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Session: Skate Sim cover art

Session: Skate Sim

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

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreAmazon

IndieSimulationSportsStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

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

Session: Skate Sim is an Indie, Simulation, Sports and Strategy game released in 2022, priced at $39.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (83% of 15854 reviews).

95
playing now
83%
positive of 16k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
57/100
IGDB user rating (15 ratings)
2.97★
PlayStation Store rating (9,754 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

95 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 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.

Trailer

Session: Skate Sim trailer thumbnail

Session: Skate Sim - Launch Trailer | PS5 & PS4 Games

≈321,814 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Cooling
  • · 95 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 2% of 49,919 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 317k–713k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 15,854 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

IndieGala$5.99-85%
Gamesplanet$8.11-80%
Humble Store$9.99-75%
WinGameStore$9.99-75%

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 129 of 175 observed days · $3.80 above the all-time low (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

168592026-09-15 12:00 — 59 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 140 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 90 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 106 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 143 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 129 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 76 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 157 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 146 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 110 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 144 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 135 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 81 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 128 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 148 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 89 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 120 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 148 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 97 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 105 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 151 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 102 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 68 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 95 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
50053Sep 2019Aug 2026Sep 2019 — avg 498 · peak 1,316Dec 2019 — avg 137 · peak 368Mar 2020 — avg 184 · peak 541Jun 2020 — avg 176 · peak 286Sep 2020 — avg 81 · peak 144Dec 2020 — avg 59 · peak 139Mar 2021 — avg 85 · peak 157Jun 2021 — avg 56 · peak 109Sep 2021 — avg 75 · peak 131Dec 2021 — avg 55 · peak 101Mar 2022 — avg 161 · peak 331Jun 2022 — avg 73 · peak 127Sep 2022 — avg 356 · peak 1,743Dec 2022 — avg 262 · peak 425Mar 2023 — avg 304 · peak 490Jun 2023 — avg 228 · peak 407Sep 2023 — avg 220 · peak 364Dec 2023 — avg 215 · peak 372Mar 2024 — avg 365 · peak 644Jun 2024 — avg 272 · peak 472Sep 2024 — avg 253 · peak 465Dec 2024 — avg 212 · peak 352Mar 2025 — avg 246 · peak 472Jun 2025 — avg 236 · peak 463Sep 2025 — avg 206 · peak 412Dec 2025 — avg 144 · peak 235Mar 2026 — avg 167 · peak 303Jun 2026 — avg 126 · peak 194Aug 2026 — avg 125 · peak 208
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$46.50$2.192019-09-172026-10-152019-09-17 — 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 $5.992026-10-15 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

37102026-05-29 — 15 pageviews2026-06-02 — 13 pageviews2026-06-06 — 32 pageviews2026-06-10 — 23 pageviews2026-06-14 — 23 pageviews2026-06-18 — 12 pageviews2026-06-22 — 16 pageviews2026-06-26 — 20 pageviews2026-06-30 — 35 pageviews2026-07-04 — 24 pageviews2026-07-08 — 17 pageviews2026-07-12 — 20 pageviews2026-07-16 — 28 pageviews2026-07-20 — 32 pageviews2026-07-24 — 12 pageviews2026-07-28 — 22 pageviews2026-08-01 — 16 pageviews2026-08-05 — 15 pageviews2026-08-09 — 19 pageviews2026-08-13 — 13 pageviews2026-08-17 — 20 pageviews2026-08-21 — 16 pageviews2026-08-25 — 18 pageviews2026-08-29 — 17 pageviews2026-09-02 — 16 pageviews2026-09-06 — 33 pageviews2026-09-10 — 18 pageviews2026-09-14 — 20 pageviews2026-09-18 — 30 pageviews2026-09-22 — 23 pageviews2026-09-26 — 17 pageviews2026-09-30 — 15 pageviews2026-10-04 — 16 pageviews2026-10-07 — 18 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

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

Post-launch support: 10 DLC released, first 2022-09-22, latest 2025-10-29 (Steam store data)

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.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FunnyIndieActionSportsPhysicsDifficultRealisticSimulationExplorationEarly Access

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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