How I learned to Skate

About

How I Learned to Skate is a top-down indie game that puts you in control of a rookie skater’s legs and torso. You tilt your body and move each limb separately to stay balanced while chasing a girl who weaves through icy obstacles. The paths get progressively tighter and faster turning simple strides into frantic sprints. The game’s punishing difficulty and clunky controls make for a frustrating yet oddly compelling experience. Players often mention the mix of stress and satisfaction when finally keeping up. With a runtime under an hour it’s a short but intense ride that lingers long after the final fall.

Storyline

How I learned to Skate is a desperately difficult ice-skating challenge about a boy learning to skate for the first time, following an increasingly burdensome path, chasing after the girl he could never have.