First revealed at this year’s Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest Edition, the skateboarding roguelike Helskate released a brand new trailer showcasing its core gameplay loop and wide range of abilities one can use to shred through the Underworld. The Phantom Coast team will be presenting a demo for the time to press behind closed doors this week at Gamescom.
Helskate will be available soon on PC and launch in Early Access.
Source: FGS
About Helskate
Helskate is a skateboarding action rogue-lite. Grind, perform tricks, and chain combos to power up your attacks and slay the monsters of Vertheim. Combine unique weapons and gear to suit your playstyle as you fight, die, and upgrade your abilities to come back to this labyrinth over and over again.
- Skate your way through Vertheim – Traverse Vertheim as you grind, wall ride and manual your way through this hellscape with classic arcade-style skating
- Fight, Die, Upgrade, Repeat – Combine different weapons, gear, and tapes to create powerful and unique builds for each run. Get inked up with sick tattoos to permanently upgrade your abilities for a much-needed edge over your foes.
- Skateboarding Combat – Chain huge combos, do ollies, kickflips, and other awesome tricks to power up your attacks and gain unique abilities and buffs to slay the monsters that await you in this fast-paced skateboarding action roguelite.
- Take on the Gods of Skating – Use everything in your arsenal to battle against the Gods of Skating. Take on the God of Vert Ramps’ score challenge and grind your way up the Ancient God of Skating to strike at his weak points.