reports roughly seven hours across nine chapters, and Push Square flags that post-credits you cannot return to hub areas without starting a new game.