Underplayed Gems

How I learned to Skate (2022)

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Developer
Taavi Teemaa
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Indie
Rating
4.7 of 5, 30 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.1 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

a punishingly deliberate ice-skating challenge where every clumsy step forward feels like a fragile triumph against both the ice and your own limitations

difficultpreciseawkward controlsatmosphericemotionalfrustratingmethodicalbeautiful

What players say

Players describe it as a brutally difficult precision platformer with unique, satisfying skating controls and a deceptively cozy art style. The difficulty spikes hard after the first chapter, with checkpoints placed far apart and some sections knocking you back to earlier checkpoints on failure, which many find exhausting. Players compare it to Getting Over It and Pogostuck.

Trailer

Screenshots

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