Owners of the Steam Deck may already know that EA’s new Skate game (released as free-to-play last year) is not compatible with the handheld, and it remains unsupported to this day due to a kernel-level anti-cheat. The title, sometimes referred to as Skate 4, has already faced plenty of criticism compared to its much-loved original trilogy, and modders have taken things into their own hands.

ReSkate was introduced a couple of days ago as “the first skate. modding platform”. It acts as a new client with an independent launcher, giving fans of the game a new space to launch and manage mods, and even an offline mode (unlike the official EA version). On top of that, it has support for Linux systems, including the SteamOS-powered Steam Deck or Steam Machine.

Skate remake on the Steam Deck with ReSkate

Users report the game working “perfectly fine on multiple maps” at 60 FPS with medium to low settings. “Even multiplayer works,” says one user. Fans of the franchise have been quick to port in custom maps, including the Skate 3 or Skate 2 maps, now playable in multiplayer while bypassing the EA Launcher and, in turn, its Javelin Anticheat. The mod also opens up commands such as noclip and free cam.

How to install ReSkate on the Steam Deck

• Switch to Desktop Mode (press the Steam button and go to Power > Switch to Desktop)
• Using any web browser, go to the ReSkate GitHub page
• Go to the releases page and download the latest ReSkate [version number] ZIP file
• Extract the ZIP files to Steam’s Skate folder
  • You can find these by right-clicking (L2 on Steam Deck) Skate in your Steam library > Manage > Browse local files

If the files are placed in the correct place, you can simply launch ReSkate via ReSkateLauncher.exe. If you’re looking for a video tutorial for PC, we recommend checking out this one from xtcgames, which also shows off the ReSkate launcher, custom maps, exclusive features, and online multiplayer (including a game of S.K.A.T.E. with another player).

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Jack Goodall

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