While you're practically required to purchase PlayStation Plus if you want to play your PS5 online, Sony's subscription service does regularly delight by including a surprising new release.
The latest is Skate Story, which arrived day one on the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog, and is off to a blistering start with reviewers. Our own Screen Rant review says the "sublime paean to the pastime was worth the wait." Developer Sam Eng has created "skateboarding gameplay [that] is nuanced, responsive, and outright exciting at certain junctures." Skate Story is included in PS Plus Extra and Premium subscriptions, and is otherwise available for just $20 on PS5, Nintendo Switch 2, PC, and Mac.
Skate Story's PS5 version is sitting at a more than respectable 81 on Metacritic, but its Switch 2 and PC versions are interestingly polling a bit higher – 85 and 89, respectively. Even one of the slightly more critical reviews, GamesRadar's 3.5/5-star verdict, begins with a compelling elevator pitch: "If ever you needed an example for the 'games as art' debate, look no further. As a creation, Sam Eng's startling Skate Story is a monumental achievement."
While GamesRadar has some beef with how the controls feel,...
