Denshattack!

An instant arcade classic and a personal Game of the Year. Denshattack! offers you a wild Japan train trip full of expertly designed levels, an immaculate sense of style, strong respect for local culture and an absolutely insane soundtrack. However, this ride derails a bit, when it comes to its mismanaged story, dropping the combo. Right from the first second of gameplay, you can feel you are playing something special. Nicely designed tutorial teaches you easy-to-learn, but hard-to-master controls. SEGA-blue skies open up to you, as you jump with your humble train off an electricity pylon. Funky fresh beats induce not only adrenaline, but also a welcoming sense of adventure. You should be able to get into the right vibe right away, just in time for you to appreciate a vast and varied collection of levels. The quality and creativity of those stages is staggering. Denshattack! is always eager to show you some new gameplay mechanics or crazy setpieces for you to overcome. Drifting, grind-rails, half-pipes, monorails, races, trick parks, open map navigation challenges, over-the-top and memorable boss encounters – it is honestly mighty impressive how varied and interesting a game boun…

This is my first review in almost a decade, and it couldn't arrive for a better game. Denshattack is a game crafted out of pure love and obsession with fun. From second one, this game goes out of its way to hook you in and keep you. Oh, the ways in which I can gush about it all, but this is still a review and there are things good and not to mention. [h1] So what is Denshattack, really? [/h1] It's a game where you do WAY more than just a kickflip with a train. There is a gradual progression of tricks and mechanics that builds up as you play through the game, so you're not seeing the whole game as it is just from the current marketing. Stage by stage, you're introduced to more and more ways to trick out over Japan. For me, it took about 20 hours to get through everything and I was engaged the entire time, making it more than worth the price of admission. At it's core, Denshattack gameplay is fast-paced - and when I say "fast-paced", I [b][u]MEAN[[/u]/b] fast-paced. There exist obstacles and events in-game that require pretty close to half a second of reaction time, so your hand-eye coordination better be in peak condition. Still, though, the game is good at propelling y…

Best train conductor simulator there is

This game is amazing, and is probably my GOTY for 2026. I have never played a skateboarding game, but the aesthetic drew me in and now I'm hooked! The speed of the stages and pulling off tricks feels amazing, and it's backed by a killer soundtrack! My only minor complaint is that the 2nd/3rd to last boss fights feel a bit busy, but they're not bad by any means. Amazing game!

I'd put money on a prediction market that this game wins GOTY 2026, if it wasn't thematically opposed to prediction markets.

Came for the train mechanics, Stayed because of fun story and vtubers