Two unfinished games – Skater XL (basically a mod platform with no real career) – Session (solid mechanics but still janky and underbaked after years in Early Access)
Two emulated games – Skate 2 – Skate 3
…and that’s it. EA had a 15-year window to deliver a polished Skate 4 and instead launched a live-service experiment. Now the only way to get a complete, authentic skateboarding experience is to emulate decade-old titles or play unfinished indie sims.
I saw redditors calling Skate 4 “gentrified Skate” and if that’s what redditors are saying you fucking know it must be soulless because those piggies thought Starfield was good until 2-3months after release.