[STEAM] Skate Story Confirms Day One Launch on PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for PS5

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Publisher Devolver Digital and developer Sam Eng have announced their celestial skateboarding game,

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, is launching day one for the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog on PlayStation 5.

News of the bonus for Sony’s gaming subscription service was unveiled in a

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today. It’s a last-minute addition to Skate Story’s launch lineup, which includes PC, PS5, and Nintendo Switch 2.

PS Plus Extra and Premium subscribers will have access to the trippy skateboarding game at no extra cost come December 8. Sony has yet to reveal the rest of its upcoming Game Catalog additions for December 2025, with its PS Plus Essential monthly games also under wraps for now.

Skate Story, meanwhile, was

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back in 2022 as an action skateboarding game with a cosmic twist. Its official description teases that players will step into the shiny shoes of an underworld ****** made entirely of “glass and pain.” The adventure begins when the ****** gives this sparkling creature a skateboard and one simple task: “Skate to the Moon and wallow it – and you shall be freed.”

“Skate fast to destroy vicious demons, help a forgetful frog, and save other tortured souls on your journey from fragile beginner to hardened skater,” the description says. “Push through hell and discover The ******’s greatest weakness: humility, perseverance, and a disgustingly sweet backside tailslide.”

The wait for Skate Story has been long, but not without updates. Charlie Wacholz went

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and said they were excited about its “promising story, absorbing vibe, and responsive skating controls.” Skate Story was also

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We’ll know more about the experience Devolver Digital and Eng are spinning up when Skate Story launches for PC, PS5, and Switch 2, as well as PS Plus, in a few weeks. In the meantime, PS Plus subscribers can see which games joined the

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and

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list for November 2025 and prepare for December 2025 with

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. Sony typically waits to reveal which Essential games it’s adding until closer to the end of the month, so be sure to stay tuned for updates.

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