Skygate Zero turns a flooded apocalypse into one big skate park

Indie developer Fortunate Ghost has formally opened the Steam retailer web page for Skygate Zero, supplying you with your first likelihood to Wishlist the skate-inspired action-adventure forward of its launch.

The announcement comes simply in time for Gamescom 2026, the place Skygate Zero can even make its playable debut as a part of the Indie Area Sales space from August 26-30.

Skygate Zero is about on a stylized, flooded future Earth, the place it places you aboard a customizable Glideboard. To place it merely, it takes skateboarding mechanics and throws them right into a post-apocalyptic journey.

Quite than merely strolling from A to B, you’ll be driving, grinding, wallriding, and boosting your method throughout deserted areas often called Spots, that are described as remnants of the world we all know right this moment.

There’s extra to fret about than touchdown your subsequent trick, although. Goo-based enemies and different remnants of the previous world will stand in your method, with you needing to smash by way of them whereas gathering Scrap and Shards alongside the best way.

You’ll additionally uncover Chips that may unlock new skills or utterly change how the Glideboard handles. Apparently, you’re free to strip all of them away once more in the event you’d fairly preserve issues easy.

Naturally, there’s loads of customization too, with stickers and outfits scattered all through the world alongside harder “By no means-Been-Performed” challenges designed to check precisely what you may pull off on the board.

And, as a result of apparently common golf wasn’t arduous sufficient, Skygate Zero can even allow you to play golf on a Glideboard. We’re not solely certain what that appears like but, however it definitely sounds just like the kind of facet exercise able to turning into an actual time sink.

When you’re fortunate sufficient to be attending Gamescom, you may attempt Skygate Zero for your self on the Indie Area Sales space in Corridor 10.2, with Fortunate Ghost showing as a part of the Northern Eire Display screen delegation.