- After years of development, Skate 4 – which has simply been dubbed Skate – is almost ready to be experienced by the public, with the first gameplay trailer now live.
- As previously reported, it’ll be free-to-play on all platforms (PlayStation, Xbox, PC), in addition to featuring cross-play and cross-progression support.
- Skate release date: September 16th, 2025 (Early Access).
It seems as though revival-of-classics season is still going strong. Not that we’re exactly complaining. Give us the best parts of our childhood with remastered graphics, and we’ll give you our whole paycheques.
Now, five years after Electronic Arts and developer Full Circle initially confirmed Skate 4 (or just Skate) was in the early stages of development, the long-awaited sequel is mere weeks away from opening its Early Access – which will be shaped and improved in real-time by player feedback.
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The best part? It’ll be completely free-to-play across all platforms.
Back in 2022, Full Circle explained how it followed four rules during the development stage:
- No Pay To Win
- No Map Areas Locked Behind Paywall
- No Paid Loot Boxes
- No Paid Gameplay Advantages
Thankfully, they seem to have honoured these core tenets with microtransactions on a strictly volunteer basis (zero gameplay-limiting coercion).
So what can we expect from Skate?
The forthcoming instalment is set in a new digital metropolis known as San Vansterdam. Cuz Parry refers to it as a sister city to San Vanelona (the setting from the first two games), and with it comes a new dimension of verticality.
Skaters can reportedly “flump” up walls with fresh off-board controls, allowing them to reach higher levels and explore like never before. Other notable gameplay features, according to the trailer above, include a revamped “Flick-It” trick system rebuilt on the Frostbite engine, and a live-service model with content, challenges, as well as events planned for each season.
The only real drawback is the lack of an offline mode.
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“The game and city are designed to be a living, breathing massively multiplayer skateboarding sandbox that is always online and always evolving,” notes Full Circle.
“In order to deliver on our vision of a skateboarding world, the game will always require a live connection.”
Keep an eye out below for further details on how you can tap into Early Access for Skate / Skate 4 come September 16th, 2025. A scheduled date for the full release, however, has yet to be announced.
