Skate Story

Skate Story

Steam Deck Verified

by Sam Eng · Indie · Dec 8, 2025

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $13.99.

96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
3k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 183 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 124 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 98 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated 4 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
46% of themes are praise36% are divided18% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Skate Story is an atmospheric experience from start to finish.
183 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Sound and Audio are just a treat to listen to with the soundtrack being packed with all sorts of bangers that I listen to on Spotify.
124 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
In terms of Gameplay, I love how tactile this experience is.
98 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
It may ground itself to reality but oftentimes you just wish you could relax and enjoy the visuals with the songs.
94 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
I also played this on steam deck and it runs really smooth on the system.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters183 reviews
Audio124 reviews
Gameplay98 reviews
Graphics94 reviews
Steam Deck10 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty19 reviews
84%
Controls14 reviews
93%
Performance6 reviews
83%
Interface6 reviews
83%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs16 reviews
81%
Crashes14 reviews
79%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $13.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
26
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.