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Press release:
AUSTIN, Texas – April 18th, 2024.
The Austin-based (Texas) solo indie games developer Nathan Dearth today announced with great excitement and happiness, that his arcade Snowboarding game “Tricky Madness“, is coming to PC via Steam Early Access this year (2024) (a playable demo for the game is available right now for PC via Itch.io).

Inspired by Nostalgia
Tricky Madness is a love letter to the beloved snowboarding games of the early 2000s. Taking inspiration from what made them so good, fans of earlier titles will feel right at home in this refreshed interpretation with a familiar tricking system and iconic snowboarding tricks. With more polished gameplay, modern graphics, and modern system accessibility, Developer Nathan Dearth says he’s “ready to bring people the ultimate modern arcade snowboarding experience they’ve waited decades for.”

Let’s Get Tricky!
Speed and freestyling are the name of the game, so get ready to shred down the slopes, catch big air to score tricking points, and boost your speed on a successful landing. Build up your Tricky meter with the usual spins, flips, grabs, and grinds to perform Uber Tricks and Uber Grinds, complex tricking combinations that’ll score big points. The Superman, The Worm, and The Butt Slide Grind are some of the many Uber Tricks you can unleash as you style on everyone.

Full of Discovery
While you’re full sending it down the piste, don’t forget that each map is a world of opportunities waiting to be discovered. With branching paths, shortcuts, and hidden areas, there are plenty of things to explore and see in the eight unique standalone maps run after run. The planned campaign mode will feature a connected mountain with secrets and collectibles of its own to uncover. Drop into hours of replayable fun as you explore, optimize, and compete in this modern take on cult classics.

Planned Features:

Eight handcrafted standalone maps each with hidden surprises and experiences.

A dedicated campaign mode set on an open-world mountain with secrets and collectibles.

Eight fully voiced characters with their own backstory, personalities, and snowboarding tricks.

A voiced in-game DJ commentator, hyping you up as you make your way through the game.

Three exhilarating game modes to test your speed and skills including freestyle, time trials, and races.

An enhanced tricking points system encourages you to trick more often for speed boosts and unlocks Uber Tricks and Grinds.

Tricky Madness is available to wishlist on Steam and will launch into early access later this year. A demo is available to try on Itch.io. To keep up with all things Tricky Madness, check out their website, subreddit, Discord server, X, and Youtube channel.

About Nathan Dearth
A hobbyist game developer from the age of 10, Nathan Dearth developed many games for fun over the years to share with friends and family. After discovering the industry of indie games, he is now taking the steps to pursue his passion for game development full-time. Making games for the love of it and for the joy of seeing people play his creations, Tricky Madness will be his debut into the scene.