Skate. cover art

games like

Skate.

Skate. leans Execution (Pure Mechanics). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.

Matched first against: Simulator - then ranked by cheat-test profile.

EXECUTION9 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10

Like Skate., but easier

Same cheat-test neighborhood, lower Execution demand - the hands aren't as punishing.

7 games like Skate.

A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Colin McRae Rally 2.0 cover art
Colin McRae Rally 2.0Pure Mechanics · rally racing sim

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (9 vs 8) - Surface-specific car control at speed decides every stage

full comparison →
Serious Sam: The First Encounter cover art
Serious Sam: The First EncounterPure Mechanics · arena wave shootercross-genre

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (9 vs 8) - Sustained accurate fire against enormous enemy hordes demands constant aim

full comparison →
Super Mario Maker cover art
Super Mario MakerPure Mechanics · platformer level creatorcross-genre

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (9 vs 8) - Community kaizo levels push platforming precision to extremes

full comparison →
Star Wars Episode I: Racer cover art
Star Wars Episode I: RacerPure Mechanics · futuristic racercross-genre

Both lean on execution about the same (9 vs 9). Biggest difference: variance (2 vs 1) - Fixed tracks; nothing meaningful hidden.

full comparison →
Painkiller (2004) cover art
Painkiller (2004)Pure Mechanics · retro first-person shootercross-genre

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (9 vs 8) - Constant crowd-control movement against overwhelming enemy counts demands fast aim

full comparison →
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time cover art
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About TimePure Mechanics · precision platformercross-genre

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (9 vs 8) - Brutal platforming with precise crate timing

full comparison →
Colin McRae: Dirt 2 cover art
Colin McRae: Dirt 2Pure Mechanics · rally racingcross-genre

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (9 vs 8) - precise rally driving and braking required

full comparison →

Game details

Released
2007
Developer
EA Black Box
Platforms
PS3, X360
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer
IGDB critics
87/100
IGDB users
83/100
SimulatorSportSandboxOpen world