Choose skate.
Choose skate. if you want an Early Access game with MMO, HDR available, and Camera Comfort. 58,412 Steam reviews back the pick.
skate. vs SurfsUp
skate. and SurfsUp both land in Action, Sports, Free To Play on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Sports, Free To Play on Steam. Both released in 2025. SurfsUp scores higher on Steam reviews (87.4% positive) than skate. (63.8% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose SurfsUp
Choose SurfsUp if you want an Indie, Casual, and Racing game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 87.4% positive across 563 reviews.
Both skate. and SurfsUp sit in Action, Sports, and Free To Play on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 skate. |  SurfsUp | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Free To Play, Early Access | Action, Sports, Indie, Free To Play, Casual, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 63.8% positive (58,412 reviews) | 87.4% positive (563 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Full Circle | Mark Arneman, Nerdiful, Carina Arneman |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Sports, Free To Play on Steam.
- Both released in 2025.
- SurfsUp scores higher on Steam reviews (87.4% positive) than skate. (63.8% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
skate. vs SurfsUp — FAQ
- Which is better, skate. or SurfsUp?
- On Steam reviews SurfsUp scores higher (87.4% positive) than skate. (63.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, SurfsUp is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Are skate. and SurfsUp similar?
- They overlap on Action, Sports, Free To Play on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both skate. and SurfsUp have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: skate. ships Online Co-op, Co-op; SurfsUp ships Online Co-op, Co-op.