Wave Break
A fun and unique take on THPS style game.
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Be warned that the game has a very steep learning curve, especially if you’ve never played a THPS game before. If you have, you should feel mostly at home, but the game does offer unique twists and differences in gameplay that you will need to get used to and master.
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There is a lack of tutorial apart from the very basics, and there is a lot of vital information that the game doesn’t tell you apart from the occasional tip during the loading screens.
– Real player with 8.2 hrs in game
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TLDR: This game is a lot fun playing solo or splitscreen with friends, especially for fans of THPS looking for something new and different!
Let’s get one thing out of the way, this is not a 1-1 recreation of a THPS game, and it isn’t trying to be. The controls are familiar if you’ve played those games, but a bit looser (Byproduct of riding a boat rather than a skateboard) and there are some differences like initiating automatics (this game’s manuals) or reverts that while easy to get a hold of will require some conscious effort to not rely on muscle memory for at first if you’re a veteran of that series. However, outside of its clear influences, this game has a style all its own! The visuals are fun and colorful which are a nice contrast to the more muted color pallets of other games of this type. The characters are animated well and the written dialogue doesn’t take itself all that seriously adding some charm to it. If you are a fan of Synthwave music this soundtrack is heaven, pairing very well with the art direction making it very easy to get into a relaxed flow with the mix of chill and upbeat tracks. I’ve had fun with the campaign maps I’ve played so far and am looking forward to the rest. The single player will have you completing more traditional goals like high scores, collecting letters, landing specific tricks and even collecting secret tapes, but there are also a handful of “story missions” for each level that have you completing tasks that showcase some of the more unique gameplay features in this game like the slow motion shooting while you complete various Miami Vice influenced objectives based around running product and encountering undercover cops. From my brief experience with the park creator, I have high hopes for what the community adds to this game over time through Steam Workshop content as there appears to be a wide variety of options and I can see multiple people collaborating on a park in a session together being a lot of fun! Multiplayer has been a chaotic blast and having a deathmatch option adds some nice variety to the standard time attack and free skate modes. I would however like to see more game modes from both skating and shooter games added in the future for example graffiti, HORSE, capture the flag, king of the hill, etc. Overall I would say if you are on the fence about this game based on what you’ve seen so far, I can confidently say it is exactly what it advertises itself to be and the quality is there so please do yourself a favor and give it a shot!
– Real player with 7.8 hrs in game
Skate City
The game is great, for someone like me who has always been addicted to skateboarding.. If you are a skater you will play this game all day. If you are a gamer who wants a challenge this game wont last long. I think its the best skate game on PC even with how basic it is. My only problem is that the game is lacking some basic tricks such as board slides, lip slides, feebles. The game is new and cheap so lets hop they keep up with updates so ones day the game will have more but I see endless opportunity especially with the PC community, if they could add a way the community can make levels it would be great. Some flip tricks are missing as well, laserflips are missing and 360 shuvits. overall Id say for the price its a must have.
– Real player with 56.6 hrs in game
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this is such a good game the style is clean and visually pleasing and all the tricks have such nice flow along with really nice smooth animations however this is probably just me cuss my laptop is a potato but if i do anything else besides free skate i get like 2 frames a second not even this happens when i do any challenges and if i try and record a video idk why this would be but ya my only suggestion is abit of optimisation with that but once again its probably cuz i have a potato computer i highly recommend you download this game
– Real player with 26.0 hrs in game
Sprint Vector
It’s finally here! I’ve been waiting a very long time for this game to finally release.
I still remember my first match with Zeshin at PAX East 2017. Back when we had 1 map a red guy and a blue guy. I knew this game was going to be gold. Survios didn’t disappoint!
You get a very quick intro tutorial that you can’t skip but it’s over very quickly. If you don’t need it, under 40 seconds. That leads you into a pretty amazing intro sequence where you get to meet Mr. Entertainment face to face. This was an amazing touch that blew me away.
