Developer Phantom Coast has released the gameplay overview trailer for skateboarding roguelite action game Helskate.
Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:
About
Helskate is a skateboarding action roguelite. Grind, perform tricks, and chain combos to power up your attacks to slay the creatures of Vertheim. Combine and upgrade different weapons and gear to suit your playstyle as you fight, die and come back every time in this hellish labyrinth!
Key Features
- 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.
- Slash your sword with a chance to electrocute while you release a burst of fire that ignites enemies when you jump? Throw deadly shurikens with a chance to poison while you dash through enemies to plant explosive charges on them? The choice is yours!
- 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.
Helskate is planned for an Early Access release on PC via Steam. A release date has yet to be announced.
Watch the trailer below.