Day One PS Plus Recreation Confirmed for December 8

It is simply been introduced that Skate Story is coming to PlayStation Plus when it launches on December 8. It was lately confirmed that PlayStation Plus is shedding no less than 9 video games this December, together with Forspoken, Battlefield 2042, and Sonic Frontiers, however the addition of Skate Story as a day-one title does assist to melt the blow.

Being developed by Sam Eng, Skate Story was first unveiled correctly throughout Devolver Digital’s holiday event in December 2022. Since then, Skate Story has garnered a substantial amount of anticipation, with its fluid skateboarding mechanics, distinct artwork model, and demonic premise being on full show for the 50,000+ individuals of the sport’s current Steam demo.

Skate Story Heads to PlayStation Plus and Additional on December 8

Confirmed through a PlayStation Weblog submit on November 24, Skate Story is heading to PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium on its December 8 launch date. Skate Story is a third-person skateboarding recreation that may see gamers take management of a demon who has been given a skateboard from the Satan himself as a part of a devious deal; if the demon can journey the skateboard all the way in which to the moon and swallow it entire, the Satan will free them from their eternity of servitude. That mission will take gamers all through the 9 circles of the underworld, the place they’re going to meet a weird forged of unlikely allies and hostile demons seeking to deliver their journey to an premature finish.

Whereas the final moment-to-moment gameplay of Skate Story will see gamers partaking in missions with a transparent set of targets, comparable to performing tips over sure components of the surroundings, the sport may even function boss fights that problem the participant to carry out particular combos in fast succession. Between missions and boss fights, gamers will discover themselves in Skate Story‘s hub, the place they’ll unlock new tips, new gear, and customise their skateboard with a spread of distinctive designs and stickers.

Although early variations of Skate Story first appeared in YouTube trailers all the way in which again in 2020, it began to obtain loads of mainstream consideration final 12 months following a playable demo at Summer time Recreation Fest and Tribeca Video games Pageant. IGN’s Charlie Wacholz wrote that Skate Story “shot as much as the highest of [their] Steam wishlist after [their] hands-on demo” at SGF 2024, and Rock Paper Shotgun’s Brendan Caldwell stated the sport “appears like a chunk of contemporary artwork” following their preview. Followers might want to wait only a few extra weeks to seek out out if Skate Story lives as much as the hype, however these with PlayStation Plus will be capable of discover out at no cost.