Denshattack! Reviews
Denshattack is a game teeming with the creativity and optimism of 2000s-era gaming, and it is precisely what the industry needs. Its fantastic core mechanics are continuously iterated upon in insane, yet viscerally satisfying set pieces, all driven by an absurd premise/plot that does exactly what it needs to do, albeit a bit predictably. Couple this with a Jet Set Radio visual style and an absolute monster of a soundtrack, and you have what is undoubtedly one of my favorite games of 2026.
Irreverent, unpredictable, funny, and unputdownable, Denshattack! is anti-capitalist, pop-punk optimism distilled.
Hitting the track and chaining tricks together in Denshattack is a joy, and a constant stream of new ideas means its excellent anime-inspired campaign never runs out of steam.
Denshattack is an inconsistent spectacle that fails to make good use of its chosen themes.
Denshattack is one of the fiercest, fastest, and most lovable games I’ve played in quite some time.
Denshattack is weird as hell, and it leans into its strange premise with earned confidence, constantly building and layering on its ideas throughout.
Denshattack! is a trick-based game from the Tony Hawk school of design, except literally on rails.
An uproariously kinetic mashup of racing, rhythm, and score attack stuntery, Denshattack goes off the rails in all the best ways. Here's our full review.
Denshattack! is an effective homage to Sega's Dreamcast era without feeling too derivative. Using a train, of all things, to pull off insane tricks to increase your score sounds utterly ridiculous on paper, but it all works very well. It's the kind of gameplay that invites you to play it again and again to perfect your runs and earn those lofty gold medals.It's just a shame that the core hook is surrounded by needless fluff that bloats the overall experience. Yes, you can skip most of it, but Denshattack! would have shone even brighter had the devs leaned further into its arcade-style inspirations. Still, it's well worth a punt for its gameplay alone, and there's a strong foundation here to spawn an even better sequel in the future.
Denshattack! may not have the most highbrow story in the world, but you know what it does have? F-U-N, FUN. High-speed, high-flying FUN of the highest caliber.
Denshattack is a multi-track train drifting delight, packed full of wild set-pieces, awesome characters, and killer music.
Denshattack! is one of those surprises that justifies keeping an eye on what this small, courageous studio is doing. What sounds like a one-off joke on paper turns out to be an arcade game with such a distinct identity and such meticulous design that it's hard to believe there isn't a huge team behind it.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
A purposefully bizarre idea that works extremely well as an arcade style romp, with just enjoy challenge and depth to keep you coming back for more.
Denshattack! is pure, unfiltered Video Game. It’s a joy to see in motion, and be a part of what drives that motion.
Perhaps that's the real reason why Denshattack! hits with such force. You can feel in every pixel that its creators were having a blast developing it and that no one ever held back.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
After mastering its initially sharp learning curve and losing myself to its incredible soundtrack, I can confidently say that Denshattack! is one of the best games I've played in 2026 so far, and it's a gem I'm going to keep coming back to again and again.
Colourful, counter-cultural and captivating, this rail riding game set in a dystopian Japan is as weird as it is exhilarating
Denshattack feels like a lost gem from a forgotten, and underappreciated era. It is the type of game I needed right now.
Its incredibly fast-paced, unbridled nature might not be for everyone and the story it spins mightn’t be anything too special, yet for players craving a different flavour of score-chasing magic that is well-equipped to reward their mastery of a pretty odd, made-up sport, Denshattack! is off-the-rails in all the best ways.
Denshattack! transforms trains into giant skateboards, offering an arcade racing experience where speed and tricks go hand in hand.
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