Skater XL
A skateboarding sim with a praised trick system.
Skater XL is a 2020 sports video game developed and published by Easy Day Studios for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. The game first hit early access for PC on 19 December 2018, before its full release on 28 July 2020. It features a trick system that critics praised, though the game received mixed or average reviews overall.
Quick Facts
- Developer
- Easy Day Studios
- Platforms
- Microsoft Windows
- Nintendo Switch
- PlayStation 4
- Xbox One
- Genre
- Sports
- Modes
- Single-player, multiplayer
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Development
Easy Day Studios, based in Long Beach, California, first released Skater XL in early access for PC on 19 December 2018. In April 2020, the studio announced a full release for July of that year on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, with professional skateboarders Tom Asta, Tiago Lemos, Evan Smith, and Brandon Westgate as playable characters. The release date was set for 7 July, then delayed on 6 June to 28 July, except for the Switch version, whose date would be announced in the coming weeks. On 16 July, Easy Day Studios revealed the soundtrack would include Modest Mouse, Band of Horses, Getter, Interpol, Future Islands, Animal Collective, Silversun Pickups, Starheadbody, Built to Spill, Cende, Kratos Himself, The Shivas, and Westkust. A free update on 6 August 2021 added online multiplayer to all platforms after being in an open beta stage. On 7 November 2023, it was announced that the game would release for Nintendo Switch on 5 December of that year.
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