– Real player with 55.9 hrs in game
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Sprint Vector is VR in perfection!
It’s a refreshing, fast paced, easy to learn but hard to master racing game that also requires physical effort.
The whole locomotion system is just incredible and I haven’t seen it in any other game before. To get moving you have to swing your arms up and down - the faster you do so the faster you will get moving (“Freedom Locomotion VR” is a free Steam VR app that showed off this kind of armswing locomotion before). But that’s only the basic movement, you can drive around curves by physically turning or by drifting (which you can do by pressing some buttons on the controller). The game also includes climbing (with comparable mechanics of the game “Climbey”) and flying. There are powerups you can pick up during the game including different types of mines, boosters and rockets.
– Real player with 37.1 hrs in game
The Ramp
VERY FUN ESPECIALLY FOR SKATERS!!!
The controls took a bit to get used to but very easy and super flow-like once you get the hang of it.
The problems i have is i wish that once you get air you could then grind upon your landing because the orange box in the skate park bowl map just looks way to tempting :)
I do really wish the creator would announce plans for updates like workshop support, new maps, tricks, custom or other characters, and bowl transitions, this would make it feel like less a tool and more of a mini-game sandbox type which it already feels like but all in all the ‘tool’ is worth the money just wish the creator would get serious.
– Real player with 2.6 hrs in game
This game does exactly what it says on the tin, and it does it pretty dang well! If you want a game to just relax and unwind to, or you’re looking for a different skateboarding experience, definitely give this a shot. For the price, it feels like a steal! Yes, it only focuses on one kind of skating and I see how that may not appeal to everyone, but what it does, it does really good. The feeling of gaining momentum or just flowing through tricks on the different ramps (there are more than 1) feels incredibly rewarding. Getting the hang of the controls doesn’t take long either. Buy it! Support awesome stuff like this!
– Real player with 2.0 hrs in game
Tristan Cole’s Pro Driver
Ever wanted to kickflip a car?! Tristan Cole’s Pro Driver blends together the fast paced action of combo based extreme sports games & the breakneck speeds of racing games to create a genre-bending driving experience like you’ve never seen before.
In TCPD you’re a stunt driver for hire and willing to take on any paying gig that gets you closer to buying that new set of wheels; taxiing passengers around town, completing todo lists, winning races, and more! Drive fast & with a lot of style to impress your customers as you wheelie, drift, flip, grind, and do crazy aerial stunts in traffic.
Challenge other drivers in a variety of multiplayer modes to show off your style & prove that you’re the best stunt driver on the streets!
Weave through multiple levels in your choice of heavily modified caged street cars equipped with a custom suspension built for high speed tricks and an insane amount of power. Customize your vehicle to fit your personal style!
Dodge pedestrian vehicles as you navigate your way through the streets or take your vehicle ‘off-roading’ by grinding roadside barriers & building supports, jumping & drifting across rooftops, and barreling through various shortcuts found around the levels!
Hockey VR
It is what it says it is. I did not want to KO my daughter so I did not try my actual stick. The VR stick works like you would expect it to. The puck is a little too light imo making fancy dribbling impossible but shooting feels good. I day dream about a fully fleshed VR hockey game every day of my life. I really hope this is a step in that direction. If EA is the roadblock let me know and I will get a petition signed and harass the NHL every day until they give up exclusivity.
– Real player with 0.7 hrs in game
Well, so far its been pretty unfortunate. I was really hyped after finding it, ordered the stick attachment, and for now have gaff taped it to my stick, calibration was weird as apparently the floor of boundary zone is not as low as humanly possible (had to face it circle facing flat on the floor to get it low enough) or the puck was just under my stick. After firing it up, theres seemingly no way to reset your starting point so it was putting my shooting circle right at the edge of my space, okay, whatever. The shooting mechanic just doesn’t quite work properly, the puck is pretty awkward to move and it is seemingly impossible to shoot the puck hard or lift it, or at least in the motion that you would do it in real life. Maybe a fun gimmick for someone who has literally never played hockey but thus far its seemingly not much more than that. I’ll certainly update my review if by some circumstance the attachment that i’ve prematurely ordered improves anything, but that baby is on that stick snug and exactly in the format of the setup/video.
