In the game: a skater kickflips across a stone plaza in front of a row of shops

OpenSkate · Physics skateboarding game for PCFind the spot

An open-world skateboarding game. Every trick comes from real board physics. A free demo is out now. On Steam in Q4 2026.

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Open York · in the game
Recorded in v0.2.3
The Commons · 21:20In the game · v0.2.3The Basin · 21:15

For skaters by skaters

[ 01 / 06 ]·The board

Tricks come out of the physics

Physics underpins everything.

Fig. 1 · Kickflip, side on−400 ms
Physics120 Hz
Pop+0 ms
Catch+433 ms
Landed+650 ms
Ollie apex0.80 m
Market Street Bowl · half speed · replay renderer
−400 ms

Roll

The board rolls on four simulated wheels. Physics runs 120 times a second, whatever your frame rate.

+0 ms

Pop and flip

Push down on the tail and let go to pop. Flick to flip. Your feet lift out of the way.

+433 ms

Catch

Your feet come back down on the board. Nothing holds them there: catch late and it shows.

+650 ms

Land

Landings are forgiving. Get the wheels roughly under you and roll away.

In the game: Open York at dusk from 70 m over the Front, looking inland over brick blocks and lit signs to the Commons
[ 02 / 06 ]·The city

Open York

One made-up coastal city. No loading screens. Every spot is just part of the street.

City
2.36 × 1.16 km
Districts
8
Parks
6
Named spots
37
Across at 5 m/s
8 min
The plan

A busy city with great spots to find. Watch it move through the day.

Plan · 2,632 buildings · 104 streets
17:301 s = 10 city min

Drag to move · pinch or Ctrl + scroll to zoom · from the city plan, not the game

In the game: dusk over the seafront from beside the pier, the lighthouse beam sweeping across the bay
In the engine today

The Front, at dusk

Built in Unreal Engine 5. Every street, plaza and park is part of one city.

In the game: golden-hour sun over the Commons, a paved plaza with the Vert Jam half pipe and a mini ramp, shoppers crossing
The Commons · 20:10The vert ramp and a mini ramp
In the game: Market Street Bowl from above, a sunken street course with green banks and a blue bowl between terraced streets
Market Street Bowl · 20:10Banks, a brick run and a pool-blue bowl
In the game: Hillside Plaza, pale granite terraces with stairs and ledges stepping down from a clock tower
Hillside Plaza · 20:10Granite terraces, stairs and ledges
In the game: the Commons Nine, a flight of nine stone stairs with a steel handrail beside the pavement under the monorail
The Commons Nine · 20:10Nine stairs and a rail, just a street
[ 03 / 06 ]·Ideas and fixes

Tell us what to build

Post ideas and bugs. Vote for the ones you want most. The most wanted get looked at first.

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    Post itAn idea or a bug, in one sentence. Sign in with email, Google or GitHub.
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    VoteOne vote each, on as many ideas as you like.
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    Follow itEach idea shows where it’s at: planned, being built, shipped.
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[ 04 / 06 ]·Roadmap

Where it’s going

  1. NowRefine Open YorkThe Commons, the Ring and the Front, made to feel lived in
  2. NextSkater physicsThe rider's balance, catches and bails, tuned on the pad
  3. LaterStory and career modePlanned, after the city and the physics
PC · SteamQ4 2026The first release.Coming to Steam
PlayStationEarly 2027Planned
XboxEarly 2027Planned
Play it now · free · v0.2.0

The demo is out

An early demo: Open York, a made-up city to explore on board and on foot. Each stick is a foot. No scores, no missions.

20 s of the demo, recorded in v0.2.3. No sound.

Open itch.io

Tapping “Get the free demo” loads the download from itch.io, which may set its own cookies.

You need
  • Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit
  • A DirectX 12 graphics card
  • About 7 GB of disk
  • A controller (the keyboard can’t ride)

Windows may say “Windows protected your PC”, because the game isn’t signed yet. Click More info, then Run anyway.

See what’s planned from the ideas board

[ 05 / 06 ]·Questions

OpenSkate, in short

What is OpenSkate?
An open-world skateboarding game for PC. The board is fully simulated, so every trick comes from physics. You skate Open York, a made-up coastal city.
When and where can I play it?
A free early demo for Windows PC is on itch.io now. The full game comes to Steam in Q4 2026. PlayStation and Xbox are planned for early 2027.
Is it realistic or arcade?
Realistic, with forgiving landings. The board follows real physics, but you don’t need perfect timing to ride away.
How is it different from Skate or Skater XL?
Both are inspirations. OpenSkate’s focus: every trick comes from the board’s physics, the whole city is one map with no loading screens, and the spots are ordinary streets, not a skatepark.
Is there multiplayer?
No. OpenSkate is a single-player game.
How much will it cost?
The price isn’t set yet. Sign up for email to hear it first.
Who makes it?
One developer, Darren, with ideas from the people who play it.
How can I suggest an idea?
Post it on the ideas board at openskategame.com/ideas. Sign in with an email link, then post, vote and comment.
[ 06 / 06 ]·Devlog

Made in the open

Latest updates

All updates on itch.io
  1. · itch.io0.2.3: A title screen, a busier city, and a fix for slow laptops

    Two updates in two days. 0.2.2 is the big one: every known issue from 0.2.1 is fixed, and Open York has a lot more life in it. 0.2.3 changes the starting graphics settings so the…

  2. · itch.io0.2.1: People on the streets & refined skater movements

    Open York isn't empty any more. 0.2.1 puts people in the city: shoppers, commuters waiting at bus stops, people hanging around the Commons. They come from Epic's free City Sample…

  3. · itch.io0.2.0: Welcome to Open York

    OpenSkate 0.2.0 replaces the first demo's single city block with Open York, a whole fictional city to skate and explore on foot. What's new Open York: streets and crossings…

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The Commons in Open York at dusk, a wide square of granite ledges and steps
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