Skew
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| Released on 2023-03-07 | ||
| Made by Oiffy | ||
| Download: Catalog | ||
| 10.0MB | ||
From the Catalog page:
"... a delightfully-clunky 3D endless runner... It's very fun.
("The Ten Best Games for Playdate")"
-Rebekah Valentine, IGN
The world's 1st real-time 3D endless spinner, developed exclusively for Playdate by Frédérick Raynal (Alone in the Dark, Little Big Adventure, Toy Commander).
Race the single-propeller CoBot (voiced by Jason Isaacs) through endless randomly generated levels. Each run is unique.
Dodge increasingly challenging Traps and Obstacles. Collect Bonuses and earn Skill Points going fast or barely scraping by. Compete for the best score in the Global Leaderboards.
Controls
All control methods are active right from the start while playing with 3 different methods for control.
- Tilt + Crank:
- Tilt the console Left and Right to veer Left and Right respectively
- Use the Crank to Ascend (Clockwise) or Descend (Counter/Anti-Clockwise)
- D-pad + Crank:
- Use the D-pad to veer Left and Right
- Use the Crank to Ascend (Clockwise) or Descend (Counter/Anti-Clockwise)
- D-pad + A & B:
- Use the D-pad to veer Left and Right
- Use A & B to Ascend with A or Descend with B
Developers and Credits[1]
- Created, written and directed by Jörg Tittel
- Developed by Frédérick Raynal
- Art and animation by Yael Barroz
- Skew voiced by Jason Isaacs
- Music by Oliver Kraus
- Character design by Mick McMahon (Judge Dredd)
- 1-bit concepts by Vanja Vikalo (Subgiant Studio)
Accessibility
While still very challenging and fast-paced, Skew contains a variety of different control methods that help make the game more comfortable to play.
Trivia
- The game was released as apart of the Launch Lineup for Catalog on March 7th, 2023 (2023-03-07).
- SKEW is a Playdate spin-off of THE LAST WORKER[2][3], the acclaimed narrative adventure for VR, consoles and PC; written and directed by Jörg Tittel, developed by Wolf & Wood and produced by Oiffy.
- SKEW was a nominee for the Best Arcade Game[4] in The 2023 Playdate Community Awards.