– Real player with 0.6 hrs in game
OlliOlli
The Skateboarding game we deserve.
Detailed yet simple control scheme weighing importance to timing while remaining fair and not very dexterity heavy. An immense emphasis on the joystick offers a myriad of tricks to try out for players but I’ve only been able to try out a handfull of them by the time I even finished all the levels. Trying out more tricks makes sense because your score depends on what trick you perform but given the dexterity requirement, it’s gonna take more than a hand full of tries to remember and make use of them in the game. That is my only complaint but then again, I can only spare so much time for gaming these days, that’s just me.
– Real player with 8.9 hrs in game
Reminiscing the age of Tony Hawk’s Pro skater, OlliOlli is an objective based skateboarding game that re-imagines the 3D formulae into a retro 2D side-scroller. Originally developed for the PS Vita by Roll7 – the windows port up-scales the game whilst offering a similar experience. But does it grind past its contemporaries or face-plant into failure?
The games primary feature is a single player career mode. This is split across 5 distinct areas each divided into 5 courses. Your tasked with completing each course to unlock the next with increasing difficulty as you progress.
– Real player with 7.2 hrs in game
Dr. Tacocat
Small and fun game!
Wish the controlls was a hit easier tho
– Real player with 0.6 hrs in game
good game, would recomend to my grandma, 1000000000/10
– Real player with 0.4 hrs in game
Escape of Mari: The Polar Ladybug
Who knew that a tiny ladybug could cause so much headache? Help Mari navigate and make your brain twist for a solution in this frozen puzzler that will warm up your hearts. It’s difficult but fair.
It’s a very underappreciated game that got lost with a high initial price. It was worth that price as it is actually very very good but nobody ever gave it a chance.. I’ve had it for quite some time but unfortunately couldn’t review it (before the price drop).
Given the price reduction BUY IT A-S-A-P as you are missing out. Very nice stages, good design, smooth gameplay and a real puzzler that will take a lot of your time to finish. It can frustrate at times but you will get the handle of it and feel accomplished in the end of the level.
– Real player with 4.8 hrs in game
clown town 1443
I’m just gonna say it, I honestly expected a lot worse going into this.
But I’m glad to say that this game certainly didn’t disappoint. Taking inspiration from the classic era of flash games, this game follows a well-established formula with a few extra strings attached. Simple but challenging, short and sweet, it is definitely worth picking up.
While the graphics in some aspects may be somewhat crude, it adds so much to the overall charm the game brings. The gameplay is solid and enjoyable, as physics are used very well to give the car a sense of weight and velocity. Although it is only 10 levels long for the main game, it can be very challenging at times. Especially with the 10 bonus levels you get from getting a high enough score in the endless mode.
– Real player with 3.3 hrs in game
I bought clown town 1443 because the developer was in a random unrelated Twitch stream dropping Steam keys out of nowhere. That kind of guerrilla marketing appealed to me and so I decided to purchase the game instead, and that isn’t just me coping for not being fast enough to snag one of the keys despite how generous the developer was in giving them.
As a big Friday Night Funkin' appreciator I have a soft spot for games that are basically love letters to Flash classics, and this game is very clearly wearing its Trials influences on its sleeve. There’s a bit more to it than just a straight clone, as this game features a bit more depth to its mechanics, such as a heat bar that must be managed. You’re free to bump around generally as much as you want, but if you overheat from too much acceleration you temporarily lose control of your vehicle. Crash in this state, and you’ll have to restart the level again.
– Real player with 1.0 hrs in game