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Session: Skate Sim cover art

Session: Skate Sim

crea-ture Studios Inc. · Nacon · 2022-09-22

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IndieSimulationSportsStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 22, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Sep 22, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Sep 22, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Sep 22, 2022 (Xbox One), Sep 22, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 16, 2023 (Nintendo Switch)

Made by and for skaters, the dual stick controls faithfully reproduce your feet on the skateboard for an ultra-realistic experience. Try out real-life iconic skate spots, customise your skater and equipment with items from the top brands

135
playing now
83%
positive of 16k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
57/100
IGDB user rating (15 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

135 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Session: Skate Sim is a sports video game developed by independent developer Crea-ture Studios for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. The game is considered a spiritual successor to the Skate series.

Health check

Cooling
  • · 135 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 568 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~71/week).
  • · Review velocity down 44% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 17,990 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 317k–713k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 15,840 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

IndieGala$5.99-85%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$9.76-76%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.19 at GameBillet (2022-06-23) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $46.50 · on sale 124 of 172 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
88188120192026Week of 2019-09-01: 881 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 181 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 505 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 433 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 256 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 315 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 344 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 421 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 311 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 157 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 363 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 211 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 244 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

174752026-08-06 22:00 — 155 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 114 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 116 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 149 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 99 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 147 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 170 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 102 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 153 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 145 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 82 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 125 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 164 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 113 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 127 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 143 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 75 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 131 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 165 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 110 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 106 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 143 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 126 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 98 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 144 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 132 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 81 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 153 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 135 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$46.50$2.192019-09-172026-08-252019-09-17 — best price $19.992021-05-30 — best price $19.992021-09-03 — best price $19.992021-11-25 — best price $14.892022-02-02 — best price $19.992022-04-05 — best price $20.742022-05-26 — best price $22.392022-08-13 — best price $14.562022-09-24 — best price $39.992022-11-07 — best price $33.592022-12-19 — best price $35.992023-02-07 — best price $39.992023-04-18 — best price $31.882023-06-15 — best price $39.992023-08-02 — best price $17.992023-10-01 — best price $33.992023-12-11 — best price $15.992024-02-05 — best price $39.992024-04-08 — best price $12.482024-06-10 — best price $12.802024-08-20 — best price $10.992024-10-29 — best price $31.882025-01-09 — best price $39.992025-03-21 — best price $31.882025-05-22 — best price $39.992025-08-11 — best price $7.992025-10-16 — best price $11.992025-12-01 — best price $8.602026-01-29 — best price $39.992026-03-30 — best price $9.992026-05-23 — best price $39.992026-07-03 — best price $9.992026-08-18 — best price $5.992026-08-25 — best price $9.76
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

37102026-05-29 — 15 pageviews2026-06-01 — 15 pageviews2026-06-04 — 23 pageviews2026-06-07 — 21 pageviews2026-06-10 — 23 pageviews2026-06-13 — 14 pageviews2026-06-16 — 27 pageviews2026-06-19 — 27 pageviews2026-06-22 — 16 pageviews2026-06-25 — 18 pageviews2026-06-28 — 10 pageviews2026-07-01 — 22 pageviews2026-07-04 — 24 pageviews2026-07-07 — 15 pageviews2026-07-10 — 29 pageviews2026-07-13 — 21 pageviews2026-07-16 — 28 pageviews2026-07-19 — 34 pageviews2026-07-22 — 20 pageviews2026-07-25 — 28 pageviews2026-07-28 — 22 pageviews2026-07-31 — 24 pageviews2026-08-03 — 23 pageviews2026-08-06 — 34 pageviews2026-08-09 — 19 pageviews2026-08-12 — 13 pageviews2026-08-15 — 18 pageviews2026-08-18 — 13 pageviews2026-08-21 — 16 pageviews2026-08-24 — 14 pageviews2026-08-25 — 18 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

302026-08-27 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 3 viewers2026-08-27 08:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 12:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

48
achievements tracked
57.5%
earned "You're free now!"
5.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportGamepad RecommendedDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam Input API SupportFamily Sharing10 DLC

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)4,8342%49
Steam (Steam)3,7812%48
Switch (Nintendo)540%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

FunnyIndieActionSportsPhysicsDifficultRealisticSimulationExplorationEarly Access

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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