Steam news20 Jan 2025HELSKATE IS OUT OF EARLY ACCESS - EXPERIENCE THE FULL STORY NOWHey all! Today marks a huge milestone for us. After nearly a year of feature updates and improvements in Early Access, Helskate is now available on Steam! Check out the launch trailer here: What is Helskate? (For those new to the game) In Helskate, 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 pla…
What a ride Early Access has been. The whole team here wants to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has tried the game, given feedback, and inspired us to make Helskate the best it can be! We’re happy to announce that we’re VERY close to leaving the Early Access period, so watch this space! Be sure to join us in our Discord , or follow us on X , Bluesky , Instagram and YouTube ! We can’…
Hey all! We’ve reworked the core loop of the game completely. The focus is now on points. Skating/combos, killing enemies, doing goals: everything now feeds into score. And score is now the way to progress. We like it a lot. To us, it feels much closer to what the game wants to be. Don't forget, the game is in Early Access and could benefit from your feedback! Don’t hesitate to join our Discord…
Hey all! There is a HUGE patch up on the beta branch . We’ve reworked the core loop of the game completely. The focus is now on points. Skating/combos, killing enemies, doing goals: everything now feeds into score . And score is now the way to progress. We like it a lot. To us, it feels much closer to what the game wants to be. You have ~2 weeks to get your feedback in before we push this updat…
Hey hey, it’s update time! Thanks once again to everyone who has been playing Helskate! Super extra thanks to everyone who took the time to write massive feedback posts on Steam and Discord, and those who have been submitting videos and bug reports <3. It’s so so helpful and we are reading every bit of feedback even if we can’t quite reply to everything. You rock! In this update: a new deck . T…
Hey all! A deep and heartfelt thank you once again to everyone playing Helskate! The amount and detail of feedback has been fantastic. This update is all about Feel & Flow and the connection between skating and combat. First, the major combat rework is now live. We’ve retuned the weapons and increased knockback and impact forces to the enemies. The result should allow you to fight enemies witho…
Hey all! We’ve been working to improve the feel of combat. The goal is to keep the flow of skating as you fight enemies. Or, put another way, to make enemies another useful tool for getting big combos. Let us know what you think of the changes on Discord or in the comments. Thanks so much! CHANGELOG Improvements · Added option for character relative controls · Added “Classic” camera mode · “Tri…
Hello everyone, A relatively small update today as we continue working towards some of the bigger features planned in our roadmap. Please feel free to join our Discord to share your feedback and experiences; your input is very important to us! Below is a list of the changes made in this build: CHANGELOG Improvements · Added Free Skate mode · Changed menu exit button assignment to Circle (Playst…
Hey all! Thank you for playing Helskate and sharing your feedback with us! Your insights are invaluable in helping us improve the game. As mentioned in our Beta Branch Update , we are dedicated to updating the Beta version after detailed testing. This ensures that only the best improvements are transferred to the main game. You are now seeing these enhancements, previously vetted in the Beta ve…
Thank you for supporting Helskate in Early Access! <3 <3 <3 It’s a week since launch and it’s been motivating and heart-warming to see so many players vibing with what we made. We know there are a lot of things to improve and we appreciate you supporting us while we work hard on fixes and improvements ( roadmap here ). Speaking of which… Cutscenes & Levels First, we’ve implemented the cutscenes…
Day 1 Patch is here! It includes: Bug fixes and tweaks · Improved UI scaling for different aspect ratios (Tested 16:9, 16:10 and 32:9) · Multiple small collision Improvements · Pause the game when the steam overlay is opened · Fix for lag spike whenever a new sticker is acquired · Tattooshop show correct tattoo on Anton now · Tattooshop tweaks · Status effects apply correctly to all enemies · R…
After nearly four years of passionate development, countless lines of code, and many late nights, we're thrilled to announce that Helskate has officially launched in Early Access TODAY! This journey began as a dream — a “you know what’d be cool?” kind of dream — and through hard work, perseverance, and the invaluable feedback from our early supporters, we've brought this vision to life. Today m…
Hey skaters, Huge thanks to everyone who's joined us on this special journey by wishlisting and buying the Helskate's Early Access release. Your support and feedback fuel every aspect of development, from the most mundane line of codes to the most hype rocket-shooting kickflips, and we're here to deliver on the trust you've placed in us. Exciting news: we're revealing Helskate's official develo…
We’re glad to announce that Helskate will be featured as part of PAX East’s official PAX Rising Showcase! It's an honour to have been selected by the PAX Team and to be highlighted on the show floor, next to other inventive indie titles like Big Boy Boxing, Memory’s Reach and Nirvana Noir. If you’re in the area next month, come and say hi at PAX East (March 21-24, 2024)! Read more: Phantom Coast
The Phantom Coast team is thrilled to announce that Helskate is officially part of the exhilarating lineup at this week’s Steam Next Fest! This is a fantastic opportunity for us to showcase our unique blend of arcade skating and addictive roguelite action of Helskate to a broader audience, and we couldn't be more excited. Steam Next Fest is a week-long event where fans get a taste of upcoming g…
Phantom Coast is excited to invite you to participate in the Helskate Speedrun Competition, celebrating our demo release and the upcoming Early Access launch. This competition is not just about skill; it's about speed. Here’s your chance to get early hands-on experience with Helskate and compete for some amazing prizes. Speedrun Competition Overview: The essence of the competition is straightfo…
Hi, skaters! Seeing how many of you have been enjoying the demo has warmed our hearts, and we couldn’t be happier about all the immensely positive and constructive feedback you’ve been giving us. Please keep doing so, as every Early Access release stands or falls on the quality of the feedback from the community. Here are the changes we’ve made to the demo with our latest patch, including a ple…
The release of Helskate in Early Access is just around the corner! In three weeks, you’ll be able to shred your way through the afterlife like a veritable god of skating. This Early Access release will contain the entirety of Vertheim, the first of the three worlds that we intend to develop for the eventual 1.0 release. But you don’t have to wait three weeks to get a taste of what Helskate has…
<iframe width="560" height="315" src=" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> Helskate is first and foremost a skating game. There’s also story, player progression, and combat: all of this is added to give new context to classic skating gameplay. The focus…
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